Napoleonic Wars: Downfall 1809 - 14

[@EpichistoryTv]

Here is the second part of our Napoleonic Wars compilation, taking the story from 1809 to the Emperor's defence of France in 1814. If you missed Parts 1-6 you can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2KynoJojrKceq8 This series took 3 years to make (thank you for your patience, especially to Patreon supporters, and to HistoryMarche for mapping support), and is the culmination of more than 20 years reading and studying the Napoleonic era. I hope you enjoy! Some shortcuts: The Spanish Ulcer 1808 - 11 00:48 Battle of Salamanca 20:04 Napoleon invades Russia 35:44 Battle of Borodino 53:26 Retreat from Moscow 1:09:36 Germany 1813 1:35:33 Battle of Vitoria 2:00:15 Battle of Leipzig 2:20:46 Defence of France 1814 2:52:20

[@amaurya7689]

Hope you will also do campaigns of Italy and of Egypt and Syria

[@brandonarmienti7734]

Thank you for making the best Napoleonic Wars documentary ever. This is amazing!!

[@EpichistoryTv]

@Bury Me With A Violin This is the place to support the channel: www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV Ad free early access and exclusive updates and votes!

[@marshalsoult3860]

Hey its my Cannae style at Ocana :)

[@professorrama-headofthehou9045]

I really wanna hold a marshal's baton and wear a bicorne hat and a red sash like what Napoleon's marshals wear

[@MrVtorrejon]

The stress and the hopelessness of the retreat from Moscow cannot be narrated any better. Amazing

[@AndrewRyan-rd1wl]

A channel called Voices of the Past has an amazing video of a Russian soldiers diary account during the invasion and Retreat. There's a dark story during the surrender its winter and a French soldier stumbles into a camp the Russian is in and is starving,freezing the other soldiers hand the Frenchmen an axe to cut meat off a dead horse frozen in the snow, the soldier tries but is to weak to do so, so he lays down and says "nothing left but to die" and does..

[@tbrowniscool]

Its so hard to comprehend how brutal this era was, on foot without modern clothing/insulation in -30c. I complained (in my mind) about having to drive an hour in traffic yesterday. What a different world we live in.

[@AndrewRyan-rd1wl]

@@tbrowniscool Thats so true, I hate when pioneer or wilderness movies show characters running through rivers and streams willy nilly like they have spare clothes.

[@rykson161]

GREED GREED AND MORE GREED

[@jordanfan5896]

Jordan Fan，Prophet of Environment。范楚漳，環境先知： While Nelson was only capable of deploying his half nelson moves in wrestling. Napoleon Bonaparte had lots of great military & strategical maneuvers. Among them are his ability to Blown apart the bodies of all his enemy’s soldiers with his canons while keeping his own soldiers from being Blownaparted. Napoleon Bonaparte’s soldiers all have great appetite therefore they would constantly ordering French Fries 🍟 from Marshal McDonald while he still needed to constantly loading cannons with Quarter-pounder cannonballs!!!!!!!!!

[@Fenniks-]

The Greatest documentary series ever on Napoleon.

[@mariopasha4119]

Justinian I couldn't agree more

[@justinian-the-great]

Most certainly it is!

[@Dionisio97]

THE GREATEST

[@admiral_brony]

Agree

[@memorymeme51]

Hopefully you would be next

[@jayski87]

Honestly I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched this series. In my opinion it’s the greatest historical content on KZbin, alongside the ‘Marshals’ series. An incredible piece of work. I thank everyone involved. 👏🏻

[@mrhumble2937]

What's the marshals about?

[@frog6581]

what about soviet storm, that's definitely more in depth and accurate

[@frog6581]

@Badatallthis Stuff how would saying that another documenatary seires is more accurate mean that thousands of primary sources are inaccurate? im not sure how you took that out of my comment but thats not what i meant.... also letters and jurnals and biographys are more often then not not completely accurate having been embelished or just by having wrong information. That is why historians dont depend on primary sources but secondary and primary. and thirdly the "Soviet Storm" seires was produced by the Russian Federations government and the histortians working on it had access to much of the Soviet Unions archives that date back to the war as well as some allied and german ones. I would imagine that the Russian producers and historians had much more to work with and were much morfe qualifiyed to create a professional documentary series than youtubers... not tyrying to throw shade, i really enjoy this channel and specificly this series.

