The Rise Of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte | History Hit | Timeline

He was the man who would define the start of the 19th century. He has more documented victories than any other battlefield commanders in history. From a relatively humble background, he rose to become master of Europe. This is the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. Featuring historians Dr Michael Rowe, Professor Pamela Pilbeam and Professor David Andress.
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[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Vive nôtre Empereur Napoleon Bonaparte et sa Grande Armée. Best Conquerer of Europe and Greatest Strategic Military Genius in History with 56 battles won (rumors say 70 battles won) Yet, still remain the Best General in the World after his death which was 200 years ago He made our country France a Superpower. 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜🦅🦅⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜🦅🦅⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 Tremblez enemis de la France ! Sachant vaincre ou sachant périr ! Un Français doit vivre pour elle ! Pour elle un Français doit mourir ! Vive la France ! 💪🇫🇷🇫🇷🐎👊Victory is ours !

[@user-yy6on2xx5p]

What is the background tune around 07:50-8:20

[@maggyzwiegelaar4646]

Y⁷Your ⁷

[@maggyzwiegelaar4646]

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[@genevievevanbeek677]

Please delete my order

[@gwenstacydeathclub5536]

Who’s here after the Napoleon trailer?

[@Rudy7179]

Need to be able to pretend I know what's going on when I go see it in theaters 😂

[@skylitemedia862]

Yup lol

[@Godines16]

Me too.

[@TheYoli182]

Me!

[@rammsteinfan1984]

The trailer looked really good. Didn’t think I’d get excited to watched a Napoleon movie.

[@SuperNeuchatel]

Napoleon is often portrayed as a tyrant that just kept on warring to satisfy his ego but he did try to find settlements with the Austrians and Russians several times and was then betrayed by them. As a self made person his path is far more impressive than any regent born into riches and power.

[@caniblmolstr4503]

The British didn't like anyone else to have a parliamentary monarchy

[@joshua6207]

@@caniblmolstr4503 they're hero Wellington probably grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth.

[@arthurdewith7608]

Winston Churchill was the greatest of them sll

[@benno291980]

No that's British propaganda nonsense. Napoleon was fighting for France's right to self-determination. They decided they wanted to be a republic, and the boys' club.of European monarchs decided they didn't want that

[@susanmenegus5543]

@@arthurdewith7608 I agree 💯

[@a_bar8579]

"A true man hates no one." -Napoleon Bonaparte

[@goldman77700]

Good ol' Napoleon entrusted money on his death to the failed assassin of the Duke of Wellington. I love Napoleon but that man definitely knew how to hold a grudge.

[@ernestoA.1999]

@@goldman77700 bulkshit , he was a man of excessive mercy , he forgive many men who bretrayed him , or attempted against his life , he should’ve executed them all , instead he let them go .

[@goldman77700]

@@ernestoA.1999 Except Napoleon really did leave money in his last will specifically to one of Wellington's failed assassins-Officer Cantillon. It's even on NapoleonDotORG. "Napoleon's Last Will and Testament". Look it up yourself I dare you.

[@maybe5918]

"I have no enemies" -Napoleon Bonaparte

[@estheranglade4122]

Did he say that to Toussaint?

[@brandonhallam51]

Went to Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. If you go inside you can see the actual standards flown by Napoleon that were captured by scottish units of the British army at Waterloo. The actual Flag.

[@TheColombiano89]

That's cute. The French had thousands of standards.

[@matthewh.9544]

@@TheColombiano89 not anymore. They're now in Edinburgh Castle.

[@driveincanada9713]

👍

[@brandonhallam51]

@@matthewh.9544 lmao

[@maximiliansmith8260]

Where are you from

[@ernestoA.1999]

Among the greatest men to ever lived and history’s greatest General , imagine admiring Alexander the Great, Hannibal , Caesar in your childhood , reading about them and then when you’re an adult beign able to say I was better than them. From admiring your heros to surpassing them .

[@adamsnow4979]

How can the greatest man ever die as a loser

[@ernestoA.1999]

@@adamsnow4979 The same way Lucifer , the greatest of the Angels fell from Heaven, because they forgot that their unique greatness was a gift and responsalibity given only by God , During his lifetime Napoleon was the most powerful man in the world , never before or never again has so much power in one man been seen in history , a SelfMade man from rags to riches purely because of merit and talent . At the end the human nature got the best of him and God grew tired of him and thus his downfall , He achieved in one life what others wouldn’t in 10 lives

[@adamsnow4979]

@@ernestoA.1999 as great as he was he made many tactical errors like the invasion of Spain and Russia also his legacy wasn’t everlasting. For me the greatest man to ever live was Muhammad a man who started as persecuted street preacher would conquer the entire Arabian peninsula and his disciples would defeat the Sassanid and Byzantine empires and within 100 years after his death the caliphate would stretch from south france to borders of China. If you want to talk about the greatest general then napoleon can have that but not the greatest man

[@teddymcfail4359]

@@ernestoA.1999 Napoleon didn’t come from rags. He was born into Corsica nobility.

