Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Jena-Auerstedt 1806

Fresh from his great victory at Austerlitz, Napoleon's next campaign saw him take on Prussia in the autumn of 1806. Prussia's army had been feared throughout Europe since the days of Frederick the Great, but in just 5 weeks of 'Napoleonic Blitzkrieg', the French Emperor showed that those days were long gone.
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[@nicolas314]

Napoleon to a young Prussian officer crying after being defeated : "There is no shame being beaten by the French!"

[@justintimbersaw3934]

ooof. That's burned for life.

[@nobblkpraetorian5623]

Nazi Germany: Uno reverse card.

[@makky6239]

Now stupid boomers and trolls would say the contrary

[@joseemmanuelosegueracamare4044]

@@nobblkpraetorian5623 de Gaulle: UNO reverse card

[@black10872]

@@nobblkpraetorian5623 LMAO!!!

[@Pelopen3bc]

Great overview. There are a few interesting details about this campaign not mentioned here: 1) After the Battle of Saalfeld, Napoléon actually offered Friedrich Wilhelm a ceasefire. Napoléon was pointing out there was still time to stop, including the warning: "But Sire, your army will be defeated. You are jeopardizing a peaceful life for no cause at all. You have not yet suffered any harm and may negotiate with me in a manner suited to your rank. A month from now, you will be dealing with me in very different circumstances." This warning would prove correct. And it does seem Napoléon intended for the king to accept the ceasefire - Napoléon didn't need to buy time and there was a chance the king would accept it. But there was no response in time for Jena-Auerstedt. Why not? The French messenger, Montesquiou, wasn't announced with a bugle and was detained by the Prussians until they could be sure Montesquiou was an envoy. Friedrich Wilhelm didn't get the offer until it was too late. 2) Prior to Jena-Auerstedt, one night Napoléon was inspecting his engineers' work and then returned to camp. A sentry saw a figure, asked "Who goes there?" and Napoléon absentmindedly didn't answer. The sentry and the rest of his line opened fire, the bullet passing above Napoléon's head. Napoléon found the solider and quipped, "This rogue doesn't propose to waste his powder and shot; he fires at nothing but emperors!" The sentry was grieved at the thought of almost killing his emperor, but explained he was following orders and if Napoléon was not required to answer, then the orders should have been changed. Napoléon responded, "My good fellow, I am not reproaching you. It was well enough for a shot in the dark; but it will soon be daylight, *fire straighter* ." 3) The video mentioned the collapse and capture of Prussian towns, but one of my favorite is the capture of Stettin. The fort defending Stettin had a garrison of over 5,000 Prussian soldiers and 281 guns. French light cavalry commander Antoine Lasalle, a swashbuckler if there ever was one, arrived with ~800 cavalry and 2 cannon. Lasalle bluffed however and warned the garrison commander tens of thousands of soldiers would descend on the city if they didn't surrender immediately. The Prussian commander, Friedrich von Romberg, surrendered and didn't realize the ruse until afterwards. Friedrich von Romberg was court-martialed for this and sentenced to life imprisonment. After hearing of the capture of Stettin, Marshal Lannes wrote, "The Prussian army is in such a state of panic that the mere appearance of a Frenchman is enough to make it lay down its arms." Thought I'd add those anecdotes.

[@EpichistoryTv]

Great stuff, thanks.

[@thomascatty379]

Very interesting, thank you

[@lelouche25]

The man almost shot his emperor lol jesus!

[@rzvn7]

Nc Info, but u forgot one thing. When Lasalle captured Stettin with nothing but his cavalry, Napoleon wrote to his Superior, (Murat) "If your light cavalry captures fortified towns, I'll have to discharge my Engineer Corps and have my heavy artillery melted down."

[@mikecimerian6913]

Napoleon preferred to negotiate. He had achieved peace with Russia until Alexander murdered his father and reneged on the peace treaty.

[@TheEmcee1]

"The idea that Prussia can take the field against me by herself seems so ridiculous that it does not merit discussion." Napoleon

[@generalripper7528]

And nine years later the Prussians would deal the death blow to Napoleons Army at Waterloo.

[@Itachi951000]

@@generalripper7528 "by herself" is the keyword. Was Waterloo strictly a battle between the Grande Armée and Prussia?! The Prussians joining the party did save the British though.

[@generalripper7528]

@@Itachi951000 That's why I said "deal the deathblow", which shows how quickly things can change. Napoleon became too arrogant.

[@keelyleilani1326]

@@generalripper7528 without Wellington and the British the Prussians would have easily been beaten again at Waterloo. That's not even debatable.

[@generalripper7528]

@@keelyleilani1326 Good that I never stated anything to the contrary ...

[@scottyboy3565]

Napoleon is the exception to the famous line: “History is always written by the winners". Even after a crushing defeat at Waterloo is remembered as the greatest military leader in history and helped build in no small part the system we have today. The guy was so feared and incredible, that 150 years after his death, the British still attempt to damage his image and reputation. hands down, one of the most impactful figures in all of history.

[@salviniusaugustus6567]

History is, in a sense, written by the winners. Most of the people in the world never heard about the battle of Jena. But look how the English managed to spam Waterloo everywhere, turning this battle into the most important event of the Napoleonic wars (while it was a battle without any importance, it didn't change anything to the outcome, Napoleon was finished at this point and could not win the war). The English even managed to turn Waterloo as a crushing "British" victory (while most Allied troops on the battlefield were Germans, with also a lot of Dutch, the British were not even 20% of the total coalition forces most of the British troops being Scots or Irish or King's German legion not English of course). The fact that you mentionned "after a crushing defeat at Waterloo" says all... You don't mention the Spanish guerilla, the Russian campaign, the battle of Leipzig, which were by far much more important than "Waterloo" in Napoleon's downfall. No, you mention Waterloo (where Napoleon was totally outnumbered and had to fight 2 armies). So yes, History is written by the winners. Should I say, the British (because if there is a country that should claim victory for Waterloo, it would be Germany, but they don't brag over and over like the Brits who want the world to believe they defeated single-handedly the French while they couldn't do shit on their own). Of course English propaganda doesn't work for those who actually study the facts, but for the common uneducated people especially in the anglo-world, the Napoleonic wars are basically: "Napoleon conquered Europe then the British defeated him a Waterloo and saved the world". Sad but true. But Napoleonic wars isn't the only fact English try to rewrite. Look at the 100 years war with English bragging over and over about Agincourt, but of course are totally amnesic about all the crushing English defeats that happened after. Same thing about the so-called Spanish armada: English claim that they became the major world power after the defeat of Spanish armada: what a joke. Not only the English own armada was totally destroyed in Spain just one year after so the English totally lost the initiative they had won one year before (and English are totally amnesic about that), but Spain was still the major European power until France overtook them in the mid 17th century. The English didn't become the major power until the end of the Napoleonic wars, when Spain and France were on their knees. The British view of History is characterized by bias, revisionnism, and above all a totally selective memory.

[@Syl75]

@Von Staufenberg "the Empire upon which the sun never sets" I always found this nickname funny. UK wasn't the only empire upon which the sun never set. Upon the French empire too and even still today he never sets.

[@rogerpattube]

Scotty Boy The British and certain Swedes (Abba).

[@JackRabbitSlim]

In Britain Napoleon is remembered as one of the greatest generals and military strategists of all time, he's not considered evil like Hitler was, indeed the fact that his name is still remembered and discussed by everyone even to this day shows how much of an impact he had on Britain. Of course they relish the fact that he eventually lost, he was the enemy after all and lets not try to pretend he was some saint fighting for freedom, he was a conqueror like Alexander the Great, taking other people's lands, but everyone was doing it at the time and there is a great historical admiration in Britain for what Napoleon was and managed to achieve.

