The Napoleonic Wars - OverSimplified (Part 2)

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Music (licensed under a Creative Commons license):
Marty Gets A Plan
Hard Boiled
Dances and Dames
Fast Talkin
Pina Colada
Investigations
Face Off
Bumbly March
Minima
Sneaky Snitch
Faster Does It
Constance The Descent
Exotic Battle
Covert Affair
Digya
Accralate
I Knew A Guy
Outfoxing the Fox
Crossing The Chasm
Invariance
Infados
Enter The Maze
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Kevin Graham - Autumn
Maik Thomas - Bonus Track
Ian Post - Futuristic War
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Thanks for watching!

[@marshallsharritt9018]

"It got cold, stupid cold" Is practically a catch phrase now and it is a good point of reference to show the watcher that something that is about to happen

[@tephlin1405]

There's a good amount of those in this series

[@raahyama4023]

@@tephlin1405 Especially in russia

[@ThePorschefan]

So basically, Russia's superpower ain't nukes but rather winter

[@jacksonbailey2643]

Are you a member of the Channel?

[@cheeseballgooberpants3591]

@@ThePorschefan How about *Nuclear Winter*

[@linkfromzelda1002]

This man was so badass that they needed to give him a heavily reinforced coffin to make sure he didn’t come back from the dead.

[@florenmage]

If he was capable of rising from the dead that Austrian monarch would have had to poop his pants a 3rd time.

[@SmallPotato2313]

@@florenmage by then everyone would poop their pants even the british

[@sofiawaqasi5947]

Ngl pretty sure they did that so nobody would desecrate his body

[@swagster700]

@@florenmage lol

[@Momo_Kawashima]

From now on Napoleon will be described as a hyperactive 44-year-old menace

[@sam.guirguis]

My man was fighting 1v4 consistently, and wining, a true goat.

[@fredbarker9201]

“My enemies are many, my equals are none”

[@nicksieben7701]

No wonder Napoleon is a ba-a-a-a-a-ad ass.

[@atishghosh]

His clutch was OP

[@TheValutOfEd]

Mate it was a 1v7 with Britain Portugal and Spain as well. He was the Goat

[@mohamedaitbassou6564]

Wait till you hear about an Austrian painter

[@sureafraid]

It’s always the “let’s invade Russia” part that curbs all further ambitions

[@co7769]

I wonder how many times it has happened.

[@elijahhartle749]

@@co7769happened to the Mongolians Germans and French. Probably others as well.

[@m1lk104]

​@@elijahhartle749 also with ottomans and poles/lithuanians

[@JanuFlorido]

and most of the time it ends up as a shit show for both parties

[@CyzerX]

The Mongol Empire was the only one who said nah.

[@cyruscheng499]

“The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.” - Napoleon

[@snacksizedsalami1278]

oH sNaP tHaTs DeEp

[@carolinacuevas3204]

It means that if someone loudly voices their dislike of you then you know how to have a target on, but if they are slow and methodical you don’t know the danger you are in.

[@yyn886]

@Name Osoba They might betray you without you knowing

[@mobolajiade-aina8643]

@22JEREMY OPPENZATO yep

[@omarbradley6807]

@Name Osoba Someone who disagree with you openly, could be either your enemy or even your friend. But the ones who don't told their opinions, The "Yes Man" is normally an enigma, and scary, because there must be a reason of why they didn't speak their mind, hence the treason reason is a posible one.

[@lakshyawahi323]

"When he attacks, we run away." Emus: WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN

[@alishabajaj3575]

Shows you actually watch everyone of his videos... Ur a true fan!

[@jorgeigualbonilla9998]

Fabian: "Hey I invented that!"

[@afrenchlizard1309]

His strategy was to use speed to overwhelm the enemy and just obliterate them. Sounds like blitzkreg.

[@stonereviews4738]

Haha

[@shawncollard623]

That’s what we call foreshadowing

[@jaredwyatt3376]

Napoleon- does literally nothing Britain- how many time do we have to teach you this lesson Copenhagen

[@mosquitobight]

The British were doing to Copenhagen what Saruman did to the Shire and confiscating all the fine pipeweed

[@UIPLAYS]

Napoleon: Discontinues trades with Britain Britain: What the hell Copenhagen??

[@Shorty15c4007]

Old man voice - "I love the British people"

[@stevelowe2647]

@@Shorty15c4007 I think English is more appropriate. British is just what the Welsh, Irish & Scottish call themselves so they don't have to admit being Welsh, Irish & Scottish. The English are more preferential of being called English

[@rhae6993]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@F_Bardamu]

This mix of historical accuracy and witted humour is unparalleled. From a French perspective, a great relief after watching Ridley Scott's failed biopic. Subbed to your channel.

[@shurale123]

As a french person, what do you think of Napoleon himself?

[@F_Bardamu]

​@@shurale123 Napoleon is very controversial even in France: at the same time a dictator spilling blood recklessly for his own ambition, one of the greatest military masterminds that ever lived and, yes, someone who laid the foundations for modern France. His military endeavours were objectively catastrophic (France was smaller and poorer in 1815 than before he seized power), but his attempt to keep the best of both political worlds (royalty and the revolution) was actually quite visionary. That's why the French Republic couldn't completely disown Napoleon. In a nutshell, Napoleon was full of contradictions, lights and shadows. But comparing him to Hitler as Ridley Scott once did is just ludicrous. Either provocative or plain ignorant.

[@enisserifi926]

I'm kinda sad Napoleon lost like that, imagine being so good at war the only thing people can do to win is not to fight you.

[@owesyoumoney3912]

Rome did it to hannibal in the second punic war lol. Cant lose battles if you never engage.

[@Sconeburner]

as with most wars throught history, as soon as you invade Russia you start to lose

[@owesyoumoney3912]

@@Sconeburner Russia is such a large landmass it was harder to conquer than a traditional European power

[@thestanimal6076]

Dude how do you lose 4 wars against some one and TRY AGAIN after the 2nd I'd be like naw fam I'm done fighting you

[@evanq9743]

@@thestanimal6076 Imo napoleon should have been more harsh in his peace deals after every war, his enemies were able to just come back again with the financial support they kept receiving

[@ivan_a_6717]

Can we just appreciate for a moment that Oversimplified releases both parts and doesn’t make us wait?

[@doctorsmiles4530]

Everytime he uploads I see a comment like this lol

[@sungjin-woo2301]

@@doctorsmiles4530 they just want those worthless internet points

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

Then why doesnt he upload them as one video? Edit: okay people. I've gotten like 500 messages of people wanting to explain it to me (including a comment RIGHT BELOW MINE). You can stop telling me.

[@rainzel]

@@thomastakesatollforthedark2231 they do them separately, it was meant to be split since It's very long

[@cevcena6692]

He could easily make it a 6 part series too

[@ChengTeoh]

It's nice to see that "running away" was such an effective tactic.