[@ernestoA.1999]

Impoverished Corsican Nobility , he made himself a General due to Merit and personal ability

[@tomjordan7606]

The entire subject of napoleon is complicated. He is controversial but also hypnotically charismatic. He did some stuff wrong but also did a lot right. He has changed the world and cemented himself in the same vain as Alexander and Ceaser. In general, i see him as a truly incredible man. Someone whose legend is legitimately intimidating.

[@spartakos3178]

Like all tyrants, he lost and got his comeuppance. There are ultimately two types of revolutions... The American, respecting God and His sovereignity.... And the French godless, and leading unto a worse tyranny than before.

[@brucewaynebanner482]

@@spartakos3178lol have u seen the USA We have trans everywhere. What’s down is up what up is down. We have no morals in this country rn. U say our revolution was behind god etc. where is that now? I bet they used god as they did in Britain. A tool for control. They killed they raped etc. the same Europeans came over here. Then what? Ya we all know the history. Also, French godless? Lol Please enlighten me

[@Paddrique]

@@spartakos3178 god has literally been used to start war and ignite hate more than once. We see that in America how a mad man like Trump was able to get elected by conservatives on the basis of Christian values. The bootlicking of the church needs to stop.

[@porkerpete7722]

Don't forget Genghis Khan

[@drrockkso8882]

Yeah he is a really complex figure. In some ways he was remarkably progressive and forward-thinking for his era, in terms of his legal reforms and advances in civil rights, but he was also a tyrant who imposed his will on France and all of Europe by force.

[@chadseraphfernendes3253]

Absolutely crazy to think Napoleon and George Washington both rose to power at the same time. Savage days.

[@rickycalais3356]

I would not in any way use Napoleon and George Washington in the same sentence. Napoleon was always pursuing his own personal glory and power.

[@aureliendaviet5290]

@@rickycalais3356 Sure but he was also defending France against half of the Europe, he was not a saint for sure but you can't compare him to washington. USA was nothing during this time compared to what it is now, they had no great power compared to Europe. USA made a lot of small colonial wars after that to conquier what was basically forests and deserts (with peoples slaughtered). Europe had centuries of history and was at a time were you had a lot of ideological changes. France was considered has a threat because of the killing of Louis XVI and the arrival of the Republic. France was threatened way before Napoleon was a Consul or an Emperor.

[@MJAce85]

@@rickycalais3356 I don't really see how that's a completely horrible thing for a commander.

[@visca5821]

@@rickycalais3356 Napoleon was much greater than George Washington ever was - in every single way.

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

And one refuse to be made king and the other crowned himself emperor…who was the better man.

[@andrewjgray]

It's crazy that queen Victoria was only 2 years old when he was still around

[@huntertony56]

I'm so happy napoleon is getting the recognition he deserves. Truly a great of man of human history

[@davids4313]

To be ranked amongst many other mass murdering narcissists. Over half a million died in his Russian campaign alone to absolutely no end. The Spanish campaign was similar. His establisment of the french education system and builing of infrastructure was indeed impressive (to me), but his love of war you can keep.

[@miguelpadeiro762]

​@@davids4313He brought forward radical reforms in law, which to this day remain the cornerstone of legislative systems across the world, built up the foundations of modern human rights and spat on needless archaic tradition He still lived in savage times and behaved savagely, waging war from the Atlantic to Moscow, but so is history. His feats remain remarkable and his realm would have produced a Pax Francorum if it wasn't for the emperors of Europe who absolutely despised Napoleon, because at the end of the day he wasnt just an enemy warlord: he was an enemy warlord who brought the ancient regimes to its knees and just by breathing, he represented a threat to each and every one of them.

[@jamescoplen9309]

@@davids4313life has a balance to it. The men who do the greatest good usually have an evil just as great

[@user-hl7yt6om3x]

ya…. not a great legacy

[@krystlekatherine]

People either love him or hate him. I see a man who was a great opportunist and understood how the world works. Tell me how he is worst than the institutions run today by men but hide from their bunkers? He fought with his men, gave epic speeches and rewarded his staff and troops greatly. He gave men a reason to live, even if self motivated. When I listen to people (British) who hate him, they sound envious. Yes, he plunder the Church but didn’t kill any clergyman- which is uncommon in war. Historians hide behind the “but the crown was corrupt so the revolution followed.” No bro. Power, wealth will always be corrupt. These people wanted violence for free healthcare, take a hike. Napoleon was no saint. But I rather my country be an empire lead by a patriot than some international court!

[@murasakinomorado7210]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼I AM A FAN OF NAPOLEON! I cannot read any history about Napoleon that is written by an English person or from a British perspective. They always vilify him… and wrongfully so. I guess the saying is true, the victor gets to write history… The churches were being plundered long before Napoleon came along, it was all part of the revolution that was sweeping through France.