[@eretuev]

try soviet storm!.

[@yvesgauthierndri8750]

Thanks everyone . Especially the narrator Charles Nove with his golden voice . His voice lead me to this incredible history site

[@crownprincesebastianjohano7069]

The magnum opus of Napoleonic videos. A magistral work. Once again, you out do yourself, Toby!

[@thunderbird1921]

Fun fact: From artwork I've seen, Napoleon III did an act of ULTIMATE revenge and shade when the European powers were negotiating the end of the Crimean War in 1856. He apparently had the Russians and even his British allies apparently work in a conference room, underneath a portrait of his uncle.

[@anshdeulkar2004]

@@thunderbird1921 wow that's a pretty good fact

[@clovisi5506]

Vérité.

[@mitchtherighteous]

Every time i hear him say "La Grande Armée" i hear *"La Gronde hon hon hon hon Hey"* truly epic!

[@le_tiebreaker__9297]

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[@GibSonLoGic]

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[@redblacktichy7713]

And don't forget the music.

[@RidingTheKhaliYuga]

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[@SteveArvey]

Agreed. Amazing

[@jordanfan5896]

Jordan Fan，Prophet of Environment。范楚漳，環境先知： While Nelson was only capable of deploying his half nelson moves in wrestling. Napoleon Bonaparte had lots of great military & strategical maneuvers. Among them are his ability to Blown apart the bodies of all his enemy’s soldiers with his canons while keeping his own soldiers from being Blownaparted. Napoleon Bonaparte’s soldiers all have great appetite therefore they would constantly ordering French Fries 🍟 from Marshal McDonald while he still needed to constantly loading cannons with Quarter-pounder cannonballs!!!!!!!!!

[@tuncan3015]

Yes, excellent, you learn alot. Napolean and the medics overlooked some lice,typhus spray protection like the Germans had.

[@pectenmaximus231]

The production quality of this is almost hard to believe. I don’t know if most people understand that every second of this video represents significant work. How many hours did this take to make?! The pacing and details, like the way cropped images of generals are brought in when mentioned, is so clever. Also, props on the audio - the mixing is spot on.

[@joegeorge3889]

It was very well done

[@maceoryan-hess9235]

It took him 3 whole years - i could never do that

[@donny_doyle]

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[@ButHerMama]

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[@aleksander3647]

Audio work is absolutely the best, you only notice when something is wrong when the mixing is bad. But Epic History TV has some of the best audio mixers on KZbin. Everything else is great as well.

[@alanb9443]

Think how much planning, production and skill this series took to make! Napoleons Grand armee probably required less organisation, and all for free on the internet. People often compare this channel to ‘the history channel’ but frankly at this point this is ‘the history channel’.

[@user_____M]

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[@user_____M]

@sebâstian turnayev 4,5,6 true, 3 probably true (I think it's the 4th Crusade when the Latin Empire formed), the rest is false unless they mean Celts were also in Britain but Celts were all over Eurasia, not just Britain, even in modern Turkey

[@sirgoo9962]

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[@jarlprae9475]

My education lacked much study of the Napoleonic Wars. Having watched these series I understand the mechanics and strategy of the U.S. Civil War much better. Accounting for the addition of telegraphic communication and the use of railways, the similarities seem very pronounced. Thank you for providing us with these wonderful programs, they've greatly enhanced my understanding of 19th century warfare.

[@joeljoseph8495]

Whoever dislikes this is a fool. The amount of studying memorization reading plus all the political and social things happening during that time is insane. Mad respect for you man and I hope to see more quality content from you!

[@thebirdbrand]

Are you mad respecting the Creator of the content, or are you mad respecting Napoleon??? 🤔💭

[@Newbierank]

@@thebirdbrand Why not both ;)?