[@nubaidmohamed2883]

A VERIFIED PERSON WITH LIKE NO LIKES!??!, and yea i was rooting for the emus

[@harnishvohra3981]

Hey checkmark

[@NothingisGood7889]

Joestar Joseph approved ☑️

[@gungu5538]

@@NothingisGood7889 there's the jojo fan

[@Not_Evil_]

Didn’t work so well for the French in ww2

[@DeepFactsfy11]

Napoleon's last campaign to defend France was legendary. At one point he even sighted the cannons himself like he did during the Italian campaign as a general many years ago. His army was small enough that he could take full command of all his men. EPIC history TV's coverage of this campaign is a masterpiece

[@co7769]

Imagine being a relatively new conscript and only hearing tales about his conquests and then the emperor himself joins the battle!

[@Curiousgeorge47]

Even Wellington praised this 1814 campaign, famously quoting: “ the study of it has given me greater idea of his genius than any other “.

[@ice_agebaby6939]

Everyone turned against Napoleon, even his own people, except pierre the absolute legend

[@priyan605]

Chad Pierre

[@kevinhennessy7658]

Ladys get yourself a man who looks at you as Pierre looks at napoleon

[@pillsburydoughboy1693]

Pierre is the Iroh of the Napoleonic wars

[@northernleigonare]

1k likes woohoo

[@PolskiBelgia6]

I know it's a joke, but it's sad for me that the Poles weren't mentioned at all. They fought on Napoleon's side until the very end.

[@mr.fufu1437]

You are forgetting the best part about Napoleon's return from exile. When he walked up to the first military outpost, "If there is any man among you who would kill his emperor, Here I stand!” Not one soldier questioned his returned. That's how much he was loved.

[@onan8431]

hehehe

[@SquashGuy02134]

How'd he even fit through the door with such huge nuts?

[@mikeor-]

When Napoleon confronted the first legion sent to arrest him, he said this: "Soldats! Je suis votre Empereur! S'il y a quelqu'un qui veut tuer son Emperor, me voici!" In French, these words translate to: "Soldiers! I am your Emperor! If there is any one of you who wishes to kill his Emperor, here I am!" Instead of shooting at him, the men dropped their arms and ran into the embrace of their former comrades-in-arms crying out: "Vive l'Empereur!" meaning "Long live the Emperor!"

[@Name-lw9uf]

@Takeda Shingen ok liberal (Btw your essay is wrong)

[@Name-lw9uf]

@Takeda Shingen That English is giving me an aneurysm, and I'm a conservative too.

[@FaffyWaffles]

"Luckily they banished him to an Island" "But he Came Back!" "Luckily they banished him to another Island"

[@cabbage_cat]

Bill wurtz!

[@Rubin_Rubinia]

Bill! WHOO!

[@GBudgiePH123]

And then He "might" had enough.

[@vin6665]

The cycle continues- oh wait he died? Oh....

[@InvincibleSucks]

But he died!

[@namanjain989]

Even in death, they were so scared of him that they had to put him in 4 coffins.

[@Ryuuu6581]

Fr, not like he’s going to become a zombie and become an emperor the 3rd time lol, they really had nightmares about him, and potentially even peed their pants

[@IndianTelephone]

@@Ryuuu6581 *pooed

[@duskygamer25]

@@Ryuuu6581 Guts and Blackpowder:

[@voidraldarken]

I like how the most effective plan against Napoleon is: *Don’t fight Napoleon, just run away, and attack everywhere else.*

[@JesterLaughAtU]

Worked against Hannibal.

[@SimonNZ6969]

It's called humility. Know when you're outmatched. Then instead of confronting them directly, poison their dog and burn their house down. Works every time.

[@trenchcoatdoggo5185]

@@SimonNZ6969 Does this advice come from experience?

[@georginho36]

how to fight napoleon: - step 1: do not fight napoleon - step 2: fight everyone that is not napoleon

[@blackhoundSSC]

There's a saying I heard that Napoleon was beaten by Captain Winter in Russia.

[@javierramirez7639]

He was so dangerous they put 2,000 soldiers on an island to guard one guy, what a legend.

[@themadsuika3909]

Just to be sure…

[@yoyojono123]

and the coalition declared war on Napoleon as a person.

[@jepong1768]

even in his burial they even make sure he can't do anything at all...

[@kepigirl]

@@jepong1768 They thinking some mummy type of shit Everybody gangsta till the French start becoming pharaohs

[@damnsonwheredyoufindthis.3830]

And 2 naval ships too. Thats some max wanted level shit

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

It's not every day Oversimplified uploads, but when they do, it's always top tier in quality

[@dailyreacts1463]

Agreed

[@imveyzona]

hey man im 2nd 😳

[@christiantat4343]

he is here too god damn

[@generalgrievous4579]

No lies detected

[@Iteration456-8_codename_goblin]

Truly, every time he uploads it feels like a mini vacation to cuba

[@lovetocomplain]

it is CRAZY how 30 minutes KZbin video is more accurate than a 2.5 hours movie. The director clearly hated Napoleon and did everything to convince the audience of his bias, while Oversimplified shows the true history

[@christomorpho]

Every frame of that film looks like a neo classical painting. Thoroughly entertaining, visually spectacular, and hilariously dark. Yes, it wasn't historically accurate and the script lacked a bit, but psychologically it wins all around - these were Scott's intentions I'm sure. Brilliant entertainment. The violence was awesome. 4/5 stars.

[@Mehmetimuser1453]

Well Ridley Scoot is British soooooo

[@ililililili9726]

@@christomorpho It was boring as hell.

[@ViMBarN]

​@@christomorphothe script lack a BIT? The storytelling was awful, the message unclear and muddled, it wasn't either a deep or interesting character study, nor an epic and grand historical movie... It failed at everything it tried to do. Even Joaquín Phoenix didn't shine.. great photography and music but.. 3/5

[@johanneswurdak4841]

​@@ViMBarN Josefine was the Main character in the movie

[@Vipers_Pit]

Napoleon to Austria. “How many times do I need to defeat you” Austria: Yes.

[@andrewdiez8353]

Napoleon: How many times do I need keep teaching you a lesson old man?! Austria: I love the young people

[@Randomboi863]

How many pieces of bread have you eaten in your life

[@kirito3469]

@@Randomboi863 is that a question or an answer :D

[@Randomboi863]

@@kirito3469 a question i asked to answer this question sir.

[@kirito3469]

@@Randomboi863 i tought Napoleon was good commander and admirable person but after this video i am pretty sure he is great guy. Europa declared war to Napoleon not France :D woowowow

[@pvzfan4208]

I don’t think you can really blame Napoleon’s big ego. *Multiple empires declares war on HIM personally.*

[@damnsonwheredyoufindthis.3830]

And 2000men and 2 ships guarded his island to make sure he doesn't escape. Just HIM, not an entire prison of criminals. Hell i bet most prisons would be a lot easier to escape from. This is some "most wanted" supervillain kinda stuff. Also kinda funny how they decided to drop him off on an island under guard if it would have been a lot easier and way cheaper just to kill him. They knew he would rather die than live on an isolated island besides the guards and guests

[@alicechromatica4540]

@@damnsonwheredyoufindthis.3830 The reason why they didn't kill him is for them to have positive image from their respective people.

[@markalanajon3295]

@@alicechromatica4540 yeh like imprisoning the emperor of France is better than killing the emperor of France

[@S-Fan2006]

Do you notice any countries that you wouldn’t expect to declare war?