[@antred11]

"History is always written by the victors" is a vastly overused line frequently (not in every single case, but very often) wielded by ignorant revisionists.

[@davidcabreonmunoz6258]

French officer: Marshal Davout, they outnumber us 3 to 1!! Davout: "Then it is an even fight".

[@Niaragochar]

Brunswick: What the fu- *dies*

[@jabronis33]

Will never understand why Napoleon didn't use Douve in waterloo and on his right flank like he always did

[@celston51]

@@jabronis33 The only reason he was not was because of Louis-Alexandre Berthier's death before the campaign. Davout had the skills to organize the Army of the North but he would have better served Napoleon in the field.

[@charlie8344]

@@celston51 makes sense, Berthier was crucial and Napoleon desperately needed somebody else to do the role when he died

[@curtblust6560]

@@jabronis33 Napoleon left Davout in charge of Paris despite Davout telling him that if he won the coming battle nobody could take Paris, but if he lost nobody could hold Paris for him. I cannot imagine Davout losing at Quarte Bra like Ney did or ordering the moronic cavalry charges against infantry in squares. It must have been fate that France's greatest Marechal was left out of the Waterloo campaign.

[@seahawkwhite]

the true hero of napoleonic wars : Marshall Davout, never defeated.

[@nicolas314]

RiverBeer Wish he ruled the French Army in 1940 instead of old useless generals

[@blitzhill9533]

@@seahawkwhite The lack of good generals WAS the problem in 40, most of them were old generals relying on tactics from the last war. Younger generals like De Gaulle showed that he was competent to repel the germans unlike others.

[@savate4]

@@lsatep "Napoleon is the MOST overrated military leader in history" You're wrong, historians and military specialists have proven that he was a true genius (his tactics in inferiority are still studied today). Then he was 100 years ahead of his time because he had predicted that the superpowers would be formed (China, Russia, USA), several of his sentences prove it, and he wanted France to be one of his super- powers; it was the case for 15 years, but it ended up failing it's true. Even being a genius, it is very difficult to fight alone against all of Europe for 20 years, it is impossible to anticipate all the betrayals, all the reactions (like the fire in Moscow where the population preferred to burn the city and starve rather than fall into the hands of Satan described as such by English propaganda) Egypt was not a disaster, it remained French for 2 years (victory in the Battle of the Pyramids, Mont Thabor and Aboukir ...) but it was the Directory that sent Napoleon there to remove this general who was becoming too ambitious, and Napoleon knew that he had not had enough means to do better in Egypt. Spain I agree with you, it is THE great disaster: it was our ally it became our enemy because of the looting of certain French soldiers in the churches, in an ultra Catholic country; the church and the English took the opportunity to demonize the French and it was guerrilla warfare ... Russia has been a disaster yes when we see this army of 600,000 men crossing the Niemen and only returning with 80,000 men. But there too did Napoleon have a choice? Tsar Alexander no longer respected the Treaty of Tilsit: he traded with the English and brought troops to Poland, because he had in fact never agreed to lose Poland. After Russia, for me it was all over. Leipzig, ok he might have had to keep the army he had left to defend France, he missed troops, he was clearly outnumbered, even if he succeeded in exceptional maneuvers and interspersed doubt in the enemy (that is to say genius) !!! For Louisiana, we didn't lose it but sold it. In 1803, France organized the sale of Louisiana to the United States. It was Napoleon Bonaparte who made this choice, because he was aware that he could not defend this immense territory against the English and that its sale would pose problems for the British Empire. You know, it was in 1806 that Napoleon ordered the construction of l'arc de triopmhe to the glory of the Grande Armée, and it was justified at that time, given the incredible victories ... I believe, as De Gaulle said, that his record cannot be reduced to the fact that he left France smaller than he found it. He brought eternal glory to France. Who can boast of having dominated Europe (and the world?) For 20 years? He is one of the 5 most legendary characters in the history of the world with Cesar, Alexander the Great, Charlemagne ... We could make great films on Napoleon (but of course Hollywood prefers to make films on WW2) You know, no territorial occupation certainly leads to a definitive conquest. Look at the wishes for independence of Catlogne, Quebec, Scotland ... Look at the Rome that was said to be eternal, it ended up falling. Who tells us that in 200 years the USA or China will not be cut in two, following civil wars or other? Nothing stays forever.

[@savate4]

@p g you mean from 500 BC to 5OO AD no ? France: 500 AD to 1940. Germany: from 1870 to 1918, and from 1936 to 1945. URSS: from 1945 to 1990. USA: from 1945 to 2020. China: from 2020... It's a joke 😉

[@savate4]

@Hornyshark oui je laisse tomber...de toute façon je réagis moins sur le net sinon on y passerait nos journées !

[@skiteufr]

So... people make fun of France for falling to the German motorized army in 6 weeks in ww2. But no one is praising them for taking out Prussia in one month, by foot, inflicting a string of humiliating defeats...

[@th3Big1dea]

skiteufr lol Prussia is not Germany. Germany wasn’t born yet

[@Stug9680]

@PIXELFAIL like the french army in 1940 who had old tactics. And Napoleon was able to reach Moscow without mechanization. Hitler not with tanks and trucks. Bonaparte the best :D

[@stevec7770]

Radio Ray Me too!

[@gabrielleiambest3276]

Abdul D Prussia kinda formed modern day Germany

[@th3Big1dea]

Haha I am Best Well you right but Germany was not united. They had like 70 independent states not sure but if Germany was united under Bismarck then Napoleon would have got his ass kicked.

[@akrybion]

I am a German, but I must say that Napoleon is by far my favorite historical figure even before Alexander, Charlemagne and Caesar. His life's story is just so amazing and ultimately tragic.

[@BlackInMind5]

Tragic? Not. He created far more tragedy than he had to endure.

[@Kidvirus44]

6 coalitions agaisnt france. And still, some said thats "napoleonic wars" -_-"

[@daaichommie708]

Pfft Europes whole history is filled with tragedy from all sorts of Kings, Emporers and Republics. Napoleon in my opinion was a truly great man and leader of a nation. The whole of Europe declared war on a man, not a nation. That says a lot.

[@BlackInMind5]

@@daaichommie708 He was a conqueror. Great tactician, no doubt about that, but also an authoritarian figure.

[@daaichommie708]

What leader isnt? He's no Eric Cartmen

[@HistoryMarche]

Doing the map here was a bit different. But it came out alright in the end.

[@abdulqadirhussain7864]

Great work mate

[@HistoryMarche]

Yeah we essentially had to place two battles on the same map to make it look seamless.

[@abdulqadirhussain7864]

@@HistoryMarche just a question can you recommend me your favourite history books like a reading list or something

[@HistoryMarche]

That's a pretty broad question, there are tons of books that I like, but I can tell you what I'm reading right now: "A Century of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order" by William F Engdahl

[@saqlainsiddiqui7170]

HistoryMarche the battle map and animations were excellent. Well done! And also subbed to your channel.

[@cheese3284]

But... 150% Discipline?

