Battle of Quatre Bras: Waterloo Campaign (1815 AD) - Napoleonic: Total War 3 Mod Gameplay

[@frenchmonk94]

For those that do visit our lovely country 'Belgium', I highly recommend to visit Waterloo if you can. The Museum of Waterloo is definitely worth paying a visit as there's a ton of stuff you can look at. From mannequins wearing UK, French, ... uniforms to videos showing the power of an artillery and musket shot and the slice of an officer's sword. The 360 panorama of the Battle of Waterloo is freaking awesome and there is also a virtual experience which I can recommend. BUT there is nothing better than going up LA BUTTE DU LION and looking at the battlefield yourself :) Glorious indeed!

[@alfredosauce1]

TheFrenchMonk agreed! My first visit to Europe was to Brussels just to see Waterloo

[@legionxiii8055]

Seconded! Went there on the Bicentennial of Waterloo and watched reenactment galore. It was brilliant.

[@KitteridgeStudios]

I would have loved to come there for the 200th anniversary of the battle, but incidintally I was born on the 18th of June and that year I turned 18, so unfortunately family and obligations and stuff happened. Someday I will travel there though.

[@leotournay5366]

TheFrenchMonk ta oublie la frite a midi

[@furygamer8759]

Zat gij in Suisse?

[@PixelatedApollo1]

*Hey guys! This is my first recording in my new house. I have finished moving and will start to stream more regularly soon. Welcome to the battle of Quatre Bras. Napoleon has returned from the island of Elba, but the world has declared war on France once again. If you enjoyed the video don't forget to like, comment, and share. Also, you can support me on Patreon since KZbin likes to silence people and try to censor history :D ****www.patreon.com/pixelatedapollo*

[@gatraf4002]

Pixelated Apollo could you play a medieval 2 hotseat like in the good old days :)

[@Mange_the_great]

Apollo, you need to check the patron part of the description. I am mentioned twice (Mange33). Amazing battle though!

[@jrobbins707]

Congrats on finally moving out of your moms basement man! That's a huge step! Don't have to worry about hiding the bong smoke from her anymore! Anyways, can't wait for all the new content! You're amazing man. Keep up the amazing work! Ps. Future videos with you wearing your full body armor are appreciated!

[@amazingcynic9709]

Pixelated Apollo Napoleon can win this after all his greatest enemy is nature

[@filipschweiner1989]

Pixelated Apollo Just a small corretion. This match was not from "historical battle" part of the mod. This was only a scenario. The difference is that while in scenarios pre-set army from regular multiplayer faction are used, in HB each unit has a very specific name with division and brigade written in it. In scenarios you can deploy armies as you like and reinforcements and HB rules are not used.

[@alaska6678]

This is by far the best kind of videos that you do. Not just because this mod is amazing but the fact that I know you are enjoying every second of it!

[@Sir.suspicious]

I completly agree, these battle are super viewable, it's better than a soccer match at least

[@swordshield5592]

@@Sir.suspicious I'm guessing your American, you do realise what you call "soccer" easily has by far the best atmospheres in the world but football (soccer) in the us is pretty shit but you come to europe or south America it's the greatest atmosphere you'll ever see

[@Sir.suspicious]

@@swordshield5592 I'm Portuguese, I grew up with soccer, but always found it pretty boring tbf

[@drandal]

Just a quick note: Napoleon was Emperor of the French, not France. A subtle difference, but it was to symbolise his elevation to power by the will of the people, and not because of his right to the throne, like in other absolute monarchies of the time.

[@spartakas659]

drandal very true, and that is why Britain paid off all of Europe to destroy him. After all he always claimed he was born from the French Revolution.

[@PixelatedApollo1]

drandal actually

[@TheLordFedme]

36:00 It's called spiking the canon. You would hammer the spike into the hole for the fuse. Because of the deformed hole, the barel would have a weak spot and the canon would likely explode when fired. A retreating army would also spike and detonate the canons they left behind, as well as burning the limbers.

[@ioantt1754]

LordFedme yeah and quite famously at the battle of Waterloo itself the Anglo cavalry forgot to take the equipment to spike the canons with them, and even though at one stage they broke through the French infantry and then took the French canon positions they were unable to do anything to them, had to retreat due to a counter attack by the French cavalry and then the French canon crews retook their canons and were able to resume firing

[@ghostly9450]

Life of a Unit, like if u agree.

[@juliushenningbudding6068]

The Duke of Braunschweig actually did die at the battle of Quatre-Bas

[@johnc.5600]

And Willem II got wounded during that battle too!

