Napoleon's Marshals: Pérignon, Brune, Sérurier, Kellermann, Grouchy, Moncey, Poniatowski, Jourdan.

[@EpichistoryTv]

I hope you enjoy the first part of our Napoleon's Marshals series! Big thanks to our historical adviser Lt.Col. Rémy Porte, former chief historian of the French Army, whose military history blog you can read (in French) here: guerres-et-conflits.over-blog.com Part 2 of Napoleon's Marshals will be out in late September, sign up at Patreon or follow us on FB, Twitter, Insta for production updates and extra content!

[@mouadrouina2331]

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[@RemolzMangoz]

Thank you for all the hard work to produce all this quality history content 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@pareshchandradas6024]

I like the content very much....

[@nickc3496]

Great video as always!! 👍

[@ankitsur2258]

Great series!

[@MisterTidster]

When I was a teenager, I had exhausted the public library as I had an insatiable craving to learn about all things Napoleonic. In the late 90’s I got to visit the Museum at Waterloo and purchased a copy of the book “Who Was Who in the Napoleonic Wars”. I poured over that book for hours day after day like it was a secret treasure of knowledge beyond the reach of my library. Now that I’m older, I’m grateful for the Internet and content creators like you that keep showing me there is still more to learn and better ways to make to make the people and events come to life. Thanks for all you do!!!!

[@luvslogistics1725]

Me too and the circle came full when I visited Paris and Les Invalides. I played a game when I was a kid, LEmpereur and was hooked reading every book like you

[@skeyen3t]

This entire video seems like it borrowed almost exclusively from David Chandler's work 'Napoleon's Marshals.' Even the chronology with significant events is something the book has for each marshal, with the verbiage changed only slightly from the book.

[@gandalfthegrey2592]

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[@si4632]

You must be jewish

[@daniellindsay5039]

@@si4632 LOL

[@TheFiresloth]

It's time for the fairly trivial question... What were the relations of the marshals between each others. -Lannes had his famous friendship with Napoleon, had an affectionate rivalry with Bessiere, was a good friend of Desaix, was familiar with Marmont, was annoyed by Murat and despised Talleyrand. -Davout and Oudinot were good friends. Amusingly, they were notably tied by their interest in farming and gardening. Davout had a bone to pick with Berthier after he threw him under the bus at the beginning of the Eckmül campaign. Before that, he was Berthier's only friend among his peers. He hated Bernadotte -Massena and Lefebvre were close friends until the end. Good relations with Brune. Eugene de Beauharnais hated him. -Ney hated Soult and Massena, but had good relations with Davout, St-Cyr, Mortier and Moncey. -Augereau was in good relations with Napoleon and most of the Italian campaign veterants, but he squandered a lot of that goodwill as the years went by. -Soult was in a harsh competition with every other marshal sent in Spain, but had a liking for Massena, who he saw as a similar soul, and Marmont, who he respected despite being one of the youngest marshal. -Murat and Perignon respected each other. Weird relation with Napoleon. -Suchet and Oudinot respected each other greatly. He disliked Soult loose morality. -Bessieres venerated Napoleon, and had overall good relations with the Italian gang. The only one with whom he never made peace was Massena, who he sabotaged at Fuentes de Onoro. -Berthier was effectively the life companion of Napoleon, but his bizarre character prevented him to make durable friendship with the others. -Marmont and McDonald respected each others greatly. -Poniatowski was noted to hang out mostly with the equally rough-living Ney and Murat. -Moncey was liked by everybody. -Victor had a personal dislike for Napoleon . -Kellerman was saluted as the one who gave half the marshals their first command.

[@solwen]

"Davout: He hated Bernadotte" Another reason to love Davout.He was not only a great General but also a good judge of character.

[@vaahtobileet]

damn you know a lot about their personal/professional relationships :D

[@thehistoryvideogameandgame4730]

solwen Now was that before or after Jena-Auerstedt?

[@freewal]

Almost all Marshalls hated Bernadotte

[@solwen]

@@thehistoryvideogameandgame4730 That's an interesting question.

[@shubhambeniwal7146]

*You make me fell that you came from heaven to tell me Napoleon and his Marshal's Epic Story and Journey.*

[@Joanropo]

I feel the same way with each video.

[@EpichistoryTv]

Lol. Yes I am a history angel.

[@Joanropo]

@@EpichistoryTv hahahahha definitely

[@ritaDas-xl4kz]

@@EpichistoryTv Haha

[@monsoon_magic2874]

@@EpichistoryTv nope. You are the patron saint of history.

[@lickinbiscuits9229]

“A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.”

[@morisco56]

DID I STUTTER?

[@gandalfthegrey2592]

discord.gg/RDMTHM

[@LeeRenthlei]

It's not just a regular Marshal baton. It's a Marshal Baton given by Napoleon himself! It can't get any better.

[@matthewdoliveira9421]

I wonder if there's any that exists today? Should be priceless

[@albancadu8671]

@@matthewdoliveira9421 Yes, a quick search says that Marechal Marmont's is in a museum in his home region (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_du_Pays_Ch%C3%A2tillonnais).

[@matthewdoliveira9421]

@@albancadu8671 wow, I'd love to go see that some day. Thanks man

[@Esterhazy1973]

Prince Poniatowski was an absolute legend - on and off the field. His antics in his earlier years in Warsaw would probably bring blushes to your faces even now. Also he was an amazing soldier and it's a fitting tribute that his sculpture is now placed in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw even though it's been more than 200 years. Well deserved Your Highness!

[@stefanfilipovits21]

As I learn more and more about him I’m kinda fascinated by his story and how diverse the napoleonic military could be. I’m on kind of Poniatowski and Murat kick right now and can’t stop watching stuff about them.

[@hermes931]

Monceys words at the repatriation of Napoleon signified the end of an era for the remaining Marshals and vetrens of the First French Empire. Its quite sad. "And now, let us go home to die."

[@thomascatty379]

I always loved that quote, really powerful

[@freewal]

He was sick as hell during this time and he begged his doctor to keep him alive for few more weeks in order to be capable to welcome the remains of Napoleon in the Invalides.

[@neilcaezar306]

"When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battlefield, they have all one rank in my eyes; Marshal" - Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte

[@rick7424]

Ironic, considering his foreign policy doomed them to die. His rhetoric seems insincere, especially since he hated being talked back to. He barely seemed to respect the opinions of his marshalls.

