The Battle of Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory

[@theironknight597]

"Soldiers! I am pleased with you. On the day of Austerlitz, you lived up to all my expectations of your bravery and boldness; you have decked your eagles with a glory that shall never die." - Emperor Napoleon's proclamation after the Battle of Austerlitz

[@Dangoesoutside.]

Vive l’Empereur!!!!

[@Louis_Davout]

@@Dangoesoutside. Oui! Oui!

[@jacksonlynch1731]

As an addition to this. When William Pitt received news of Napoleon's victory at Austerlitz, he supposedly said to his niece "Roll up that map of Europe. It will not be wanted these ten years." If true, his words were eerily prophetic.

[@LoneHeckler]

Copy and pasted from another Napoleon KZbin video. How original

[@bluemutt9964]

@@LoneHeckler Who cares

[@jean-louislalonde6070]

And then he died....

[@gerannightshadow5688]

Am I the only one who noticed Simon said “way laste” instead of “lay waste” at 11:11 ? 😆 Just amused nobody seems to have caught it. Keep up the great work, Simon!

[@me0101001000]

I thought I was hearing things. Glad to know I'm not crazy

[@joemagnus5085]

I heard it.

[@tphx1]

had to go back while listening to make sure that's what I heard lmao, glad someone else caught it

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:10 - Chapter 1 - Historical background 3:10 - Chapter 2 - A disputed island 5:25 - Chapter 3 - Sea skirmishes & an assassinated duke 9:45 - Chapter 4 - The formation of the 3rd coalition 13:35 - Chapter 5 - ULM , set & mack 18:25 - Chapter 6 - From Vienna to Austerlitz

[@nmcgunagle]

Is this really needed? It’s a 20 minute video

[@Sh_rib]

@@nmcgunagle they do it on a lot of Simon's channels videos, when there's an ad in the middle (for squarespace etc) that Simon talks about, then it come in handy if you want to skip it 👍

[@eeefeefeffasdf]

jesus, 20 minutes to get into the subject line of the video =/

[@PabloRichardFernandez]

For crying out loud, Simon! Another channel?!?!?! Do you realize that keeping up with, and subscribing to, your channels is beginning to require a time commitment similar to learning a musical instrument or a new language? That said, keep them coming!

[@danielknapp5189]

Simon is bulding a KZbin Empire😅😂

[@BedroomBully88]

Simon Gaming

[@nickfeder]

As a history buff growing up in Austerlitz, NY, this makes me very happy. Well done and thank you.

[@benchokwaiman]

Funny, I live in Austerlitz Netherlands :) There is still the pyramid that was build by the soldiers and waterholes in the forrest that where dug so all the horses of the army could drink. Really awesome to see the traces of all those years back in the landscape.

[@jacobmarkham2162]

Simon, please do something on the 7 years war. Churchill called it “the First World War.”

[@acosorimaxconto5610]

Totally!

[@nomercyinc6783]

it wasnt the first world war tho. idk how a leader could be overweight during ww2

[@Dr.Fatherland]

@@nomercyinc6783 I think he called it the “first world war” because the 7 years war took place in many areas outside of Europe.

[@DieNextInLINE]

I think the Seven Years War is just too huge to cover in a single video, It'd be like asking for a video on the French Revolution. It's just too huge of an event to properly cover in a single take. I'd love to see more videos on this Warographics channel covering notable battles from the U.S. Civil War.

[@thesurvivor75Ejercito]

@@Dr.Fatherland Yes , it's usually though to be the 1st one , but still it's the Seven Years Wars.

[@adriancibran2202]

Simon, considering that you narrate a wide swath of topics. Your historical military narration is top-notch. Great content!

[@midweekcentaur1050]

All that practise

[@stevejette2329]

adr - OK. Different preferences ... If I had to listen to this for over 20 minutes, I would jump

[@rayvanett1443]

I love all the channels you, but this one is special. So many battles are possible. Ceasar's masterpiece or juat about any battle involving him is gold. Keep up the great work.

[@jacobmarkham2162]

This is shaping up to be the best channel on KZbin. Still has a little to go to beat into the shadows, but almost there.

[@warographics643]

Thanks!

[@npierce14]

Guess you don’t know about kings and generals and epic history tv

[@npierce14]

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[@jacobmarkham2162]

@@npierce14 I do, but I like Simons delivery style. A combination of biographics and Brain Blaze is the combo we’ve been looking for. Btw, go Titans!!!

