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[@FlaviusBelisarius-ck6uv]

Oooooh! Loved that movie! It set the standard for what a movie about Napoleon SHOULD be, not the trash that Ridley Scott dreamed up while tripping on LSD.

[@RickBrode]

Belisarius, the best Roman general

[@Subutai_Khan]

100% agree. And I understand some of us get too pedantic sometimes but like Chris I fine so often real history is more interesting than fictional nonsense people come up with in a relatively short period of time.

[@celston51]

@@RickBrode I would love to see a movie about Belisarius but the pacing would be difficult. Many of his campaigns took years. Theodora hated him, Procopius hated him (if you believe the "Secret History" that is), and many of his gains were reversed by incompetent subordinates. I'm not sure I'd trust many directors to pull off a compelling movie about him especially since this period of history has so little media attention.

[@RickBrode]

@@celston51 I couldn’t agree more, but sadly as you say this area has little media attention, hardly anyone I speak to knows of Belisarius anyway, so it wouldn’t seem profitable to investors to make a film or series about it. Although if it was done correctly it could be an astounding piece of media

[@commandershephard5139]

@@celston51In case you didn’t know, Epic History made a great documentary series about Belisarius. Would recommend if you haven’t seen it.

[@ravenguard0098]

Ah yes the movie Waterloo(1970) the wonders one can do in battle scenes when you have entire soviet army divisions worth of soldiers, their support elements and a soviet cavalry brigade at your beck and call as extras and trained for late 18th century warfare at that.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

And they still panic and rout from a scripted cavalry charge that was only a tenth the scale of the actual Waterloo cavalry charge.

[@user-bj7oe7zo9c]

I'm pretty sure they also had the Scots Greys in the movie as well.

[@blacbraun]

Early 19th Century to be exact but it's splitting hairs.

[@benmaguire1729]

"No shit! How badass do you have to be for an entire continent declare war on you personally!" Haha! Love that phrase? Great piece by both History Buffs and VTH!

[@benmaguire1729]

I got my first like from Chris!!!! What a glorious day!!! Thanks my dude 😎

[@occam7382]

It should be noted that the reason for this is because the 7th Coalition still saw Louis XVlll as the legitimate ruler of France, not Napoleon. So rather than declare war on France itself, they present it as an intervention to reverse an illegal coup. That line is still dope as hell, I just thought it'd be worthwhile to explain it a but.

[@Wolfe1966]

​@@occam7382 Still a stupid mistake from the Brittish to reinstall the impopulair Bourbon monarchy

[@dupplinmuir113]

Just as happened with the Nazis...

[@sonofabirch9164]

Won't lie - love how Chris turned a 90s intro, into a 5 minute complete nerd out. Can't say I'm not the same when watching films like Waterloo or a Bridge Too Far with the airdrops

[@antonakesson]

Under the trade embargo Sweden had its first and only "war" with Great Britain. Basically we didn't really want to stop trading with one of our biggest customers so was forced into a "war" by Napoleon or else he would declare war on us. But this was a war where no bullets where fired and instead Swedish ships with trading cargo got "apprehended" by Britain, the cargo "confiscated" and the ship and crew returned a few days later. Same happened to British ships in Swedish water. Went on from 1810-1812.

[@jimolygriff]

Didn't know that! Pretty cool way to have a 'war'!

[@antonakesson]

@@jimolygriff Wish more "wars" could be like that XD

[@RedcoatT]

My favourite war. As Dr Who once said “and everybody lived” 😂

[@thecynicaloptimist1884]

One of my favourite little scenes in _Waterloo_ was when the cornet is sounding the recall after the Scots Greys charge, and an exasperated Wellington bellows "STOP THAT USELESS NOISE!.....you'll hurt yourself"

[@Awells89]

10:15 “and that’s when it happened. It got cold. STUPID cold”

[@danielallen3454]

Speaking as someone who just discovered 'Sharpe', I almost squealed when you mentioned him and the 95th Rifles.

[@joeohara3447]

it would be so good to see him do a Review series of the Entire Sharpe TV show. I think he's the first American I've ever seen with any knowledge of the show.