[@ahistoryfanatic5683]

150% discipline was achieved when Bismarck took power, at this time the Prussians didn't know what strategy to do against Napoleon, conventional warfare wouldn't work, guerilla warfare would, Spain did that, employing scorched earth, Russia did that and Napoleon lost the invasion of Spain and Russia respectively

[@TheRomanRuler]

@@ahistoryfanatic5683 Sort of true. Bismark's Prussia was stronger, but so was Frederick the Great's Prussia. By Napoleonic wars, Prussian army was weaker than it had been during Frederick the Great's era, as in Frederick the Great's army would have been able to defeat Napoleonic era Prussian army. That changed later in war, and foundations for Prussian army that would be most effective military machine in Europe until end of WW2 were laid.

[@vinsonsidharta]

6/6/6 Emperor-General + Elan > 150% discipline

[@TheHippoBLT]

Dex4Sure Napoleon never intended to occupy Russia nor tame it. He intended to enforce the Continental Blockade again and force Alexander under his will again. He never intended for a long war and intended to stay in Smolensk to start diplomatic talks again.

[@beachbum4691]

​@@ahistoryfanatic5683 Napoleon (1769 -1821), Bismarck (1815-1898) = Bismarck was not a player until long after Napoleon time, or I'm missing something ??? cheers :)

[@uyiuit5332]

“If he was still alive, I would not be here.” -Napoleon Bonaparte at the grave of Frederick II of Prussia.

[@Raisonnance.]

Ouais il a dit ça pour être gentil. Pour lui rendre hommage.

[@TheRhandolph]

Frederick suffered some terrible defeats and blamed anyone but himself for loses, on several occasions defeats so bad all his guns were captured and the army had to be rebuilt from scratch. Napoleon would thrash Frederick.

[@jasonjason6525]

Rhandolph Stearman Then why did he rank him among the best military commanders :)

[@suclox12yearsago56]

Jason Jason cuz he didn’t know shit about German history idfk

[@serenisma3402]

Jason Jason What? Okay first of all ":)" isn't funny even for sarcasm, second, it's not because someone get defeats that he is bad, but Frederick II is inferior to Napoleon, let's be real here, Frederick invented the oblique order, but he had a much better army than his opponents and a miracle happened when Russia stopped the war, Napoleon didn't rely on any miracle, only his tactics and strategies, Frederick's victories are over-exaggerated while most people don't know about Jena or Toulon, why? Because the English and the Germans, after beating Napoleon, tried so badly to ruin his image as a great conqueror, but they never succeeded

[@Nick_Hammer]

Fredrick the great must have been rolling in his grave at the continual poor showings of his army vs Napoleon.

[@MalaysianChopsticks]

Thanks to his successors. This is the Prussian's lowest point.

[@yarpen26]

Unnecessary funfact: the phrase "turn in one's grave" was coined in 1801 in the UK so just be weary against putting it too early in your historical fiction.

[@Lohrenswald]

you might now it, but when Napoleon enters Berlin at the end of this video he visits Fredrick's grave and says "If this man was still alive, I wouldn't be here today"

[@nobblkpraetorian5623]

Mr. Chopstick I would say that the Prussian's lowest point is in World War 1 (They still exist at that point)

[@rdb9912]

Same with Napoleon during the World Wars

[@GAX-447]

Charles Nove is such the perfect narrator for your work! Love his contribution.

[@missasinenomine]

I agree. Pleasant soft Scottish accent.

[@CastelDawn]

Dude : Marshal Davout, they have at least twice more men than us!! Davout : Hold my fine French wine

[@stormbringer2840]

Dude : Marshal Davout, they have at least twice more men than us!! Davout : It is sad , they are not nearly enough .

[@mikedi7850]

@@imrealisticc you ruined it

[@Niaragochar]

Davout: *leaves french wine* Prussians: Oh! Neptune

[@joshuagrover795]

More like Davout: "Hold my baton."

[@boss180888]

let's not forget how prussia sent their hussars to sharpen their blades in front of the french embassy as a provocation before the war. it didn't go so well did it...

[@Austin1723]

They're cuirassiers. Garde du Corps, to be precise

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

When was that they sent their Hussars?

[@solwen]

@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 They were not sent. Some Prussian hussars went on their own at the French embassy in Berlin and sharpened their blades on it's stairs, boasting that the war would be over in a few weeks. In this they were right and i wonder how they felt and what happened to these idiots.

[@solwen]

@@generalripper7528 This is history and not a game about having the last laugh and this would be a debate without end (what about WW1? Shall we speak about all the French conquest of the various German principalities ?) All the Europeans leaders were dictators, the only difference being that Napoleon actually gave more rights to its people, like equality before the law wich is a big thing. And you forgot the most important thing: Napoleon and France didn't declare war, it was the English and their European pawns who did.

[@maximilianmin1786]

solwen FYI the officers begged the French to not parade them past the embassy after Berlin was occupied, but the French rightly did so. Dope heads thought they were still fighting under Frederick the Great

[@Conorp77]

The Prussian army and Blucher approaching Davout is the most epic part of this whole series, except maybe for 1814.

[@Durahan82]

Blucher didn't Fought Davout in Leipzig nor In Waterloo .

[@AdityaSingh-iz5zs]

@@Durahan82 what IF blucher faced davout in waterloo if davout was commanding French right wing. Blucher - " why I have nightmare of aurstedt"

[@Conorp77]

@@AdityaSingh-iz5zs Apparently, the very last action of the Napoleonic Wars came at the gates of Paris, where Blucher did indeed come up against Davout for the second time.

[@AdityaSingh-iz5zs]

@@Conorp77 but davout didn't engage him I think. He sended general Rapp.

[@leroiarouf1142]

When people say germany invade france in 1month with tank And they forgot napoleon invade prussia in 6days with horse

[@PeliSotilas]

Just so you know it was France and half of Germany against Prussia.

[@leroiarouf1142]

@lol shit yes

[@viscount_of_troyes]

@@eintrachtfrankfurt6402 At least France has already win a war since her creation, while Germany never won a war since her creation 🙂

[@曉夢-l1r]

@@eintrachtfrankfurt6402 I don't speak nazi

[@Janoip]

@@曉夢-l1r Baguette and frogs' legs

[@manilajohn0182]

At the end of his career at St. Helena, Napoleon referred to Marshal Davout as "One of the purest glories of France"- an understatement if ever there was one.

[@joshuagrover795]

Marshal Davout nicknamed the Iron Marshal because of his strict discipline was probably Napoleon's finest Corps commander. Davout was virtually throughout his career never defeated in a pitched battle and when outnumbered more than 2:1 his III Corps, (26,000) vs. the main Prussian force, (64,000) at Auerstedt still came out on top to the point Napoleon didn't believe that the III Corps had defeated the main Prussian force "Your Marshal must be seeing double!", a reference to Davout's poor eyesight.

[@DumDumHistory]

Austria: Survives 20 years of war with France but gets mocked by everyone. Prussia: Can't last a single month but everyone is singing Pruessens Gloria.

[@DumDumHistory]

@L'Aigle Sadly, this is very true.

[@mlplarisanable]

@L'Aigle Of course there's always that one brainwahed Anti-American idiot in the comment sectuon that blames America for everything.

[@brainwasher9876]

The Napoleonic Wars were hardly the only wars Prussia fought in. Prussia's record overall when compared to Austria's is much more favorable.