[@grandcrowdadforde6127]

but in the end--- he was a loser. A Corsican thug who was lucky the Brits didn t stretch his neck...think of the hundreds even millions of deaths he caused; the millions of $$$ and loss of property... to what end ? who is next to have his crimes white wash ed? should we re-Hab the Mad Hatter Adolf ?? poor mis understood failed artist> with a stupid imitation Chaplin moustache?

[@aceofspadesattorney]

This is beautifully said-it comes to the quote, “History is written by the victors.” I am of the opinion that a more authoritative system is often more effective, and Napoleon effecting countless new laws and raising an army larger than any ever seen before only proves that. Corruption always comes about in any system, but it definitely says a lot that Napoleon’s men refused to arrest him when sent against him upon his return from exile. Patriotism gives people an identity and a rally point, what would be a welcome difference from the division down the aisle we see today (here in the U.S. it’s pretty bad at least, but definitely at least somewhat in other countries under republics or parliaments as well).

[@FazeParticles]

Facts. Based comment sir!

[@utomotjipto5294]

I wonder whether Bernard Cornwell “Sharpe” will write any novel on Napoleon from France perspective.

[@joshua6207]

For people who want to read about Bonaparte there is a couple books by David Chandler in English that are out of print but if you can find them they are the best books on Napoleonic ere 👍

[@junesilvermanb2979]

David G. Chandler en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_G._Chandler

[@Hammerli280]

The Campaigns of Napoleon is still in print…and available on Kindle.

[@briggsdidnotstrapem7699]

and whats wrong with reading Napoleon's and his very own diary? i would start there first.

[@joshua6207]

@@Hammerli280 my copy of campaigns is from the 1980s or 90s

[@The_Space_Born]

I beat everyone at chess!

[@jonathancastro1135]

" If someday someone makes a movie about my life, I want Joaquin Phoenix to play me" Napoleon Bonaparte.

[@mirandabroxson7891]

Please. A combo I didn't know I needed

[@tonywilliams7152]

"87.33% supposed facts on the Internet are untrue." Napoleon 1828.

[@MellowCosmos]

his most famous quote Lol

[@SirSaladAss]

​@@tonywilliams7152Rose from the grave just to say that, truly inspiring.

[@tonywilliams7152]

@@SirSaladAss he was an amazing man

[@rogersledz6793]

Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

[@imaboss279]

Where are you from?

[@Gdgaiennie]

Timeline is the gift that keeps on giving. First all the incredible WW2 documentaries and now a Napoleon documentary! Keep up the fantastic work!!! ❤

[@David-lr4kc]

If you want an epic Napoleon documentary watch ‘epic history Napoleon March of the eagles’ then part two ‘downfall’. You will not be disappointed

[@Gdgaiennie]

@@David-lr4kc Dude, that is a GREAT documentary! If you like the battles look up “Epic History Napoleon” and click any of the battles. That channel made me fall in love with anything Napoleon. Appreciate the suggestion buddy! Going to go watch that again tonight. ✌️

[@ValerieMartin923]

Martin wasn't talking about no damn nepolian Bornapart of the great lie fam

[@ValerieMartin923]

Were they buried at over there wit Nate turner,, Harriet Tubman and Harriet Tubman and the make believe plots cemetery these all sound like drunk people stories to me now.

[@ValerieMartin923]

Karen knock it off

[@raphaelbouchara]

Great documentary of Bonaparte, pre Emperor, really well put together. Vive l'Empereur !!

[@m.51373]

I’m enjoying the magnificent artwork accompanying this wonderful documentary.

[@ddc2957]

What’s utterly baffling to me in discussions about Napoleon & whether he’s good or bad is only Napoleon is discussed. There is essentially no insight on his enemies, who they were, & what they were fighting for. How is anyone to determine a reasonable view on the man with only half the story always told?

[@Lina-lq7jm]

I totally agree!

[@stevodagoat]

Napoleon changed the world by erasing the history of so called black ppl globally....that's y u don't hear of his real enemies!!!

[@joggyjames]

as the old saying goes history is written by the victors.

[@CodyMapping]

I don’t think this is the case at all, what about the two Russian Tsars Paul and Alexander, what about Austrian Emperor Francis and his daughter, the wife of Napoleon. Never heard about Metternich? What about his former general Bernadotte who became the King of Sweden. What about King Frederick William III of Prussia or Bavarian King Maximilian I. There are many well known British leaders of that time as well: Admiral Nelson, George III and IV, Wellington, Castlereagh, …

[@reyesmercado340]

@@CodyMapping NADA QUE VER CON LA VIDA Y LA ÉPOCA DE NAPOLEÓN. !! YA EMPEZAMOS A SACAR LAS COSAS DE SU SITIO !!