[@verdun16]

Waterloo will always be my 1st or 2nd movie ever made. The uniforms, acting, 17,000 extras, and literally just everything about it is amazing

[@kathyastrom1315]

Ever since I watched the series of Sharpe tv movies back in the 1990s, I have been fascinated by the Napoleonic era. Finding out I have a 5th great-granduncle who very likely fought at Waterloo in the 23rd Light Dragoons just drove that fascination into the stratosphere!

[@AMERICANNERD76]

This was what I expected 2023's Napoleon to be like! A Waterloo like Epic with a Patton like story structure. Boy, was I disappointed!!!

[@Dragonite43]

Same.

[@historyrepeat402]

18:25 one of the coolest part of napoleon, is even in the later battles he helps the men sight the cannons

[@Plymouth888]

Sign of panic. Revert to basic skills.

[@LeeRenthlei]

He was one of the boys.

[@jldldr3933]

Actually not only it is available on youtube, a channel has made editions including stuff that didn't make the cutting room floor.

[@grumblesa10]

6:30 SHOCKER! An actor playing a young Napoleon who is about the RIGHT AGE! Hey Ridley it ain't that frickin' hard to get little details like that correct..

[@anathardayaldar]

As if Scott lost a bet and was forced to let Phoenix star.

[@grumblesa10]

@@anathardayaldar LMAO! Probably some truth to that.

[@neilmorrison7356]

Great film. I was a Gordon Highlander and one of our officers was involved in the filming of the film as he was a Military Attaché in Moscow during the filming and got to see some of the filming.

[@ethanlewis1459]

Imagine the stories from the set he would have told you

[@anderskorsback4104]

New rule to the VTH Drinking Game: Take a shot whenever a random guitar noise is heard in the background.

[@TheRiehlThing42]

Would love a really well done film on Julius Caesar. Father dies when he is a teenager, and is now head of the household. His family is in the Marius faction, and marries into that faction further. Becomes a priest of Jupiter. Sulla wins the civil war and Caesar is on the purge list. He eventually is forced to resign his priesthood, freeing him to pursue politics and military service. Joins the military and gains experience fighting. Captured by pirates and held hostage. Gets freed, returns with a small force and captures and executes the pirates. Studies law and becomes an orator. Enter politics. Elected the pontifex maximus. Rises politically. Forms an alliance between Pompey and Crassus, two men that hated each other, yet Caesar could get them to join him in an alliance. Becomes a consul. Passes Populist reform (mainly by fighting dirty, while the other side fought dirty too) Proconsul of Gaul and wages war across Gaul, showing how great of a general he has become. Civil War against Pompey, and wins, with again, great leadership and strategy. Ends a Civil War in Egypt, and brings them further into Rome's influence. Gearing up to face Parthia, and revenge Crassus, is assassinated by former friends and son of a former lover who he viewed as almost his own son. Posthumously adopts an intelligent nephew as his son and heir, who starts the Roman Empire. A priest, a soldier, captive to pirates, pontifex maximus, becomes a lawyer/orator, a "president", a great military general, a butcher of Gaul, a civil war winner, a dictator, and father to an empire. It is rather astonishing how much went on with him.

[@emilianohermosilla3996]

Great idea and a great summary of his life!

[@JupitersLegacy753]

Good video! I would just like to add something about the “Guard”. The Guard was basically split into three sections. The young guard, middle guard and the old guard. There were also the Chasseur or light infantry. The young guard was sent to fight the Prussians on the right flank and held the Prussians up at Plancenoit until they were forced to retreat. It was the middle guard and old guard that was sent into the final assault on Wellington’s center. The middle guard was the battering ram as the old was in reserve behind them. Other infantry units rallied with them to join in the final assault. The middle guard and Chasseur broke and fell back onto the old guard where they made a last stand just south of La Haye Sainte.

[@rpgcross]

Never been this early to a VTH video I should really watch Waterloo

[@tjal8709]

It's available to watch on KZbin!

[@ChristianSirianni]

Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to. Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you.

[@aaronputhalath2778]

The 1920 Napoleon movie was also very revolutionary for the time. I believe it required a special projection format of 4 screens or something for the battle sequences.

[@leecal5774]

Fantastic movie. Totally agree with yours and the original presenter’s take on this film. Also from the same year (1970) another classic was made - ‘Tora Tora Tora’ - but criticised at the time. But is the best film ever made about the attack on Pearl Harbor (in my humble opinion any away!).