[@neilcaezar306]

@@rick7424 Napoleon knew himself to be really really good at tactics. That's why when he was on the field, he entrusted it onto himself. But when he was not around, he entrusted it to his marshals. That's why he often disliked marshals who had no sense of self independence from Napoleon because he had to keep saving them from the coalition.

[@marshalsoult3860]

@@neilcaezar306 1813 campaign perfectly captured this

[@neilcaezar306]

@@marshalsoult3860 yea.

[@neilcaezar306]

@@marshalsoult3860 Napoleon deeply respected Marshals who could fight on their own. Like Davout, Ney, and Lannes. It's also why he disliked Marshals who relied heavily on Napoleon, like Murat. Even though Murat was a brave cavalryman and a good leader, he was incapable of independent command.

[@samcowette2501]

It’s amazing how napoleons men are still remembered for some 200 years.

[@paranoidandroid6095]

@Sebaya Pippen, World-Class Jogger unfortunately we dont have information about Lepidus. He probably was a smart man but didnt care too much about authority and populism

[@bobdavis2215]

Hope the Grand Armee does not end up like the Army of Northern Virginia

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

Unless countries stop teaching military history/tactics, these men will most certainly not be forgotten.

[@Brumairevideo]

These men gave their name to many avenues and metro stations in Paris and France BUT french politicians try to hide the napoleonic era because they can't stand before the Emperor's greatness!

[@clementl.9566]

@Sebaya Pippen, World-Class Jogger And others have been remembered much longer than Caesar for instance Hannibal, Cyrus the great, Qin Shi Huang, Ramses II even Tutankhamun who was a relatively insignificant pharaoh.

[@joobeib1]

Let's not kid ourselves we're all waiting for the Davout section.

[@rogerxiao4458]

And also to hear Bernadotte get shit on.

[@SaintJust1214]

@@rogerxiao4458 Bernadotte wasn't even that bad of a marshal though, at Auerstedt he was just following orders and the bad roads didn't let him join either army, but his appearance on the battlefield scared the Prussians, and at Wagram he abandoned Aderklaa to together his routed saxons.

[@thehistoryvideogameandgame4730]

Pen I consider Bernadotte a much better politician than a soldier

[@TwoFistsOneHalleluja]

@@SaintJust1214 I think he was referring to the fact that Bernadotte was a traitor

[@rikuvakevainen6157]

@@thehistoryvideogameandgame4730 In 1790s he was evenly matches with Austria Archduke Charles in Rhine and after Wagram in 1809 he was commanded to Neatherlands to blockade Brittish army.

[@rohannair9945]

Grouchy served well , one mistake does not define a career. Thanks for this Epic History!

[@VersusARCH]

In that situation any single major mistake would doom Napoleon. Someone was bound to make one sooner or later. Russians, Austrians, Spaniards, the Swedes did not even enter the fight properly before Napoleon was beaten.

[@burningphoneix]

It wasn't even really his mistake. He just did what Napoleon told him.

[@skeyen3t]

This one absolutely does define his career. His orders were to pursue the Prussians in order to prevent them from joining the British. To be clear: Grouchy could hear Waterloo unfolding. His staff advised him to join the fight and help Napoleon. The reasoning was this: if Grouchy arrived at the battle before the Prussians, the British would be cut off from the Prussians anyway and he'd have achived his objective of splitting them. There's no way the British would have held out on their own, as Wellington later said of the battle: "It has been a damned serious business... Blucher and I have lost 30,000 men. It has been a damned nice thing - the nearest run thing you ever saw in your life. … By God! I don't think it would have been done if I had not been there." If the Prussians beat him to the battlefield then that's where he should have been anyway.

[@rohannair9945]

Lucas Osborne Napoleon made a mistake of letting the Prussians slip away after Ligny , if a commander of Napoleon’s stature can make a mistake then Grouchy should not be held solely responsible for his mistake

[@skeyen3t]

@@rohannair9945 No one is holding him solely responsible for the collapse of the entire campaign, but this wasn't a simple mistake. His advisors made it clear that what they were doing was borderline criminal. Napoleon's own letters reflect disbelief that Grouchy heard the battle and chose not to come. The only reason he ended up not coming to Napoleon's aid is because he didn't want it to seem as though he was deferring to his junior officers who were demanding that he go. The narrative that he was 'following Napoleon's orders to the letters' is absolutely not true. Napoleon having made mistakes as well doesn't absolve Grouchy of his actions. His inaction is a classic example of what having the wrong person in charge can do to a campaign.

[@bradymcelroy1627]

“The Big Hats” It seems, even then, that people noticed funny hats.

[@syed1431]

I heard that as "the big hands" and thought it was cool they were called hands of napoleon lol

[@epa3ure]

Fun fact : "The Big Hats" is still used today in France as a way of designating people with the most power in a government, a company, etc

[@zefflin1451]

Bonaparte: Noooo you can't just call them big hats! Everyone: Haha big hats

[@BangFarang1]

In fact, "bonnet" means knit cap, woolly hat, beany. Today in French slang, we still call the big fishes "gros bonnets", especially when they get some special favor or bypass prosecution (intouchable).

[@meansartin]

@@zefflin1451 Haha big hats are frilly

[@mridulgarg5459]

The Uprisings in the South East of France at 5:55 were not royalist revolts, they were federalist republicans who wished for greater provincial authority.

[@EpichistoryTv]

Yes that's correct. That map is a clip from a video I made 2 years ago - I think the idea was to use a royalist banner for all counter-revolutionary factions, to avoid confusion. And I think I'm right in saying that by the time the shooting started, royalists, federalists, Brissotins etc were making common cause in Lyon? Anyway, that's my excuse!

[@Farsightful]

France was never threatened by an invasion at that time. Winning against an Anglo Russian army or an even greater alliance Has proven to be his bread and butter. Winning Waterloo on the other hand prevented England to be erased (once more) in less than a week. And that s why they needed the Russian to deny the continental blocus he planned. Continental blocus that made sense because never England was able to fight back on land.

[@austinkendrixfadera1705]

Do you mean the one in the Vendée?

[@dominikfraaanjuan]

@@austinkendrixfadera1705isn't Vendeé is geographically were in Northwestern France? As far as i concerned Vendeé was closer to Gascogne and Poitou if compared to the Southeastern Geographical Region, such as Savoy and Languedoc(sorry for my bad english)

[@kiril_records]

We are told to admire poets, artists, TV stars, but these are the people I really want and will admire! Vive la France!

