Could You Survive as a Soldier in Napoleon's Army?

[@survivehistory]

We hope you enjoyed the episode! Let us know what you think in the comments and please consider supporting the channel at: ko-fi.com/survivehistory

[@Billy_4104]

I enjoyed it I love learning about wars no offense to the people that died in the war

[@ongdung-e5p]

There’s nothing we can do

[@letlnee]

2:35 What is that song

[@RamenNoodlePackets]

I really enjoyed the segment showing the soldiers kit. You guys have very nice production quality, best regards.

[@frankhanley808]

Gilet de verres means glass vests meaning they are soft😂

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

People forget that in battle, you survive only by pure chance. You could do everything right, but sometimes, it's just not your day.

[@dolsopolar]

but doing everything right increases your chance of surviving still?

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

@@dolsopolarThat's what we tell you to get you to do it.

[@SobaYatai]

@@dolsopolar even if you managed to down the person infront of you, another is going to replace him and others next to him might be able to hit you still, even without engaging you can still most likely die from cannon fire. you could maybe part of the artillery crew away distanced from the raged on going battle but standing up you get yourself slashed by sabre stay low and you get run over by a horse during cavalry charge. your highest chance of survival is joining light infantry or the skirmishers. even if you dont wanna do any of these job youd most likely still gonna get conscripted and had to leave your family behind, dies in senseless wars the people who kept whining about blah blah going on right now in our world should be thankful that they were born in this era

[@cmdrgarbage1895]

​@@EzekielDeLaCroixNo their are clear patterns and doctrines that increase survivability, otherwise we'd still be fighting like in WW1.

[@want2killu]

youre right but also wrong

[@mdre96]

That artillery commander feels like he’s been brought here straight from the napoleonic wars. That cold demeanor with which he treats the absolute horror of his artillery weapons

[@BeKindToBirds]

The man has clearly contemplated his weapon and his own difference from meat. How they both relate and have done so.

[@dubiousdevil9572]

I thought so too, he just has that "look" lol

[@cheemsbonkdacat]

He didnt even blink when that cannon went off, a true soldier

[@Baldwin-iv445]

I wonder if he's a veteran who worked in an artillery unit.

[@robertsantamaria6857]

Nice concept, I really like how Louee gives a shout out to the re-enactors and their unit. He's the host, but he makes sure to let the re-enactors share their story. I'll give it a sub, interested for whatever comes next.

[@survivehistory]

Appreciate it Robert, thanks!

[@iain349]

Yeah my view too - well done, was a lot of fun, and as a French learner I enjoyed the use of French as well. Also how awesome would it be to be a reenactor. :) They were having a stack of fun.

[@dixenherize6969]

​@@survivehistorywhat's going to be the next video do you think? Any chance of letting us know what era it'll be in and how long until we would be able to watch it? I really like videos like this so I was stoked to luckily stumble across it thanks to KZbin playing random videos after whatever current one being viewed, ends. I'm assuming from the name of the channel, it's planned to do a video for whichever era the topic is on at that time? Thank you and good video ! Much appreciated all the way from Washington State

[@survivehistory]

@@dixenherize6969 thanks so much for the comment! We're working hard on the second episode right now and hope it will be ready at the end of November. Check out the end-screen on our first episode and you'll have a clue to the next topic! 🤐

[@HistoryNerd1814]

​@@iain349it is a fun hobby I would recommend it but warning starting out is expensive

[@Alguien644]

No, they'd kick me out for not speaking french Edit 5 months later: And being unsupportive of his brother ruling my country

[@That_greycoporal69]

Same...

[@Alexander-on5eg]

For real

[@ryangaming321]

Chinese for me :)

[@Akabeche]

A significant fraction of French people of the time didn't speak French (instead speaking regional languages like Basque, Breton or Occitan) or spoke regional patois and dialects of French that were quite different from the "standard" Parisian French. So ironically enough you might be safe on that front

[@someone_19-1]

I speak Arabic English a tick of Spanish and I’m learning Dutch, what do ya think?

[@johnkendall2979]

These guys should've organized the Napolean movie

[@WilliamJohnwon1522]

I was in the first Napoleonic reenactment societies in Britain, which was formed after they made the film Waterloo in 1970 and I have lots of happy memories. We northerners were the French and I of course was in the old garde, or guard.