[@jacknelson3292]

French people dislike this

[@nickclark18]

I helped push this channel beyond any and all limits, I'm trying my hardest and have get to be compensated for it. wtf

[@morphkogan8627]

You realize its probably a sizeable team of people that made this right..? He's just the narrator

[@joshlesure3196]

If I may say so, this series is without any shadow of a doubt, the most well-presented, written, narrated, and informative about the Napoleonic wars, that I've ever seen! The artwork and the maps are impecably well-made and presented, and there's so much information I never knew about! Everything from Napoleon's early beginnings as an artillery officer/his first victory at Toulon, the tactics, weapons and uniforms, and battles and campaigns I never learned about before! Epic History TV, you've truly outdone yourselves!

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[@MrNiceGuyHistory]

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[@martinconnors5195]

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[@jordanfan5896]

Jordan Fan，Prophet of Environment。范楚漳，環境先知： While Nelson was only capable of deploying his half nelson moves in wrestling. Napoleon Bonaparte had lots of great military & strategical maneuvers. Among them are his ability to Blown apart the bodies of all his enemy’s soldiers with his canons while keeping his own soldiers from being Blownaparted. Napoleon Bonaparte’s soldiers all have great appetite therefore they would constantly ordering French Fries 🍟 from Marshal McDonald while he still needed to constantly loading cannons with Quarter-pounder cannonballs!!

[@danielechebarria8733]

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[@stuart1346]

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[@andrew.lanc3r]

"The study of Epic History TV has given me a greater idea of his genius than any other" The Great War On Epic History's Napoleonic Videos

[@DivideandConquerCichlidKeeping]

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[@bramwell9544]

I've spent the whole day watching both of the main parts of "The Napoleonic wars". I had a lot to do but it was just too well done and too absorbing to resist. A brilliant production.

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Based

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[@vegetatarian]

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[@Drakken25]

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I hate it when this happens..

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Andalusia is pronounced 'sia' ..in Andalusia itself....the northern parts of Spain pronounce it 'thia'.

[@flashgordon6670]

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[@leocorreia8311]

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[@flashgordon6670]

The Medal of History! 🏅And the Documentary’s Trophy! 🏆

[@soccerguy2433]

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[@theapple3160]

Best Napoleonic Wars documentary i’ve ever seen, and it’s free on youtube. I love this documentary series and could watch it forever, the narration is amazing, the graphics and pure knowledge is overwhelmingly brilliant, and the music is mixed in so beautifully. this deserves to be in the cinemas instead of the Ridley Scott movie.

[@BboyHipHop1]

This is the best historic depiction I've ever seen, I couldn't stop watching 10/10. If there is a chance of an updated 1815 to finish the series I'm definitely watching it!

[@Blame_Miracles]

"To the cannon, all men are equal" napoleons quotes are breathtaking and epic

[@Validboy]

Sure but remember that his best friend and organizer got killed by a stay cannonball and his most trusted general.. so its epic with a twist of sadness for him to say that..

[@FazeParticles]

@@Validboy napoleon was ripe with irony but he didn't show any fear. i can respect and appreciate that.

[@yugster78]

@@FazeParticles Most of the time when he delcared he was about to do something awesome that's exactly what he did.

[@DaddySantaClaus]

ability is nothing without opportunity

[@tooshlong]

@@FazeParticles shame he was such a dumb strategist. One of the worst ever? Probably not as bad as Hitler. But still epically bad.

[@heldercorreia8382]

Give the narrator a castle. He is the most valuable thing in this channel. Never lose him.

[@OscarPanczenko]

The way you make videos is incredible. You made a documentarial masterpiece of Napoleon. The music, the story telling, the voice, the sequence, the clarity, the imagery. Everything is amazingly done. WOW. Thank you.

[@dylanmeder4365]

What I'm trying to understand is how this is all available for free. Thank you for these absolutely incredible videos!!!

[@Yeoldelole]

Dont tap the glass..

[@edmartin875]

The ads pay for it so the more watches it gets the more money they make.

[@miragaming9628]

This is an oscar worthy content on KZbin. Love you so much for bringing us content like this for free

[@MrNiceGuyHistory]

An oscar would be a disgrace to this masterpiece. Keep the insufferable hollywood weirdos away... far far away.

