Napoleon and the Battle of Trafalgar - History Dose Reaction

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[@elliottjames8020]

Surgeons are unlikely to be hit during an Age of Sail battle, their station was on the Orlop deck, which was below the waterline.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Great point. Appreciate you sharing!

[@trauko1388]

The surgeon of the Chilean gunboat or schooner Covadonga was one of the few victims of the Iquique naval battle, when the ironclad Huascar hit her with a 300lb shell that went through the ship... then the Covandonga went to cause the loss of the enemy ironclad Independencia, but that is another story.

[@MsRAZGRIZ1]

Ah the saltpeter war, what a story, hopefully someone some day will make a series in english about that war, at the moment there are only documentaries in spanish, specially one in great quality the one of "la historia como no te la contaron"

[@fritoss3437]

My man will never stopped his Napoleonmania

[@cleverusername9369]

I hope he doesn't, it's endlessly fascinating

[@cba2make1up]

Can't we all

[@a-10warthog78]

You can literally study Napoleon for more years than he was alive and still find debate over his life.

[@elgarto2755]

And it’s contagious I once freestyled about napoleon

[@RikkyNelihan]

Well let me tell you something brother.

[@quadri31]

I've heard that after Nelson sent the signal "England expects that every man will do his duty", Collingwood said something along the lines of "I wish Nelson won't send too many signals"

[@PalmelaHanderson]

"How could someone keep their wits about them amidst the chaos?" My friend, that is specifically why training is so important. Almost all of military training is basically depriving you of food and sleep while someone yells at you or abuses you and makes you do things you'd rather not do. Learning how to stay focused during chaos is pretty much what all military training is about.

[@NatoBro]

I'm glad you mentioned this. That was the first thing I said, when Chris said that. Training.

[@peter42466]

Okay sure but training can only go so far at the end of the day training is more so holding back the lizard brain not actually stopping it

[@CanadianDolphinSurf]

Fun Fact: Nelson was put into a casket made during the previous Battle of the Nile where Captain Halloway made it from wood of the wreck of L'Orient.

[@MrBossman00]

History Dose has become one of my absolute favorite channels, not just for history. The art, the writing, narration, audio etc. all culminates to be a legitimate experience per video. Incredible work they do. I hope you react to more to their videos. I personally recommend their stuff about Ghengis Khan.

[@someguy8955]

"Since we have come all this way, how could we turn back without having seen the caliph?"

[@afriendlycadian9857]

That description of nelson as the dread of french sailors etc was cold as hell and ominous

[@peter42466]

It made it sound like nelson was the cracken which tbf he kinda was

[@johnwilletts3984]

As a retired engineer I’ve taken an interest in Nelson’s Guns. British Victories during this period are often attributed to superior British Gunnery, but for me the biggest factor was those superior British Guns. The French and Spanish were still using a burning match on the end of a pole to fire their guns. This resulted in a delay in the gun going off. Fine on land but on a rolling ship with the guns pointing down at the sea and seconds later up at the sky, shot could go anywhere! British guns were cast to be fitted with a flint lock, this gave almost instantaneous fire. Then the quality of the cast iron. Britain’s early start in the Industrial Revolution provided the scientific knowledge to produce a much purer cast iron. Some French crews were more afraid of their own guns exploding, than of incoming shot. This confidence in quality resulted in the British tactic of getting up close and double or triple shotting their guns. The effect of this to blast a massive hole in the side of a French ship scattering many splitters. The balls would then not have enough energy to exit the other side and so would bounce around inside the French ship. Then the gun powder. The most critical ingredient was Saltpetre, the best came from British India. An industrial process had been developed to mass produce much finer powder than the French had. When visiting HMS Victory check out the Walker Company logo of WC cast on the left trunnion of each original gun. I can imagine gun crews on a dark gun deck feeling for that logo as reassurance before triple shotting.