[@codenamecatatonic8894]

“The generals of Napoleon” episode is really good too. Very well done. This beats TV any day.

[@anyaa22]

A wonderful video that tells the story of a famous French ruler who achieved many accomplishments during his reign, but many were also killed during his reign

[@kariannecrysler640]

To everyone involved with History Hit’s (including Timeline), THANK YOU!🥰🌻 I can not tell you how wonderful it is to have all these incredible videos. I chose to care for my loved ones over finishing my greater education and find myself living a meager lifestyle. I wouldn’t change a thing, it was the right choice. That is why I am so grateful for the content you create. In the vast sea of useless shows that disintegrate sense, you are my life raft. 💗

[@Gdgaiennie]

So well put. The life raft part was hilarious. 😂 But God if it isn't the absolute truth.

[@treyyoungley6171]

Oh yeah I'm sure that's why Kari. Definitely not so you can be a stay at home mom

[@kariannecrysler640]

@@treyyoungley6171 it was actually care for my grandma. Then back to school and my father needed me then back once more and my other grandmother died. After 3 death’s I am not going back to school for the few credits that print a piece of paper with a stamp. And my stepson’s are grown. I really am just a nerd at heart. I also watch many lectures on archaeology of the first century and earlier, geology, DNA studies and most museums around the world have KZbin channels too. I am also old. LOL😊But I am sure the stay at home mom thing would have been great

[@driveincanada9713]

♥️

[@krystlekatherine]

Your education on earth continues day by day as we are all students in life. The best comes from your mind within books, human relations, documentaries, museums, etc no amount of classroom can replace this!

[@vaga_bong2800]

For those who have seen and remembered Napoleon as a military man,a generale,an emperor,a historical figure,my sympathies are with them.But whoever has read and remembered Napoleon as a Philosopher........... 👍. 🙏.

[@foolapprentice3321]

Titles?

[@Bonapartiste]

And he was a mathematician

[@gwkodiak]

You can also see the Napoleonic standards in St. Petersburg Russia, at the church our Lady of Kassan. In the church, is a sarcophagus of the Russian general who defeated Napoleon, and took his military standards.

[@luandemattos1939]

Superb documentary, well done TimelineChannel and History Hit.

[@user-df4bo7oh8c]

An absolutely fascinating analysis of an historic figure

[@NathanB12923]

Why is this video so good- there’s nothing we can do

[@antonvernooy6186]

Napoleon Bonaparte is a legand

[@driveincanada9713]

👍

[@FazeParticles]

Based

[@zoezoe3301]

Racist also

[@rd9793]

@@zoezoe3301 Racist racist racist...... everyone's racist. So annoying already.

[@gamingandgunpla]

@@zoezoe3301 Yeah seriously. enough already.

[@banerjeesiddharth05]

Nice documentary 👌

[@calebshuler1789]

I love learning more n more about these great men

[@truthteller4442]

Napoleon was a great and brilliant Italian leader. French by nationality, Italian by blood. He was a student of the Roman Empire and modeled many of his tactics after Julius Caesar.

[@Moroes11]

More like 18th century French military theorists as de Bourcet, du Teil and de Guilbert since Caesar tactics are kinda outdated obviously. He got a fully french military education at the military school at Brienne and then at Paris.

[@freshprince69]

You could say he made his Roman ancestors proud.

[@dabereogbuishi7533]

Please do one on Thomas-Alexandre Dumas and his love-hate relationship with Bonaparte

[@ITsHistoryX]

Awesome content man 👍🏾

[@Synster73]

Definitely here brushing up on the facts before the movie comes out! So excited 🎉

[@TheGnome21]

Napoleon Was American 🇺🇸

[@markisaac3550]

Great man

[@lucagamer_1583]

Good video👍🏼

[@user-yz2wk3fh5o]

Napoleon was an absolute lad!. Not long enough,there's far more to tell about this genius..

[@cdogggyd]

Thanks!

[@stevenlarter4116]

Could you guys do a comprehensive documentary of the French Revolution. I haven't found a really good one yet.

[@murasakinomorado7210]

Revolutions Podcast by Mike Duncan

[@davyroger3773]

Check out John Merriman Yale Lectures on Robespierre, the Philosophe ,and Napoleon

[@gsomerville5335]

@@murasakinomorado7210 the best

[@Kegs2689]

Check out Ashe logos channel. He has a great one

[@ramymajd6654]

Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is the greatest commander in history. His biography and battles are truly brilliant. He was a strategic planner and I am one of his biggest fans. I advise everyone to watch this video and read his story.

[@marcorioti6932]

He started the Russian campaign with 600.000 soldiers and come back with 40.000, you think he was always great?