[@COSUAMdePuertoRico]

Napoleon's awareness, speed to react and reach places at critical times was extraordinary, he seemed to be riding a motorcycle while everybody else was riding on horse....

[@geordiejones5618]

One of the few generals throughout all recorded history who had the instinct and awareness to be formidable in any age. In the first world war he would have used the enhanced transportation and artillery to march on Germany before Serbia was invaded. Would have been just as bloody but half as long leaving Britain, France and Russia in total control and then eyeing one another.

[@chengducat]

As was Julius Caesar

[@Kunfucious577]

@@geordiejones5618 I think if napoleon fought in WW1, he would’ve strategically picked apart whichever side he was against. It would’ve ended a lot sooner with a lot less casualties. I can’t believe how arrogant and incompetent the officers in WW1 were. Especially the English leaders who thought walking at a slow pace toward machine guns was the best strategy.

[@loyalpiper]

@@Kunfucious577 they weren't that stupid. The only reason that occurred was due to miscalculations in the strategy of creeping barrage. It called for troops to walk at a steady pace behind an advancing wall of artillery shells, by the time they reached the trench lines the Germans would be still recovering from the hits by the time the troops reached it. The most infamous example was where the British troops fell too far behind the advancing barrage at the somme and as a result "walked" straight into the fully manned german positions.

[@doesnotreallymatterr]

@@Kunfucious577 As a admirer of Napoleon myself, I don't think he'd be as spectacular in WW1 as in his era, he excelled in mobile warfare, the very opposite of what happened in WW1, positional warfare, which could not be avoided, because of trenches and machine gun positions, you can't really outflank it or charge on it, unless you're willing to make suicide beyonette charges, the only chance would be Tanks, but early tanks became effective on very late stage of war, after they became a bit more reliable and faster.

[@flowbare]

I watch a great deal of history videos, but Epic History is definitely the best. The coverage of Napoleon’s wars is objective, detailed and informative, as well as highly entertaining. Congratulations for this outstanding job.

[@lordstephan467]

Kings and Generals

[@jraelien5798]

This is just SO good. Unbelievable the level of detail and professionalism! You guys have made me absolutely obsessed with Napoleon Bonaparte, a figure from history that I previously had little to no interest in. I just ordered a bunch of books on his life, politics and effects on Europe. THANK YOU!!!

[@m.dewylde5287]

One of the effects on history he had is that my country exists today.

[@jraelien5798]

@@m.dewylde5287 Are you an American?

[@m.dewylde5287]

@@jraelien5798 No, I am Romanian. France under Napoleon, and after him, supported the anti-Austrian and anti-Ottoman Romanian nationalists who were asking for freedom from the two Empires. Without his influence and help it would have taken a lot longer to organize the 1821 Revolution. He was not in power anymore, but the Revolution was the result of his actions. Also, France after him continued to help with the 1848 Revolution and with the Independence war of 1876-77, and later in the World War II. For all that, we are very thankful to France.

[@jraelien5798]

@@m.dewylde5287 Cool! That is inspiring. He was such an amazing man. I am reading a biography of him now.

[@pdruiz2005]

How did Napoleon help in American independence? By 1783 it was a done deal, when Napoleon was still a boy learning about the great men of history in school. I could imagine that you’re talking about Napoleon’s sale of the Louisiana Territory in 1803. But the Americans sooner or later were going to settle and overwhelm France in taking this land. Just like they had done with Mexico. With or without Napoleon, the US was going to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

[@fuerstmetternich643]

I've loved Napoleonic history since my dad bought me L'Empereur for the NES when I was 10, on the same day I was cursed with braces. But what you've done is truly epic: allowing me to convert my wife, son, and parents into true history enthusiasts. Vive L'Empereur!

[@dubbyx8490]

Became a history enthusiat thanks to Age of Empires II.. Congratulations on converting your family.. I hope to do this when I have a family of my own someday

[@thealeph165]

I will eat my own toes every 3 days until an Italian campaign video is posted

[@RodolfoGaming]

Same man

[@thealeph165]

@@RodolfoGaming We're going on a toe strike

[@marcustulliuscicero.5856]

They liked it so I bet there's one coming.