[@jobfranschman8436]

Miles Bennet Dyson No that was at Waterloo.

[@ritaDas-xl4kz]

@@pancakemacbuttery9142 Not the first one the first one dies at aurstadt the second one died at quatre bras.

[@okememelordcaroleansss3749]

In 18:38 when he said that the Hanoverian general got killed i was like " r u mad it totally says Braunschweig ( Brunswick ) although great video

[@ville307]

Yeah. The man has a factions name attached to his name with "von" and Apollo isn't sure which faction's leader it was and guesses wrong :D

[@taylorwalker2814]

I may be wrong here but i'm pretty sure in vanilla Hanover owns Braunschweig

[@okememelordcaroleansss3749]

Probably, since i can't download NTW for some reason.

[@ville307]

In vanilla it's just one region Hanover as Brunswick is a lot smaller state but this mod has them separate. And as the battle has both Brunswick and Hanover it's safe to assume that the guy that has "Von Braunschweig" in his name is the leader of Brunswick.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

I laughed massively from that. Like He literally said his name that included the faction and called it Hanover.

[@lemegars127]

Several facts that experts agree on. Napoleon could not review his troops before the battle, and it was very important for the French because "they walk a lot in morale". - Bad transmissions and ambiguity of the orders: to Ney (1st corps in Ligny), to Grouchy blocked in Wavre: the important thing was not that Grouchy rejoins Waterloo but that it prevents the Prussians from getting there -Late engagements June 16 at Quatre-Bras and Ligny and June 18 at Waterloo where the battle could have started earlier (the ground did not thwart the Prussian movements) and where the Guard could "give" when Ney asked for reinforcements for the thrust. -Lack of coordination of weapons: Jerome attacks Hougoumont without preparation of artillery; Ney launches cavalry charges, forgetting his infantry; the Guard "gives" without artillery support and when there is no more cavalry. -Mapping also had an impact: a poor reproduction of the Mont-Saint-Jean farm on the left side of a road made it confused with the Haie-Sainte, a deviation of 1 km (fatal for the artillery the balls falling thus in the mud33). -Field knowledge by Wellington who had spotted the place a year before and decided the place of the battle.

[@binaryxiao5519]

Marshal Ney could have taken the Crossroads days beforehand as only 4000 men low on ammunition were defending it. However he hesitated so long the Duke of Wellington marched all the way up after a change of plans and instead both sides took great casualties. Napoleon on the other hand was fighting the Prussians and sent troops to Ney, thinking he was holding the crossroads from attacks, assuming he already took it. He also received orders later on to march south and flank the Prussians with his troops, which would have routed them, preventing the Prussians from ever coming back in the final conflict. However, no such force was dispatched because he was still busy taking the Crossroads, after giving the British days to prepare and march. Later on in the final conflict during the battle Ney made more blunders which ended up losing most of Napoleons Cavalry and pressing on with tactics that were obviously not working. In my opinion, Ney may as well have cost Napoleon the entire battle of Waterloo. If the Prussians hadn't arrived during the final battle Napoleon still had the guns and infantry to beat the British. On top of that he had to send 33,000 men and Cavalry with supplies after the battle with the Prussians to blindly search for them and try to delay them from coming to the battlefield because Ney could not come to rout them. These troops could have been used with Napoleon's main army to easily crush the inferior British forces still holding out. so gg

[@assassina0461]

Keep doing more of these. This is why your the best total war YTer

[@gunnerr8476]

FINALLY you played historical battles in NTW3. Kudos to the modders, that's tons of battlefield to play.

[@beready992]

Ney did not pursue the Anglo-Allies after Quatres Bras, which angered Napoleon. Napoleon won a tactical victory at Ligny, he also failed to pursue the Prussians. Ney arrived and told Napoleon that Wellington was retreating. Napoleon was angered because Ney failed to pursue and destory Wellington. The failure to exploit the advantage at Quatres Bras and Ligny allowed the Anglo-Allies to recover and unite at Waterloo.

[@charms1vp]

Awesome battle. Had an opportunity to visit Waterloo in April. Beautiful site and view from the Lion's Mound. Excellent museum as well. I hope you are able to see it someday given your passion for Napoleonic history. Cheers.

[@jonaspfister682]

Thats exactly why I am subscribed to you. I love those battles so much and I enjoy every second of them. Your Napoleon TW videos are so much fun to watch. Thanks man thanks

[@pdelic3644]

I am so hooked on these replays. Great job Apollo! You are the best.