[@Ylleeelle]

Интересный документальный фильм, посмотрел с удовольствием, час прошел незаметно

[@NBAballToWalls]

I hope the new Napoleon movie coming out stays true to genuine history

[@Bonapartiste]

no, you can already see delirium and bastardism. there was in the trailer how Napoleon's troops fired at Egypt, this is complete nonsense. Napoleon was the one who started such a deep research work in Egypt. Also, the cast is incompetent. The roles are wrong. In short, a film for the layman

[@davida1810]

This documentary is 10000 times than the Napoleon movie that came out recently. 👏

[@thedunkingdutchman2101]

very informative

[@howwwwwyyyyy]

Not long enough,there's far more to tell about this genius.

[@paulclalchungnunga2052]

I fell into a deep slumber an Autoplay brought me here tbh

[@LeePenn2492]

Interesting and informative. A man of his times MARCH TO THE SOUND OF THE GUN'S.

[@Craven.Morehead69]

Thank you David Senra (founders podcast) for sending me here

[@carlosoliveiraoalfacinha]

From victory to victory till the final defeat but out of the ordinary.

[@joshua6207]

His decline started in Spain and Portugal and then his decision to overstay his welcome in Russia. He took 600,000 men to russia and only came back with 90,000.

[@brucewaynebanner482]

@@joshua6207that damn cold weather lol

[@Tormund_Giantsbrain]

Greatest general of all time.

[@GIBBO4182]

Alexander the Great?

[@tttgaming8762]

@@GIBBO4182 wins vs loses Alexander is behind him

[@Tormund_Giantsbrain]

@DC "Alexnader will prove you wrong". Why? Because he rode a horse over the huts of a buncha primitive tribesmen? LOL Napoleon outmaneuvered the British armies during the peak of the imperial period in increasingly complex but non mechanized warfare from canada to india. Caesar couldn't even conquer the anglo saxons lol.

[@Tormund_Giantsbrain]

@DC "ATG never lost" is like a child's metric of measuring a general's greatness while making choo choo noises with action figures. He never lost cause he tucked tail and ran back the moment he saw the first Indian kingdom. You know, the same sub-continent that the British and the French used as their play thing during Napoleon's time.

[@Tormund_Giantsbrain]

Calling Alexander GOAT is almost a right of passage for rookies getting into warfare. Napoleon was the pinnacle of strategy at a time of modern warfare with increasingly complex maneuvers (but without benefit of mechanized warfare, so the human element still reigned supreme). Against the might of the Coalition Armies during the peak of European imperialism with the entire modern world as their tabletop. Alexander rode his horse over the huts of a buncha primitive nomadic tribesmen and tucked tail the moment he saw elephants lol. It's like comparing Michael Jordan to your office rec league champ.

[@Denise-kc8np]

Fascinating!!

[@TheGnome21]

Napoleon Was German 🇩🇪

[@witcher-86]

nice doc to prepare for Napoleon film 🤓

[@torichan9872]

My 5th Great Grandfather Phillip was lucky enough to be talked to by Napoleon when he was a young boy. His father was in the Commissariat Division of the British Army and they followed Wellington through Spain and Portugal from 1812-14. He got to see the aftermath of the battle at Badajoz, which he described as; "a dreadful sight, men all torn and trampled on, and horses wandering lame and mutilated among the wounded". The encounter happened in Bayonne, when troops were leaving the city and Phillip went to go watch with a German baker. He wrote that a man had pulled up next to them before a wine shop in a "bottle-green frock coat and a cocked hat" and "riding an iron grey horse". Phillip was admiring the trappings of the horse when Napoleon came out and patted him on the head, calling him "Bon Garcon", before he continued onwards.

[@digsawai]

Wow

[@davyroger3773]

Nothing beats the 4 part mini series by PBS on Napoleon!

[@randallwest1572]

I have that on dvd. Epic!

[@MaxZarubov]

Super Video!

[@j.granger1120]

If you're Polish or American, Napoleon was a great guy. Poland emerged after many years of being divided. Jefferson bought a third of the US from France, the Louisiana purchase. France sold the USA indian land, which the USA paid for with a loan from the UK. So France paid for future wars against the UK, with UK money in exchange for land they didn't really own and couldn't afford to garrison. Nappy always had a plan, I think Nay cost him that victory at Waterloo.

[@ramonestamour]

shouldn't have lost Europe. Imagine him taking over the world. Unimaginable reforms he could've done.

[@sharpismaj]

He couldn’t take over the world. He couldn’t win a naval battle against the English. The English land was untouchable for him

[@RedShipsofSpainAgain]

5:40 - 6:30. Please don't interrupt a documentary with a "check out our other documentaries". It seriously disrupts the flow for viewers. There is a time and a place for that. The place is in the video description.

[@homer88100]

Napoleon was an absolute lad!