[@catherinewilkins2760]

The son of a tailor and washer woman cemented the future of the Royal Navy, Samuel Pepys. He didn't just keep a diary. He carried out reforms that allowed people like Nelson to rise to his position. Nelson , the son of a Parson in Norfolk. Who's naughty behaviour resulted in his life at sea. He went to school in North Walsham, Paston School. (Still operational) He frequently played truant, going to Barton Broad, where he learnt to sail. His parents tried a school in Norwich, to no avail. He was sent to sea and served with his maternal Uncle, because of the earlier reforms was able to rise through the ratings. The rest they say is history. Without the reforms by Samuel Pepys the Royal Navy would have been a poorer service. Samuel Pepys was also the Master of the Corporation of Trinity House. (Still operational) The knock on impact of the Royal Navy is often overlooked. From treatment of scurvy to timepieces to improve navigation and Fitzroy weather forecasts.

[@Elmarby]

And his diaries, although very interesting from a historical perspective, are also WILD. There's stuff in there you wouldn't think to find in even a coked up rockstar's diary.

[@GeoPePeTto]

So appropriate that you mistaken rankings with ratings on a comment on KZbin. Or maybe it was intentional. Either way, the end result made me chuckle. I now imagine Nelson struggling for likes and getting good ratings.

[@MonkeyBanjo7]

well thats mildly interesting

[@catherinewilkins2760]

@@GeoPePeTto Nelson and ratings predate social media and electronic communications. Look up the difference between ratings and rank in the nautical trade. Rating indicates your position in that occupation, your entitlement and portion of wages , prize money entitlement, laid down in articles of contract also board of trade regulations.

[@GeoPePeTto]

@@catherinewilkins2760 Oh, I didn’t know that. I shall do my research. Thanks for that. It was odd that you could make a mistake in such an eloquent comment. I did look, and it seems rating is a junior officer. So it is a rank. But it’s weird to say he went through ratings, when able rating and leading rating are two of the lowest rankings in the British navy. He did go over warrant officer, where ratings stop being used. So it doesn’t paint the full picture. But maybe I’m missing something. Anyway, I’m still thankful for your original comment and your response. Learned a lot and made me do some research. Cheers.

[@stranger299a]

«Aubery, can i trouble you for the salt?»

[@MrElmi]

History dose is one of my favourite channels, would love more reactions.

[@jamie193h]

HMS Victory and Portsmouth Historic Dockyard as a whole is something you should really visit it's truly an incredible spectacle, as well as the Royal Naval Memeorial

[@rodneylove8027]

Fascinating! As a former career Sailor it was eye opening to hear the horrific description of warfare in the age of sail.

[@stryre8789]

My favorite video of History Dose that I have seen so far is the Mongol Destruction of Baghdad. Just the portrayal of the Mongol brutality is unmatched

[@mitchellhedden1978]

Gonna check that out

[@erichvondonitz5325]

For me is the sack of the Khwarezmian Empire. It was spine chilling

[@jamie193h]

Master and commander does a great job to show what life and warfare was like in the naval environment of this time period

[@gerrythekay]

In the book the foe was American. They changed the adversary to French so as not to lose American audiences.

[@TheIhealme]

Another great account of the battle is on Drachinefel’s channel. He was able to team up with HMS Victory and brought a full set of model ships of each ship involved with the battle, maneuvering each as formation stop motion style in the admiral’s cabin of Victory herself.

[@Macca17]

Drachinifel is absolutely a recommended for a reaction video. I suggest hampton roads, the channel dash orthe battle of Lisa as great informative but also very funny introductions to the Drachinifel style

[@williamnichols7812]

I would highly recommend a visit to Plymouth where you can walk through HMS Victory and see the spot on the deck where Nelson fell. You can also go below deck and see his cabin and personal sleeping area as well as the gun decks, powder room and where he actually died. Due to the amount of time it took to return Nelson's body to London for the funeral, his body was kept in a barrel of liquor while sailing home.

[@daneelolivaw602]

Probably just a mistake i am sure, but Victory is in Portsmouth, she is in the Historic Dockyard.

[@jordanhooper1527]

Fantastic video, Trafalgar has always been a fascinating battle to me.

[@anderskorsback4104]

It's indeed widely considered by historians that most casualties inflicted by cannonballs were through splinters of wood flying around rather than direct cannonball hits. Also, naval grapeshot was a thing that contributed to the carnage and cleared the open top deck of enemies. Naval grapeshot differed from army canister in that it used fewer, larger balls in order to also cause structural damage to rigging and stuff.