[@santiagojose1150]

Marshal Poniatowski must have more credit since he was able to successfully cope with the Austrians in 1809 and after the disastrous invasion of Russia he returned to Poland to form another army to join Napoleon in Germany. Too bad the man died in the battle of Leipzig. In the emperor's memoirs, Napoleon says that Poniatowsky was the legitimate king of Poland but he could not be so because Napoleon did not want to lose the tsar. This man is definitely a legend in his country a sign of patriotism and affection for his nation. My regards to Marshal Poniatowsky

[@Gnosis4me4you]

I agree but I think the reason he’s ranked so low is because this is about distinguished Marshalls and their feats as “Marshalls.” Unfortunately he only held that title a few days before being killed.

[@davrosdarlek7058]

Didn't he want to make the Russian campaign go South instead of North like Napoleon did? It would have encouraged the Ottomans to join and would avoid some of the terrible winter.

[@sollannaart9169]

@@davrosdarlek7058 Yes, he did!

[@kamilszadkowski8864]

@@davrosdarlek7058 Yep, just like Piłsudski about 100 years later, Poniatowski knew Russia could not afford to lose Ukraine with their historical cradle: Kiev.

[@b.chaline4394]

(Frenchman living in Poland speaking) Poniatowski is most definitely a hero, but I think his ranking here is fair. One of the most important tasks he was ever given was the command of France's right flank at Borodino, and he kinda blundered there, allowing his VII Corps to be blocked by Russian forces almost half his number...

[@LightxHeaven]

The thing I found most admirable about Napoleon's marshals was that despite their rank and status, they were often leading the men at the front instead of hanging back in the safety of the rear. Some were wounded on the battlefield, some died and other's refused to die like Marshal Oudinot.

[@kai89tracid]

Thats nobility reputation

[@stefanfilipovits21]

Yeah, where Wellington and most of his men led from behind most of the marshal’s led from the front and fought, were wounded, and occasionally died with their men

[@marshalsoult3860]

except me 😃

[@dukekevy6650]

⁠@@stefanfilipovits21I can understand Wellington staying back, most British generals had a common occurrence of dying in the battlefield (Robert Ross, Brock, Picton, Ponsonby and Sir John Moore, all of whom were high ranks or were the field commanders) I admire Marshals leading the front, but to die a hero was not want Napoleon ever wanted from his Marshals.

[@anshdeulkar2004]

19:09 Marshal Ney must have felt so good and emotional by the camaraderie shown by Marshal Moncey. "If I am not allowed to save my country, nor my own life, then at least I will save my honour."

[@ethanrepublic]

you don't know how much I've been craving Napoleonic content these days

[@stefanfilipovits21]

Same. Ever since I started reading the Sharpe series I can’t get enough.

[@obamalastname34]

Mine was from my childhood game European war IV that game was the reason. Im addicted to napoleon greatness and 18th century sophisticated fashion literature culture and many others. My search from his marshall/generals at other nations at wikipedia had been addicting it was also the reason we won the capital and country flag at are school because I literally remember all of them.

[@jacobinfier9407]

France is so powerful

[@vattghern257]

AAAAAA as a Pole I'm so bewitched and gratefull for your presentation of Poniatowski !!! Long live the Polish land ! Long live the France the greatest ally in XX c. We remember the help of Blue Army !!!

[@bartomiejzakrzewski7220]

taaa i jak nas wydymali pdczas II wojny swiatowej majac 6 krotnie wiecej dywizji od niemcow i mogli zakonczyc wojne w miesiac to stali i sia patrzyli w okopach jak Neimcy nas masakrują,a z tą armia to dali nam stare mundury a zorganizowalismy sie sami, z tego co wiem przyszlo nam tez za to zaplacic

[@tusidex5228]

Bartłomiej Zakrzewski Pierdolenie, Polska w historii też miała w dupie mniejsze państwa

[@marc-antoinerave2572]

Polish lancers were grand. We do not forget them !

[@gaelfouchard8350]

The feeling is mutual. Love from France

[@bartomiejzakrzewski7220]

@@tusidex5228 no widzis uczuciowy Polaczku (bez obrazy ale nie myslisz) Polityka polega na dymaniu mniejszych Panstw a trzymaniu sie z rownymi sobie, w polityce nie ma sentymentow, mielismy podpisany Pakt z Francja ktora byla nam wtedy rowna militarnie, mielismy podobna ilosc wojska troche mniejszy potencjal ludzki od francji ale nei na tyle zeby uwazać nas za slabszych, Hitler doskonale wiedzial ze zabojady nie zaatakuja go bo to cipy są i boja sie powtorki horroru z pierwszej wojny i schowaja sie za poteznymi fortyfikacjami Maginota pomimo 6- krotnej przewagi w dywizjach na granicy z Niemcami, Hitler wiedział że atakując pierwszy Francje Polacy byliby w tydzień góra 2 w Berlinie, wydymali nas bo tak było ustalone za kulisami już w 38 r poczas zaboru Czech i Austri, Brytole nie mieli sie mieszać do spraw niemieckich a Francuzy mieli siedziec za fortyfikacjami Polska na pożarcie, sam Stalin majac informacje od szpiegów jakie jest zakulisowe stanowisko Brytoli nie mogl w to dać wiary i wstrzymywał atak do ostatniej chwili zamiast zaatakować rowno z Niemcami, polecam poczytać o Brytolach i Francuzach jakie to są kurwiska łamiące umowy, dymali nas wtedy wydymają nas teraz POZDRAWIAM

[@yrsjhydjmdhyt]

Marshal Moncey: "He was an honest man".... that's it? Come on Napoleon...there's nothing more?!?!

[@maxim.rinktus]

It ain’t much, but it’s *honest* work he said probably

[@monsignor2943]

I know right!!!

[@zeriyx]

"good effort."

[@MrMastera]

Sometimes the short description says more than the long ones.

[@kevinxu3892]

It's the 19th century, I doubt there were word minimums for performance reviews back then

[@ankitsur2258]

A wonderful series! But Poniatowski cannot be so behind in the rankings. His courage, loyalty and tenacity should suffice to make him top 10. Please keep creating Napoleonic content. I love these videos.

[@fidelcastro8692]

Polish units were loyal to death. Poniatoski was a lion fighting for France. He was as french as any other marshal.

[@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski, z ziemi włoskiej do Polski.

[@luisadrianargota2097]

Me Castro is ironic that u are here , as a fellow Cuban myself I can tell u that the only difference between you and Napoleon is that Napoleon conquered foreign people , you conquered your own people.

[@TheFrenchscot]

@Allen Yes. I have Polish friends and they give a lot of importance to honor. They feel sorry to see what France is now everytime they come.