[@damnsonwheredyoufindthis.3830]

@@S-Fan2006 on france, not HIM, they didn't mind france with a different leader

[@snek7]

Man seriously fought all of Europe and only lost when he got teamed by all directions. The fact he made it that far while winning makes him one of the biggest legends in the history of the world.

[@RGC_animation]

And he still won 5 times while being teamed 4v1.

[@yobnogard2374]

And the coolest thing is, if he had opted to take out the British/spanish forces in Spain with even a fraction of the troops he brought into Russia, he likely would have won, with the inevitability of Britain following because he could probably mass produce 5 whole navies in a couple of years

[@daudsheikh5001]

Yeah except he was given a privileged position with the strongest standing army at the time. His great "genius" was that he would fight his opponents one at a time. It could have been anyone.

[@snek7]

@@daudsheikh5001 true, but he came up with anew battle tactic on the spot, which took many years to counter.

[@daudsheikh5001]

@@snek7 he still lost

[@Bluesight831]

Never thought Napoleon was such a badass, 6 wars from a coalition of several countries but it never broke him, his mindset was legendary so was his legacy.

[@luisruperez1921]

He was so badass when he made half a million men of his army die from heat, disease and cold in Russia am i right

[@urbainleverrier1]

​@@luisruperez1921 it might sound crazy what im about to say but that goes without saying, my man. war always brings forth death. it aint just napoleon who suffered deaths like that. just look at the positive impacts of the dude like the napoleonic code, the set of laws that he brought forth with him to the states he conquered. thats one of his lasting legacies

[@luisruperez1921]

@@urbainleverrier1 It goes without saying, of course. But, for me, it also goes without saying that a man responsible for so many deaths doesn't deserve any esteem whatsoever; also, it was only Napoleon who "suffered deaths like that", no other campaign of the age comes close to that level of madness and disaster. I agree: the Napoleonic Code (I prefer Civil Code) is a pillar of our age, but perhaps we should focus more on the jurists that actually composed it (Portalis, Tronchet, etc.), leadered by Cambacères, don't you think? Also, don't forget that the Civil Code wasn't his idea at all: by 1804, Cambacères had already been almost a decade working on many projects of a Civil Code: it was the stability of the consulate which finally made it possible to enact it.

[@cmbeadle2228]

Fun fact: during the Spanish American Wars of Independence, a Scottish mercenary admiral who was hired by the Argentinian independence leader Saint Martin, a hilarious person called Thomas Cochrane, tried to pick up Napoleon midway across the Atlantic and install him as Emperor of Latin America.

[@bastiangalaz4580]

More respect, it’s lord cochrane

[@lohexd]

almost the same happens during the Pernambucan Revolt in Brazil, where the rebels has plans to bring Napoleon to south america

[@oguzkagankatran522]

wow ı didn’t knew that ı love both cochrane and napoleon

[@anonymouscausewhynot]

They should’ve let it happen, tbh.

[@theotmt7906]

@@bastiangalaz4580 i nearly misread it as lord cocaine lol

[@friedbagel6893]

I can't really remember any other general that slapped the shit out of 6 different countries MULTIPLE TIMES through the years and got to be exiled TWICE before finally dying while being buried in 5 coffins surrounding him, he truly is the strongest militar of all times

[@bluehoodieguy7568]

you know its bad when they had to have 2,000 British soldiers guarding him and two ships as well,JUST TO make sure he couldn't try anything AGAIN

[@PUNISHERMHS_2021]

@Suit Person ?

[@dreel37]

@Suit Person 🗑️

[@taowroland8697]

Caesar, Hannibal, and Ghengis Khan, are probably in the same echelon of top militarily and politically adept figures. Alexander was a doofus though.

[@sidhantmohapatra5145]

@@taowroland8697 I mean if he leaved longer he would have been the greatest general of all time , and probably conquer more than the Mongols.

[@BessmaITube]

I just wish I had some of Napoleon’s energy… dude spent 20 years with his troops on his horse fighting wars back to back, and before his death he wrote a damn book about those 20 years. Impressive.

[@Luboman411]

It sounds like Napoleon had ADHD. People who are that hyper usually suffer ADHD. They can't stand being bored for too long. Which helps explain why Napoleon, when he got bored on the island of Elba during his first exile, decided to leave and try his luck one more time with his French Army.

[@furretthefuzzynoodle3896]

@@Luboman411 no it wasn’t ADHD the closest seems to be on the spectrum of autism

[@galaxygirlstudio5347]

@@Luboman411 I have ADHD, and I can say that this is very true

[@nilesbutler8638]

Ehh Ibn Batuta did pretty much the same, if concedely with much less conquering. Traveled all of north africa, anatolia, arabia, near east , india, far east, china, inda again, arabia again north africa, nile river, arabia again - coming home to marocco after 27 years, to get told his mum died 2 weeks prior - and took that as a hint to cross the straits of gibraltar and travel spain, italy, antolia again, north africa again - only to settle down after 35 years and spend another 15 working as a judge and writing down his travels. There are people I´ll never be like.

[@Justin-pe9cl]

In those days they didn’t have as many distractions as we do now.

[@schmuckmcgee7294]

Just saw the Napoleon movie with Joaquin Phoenix. It was staggering how these two episodes (in a series titles Oversimplified) arguably conveyed more of his life story than a feature film.

[@Napichoo4290]

You could say the biopic was a JOKE……R

[@Cidrecngo]

"Luckily they banished him to an island" "But he CAME BACK!"

[@Memorex996]

Luckily they banished him to another island

[@Ghostie-Tempura]

I was waiting for this.

[@Sander-qf3zx]

This is some palptine shizzle

[@Robbie-pc1dl]

mmm yes *Bill Wurtz*

[@CaliburXL99]

“You thought I was dead?” Napoleon, probably

[@EvilPumpkin]

“France... hell... the army... head of the army... Joséphine..." - Napoleon Bonaparte last words, his life truly flashed before his eyes,.

[@dastemplar9681]

@some random anime bunny He did, he received word of her passing during a ball on Elba (his first exile) and he shocked everyone by collapsing with grief in front of everyone. Her death shattered his heart.

[@pancakestack4439]

It is quite poetic, he died seeing what he had done

[@EvilPumpkin]

@@dastemplar9681 When he asked about what her last words were, and they told him that she whispered: "Napoleon..." before passing away. He got up from the ground and gave a little sad smile and answered: "She really loved me didn't she?" in a cocky-sad way.

[@CaliburXL99]

@@EvilPumpkin Damn dude, picturing all of that is really heart-wrenching 😔

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

How the heck is this not a movie yet?

[@varadraigaonkar107]

Imagine being such a badass that they put you specifically on an island looked over by guards and ships just to make sure

[@jonathanward3633]

Exemplified even more with that crazy coffins in coffins in coffins thing. Dude he's dead, he's not coming back from that 😂

[@devyph6310]

@@jonathanward3633 they did that because There were many cases of ppl buried alive at that time

[@firemangan2731]

@Spartan_Royalty Implies really how much of a GOD level boss he is 😂

[@jeyphr]

Napoleon was like an SCP Object

[@truefailure6359]

@@jonathanward3633 If there ever was a way, I feel Napoleon would somehow figure it out Zombie Napoleon would probably be on another level of scary to them 😂

[@codypugh-xr2hk]

“Run straight at the enemy. Try not to die” The funny thing is, this pretty much sums up Napoleon’s battle tactics from 1812 onwards. He was advised by his Marshall’s to flank the exposed Russian left at Borodino, but opted for a frontal assault. He threw all his reserves at the allied center at Leipzig and again with the Guard at Waterloo. That’s not to say he didn’t still have flashes of brilliance (6 Days Campaign) but Napoleon’s genius had really been worn down by years of war and the constant need to strategize and come up with ever more ingenious maneuvers, as his enemies learnt from his playbook.