[@bigenglishmonkey]

i do find it a bit funny that Britain is famous for its navy and having largest navy in the world for such a long time, yet, all of its most famous battles seem to have been won while outnumbered. its almost like no matter the branch of military, Britain can do more damage with a highly trained small force of 30 ships, or 300 planes, or 3,000 men, than it could with 300 ships, 3,000 planes, or 3,000,000 men.

[@afriendlycadian9857]

While its true its navy is one of the largest its usually stretched out and deployed around the globe whereas many of its enemies their navies are much more concentrated in a smaller area

[@treydelisle3530]

And every single picture you see is painted by the narrator's brother, which is just outstanding.

[@blazkovic3239]

If you are looking to react to more History dose i highly recommend The Terrifying Collapse of the Plains American Indians or The Mongol Destruction of the Khwarazmian Empire

[@chrisd7489]

HMS victory had a compliment of 821 at Trafalgar, suffering 57 dead and 102 wounded so your chance of seeing the end of battle was alright considering she was front of the line, her only surviving sail that was hung on the fore topmast during the battle was on display to the public but in recent years withdrawn for restoration (pics can still be seen on google). The original Nelson's column built in 1807 is in Portsmouth on Portsdown Hill overlooking the dockyard where Victory is, that was paid for with donations of 2 days pay and prize-money by the British Crews at the battle and I can also highly recommend Timeline - world history documentaries' channel as they have a video hosted by the curator of the ship, giving an incredible virtual tour of the ship. I've walked her decks many times over the years, still find her story incredibly fascinating and fortunate a 1st rate ship of the line still survives today

[@PrinceOfDolAlmroth]

Imagine giving your enemy the objective holy grail of naval combat at that time IE starting with their fleet crossing your T, and then not only being outnumbed but outmanned, but still utterly dominating two countries fleets with next to no losses. There's a reason why Nelson's victory is so utterly spectacular. For the time, it'd be considered as astonishing as D-day was for the allies in WWII, or the Battle off Samar, also in WWII, where destroyers, their escorts, and pocket carriers beat the biggest battleship ever constructed, while also being outnumbered several times over.

[@thechairman74]

Other European countries: "Damnit, if we have to fight France, at least let it led by a king, not some Corsican wannabe.😂"

[@davidalejandro441]

History Dose, their presentation style is truly amazing, sets a feel so well!

[@dmacarro]

I'm so stoked you've finally done a reaction to History Dose! They're excellent and one of few non-tribal indigenous historians that cover indigenous history, which I appreciate!

[@thomasdrane9170]

You should definitely do more history dose in the coming weeks or months so many great videos and his way of describing the battle is just great

[@morganmumma6599]

History Dose is an incredible history channel. I would recommend their video on the Easter Rising and the one on Roman General Stilicho

[@Enhancedlies]

I am in the middle of fixing/cleaning a large wooden HMS Victory model; it's fully rigged with working pulleys. It's incredible, but my god, is it hard to fix! It's great to put it into perspective

[@TiroX517]

Chris : " Don't worry guys, I'll ease off on the Napoleon content" Also Chris: continues to release videos about Napoleon I love it though, love me some Napoleon aswell

[@johnmcdonagh-j1t]

There is a video of a rolling broadside from HMS Victory, it gives you some idea of what it was like to be there.

[@TheLightningbirds-qz3fd]

Found out recently I have part of me that descended from Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood. Not too far from Newcastle where he was born!! Amazing city full of history!