[@paulsolon6229]

Ugh

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Vive nôtre Empereur Napoleon Bonaparte et sa Grande Armée. Best Conquerer of Europe and Greatest Strategic Military Genius in History with 56 battles won (rumors say 70 battles won) Yet, still remain the Best General in the World after his death which was 200 years ago He made our country France a Superpower. 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜🦅🦅⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜🦅🦅⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥 Tremblez enemis de la France ! Sachant vaincre ou sachant périr ! Un Français doit vivre pour elle ! Pour elle un Français doit mourir ! Vive la France ! 💪🇫🇷🇫🇷🐎👊Victory is ours !

[@pendragonlover]

Napoleon c 'est aussi des centaines de milliers de gens envoyés a la mort pour rien , des erreurs incroyables , une fin misérable sur un cailloux au milieu de l 'atlantique et au final ,une France completement laminée .

[@driveincanada9713]

♥️👍

[@fleximan_army]

Yes the greatest french was italian, cool! 😆😆😆

[@Moroes11]

@@fleximan_army Corsica is French since 1768 and he is born in 1769 so no, he is french.

[@Moroes11]

@@erwannherve5181 Ouais ça fait un peu beauf c'est vrai mais au moins il follow pas Usul 😂

[@katherinecollins4685]

Really good

[@solomonrobert298]

I can't get enough of the man.

[@lunaticlunatic6108]

@@Endgame707 lol no he wasn't, italy didn't even exist at this time. he was a french from corsica.

[@Tony-theGreat]

There’s nothing you can do

[@mabboyz4lyf]

Great video, even if Professor David Andress' anti-Bonaparte bias is on display.

[@ddc2957]

Can’t help himself, can he?

[@imdbandrew]

Thanks

[@virginiawells1]

Thank you all for your support!! Love this channel

[@baliyae]

He was definitely ambitious, I’ll give him that.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

He gave it all for our Motherland France even though he was Corsican. Vive l'Empereur 🟦⬜🟥🇫🇷

[@ernestoA.1999]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 “he was Corsican by blood , French by education, and Italian in everything else “ Will Durant.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

@@ernestoA.1999 Yep I know all of that

[@ernestoA.1999]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 Italy > France?

[@driveincanada9713]

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[@ra9im308]

historians say that Napoleon avoided touching or even confronting plague patients to avoid infection, and that his visits to the sick were an invention of later Napoleonic propaganda. An example of Napoleon's propaganda in this regard, after a period of the campaign, was the propaganda painting "Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims in Jaffa in 1804" by Antoine-Jean Gros. The painting showed Napoleon touching the body of a sick man, as he was depicted as one of the "royal healers". This was no accident, as 1804 was the year Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Correct. He was crowned himself Emperor at Notre Dame in 1804.

[@Anton-kp3mi]

An other version is that he did approched and touched plague patients but because he thought he was unvulnerable. The only thing sure is that historians are unsure about what Napoleon truly did and what were his intention at Jaffa and we will probably never know.

[@ernestoA.1999]

@@Anton-kp3mi He did touched them , As a man of genius he knew that the Plague did not expand so to physical touch . The plague was not countagious due to touch .

[@ernestoA.1999]

Actually it’s not propaganda , Napoleon did visit the sick and even raised one of them , but he knew that the plague wasn’t countagious due to physical touch

[@joshua6207]

@@Mokes888 all the privileged aristocrats were just mad a man who came from nothing had destroyed there fantasy bourbon world. He rose based on ability not his blood like many of the snobs who ruled back then. Remember the french revolution kick started democracy !!

[@bryanshort4422]

I gotta watch this before the movie comes out

[@napoleonisthegreatest.2448]

Vivat to Napoleon!

[@desertweasel6965]

Who's here after Napoleon passed away?

[@user-yy6on2xx5p]

What is the background classical music around 07:50-08:20

[@ghostirno7126]

عاشت ايدك دكتور دكتور لتنسى الفديو انو شون تكمل بلخارج وره الكلية والف رحمة على والديك

[@paulwary]

"Knowing things is very lower class". Wow, not a good prescription for keeping you place in the aristocracy.

[@jeremysears4263]

I was thinking the same thing

[@WilhelmFreidrich]

19:16 What are the odds that Napoleonic warfare would start the same time as Napoleon's first time in command?

[@chikami6014]

I always marvel at how matter-of-fact some of the speakers are in some documentaries, sounding as if they were in fact, present during those periods of history, witnessing things first hand lol

[@edwardsricardo6429]

Yes without a doubt he napoleon is amazing and one of kind

[@BOWS3R]

This is a very British take on Napoleon.

[@reid_dreamcatcher6017]

Imagine Hannibal , Napoleon, Alexander the Great, and Attila the Hun going at it all at once with equal levels of weaponry. Just intense !