[@jspee1965]

Vive la France! Vive la Vielle Garde!!

[@thedogmen.]

oh my god, being part of the Old Guard has to be one of the biggest flexes possible, even if just in a reenactment group!

[@Loscartuchos5566]

LE VICTORIE ESTA A NOUS

[@plusultra4961]

People don't realize that 60% of their company would have died of typhus weeks before going into combat.

[@ddc2957]

This 😂 that’s the real danger. Even things like heatstroke & malnutrition claimed lives.

[@theproletariatreport6283]

It’s truly staggering how many armies were simply wiped out by disease, prior to the 21st century.

[@EdgarStyles1234]

Lol you really believe these utterly nonsense numbers?

[@theproletariatreport6283]

@@EdgarStyles1234 80,000 men died of typhus and other diseases during Napoleons campaign in Russia

[@EdgarStyles1234]

@@theproletariatreport6283 even if that number is correct, that's one campaign, in swamps and then in freezing winter in Russia... Doesn't mean normal continental soldiers faced that type of risk.

[@nahidwin4203]

“Run straight at the enemy; try not to die” - Oversimplified

[@helloworldnicetomeetyou456]

Hey! I'm actually average height for the time 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 -Oversimplified

[@stephenjohnson8237]

I love all the buzz the movie is creating for Napoleon content. There could be 5 movies about his escapades and there would still be a trilogy left. Love it!

[@Notimportant253]

Holy shit they are making a napoleon movie?!?? And it has JOAQIN PHOENIX PLAYING THE LEAD?!?!?? This is definitely the good timeline. I hope this movie is successful and starts a revival in the interest of historical epics, cause history at times can be stranger and more exciting than any fantasy can be.

[@Alfie-ft3bx]

@@Notimportant253 I feel like overall it would’ve been better to have someone more like Wellington or Nelson the good guys

[@ralphsharp7986]

Nah Napoleon is a far more interesting character. He was kinda awkward but at the same time a tactical genius and a monster@@Alfie-ft3bx

[@falconeshield]

​@@Notimportant253It's not. As a European I'd rather see the Kubrick version over...whatever that was. At least Spielberg is keeping that flame alive.

[@falconeshield]

​@@Alfie-ft3bxSpotted the Brit

[@tusk70]

I first thought it was the 12e Regiment d'infanterie de ligne. My grand-grand-grand-grandfather served as a corporal of the genadiers in that regiment. He was wounded in 1812 near Smolensk and came back to Germany.

[@Plobey]

Guts and blackpowder Irl

[@Opulity-m4q]

GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE

[@mlvargas_]

Guts and blackpowder looking realistic rn 🤯🤯🤯

[@ThirTeenPenny11]

Real

[@Bloxer-qf7dr]

Bruhh they got no sappers

[@Protologue]

No sappers?

[@vibraniumpotato6493]

"why no sappers?"

[@DakotaCulclager-mq1hq]

No sappers?

[@OverPatriotic_Algerian]

we defending paris from the undead with this one 🗣🔥

[@Thenextoutcast]

Fuck no

[@JakeLol-e1r]

Shut up.

[@princekyriesg7019]

G&B Reference?

[@Evan_afton641]

YESSIR

[@ThePokpong-e2y]

WE ESCAPING SAN SEBASTIAN WITH THIS ONE!!!🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@pickledanimations4729]

0:06 Yoooo The black Brunswickers

[@MariaJose-ud8dm]

OK ok

[@brianfuller757]

He puts serious effort into his videos and this history is spot on. The quality of both officers and ranks was very good in the Grande Armée. There was also the organisation of the Grande Armée which even British opponents respected.

[@jspee1965]

Napoleon was first to introduce the Corps system.

[@poil8351]

one reason wellington didn't much like his gunners was probably becsuse the royal artillery were technically not part of the army and not directly under his command, they had their own chain of command which was separate to the army.

[@t.wcharles2171]

Before the 20th century most armies were organised as infantry, cavalry, artillery, and the navy.