[@npierce14]

@@jacobmarkham2162 I do to but I also like illustrating and that sort of thing if he did that then his Channel would be even greater

[@luckyspurs]

I did my A level History coursework on Napoleon. Recognising so many bits of this (quite proud of how well 17 year old me researched it, to be honest). Love this new channel idea. Probably my favourite along with Casual Criminalist, just ahead of Biographics and Brain Blaze.

[@tyraaudlehelm9780]

Didn’t realize this was another Simon Whistler channel. This man is everywhere and I love it ❤️

[@guillermoalcala5047]

Simon.. you are a KZbin beast hahaha 🤣🤣 you guys post too many videos hahaha. I love all your channels dude, keep up the great work. Greetings from Monterrey, México!

[@johnathanschultz3517]

I love them too… but how long until Simon faces the problem of having already covered everything? What, then shall we do for interesting content?

[@alexiscabrera3711]

@@johnathanschultz3517 lucky we got a shit ton of history China alone can keep up happy for years

[@thesurvivor75Ejercito]

@@johnathanschultz3517 Well he is in 11 channels for the moment . Maybe there are just too many things to cover in each channel ....

[@seanmorales4383]

I love this channel and thank you for doing a napoleonic war battle; I really love this part of history because so much happened in so little time

[@rantymcrant-pants9536]

Check out EpicHistoryTV & Kings&Generals; they're excellent for this.

[@jleeblackmon5340]

@@rantymcrant-pants9536 K&G is a dope channel love watching their content

[@alexander-mauricemillamlae4567]

Friedrich Wilhelm III was only King, not Kaiser. Youre confusing him with Friedrich III I presume. The german empire wouldnt be a thing yet for another 66 years. If you mean Kaiser as in Holy Roman Emperor, that was Franz II at the time. also 11:11 "Way Laste" Simon, did your daughter trouble your sleep again

[@sapaulgoogdmen9542]

He also mixed up French kings since the Versailles was already complete and construction cost were at the bottom of the list if reasons he lost his head

[@thenordiccomrade7100]

Keep in mind he is reading a script not made by him

[@eurodoc6343]

It's a testament to Tolsoy's writing talent that reading the section of War and Peace omconcerning Austerlitz is more exciting that any filmed dramatization of the battle I have ever seen. The part where Nicholai rushes through the panicked retreating soldiers and stumbles upon the crying Emperor Alexander is just brilliantly delivered.

[@titaniusanglesmith4845]

"Way laste" at 11:11 😂 im sure these things happen with as many videos as you do, i just thought i was crazy, had to listen 3 times to make sure

[@jeremiahwillett3822]

So pumped for this new channel! Love your work Simon

[@BigStank]

“Way laste” at 11:11 seems exactly like Simon’s sense of humor. He did it on purpose, no dain bramage

[@michaelsinger4638]

Allegedly Genera Kutizov pretending to be asleep because he knew the battle was doomed and did not want to be blamed, sums it up nicely. Napoleon was just on a whole different level at that time.

[@canadianbacon9819]

Great video guys I have a suggestion for a future video. Battle of the Coral Sea (World War II) it was the first battle in history fought between aircraft carriers and would set the stage for the future of naval combat

[@maxs3810]

Love talking about big wars in general but looking at a specific battle is my favorite

[@neilmcse]

I am really enjoying the more obscure battles that were waged before the 1900s. More of those, please. Good stuff.

[@acosorimaxconto5610]

Agreed... but Austerlitz was hardly "obscure", it was one of the most crushing strategic victories in military history

[@Bawlzmcgruff]

Absolutely awesome channel one of the best you have put out so far Simon. LOL the infographics biographics and top 10s are good and everything. But this channel and the casual criminal list I could listen to all day.

[@seanosborn3272]

New channel hosted by Simon… I’m liking and subscribing. Great work fact man!

[@taffsta999]

Really enjoyed this, high quality and just brilliant.

[@LtColShingSides]

If you get a second check out the Battle of Karaansebes. It was a friendly fire incident where the Austrians fought eachother by accident in 1788 during a war against the Ottomans. Not sure if there's enough got a whole video but maybe.

[@BaneofBots]

One little detail of note, at 10:51, you referred to Friedrich lll as 'Kaiser,' but Prussia didn't have a Kaiser until 1871, instead the leader of Brandenburg-Prussia, and later just Prussia, was known as King from around 1710. Kaiser means emperor.

[@tomasbarber1498]

This has become my new favorite Simon channel

[@Aramis419]

11:12 - I did hear that properly. "Way laste".