[@DumDumHistory]

@@brainwasher9876 That's very debatable. In 1742 the Habsburgs had lost the Imperial throne, Bohemia and Silesia and were strategically isolated, but the Habsburg army not only reformed itself but actually managed to retake most of its lost territory, even despite being up against a coalition of France, Bavaria and Prussia. Even the Seven Years war was effectively a draw - Frederick II kept Silesia at the cost of ruining both his army and his economy. And after that, the Prussian military record gets even more questionable. Prussian involvement in the Revolutionary Wars was limited to a timid performance at Valmy which ended in retreat before the battle had even begun in earnest. In 1814 it was a secondary partner to Austria and Russia and was utterly dependent on support from them and on British subsidies. The war with Denmark in 1848 was a humiliating farce, whilst in 1864 and 1866 Prussia enjoyed immense technological superiority. Even then, at Koniggratz there were several moments in which luck played a vital role in Prussian victory. Compare this with Austria, which for most of its history was having to fight on multiple fronts in Germany, Italy and the Balkans, and it really puts things in perspective. Was the Habsburg Army perfect? Lord, no. It was geared towards survival rather than winning battles and conquering land. But it kept the Habsburg monarchy intact for 400 years through several crises which could very easily have destroyed it. Even in 1918, the Empire broke up before the Army did.

[@brainwasher9876]

By all measures Frederick II was supposed to lose the Seven Years War. Prussia was a fledgling power that simultaneously took on three of Europe's greatest land powers and fought them to a standstill. That Austria had the backing of France AND Russia and *still* lost is testament to how badly Austrian armies needed reform--which the Empress attempted to do, to limited success, but was mired by rampant political corruption. Austria's performance during the French revolution was practically non-existent so it's impossible to compare them there. Austrian cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars was considered the finest in Europe at the time, but their middling performance was a result of nepotism allowing poor-quality officers to lead them. If these men were lucky, their regiments were skilled enough to salvage their reputations.Prussia in the Napoleonic Wars was a shadow of its former self even before Jena. After their initial losses Prussia lost most of its territory and money and it's only natural that it relied on British subsidies to field an effective army. Didn't Austria also take significant British subsidies? Achieving technological and organizational superiority is a success in itself. It was in part Prussia's opponents' fault in its wars with Denmark, Austria and France in the late 1800s that Prussia was able to dominate them so easily, and it certainly wasn't a stroke of luck. A win is a win, and simply chalking up Austria, Denmark, and especially France's massive materiel, technological, and tactical blunders is a disservice to Moltke, Roon, etc.

[@earthenjadis8199]

What happened here to Prussia is what happened to France in 1940: Misplaced confidence in ability and heritage of your troops, quick defeats against an army with a superior combat doctrine, mass surrenders and confusion among the remaining troops. All I can say about Europe is no one is immune and what goes around comes around. You win one war and get crushed in another - all the major European powers have seen both sides of this. There's nothing inherently better or worse about the national traits of a particular soldier. It depends on much more than "fighting spirit".

[@fredlougee2807]

Truth there. In WW II the Japanese soldiers had no shortage of fighting spirit but they were hamstrung by an officer corps which was completely divorced from reality. For example, the advance down the Malay Penninsula was conducted by troops largely foraging off the land and riding bicycles which Japanese industry had sold to the Vietnamese in large numbers. This approach worked so it convinced the planners that they did not need to concentrate on logistics. When the US Marines landed on Guadalcanal they faced an enemy which was short on supplies. The islands of the South Pacific didn't have the cultivated fields of Indochina so there was precious little to forage.

[@Chris-xv7wd]

Don’t forget 1870

[@Chris-xv7wd]

@Nogent I don’t need the history. I have read the books.

[@Chris-xv7wd]

@Nogent zee Prussians were using horses in 1940. Imagine if they were fully militarized

[@Chris-xv7wd]

@Nogent 1940

[@matthewdoliveira9421]

"The idea that Prussia could take the field against me by herself seems so ridiculous that it does not merit discussion" Napoleon Bonaparte.

[@generalripper7528]

Yet the Prussians ultimately sealed Napoleons fate at Waterloo. Hubris.

[@LordKamos777]

@@generalripper7528 He's not wrong, it wasn't by themselves. Took a coalition to take him down, wouldn't exactly say hubris when it's facts. ;)

[@generalripper7528]

@@LordKamos777 Yes, the facts are that the Prussians dealt the deathblow to Napoleon's Army at Waterloo, which resulted in Napoleon being exiled to a rock in the middle of the South Atlantic.

[@haldir3120]

@Dex4Sure Pretty sure the Soviets won WII and not some people hiding on an island until the last 11 month of the war

[@barcased]

@@generalripper7528 It is "the fact" the same as "I came with a gun and shot a wounded person in the face, thus killing him" is "I DEALT THE DEATHBLOW" is fact. Lying by omission is not a fact. It is a lie.

[@jeandavoux7393]

Marechal DAVOULT was one of the greatest general ever...he was not at Waterloo, being in charge of the military government of France, because he was the only one Napoleon could trust not to betray or surrender...

[@gutsjoestar7450]

napoléon is the greatest

[@maxoemusguenter2523]

Davout

[@mikedi7850]

@@maxoemusguenter2523 Napoleon and Davout ha

[@justintimbersaw3934]

Napoleon blitzkrieg through Prussian *"I know you guys aren't ready for this but your kids are gonna love it"*

[@stormtrooper8420]

Prussia was so puny at that time. When Prussia become big they absolutely smashed the French

[@smal750]

@@stormtrooper8420 Do not forget france was fight the rest of europe at the same time 😚 France absolutely raggdolled anyways 😄☺

[@stormtrooper8420]

@@smal750 nobody else was United back then

[@smal750]

@@stormtrooper8420 wdym lmao even when Germany was united it got crushed humiliated and occupied 2 times in a couple years when it had to face coalitions while France humiliated 5 european coalitions including russia austria and britain during civil wars and plagues lol France is not on the same league it is factually the country with the greatest military history even without using the numbers of battles won bs

[@stormtrooper8420]

@@smal750 lol since the unification of Germany, France got absolutely dominated by the germans till to this day. Germany economically dominate Europe now. France fought more battles because France formed way before a unified German state.

[@Demonaire]

_"At Jena, Napoleon won a battle he could not lose. At Auerstädt, Davout won a battle he could not win."_ -François-Guy Hourtoulle

[@yourlocalt72]

i was playing napoleon total war when the notification came

[@yourlocalt72]

Sudarshan G my advice to hitler he must complete berlin moscow axis and then attack allies

[@gard86]

Funny, I was playing with my balls

[@TwoFistsOneHalleluja]

any good mods you could recommend?

[@yourlocalt72]

TwoFistsOneHalleluja i dont play mods mostly but i reccommend ww1 mod

[@aussiemilitant4486]

@@TwoFistsOneHalleluja darthmod for Napoleon Total War. There are others but i cant remember them.

[@JW-nx6hj]

Davout facing odds of 2 to 1 showed no signs of alarm. Talk about a cool dude

[@joshuagrover795]

Marshal Davout: "I see the odds have improved for the Prussians." III Corps: "But we never play the odds!"

[@heybeter6685]

the prussians were super confident coming into this fight, to the point where officers would sharpen their swords on the stone steps of the french embassy. those same officers would later be marched past that same embassy in cuffs following their catastrophic defeat and napoleon's occupation of berlin.

[@shawngilliland243]

The drawing that Felician Myrbach made of the sword sharpening incident a hundred years later is one of my favorites!

[@jeremey89jl]

I’m 30 years old and remember fondly what the history channel use to be,and recognized what it sadly became. Your channel fills a much needed void, and I sincerely thank you for embarking a passion that benefits us all.

[@viscousgoo2021]

Wait a sec...are you suggesting that big foot and ghosts don't belong on the _history_ channel? How dare you.