[@poil8351]

@@t.wcharles2171 also navies varied from country to country sometimes they were part of the army and in other countries they were a seperate force like in the united kingdom and france and spain, also some countries had both a navy and an army fleet that sort of was made of gunboats and river vessels. were things got very confusing was marine corps because you had marine corps that were intergrated the navy but organised along army lines like the british and dutch marines corps, then you had the french system which tend to have sailors specifically trained to fight as marines but were not organised as a separate force.

[@t.wcharles2171]

@@poil8351 it's so much simpler these days.

[@barbararice6650]

Organisationally the fuckers had to do what they were told during march and battle orders 👈😐

[@kevinleewilliams5119]

Combined arms is a modern concept, evolution of organization, technology allowing fast and actionable Intel and communication between the branches, back then imagine a CAV commander trying to both direct cav and infantry during a battle, using drums to maneuver lol calling in artillery had to be pretty hard too, no direct way for an FO to communicate back to the guns quickly, major part of combined arms.

[@rotwang2000]

I blame Airfix for putting me off the French in the Napoleonic era. Their old 1/72nd scale Waterloo sets had tall, strapping British infantry, standing proud and tough. The French had nothing but weird ungainly poses and looked like excited goblins.

[@EdgarStyles1234]

Just the truth innit

[@vincentlefebvre9255]

Try those by Zvezda and those by Italeri. They are awesome.

[@2adamast]

The famous French skirmishers, never to be shown in movies

[@jspee1965]

Wargames Research Group, Napoleonic tabletop wargamer here. I invested untold thousand in my beautiful 25mm armies. Diecast and purchased from a store in Sydney Australia called "Tin Soldier". Sadly they closed quite some years ago, but walking into the place, I was like a kid in a candy store.

[@francisyu2790]

English flaw then and now: very biased and prejudiced description of foreigners and foes.

[@taxxingtheseevaders]

get on the platform! ahh video

[@AFrenchSoldier]

Lmao

[@Bloxxer0908]

cool, you forgot about the zombies tho, they were EVERYWHERE, principally in la haye sainte

[@_Chessboard_]

guts and blackpowder mentioned

[@me_when_i_slip_on_water]

i find it wild that a history channel hearted your comment about a roblox game

[@djohnson2536]

Probably depends whether you were conscripted before or after the russia campaign, also whether you were fighting in spain or elsewhere

[@alexteague9075]

Oh yeah, I'd have absolutely no chance against a Russian winter

[@Ali_T_London]

Great video, very informative, well produced. Looking forward to next one!

[@survivehistory]

Very much appreciated!

[@vinuzula]

THE CANNIBALS ARE COMING!

[@AhoInger]

they need to do "could you survive as a soldier of prussia" 💀

[@ddc2957]

Nobody survives under Blücher 😂 Including Russian soldiers at Leipzig he wasn’t even in legal command of 😂

[@dodo.8837]

As a French I loved the video, the presentation, details, everything is there !!! And yes Napoleon never bombed the pyramids contrary to what is shown in Ridley Scott’s movie 😔😔

[@frontenac5083]

As a French what? Learn basic English.

[@dodo.8837]

Especially when your name is French..

[@murphy7801]

​@@frontenac5083I can understand him perfectly and English is my first language

[@gink456]

​@@frontenac5083quit being a whiny bitch

[@malegria9641]

Ce film c’est une moquerie de France

[@RavenGent]

Most excellent!! As a reenactor myself I've come to know some of the tatics that Napoleon soldiers learned would come to be learned well in the US especially around the time of the Civil war. General McClellan was known to be called the American Napoleon and training the soldiers. There's two accounts from some of Napoleon soldiers who fought with him especially at Waterloo.

[@kamikaziking]

without the french the US would still be a Brittish colony , from money to navy to guns the French essentialy won the war for you....

[@ЕгорПещерский]

McClennan's comparing to Bonnie is actually more insulting to the corsican chap.

[@kameronjones7139]

​@kamikaziking until after the war when the French raided thousands of American merchants forcing the usa to put a stop to it

[@kingofwishfulthinking2490]

@@kamikazikingand then Americans had to answer for French frailty in WW1, WW2 and again in Vietnam. Quit the comparisons. Both nations have fought beside each other throughout history, and are brothers in blood.