[@TheFrenchscot]

Still nowadays in France, French educated people consider the Polish as French. It's a shame that WWII history shadows it a litte bit.

[@geordiejones5618]

The Poles are some hard fighters.

[@freewal]

Now my personnal ranking, including all periods (not only Napoleonic wars but wars of the Revolution too) : 1) Davout 2) Lannes 3) Massena 4) Murat 5) Soult 6) Berthier 7) Ney 8) Suchet 9) Bessières 10) Mortier 11) Kellermann 12) Jourdan 13) Saint Cyr 14) Victor 15) Macdonald 16) Bernadotte 17) Augereau 18) Poniatowski 19) Brune 20) Grouchy 21) Oudinot 22) Moncey 23) Marmont 24 ) Sérrurier 25) Lefebvre 26) Pérignon Special Mention to Eugène De Beauharnais, Lassalle, Gérard, Vandamme and Gudin who all deserved the batton.

[@benjaminvidstein6029]

Massena at 3?!?! Remember, he was recalled in disgrace in 1811. 25.000 men in Portugal is nothing to be proud of. That alone knocks him down a few places imo.

[@freewal]

@@benjaminvidstein6029 He had a long career and his first campaigns In Italy were as outstanding as the Napoleon ones. Then at the end he was too old ...

[@censored9889]

You put serurier twice my guy. But Oudinot is missing.

[@freewal]

Censored fixed. Thx

[@jeanaspirateur2808]

I think general Grenier is very underrated too

[@mayal5206]

26. Perignon 5:32 25. Brune 7:05 24. Serurier 9:56 23. Kellermann 12:00 22. Grouchy 13:57 (no relation to Groucho) 21. Moncey 16:39 20. Poniatowski 19:50 19. Jourdan 23:17

[@MrTallbarret]

Never clicked so fast in my entire life, as a history teacher this channel is the best.

[@Niaragochar]

I hope my teacher will also teach us like this She only teach us for marks not for life

[@BenjiQ575]

One day they'll make a Game of Thrones style TV epic of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. I imagine it would start with a prelude to the French Revolution, showing King Louis and his advisors discussing the financial problems of the realm, interspersed with scenes setting the context, showing that France had had bad harvests, was somewhat financially strained from aiding the Americans in their War of Independence, showing the peasants were bearing the vast majority of taxable burden, with Enlightenment ideals being propagated by street preachers and posters, then that leads quickly into the political organization of the Third Estate and the Tennis Court Oath, followed by the Storming of the Bastille, The Women's March On Versailles/The Day Of The Tiles, the outbreak of the War of the First Coalition, the Flight to Varennes, interspersed with scenes of the Battle of Valmy, War in the Vendée, La Marquis de Lafayette, and the various generals who would become famous during the Napoleonic Wars getting their introductions. The first season then ends with the beheading of King Louis just like Game of Thrones Season One. Season Two depicts the political wars between the Jacobins, the Girondins, the fire-breathing radical press of Jean-Paul Marat's Friend of the People, more of the wars against the invading Austrians and British, and the repressive actions against Catholic and Royalist armies in the Vendée, complete with Representatives-On-Mission, and the British siege of Toulons, where our future protagonist finally gets introduced (I don't know if Bonaparte's shenanigans on Corsica with Pasquale Paoli are really worth investigating in the show. To fit that much detail into a TV program would require cutting a lot of superfluous things that don't really have much bearing on the outcome, and the early years of Napoleon in Corsica aren't really all that influential), the second half of Season Two depicts the various shenanigans the Jacobins and the Committee of Public Safety get up to, like ending Danton, Robespierre and Saint-Just staging that weird ceremony where they end up literally worshipping at the Altar of Reason, and ultimately ending the season with Robespierre and his boys being carted off to the guillotine, complete with Robespierre's gunshot-blown-off jaw having its bandages ripped away to fit into the guillotine. Season Three follows the much more moderate Directory, Napoleon's Rise To Prominence in his spectacular Italian campaigns, the Egyptian Expedition, the various Marshals and generals-to-be commanding the other armies still on mainland Europe while Boney's off kicking Mamluk butts with the infantry square, getting his army ravaged by plague, discovering the Rosetta Stone and fulfilling the scientific part of the Egyptian Expedition before Nelson crunches Napoleon's fleet for the first time and he has to escape back to France in a masterful display of public relations. Season Three would have to end with Napoleon's Coup of 18 Brumaire. Most of season 4 would be Napoleon legitimizing his rule, mid-season 4 highlight is Napoleon's coronation as Emperor, end of Season 4 would probably be Austerlitz. You could easily spin it out to 7 or 8 seasons, given that the 8 years between Austerlitz and the Russian invasion were almost constant wars and awesome battles and crazy interesting stories about all of the Marshals and Napoleon bluffing garrisons, surprising enemy armies, marrying Marie Louise of Austria, the Treaty of Tilsitt and Emperor Alexander. There is no shortage of available sources to corroborate or exaggerate from, replete with Napoleon's personal letters, military correspondence, diplomatic negotiations. There is an absolute GOLD MINE of potential to spin out the most epic and well-crafted series since Game of Thrones Seasons 1 - 5, plus, if they take as long to make it as they did to make Game of Thrones, the actors would definitely age along with the series, starting with a young-looking mid 20s actor playing young Napoleon at Toulons, and leading into a makeup and CGI-aged very same actor playing 46 year old Napoleon at Waterloo

[@freewal]

I absolutely think the same. This era is massive gold for any talented good producers. So many great characters. French and foreigners. Actions, wars. Violence. Love and sex of course.

[@BenjiQ575]

@@freewal There was a joke about the women of the Revolution in regards Josephine and her friend circles, that the women would be sleeping with the men as a way to secure not only their continued wealth, but also their lives, given the attitude of the times, so much so that one of them was straight up nicknamed "Government Property" because she had been with so many government ministers.

[@janeghudjars3496]

And, in the end, Bernadotte sits on the Iron Throne.

[@BenjiQ575]

@@janeghudjars3496 lmao but who claims the French seat? le Comte de Provence, and nobody was happy with it.

[@janeghudjars3496]

@@BenjiQ575 yes, the Bourbons were fools. According to Alexander I: "They have learned nothing and forgotten nothing."

[@bartomiejzakrzewski7220]

Poniatowski my Hero, my prince, my kin ... he added over 100 k Polish soldiers to Napoleon army with over 20k Elite polish lancers

[@eccentrichorse11]

"Even the most of deft of hands require sharp tools." Napoleon's marshals are just another an example of this.

[@jarskiXD]

Wow I like this quote(?). Who said it?