[@howitzer551]

Just a thought on the chaos of it all. I have heard a lot of historians raise the point that one of the main things that set the British Navy apart from other European Naval powers was how much they did live drills. Even in peace time there were a bunch of laws, I believe from pre American Revolution, that gave out munitions to ships and naval bases and required them to do live fire drills in all kinds of conditions on top of their regular training. The thinking being in the chaos even when the men are losing it they will default to doing something useful instead of just freaking out. I am not sure how you can measure this and say for sure it is true, but besides tactical excellence on a ship by ship level British naval canon crews hits what they aimed at quickly and repeatedly. This was perception of the British Navy and the seemed to have lived up to it, hence History Dose mentioning the French and Spanish not trying to match them in the broadside duel. Another good example is when Thomas Cochrane is fighting in Brazil he is said specifically to have gone to places ex-sailors hung out and recruited anyone with experience (specifically British) he could, as the native crews given to him were eager but lacked the ability to stay calm in serious naval combat. There are some pretty funny, though probably not 100% accurate, tales about how his flag ship had a crew with everything from former slaves and pirates to disgraced European nobles and he didn't really care as long as they could sail and kept their heads in battle.

[@andrewshaw1571]

Its probably worth mentioning that the ship that attacked and rammed the Redoubtable, saving the Victory from a boarding was the Temeraire, the same ship Turner painted as it returned from its final journey to be broken up.

[@JevArchives]

I’m so glad you make a lot of napoleon content cuz he’s by far my favorite historical “character” of all time it’s not even close him and mr washington

[@tylerlucas3752]

I agree with Chris, I am thoroughly impressed with the presentation in this video. Probably one of the best videos I have seen on the Battle of Trafalgar.

[@nigeh5326]

Keep the videos coming at the same time Chris they pop up at just the right time to watch while eating my evening meal 😊👍

[@N0RM0jn]

epic history have done an series on hms victory

[@stillmyboy6708]

Please do more history dose videos, the art is amazing!

[@markmark63]

The crew lists from Trafalgar still exist, (0nline and searchable). Surprisingly there were a number of French and Spanish born crew members on the British side. Also 84 crew members whose birthplace is listed as "America". 720 boys were at the battle - the youngest was 9 years old.

[@ellis9290]

Nelson is the finest naval commander to ever live, great reaction.

[@CadarnTheMad1810]

not sure/can't remember if it is mentioned in the video (I know it is said that the British were better trained) but the main reason why our (the British) ships managed to slaught the Spanish and French fleet, was in what they did for the training. Abd it sounds simple, but they used live ammo, often paid for out of the captains pocket, and practiced regularly and timed, so they could outfire the enemies and punnel the ships with more iron. Add in Nelsons tactics and well, Rule Britania

[@bigmikem1578]

I commented on your Napoleon in Egypt vid 2 days ago to react to this. “I told ya so” lol their vids are so well Done. 🎉

[@xLarsson1996x]

I visited the HSM Victory last Oktober. It was amazing and super interesting.

[@danielferguson3784]

The ship that came to the aid of Victory was the Temarare, years later painted by Turner as it was towed for destruction by a humble paddle steamer.

[@Beandipforyou]

History dose is an amazing channel you have to see their Native American episodes they are (like all of their content) spectacular. So excited you found their channel.

[@jacobzolna9705]

How have i not heard of that channel what a epic video

[@alisonrandall3039]

Nelsons sarcophagus was originally intended for Cardinal Wolsey. He died before it was ready. Several hundred years later George 111 suggested that the sarcophagus was used for Nelson instead.

[@user-ld4xx1el6q]

One of the greatest "pregame speeches" of all time. Nothing about courage or valor, "England expects every man to do his duty." England, not the king or parliament, England expects every man to do his duty. What else is there. "Duty, honor, country, the slogan of West Point. It is all there.

[@pretzelman945]

Im so glad to finally see a reaction of yours to history dose, been following them for a while and they are really damn entertaining Please make more reactions to his content My personal favorite video of theirs and one I definitely recommend making a reaction to is the one they made about king kamehameha of hawaii Such a fascinating historical figure I knew nothing about that I think you would find interesting

[@phantomtitan9792]

That presentation was epic

[@Eluzian86]

The Battle of Trafalgar is on my list of 20 most influential battles in recorded history.

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

I wonder what other battles are on your list? I’d have battles like Yarmouk, Yorktown, Hastings, Gaugamela, Leipzig, Stalingrad etc.