[@kamikaziking]

@@kingofwishfulthinking2490 you largely overplay the role of the mutts in both world wars in the european theatre , maybe you should read a book?

[@Thegamesidk]

we winning kaub with this one guts at blackpowder it a roblox game

[@rowancallaghan4972]

I think at this point everyone has heard of fucking G&B

[@Jadeisintikitok]

Guts and blackpowder getting to me

[@suntalex__]

loved it! as someone who absolutely loves learning about the napoleonic wars, i found this very interesting! keep up the good work ❤

[@survivehistory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@yellingyank1862]

Wow, what a wonderful video, I love how much you have the reenactors talk about their weapons and historical tactics they use on the “battlefield”. Can’t wait for new uploads

[@Strawberry_bred]

i lowkey opened the Comments and thought there was going to be a bunch of Guts and Blackpowder References there 😭😭 Stuff like "WERE GETTING OUT OF CATACOMB DE PARIS WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥💥🔥🔥🔥💥💥"

[@charlieempire7733]

There are a few

[@AFrenchSoldier]

Ye

[@yingyangmapper5399]

37:17 Excellent choice of music (you just got a new subscriber)! As a classical music lover (and beginner musician :D) and history enthusiast, it was a really nice detail and adds to the immersion. The piece in question was Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture, a piece dedicated to Russia's victory over the Napoleon's Grande Armée. I'm surprised this channel only has about 37k subscribers!

[@survivehistory]

Welcome aboard!

[@samyb7292]

You brits aren't that bad after all, we might even forgive you for trafalgar someday. Seriously those guys are awesome, great video et vive l'empereur

[@Certifiedpersona5fan]

Guts and blackpowder ne update?

[@RICHARDTT-gu7jq]

We be making it out of San Sebastián 😎😎

[@nateb9768]

Just wrote an essay that mainly discussed the story of Jakob Walter who was a German conscript in Napoleon's grand army. Discussing what drove him to commit crimes while abroad at war. His memoir is great, I highly recommend it!

[@falconeshield]

He was Prussian in his days

[@MinhvuLee]

WHE CAN PLAY G&B WITH THIS ONE 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🗣🗣🔥

[@eldossodle]

Bro its guts&blacpowder

[@diamondrtmlegobrickz9980]

Bro only thing the Napoleonic wars is some Roblox game☠️

[@me_when_i_slip_on_water]

im a gnb fan but i don't find everything about awesome history "guts and blackpowder"

[@masteryeet7490]

Roblox brainrot kid is getting out of hand

[@william_the_conqueror_fan1564]

I was in this!! I’m one of the reenactors!!

[@survivehistory]

Thanks a lot for helping make the episode!

[@d-boi9785]

It would take a lot of guts. And black powder.

[@Т1000-м1и]

Amazing. Felt like I'm hearing about these for the first time and creating a detailed image, trying to put bits of everything I heard of (about other things) together to understand the context of the discussion

[@lyndad1039]

Really interesting and well presented.

[@survivehistory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Mermare]

Love it. So few people know how difficult life was even for the WWII generation, which wasn't that long ago. I'm sure I wouldn't have survived childhood before the 70's because of modern antiobiotics snd medical care (frequent bronchitis and eardrum infections). I wish more people appreciated how nice we have it in the U.S. and other advanced countries. Don't forget there are many poor people in the world that still die from treatable diseases due to lack of access to health care.

[@falconeshield]

Did these people not have grand parents or great ones?

[@sunnyztmoney]

You would probably have been more healthy overall. Back then food was more nutritious and not full of pesticides. Also your immune system wouldnt be all fucked up from vaccines

[@annasolovyeva1013]

​@@sunnyztmoney back then 40% children died before reaching 5 y.o. Food chemicals were unregulated, so merchants added chalk to bread and poisonous dyes to everywhere

[@jjcoola998]

Shit I can't afford the doctor here in USA but luckily we have the magic concept of debt

[@Rebrn-bk5em]

@@jjcoola998 ER's must treat anyone that comes in. so if you really need help you can get it. they can still try to charge you but if your that bad off what does it matter as long as you got the treatment

[@Darth-Vater]

These French soldiers have a suspicious accent. Did Wellington infiltrate the Grand Army with moles? 🤨