[@brianolson8293]

Nobody talks about this but Napoleon was very good at math at a time when cannons were fewer as just big guns he instead would figure out the angles and distance and take out the key strengths of his enemy with artillery

[@isaac_wtf]

this new movie thats coming out is gonna be so good

[@barrybarry-bb28]

Napoleon is indeed one the great generals of military history and one of my favorites for sure. However, he was completely outmatched at sea by the British Navy under the command of Admiral Horatio Nelson, particularly at the Battle of the Nile (1798) and the Battle of Trafalgar (1805). I believe Nelson was killed in the Trafalgar naval battle. Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 was not well planned and turned out to be a complete disaster. I believe that he was almost captured by Cossack Horseman (who constantly harassed his baggage train). Napoleon was also defeated by the Allied forces of Austria, Russia, Sweden and Prussia at the Battle of Leipzig (1813). This battle (also called the Battle of the Nations) marked the beginning of the end for Napoleon. The end finally came for Napoleon two years later when Allied commanders of the Seventh Coalition, (one of those commanders being British Army Commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington) defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo (1815). This battle, as we know, was a resounding defeat for Napoleon and it resulted in the end of his military campaigns.

[@Moroes11]

Nelson never faced Napoléon Wellington wasn't near his egal Waterloo is overrated

[@barrybarry-bb28]

@@Moroes11 - Maybe I didn't word my comment properly. I'll admit that much. But I didn't say that Napoleon actually faced Admiral Nelson. However, Napoleon's Navy was indeed outmatched and defeated at the Nile and at Trafalgar. Those are historical facts. And Waterloo is not overrated. The Allied forces not only outnumbered Napoleon but the Commanders had already became quite familiar with his tactics. At that point in his career, Napoleon had become predictable. And by the way, Wellesley (1st Duke of Wellington) never lost a land battle. I believe he had 32 victories to his credit. That is impressive. And let's also keep in mind that one of the Prussian officers (Chief of Staff) campaigning against Napoleon at Waterloo, was none other than Karl von Clausewitz, author of On War. An absolute masterpiece on virtually every aspect of war.

[@Moroes11]

@@barrybarry-bb28 "However, Napoleon's Navy was indeed outmatched and defeated at the Nile and at Trafalgar" - Oh you are totally right about that, it would not be serious of me to deny it. Interesting facts also, is that Napoléon's orders to relocate the fleet were ignored by admirals at those 2 battles, I sometime think about it, could it have changed history - Waterloo is overrated to me and it overshadows the battle of Leipzig, the one causing the dissolution of the confederation of the Rhine, that is the actual battle that ended the French empire and even if the French had won at Waterloo, the forces were just too strong to win against the seventh coalition. - I did not followed Wellington's military career and what odds he faced, I've heard that he was a defensive general but I can't tell. At Waterloo however, he had the ground advantage, and still, was about to collapse if it wasn't because of Blucher's arrival. Napoléon didn't have the best marshals anymore to fight with and he wasn't at his most formidable health neither. Anyway, we lost and here we are today, forced to talk English with our hideous incompatible french accent, and fighting over fishes.

[@Bonapartiste]

Rave. Napoleon defeated Russia militarily. It just didn't work politically. Borodino, Smolensk and many other battles were defeated by Napoleon. Also, Napoleon Bonaparte did not manage the fleet during the Egyptian Campaign. And the company of 1814 was lost only because of Tyleran, who surrendered Paris. (On the company in Russia, I refer to the historian Yevgeny Ponasenkov for his monograph on the war of 1812.)

[@tom92vdb]

Your Bias is showing filthy Brit! 😉

[@GIBunz]

37:40 mistress were common and weren't some sort of shock for the upper class, this woman is reaching

[@Mokes888]

Mistresses are common even today 😂

[@driveincanada9713]

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[@FazeParticles]

Women most affected

[@jeremysears4263]

@@FazeParticles LOL

[@alexvanderkley3297]

Thanks for waking me up with your ad..

[@snowy53125]

I love it

[@Lina-lq7jm]

This video assumes a lot. For example, that Napoleon wished for revolution to start because it was the only way he saw how to satisfy his ambition. That's just suppositions. In what way was it possible to predict that revolution would come, or that it wouldn't be crushed, or that it would grow in such a way??? Another thing, it was stated that Napoleon was smitten with Josephine, and yet... almost in the same sentence it was said that because she had connections, it was advantageous for him to marry her; thus almost negating the smitten portion. (By the way, were her connections really that great? Considering that she spent time in prison because she was who she was and had been married to who she'd been married to.) You claim that Napoleon feels entitled to bein treated as an emperor in Italy and even resides in a mention, but because he goes back in a normal uniform he is playing games. And maybe there are evidence to suggest this. But without that evidence this seems only like an opinion. Why not say that he needed to show strength while in foreign lands, and in those days strength was also shown in all the pomp and circumstance; around him there were monarchies everywhere after all. But after he was done, he went back as he really was??? Why assume this ambitious, megalomaniac personality??? I could g on and on, but let's just say, to sum it all up - you assume a lot of his motivations without showing real proof that he was actually this nefarious figure who did nothing but plot his own rise to power. p.s. ANd especially you need to provide proof that Napoleon's brother manipulated the election. Maybe it's just me, but this documentary seems very biased against Napoleon

[@jdlamb4212]

It's just a documentary video it's not a presentation of all historical proof and research done to come up with it. If you want to go deeper into it you can, but it isn't a college lecture.