[@lukedantas8059]

The Coalitions tried to defeat Napoleon. This enraged Napoleon who punished them severely.

[@inferno3345]

I wish theres a joke like this in the video

[@jojo-rc9hb]

@@inferno3345 there may be

[@blueyintros4482]

I am still waiting for uncool, we haven’t herd it yet in this series yet.

[@jamesboulter987]

@@inferno3345 but there wasn't so we punished oversimplified severely.

[@jordanelberg3380]

@@blueyintros4482 oversimplified is being uncool

[@f-35alightningii79]

Parents, teachers, friends, life coaches: “You can’t just run away from your problems.” Russia: “Observe.”

[@Hot_Grill43]

Also the emus

[@jodofe4879]

Russia has virtually infinite space to run away to. Do you?

[@AnimationFanboy2k4]

Thanos: Dread it, *RUN* from it, destiny still arrives.

[@f-35alightningii79]

@@jodofe4879 I have a passport and money for plane tickets. So yes!

[@swatbaker]

I can litteraly see the Spongebob lobster meme lmao

[@that-one_guy]

When you realize that Napoleon only lost because his enemy's are fleeing No, this is not how you are supposed to play the game

[@salomonhernandez792]

Dude spoilers

[@salomonhernandez792]

Uncool

[@MERCENARYTAO1]

fabian strategy works

[@catch_it8552]

@A Cheeseburger lmao, this guys spoil something from 200 years ago, what a spoiler

[@rhoydplaz2853]

@A Cheeseburger hahaha

[@sajaalh7026]

Napoleon's story is by far my favourite, he worked to raise himself up the ranks and recived admiriation by his soldiers and by france. He was smart and helped the country of france regain some stability and in my opininon Napoleon is DEFINITELY the greatest military general and i deeply find him a respectable and admireable

[@shurale123]

You know, I have a small portrait of him at home. It has been there since my childhood and... well... constantly having napoleon around while growing up kinda makes you adore him. Even despite admitting his many mistakes

[@hhrrm620]

​@@shurale123 can you please point out some mistakes?? I want to learn. In this video, I didn’t find him making mistakes, it’s more like people were jealous, greedy and dishonorable which costed him.

[@Jaime-gm6vy]

​@@hhrrm620mistake number one and the biggest:invading russia

[@MaxEG-i3w]

I have a british friend who hates all things french Exept napoleon

[@jedrekpobocki7534]

​@@Jaime-gm6vy I don't even know what he could do about Russia

[@SadieNya]

Needing 5 empires including superpowers of Europe, to defeat one man with untrained troops is crazy

[@m.c.martin]

They were incredibly salty and extremely stubborn 😂

[@Mxtxcoupleslover]

Ikr 😂😂

[@broidk8291]

I’m no historian but isn’t it even crazier they just kept coming back for more? And craziest that Napoleon hadn’t squashed them enough that they were able to keep coming back for more? We’re his treaties pretty light?

[@m.c.martin]

@@broidk8291 Napoleon didn’t believe in Harsh Treaties because he didn’t want their economy to shrink, and the more he got, the better his economy. He did most of this to avoid war with England to prevent them from blockading his supplies, which ultimately led to him losing in 1815

[@Flamingghost1025]

This story is just europeon countries bullying a short french general and getting their ass kicked most of the tine.

[@ZombieRequin]

We really need to go over that fact again: He got the thousands of troops sent to ARREST him to JOIN HIS SIDE.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

He maxed out his charisma stat.

[@ryanguy5452]

A yes a man of culture

[@tanyag2499]

He masterfully developed a cult of personality over the years and was a legendary general/emperor by that point. Quite impressive.

[@CaliburXL99]

“Thanks for the troops” Napoleon, probably

[@paulbarbat1926]

This man's propaganda was surely a thing. Let me tell you about one moment during what we French call "Le vol de l'Aigle" (the Eagle's flight, the return from Elba). One time, he was caught by royalist forces. One of his generals come to the royalists and say : "The Emperor is coming". The royalist leader, Delassart, responds with "I am determined to do my duty, and will arrest you if you don't surrender". Then, the best big balls tough guy of all times marches towards Delassart's forces, alone, and says to his army to stay back and not to shoot. The royalist officers tell their soldiers to shoot, but no one dares. Then, Bonaparte says : "Soldiers from the 5th, I am your Emperor ! Recognize me !" Then he opens his coat and says "If among you there is one soldier who wants to kill his Emperor, here I am!" Then the royalists soldiers scream "Long live the Emperor", and Napoleon has a much bigger force

[@TheSchultinator]

When your biggest enemy sticks you on a rock in the middle of the ocean, AND guards you with 2000 men, AND AND permanently assigns 2 warships to patrol around said rock, I'm willing to say you won anyway

[@TheAJmoviemaker]

My thoughts exactly He might lost the battle of his present, but he won the war of history.

[@flamingrubys11]

did those warships continue circling even after his death

[@TheSchultinator]

@@flamingrubys11 I don't know

[@rodrigopadilha5682]

@@flamingrubys11 legends say they are still circling today

[@firstlast7052]

When he realised that he could not escape to America, his choice was surrender to the British--in the hope he could live in the home counties (outside London), or surrender to the Prussians who would have executed him. The British chose to imprison him on Saint Helena, if they had been really spiteful they could of done so on South Georgia (even further south, remoter, more desolate and colder).

[@inazumaprimex100]

Despite him losing in the end, his record against the Coalition was still 6-2

[@hunterkiller1440]

"THE REPUBLIC SHALL NOW BE REORGANIZED AS THE FIRST. NAPOLEONIC. EMPIRE. FOR A SAFE AND SECURE. SOCIETY." - Emperor Napoleon. Probably

[@President_Salsa]

Well looks like Palpatine copied someone

[@hydrogendiamond5830]

U.K.: Still think the regs aren't programmed?

[@hunterkiller1440]

@@President_Salsa Palpatine copied Napoleon who copied Caesar.

[@Atomic866]

I love democracy

[@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347]

@@hunterkiller1440 Yes

[@HarleyTye]

No matter how fortunate you are, you will never be "Jimmy the arsonist released from prison and encouraged to set Moscow ablaze" levels of happy.

[@Hennessy_Williams]

that was wild to me, like wait the Russians were really cool to burn their own capital down?? where were the people living there supposed to go next?? wasn't exactly a small town you know.

[@kaushikrj5909]

@@Hennessy_Williams Moscow was not the capital during the Napoleonic wars but was St. Petersburg.

[@zaipollizamabdulmalek5822]

@@Hennessy_Williams moscow wasn't the capital of russia during that time. Why do you think the russian did not surrender after moscow got taken.

[@11037leonk.]

Now Ukraine is doing the same things.