[@RodolfoGaming]

@@marcustulliuscicero.5856 yeah i don't know patreons might get in the way of that

[@RodolfoGaming]

@@thealeph165 forget hunger strike, toe strike is the real deal

[@christophermatter1953]

EHTV has the best documentaries and combines the best visuals with excellent narration

[@brandonarmienti7734]

That has to be one of the best documentary channels on KZbin. Epic History TV got me into the Napoleonic Wars. I highly recommend any history buffs to check out this channel. You won't regret it.

[@rdb8887]

Are we going to see more Napoleonic content? Perhaps his campaigns in Italy and Egypt during the French Revolutionary Wars as a follow up to video you did on Toulon?

[@itsmezaam3901]

Yeah agree. The early adventure from young napoleon would be nice content ( since i did not find early victory in Italy, or adventure in Egypt )

[@jsb1585]

I'd enjoy that. I knew very little of Napoleon before finding this series so that would be a nice finishing touch.

[@thunderbird1921]

How about some of Napoleon III's stuff? All people seem to remember him for is the Franco-Prussian War and the busted Mexico campaign. He beat back Russia, and then defeated Austria in Italy forever. He even commanded the victory at Solferino.

[@spacecraftcarrier4135]

Yes. More Napoleonic content especially his earlier campaigns will be out later, but not anytime soon. If you want more updates and voting info, check out Epic History TV's Patreon page to support this channel!

[@Newbierank]

I honestly believe that a Rendition of the Waterloo video is the most important thing for now, to finally finish this section of Napoléonic history. But a few Prequels of his Campaigns as Leader of the army of Italy would be fun to see.

[@gluon8760]

This is absolutely incredible. The best documentary series I have ever watched. It’s just a master piece

[@simmer484]

The combination of an enthralling script narrated beautifully, maps, battle plays, artwork, quotes and backing music made this so enjoyable to watch. There's so many little details, like what people's personalities were said to have been like.

[@chiranjitsaha3140]

I would love to see detailed.... Egypt campaign, becoming King of Italy, battle of samosseira, battle of Merengo, Detailed siege of Zaragosa, battle of Trafalgar, Battle of Eylau

[@NnamdiNnake]

I've watched this series several times and can never get tired. Even when I'm reading about Napoleon, this is the voice I am hearing. Well done 🙌

[@Beef7599]

A mega comp with all 15 parts and an updated Waterloo will break youtube

[@anshdeulkar2004]

Yup. Not surprising at all.

[@DivideandConquerCichlidKeeping]

Big time

[@Cba409]

Need Egyptian Campaign Video!!

[@PrinceCezar27]

@@Cba409 which?

[@Cba409]

@@PrinceCezar27 the one they havent made yet.

[@Smyther663]

This is seriously impressive 👏 You've got that perfect blend of captivating detail and smooth flow which has doubtless led many viewers (including myself) to the startled realization that they've been watching for two hours lol.

[@flashgordon6670]

Yes this 3+ hours vid feels like about 1 hour and 12 minutes,

[@aahilali2587]

I fell asleep and I woke up to this

[@Slime_Lizard]

It's 2pm and I just had this happen

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Best bed time stories 😢

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The children cry out for your help.

[@DreamersDisease88]

It is 1:00 p.m. and I also woke up to this. All the French things really make my balls shrivel

[@marcoslaureano5562]

I would love to see a second channel called Epic Mythology TV where you break down Greek, Roman, Norse, Hindu mythologies and others as well in a similar way to the History videos. I love this channel.

[@Peadeymclovin]

Hands down the best historical series on KZbin. You make the best battle maps, I hope you keep doing these!

[@glory2christcmj702]

Excellent isn't enough to describe this video. There was not a single moment without intrigue and suspense that made learning all of this important history so exciting and fascinating. The storytelling and narration of the events, the graphics, along with the inclusion of the paintings and photos and quotes from the people involved was outstanding. Bravo 👏🏻

[@lucasrem]

This is only the British side of the story, what did the Napoleons did in Canada the US, is what changed histroy, what made it bigger then France only, the world was the goal. The revolutionary war, kick the Red Coats out !