[@mrawesome669]

Viva l'emperor

[@cdogggyd]

Great

[@blessedjosh4805]

“In a world of 1780s in France, which is highly aristocratic. Napoleon is the kind of person who is stewing his own ambition in a society which is deeply hierarchical and isn’t ever gonna let someone like him ascend to greatness.”

[@animeyahallo3887]

Remember guys Napoleon is definitely average height on his time

[@adarmus4768]

@@Thoth_al_Khem We are absolutely getting taller as a species . Plenty of scientific evidence to support this.

[@TolerantAcceptingModernCommuni]

@@adarmus4768 yeah no. We've got no evidence to make such absolute statements.

[@adarmus4768]

@@TolerantAcceptingModernCommuni There is plenty of data to support this claim. One example is that the average height in the UK increased by 10cm in the 20th century.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

He was the average height. Calling him short was those damn British Propaganda

[@TheIsemgrim]

@@TolerantAcceptingModernCommuni yes there is lol, the avarage height of a dutch guy in `1810 was 165 cm, the avarage height of the avarage dutch guy now is 185 cm. thats 20 cm in about 200 years.

[@davidhollins870]

The Austrians were not taken by surprise by the crossing - both sides had spies reporting enemy movements. Melas, who had defeated the French at First Marengo the year before, was already concentrated around Turin and then withdrew part of the siege force from Genoa, before marching east to Alessandria. Marengo is barely a hamlet, let alone a town. He was spread out due to being partly misled by the Piedmontese double agent Carlo Gioelli. Melas was not overconfident in winning - he was wounded, 72 years old and probably suffering from Parkinson’s. He had handed comma to FZM Kaim. The Consular Guard had already been crushed by Austrian cavalry by the time Melas left the field. This has been in the public domain since 2000. Must try harder.

[@Jp19981]

The greatest general that has ever lived.

[@TheGnome21]

Napoleon Was Portuguese 🇵🇹

[@Jp19981]

@@TheGnome21 Is that true? Cause I am portuguese lmao

[@TheGnome21]

@@Jp19981 alright i admit i was joking 😆 he was French 🇫🇷

[@m.paquet1303]

Napoleon Bonaparte was of Italian descent. Napoleon's family was of Italian origin. His paternal ancestors, the Buonapartes, descended from a minor Tuscan noble family that emigrated to Corsica in the 16th century and his maternal ancestors, the Ramolinos, descended from a minor Genoese noble family.

[@Comprends-ton-Dim]

Lol

[@truthteller4442]

@@Comprends-ton-Dim Not sure what is funny, but the Idiocracy never disappoints with their 37 IQ follow-up comments. That’s all true.

[@manojpk5276]

Napoleon is a great legend

[@macadelic2492]

Thanks to Oversimplified I can now keep up w these documentaries 🤣

[@rishu808]

True 😂😂

[@driveincanada9713]

👍

[@aceofspadesattorney]

Napoleon was indeed average height for the time.

[@xdemon5015]

Is the narrator Anne Hegerty from the BBC show The Chase? Sounds a lot like her

[@mikeaguero2875]

Can't wait for the movie night 😤🥊

[@Iron_M1ke_]

Who is here because of the napoleon meme

[@Donkey_Balls]

GOAT

[@boydcochran4692]

War Eagle

[@SqkTap]

People often say they can do something the best, or their ideas of how to move forward are the best way; so they move forward, manipulating people, and making decisions that naturally benefit themselves because they want things their way; nearly all the time these people are wrong and no good comes of their decisions, but once in a while these people end up changing the world and only history can determine if that change is good or bad

[@francopasqualini5363]

too bad this ends at his rise, it was just getting good! I take issue with saying his hold on power was "short lived". The was emperor for a decade during one of the most turbulent periods in European history...

[@cornpopwasabaddude4188]

We need a movement like that in the continental US.

[@electronicsworkshawp]

lmao someone voted for trump

[@azurebadger]

@@electronicsworkshawp me too. Enjoy your tds.

[@trey9971]

@@electronicsworkshawp 🤡 sure did how is Biden doing in that last CNN poll? 1% approval look it up

[@cornpopwasabaddude4188]

@@electronicsworkshawp vote for whoever you like. The system is corrupt.

[@TheEvilmooseofdoom]

@@cornpopwasabaddude4188 THAT is the truth. Democracy is a failed experiment in it's current form.

[@Down_the_Wind]

Im a big fan of Linoleum Blownapart.

[@ernestoA.1999]

I’m a big fan of yourmom suckmycart 😂

[@Mokes888]

😂😂😂

[@driveincanada9713]

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