[@Feyser1970]

Napoleon was an extraterrestrial from Beta Carotena

[@bigmoniesponge]

@@Feyser1970 lmao

[@gavins9846]

well im not seeing any pawn shop and storage container bids here so this channel is FAIL.

[@baller4378]

​@@gavins9846 PREACH!!!

[@RyanTheHero3]

That feeling when you haven’t commanded 30 battles but are making Napoleon-level strategic ‘forward’ orders

[@nicolas314]

Most people tend to forget that the humiliation Napoleon gave to Prussia is way bigger than the 1940 humiliation of France...

[@leonidezdionisio9915]

its actually bigger for the French due to the Wehrmacht being prepared for a large scale war in a matter of years, the German generals themselves said that WW2 would quickly be over if France takes on the offensive and not the defensive.

[@nicolas314]

leonidez dionisio Nope, in 1940 France had a population 35M while Germany had 70M. Furthermore, France was going through a large political crisis, no money for the defense. France just could not fight and beat Germany alone in 1940. At Iena, Prussia was able to win but an humiliating defeat was the result instead.

[@7macfly2]

@Augustus Caesar and French destroyed this german reich in 1919 with the.... treaty of Versaille

[@Syl75]

@@leonidezdionisio9915 Yes, not having attacked in september 1939 (more exactly, the French army invaded briefly the German territory then was ordered to come back behind the Maginot line) is a big mistake. At this time, the Wehrmacht wasn't yet able to run 2 fronts in the same time and would have collapsed the same way the French army did in 1940. Hitler and the German high command were conscious of this and the Franco-British passivity has been a lucky surprise for them.

[@solwen]

What is interresting in the part of the video where it's said that the Prussian army rested on it's laurels, had old generals using obsolete tactics and was hindered by bureaucracy and internal rivalries. It was the exact same things with post WW1 France. Same causes, same effects ..

[@publiusscipioafricanus6475]

Gotta give credit to napoleon for not sitting in comfort in his palace after becoming emperor. Dude was still out there leading his army to the end.

[@trollege9618]

He led his army during hopeless times like in the 1814 invasion of France

[@closetglobe.IRGUN.NW0]

Yeah probably the greatest military dictator

[@عليياسر-ذ5ب]

​@@closetglobe.IRGUN.NW0This is Caesar, Augustus and Orian

[@spencertherren6806]

​@@عليياسر-ذ5بAlexander?????

[@عليياسر-ذ5ب]

@@spencertherren6806 Alexander the Great is from a noble ruling family and not just a military leader who made a coup and took control of his homeland like the Roman leaders and Napoleon

[@ISawABear]

Music was on point, i mean more that normal!

[@budowniczypylonow7026]

Oh, you are that guy that makes foxhole videos, haha.

[@snakeenjoyingacanofbeans5219]

You are not wrong

[@irontusk341]

if only i knew who composed it..... it has a link in the description to the website but not what song it is.

[@severanfenrir4051]

When you get to the 1813 campaign you need to cover Davout begging Napoleon to give him a field command and place him opposite Bernadotte to revenge himself against the traitor.

[@freewal]

@@lsatep Stop your stupid copy/past. Nobody believe your british propaganda here. If you like History and scientific work, you can't believe a word of your bad propaganda. Napoleon changed the game in Europe and you should thank him for what he gave to Europe and to the rest of the world.

[@augustushotel1737]

@@lsatep you are just an ignorant and jealous about the French Emperor.I don't want to lose time describing to you who was Napoleon and what he achieved,where is he resting now and the legacy he left. I think you would still have te risk to be a slave today to Old Monarcha if it wasn't for the Emperor.France and He was against all the old reigns of Europe fighting.You give to Ceasar what belongs to Him. Nobody will remeber you or your name but you cant speak with your small intelect (mind) about the Genius Of Napoleon.

[@razorsharpview9090]

Bernadotte was never a Traitor.

[@stefthorman8548]

@@razorsharpview9090 in the grand scheme of things, yes he was an trator, but not for himself, his new people, would have ripped him apart if he didn't betray napoleon.

[@louie97ation]

@@stefthorman8548Pretty sure Sweden declaring war was Napoleon’s fault

[@HunterCihal]

Davout sounds like a badass, was he present at Waterloo or other major engagements?

[@elpresidente5767]

he was not in waterloo but he was never defeated in battle

[@EpichistoryTv]

He was. He played a key role at Austerlitz, see my video on that if you haven't already. But during 'the Hundred Days' Napoleon appointed him Minister of War, which meant he was in Paris for the crucial battles. In hindsight perhaps a big mistake.

[@noxumbra3429]

Napoléon might be the primary figure of that period, but Davout was definitely a genius of his own. Always making the impossible possible, by far the second most competent and loyal Marshall.

[@lautarosillero1645]

@@noxumbra3429 Who's the best for you?

[@StykFo]

Jean Lannes is the the third best marshall of the empire

[@GAX-447]

A worthy addition to the series! Congratulations once again!

[@yarpen26]

Hello there, General Epic History! Your videos will make a fine addition to my collection!

[@KateFergeson]

By far one of my favorite campaigns to study. As a fan of both French and Prussian history, this a military historian's joy. What a sparkling clash.

[@namenome3680]

Marshall Davout what a freaking CHAD

[@DanielSchorr]

I just discovered your channel after a visit to Napoleon's tomb sparked my interest in history. I must say these videos are fantastic, superbly done mini-masterpieces. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and making these available. I love it!

[@EpichistoryTv]

Thank you, very kind. Yes his tomb in Les Invalides is quite a sight!

[@Guardias]

They called Napoleon a monster but he was one of their own creation. The opportunistic attacks on France as it faced instability from the revolution forged Napoleon into the man he became and gave him the experience to send them howling.

[@CaptainHaddocck]

Vive la France!

[@LuxMortis_]

@@lsatep Poor bait

[@andypaulmanguiat5115]

@@lsatep how he was an overrated military commander... The guy almost conquered the whole Europe... His tactics is still studied until now... His tactics have won wars in the past... On his 60 battles he only lost 8 of them... Most them as at the end of his empire where the whole europe is fighting against him...how he is an overrated commander if he marched from elba to paris to take his throne back without firing a signle shot from his army? Every great commanders has ups and downs you name it Patton Nimitz Rommel Washington and many more... You cant call someone an overrated commander who almost conquered the whole Europe

[@gatoski3603]

You look more Belgian though

[@midhunmanu007]

Napoleon was a genius

[@handlesarecringe957]

"Gentlemen, if this man were alive I would not be standing here today" -Napoleon to his officers at Frederick the Great's grave in Sanssouci

[@tylernelson4901]

3:32 Napoleon to Prussia (Bane's voice): Peace has cost you your strength. Victory has defeated you

[@DarkFilmDirector]

You both have really outdone yourselves here! The narration, music, editing, sound, maps, animation is all impeccable. I thoroughly enjoy the collaboration videos between the two channels! Y'all are doing more for history teaching than years of public schooling in 10 - 20 minute videos! One thing I'd like to see experimented with in the future is a satellite map overlay looking down from an angle at the battlefield to see the units moving over elevation and geographic features. It gives great clues into unit performance in battles. I've seen y'all do something similar on the Alexander the Great episode on the Battle of Issus.

[@Kancole12]

watching your videos of the napoleonic wars gives me a much deeper detailed insight of what happened on every battles, though Oversimplified video about Napoleon was great, it was too oversimplified to really know what happened in each battles he fought, this is brilliant. Expanded my knowledge about this man

[@thefangsofcerberus4715]

Prussia : we are the best army ever. Napoleans: hold my crossiant

[@joshuagrover795]

Napoleon: "Hold my Corps!"