[@CYCLONE4499]

Now this channel is right up my alley simon! You are one prolific dude

[@angelitabecerra]

16:52 "A bridge too far..." 😂 Brilliant script writing

[@573gwills3]

Love this channel, can’t wait for the next one, May I however, boldly and arrogantly suggest that the next should be konnigratz 1866, prelude to Franco Prussian war and possibly the longest stretch catalyst to ww1, ww2 and the Cold War etc.

[@acosorimaxconto5610]

Great idea

[@TonyTheFlatlander]

Really enjoying this channel Simon!

[@igape7762]

This new channel is great. Absolutely fantastic work

[@micahistory]

thank you for the detailed information about the leadup, it was really helpful

[@johnrussell3652]

Please do a video about the Coal Creek War that took place in Tennessee.

[@MountainDewbies]

Well here I am listening to this legend again…

[@micahistory]

There truly never was a general like Napoleon

[@rhyslewis4399]

I can't believe he's launched another channel.... absolute legend 👏 🙌

[@jpbean]

Xplrd has been very quiet recently though

[@rhyslewis4399]

@@jpbean haha yeah I noticed that also, he's a busy lad old fact boy 😂

[@jpbean]

Probably gave up on it because the viewership was lower than his other channels. Starting to become a full time job just to keep up with Simons videos and podcasts, but so worth it 😅

[@4erenwolf]

Simon, please do something on the Balkan Wars. They have it all - triumphs, backstabbing, you name it. You can also look up the siege of Doiran.

[@theawesomeman9821]

I'm guessing you're from the Balkans, right?

[@klaudioabazi4478]

Austerlitz essentially made Napoleon the Master of Europe. It was truly his masterpiece, but whatever comes up must necessarily come down. For Napoleon those days came just as quick as the height of his glory. Napoleon is one of the few historical giants whose life was a great novel.

[@1_Fish.2_Fish.Red_Fish.]

I love sneaking off to drop ah work deuce n watch these videos!

[@chemBTW]

Just found this channel. Love it!!!!!! Thank you!

[@Iris_and_or_George]

I live next to the pyramid of Austerlitz in the Netherlands! It was built for Napoleon by some General. Napoleon only once saw it, with binoculars from a church tower 15km away. He was so thankful!

[@jessebartlett2325]

I think you'll find that the campaign in Egypt for Napoleon was a completely disastrous campaign and Napoleon soon fled Egypt leaving his batterd army in Egypt to fend for itself after battle of the Nile. Napoleom lost the Egypt campaign. Have a look at Napoleon greatest foe: sir Sidney Smith by lindybaige. That video is brimming with info on that campaign. Good videos, keep it up :)

[@normbarrows]

Need more maps, they help explain better than pictures of commanders.

[@williammorales-gonzalez1637]

"Way laist!?!"🤘😀👍I caught that moment of dyslexia!😂😂

[@chris_chats]

Would love an in depth episode like this on the battle of verdun

[@jakemiller1386]

Great video! Should do a video on the Battle of Bear Valley (occured in 1918. considered the last battle of the America Indian Wars)

[@resileaf9501]

What I find the most interesting about Napoleon is how what opinion people have of him depend almost entirely of where they were born. You will (almost) never meet a French citizen who does not idolize him. You will (almost) never meet an English person who does not think of him as the devil. All across Europe, opinions depend entirely on whether he liberated or conquered their countries. His code of law was paradoxically revolutionarily (pun intended) egalitarian and oppressive at the same time. He declared himself Emperor, going as far as to take the crown from the Pope instead of letting him place it on his head, yet still fought primarily for the freedom of France over his own vanity. His mistakes were enormous, but so were his triumphs. Truly a man who shaped History, for better or for worse.

[@ЕгорПещерский]

And he called for liberty for ones and chains for the others, Haiti revolt.

[@michaelsinger4638]

Even Napoleon himself later admitted he made a mistake in trying to re conquer Haiti.

[@ЕгорПещерский]

@@michaelsinger4638 Did he ever regretted to not give slaves freedom, and more importantly, guns, to pillage and wreck British and Spanish possessions in New World to get that balance of power to his favour?

[@resileaf9501]

@@ЕгорПещерский Yeah, exactly. It's what I meant by egalitarian and oppressive at the same time.

[@andrewgranger739]

Too bad he was not French.

[@comradeiosif2794]

Woah my comment became a video. Awesome as always Simon!

