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

[@Tuil-18460]

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.

[@18ferris88]

What's the accent of the artillery officer reenactor?

[@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

[@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!

[@Notimportant3737]

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]

@@Notimportant3737 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]

​@@Notimportant3737It'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

[@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

[@Alguien644]

No, they'd kick me out for not speaking french Edit 5 months later: And being unsupportive of his brother ruling my country Edit 10 months later: And being agaisnt their policies

[@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

[@HerohammerStudios]

God, don't remind me of that abomination

[@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.

[@beckydekoning1423]

My grand grand grand grand grand grand was a Prussian sea man I think❤

[@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.

[@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

[@nahidwin4203]

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

[@marquisdelafoofayette]

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

[@gattungen-ng8go]

WW1 be like

[@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.

[@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.

[@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?

[@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!

[@retrobluemusic]

can’t believe this channel only has two videos

[@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.

[@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

[@Ali_T_London]

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

[@survivehistory]

Very much appreciated!

[@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

[@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!

[@Chris-um3se]

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

[@survivehistory]

Many 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!

[@kalixkatt]

Great reenactment, the ”battle” in the end gave one a insight in how it would have looked back then.

[@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.

[@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

[@eleithias]

Looks like a great exciting new series! I remember when History channel and Discovery used to actually make good content like this, glad you guys picked up the mantle, history knowledge is sorely needed today! Vive la France! Vive la grande armée!

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@andrewdobson457]

Love it. Looking forward to the next installment!

[@beachcomberbloke462]

Thanks! For your brilliant channel.

[@survivehistory]

Thank you so much!

[@Doc_Tar]

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

[@thisguyaintfunny1881]

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

[@Nakkiteline]

the horse stumbling at 2:22 was so unexpected that i bursted out laughing so much when i saw it 😂😂 i mean, i hope the poor thing is alright and all but it was damn funny too alright 😂

[@John-mf6ky]

even the horse is in on the reinactment 😅😅

[@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

[@MikkoHiiri]

Highly entertaining and educational video, thank you to all involved in the production!

[@Techgnome21]

I'm glad that there are people who keep this rich history alive!!! Vive L'Empereur!!

[@burd_history]

Brilliant first video. Channel will blow up in no time with this level of production.

[@enriqueslekis3562]

Great content! Congrats from Uruguay. The quality of the video is Fantastic. This has nothing to envy to a documentary from a TV channel. Keep the good work!

[@survivehistory]

Thank you very much!

[@TjugoTusen]

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

[@notnotagoodguy9600]

You guy's NEED to keep it up, this was amazing

[@Tamper_]

Great video, I can’t wait to see when this channel picks up and you have your own television show

[@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

[@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.

[@leonidk2533]

Top quality of the video,thanks guys!

[@renlangley20]

Thank you for made this video, so that can let me more understand history!

[@survivehistory]

Our pleasure!

[@lyndad1039]

Really interesting and well presented.

[@survivehistory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrOliverk2]

Excellent content. This takes me back to my childhood watching documentaries on the History channel.

[@survivehistory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@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🙏

[@LordTutTut]

Excellent stuff, both from the creators and the reenactors! You guys made my shift considerably more interesting than it would've been today :)

[@survivehistory]

Glad to improve your working day!

Was in the Napoleonic Association a good many years back.We were training for a Corunna reenactment.Both sides,dutifully,marching and shooting.During a lull,a cannon fired and sent its sticks and twigs skyward.A breeze caught them and deposited the contents over a group of,both,French and British senior officers standing to the side.Both armies cheered!

[@Parabellum-oe3sw]

Very interesting to watch! Can’t wait to see more!

[@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.

[@Chaman_Chutiyaचमनचूतिया]

A very nice video and concept. You explained all with detail. Eagerly waiting for next such video.

[@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?

[@Gearsreview]

Love it, hope we get more such videos soon. Thank you

[@averageyoutuber6131]

Underrated newborn uprising channel, I'm waiting for the uprising of this channel.

[@terranengineer8877]

Love how the fiber was playing "hell on the wabash" in the background. It's an american civil war tune but it's such a fun and iconic song. Glad to see the Napoleonic crowd thinks so too.

[@Maj_Problem]

I love these videos, really gives me old history channel vibes

[@XXBASSOON1STXX]

What a tragedy the History Channel has become.

[@bloodrave9578]

Excellent presentation and extremely well researched, explosive shot being the first airburst round foreshadows how deadly artillery will become by WW1 in regards to the carnage of artillery airbursts

[@TheSpritz0]

AWESOME presentation in detail, LOVED it- big "THUMBS UP"!!! PLEASE do one on Wellington's Army, and Blucher's Prussians, the Austrians, and the Russians of Czar Alexander!!!💯

[@sn4k321]

Amazing work! Congratulations, looking forward for the next

[@survivehistory]

Thanks a lot!