[@eccentrichorse11]

@@jarskiXD I did.

[@adamjan55]

So what tool was Bernadotte?

[@janeghudjars3496]

@@adamjan55 he was a tool alright, lol. But seriously, a Swiss Army knife considering he was a successful general, politician and diplomat. In the end he led more men successfully than the other Marshals. He is the only general of the Napoleonic Wars to defeat the forces of every major power: France, England, Austria, Russia and Prussia. He defeated in battles Archduke Charles, Blucher, Bennigsen, Oudinot and Ney. Those men were not pushovers. Oh, and he created the plan that defeated Napoleon. And he outwitted Hardenberg, Metternich and Tallyrand at the negotiating table. I know it is fashionable to hate on Bernadotte, but the dude was seriously quite impressive and his dynasty still ruling today is a testament and ornament to the genius of the First Empire of allowing the very best to reach the top.

[@janeghudjars3496]

Napoleon also said "I prefer my swords [the marshals] not have brains." Lol.

[@shuvomukhopadhyay5655]

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[@nityamrathore3451]

Are you a IT guy?

[@shuvomukhopadhyay5655]

@@nityamrathore3451 No Sir I have only worked in banking sector so far.

[@deuxpomme9777]

Everyone else as quoted by Napoleon: "A hero a brave courageous man I would march to hell with this person and back, excellent at command and brave in the battlefield" Napoleon to Marshal Moncey: *hE waS aN hoNeSt mAN*

[@solwen]

"He was kind"

[@FiGoLu18]

In French « Moncey était un honnête homme » is a very nice compliment. Simple but strong to qualify the integrity of someone.

[@paolomartin6873]

Hahahahaha lol!

[@Oldscale]

Napoleon really hit the nail on the head with that one though.

[@semregob3363]

yeah i giggled when i saw that too

[@NotFinnish]

Lasalle once said "Any trooper who is not dead by the age of 30 is a coward, and I don't anticipate exceeding that period of time" He died at 34

[@Perririri]

La Salle du Royaume :P

[@alfredvazquez5380]

He didnt say coward he said "blackguard" I dont think that means coward.

[@NotFinnish]

@@alfredvazquez5380 No I believe he said "coward"

[@davrosdarlek7058]

He's the best general in EW4

[@NotFinnish]

@@davrosdarlek7058 That's gotta belong to my boy Dobeln.... not on merit but on the fact that he won my my first conquest victory.... it was sad when I no longer needed infantry general in British campaign :(

[@priatalat]

I absolutely love how Napoleon didn't give a crap about your background, if you were good then you were good, simple as that. Hence why he was able to raise such an unstoppable and loyal army. Only issue was that he forgot to recruit the Russian winter.

[@ВасекКарасек-э9р]

i cant believe there are people on this channel that are still talking about russian winter))

[@animeyahallo3887]

@@ВасекКарасек-э9р agree lol. That guy obviously didnt watch the video about the russian campaign for saying that.

[@SantomPh]

had he kept to his friendship with Russian Emperor Alexander and not invaded them, he might have done so. Ironically after the Russian Revolution a lot of Russian nobility sought refuge in France.

[@priatalat]

@@SantomPh If that were the case I bet we'd all be speaking French today

[@MDP1702]

*Russian weather

[@tjololot3761]

Hello from Greece.....our biggest respect and tribute of honor for General Maison.....who actively participated in our Independence war against Turkey (1821-1829). He liberated women and children who were enslaved and taken as prisoners by the retreating Ottomans.....and also helped us kick them out of our country and get liberated.

[@thehistoryvideogameandgame4730]

No wonder he was promoted to Field Marshal, You should look up his service in The Napoleonic Wars, He definitely saw his fair share of battles

[@georgkorea3154]

He was also a good friend of Capodistria and he had an active role in rebuilding the city of Patra, after it was reduced to ruins during the independence war.

[@collinsagyeman6131]

If anyone deseves to be King, it's Poniatowski. His story is basically Aragorn if he had failed

[@kube410]

i never thought of it this way haha

[@Jeqavy_Wavy]

Wonderful comment

[@00700A]

Yes but he can't be king after what his uncle did in polish thron . He joined Napoleon to erase the taint from his name.

[@marcusaurelius3715]

I’ve never in my life seen a more complete and amazingly entertaining series on KZbin, I truly thank you for making this series it brings me happiness even after the 4th time watching

[@solwen]

"Les invalides, retirement home for old soldiers" I can only imagine the endless drivelling and ranting in there ... "Today young soldiers have it easy. In my time ..." "In my time, Germans were bigger and knew how to fight" "i told you how i got that scar ?"

[@tankhunter9955]

I myself am a disabled veteran, receiving my wounds in combat. What I want to ask is why do you think Soldiers have it better as far as being wounded in combat now rather than previous conflicts? We can debate that its a softer generation all day long, or that we have better training and equipment now ect. But Murphys laws of combat still apply today just as they did before, for instance incoming fire has the right of way and friendly fire....isnt. I dont know if having a 7.62mm bullet go through you hurt any less than an 8mm one. This generation didnt have a draft, we all chose to serve and fight. We also have been inspired by previous generations to continue the legacy of our military and country. So assume what you will, that todays military dosent deserve the same respect as you do, but I wont point my moral compass in anothers direction.

[@solwen]

@@tankhunter9955 You totally missed the point of my post. I was not disparaging modern soldiers i was just joking about old people loving to grumble and rant.

[@davrosdarlek7058]

Didn't Poniatowski also advise Napoleon to chose a Southern route through Russia to encourage Ottoman support? He realised the campaign was doomed early on but stayed loyal when Napoleon went North.

[@josephmccarthy7331]

Yes but he did it only when Napoleon was already in Smolensk. At first he agreed that they should follow the russian army in their retreat. When they failed to reach them at Minsk, Vitebsk and Smolensk, then he told Napoleon that in Ukraine they would find a lot of supplies and could destroy Tormasov army. But Napoleon refused, he thought Poniatowski was more intested about the occupation of former polish lands than anything else

[@onehope6448]

@@josephmccarthy7331 Funny how both Napoleon and Poniatowski are right here. Yes Poniatowski had Poland in mind first but he had good advice for Napoleon that would've saved him.

[@00700A]

​@@onehope6448He try it few years earlier and won battells with the russians

[@williamliyuan8225]

An excellent continuation of your awesome napoleonic wars series! I was very interested in napoleon’s marshals, and had to read about them in Wikipedia, which offers too much info for my amateur level. I’m so glad that you guys decided to make this! Really helps me understand the marshals better!