[@colloquialsoliloquy6391]

My god the music adds 5 stars to this 10 star documentary , which is no 1 of my top 10 KZbin videos ,with melodysheeps "timeline of the universe" being no 2.

[@Руслан-м2в]

I’ve watched this series like 10 times, and still every time that I see an episode on my feed, I have to watch it again 🤣

[@Jesyce86]

Me too! It is so great

[@Juandinggong]

Same! Idk why but narrators voice just goes along with everything so well

[@oliverlimb109]

Same

[@evan7743]

Thank you for giving us this most excellent epic presentation of the complex Napoleonic Wars. The clear, organized visuals helped us better understand the combatants of each battle in wars marked by shifting alliances and geographical goals. Like so many wars, the Napoleonic Wars were ones of “frenemies” indeed.

[@kelechirichard54]

1:23:00 Marshal Ney deserves a massive shoutout...managing to escape encirclement in a 6000 vs 60000 match up, outnumbered 10 to 1

[@britishpatriot7386]

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[@bahaprodz]

I get goosebumps whenever I play that part back

[@Paul-we4ty]

Hope that one day you may present us with the Franco - Prussian war. With your dedication, that series will be legend.

[@philipplace9990]

This is the most fascinating and entertaining history documentary since "The World at War" decades ago! I've discovered this right at the moment I've revived my interest in the period... absolutely blown away by the whole content.

[@euanfyfe3914]

The breadth and depth of all the episodes are mighty impressive along with the quality of the presentation. When I have recovered I shall probably watch again.

[@MrAviator2006]

Thanks!

[@enzonicolas7501]

I regret that you have cut the quote from Marshal Jourdan, the quote was quite appropriate to summarize the French situation in Spain. Great job like always !

[@chrisbusenkell]

Fantastic historical video. The narration is perfect for bringing alive a documentary that has to rely on illustrations 200 years old for the visual aspects of the story. well done. thanks

[@ranfeingold7301]

תודה!

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This is the single most compelling documentary I've ever seen. I've rewatched it twice now. Love it so much!

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Only twice? Dozens for me.!

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this is amazing such perfect details and engaging battle tactics. this could probably be watched 10 times over and not get boring

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I've been watching all of the episodes over and over and over, for over 6 weeks. I can't get enough.

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simply outstanding: the music, the pacing, the visuals, the quotes. I wonder why history channel doesnt make things like this

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Thank you so much for doing this video, it’s incredible! So much to learn and the production quality is so high. Can’t thank you all enough!!

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School sucks!

[@gabrielrivera484]

I've read dozens of thousand-page books about these topics, but your map-driven video format has provided a deeper strategic understanding than any other medium, thank you!

[@jeanbaptiste7984]

I'm so impressed with Marshal Berthiers life, but felt so anti climactic at his demise this guy basically is the reason why Napoleon won so many battles and is considered one of the most greatest military commanders in history, I wish there was technology so advanced it can help us see history filled with possibilities such as what If Davout and Berthier would be with the emperor during his last battle

[@babaduduakampo4676]

Had Napoleon heeded his advice on the Russian invasion, He would have conquered all of Western Europe including Britain had he invaded..

[@le_tiebreaker__9297]

Mon ami Lannes, le maréchal Lannes et Desaix aussi par Dieu. This is a shadow of the Grande Armée and yet had he not been betrayed, had he not been outnumbered... my God

[@kiepyon1]

that you is why you should love your wife just like how Berthiers love Napoleon and married him

[@NeverGoingToGiveYouUp000]

Even without Berthier and Davout he was very close at winning Waterloo. At Leipzig without Davout, Soult and Suchet his best generals at that time. He had a good chance at winning at Leipzig.

[@colinhunt4057]

@@NeverGoingToGiveYouUp000 Would not have mattered. He had defeated Schwarzenberg at Dresden heavily, to no effect. HIs strategic situation had no possible solution. He only had to lose once and it was all over. The Allies had far larger armies and strategically had him nearly surrounded. His army was mostly composed of green half-trained conscripts, and his cavalry had never recovered from the huge losses of 1812. This meant his reconnaissance capability was near zero. He had already had two subsidiary forces heavily defeated and smashed at Grossbeeren and Katzbach. Whereas the Prussians had already recovered almost completely from their two defeats in 1813 at Lutzen and Bautzen. By failing to get a decisive result before the August armistice, it was over.