[@Eluzian86]

@@archivesoffantasy5560 Here are my Choices for the Most Influential Battles in World History by Rank: 1. Battle of Djahy 2. Battle of Gibeon 3. Battle of Edington 4. Battle of Badr 5. Battle of Marathon 6. Battle of Silva Arsia 7. Battle of Cannae 8. Battle of Tours 9. The Siege of Toulon 10. Battle of Trafalgar 11. The Battles of Saratoga 12. Battle of Antietam 13. The First Battle of the Marne 14. The Siege of Stalingrad 15. Battle of Hastings 16. Battle of Gaugamela 17. Battle of Cajamarca 18. Battle of Myeongnyang 19. Battle of Muye 20. Battle of Boyaca My Top 20 Most Influential Battles in World History in Chronological Order: 1 - Battle of Gibeon [around 1400 B.C.](assuming the account is accurate): Secured the Israelites' hold in the land of Canaan to begin establishing the Kingdom of Israel, laying the seed for the advent of Christianity and their conflict with the Muslims for the past 1,400 years. 2 - Battle of Djahy [1178 B.C. or 1175 B.C.]: The most important land battle during the Late Bronze Age collapse, and was most pivotal in defeating the Sea Peoples who had destroyed the Mycenaeans, the Island of Cyprus, the Hittites, and greatly diminished Assyria causing virtually every city from modern day Italy to the Suez Canal to be abandoned or destroyed. If Egypt had fallen to the Sea Peoples, it's possible a greater power could have been established. The Sea Peoples were most dominant at sea, and so would have dominated the Mediterranean coastline because every major power was destroyed, and they would have as much as a few hundred years to establish themselves before Assyria could become a significant foe. The Sahara desert would also make it difficult to defeat them on land. Possible effects of this would be the prevention of the rise of the powers of the Romans, Carthaginians, and Greece. So no Punic Wars, Roman Empire, or Greek philosophy or Democracy. 3 - Battle of Muye [1046 B.C.]: The decisive defeat of the Shang Dynasty by the Zhou Dynasty. The Zhou Dynasty was the longest lasting Dynasty in Chinese history at 789 years. They established the concept of the "Mandate of Heaven" and justification for power. Developed Chinese writing almost into its modern form. Established feudalism in China to rule a large area more efficiently, enabling a unified Chinese culture to spread across all of modern day China and other parts of Asia. A more Balkanized China could have been totally dominated by Western Colonial powers similar to how the British Empire ruled India, and China wouldn't be the great regional power it us today. 4 - Battle of Silva Arsia [509 B.C.]: Established the Roman Republic, and the form in which they would conquer others and turn them into allies by treaty. These alliances were made so strong that it provided Rome with a near inexhaustible supply of reserves for their army which enabled them to survive several times the loss of their entire army against Hannibal during the Second Punic War. 5 - Battle of Marathon [10 September 490 B.C.]: The first time the Greeks had beaten Persia. Marks the beginning of the Golden Age of Greece and the foundation of the culture of the modern Western world. 6 - Battle of Gaugamela [1 October 331 B.C]: It secured Alexander the Great's victory over the Persians and spread the influence of Greek culture all the way into parts of India. 7 - Battle of Cannae [2 August 216 B.C.]: Caused the Romans to change the way they fought entirely, enabling them to dominate the Mediterranean coastline and most of Europe. 8 - Battle of Badr [13 March 624 A.D.]: Established the Muslims as a rising power, and was the first offensive action to form what would become the Caliphate. Brought the world algebra, increased understanding of the eye and contributed largely to the discovery of cancer to name a few. 9 - Battle of Tours [10 October 732 A.D.]: Denied expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate into the Kingdom of the Franks, largely being credited with saving the Christian world. 10 - Battle of Edington [May 878 A.D.]: Secured the foundation for the rise of England and eventually the British Empire, which has invaded around 90% of the countries of the world in its history. Also, it is responsible for ending slavery throughout most of the world, a concerted effort lasting centuries. 