[@Smackosynthesis]

Well they don't look like moles. Rather human like, they are

[@_RTD]

GUTS AND BLACKPOWDER IRL

[@ThirTeenPenny11]

Real

[@jaydenaaronleyva7761]

Real

[@CaptHunt]

True

[@kingmangoxd]

But it's the pvp mode XD

[@HandsomeYoungSir]

But no sombi😭

[@SirGooselll]

Bro, where are the sappers? You ain’t winning berezina without them💀

[@Nghoangngokha6]

Blood and Iron be like :

[@Nghoangngokha6]

"Intro"

[@ddc2957]

There is not much need to exercise when you’re carrying 10-12kgs of equipment & marching 30kms several days a week. It may only be walking, but that’s still quite a bit of energy expended. That & you aren’t exactly overeating on campaign would certainly keep a man at least lean, if not in great shape.

[@cutiepie_chechi]

By guts &blackpowder

[@TjugoTusen]

Aye Man, you did a pretty good job, pretty hard to find good quality content nowadays

[@Noobie_r]

We preparing for catacombs de paris with this one🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ThatCheesus]

Welp, that didn’t take long.

[@user-fe6fl9eu6s]

I can't hide from those cave dwelling g&b players, im not safe

[@J4C42]

@@user-fe6fl9eu6s Despite popular belief, we don’t dwell in caves. We dwell in the Catacombes de Paris and San Sebastián

[@rohanpreis6883]

Why would I need to survive as a solider when I’m already literally Napoleon?

[@thereddestsuninthesky]

Why is everyone talking about roblox games?

[@AL-kb3cb]

"Any hussar who isn't dead by the age of thirty is a good-for-nothing". Antoine Lasalle

[@Abensberg]

well, you wouldnt get much older back then even when you are not fighting. so who cares if you die in battle or survive. :D

[@vinz4066]

​@@Abensberg Thats Just Not true.

[@Abensberg]

@@vinz4066 you got different numbers? people in the 19th century had in average 35.6 years for men and 38.4 years for women. of course some people grow older but it was not common like today.

[@counterfeit1148]

@@Abensberg If you made it past 5 years old then you'd make it much further than 35

[@webuyhouse8917]

@@Abensbergdo u not understand what average mean a lot of people died as babies but if u survived past 10 u could live till around late 60s mid 70s

[@Albanian1government]

I AM THE ONE WHO FIGHTS FOR NAPOLEON

[@randomguyonyoutube4701]

ironically,as a g&b guy im starting to get annoyed of these g&b commenters.

[@ghostring3624]

The goal is not to survive. It is to do the will of the Emperor.

[@matthiasthulman4058]

Could you survive as a Roman Legionnaire? Surely that's in the lineup This is a great video, keep it up guys

[@survivehistory]

👀👀👀

[@coltoncyr2283]

Just dont face off against Hannibal, and perhaps you can!! LOL

[@matthiasthulman4058]

@@coltoncyr2283 lol true

[@falconeshield]

​@@coltoncyr2283Hannibal lost. As someone with Phoenican/Roman descent by country alone, screw him and his poisonious dad.

[@coltoncyr2283]

@@falconeshield Hannibal lost because of political betrayal. He was on Romes doorsteps. And then Romans proceeded to wipe them out even after a treaty. When it comes to being on the battlefield, he won, and if you're still this butt hurt, woof go buy 50 boxes of tissues for all the years or tears.

[@BobbySrazzer]

So, when the undead part?

[@4v20_rbz]

are you kidding?

[@PietroDoki]

In DLC. Its kinda pog

[@PietroDoki]

This still the best comment

[@me_when_i_slip_on_water]

i hope the ghost of napoleon haunts you

[@paulbennett4415]

The foot soldier in the brown uniform with red facings and white piping is in the Service de Santé - a specially formed medical unit in the French army during the Napoleonic Wars.

[@thisguyaintfunny1881]

Fantastic video. Love the concept, and i am really looking forward to more videos :)

[@rednax6955]

5:56 i cant believe they sat like that back then too

[@Alexus1138]

Reminds me of the good old days of BBC history documentaries 2000-2008 or so!

[@survivehistory]

thanks Alexus!