[@CptDawner]

11:24 Simon says “Way Laste” instead of “Lay Waste” lol I laughed

[@Fuchswinter]

“That would way laste”? Never thought I’d catch an editing mistake in this. Lmao. Anyhow, great video, I was a major fan of Napoleon ich history at around age 15. I even bought a small stature of the guy when we visited Mont Saint Michel

[@noreply-7069]

10:51 Friedrich Wilhelm (Frederick William) III wasn't a Kaiser (emperor) but a König (king) of Prussia. Empire of Germany was from 1871-1918! Austria did have an emperor, but that's another thing.

[@tamarothA]

Austerlitz is now called Slavkov u Brna. I live in Brno; there is a great statue of two French soldiers standing next to a cannon to commemorate the battle nearby.

[@tibsky1396]

I didn't know, I have an ancestor who died at Austerlitz. Thanks for the clarification.

[@macmiller1678]

This channel is phenomenal.

[@robdon3472]

The Castellammarese War would make a very interesting episode if you wanna branch beyond military conflicts

[@nmcgunagle]

You should have said more about the 3rd corps under marshal Davout taking on the entire enemy main army on their own. That’s what earned him his nickname, the iron marshal. Still a great video anyway, I love following the battles of the napoleonic wars. What’s that saying? “War is only glorious to those who have fought none” or something like that.

[@marinusprimus7785]

11:14 “way laste” uh oh Simon

[@randyyy2609]

Also, in the Netherlands, there's a town called Austerlitz. Named after the battle. The pyramid of Austerlitz is a nice sightseeing place.

[@michaelpipkin9942]

Can you do the history of The Thunderbirds? The aircraft is always evolving. The story is tragic, but beautiful that it entertained millions.

[@haggis525]

Great content. Also - re 11:10 - if you're going to fight it's always best to "way laste" to your enemies. 😎

[@elizabeth3121]

When Simon says ‘way laste’ instead of ‘lay waste’ at 11:13 😂😂

[@keiththomas1180]

Aww where's the intro monologue? That's the 2nd best part, after the outro monologue of course 👌👌👌

[@MisterMac4321]

Always wondered why Austerlitz, and not Ulm, is considered Napoleon's "greatest" victory. At Austerlitz he suffers about 8000 casualties to inflict around 16,000 casualties on the Coalition and take 20,000 prisoners; at Ulm he only suffers a trivial 1500 losses to inflict 4000 casualties on the Austrians to then force an entire Austrian army of 27,000 to surrender. Ulm is nearly a bloodless victory in comparison, and without it setting the stage Austerlitz would never have happened.

[@Kamfrenchie]

That's because Ulm is less of an equal battle, if you will. When the fighting begins, Napoleon has already outmanouevered the Austrians and surrounded them with a much larger force. What follows is a rather expected result. At Austerlitz, Napoleon has less troops than his enemies, but plays them like a fiddle, and triumphs despite starting in a somewhat precarious position. It's also a battle that could easily have gone South for Napoleon.

[@fredbarker9201]

Both are simply brilliant but Austerlitz is better because he didn’t have a numerical advantage like at Ulm

[@alishatree2315]

Another channel? About war? God damni simon... I'm in

[@angusmcmahan5437]

Hey! A War-O-Graphics that has actually graphics! Good use of maps, folks. Keep it up!

[@geertdecoster5301]

Great amount of background info and I enjoyed it greatly, but not yet Kaiser of Prussia, etc. 🙂

[@randallcraft4071]

My favorite quote from the napoleonic wars is Pierre cammbrone saying "the guard dies it does not surrender" at Waterloo

[@toochangz]

Cambronne said he never said that until his dying day

[@randallcraft4071]

@@toochangz "bull shit we put it on your statue, so you said it"- French government

[@witteroos]

I guess my parents left that part of the story out, whenever we visited the pyramid of Austerlitz... and I never did any research to the history of it... Thank you Simon for telling me the history of the next town over ;-)

[@KennethMachnica-vj3hf]

It's funny, that that Austrian dude said, "It's only a scratch". Stonewall Jackson said the same thing , at First Bull Run. He was holding his hand up in the air, when a bullet or shell fragment tore a chunk of meat off his finger. As he wrapped it in his bandana, an aide said, Major, are you hurt? Stonewall said, It's only a scratch.

[@twinmama42]

10:55 Friedrich Wilhelm III was KING (König) of Prussia - not emperor (Kaiser).

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@micahistory]

I never knew Prussia had been this hesitant to join the third coalition

[@trevorslinkard31]

Simon is like a MatPat for history buffs instead of movie/game nerds. Multiple channels, long videos, a natural charisma on camera. Collab anyone?