[@Hennessy_Williams]

@@zaipollizamabdulmalek5822 you are right, I didn't realize. I'm still surprised they just let that city go to ruin 🤯

[@koshomfg]

I'm just happy that Pierre got his kiss eventually.

[@yqyqyq1]

power couple

[@msridgley4301]

You and me both

[@deaddok999]

Same

[@TopflappenExtrem]

I've been a history nerd for 20 years now and this was astonishingly accurate. Well done.

[@FlowmotionWasTaken]

you know you've screwed up when all your homies abandon you and all they leave behind is a note that says "bruh"

[@flamingoxe5984]

Ok

[@neednolife]

Ok

[@ashvinbinu4382]

Ok

[@triplem5770]

it was a pity. if the coalition were truthful to their promises and didn't keep on back stabbing Napoleon like, I'm gonna kill you. (20 mins later) oh you defeated me, sorry.....(10 mins later) I'm gonna do it again maybe he would be much more successful... even though I don't like him that much

[@sepil2227]

@@triplem5770 👹

[@trikantsethu3100]

Imagine being so powerful that your opponents tactic was literally *not* to fight you

[@TheFungusToes69]

And yet it works to make Napoleon lose

[@alalalalsekkeke]

To defeat Napoleon, is to not defeat him

[@aden7132]

If only Napoleon used skilled troops instead of reserves

[@chlochlo6868]

yessssss

[@hamous]

He was The dominik hasek of world powers

[@lucabehringer7914]

A "Roman empire" oversimplified would be sick

[@nonbeliever5027]

Hehe boi

[@derdingsreturnsnochmal5177]

I think over two millenia worth of history would be too much, even for Oversimplified. A longer series on the topic though ...

[@TM-tb4di]

@@derdingsreturnsnochmal5177 tbf he did make a video on three kingdoms

[@dominikweber4305]

That would have to be several seperate videos

[@nonbeliever5027]

@@TM-tb4di Rome is really fascinating, it would miss lot of cultural aspects if it was just a video long and not a series

[@Number1neymarzete.]

“Atleast he didn’t behead anyone” LOOKIN AT YOU HEN-RY

[@adibhusnizaim]

Despite being small, Napoleon is possibly the biggest chad in Oversimplified series. It took the entire Europe and Russia to unite a few times to finally put an end to his regime. Even defeated, required an entire batalion and 2 ships to keep an eye on him.

[@benjaminverdier3122]

He was taller than wellington

[@shahzebkhan3329]

He was taller than Robespierre

[@davigamesp53]

He was taller than my di...

[@SirToaster9330]

They even put him in 50 coffins cause they believed his chadness would bring him back to life

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

@@benjaminverdier3122 nope, but he was taller than Nelson and like the same height as Churchill

[@BasicShapes]

"They banished him to an island where he was never seen or heard from again" "BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!"

[@Ritayo-checkmyvideo-ph5dr]

John

[@adibzinnurine7917]

It wasn't an island where Bear Grylls visit to show off his survival skills. It was colonised by the Brits.

[@Blue-pk4ny]

and a few years later, it came up again.

[@AD-tj4jc]

Austria: declares war on France. Napoleon: "how many times do I have to teach you this lesson old man?"

[@damp2269]

that was his greatest mistake he should have spanked the old man in public for real after the first war. he wouldn't dare rise up again after that...,

[@ronjayrose9706]

Literally

[@Slightlywethamster]

@@damp2269 yues

[@prussianspider2849]

@@damp2269 probably would have done that if he knew what spanked was the balls on napolean

[@Mxtxcoupleslover]

Ikr, the idiotic old man never learns 😑🙄

[@lastman5680]

Came back to this after the new movie and well, the quality difference is just huge... This guy did a much better job at showing what this man was, what he did, and I'd like to highlight the ending montage about the duality of Napoleon. THIS is what the movie should have done, explain (or show) each and every good and bad attribute about Napoleon and then just leave the viewer with one question. What was Napoleon? I truly hope we will get a miniseries about him someday, with the quality that Oversimplified set.

[@Randomblindgirl]

Napoleon: *breathes* Britain: Alright, war it is.

[@SP-qs4yh]

Pretty much what you get when France and Britain are there.

[@quintusfabiusmaximus8700]

france and britain love their rivalry eh?

[@_Hyunism]

The you are not the father reference at 5:02 😂🤣

[@2kmichaeljordan438]

France and Britain is the world’s greatest rivalry, what do you expect?

[@aniusers]

@anomie nous I wonder if Britain would've ever even batted an eye if he remained an independent Corsican noble... but well, we wouldn't ever have this epic series to begin with, would we?

[@pyqshawn9449]

*“But…he kissed me!”* The tiny voice break there was simply perfection.

[@nbathegoat2181]

Lol Rip-

[@realhuman5688]

9:16

[@miloscott6617]

You don’t get it, Pierre! NO ONE WOULD EVR KISS YOU BLUHUUUHUHUUAUHUAUAHHHHHHHHH

[@Your_Local_Idiot..]

Hahaha hahahaha

[@averyyt7550]

oversimply*

[@inkcreeper3253]

I like how one of Russia's battle tactics is wait for winter

[@justlol2305]

"You call camping for winter a military strategy?" "Hey, as long as it works."

[@vermilion6966]

Wait for the invading army to waste all of its resources. If you didnt notice, 75% of the French army died off even before they reached Moscow, and it was summer

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

It's actually really effective.

[@The_whales]

Too bad the Germany reich didn’t think about wearing a jacket and therefore didn’t prepare the winter

[@Cicero82]

I mean, they are 2-0 against foreign invaders…

[@derek978]

"There is no immortality but the memory that is left in the minds of men." God that quote is majestic...

[@CaliburXL99]

Truly an immortalizing quote ✊🏿

[@derek978]

@@CaliburXL99 Indeed it is!!!

[@rojie_]

An amazing quote no doubt!

[@YAH2121]

An amazing quote that is very true. History wont forget you if you leave a legacy behind.

[@JustsomeKid93]

I love how much this guy got into the allies heads. He left such an impact they put him in like 7 coffins out of fear that he would come back as a zombie and reclaim France

[@maxxysitlhou6266]

There could be a spell to revive him

[@Watchmanskey]

It would be kinda badass for him to be like some sort of a French guardian prophesied to return at it's greatest time of need

[@gengarzilla1685]

They could have really used that when Hitler blitzkrieged them into the ground.

[@binkycatfish]

ayo binky fish 2?

[@Nugcon]

Living in their heads rent free

[@ethanelliot4559]

"and they all declared war, not on France, but on Napoleon himself." The only man to ever have multiple countries gather hundreds of thousands of troops JUST to take his head. He may not have been a god, but he damn sure was more than an emperor.

[@housesports000]

Napoleon was so powerful that the only thing that really defeated him was himself

[@Jacob-yg7lz]

Does Osama Bin Laden count?

[@Briiizzziii]

@@Jacob-yg7lz nah that was just payback and it only took 2 squads

[@hassam171]

@@Briiizzziii and 11 years

[@memecliparchives2254]

@@Jacob-yg7lz Well he wasn't exactly a ruler of a country or a state so technically no.

[@rammax5687]

Imagine making a historical series on one of the most complex topic of History, (almost) all by yourself and with limited money and then succeeded to create entertaining and remarkable videos true to historical facts, while 200 million dollar budget enormous team could not even create a 3 hour movie that would have at least one of those qualities...