[@notaidan4451]

This Napoleonic Wars series may be might favorite series on youtube. I’ve watched many other history series and documentaries, and while there are a lot of extremely good ones out there, none has quite engaged me so much as this. Likely a combination of incredible presentation and enthralling narration. Furthermore, the Napoleonic Wars is so recent in our history, with such a massive impact yet not all too often discussed. Of course there’s many other things in history that you can say that about, but the Napoleonic Wars really sticks out to me, and I’m really glad to have such a good documentary of it available.

[@hmmm9658]

this series got me into napoleon ages ago and ive since read 'the campaigns of napoleon' because i love it so much

[@diraska]

I love the video! Though watching Napoleon from 1812 on is super hard. Im a big fan of Napoleon so watching him go down to defeat is a real bummer.

[@AL-RCjunkie]

I am totally enthralled with the battle sequences. And the animation and map details are top notch. This is how I'd like to see every battle documentary done. It's like I'm seeing these battles for the first time. Thank you so much for this series. Great work. Outstanding. 👍

[@nicholasanderson9019]

OMG just finished parts 1 - 6 and still over 3 hours to go what a fantastic fantastic account of Napoleon, super excited to watch this

[@gooner72]

Absolutely outstanding documentary series, fantastic job fellas!! How you did this on a small KZbin budget I'll never know, it's truly epic and well worth all the praise it's getting on here.

[@arpitsharma]

Simply brilliant !! Once you start you can't stop ! Don't want to miss 5 seconds of it . What a epic series

[@jackjusten]

Some of the absolut best historic content on KZbin. Captivating graphics and interesting quotes and analysis. Best wishes!

[@saraprva4172]

Wonderful, one of, if not the best documentary I've seen about La Grand Armée. While everyone knows about Napoleon's retreat from Moscow, Borodino, Waterloo etc these battles are less known apart from Austerlitz,(to me at least)I learned a lot mainly because of how well you explained. Looking forward to part 2.

[@prateekgautam5474]

Exceptionally well produced and excellently presented! Nothing lesser could have done justice to the story of greatest military commander in history.

[@Janmejaya9]

What a brilliant documentary on the Napoleanic wars!!! Excellent narration and illustration. Keep producing more of such episodes.

[@adriannaweavertkac9317]

This is the best made documentary I've ever seen! The visuals, stats, quotes and narration, really paint a vivid picture of such a significant period of history. I can't count how many times I've watched both parts and can't wait for part 3! Thank you so much to those involved, your research and outstanding effort are greatly appreciated ❤️

[@msfchannel5600]

What an awsome educational and fun documentary man...never seen anything like it

[@internaloptometrist2702]

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[@cdubs1237]

Thank you epic history, your one of the primary reasons I’m now giving historical lectures and am in advanced history.

[@darthvader4158]

I'm not one for watching hour long videos but this is a masterpiece compared to any other documentary about Napoleon and his wars.

[@lms5041]

You must be the best to explain the war and make people feel like they are there. Can't even explain how good this was, but it was damn good. Felt like i was there and felt the struggle of every moment and decision making.

[@kevinyoung9557]

Such a fantastic historical account of the Napoleonic Wars. Bravo!

[@Cottereau1]

Best history channel on KZbin

[@zevbergman5252]

Maybe the best doc I've ever seen on KZbin. Thank you so much for this. Obviously a ton of hard work went into this.

[@jeddkeech259]

I freaking love this series! Would love to see Italian or Egyptian campaigns in the future

[@Grevmoror]

I enjoy every bit of this compilation. The narration, music, and visuals are just superb. Excellent work! I seriously hope for either more about the napoleonic wars or maybe a new series about the seven years wars.