[@Alexus1138]

@survivehistory keep creating =)

[@Т1000-м1и]

Here when 3.7k views in 3 days. Lets see what the numbers are gonna be like later on

[@13JAMLAND]

Great documentary well done and thank you! Subscribed! 👍🏻 Be good to see the life and training in the other armies of the time too.

[@alexSWD597]

Much more interesting and respectful than that aweful Ridley Scott movie, my respects, a Frenchman

[@The_Big_G_765]

I love these types of videos about history, really excited to see what new videos will come out from this channel!

[@PoliceDonovan]

b&l in real life be like:

[@WilliamAfton723]

What if there are zombie infection at napoleon era

[@WilliamAfton723]

@postal51 correct

[@Ironfist_Alexander45]

The entire world would plunge into chaos

[@me_when_i_slip_on_water]

you play too much games my kind sir

[@GabrielMartinez-vv2xj]

Guts and black powder

[@Thenextoutcast]

Heellp no goofy ass

[@JakeLol-e1r]

Shut up.

[@Chris-um3se]

Wonderful!! Lively narration. Good script. Looks authentic. Glad to see you documenting Le Grande Armee

[@survivehistory]

Many thanks!

[@voltaireborn9902]

guts and blackpower mfs on a history class:

[@CRuf-qw4yv]

Its great to see History Re-enactors in other countries. I am glad there appears to be no restrictions on the ownership of replica muzzle-loaders as well.

[@seanbissett-powell5916]

Here in the UK (where the 21eme are mostly based) there are restrictions in the sense that there are plenty of administrative hoops to jump through. A musket is counted as a shotgun, so you need a shotgun certificate, for which you have to prove you've got a good reason to have it (the membership card of a recognised re-enactment society will do), that you've got adequate security for any muskets you own (gun cabinet and appropriate alarms, which usually means you have to be a house owner or have an incredibly co-operative landlord), and that you don't have a criminal record or any mental health issues (sensible !). You then also need an explosives certificate for the black powder you use. There are two types. Acquire only means you are issued powder at an event and hand any left back at the end. They are relatively easy to get with the shotgun certificate. The alternative is acquire & keep. Aquire and keep licenses are incredibly hard to get in most areas, requiring appropriate storage, even better alarms, permission of various other authorities (it seems to vary by area, but can include local Trading Standards, Health & Safety, Fire Brigade etc). Plus you need a separate document to be able to trqansport the powder to events. Most re-enactment societies rely on the few people who can get them to get and issue the powder to rank and file members.

[@Jelenicza]

Thank you very much for the demonstrations, explanations of the practical lives of the soldiers. As far as Borodino concern, Napoleon did not win it. The losses were significant from both sides and at the end of the day Kutuzov decided to retreat in an orderly manner in order to save his army. He ordered the population of Moscow to leave the city and burned it. It was a trap for Napoleon. Also not only diseases, but constant attacks by groups of of Russians soldiers weakened the French. By the way there were numbers of French who stayed and settled down in Russia. Russian army pushed French back to Paris. ALL the expenses of Russian soldiers in Paris were covered by Russian offices. When soldiers went to the restaurants for quick snack or meal they used to say: "Bystro, bystro" (quickly, hurry up!). That's how small places with simple food, are called "Bistro", which means "quickly" in Russian. After having defeated Napoleon, Russian army went back home. PS The best depiction of Borodino was made by Bondarchuk (1965 "War and peace"). The best film about Waterloo (1970 "Waterloo") was directed by Bondarchuk (made together with Italians), who was one of the greatest directors in the history of cinematography. Tens of thousands of soviet/russian soldiers were engaged in the making of the battle scenes. ALso it got several awards for the costumes/uniforms.

[@itsdinosaurtime]

34:08 bro these horses must have gotten the biggest history pstd from this little charge

[@andrewdobson457]

Love it. Looking forward to the next installment!

[@Sitcomeditor]

Marshal Desaix?,he wasn’t marshal ,he even didn’t live at that time this rank restored by Napoleon

[@stephane.namaskar]

Congratulations for this detailed, insightful and refreshing documentary. Really well done. Ps: now that we know more about the Cuirassiers, we hope to learn more about the Polish lancers soon. Thank you again🙏

[@ParutoTH]

I see a potential

[@Doc_Tar]

Well done. I look forward to learning more while watching you being put through your paces.