[@martyrobbins5241]

Been there, and waterloo for the 200th anniversary, great moment in my life, great

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

The French army at the time weren't really veterans. It was a rag-tag mix of newbies and vets, but mostly new conscripts.

[@xomegan3915]

Another great replay and fantastic commentary!

[@teeheeteeheeish]

It's amazing how realistically the battles play out. The lines ebb and flow repeatedly, it's so glorious.

[@JWvdv]

40:12 he wanted to come back because when he was send away they restored the monarchy wich everyone prety much hated so napoleon came back so he could rule france in peace but as a republic again

[@River.E.M]

Napoleon wasn't a President 🤣

[@alexaliaga2390]

That cavalry charge at 21:23 was like Kellerman's unsupported charge into the british, except it was not quite a final charge.

[@johnspera8369]

very good battle (video), PA!

[@MrMrHiggins]

*fortunately a disaster for napoleon, who was unbelievably and demonstrably EVIL

[@River.E.M]

Yes. I don't like Napoleon fanboys... so daft

[@eemci3781]

I'm a simple man, I see a historical setting in Napoleon and I know it's going to be a great battle. Thanks apollo, keep it up, more historical Napoleon please

[@leofrostbite5713]

Apollo the action cav would take against artillery u talk about at 36:00 is called spiking the gun. The involves iron nails being driven into the firing hole of a cannon and driven home with either a hammer or sometimes a explosive charge

[@hugooooo13337]

Vive la France ! 🇫🇷♥️

[@elpresidente5767]

HugoGaming oui!!

[@hugooooo13337]

99IronDuke ?

[@darkan0453]

Pars que impossible n'est pas FRANCAIS !!!!!!

[@darkan0453]

Vive la FRANCE et si les rosbilf sont pas content qu'il aille se faire foutre

[@pierrehalb4675]

ça s'écrit "roastbeef"

[@jochemkoot5808]

Wellington wasn't there at quatre bras. He stayed on the ball and the prince of Orange did the dirty work and he stood in the frontline

[@River.E.M]

He didn't know about it

[@JWvdv]

49:07 no! tehy woudn't if they would randomly fire in a square like that you would or friendly fire or burn the face of your friend of with the flash of the gunpowder. plus why would you waste your shot you may need it for when your done with melee (or shoot it in melee close range that would be done)

[@Albukhshi]

@ 18:35 The Brunswick General. Hannover was a kingdom by then, and was known as Braunschweig-Lueneburg. BTW, it's roughly "Brown-shvigue" (in IPA it's bʁaʊ̯nʃvaɪ̯k), though if that's too hard, just say "Brunswick"

[@legomanvonbrick9324]

The British during Waterloo actually did have lots of unity. Most of the British Army consisted of German Recruits, barely any homeland British. If you were speaking culture wise, the Prussians basically won the battle of Waterloo.

[@Vecanik]

I just love your Napoleon videos

[@mrlightmanmilk270]

Keep up the great work!

[@tabs43]

Great video can’t wait to see more

[@JWvdv]

35:34 or hide under the canon wich was not such a great option

[@ryankelly9925]

This is the single greatest thing I have set my eyes upon!!! Thank you!!!

[@tihanyidani3862]

Ney STANDING proudly on his horse.. wow thats something!

[@TheOfficialAntagonist]

I just love this mod and your videos :) So unique

[@alexjohnston4632]

This is such a cool vid please do more like this

[@arfyego0682]

Apollo's favorite phrase: "AND THE FRENCH!!!"

[@redcapetimetraveler7688]

10:50 the prussian general was "Von Blücher", my dear Appolo ;)

[@ethanrepublic]

Here is a drinking game Everytime pixie mentions how good the mod is take a shot you'll be drunk by the end

[@redbeard989]

This was by far one of the best NTW3 battles I've seen!

[@FieldMarshalYT]

"I CAUGHT WELLINGTON AT QUATRE BRAS, HE'S RETREATING!"

[@johnanusavice9633]

Extremely awesome battle, must have been insane to be a part of it!

[@saintofgamblingtv5134]

Just a quick fact for y’all who might not know, Austria actually offered a peace treaty between the coalition and Napoléon. There was just one tiny thing Napoléon didn’t tolerate, one of the terms was that all borders must be returned to pre-war borders. Not long after, battle of waterloo happened

[@Matmannen01]

The Explaining 19th century cannons model for PixalatedApollo: You know the hole in the pan by which the flint ignited charge sets alight the main charge and fires the cannon? Well, they would hit a nail in that hole so that the spark would be isolated to the pan.