[@qwinn9963]

Imagine fighting in Seven years War, French revolutionary War and Napoleonic wars

[@VRichardsn]

Allow me to introduce you to Jean Thurel: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Thurel

[@CresusInvestissement]

Honnestly just the napoleonic wars would be a dream

[@VRichardsn]

@@Raisonnance. I know, it is fascinating. I am trying to picture how that meeting with the king was. Full of awe.

[@geordiejones5618]

@@CresusInvestissement only psychopaths and those who've never seen violence want to go to war. Stick to your keyboard.

[@CresusInvestissement]

@@geordiejones5618 all these marshals clearly show the opposite, if you are happy with your life doing excel tables, I am happy for you, but this is not necessarily the case for everyone.

[@emelynnbg]

Given Poniatowski's heroics and sacrifice to try to restore a decimated nation, I would have expected to see him higher up the list.

[@kaijiesoo8588]

only three days tho, tough luck i guess

[@johncmitchell4941]

His legend was made before his short tenure as Marshall and recognition in this category. He knew better than to fully trust Napoleon and IMO playing a long game at some point would have joined the Allies to restore his Nation. btw, It's exciting to be Polish. 🙂

[@kube410]

​@@johncmitchell4941 I dont think poniatowski would ever joined with the Allies considering they are the ones who partitioned his country and took his crown.

[@kagnis4843]

@@kube410 not really "his crown", according to Constitution of 3 May 1791 next king, after the death of Stanisław August Poniatowski, would be Frederick Augustus I of Saxony. That's one of the reasons why he had become Duke of Warsaw.

[@kube410]

I didnt know that thanks

[@Dr.Gainzzz]

“Terror in war, ornament in peace” I love this so much it embodies the idea of “those who know how to wield a sword but choose not too”

[@kanyekubrick5391]

I feel like historians love talking about Napoleon’s marshals, but you never hear as much love towards those of Caesar, Alexander or any other conquerors. Great content 👍🏽

[@joaqincastro5613]

Ceasar was about 2000 years ago and from ceasar to Alexander was like 300 years

[@quintusfabiusmaximus8700]

theres more info about Napoleon since it happened 200 years ago and for ceasar and alexander its because of their fame at that time and the greek and roman writings and records are the reason for their legend i guess

[@MrJubalKoops]

Those first minutes have to be the best introduction of any video I have ever seen, got me hyped from The beginning. Awesome work, as usual!

[@арефнар]

The last time i was so early, messena was still the dear child of victory.

[@paranoidandroid6095]

>MESSena

[@TropicalAsian-1000]

So prince is essling... you are no longer messena. I would either run away or kill myself if His majesty said that to me

[@Another_Caesar]

Marshal Murat I think masséna said in reply “give me my troops from essling, and I’ll show you I still am.”

[@ernestoA.1999]

@@Another_Caesar no , that was was marshall Augereau's response to Napoleon when the emperor told him that he was not the same guy that he was during the italian campaigns

[@Another_Caesar]

@@ernestoA.1999 my bad got them mixed up. Augereau isn't as good as Masséna tho

[@notmenotme614]

What impresses me the most about these Marshals and Napoleons Army was the meritocracy at a time when many other armies had to buy their rank. British Army officers at this time were only rich "gentlemen". While these French Marshals had a varied background and not all came from wealth or nobility. Many started at the bottom and worked their way up the ranks, by proving themselves in battle.

[@robowisanveithasung6022]

not all British officers were from rich backgrounds. some officers like those of the royal engineers and artillery had actual training

[@EddieReischl]

Davout no.1 and Lannes no.2. I'm of Bavarian ancestry, but anyone that can spank the Prussian army the way Davout did, is top shelf, and these two men never gave Napoleon the headaches that Ney, Soult, Victor, and especially Bernadotte did.

[@deuxpomme9777]

Im quite sure Marshal Poniatowski would've been on a higher rank in this list had he lived longer

[@bellatorfranconum3209]

Yes and he joined late in Napoleon's career

[@jimmyvee2001]

I'm blown away with how good this channel is. Well done.

[@LaCitadelleYT]

In case people don't know, the entirety of Paris is surrounded by a belt of Boulevards, all named after one of Napoléon's Marshals. We colloquially refer to them as the Boulevards des Maréchaux (Marshals' Boulevards) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulevards_of_the_Marshals Four of the 26 Marshals don't have any street named after them. Bernadotte and Marmont for having betrayed France, Pérignon for having turned on Napoléon during the 100 days, and Grouchy for having single handedly lost Waterloo. As a Frenchman, I believe that Bernadotte and Marmont shouldn't belong in the ranking and should have been mentionned first before starting. What they did is unforgiveable. As for the ranking itself, I guess that you only focus on the Napoleonic Wars, otherwise Kellermann would have been up top for Valmy alone. Dude's a French hero. Personally, my favourite Marshal is Ney, and I think he will deservedly get a high rank. But objectively, on talent alone, I think that Davout deserves #1

[@ScipioAfricanus1992]

La Citadelle Very well said sir! I entirely concur. Ney was “The bravest of the braves” - the way he faced his end alone guarantees a high rank on the list. Davoust is deservedly the best marshal, for both his talent and loyalty. Bernadotte and Marmont - both betrayers, however one faired better than the other. But Bernadotte was especially despicable as he joined the Coalition against his own country and master. For Marmont - does “Raguser” still mean “to betray”in French?

[@htrland]

Just curious, what do the French generally think of Murat?

[@mrsupremegascon]

@@htrland French view him as one of the most famous and recognized Marcheral, along side with Lannes, Ney and Davout. Few acknowledge the fact that he tried to betray Napoleon at the end. His legend and his bravery kinda covered this flaw.

[@MajorDenisBloodnok]

@@ScipioAfricanus1992 Marmont's betrayal was really hard for Napoleon because he had known him since he was a kid. The young lieutenant Bonaparte gave maths lessons to a teenage Marmont. With Junot, Marmont fallowed Bonaparte from almost the beginning of his career. In France, nobody uses the verb "raguser" and few knows it except for the people interested in Napoleonic history. But I think this word is used in the Edmond Rostand's famous play L'Aiglon when the Duke of Reichstadt meets and confrontes Marmont.

[@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

@@ScipioAfricanus1992 Bernadotte joined the coalition because Napoleon had attacked and occupied Swedish Pomerania. Napoleon might have expected Sweden to turn into a French puppet state, but Bernadotte was compelled by Swedish law to protect Sweden from unprovoked attacks. Napoleon attacked Sweden, and Bernadotte fought back. How anyone can consider that a betrayal is beyond me.