[@63emiliya]

Napoleon on Napoleonic Blitzgrieg to Prussia- you may not be ready for this yet, but your kids are gonna love it.

[@lelouche25]

Marshal Davout was the hero in this battle. That was a hell of a battle he put up!

[@joshuagrover795]

Brunwick: "You're outnumbered more than 2:1, surrender!" Marshal Davout and III Corps: "We like our odds!" "Outnumbered, but never outclassed!"

[@anzaca1]

4:30 I doubt Napoleon could've imagined what would happen at Leipzig, seven years later.

[@Argentoratum68]

The fact that Prussia lost because their generals was old it's just like France in 1940

[@yeahman.9262]

Yeah that’s true. They were still fighting in the style of the 7 years war under Frederick The Great when really the style had changed since then.

[@yrsjhydjmdhyt]

Who's here after viewing Napoleon's Marshal part 6 to remind yourself why Davout was ranked as #1?

[@shefiimadh2273]

Here bro

[@renel8964]

"The Duke of Brunswick was shot through the eyes, a wound that proved to be fatal" Me: you dont say?

[@fredbarker9201]

rene L 😂

[@joshuagrover795]

Fatal eventually, but not instantly, the Duke of Brunswick died one month later in Hamburg from this shot through the eyes.

[@shaquille.oatmeal.9623]

Davout should have pursued the Prussians at Waterloo

[@bellatorfranconum3209]

Who would win: -The mighty prussian army -A bald Marshal

[@joshuagrover795]

Bald Motton Chop "Iron Marshal" with his already legendary III Corps.

[@jaymata1218]

Man... nothing beats the quality of this channel. Seriously insane.

[@labaguette3740]

*French Hater* : HAHAH Waterloo, Trafa- *Napoleon* : Siege of Toulon (September 7 - December 19, 1793, FRANCE) * Forces: 32,000 French; 100 guns - 16,000 Anglo-Spanish; 12 ships and 1,000 guns * Losses: 2,000 soldiers; 15 merchant ships - 4,000 soldiers; 6 vessels Battle of Montenotte (April 12, 1796, ITALY) * Forces: 9,000 French; 5 guns - 14,000 Austrians; 12 cannons * Losses: 800 soldiers - 3,300 soldiers; 12 cannons Battle of Millesimo (April 13 - 14, 1796, ITALY) * Forces: 9,000 French; 23 guns - 988 Austro-Sardinian; 2 cannons * Losses: 80 soldiers - 900 soldiers; 2 cannons Battle of Lodi (May 10, 1796, ITALY) * Forces: 17,500 French; 22 cannons - 9,500 Austro-Sardinian; 36 guns * Losses: 1,000 soldiers - 5,200 soldiers; 36 guns Battle of Borghetto (May 30, 1796, ITALY) * Forces: 38,400 French; 56 cannons - 8,000 Austro-Neapolitan; 89 guns * Losses: 2,700 soldiers - 5,800 soldiers; 45 cannons Battle of Lonato (2 - 3 August 1796, ITALY) * Forces: 20,000 French; 15 guns - 15,000 Austrians; 78 guns * Losses: 1,400 soldiers - 3,800 soldiers Battle of Castiglione (August 5, 1796, ITALY) * Forces: 35,000 French; 49 guns - 18,000 Austrians; 31 guns * Losses: 800 soldiers; 3 guns - 2,300 soldiers; 9 cannons Battle of Rovereto (September 4, 1796, ITALY) * Forces: 22,000 French; 96 guns - 10,000 Austrians; 115 guns * Losses: 260 soldiers; 1 cannon - 1,900 soldiers; 18 guns Battle of Bassano (September 8, 1796, ITALY) * Forces: 23,000 French; 101 guns - 11,000 Austrians; 154 guns * Losses: 1,800 soldiers - 5,600 soldiers; 56 guns Battle of Arcole (November 15 - 17, 1796, ITALY) * Forces: 22,000 French; 25 guns - 21,000 Austrians; 27 guns * Losses: 3,500 soldiers - 6,000 soldiers; 11 guns Battle of Rivoli (January 14, 1797, ITALY) * Forces: 19,000 French; 35 guns - 28,000 Austrians; 60 guns * Losses: 2,200 soldiers - 12,000 soldiers; 18 guns Battle of Mantua (January 16, 1797, ITALY) * Forces: 28,000 French; 42 guns - 14,000 Austrians; 50 cannons * Losses: 1,000 soldiers - 9,000 soldiers; 50 cannons Capitulation of Malta (June 11, 1798, MALTA, Mediterranean Sea) * Forces: 35,675 French; 250 guns - 4,000 Maltese * Losses: no loss - 4,000 prisoners Battle of the Pyramids (July 21, 1798, EGYPT) * Forces: 30,000 French - 35,000 Egypto-Turks and 10,000 Mameluks; 40 guns * Losses: 340 soldiers - 21,000 soldiers; 20 cannons Battle of Jaffa (March 7, 1799, EGYPT) * Forces: 18,000 French; 159 guns - 4,600 Turks; 10 cannons * Losses: 600 soldiers - 4,500 soldiers; 10 cannons Battle of Mount Tabor (April 16, 1799, EGYPT) * Forces: 4,200 French; 16 guns - 35,000 Turks; 12 cannons * Losses: 2,180 soldiers - 9,960 soldiers; 12 cannons Land battle of Aboukir (July 25, 1799, EGYPT) * Forces: 7,700 French; 17 guns - 18,000 Turks and the English fleet; 32 guns * Losses: 1,000 soldiers - 13,000 soldiers; 32 guns Battle of Marengo (June 14, 1800, AUSTRIAN EMPIRE) * Forces: 33,500 French; 40 guns - 30,080 Austrians; 92 guns * Losses: 6,600 soldiers - 9,400 soldiers; 33 guns Battle of Ulm (October 20, 1805, AUSTRIAN EMPIRE) * Forces: 80,000 French; 80 guns - 120,000 Austrians (including men from the city of Ulm); 59 guns * Losses: 130 soldiers - 110,000 prisoners; 59 guns Battle of Austerlitz (December 2, 1805, AUSTRIAN EMPIRE) * Forces: 73,200 French; 282 guns - 85,650 Russo-Austrians; 270 guns * Losses: 7,500 soldiers - 35,000 soldiers; 180 guns Battle of Jena (October 14, 1806, PRUSSIA) * Forces: 56,000 French; 180 guns - 52,000 Prusso-Saxons; 175 guns * Losses: 5,700 soldiers - 35,000 soldiers; 158 guns Battle of Czarnovo (December 23, 1806, POLAND) * Forces: 8,500 French; 78 guns - 15,000 Russians; 88 guns * Losses: 2,000 soldiers; 4 guns - 7,800 soldiers; 13 cannons Battle of Eylau (February 8, 1807, EASTERN PRUSSIA) * Forces: 72,000 French; 200 guns - 79,000 Russo-Prussians; 400 guns * Losses: 14,000 soldiers - 23,000 soldiers; 23 guns Battle of Heilsberg (June 10, 1807, PRUSSIA) * Forces: 65,000 French; 114 guns - 53,000 Russo-Prussians; 167 guns * Losses: 5,600 soldiers - 22,700 soldiers; 155 guns Battle of Friedland (June 14, 1807, EASTERN PRUSSIA) * Forces: 80,000 French; 220 guns - 60,000 Russians; 267 guns * Losses: 10,300 soldiers - 20,000 soldiers; 80 guns Battle of Somosierra (November 30, 1808, SPAIN) * Forces: 11,000 French; 20 guns - 7,800 Spaniards; 7 guns * Losses: 800 soldiers - 5,900 soldiers; 7 guns Battle of Abensberg (April 20, 1809, BAVARIA) * Forces: 36,000 French; 74 guns - 22,000 Austrians; 110 guns * Losses: 4,200 soldiers; 3 guns - 8,600 soldiers; 14 guns Battle of Landschut (April 21, 1809, BAVARIA) * Forces: 10,800 French; 85 guns - 48,000 Austrians; 96 guns * Losses: 5,600 soldiers; 11 guns - 20,700 soldiers; 45 cannons Battle of Eckmühl (April 22, 1809, BAVARIA) * Forces: 53,000 French; 100 guns - 54,000 Austrians; 64 guns * Losses: 7,950 soldiers - 35,200 soldiers; 64 guns Battle of Regensburg (April 23, 1809, BAVARIA) * Forces: 37,000 French; 105 guns - 26,000 Austrians; 78 guns * Losses: 5,400 soldiers - 11,900 soldiers; 3 cannons Battle of Essling (May 21 - 22, 1809, AUSTRIAN EMPIRE) * Forces: 60,100 French; 120 guns - 95,800 Austrians; 256 guns * Losses: 18,000 soldiers; 3 guns - 19,000 soldiers Battle of Wagram (July 5 - 6, 1809, AUSTRIAN EMPIRE) * Forces: 160,000 French; 488 guns - 180,000 Austrians; 440 guns * Losses: 30,000 soldiers - 41,700; 20 cannons Battle of Smolensk (August 17 - 18, 1812, RUSSIA) * Forces: 50,000 French; 178 guns - 30,000 Russians; 210 guns * Losses: 12,000 soldiers - 29,000 soldiers; 46 cannons Battle of The Moskva River (September 7, 1812, RUSSIA) * Forces: 103,000 French, 5,400 Austrians, 2,300 Prussians and 1,200 Poles; 580 guns - 120,800 Russians; 640 guns * Losses: 27,600 soldiers - 44,000 soldiers; 20 cannons Battle of Krasnoye (24 October 1812, RUSSIA) * Forces: 24,000 French; 160 guns - 24,000 Russians; 23 guns * Losses: 2,300 soldiers - 10,600 soldiers; 23 guns Battle of Lützen (2 am 1813, SAXON) * Forces: 14,400 French; 45 guns - 12,000 Russo-Prussians; 56 guns * Losses: 3,400 soldiers - 8,600 soldiers Battle of Bautzen (20 - 21 May 1813, SAXON) * Forces: 167,000 French; 186 guns - 117,000 Russo-Prussians; 278 cannons * Losses: 19,800 soldiers - 52,000 soldiers; 10 cannons Siege of Dresden (August 26 - 27, 1813, SAXE) * Forces: 155,000 French; 101 guns - 200,000 Austro-Prussians; 223 guns * Losses: 10,500 soldiers - 24,000 soldiers; 114 guns Battle of Hanau (30 - 31 October 1813, SAXE) * Forces: 60,000 French; 10 guns - 30,000 Austro-Bavarian; 87 guns * Losses: 6,500 soldiers; 10 guns - 12,000 soldiers Battle of Brienne (January 29, 1814, FRANCE) * Forces: 36,000 French; 101 guns - 28,000 Austrians; 42 guns * Losses: 5,600 soldiers; 1 cannon - 10,400 soldiers; 13 cannons Battle of Champaubert (September 8, 1814, FRANCE) * Forces: 15,000 French; 20 cannons - 37,000 Coalition; 75 guns * Losses: 2,800 soldiers - 7,800 soldiers; 5 cannons Battle of Montmirail (February 11, 1814, FRANCE) * Forces: 16,300 French; 36 guns - 32,000 Russo-Prussians; 94 guns * Losses: 2,000 soldiers - 4,500 soldiers; 17 cannons Battle of Château-Thierry (February 12, 1814, FRANCE) * Forces: 20,000 French; 101 guns - 30,000 Austrians; 78 guns * Losses: 5,400 soldiers - 9,800 soldiers; 15 cannons Battle of Montereau (February 18, 1814, FRANCE) * Forces: 30,000 French; 35 cannons - 60,000 Coalition; 105 guns * Losses: 4,400 soldiers - 14,000 soldiers; 12 cannons Battle of Ligny (June 16, 1815, BELGIUM) * Forces: 100,000 French; 101 guns - 80,000 Coalition; 112 guns * Losses: 2,000 soldiers; 5 guns - 9,000 soldiers; 37 guns