[@seamonkey1236]

when pixilated Apollo calls you a genius for bayonet charging cannon, thx pixie poo, it means a lot

[@baron_rave2485]

what i love about this mod is that units from a faction have there name in there language. i'm Dutch so seeing Dutch units on the battlefield make me proud

[@TheDude1980]

Over 1 hour of Total War 3!? Bust out the blankets and popcorn!

[@95DarkFire]

I am currenetly reading the Sharpe novel series, which is set during the Napoleonic wars. It covers many of the major battles of the time, and gives an insight into the life of the soldiers at the time. This made me appreciate this mode even more!

[@theunfortunategeneral]

I belive there is a sceen in gods and generals where they do what you discribe at 35:49

[@franknorman2423]

Pixie you just made my day!!!

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

YESSSS more Napoleonic wars! Comes at a good time since I been reading a lot of Napoleonic stuff. Get to appreciate more on the tactics involved and realism. Also the historical backdrop. Epic battle, was cheering for the French.

[@Hail_Full_of_Grace]

Quatre bras wAs important because if Wellington didnt hold the wood and crossroad the way was open for Napoleon to march on Brussels. Wellington wasnt trying to join up with the Prussians yet though as he was worried that the French attack was a feint and the real attack would come onto his right flank cutting off his lines of communication with the coastline , this is why his forces were so strung out and not concentrated yet.

[@River.E.M]

Ive noticed that given the large size of the battle, effective tactics arent employed much. For example, the firing lines dont move much, just continue trading volleys. A good tactic is to walk to the enemy line, take a volley, then run to close range, fire a deadly volley, then charge. This breaks enemy units really well but requites micro management. Its an old British tactic

[@TheWoollyFrog]

"Some spit went down the wrong pipe" - Pixelated Apollo 2017

[@ltjamescoopermason8685]

A major problem was the dutch regiments wore uniforms styled the same as former France allies. Also there was a difference in musket ball size as the dutch had french made muskets. At this battle some Dutch soldiers and cavalry changed sides or fired at British, Hanover and the Brunswick army which had been opposed to France who occupied their country . Brunswick which was a small state whose Duke dies in the battle (real one) leaving his army to fight on for freedom.

[@WhiskyWolf514]

There wasnt really a veteran army for the french at this battle before Waterloo - correct me if Im wrong - Because I think Napoleon lost most of his veterans in the Russian campagin, so most if his elite soldires died, that was also a reason (somehow) for his lost at waterloo because the main part of his army was not so battlehardened and was mainly made out of "fresh recruites" or soldiers who havent seen that many battles yet. Im not picking I was in doubt when I heard Pixi saying that N. had elite soldiers in this battle. And Im curious if anyone has more info :)

[@volcanares9620]

no, you're right most french veterans died during the russian campaign

[@River.E.M]

Many people have a misconception that at Waterloo The French were veterans. They weren't (like you said) besides maybe the Old Guard. (Who hardly got committed). That also brings me to a point about The Old Guard. They probably weren't so expectional at fighting as it's often claimed. And I reckon that the reason the enemy break upon seeing them is because Napoleon only ever deployed them when the enemy was already beat, so they were guaranteed to win. Until of course... Waterloo. British troops held quite well against French shock and awe

[@Oxley016]

'Humbugged! We need another day to hold him down. Humbugged, damn well humbuggered! Quatre Bras tomorrow to hold Boney to give us more time. I will then try to fight him here, Waterloo, in hope the Prussians will get to us. Humbuggery! Humbugged!' - Hugh Fraser as Field Marshall Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington in Sharpe's Waterloo.

[@ahmedm.abdelaal4274]

Glorious battle.thanks apollo for these videos :)

[@danielsnyder3825]

Apollo is a Dutch last name?

[@thomasprent2179]

Daniel Snyder what?

[@jrobbins707]

That made me smile, as I thought the exact same thing in my head...

[@TheWoollyFrog]

Yes

[@rickvandersterren6176]

Daniel Snyder een bijzondere achternaam dan

[@KitteridgeStudios]

Apollo is a ancient greek god.

[@marklenz7065]

Hey my friend what you described as nailing the cannon, driving a nail into the cannon to disable it, is called spiking the cannon.

[@JustusPaul1]

I see you can quote wikipedia very well Apollo!