[@NewWorldMusic]

Epic History never fails to impress me, I forget im watching a youtube video as his videos are higher quality then most documentary's I watch

[@HipiO7]

Your series on the Napoleonic Wars is the best I’ve ever seen. The era is quickly becoming one of my all time favourite historical periods, simply mind blowing stuff and I feel your videos have been very conducive to that end. Can’t wait to get The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History by Alexandre Mikaberidze. I had never considered the true global consequences these wars had, not just what had happened within Europe. History is the best story ever told

[@ElvenMetalhead]

Yesss! We're back to Napoleonic content! Can't wait for the next one ❤️

[@impaugjuldivmax]

Every of these dudes deserves their own documentary and a few books to be written! Only a great person can collect such a group of people alongside!

[@TheGeneralGrievous19]

22:53 I must object to the statement that Poniatowski and his men achived ultimetly nothing in short term. Duchy of Warsaw (without Greater Poland) was not incorporated into Russia but renamed Kingdom of Poland during Congress of Vienna with tsar Alexander as king. It had Polish administration, schools, parliment and army. Many Napoleonic officers and generals served in it like Wincenty Krasiński or Henryk Dąbrowski. Greater Poland that was taken by Prussia was given broad autonomy with Polish administration and self-rule and Cracow became a free city also with Polish authorities. I see that as positive effect of Polish struggles in Napoleonic wars. 🇵🇱 🇫🇷

[@vm360fly]

Writing team : So how much Napoleon content do you want? Epic History TV: YES.

[@rmsmajesti7341]

I’ve always wanted something souly about the Matshals, great work

[@gentlemanfarmer6042]

C'EST BON!!! Absolutely fantastic documentary! I've personally been waiting for the "Marshall Videos", ever since the first "Napoleon" Video from Epic History. The wealth of knowledge thats crammed into basically a 30min "show" ...is beyond great.

[@gentlemanfarmer6042]

*Marshal

[@calvinh8755]

I think that Davout was Napoleon’s best marshal with Lannes second, but Lannes will always be my personal favourite

[@alfredvazquez5380]

I agree Lannes was much more daring and likable but Davout was more efficient.

[@fawaaza.7743]

@@alfredvazquez5380 Davout's feat of beating the main Prussian army with a single division remains a historic military achievement. But nevertheless, he was a stern disciplinarian whose conduct had been characterised as cruel sometimes, while Lannes was known for fairness, loyalty and a gentle touch. If he had lived longer he might have given Napoleon some comfort. The emperor wept when Lannes, a dear friend, had passed away.

[@VersusARCH]

Bernadotte. Ruled a country far longer than Napoleon did and his dynasty still does...

[@xeagaort]

No one can compete with Bernadotte.

[@janeghudjars3496]

I'd say that is about right. I know some mentioned Bernadotte in the comments, and I am a fan of his, but even I am hard pressed not to give Davout and Lannes the top honors.

[@ejiroubas3920]

Your just spoiling us with the content now. I've been deeply fascinated by Napoleonic Marshalls for a long time

[@zach7193]

This is good. I would read about the Marshals of the Empire on Wikipedia and I would look at the individual history to France. In the game called Napoleon: Total War when Napoleon was sent to Italy, Serurier was there to command troops with him. After a while, I sent Serurier to Mantua in fielding another army against the Venetians, as Napoleon would fight against the Papal States. Kellermann undoubtedly saved the Republic from being overthrown with his victory at Valmy. He was in my opinion, the savior of the Republic. His son, Francois followed his father's footsteps as a general. He knew at the battle of Quartre Bras that 800 cuirassers were not enough in driving the enemy from the field. He tried to get the attention of Ney in reinforcing him, but Ney brushed him off. In the end, Kellermann charges with the cuirassers and routed a British regiment. In the battle of Waterloo, Kellermann wanted to not make the charge of the British infantry. Ney insisted in his involvement with the charge, in doing so, Kellermann obeyed and was wounded during the attack. It would be unjust that Grouchy gets the blame for not supporting Napoleon at Waterloo, after all he followed Napoleon's written orders and pursued the Prussian rearguard at Wavre. In the end, the victory was meaningless. Napoleon was defeated. Grouchy was a good cavalry officer, but never had an independent command of his own before Waterloo. It was General Gerard who urged Grouchy in supporting Napoleon to "march to the sound of the guns." But Grouchy followed the written orders of Napoleon, and didn't deviate from the original plan. Poniatowski in his short time as Marshal of France distinguished himself as a brave man who fought with the ferocity of men worthy of his country Poland and sought not to be enslaved by Russia, Austria, and Prussia. He gave the ultimate sacrifice at Leipzig. These Marshals despite their flaws, were in my opinion are very unique in their ability.

[@matikramer9648]

I am extremely grateful to you... Superb narration, your using of actual masterpieces of music, paintings and quoting of main characters are beyond any repremands and worth any salutations. And information given by you worth for some people is priceless.... THANK YOU !!

[@nap0038]

I think the characters of the Napoleonic Wars, specifically the Marshals of France, are a big part of why it’s so fascinating

[@boris6772]

This is why i subscribed to this channel. To entertain and learn about new things about these grand marshals of Napoleon. Keep up the good work man and I will keep watching these videos!!!!

[@trilingual6616]

I love how the music for each marshal matches their contribution and character

[@golden_smaug]

What a delight and pleasure. This chanel is primus of all KZbin !

[@Conn30Mtenor]

I was lucky enough to visit Les Invalides and the Army Museum- I've seen some of those Marshal's Batons. They're really quite something to see.

[@juanconde8187]

Excellent job with Napoleon Bonaparte and all of the videos about him!! Really thanks!

[@NONO-oy1cu]

I'm 13 years old and this interests me, as I would dedicate my life to study history. Please upload more videos like this.

[@jasonrichard6631]

Same , My birthday is the same date as The battle of Borodino

[@encyclopediaamericana7234]

I never had much interest in the Napoleonic Wars, until i discovered this channel. The narration and video quality are superb. Simply superb.

[@pierrepetiot4231]

Junot (4:35) was born and died where I live. We have a street in Montbard called "duke of Abrantes street" and most locals don't even know who he was. He was called "the storm" by Napoleon but he failed to prove his worth as a commander. He died in Montbard jumping out the window of his father's house and trying to cut his wounded leg. He got insane maybe after being wounded at the head, we don't really know. I just wanted to say that he didn't commit suicide after losing Napoleon's favor, he just got insane. Thanks for the video btw :)

[@emperorofhistory8724]

Over a year later, deciding to watch this series for a third time through. Truly excellent work.