[@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.

[@spencernewland389]

Wow this is fascinating to read as an American. I could probably buy and fire a black power weapon in under about 10 days, and I’m in a “tough on guns” state, with no storage requirements. It’s fun but your laws have clearly saved lives, and continue to do so.

[@thracese9877]

It's a shame you don't have that much views, this video is excellent.

[@mario_1683]

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

[@survivehistory]

Thank you so much!

[@Tito_mutai]

Amazing video,its nice getting the perspective of the soldiers themselves..well done!

[@Alexus1138]

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

[@survivehistory]

thanks Alexus!

[@Alexus1138]

@survivehistory keep creating =)

[@scjoow1059]

One of the best new channels! And its only the first video but it do already have 1k subscribers! Hope this channels grows big in the future 🗿

[@PaulWillis-z8o]

This is brilliant as usual well done guys 😀😀😀

[@survivehistory]

Thank you so much 😁

[@HarbindBrar]

Loved it. Can't wait for the next episode!

[@georgemcintyre112]

This was great! Looking forward to the next one

[@survivehistory]

Cheers George!

[@gregsimmonds8365]

Brilliant video - really insightful and enjoyable, keep it up!

[@survivehistory]

Thanks Greg!

[@pickledanimations4729]

0:06 Yoooo The black Brunswickers

[@MariaJose-ud8dm]

OK ok

[@spedkaone]

Amazing production. This channel will grow quickly.

[@william_the_conqueror_fan1564]

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

[@survivehistory]

Thanks a lot for helping make the episode!

[@SteveBrownRocks2023]

These videos are ALL great! Very informative & well-made! 👏🏽😎

[@survivehistory]

Thanks so much!

[@hawktuahwarrior]

we defending paris from the undead with this one 🗣🔥

[@Thenextoutcast]

Fuck no

[@JakeLol-e1r]

Shut up.

[@princekyriesg7019]

G&B Reference?

[@Evan_afton641]

YESSIR

[@suisseofficerpong]

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[@marksimmons7972]

Haven’t been in a movie theater in years but I will be for this one! Going to hard to beat the Rod Steiger Christoper Plummer epic!

[@mattwainwright9198]

Fantastic video, really well made! I know I'm going to love this channel. I've subscribed and am waiting on the edge of my seat for any future content! 👍

[@survivehistory]

Awesome, thank you!

[@johndyson4109]

I used a Charleville 75 caliber smooth bore rifle in the Reenactment battles I participated in, in the Battle of Bennington.. I was in Seth Warner's light Artillery Brigade... That gun was a BEAST! Especially witha .75 inch ball shoved down the muzzle....

[@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👌🏻

[@SecretDealer]

2:35 the music gives me nostalgia of a particular game i played when i was younger

[@puddlesailor2871]

This is amazing content that earned my subscription with the very first video! I can't wait to see your channel grow. Well done guys!

[@survivehistory]

Thank you so much!

[@ihsanyuce953]

loving this channel; it definitely will go places

[@CheetoHito]

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

[@generalbanastretarleton6578]

Great video very informative. Nice to see the French side of things. Well done all in making this.

[@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.

[@ducomaritiem7160]

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

[@vincentlefebvre9255]

I believe they wore a white shirt.

[@F_Bardamu]

I was apalled to learn in Caulaincourt's account that while the Grande Armée fought for their lives trying to retreat from Russia through indescribable sufferings, Napoleon was anonimously making his way back to Paris and thinking about the next draft and his next moves on the international scene, blaming everyone but himself for the Russian tragedy.

[@ivvan497]

Hitler moment

[@falconeshield]

Imagine if he put his efforts to conquer Russia to conquer England. Him and Hitler made the same mistake.

[@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.

[@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

[@TheGodTell]

For a new channle, the production quality is insane. Instant sub!

[@survivehistory]

really appreciate it thanks!

[@chrisivan_yt]

@@survivehistory Dude fr amazing video this was super informative and well done! Love learning about this era. Thank you.

[@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.

[@maunz5791]

History, reenactment, liked, subscribed! That was a very entertaining video and a nice and very professional looking group of reenactors! I'm absolutely here for more :D

[@survivehistory]

Awesome, thank you!

[@GlobeDoge]

Were is this place

[@jacobmelnik2566]

Cant wait to see more videos like this!

[@Jadeisintikitok]

Guts and blackpowder getting to me

[@shooterscathedral]

LITERALLY WHY IM WATCHING RN

[@gg-sr9lq]

For context, in Napoleons Russia campaign for every 12 men he took, only 2 came back. 1 died in battle, one was taken prison/died a captive, and 8 died of cold, famine or illness. So, the answer is probably not