[@jonathandestandau9466]

That's a lot of battle!

[@Philzemoxe]

🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@abigaillizeth7395]

😲😲

[@hermes931]

Well narrated, brilliant maps and informative. This is one of the best history channels out there!

[@xHugoxN7]

Davout is a Boss.

[@VentiVonOsterreich]

Even after 3 years I still come back watching this video getting goosebumps when seeing Davout's army about to fight the Prussian army and singlehandedly destroy it

[@joshuagrover795]

Marshal Davout and his legendary III Corps liked to play the odds that for sure

[@bthanbeethan5590]

0:06 the greatest trio to have existed

[@ThatKenBoi88]

People-“LOL FRANCE ALWAYS SURRENDERS IMAGINE” Napoleon-Hold my baguette.

[@AverageRenaissance1234]

Davout...one of the puriest glories of France

[@Ralphieboy]

The entire series is clearly presented, aesthetically pleasing and in general a pleasure to watch.

[@Daltondd1]

The coverage on these battles is great!! We need Aboukir Bay, Mount Tabor, Quatre Bras, Manuta relief battles, Aboukir, Wagram, and Battle of the Nations at Leipzig

[@las_espannas]

Wagram and Leipzig exists the videos of Epic History TV.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

*YESSSSSS!!!*

[@aryaazhari8896]

Congratulation for the victory

[@justinian-the-great]

It's really nice that you let Davout to enter Berlin first.

[@kevin8712]

@@justinian-the-great He'd saved the BEST for last. And Davout is not yet finished...

[@danceparty769]

The narrator for these videos is exceptional

[@DJ-1Q84]

Davout: "Emperor, I'm engaged with the enemy and outnumbered 2:1." Napoleon: "Lol four-eyes"

[@GrislyAtoms12]

Craziest battle I've ever read about. And when it talked about Davout charging the main Prussian Army, I nearly fell out of my chair. Didn't see that one coming! Dude had a pair.

[@goodbanter4427]

Best history channel on KZbin hands down

[@AFT_05G]

No one could defeat Prussia. Napoleon I: *Hold my baguette!*

[@joshuagrover795]

Or Marshal Davout and III Corps: "I am about to end this man's (Brunwick) career and life."

[@kuribayashi84]

Napoleon saw Frederick the Great as the greatest tactical genius of all time; after his victory over the Fourth Coalition in 1807, he visited Frederick's tomb in Potsdam and remarked to his officers: "Gentlemen, if this man were still alive I would not be here."

[@DidierDidier-kc4nm]

yes !!but the prussians in 1806 were not the same than in 1757 it s like french in 1914 were not the same than in 1940!! the fighting spirit Evolved !!

[@andraslibal]

European powers fighting and bleeding, all for Britain. How stupid is that.

[@jeffkodiac]

You are totaly right .