11 - Battle of Hastings [14 October 1066 A.D.]: Ended Anglo-Saxon rule of England, helped create the modern English language, and established the conditions that caused the Hundred Years War 271 years later. 12 - Battle of Cajamarca [16 November 1532 A.D.]: Started the end of the Inca Empire. It was the only place in history to practice a Communist style economy that actually succeeded, and wasn't the cause of millions of innocent lives being slaughtered or starved. They had accomplished which was attempted numerous times in the 20th century that all failed miserably. If the Inca model still existed and was largely copied, then it could have prevented the deaths of tens of millions of innocent people all over the world. It was indeed a great loss to humanity. 13 - The Battle of Myeongnyang [26 October 1597 A.D.]: Stopped the land army of Japan from taking over the whole of Korea by stopping them from receiving reinforcements and supplies. Convinced the Chinese to send their navy, and ultimately forcing the withdrawal of Japan's army from Korea. Basically it prevented the Japanese Empire from being able to expand centuries before WW2. The defeat of Korea would also have allowed the Japanese Empire to greatly increase their naval power using Korean technology, with which they could have dominated the whole of the coastline of China. 14 - The Battles of Saratoga [19 September and 7 October 1777 A.D.]: Convinced the French to join the fight of the American Revolution against the British making the victory at Yorktown possible and ultimately leading to the establishment of the world's first superpower, the United States of America. 15 - The Siege of Toulon [29 August to 19 December 1793 A.D.]: It was the first real opportunity for Napoleon's strategic prowess to start being recognized. A defeat would have hurt his chances to move up the ranks. Also, Toulon was important enough for France that losing it could have lead to a failed French Revolution that wouldn't provide enough time or opportunities for Napoleon to prove himself and make any significant difference. 16 - Battle of Trafalgar [21 October 1805 A.D.]: Prevented from being able to invade the Island of Great Britain. The invasion of Russia nor the campaign in Spain would have occurred. The French Empire would have been solidified as the master of all of Europe. 17 - Battle of Boyaca [7 August 1819 A.D.]: Battle that paved the way for all of the Northern part of South America to gain independence from Spain. That area includes the countries today of Columbia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. 18 - The Battle of Antietam [17 September 1862 A.D ]: Prevents the Confederacy from attacking Washington DC in the American Civil War, and gave President Lincoln the confidence to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, changing the ultimate goal of the war from preserving the Union to freeing the slaves, renewing Union morale. Any foriegn power thinking of intervention on behalf of the Confederacy would be unable to do so any longer due to the political ramifications that would happen because of the Emancipation Proclamation. 19 - The First Battle of the Marne [5 to 12 September 1914 A.D.]: Disrupted the Schlieffen Plan of the Germans in WW1 and forced Germany intoa two-front war. If it succeeded WW2, at least, wouldn't happen the same if it did at all. Hitler wouldn't rise to power because there's no Treaty of Versailles to cause absolutely crushing economic problems as happened to the Weimar Republic after the abdication of the Kaiser. 20 - Battle of Stalingrad [17 July 1942 to 2 February 1943 A.D.]: Had the Germans won, then the most important supply line to the Soviets through the Volga would be cut off, the Soviet Union would collapse, and Germany would capture control of the oil in the Caucasus. The Allies possibly could have been facing a million more soldiers on D-Day because of the soldiers that would be freed from the Eastern front. D-Day would have been a massacre on the beaches, as the whole European coastline would have been able to be much more heavily fortified and manned.