[@Brumairevideo]

One thing to notice, for the first marshal promotion in 1804 Napoleon appointed 9 generals from the army of the Rhine and 9 generals from the army of Italy that Bonaparte commanded himself twice. The Emperor wanted to avoid a kind of rivalry between these two blocks of army commanders. The army of the Rhine was much more republican while the army of Italy was totally devoted to the First consul.

[@TropicalAsian-1000]

Thank you, you’re videos are put into so much effort, you’re channel should be the new history channel in all honestly. Thank you again for the free content, please continue with Napoleon career.

[@timpyrules]

Actually pretty impressive that we are 5 marshals in and there already are competent onces who pulled their weight. Makes you think what crack officers Napoleon had

[@thomasjackson6142]

Aye, Napoleon had an eye for those under him, too bad that he was a terrible judge of character.

[@yuramatviiv2080]

One of the best videos. Thank you for your hard efforts and deep knowledge!

[@jcboy8435]

WHERE IS GROUCHY? -Napoleon Bonaparte

[@pianochannels516]

I was specifically looking for a that Waterloo quote in the comment sections

[@ghasthordegd1201]

"Grouchy tripped over a hill of loose dirt, causing a massive landslide that swallowed up his troops"

[@DarthVader-ig6ci]

My emperor, Grouchy,....... Grouchys attack didn't take place...

[@siechamontillado]

The night my wife saw my Decus Pacis for the first time, she told me it was the biggest Pacis she'd even seen.

[@DarthPlato]

Dona nobis pacem.

[@deuxpomme9777]

She was surprised because you had the smallest of all the batons she's seen

[@kerriwilson7732]

@@deuxpomme9777 it's an ornamental piece

[@AmanKumarPadhy]

Lmao. Whilst other poeple are talking marechals being cool. We got real men of culture here, talking about...

[@derpynerdy6294]

Damn hahaha

[@rayes35]

If Davout isn't first, it better be Lannes

[@legoman2m98]

Who wants to start another French Revolution with me if Davout isn’t first?

[@Canessa1298]

@@legoman2m98 me

[@matthewdoliveira9421]

What about Murat, MacDonald and Masenna?

[@ericsommers7386]

Nay! I mean Ney!

[@legoman2m98]

Yes!

[@luciusquinctiuscincinnatus6627]

The intro of the words on every french marshal baton gives me goosebumps every time I hear it

[@benjackson91]

Just when you think epichistorytv’s napoleonic series can’t get any better they drop another masterpiece

[@kyleoliva2411]

I have wanted a Bernadotte documentary for so long, but there aren't any in English. This definitely slakes my thirst. Subscribed.

[@janeghudjars3496]

Nice, a series on the Marshals! Which means three things are going to happen over and over in the comments: 1) Bernadotte sucked and was a traitor (both are very wrong). 2) The Davout vs. Lannes debate. 3) People consistently overlooking Suchet.

[@rumvanity]

4) where is Grouchy

[@edwinguevara0911]

Thank you so much for all this documentaries. I prefer this channel more than Netflix itself. Real life events that change history. Do World War II or American Civil War! I love your documentaries

[@birdybird4203]

Poniatowski deserves to be higher. Led an army vs the austrians, performed well in Russia. Died fighting in Leipzig. Bernadotte was not netter for example

[@marshalsoult3860]

well his service as marshal was quick

[@TheGeneralGrievous19]

20:06 Interesting fact about prince Józef Poniatowski's service in Austrian army is that he served together with prince Karl Filip von Schwarzenberg you may have years of. Reportedly Poniatowski saved the life of Schwarzenberg during the Austro-Ottoman War of 1788-91. Later prince Schwarzenberg led the allied forces at battle of Leipzig in 1813 where Poniatowski died during the French retreat, drowning in Elstera river. Another Interesting thing is that as prince Józef Poniatowski is the only foreign Marshall of France we also have only one foreign Marshal of Poland and he's from France - namely Ferdinand Foch, give for the support of Polish cause during and after WW1 and his sucess in deafeting Germany in 1918.

[@zsoltkeresztesi1409]

I was fascinated by these Marshals and really wanted to know more about them. Good job!

[@testthis7745]

Such a unique way to explore history. Thank you :)

[@Cannuck1865]

Outstanding I have the two volume set entitled Napoleon and his Marshals dated 1846. So much information on these generals that history seems to have forgotten them. Looking forward to the other parts with the other generals. Well done!!

[@gaiusjuliuscaesar9113]

Salve, I am so grateful that you are shooting the Napoleonic era in such details

[@Paris-xv9sj]

Epic and really well realised video! As always very good work! The best channel on Napoleon for sure! :)

[@joeybenoit1605]

Undoubtedly the best series of factual videos I have had the privilege to watch.

[@inspire4179]

And so, the role call of Frances ace generals begins. Was looking forward to this for ages, thanks again for the great work Epic History! When you’re done with this, would it be possible to do a similar role call of Britain or perhaps the Coalition’s best generals? Like Schwarzenberg and Blucher, and of course Wellington? That would be awesome. Great content as usual. My favourite history channel on KZbin.

[@davrosdarlek7058]

Suvorov all the way

[@inspire4179]

Davros Darlek Was he a Russian general? My favourite has to be Prince Bagration. Sadly lost at Boridino, he had fire and passion and was a talisman for the Russian troops. Similar to Kutusov.

[@collinwoodard5116]

Honestly the highest quality history channel i have ever watched. Always a joy whenever you guys release new content

[@KingPyrrhus]

Fantastic video, as always.

[@jhoffman106]

It's an honor to see you here your majesty

[@pierren___]

Whos that on picture?

[@mario_1683]

Your videos are just the best. There is so much bad content on KZbin, but your channel is very important. Especially, because ist informs the younger generation about the past.

[@ntd4ever]

"Coming soon." Not soon enough.

[@ZenTradeGame]

Love your videos. They remind me of old history channel!

[@expertstrategy]

I once made a series of videos about Napoleon's marshals, but that was many years ago, and I had lost the enthusiasm to pursue any longer. The last video I made was about Marshal Lannes. Your work is lightyears ahead of mine in terms of quality, Epic History TV.

[@Egap548]

God damn you guys are amazing. Everything about these videos is so detailed and everything from the voice overs to the musical scores is so well done. If the history channel still did history, you would have your own show. You’re my favorite historical channel.