[@joshuaowen6763]

I have to disagree with you there. Austria, Prussia, and Russia all fought Napoleon' France not because of Britain, But because France represented a political and military threat to their dominance over all of Europe. Not only that but after the Revolution Napoleon now represented the new enlightenment ideals that diposed of Louis XVI which could inspire their countries citizens to also follow suit against them. So they allied themselves with Great Britain not because of Britains control over them but because it was a matter of convience.

[@lapinmalin8626]

La Grande Bretagne le pire ennemie de la France

[@freewal]

Joshua Owen they were paid by Britain. Paul of Russia didn’t want war vs France and agreed for neutrality. He was killed by agents sent by Britain including BEnningsen.

[@spectregaming2465]

@@joshuaowen6763 lol u got brainwashed by british propaganda just to make their country look good compared to others. What a shame....

[@abhyudayasinhchauhan6499]

Keep it up guys ... most comprehensive war depiction channel on youtube

[@BDJans]

I just found this channel and I must say that I absolutely love it. I really enjoy history, especially war history, and your animations and narrations are so enthralling that I keep watching more. Thank you for keeping history alive.

[@ayeejiff9847]

from everything i've seen about napoleon, this definitely is probably the highlight that made him most famous throughout Europe

[@grzegorzk1177]

After Napoleonic wars in Europe 6 mln was dead. Go to Hell with him to enjoy time with Lucifer.

[@Daggz90]

That was Austerlitz

[@laurentiuoctavian2964]

Dear Toby, I truly enjoy and love your videos , especially when they are about Napoleon. I, currently play Europe War 4 and it's fantastic, it's a game about Napoleon! Love your channel!❤❤❤

[@nosilazerep]

Napoleon's all-star field marshals are on this battle

[@karlhans6678]

Another great Napoleon video! Not enough detailed videos about the Napoleon wars, it's good to see one made.

[@nacht2377]

You can see the impact of Napoleon's Marshals here that he needed the most at Waterloo, the loss of Lannes, the death of Berthier, the absence of Davout. And the stupidity of Ney. Yep, no wonder he lost Waterloo

[@trollege9618]

The miscommunication between the marshals

[@nacht2377]

@@trollege9618 honestly, yes. They have their own worlds, which makes it easier for them to misunderstand each other

[@kayzenl7911]

Well, to give some credits back to Ney, he was one of the best. But make no mistake, the odds the empire was against, it couldn’t have hold much longer. France lost 42% of its male population from 18yrs to 30yrs, adding to that, 20 years of Constant warfare on all fronts, at the end of the day, even winning Waterloo was just a question of time before the downfall. These effects will hurt France until mid 20 century and WW2 when France population fall behind the uk and faaar back behind its main rival, Germany.

[@rivaantyc6826]

"Prussian armies had been devastated by the french blitzkreig" Germany in 1939: What goes around, comes around.

[@TwoFistsOneHalleluja]

*laughs in soviet storm*

[@Pantokrator1]

Wonderful series of history shorts. Thoroughly enjoyable. Keep up the good work.

[@marshalLannes1769]

140,000 prisioners ? Now that's a real surrender.

[@coimbralaw]

This day marked the end of the Prussian Army.

[@maxanderson9293]

Unlikely, Prussians under Bismark would defeat the French later to form union of the German states and eventually leading to the formation of Germany.

[@robowisanveithasung6022]

that's nonsensical. if anything, it destroyed the prestige and mystic of the Prussian Army that Frederick the Great had procured in his wars and made a path to improve itself more and more as the years went.

[@patrickallen8787]

Time to binge-watch all of the Napoleonic episodes. Life is good.

[@treasureisland3809]

I know you can't mention everybody, but some braves deserve it: Gudin's 3rd Division of the III Corps was the first major formation into action at the battle of Auerstädt and it bore the main brunt of the fighting. It suffered 40 percent casualties one of whom was Gudin who was seriously wounded. Gudin was a close friend of Davout, his commanding officer.

[@simenonhonore]

Very clear and well paced commentary, well illustrated and easy to follow - thanks!

[@angusyang5917]

Fun fact: Later on, Davout, commander of the III Crops, became the mayor of Savigny-sur-Orge, a small commune in France, while Bernadotte, commander of I Corps, became king of Sweden, where he defected to the coalition, allowing his dynasty to take control of Norway and Sweden. His descendants still rule Sweden today.

[@freewal]

One was a true loyal guy, a brillant marshall, the other one was a corrupt politician with some victories in the past campaigns ... but not more.

[@TheKlawwGang888]

Fantastic video as always! As someone who is passionate about history its always a treat whenever you upload, easily the best channel out of all my subs.

[@TeamKuukiFoodGames]

When nearly half your army is a rear guard...it would somewhat an easy thing to forgive if someone were to mistake such a force, as the main force lol

[@thunderbird1921]

Heck, both sides were in great confusion. Frederick William III was wise enough to know that if he WAS facing Napoleon's main army, a major full on attack would be idiocy (due to sheer numbers, speed, etc.). One of his best commanders was already gone, by far the best choice was to retreat. However, this went horribly wrong as the video shows. Davout was a masterful general. The REAL fool in this whole conflict was Frederick William's wife Louise. What was she thinking, not only starting war with the French but personally insulting Napoleon? Her hatred and aggressive temper nearly got her husband's kingdom destroyed.

[@thunderbird1921]

@Chalil Syti There's actually a painting of Napoleon at Tilsit meeting with Frederick William III, Queen Louise and Alexander I of Russia after the peace settlement. The French Emperor is smirking slightly in Louise's direction, while she can't bring herself to look at him. Alexander at the time has a slightly relieved smile, as Russia got much more merciful terms than the Prussians.

[@leadavenport4142]

Superb presentation! At conclusion however , when commentary suggests Napoleon became the disrupting influence of Europe , I posit , perhaps he became the breathe of fresh , air Europe , Kingdoms , Societies and Citizens desperately needed!

[@georgyhot1]

Damn Napoleon army was powerful as f+(k

[@janeghudjars3496]

Davout has the battle of his life. Bravo!

[@esjihn]

The music at 12:28 plus the portrait of the newly promoted Davout. Chills.

[@kogerugaming]

Brunswick: We have you two to one. Davout: I like those odds.

[@joshuagrover795]

Or Marshal Davout: "My III Corps is about to end this man's (Brunswick) career and life."

[@loukasbaker5977]

I would love a podcast to listen to while working or working out!

[@NikoHL]

Napoleon should never have been defeated...

[@arturwojciechowicz3124]

Auerstadt and the best commander Louis Nicolas Davout.

[@cocotaveras8975]

artur wojciechowicz Agreed!

[@breiter4697]

What's better than a epic tv history march collaboration. Can't think of one

[@alabamaisyourdaddy6137]

I would like to point out someone who deserves more attention and that someone is Alexander Berthier Napoleons loyal and skilled Chief of staff. The Emperor would never have won many of his great battles without the tireless work of Berthier. Much of the sloppy staffwork during the hundred days would not have happened if Berthier was still Chief of Staff.

[@iulianlupastean7038]

Berthier was the only marshal that Napoleon said that he is to valuable to step on the battlefield.

[@fiachramaccana280]

hear hear

[@g.sakhalin1587]

Absolutely right Berthier is the type of super secretary on which you build empires. When Napoleon heard of his death in 1815 (murder?) he literally collapsed he possibly knew it was all over

[@cassiusijeomah4239]

I Love Listening And Watching This Story Battle Of Napoleon Bonaparte