[@peter42466]

@@archivesoffantasy5560Yorktown really

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

@@peter42466 Yeah I’d say the main victory of war that made the US a nation is very significant. I’m not saying the victory itself was a masterpiece tactically.

[@peter42466]

@@archivesoffantasy5560 well like it’s important but you can’t put it up with the greats (like Hastings is much more important and I would struggle to put that in the greats) imo also Yorktown wasn’t like a single battle that changed the events of history like if it went another way there would still just be another Yorktown a few years down with things like trafalgar if they went differently the whole of these wars would go differently

[@Madman473]

let’s gooo this is the exact video from history dose i wanted you to react to. one of the best history channels on youtube

[@cinco_de_la_tarde]

Always mention how id love a big budget tv show about the Napoleonic War, id bet you could make one about Nelson as well. Seems like the perfect character to base a show on

[@kineuhansen8629]

the british could load ther guns in 90 seconds i give my left arm to visit hms victory the fact that she still is arround is amazing here in denmark we also have a ship from the war of 1864

[@ShayDisplay]

Finally a history dose video. Love both channels

[@JB17521or]

Great Video, keep it up man! This was also my first time seeing one of their vids. Its quite a bit different to for example Kings & Generals or EpicHistoryTV, but very entertaining with a more story like narrating, rather than a "perfect" (in a sense of completeness) video like from EpicHistoryTV. Really looking forward to EpicHistoryTVs Trafalgar Video though, which should come out anytime within the next few weeks or months. Trafalgar, just like all the other naval battles,is in my opinion a battle to scarcely mentioned. Their effect on entire empires was insane, just think of what might have happened if the french had actually captured the danish fleet in 1807.. might have changed everything. Theres still a lot to cover in the realm of naval battles imo

[@TheDneaves]

It's about time Nelson had a film epic, ideally about Trafalgar. Kings and generals did a good video of Trafalgar.

[@junecaffyn357]

I enjoyed a day out to Portsmouth to see HMS Victory, it was so interesting and I highly recommend a visit there!

[@joshuareffin3363]

When I was in london we went to saint Paul’s and saw the coffin of Nelson and Duke of Wellington and the Duke of Wellingtons grave had the flags of the German troops he commanded

[@elliottjames8020]

You overlooked the Battle of Quiberon Bay (1759) which stopped the invasion during the Seven Years War or the Battle of the Saintes (1782) allowing the British to retain the overseas holdings in the Carribean the were far more profitable than the 13 American Colonies.

[@TamagoSenshi]

Highly recommend Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to anyone visiting the UK for historical sites, since you can go on HMS Victory and take an audio tour

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content 😊😊😊

[@venomproductions3909]

Once hooked on napoleon you stay hooked

[@lofilazy.]

You got to check out their series on the Mongols, they are all so good.

[@valrodriguez8490]

Was surprised there was no mention on how Nelson was brought back to England for burial. Put his body in a cask of brandy to preserve him for the trip back.

[@alisonrandall3039]

Tapping the admiral.

[@joearcher6973]

This is your friend from the U grade point on the British Fleet being one reason for the British Empire's dominance at sea can that be applied to the US Navy today? Once again great Channel

[@dragon_ninja_2186]

Yes more History Dose please!

[@MonkeyBanjo7]

Trafalgar is probably one of my most favourite Navy battles! Also Trafalgar IMO is probably the Top 3 reasons why Napoleon eventually lost.

[@bosnianwarcrimes721]

Nelson was so successful partly due to his policy of no long romance engagement and only fired up close due to the higher damage output

[@architect011_3]

Just finished reading Ken Follet's Armor of Light which takes place during the Napoleonic Wars

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

I'd love for you to do a reaction to the film Master & Commander, the age of sail truly fascinates me. Great reaction Chris. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@sovietonion5256]

Correction, the Spanish navy was defeated largely by the weather in the grand armada. The British navy undertook mostly minor engagements if I'm correct. Also the event didn't really affect Spain that much, as the English then launched a counter armada that met with the same disaster as the Spanish did.

[@orwellboy1958]

The aim of the British navy was to stop the Spanish fleet linking up with troops in France for the invasion of Britian, this they did. The British harried the Spanish fleet right through the English channel and in to the north see the weather as you say did the rest.

[@haha2134]

Yes and no, the battle of Gravelines was a major English victory, seeing 5 ships of the line sunk and damaging a large amount of the remaining ships of the armada, part of the issue was that the armada was hugging the coastline of Flanders, against the wind from the opposing English navy, which tore into them whilst having barely any retaliation. This obliterating victory forced the armada to flee north into the North sea as the English were in full control of the channel, and consequently circle around the British isles via the Scottish coast and then the Irish sea, where the storm raged and with the unforgiving coastline of northern Scotland and Ireland, the already exhausted and damaged ships smashed on the jagged rocks and that is where the majority of the armada was scattered. It was a major English victory, forcing the Spanish into a terrible situation, but you are correct that the storm did the majority of the damage, however the armada would never have been in that position had it not been for the battle of Gravelines, which was certainly not a minor engagement. However you are correct yeah, the English armada was just as much of a failure as the Spanish armada, and it did come out as a net neutral.