[@xornxenophon3652]

An important fact to keep in mind: Most soldiers did not die in battle but rather because of food-poisoning, disease, starvation or accidents, like a cart or a cannon running over your foot (causing blood-poisoning, resulting in premature death). Therefore a career as a soldier did appeal to far more people than today, as most causes of death were the same as for the average civilian. And there also was no welfare-system, so joining the army or the navy was a reliable way to make a living.

[@BlackPowderEnjoyer]

Yo to anyone that is reading this these guys are the vingt-et-un ieme (spelt that horribly wrong but the name is around that in french) The reason i know this is that me and my dad are giant history nerds and we do reenacting(American Civil War and American Revolution)and my dad is an immigrant from England and he also did Reanacting there to, Mostly Napoleonic. This unit that he joined in the video was the one that my Father was a part of.

[@abbieoconnell3595]

I'm also a 21e member, what's your dad's name/surname (if you don't mind sharing that) please? It'd be good to know if we ever crossed paths!

[@BlackPowderEnjoyer]

@@abbieoconnell3595 I doubt that you guys would because he has not been with the 21e in over 20 years But his First names Andy.

[@abbieoconnell3595]

@@BlackPowderEnjoyer my Dad joined the 21eme in 1989 - I will ask him based on the info here :)

[@ohoh9765]

It's hard to believe that just 50 years later, bolt-action rifles began to appear.

[@ducomaritiem7160]

Thanks, love this content. I'm a former curasier reenactor. (14th Dutch in French service)

[@vincentlefebvre9255]

I believe they wore a white shirt.

[@niceguyofgames9490]

To summarize, the odds of you dying under Napoleon’s command were low…but never zero. Meaning you could do everything right but still kick the bucket because of a breakout of disease, a stray shot, or just simply being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

Depends on which battle, Borodino, Leipzig, Waterloo, the odds of being killed or wounded were very high.

[@coltoncyr2283]

or march into Russia

[@warthogA10]

...🤔 ... Nope

[@AnthonyA357]

Like the channel ur gonna grow subs 👍

[@survivehistory]

Thanks!

[@esomethingoranother3718]

Brilliant! Respect to everyone involved in putting this documentary & re-enactment together. Never stop making more, there's plenty of units with stories waiting to be told by the very best... All of you. -Thank you!

[@ramprire]

@18:38 500 bullets for 1 fatal shot might sound incredible, but take a look at more modern stats: In WW2, it took an average of 25,000! (yes, thousand) rounds per fatal shot (most deaths were by artillery / bombs though) In the Korean War, this goes up to 50,000 (nearly double!) And in the near present, during the US Afghan War, it's estimated that it took nearly 250,000 rounds (yes, hundred thousand) per fatality. So what's the big deal? Well, training accounts for some ammo spent, but the vast majority is because firefights at such easily visible ranges tend to not happen. Turns out, if you are at war fighting people, they tend to try and stay hidden and in cover. A lot of rounds are also "wasted" in suppression, which can really inflate the numbers. There's a lot more factors, but that's the basic gist of it.

[@Евгений-ю3я2ю]

Bro get old guard

[@thesmashguy2088]

Blood amd Irom or Guts and Blackpowder but no zombie edition

[@jacksavere6988]

Extremely well produced for your first upload! Did you come from another studio?? Only a couple minutes in and I’m loving it, very professional work👌🏻

[@martynhaggerty2294]

They never had any choice. Conscription was at the point of a bayonet.

[@bomric1788]

Thanks for spending so much time on the "little things" like the clothes and general logistics. Those subjects are so interesting but criminally underrepresented.

[@ghost.2527]

Theres nothing we can do.

[@brianwolle2509]

DO NOT use a ridley scott image for napoleon. cannot take you seriously...

[@johndillon9318]

A soldier of Napoleon couldn't survive being a soldier of Napoleon Probably not.

[@mario_1683]

So cool! It really shows, that you put much effort in your videos!

[@survivehistory]

Thank you so much!

[@shackle_ton]

Larpin' as Frenchies? That's not soldiering