[@leandros817]

almost every campaign in history "it got cold." "stupid cold."

[@leon6777]

Just the ones where Russia is invaded

[@leandros817]

@@leon6777 ye XD

[@condedooku9750]

Cold and... Guerrilla time.

[@raiden6507]

Moral of the story: don't invade Russia, especially not in winter

[@leonardusrakapradayan2253]

@@raiden6507 more like: don’t invade Russia, but if you do, retreat before winter

[@thehomie6059]

Imagine being such a threat to all of Europe that you were sent to a island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and guarded by a whole army of troops and two boats 24:7 I would take that as a compliment honestly

[@gamercarmen3957]

couldn't napoleon just swim when the boats where on the other side of the island, at night, or try to kill off the soldiers one by one?

[@muksimulmaad7413]

@@gamercarmen3957 lmao what is this prison architect?

[@miguelangelamezcuarosales7687]

@@gamercarmen3957 I´m sure you can´t be talking seriously...

[@sauron8838]

That is clearly the mark of the most dangerous man alive.

[@Noname-gh4jb]

@@gamercarmen3957 dude real life isnt an action movie

[@grayblur2590]

The relationship between Napoleon and Pierre is basically Batman and Alfred 😂😂😂😂

[@panoslazaridis9991]

Underrated comment 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 .

[@Skulldude-yj9kg]

Henry would be like TREASON!

[@thunderflare59]

Now I'm imagining Napoleon dressed up as Batman.

[@Skulldude-yj9kg]

@@thunderflare59 he has riches so he would diplomatically and financing convince the allies of the continental system would never ally with Britain

[@ibrahimtuna375]

Pierre: You became emperor, you won. Now you satisfied? Napoleon: I don't know Pierre, what comes after emperor? -I think god or something. You wanna, become, a god? ... -yes. -I put it down "maybe".

[@theboubacar]

THIS CHANNEL IS OFFICIALLY THE GREATEST THING IN KZbin

[@charlesdaugherty321]

Nepos real height was 5'7" Normal even for today. He surrounded himself with an elite guard with a 6' height requirement. So he looked shorter.

[@FalloutJack]

I'm 5'8". Markiplier is 5'9". Jokes are made about Mark's height, but really, this is a normal size, and the average WAS lower, back then.

[@Koutentogiwrghs]

@@FalloutJack Hi, I am also (173cm which should be about) 5' 8'', we can be the short friends! I mean our height is definitely below average nowadays... But for these times and considering that he was from an island (people originating from islands tend to be shorter, I don't know why but I have oberved a significant correlation since I went to college), I think that Napoleon was not considered short among the normal people. Maybe Royals were significantly taller since they had German/Russian/Scandinavian ancestry and they thought that Napoleon was short? Who knows?

[@spongeborgtheford4971]

@@Koutentogiwrghs short friends? 5'8 is only slightly under average. I'm 5'9 and I don't feel short at all lol

[@Koutentogiwrghs]

@@spongeborgtheford4971 Hey! Don't take this part of what I said too seriously ;) Well when I said short, more or less I meant that compared to my male friends of european ancestry I am the slightly shorter one. This small height difference is enough to be somewhat noticeable in photos (Not that I care about it too much though :P ).

[@heh9392]

Literally he was good at everything and so, the brits literally were so annoyed that it was the ONLY thing they could've thinked off for mocking him..

[@harrym4128]

"When they come, we run away" "Sir, you're a genius" Sounds like the emus

[@JOSESOMETHING]

They are the emus

[@pronoob1760]

Australia in the distance: YOU WOT

[@JOSESOMETHING]

@EmuEmpire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wait a minute

[@cheslav]

Don't want to ruin your day, but Napoleon was way before that.

[@harrym4128]

@@cheslav so the emus sound like them?

[@Skolg3r77]

This man was so ambitious he fought for a country he hated in his childhood, AND became freaking emperor of it too The balls, on this man

[@abasisc5391]

such a ambitious man, salute

[@selmaau6714]

@Thomas L Cossette 69=nice

[@wickedhyperstyler]

@Thomas L Cossette keep it 69 and unprotected.

[@matthewmclean9012]

And even asked to live on London after losing

[@fckcats5039]

@Thomas L Cossette basically it means boinking

[@deadlydiamond]

Napoleon: *hates France* Also Napoleon: *fights for the country and kisses the French Flag after being exiled to Elba*

[@Dragonforcerulz33]

Napoleon: *becomes leader of France* All of Europe: "How DARE he take leadership of a country through hard work and merit instead of being born into it!"

[@MrDwarfpitcher]

Yeah but it was more complicated than that. Napoleon became leader, but he was not the only revolutionary. In fact, it was not even exclusive to the French. So Napoleon had lots of subjects that supported foreign revolutionaires. Causing a ton of issues. So at first they did not have that much beef with Napoleon. That was an issue when he humiliated just about everyone except the British navy

[@harleyskawronik6382]

I love the way they thought "hey isn't that the great grandchild, grandchild and the brother of our past kings that helped us go into debt and not to mention helped start the revolution? We HAVE to make him king!"

[@samiam1059]

@@harleyskawronik6382 Can u explain ur comment?

[@harleyskawronik6382]

@@samiam1059 so louis 16 was the grandchild of the king Louis 13 who bought the land, Versailles to make a hunting lodge. And that's when France really started to go down. They were already in debt but with the money put into it helped out even more. Louis 16 made Versailles how it is today and his father spent his money on women, parties and alcohol.

[@Sun_Disciple456]

@@MrDwarfpitcher thx for letting me know I’m starting to like history about war and war generals and this helps a lot

[@ranvirchoudhary929]

the fact that there were 4 countries united with HUGE financial support from the British, and still had to run away, proves how much of a giga chad Napolean actually was.

[@PurooRoy]

Not to forget he did not have a professional army.

[@gengarzilla1685]

They didn't want to let their guard down this far in. Which is understandable, you know what they say about cornered rats.

[@kaliyuga1476]

@@PurooRoy he did have the best army in the world at that time

[@NeverGoingToGiveYouUp000]

@@gengarzilla1685 He did have the best army, during his prime. What Puroo and the original commenter said was after the war with Russia. When his conscripts where comprised of young'uns. So, not professional by the standards of his old army.

[@zionj104]

terachad

[@CT-1975]

Honestly one thing I like about napoleon is that he wasn't a lazy general or emporer who just got all the credit for what his soldiers did he did wars himself and really affected the history of the world he even had EXTREMELY humble beginnings

[@averageplayers5288]

He was born into minor nobility with enough money to send him to military school. I wouldn’t say that’s very humble origins

[@CT-1975]

@@averageplayers5288 well more humble than others I meant

[@ziqi92]

@@averageplayers5288 When Oversimplified said minor nobility, he meant REALLY minor. As in, Napoleon's parents had a small title, but that was about it. His family was genuinely pretty broke and Napoleon attended the military school on a scholarship, not by tuition. His dad literally died with debt in his name. It's more accurate to say Napoleon was born low-middle class by today's standards. He was no peasant, but definitely far far away from the elite and aristocratic circles of Europe.