[@comettamer]

I'd love it, especially with the way Simon now has something of a gaming channel

[@joboring8397]

Warographics may improve by providing more maps to show movements.

[@honorladone8682]

I'm amazed. I never was taught he ever one a battle. WOW that's something... HEY YO. I suppose in the syllabus. Philadelphia USA

[@honorladone8682]

Thanks Simon.

[@marcelkuhne8856]

You mixed up King Friedrich Wilhelm III with Kaiser Friedrich III

[@animeyahallo3887]

The amount of names butched in this video is more than the casualties the French received during the Ulm campaign.

[@thomasjorge4734]

Not Der Kaiser, but Der Konig!

[@acosorimaxconto5610]

Great presentation. Any chance of you covering Jena-Auerstadt, Eylau, Wagram, Borodino, Leipzig...?

[@amoskariuki5967]

You can visit epic history tv on KZbin....by far the best presentation of the Napoleonic wars on KZbin

[@EAcapuccino]

Victoire! 🇫🇷🏇 Go on pc you viewers and try out the game - Napoleon total war, it is old from 2012 BUT IT IS SENSATIONAL 🌍 My I love this new channel So often I said I am a sucker for history! Simon you as a host alway prick our ears! Dare you challenge sir David Attenborough or Stephen fry? 👍👍😊

[@op8726]

Great video, one quick note- Marshal Davout is pronounced Dah-voo and not de-voh. Otherwise pretty top notch stuff - an American Napoleon enthusiast and author

[@aceofkpop1243]

This was in my recommendations and I thought: "Is that Simon? It's named like a Simon channel.." Well, lo and behold, Fact Boi has indeed created yet another amazing channel right under my nose!

[@andrzej6294]

At this point, I have only one questions - when will Simon just pop out of my fridge? But don't get me wrong, that's great!

[@grandcrowdadforde6127]

Simons BEARD is getting outta control..... oh oh!

[@joefromravenna]

My one 3x great grandfather came of military age in 1802. It’s highly likely he took part at Austerlitz on the Austrian side in 1806, being from Moravia.

[@joefromravenna]

Another 3x great grandfather likely took part in the battles that finished the French 15 years later.

[@allanyoung650]

This guy Simon is a boss.

[@airborngrmp1]

Frederick-Wilhelm III of Prussia was styled Koenig (king), not Kaiser (emperor, the title adopted by his grandson after the proclamation of the German Empire).

[@jarrettc.6370]

Agreed except it was his second son Wilhelm I not his grandson (Frederick III)

[@Mraidsan]

Love these videos! You should cover the football war in the future

[@maxmustermann369]

10:50 simon:...kaiser... the comment section: greatest offense ever.

[@Opt1mu5Pr1m3M9]

That beard is everything.

[@karmichel]

Siege of Stalingrad, Waterloo, thermopilae, Somme

[@pyromania1018]

He covered Stalingrad in "MegaProjects", and Waterloo in "Geographics". I think he covered the Somme, but don't quote me on that.

[@JM-sc9so]

They had big issue with those bonfires, they burned all windows and doors from house which they had to defend next day. Which deterred good covers.

[@jordanbooth4470]

A good Battle to do an ep on might be the Battle of Rorke’s Drift - a story of how around 150 British soldiers held off an army of 4000 Zulus

[@Heisenberg882]

Yeah, mostly spear wealding tribesmen against modern well trained soldiers.

[@SantaFe19484]

It really drives me nuts when I mention Napoleon, and people think I am talking about Napoleon Dynamite.

[@iwatchDVDsonXbox360]

Suggestions: Nine Years War War of the Spanish Succession War of the Polish Succession War of the Austrian Succession Third battle of Panipat Three feudatories rebellion Livonian War Anglo-Dutch wars Anglo-Mysore wars Anglo-Maratha wars Anglo-Sikh wars Nadir Shah's invasion of India Sino-Burmese war Russo-Japanese war War of the Triple Alliance War of the Quadruple Alliance Pugachev's Rebellion

[@duncancurtis1758]

The Paraguayan maelstrom 1867 to 1869.

[@jonathanberumen9573]

Let me first say, I love Simon and I subscribe to all of his channels, but if somebody clicks on a video titled the "Battle of Austerlitz: Napoleon's greatest victory" they most likely know a little bit of background on Napoleon and his rise to power, so the beginning felt a bit unnecessary. Still love the video though.

[@mrmoney5886]

Love your videos. Though it may be an idea to brush up on the pronunciation of some of the names.