[@bigmikem1578]

More history Dose please. 🎉

[@sqike001ton]

The surgeons on a naval ship getting hit isn't necessarily true they tended to try to keep the surgeon below the water line during battle which made it probably the safest place to be

[@markadams7046]

Many soldiers say that the hardest detail of battle to get across to civilians is the smell of battle. The smell of sulfur and rotting corpses that inundates the entire battle area.

[@grantbarnes3678]

I scroll through vth’s videos and only watch the Napoleonic ones

[@morecrayonsplzmcw4836]

History Dose is 🔥

[@sirjacobthe8]

Love the shoutout to Cameron from Manhattan. Go Cats!

[@JohnnyZenith]

I continue to be absolutely baffled that we never get major epics of 1) Admiral Nelson and Trafalgar 2) Remake of Sink the Bismarck. I'd meet you in the UK.

[@internalpolitics461]

One way to look at the amount of firepower on most of these ships is a third rate ship of the line would have as much cannon as smaller European armies, and the first rates could rival that of canon seen at battles like Waterloo.

[@Chrissnessable]

This would make such a phenomenal movie

[@svartorivigt5016]

The one of Henry every is in my opinion the best from History Dose.

[@bighoss6816]

God I'm such a One piece nerd. I saw trafalgar and was like "so that's we're Law got his name"

[@HannahHäggAutisticTransWoman]

The Bourbons' had the throne of Spain when battle of trafalgar happened. So the bourbons' worked with the people which were the ones that over threw their French line. Since napoleon didn't trust the bourbons' he tired to over throw the bourbons and in 1807 he put in his brother Joseph bonaparte as king of Spain but Spain started to rebel against that. Also the current king Felipe VI is a bourbon

[@pickle4422]

I could never be paid enough money to serve on board a warship in the age of sail. If the cannon balls don’t get you, the splinters will. If the splinters don’t get you disease will.

[@MessedUpSmiley]

You should watch Churchill's State Funeral backed with I Vow To Thee, really impressive video

[@theunidentified320]

I'll say it again, I suggest you check out Epic History TV's Total Guide on HMS Victory

[@bigchungus4336]

Nice reaction actually added something to the vid rather than blank staring

[@moonlightkissed5840]

a bit unrelated, but if I am not mistaken, I think you haven't done a reaction on the video, "the longest year in human history" by histria civilis? should give it a go and his latest video is quite interesting to say the least, would like to know your take on that as well

[@AdmiralHistory]

Yay Lord Nelson Content! U need to check out HMS Victory next time ur in the UK

[@SeaxanCyning]

Would love to see a reaction to the History Dose videos on the Mongol Destruction of the Khwarazmian Empire and the Sack of Baghdad

[@despiracy9151]

I know this is off topic. You really should do a tour of historic places in Ohio. Underground railroad stations, birthplaces of multiple presidents, famous inventors, and more. I mean you could do a really interesting video on how the polonium neutron initiators used for Fat Man and Little Boy were made in a wealthy residential neighborhood within walking distance from the Wright mansion (as well as the other inventors who lived on Harmon Ave.). You have a very good delivery that would work for a video like that.

[@Trebor74]

The person Napoleon blamed for his downfall is Admiral sir sidney smith. Worth a look

[@bluewizzard8843]

History dose makes fantastic videos. You should react to the destruction of bagdad by the mongols kn 1258. This one has a really daunting atmosphere. They really excell at presentation at history dose.

[@simonb.6281]

Idk if others already recommended it, but I just found an amazing channel called "Survive History". They have a video on if you could survive as one of Napoleons soldiers. Very interesting look into the expectations and duties of a soldier. It seems like they just started their channel too and are already on 30k subs. Maybe you could take a look?

[@hobbabobba7912]

Nelson's death is so epic

[@laggykid5408]

Have you seen their video on Thomas Dumas? If you haven't I'd love a reaction video on it

[@backpackerraden6268]

I know it doesn't apply to here. But... April 1805 Napoleon is master of Europe Only the British fleet stands before him Oceans are now battlefields.