[@USSFFRU]

@@averageplayers5288 He definitely had humble origins in European Standards during the time.

[@nathanielgaffney2230]

@@averageplayers5288 he literally got a scholarship lol his family was not wealthy

[@ChristianBerthiaume]

Napoleon was such a genius that he had almost all of Europe under his thumb, excluding just Russia and the UK. He was constantly spanking the coalition (as depicted in the video for a moment 😂) and made no major mistakes, at least inside Europe, until he unfortunately decided to invade Russia... That man lived rent-free in the Coalition's heads to the point where they had to eventually send him to the most remote place they could think of, then have 2000 dudes monitor him, complete with two ships circling that island. The cherry on top is that he had to get buried inside four coffins, as if they were scared that Napoleon would rise from the dead to whoop them for like the 6th time. What a legend.

[@vale.antoni]

The age old question has been answered: Expired poison gets less poisonous, than it was before expiry.

[@achmodinivswe9500]

Napoleon is the most bravest scientist

[@Fardinton]

I think it depends on the type of poison.. Organic poison like snake's or scorpion's definetly expires but poison made from phosphorus or cianide can last a long time. Freaking ricin from Breaking Bad Lasted a year xD

[@MrPathorn]

It depends, If it is Inorganic (Arsenic, Heavy Metal,Cyanides) It will be more poisonous If it is Organic (Snake Venom, Baterium, Herbs) it will be less poisonous. If it is Corrosive Substance (Acid/Base), it will be less poisonous. If it is radioactive, It will be less poisonous

[@dont2604]

ƊÕÑT ŘĒÄĎ ḾÝ ҎŘÕḞÎĹE ҎÎḈ₸ŬRĘ

[@emmanueloduntan3286]

They Expire on reverse basically😂

[@jorgegandara984]

Napoleon: 'If some other small man with a stupid moustache tries to conquer Russia, he must know 2 things: it's huge and it's cooooooooooold.'

[@slavikchukhlebov8494]

Napoleon lost 5/6ths of his army before it got cold...

[@tow3842]

Shmitler: hmmm, i have an idea guys

[@-xnnybimb-9398]

Napoleon: *I was the average height for the time!*

[@Nate-dv5dp]

Most oh his soldiers actually died from diseases during the summer march.

[@OmalleyDoc]

Some other small man with a stupid moustache: What? I don't speak French. Vormarsch!

[@DanielFuentes-mr3nn]

The most important thing I learned about Napoleon here wasn't that he shaped modern history and was responsible for the spread of revolutionary ideals such as freedom, liberty, and justice in Europe and the world. The most important thing I learned about Napoleon was that he was actually average height for the time

[@himlingpatrice]

In fact, he was. British made a mistake with his size. His size in french feet was converted at 1 for 1 in english feet. Which was totally uncorrect.

[@wow9279]

@@himlingpatrice "mistake"

[@iamthelaw69]

Shawties at the time must be easy to hook up with, considering average height now is like gigantor to them.

[@luckyluciano1584]

As a Dutchman I want to argue about that

[@gauth3174]

@@luckyluciano1584 As a French man : "Hey, that's cheating".

[@thepartycrasher3373]

28:03 ''hand firmly... in pants'' killed me

[@AwesomeYena]

"Please stop that"

[@PokeMario-pk4ot]

Fun fact: Napoleon was actually just one inch shorter than the average height of the time. The idea of him being exceptionally short was from propaganda from the allies

[@noone-qu5ec]

UK most probably

[@Daniel_ACG]

So what was George Washington seen as?? That was before napoleon's time and he was 6'2

[@derpythean-comdoge8608]

@@Daniel_ACG Europeans just could never be as HUGE as us Americans.

[@Daniel_ACG]

@@derpythean-comdoge8608 actually the Dutch are way taller and northern Europeans I would say are taller

[@PokeMario-pk4ot]

@@Daniel_ACG tall

[@larkinmayfield2376]

Imagine having an enemy so OP that the only way to survive was to always run away.

[@IloveRumania]

Australia: Helo.

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

Nigerundayo Austria!

[@melonmusk8924]

Laughs in Joseph Joestar.

[@ultimatememer2235]

[insert Dark Souls meme here]

[@anuragpatel1476]

Aspern Essling?

[@rob9853]

Bonaparte was also extremely good for choosing his marshals. Most of them are on the list of the greatest generals of all time. Davout for example never lost a single battle. He was called the iron marshal.

[@johnshark999]

It depends...If Davout, Lannes, Victor, Masséna and Soult were great marshalls, on the contrary Bernadotte, Mac Donald and Marmont were mediocre. Perhaps Bessieres could have been a good general but he didn't have the status of a Marshall.

[@xanthman7528]

@@johnshark999 Mediocre for Napoleon's generals. They were still quite good.

[@felps1917]

Some of his Marshal's are very skilled in the battle bc they are command by napoleon (like Murat and Ney) bc if these guys to act independently they are very likely to commit mistakes, miscalculated combats like Grouchy during waterloo campaign, Ney and his miscalculated cavalry charge in British positions during waterloo and Murat... Being Murat (being flamboyant dandy king) in Naples.

[@majormidget2704]

Davout is great, and deservedly ranked top, but if there is a blot on his copybook, it's Vyazma.

[@kerkonig5102]

The thing most people miss is that even if Napoleons marshals where just mediocre, The marshals of EVERYONE else where just bad. I mean what do you expect from a Monarchy that favores heritage over skill. Napoleon and his marshals sure where good commanders but dont forget that everyone else up to the end of the Napoleonic wars was organised in a way as France was before Napoleon took over. In a sence Napoleon is the reason why nations like Preußen bekame the Military power house they are known to be today. Becouse Napoleon forced them to bring there Military and in a way societal structures kinda up to date.

[@DustingDuskFR]

I love how running away is a reoccuring gig in oversimplified videos, im a huge fan!

[@BYOTools]

This was truly one of your best. Watched the whole thing and so interesting. Thank you!

[@leog468]

most accurate comment

[@leog468]

most accurate comment

[@JupiterKnight]

yes lol

[@royaldoggo497]

True

[@quintusfabiusmaximus8700]

fun fact three of my best buddies died getting hit by cannonballs >marshal lannes >marshal besierres >Grand duroc

[@gabebernhard4601]

Napoleon: “You wouldn’t get it Pierre! No one would ever kiss you!!” Pierre: “Except your ex wife”

[@Someonecalledeli]

OOOOOOOOO

[@fb47655]

Emotional damage

[@bravogaming1413]

Tactical nuke Incoming!

[@mistyXO_]

omg looooooooooooooooooool 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DarthShado_w]

Ohhhhhh

[@Jack209]

"It got cold, stupid cold" is the moment every single invincible European leader's success gets turned around.

[@justawhiteguywitharocketla590]

Russias weather is basically a kryptonite to any foreign invaders

[@crimsonizedghoul]

@@justawhiteguywitharocketla590 except for Genghis Khan, who waited till winter then invaded Russia and won

[@justawhiteguywitharocketla590]

@@crimsonizedghoul so Genghis Khan is the most legendary leader

[@someoneirrelevant6815]

“Why would you try to fight in the cold?! Think, Europe, Think!”