[@Tigs2]

This is epic. I actually put it on my headset to fall asleep to … but i couldn’t sleep. It was non stop action listening to the maneuvers and counter maneuvers by various military units. They were doing that in real time covering huge areas of ground with less than perfect maps and communicating by runner/ rider. It is astonishing - just like this vid. Thanks 🙏

[@willtobias5280]

Absolutely epic! This must be the future of Military History. Thanks

[@lyc0h]

I'm a french studying the 1700-modern days ERA of his history since 14 years. I've read almost every book from mr Lentz. All publication from Mr Tulard. Your videos are a huge piece of work, without political/moral bias. Congratulation. You should have work with Ridley Scott, it would have be better.

[@coopercounts6581]

Love coming back for my now annual epic history binge, genuinely the highest quality history creator on YT as of now. Others are still fantastic but this is better than most professional documentaries and a couple of my old history teachers use it for after school programs or for individual lessons.

[@salm9998]

It’s here! Yes it’s here! I’ve been waiting for this since the first half!

[@andresmartinez7233]

Going to be watching this a lot thank y’all for your hard work!

[@andrewrobertson3894]

This cast, which encompasses everyone from brilliant strategists to bumbling incompetents, from stoic professionals to ruthless killers, could never be matched by Hollywood celebrities because this was real life, past tense, and the stakes for which these 'actors' vied are almost incomprehensible. Need I mention that with such exceptionally good narration, this historical documentary takes on a life of it's own. Seriously, this is one of the best pieces of military history media I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing. Thank you very much for your efforts.

[@generaltom6850]

Napoleon: does something His enemies: WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN

[@Leandro-bj6jh]

I'm getting the impression that early on Napoleon exploited new strategies that gave him a huge strategic advantage, but then as his opponents caught on Napoleon wasn't nearly as effective in future campaigns and was playing on more or less an even ground.

[@ancientfalmer4341]

He should have taken those 600000 troops into Spain instead of Russia, crushed Spanish resistance, built a fleet, and invaded Britain. Russia is where armies go to die.

[@janchovanec8624]

@@ancientfalmer4341 At least third of that 600 000 army were his allies who wouldn't go to Spain with such masses. Also, there was no way to logistically support that many troops in Spain, it would end the same.

[@Leandro-bj6jh]

@@ancientfalmer4341 They would still be facing a guerilla insurgency, it would just be an Afghanistan or Vietnam for them since the people would not allow themselves to be subjugated. It's not like the other territories he took over where he won a war and the ruling class just handed it over through some agreement. There was no one to hand over Spain.

[@beducalexis9429]

@@Leandro-bj6jhnormal, ses ennemis ont appris de lui. « Ne combattez pas trop souvent un adversaires ou vous finirez par lui apprendre vos tactiques » c’est grossièrement ce qu’il a dit. Quand l’europe affronte un homme ce dernier finit par etre a cours de tours magique ! Mais si il n’avait pas fait l’erreur de l’espagne et la campagne de russie son règne aurait sûrement durer 10 ans de plus!

[@samh98239]

The production on these videos is amazing. I would love them to do similar videos on other time periods

[@Lighterthief]

Good work. Thanks!

[@sergiobosque7416]

Small correction: "el empecinado" means stubborm today, but not back then. The meaning of stubborn comes from the man's stubbornness. Empecinado literally means "covered in tar", because this man's village was next to a swamp.

[@AmericanBackyardCookin]

Thank you. I understand that translation is difficult, especially a foreign language and not considering it’s natural changes over 200 years. I speak Spanish as a second language and something about “stubborn” didn’t seem right in that context but I let it go. I’m finally glad I read a KZbin comment that isn’t meant to be sarcasm.

[@playsauce]

@@AmericanBackyardCookin its*

[@jackgeist3803]

That’s….hilariously lackluster

[@admontblanc]

Kind of like a "crass mistake" only became known as a grave mistake after Crassus' defeat in Parthia.

[@jordanfan5896]

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[@Jand4291]

I always wanted to read up or watch a trusted source about Napoleon. Your Napoleonic Wars compilation Amazing. This is the reason why I pay KZbin premium to watch incredible attention graving videos without any ads.

[@vasilisz3938]

After reading books about the Napoleonic era for the past 20 years, i vote the material of Epic history as the best I have ever encountered, with huge margin compared to anything else.