[@Rubadubdub42]

From the battles I have played in this mod, arty proves to be far more of a liability than an asset.

[@samuelwarshaw9480]

I had tapped onto the video before, then when I came back to it, all I heard was “Bra” lol

[@black_warrior4726]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING AWESOME VIDEOS FOR US!!!!

[@miguelmonteiro8415]

Great video pixe

[@geo.m1639]

4 YEARS AGO ALREADY?!

[@Ellie-qv4pu]

The french player is a master in flanking.

[@DurrGoogleMan]

When I saw all those troops in the beginning I could already tell that there was gonna be a lot of carnage

[@kadenling3267]

Who doesn't love an epic napoleon total war 3 battle?

[@Stalysfa]

French boldness at its peak. As Napoléon said it "Genius is fundamentaly boldness."

[@richardgreaves9610]

hi The Quatre Bra cross roads was held by some French that did not what fight for Napoleon again and if you look in the TV show Sharpe Waterloo you see that

[@RSandCoDftw]

''32e'' is the equivalent of 32nd in english. Also, the rest of the unit name is ''Les invicibles'', which simply translates to ''the invincible''.

[@dalek9554]

I’m so bad at this game because the fields are so big I can’t control and keep track of what’s going on everywhere

[@ethanhatcher5533]

You got to do lingy next

[@KitteridgeStudios]

I second Ligny. (Sorry for being a spelling-nazi)

[@chunmingchan8312]

Friedrich-Wilhelm von Brunswick, the Duke of Brunswick, general of the Black Brunswickers. Historically he was also killed at Quatra Bra, by a French Voltiguer, while he was casually smoking his pipe.

[@DaMemes4i]

On the left i actually saw a dutch cavalery or infantry breaking right behind the fench

[@glennieboy2]

haha i love the sounds of the game :D keep thinking you just hear Apollo clicking :D

[@DerekB99]

Cannons could be "spiked" by the enemy by driving a large nail into the touch hole at the breech end.

[@realcake1340]

Omg, the french general did geroic move while pixi was watching some line units at the same screen and than like: "don`t know, what he trying to accomplish with his general". Duuuuuuuuuuuuude, that man deserve a video as apologies

[@bdubbs]

You pointed to the wrong crossroads when showing where the battle will be fought. It even says quatre bras next to the right one on the map lol

[@mattdimpel7089]

Great vid PA...

[@1964ahdn]

Reenacting this next year! :D any possibility of a Waterloo?

[@MrGreen-sv4vl]

Es heißt BRAUNSCHWEIG Pixi

[@AlphaOmega-zn6md]

Apollo, I think it is time to drop another Third Age's replay, It has been a while now since the last one was out. I miss it so much.

[@samueldoyle2538]

A minor point, when reading French unit names the 'e' after the regiment number is the French equivalent of 'th' such that 32e reads as 32nd for example. I believe it comes from the French '-iéme'

[@volcanares9620]

yes, we say: 1er, 2ème, 3ème ... so it's always an e

[@Ars597]

Very cool looking battle !

[@doggo1098]

At 23:27 anyone else think there really was a cav charge?

[@stevenkaceykacey1]

I feel feel dumb. When he said his last name was Dutch I was like "Apollo?"... As if his parents named him "Pixalated"...

[@ville307]

Napoleon total war balance of power changes back and forth when you use a artillery buff. The game registers the short time buff as one side have hugely superior artillery.

[@tytanowyjanusz9984]

Apollo, please do MORE historical battle videos, because that one was just amazing!

[@junnengchen5895]

oooh early, btw some mistypings in the description apollo (yea i do read them) :)

[@joshhearn1600]

Hey you going to up load your knights getting there buts kicked by the 49th lol:)

[@lukeliddle305]

Nopoeloen thought the center was key and the guard retreated for the first time

[@HerrLindstrom]

There were two battles that the French engaged against the Prussians before Waterloo. You mentioned Ligny but forgot to mention Wavre. Both very critical battles because the French had a chance to rout the Prussians. Both French victories however the general in charge failed to press his advantage to destroy and scatter the Prussian Army

[@miguelespina191]

I think Wavre happened AFTER waterloo Grouchy vs The Rear Guard of the prussians

[@Brownsamurai]

Wow now that was a hell of a fight.

[@SuperSavagepumpkin]

This battle was awesome to watch.

[@DaMemes4i]

You know this game is confusing because squad breaking cav confusing when you break and still have many more troops confusing when you shoot all your troops still doesn’t to damage confused