[@billyjohnson9900]

“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat” -Not Adolf Hitler

[@yedukrishna8613]

amazing how this 30mins 2 part yt video with hand drawn character was way more informative and entertaining than the multi million dollar Hollywood production of Napoleon. oversimplified makes videos which take months or even a whole year to release but u just can't compete with this level of quality ❤

[@piersonchristensen8836]

This enraged the British, who punished Copenhagen severely.

[@user-rg4js2tp3e]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@greenretardspider6388]

that line MAN, just that line!!!

[@Legion849]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KiwiOnTheInternet]

Lol

[@perfectshadow5740]

Copenhagen got mad and used nukes to make a wall. It was blown up by the British completing the cycle.

[@jinit6413]

"Run from Napoleon" Sun Tzu The Art of War

[@kipronohterere.n4036]

So many distinctions with someone. Make Horses.....Find some ballots. Elba is Mar a Lago Then the new king was weak Napoleon mail was also censored

[@delareiflaventitus5966]

@Regdu Geht give that winter man a medal for saving the motherland a hundred of times

[@homemadepro]

Sir...you're a genius!

[@magnusthered4973]

@Regdu Geht does that make Finnish winter a God

[@rafisani]

"When he approach, we run away" Emu, The genius of war

[@jandavemarcelino8119]

He was feared that his enemies sealed his body on a multiple coffins. That's what you called Power.

[@vojtechlansky86]

Alive Napoleon actually pretending his death: "fuck..."

[@dariusalexandru9536]

maiby he was a vampire

[@RSFSR3]

I cannot believe that i never knew the full story of Napoleon, now i realize what an absolute badass he is.

[@victorlolxd7347]

He was also like super racist and Pro-slavery… Kind of hard to see him as a badass when he was a horrible person

[@m.r4841]

@@victorlolxd7347You are delusional

[@Akaki1999]

Some men are just main characters, Napoleon definitely was main character of his time and probably one of the "main characters" of history in general lol, pretty inspiring story

[@Drebolaskan]

The more I learn about him, the more I'm convinced he was probably an OP isekai protagonist. Damn smurf accounts

[@bradymichel4780]

The fact that Europe declared war on him as an individual is proof in and of itself

[@niko-rt3mu]

Did not expect to see a Georgian here, როგორ ხართ? 😁

[@rotua98]

wait... so are we a NPC in someone Main Character story ?

[@KOCChristian]

We’re all main character, I’m dumb sims character

[@Tahitidutch]

Imagine being such a badass that the best strategy to fight you is running away .

[@Im_AFK_Btw]

More like a smartass, ha gotem, HAIL BRITANNIA, BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES

[@idcgaming518]

@@Im_AFK_Btw it's "rule brittania" mate.

[@Im_AFK_Btw]

@@idcgaming518 honestly one google search wouldve proved you wrong i dont get where you got that from

[@xekussy]

@@Im_AFK_Btw britannia no longer rules the sea bud...

[@Im_AFK_Btw]

@@xekussy Im aware :(

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

"I've got it! When he approaches, we run away" *Infinite IQ*

[@mightycannon1512]

iS tHaT a JoJo ReFrEnCe

[@Viatorus0]

rUN aWaY

[@tanishwangoo7379]

Actually the strategy was more complex than that, it was developed by Roman ruler Fabian during the war with Hannibal and basically meant you avoided large scale battles with your enemy and let him run out of resources while combating smaller and numerous attacks in all directions.

[@sonnajmuddin]

@@mightycannon1512 "hey smokey do you see his legs?we'll use that to our advantage." which is running away

[@luckyluciano1584]

The Dutch had a problem with this strategy

[@GramInieGada-q5p]

28:00 sir what can we do ? - There is nothing we can do

[@TheDaveMiller87]

I love how at this point he doesn’t even need a fancy transition into a sponsor, he just goes “you know where this is going” and it’s still amazing

[@zacksirola1552]

Just as long as it's not RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS

[@REEEPROGRAM]

It's also not an oversimplified video without NORD VPN!

[@IceyBlast5747]

The British: "We're gonna bury him in a huge coffin that's heavy AF so he cant get leave again." Napoleon: back in Paris again The British: "GOD DAMMIT"

[@matt_v_photo]

Also the British: *throws the cup of tea against the wall out of frustration*

[@LocalGuardsman]

“HE CAN’T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS!”

[@Mike1zKool]

Napoleon: *becomes the anti-Christ and starts destroying Britain*

[@Marlin123]

@@Mike1zKool i was originally happy to hear that, but then I realised that french colonies would be more common and i shed in fear

[@elicradic5487]

@@Mike1zKool Rasputin was already the anti-christ

[@ther0ach28]

"Eh I'm bored and honestly I don't know much about napoleon" *1 hour later* "Napoleon is now one of my all time favorite historical figures ever"

[@idosomethingiguess3680]

Same here.Watched an year ago when I had to learn about Napoleon.Forgot how badass He was and decided to watch this again

[@certaindeath7776]

dont forget, that he was average height as well. for the time.

[@thekrakozhian392]

@@certaindeath7776 lol

[@Asprinter]

i was like what is this video must be bad and when i watched it he became the best person to learn abt

[@PardonMyFrench16]

I'm homeschooled and this video helps me remember more than a book could ever

[@jadestrong5494]

United Kingdom: ... What's that doing there? Napoleon: Hey, fellow monarchs! All of Europe: AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! File this under, things that I remember and randomly chuckle at in the middle of the day.

[@thenickstrikebetter]

I like how both parts are realased together. Also remember, Napoleon was average height for the time.

[@jordanelberg3380]

He always does that

[@Eggdipie]

he does this for every single two parter btw

[@cheeseemperor1856]

He always posts them all at once

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

Same and I love that!

[@tutlemaster7097]

I'm pretty sure he was short for the time tho... I can't tell based on how many times he says it..

[@ensmorgas1573]

I love how he started as an anti french child, to emperor of france who kisses the flag

[@fba-federationofbloodstock2578]

He was anti-monarchy not anti-french

[@felixsubakti6907]

@@fba-federationofbloodstock2578 and became a absolute monarch

[@davidhallett8783]

What if Napoleon s ultimate plan was to kill as many french soldiers as possible to avenge their takeover of Corsica and his being bullied at the military academy

[@vibepolice499]

The duality of a man

[@SurotaOnishi]

@@davidhallett8783 300 IQ strats right there, that's why he invaded Russia. It all makes sense now

[@ryanboggs8685]

“I don’t know why, but the little bastard scares me” one of napoleon’s classmates at the time.

[@TheFiresloth]

That was Augereau. They became good buds in Italy.

[@ryanboggs8685]

@@TheFiresloth interesting. I didn’t know that thanks

[@lt3746]

He could see the future

[@colton1325]

I WAS AVERAGE HEIGHT FOR THE TIME - napoleon

[@1stpaperdragon740]

Insane that one Pyrrhic victory killed this man’s whole career.

[@musaal-khadim9794]

"What's your superpowers again?" Britain : "I'm rich..."

[@alisona.4166]

So, Britain’s Batman?

[@phantom66games45]

Not anymore lol

[@harrisonvanonselen925]

The English Channel equals +100 defence

[@serioussaitama576]

I guess they are masters of sees

[@liyifenn]

we're rich and we have lots of tea innit