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

I agree on Tora Tora Tora. Fantastic film

[@slade7490]

Hey Chris! I've always been a fan of Waterloo and History Buffs, and so I always wanted you to react to this video. I just wanted to say, a really great three-video series to do a reaction on would be BritMonkey's British Constitution, since you are into British history and it's filled with humour and facts that you will really enjoy!

[@jason_lee_jones]

Rod Steiger (Napoleon) had won the Academy Award for Best Actor only three years earlier for his role as the police chief in "In the Heat of the Night" (1967), so he was a Big Get for the Italian/Soviet production. He would last be seen as the nuke-happy general in Tim Burton's "Mars Attacks!" (1996). As mentioned in this video, Christopher Plummer is always exceptional and of equal caliber to play opposite Seitger (akin to Napoleon & Wellington themselves). So the two leads are just fantastic. Dan O'Herlihy, who played Marshal Ney (and was noted upon in this video as bearing a likeness to Ney), is better known today as the head of OCP in "RoboCop" (1987). Orson Welles as King Louis was also very well cast.

[@jimilmilm]

It's mad he won the Oscar for In the Heat of the Night considering Sidney Poitier had much more screen time and , arguably, a much better performance in that film. Waterloo though, i'd easily give Steiger an Oscar for his portrayal of Napoleon.

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

I know you’re mostly discussing the actors here, but Wellington was not an equal to Napoleon as a general.

[@jason_lee_jones]

@@archivesoffantasy5560 No, but post Waterloo, Wellington matched or exceeded Napoleon's fame in Britain. Interestingly, Plummer matched or exceeded Steiger's fame in the US in the years following this film.

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

@@jason_lee_jones Yeah that’s true he is a very famous figure in British history and quite a famous historical figure in world history. New Zealand’s capital is named after him. Despite Waterloo not being Wellington’s best victory, as it relied on support that resulted in significant numerical advantage, had Napoleon stayed on Elba, Wellington would be far less famous. Though, even without Waterloo, he would still be considered as one of the best British generals, but he would be far less known. Both the actors did a superb job, I know Plummer played Dracula and I ought to watch that someday. What other movie would you recommend for Steiger?

[@jason_lee_jones]

​@@archivesoffantasy5560 Man that's tough - he was in more than 100. Obviously this one, of course, and his role in the previously mentioned "Mars Attacks!" (1996) is funny (and lines of his from that film have been sampled in songs). There's "Doctor Zhivago" (1965) and "On the Waterfront" (1954). He has one of the many, many cameos in "The Longest Day" (1962). If you like the Spaghetti Western, Sergio Leone cast Steiger has his lead in "Duck You Sucker!" (1971). Another where he works his acting chops is "The Pawnbroker" (1964), one of Sidney Lumet;s great character study films. The last one I'll recommend here is inspired by a Bette Midler joke: "I never miss a Rod Steiger musical." This was funny because he was known as a hard, gruff guy, but people forgot he was one of the leads in the widely successful film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Oklahoma!" (1955).

[@davidhanson8728]

Great movie. One that has a special place for me. I lived in Waterloo as a kid in the 70's and used to regularly go to the battlefield. Have a great time at in Waterloo.

[@Decrepit_Productions]

Yes, Waterloo is available here at KZbin. There are even a few decent-resolution "Fan Cuts" that splice in stills from scenes that didn't make the final theatrical cut. For me, their insertion breaks the flow a bit, but since I've seen Wateroo many times it's not a big deal.

[@scr3aming3agle83]

My new favorite History channel, reviewing another one of my favorite history channels thats reviewing my all time favorite historical film. I must be dreaming

[@CritiqueCS]

The sideshow to the battle of Waterloo is called the Battle of Wavre. It was commanded by Saxon General, Johann von Thielman. At some point, Grouchy realised, that he was chasing the rear guard, but he sort of had to fight them at Wavre, otherwise he had to march in a manner, that would allow the Prussians to arrive sooner than himself. Thielmanns job was to defend the town as long as he could, which he technically failed. The battle ended up in a tactical French Victory, controlling Prussias eastern supplylines and more importantly, lines of communication. But in the end it didn't matter. Thielmann had done his job, fixed Grouchy in place, and didn't allow him to rejoin the Napoleon at Waterloo. So thats actually the reason why Grouchy ended up not being able to help Napoleon. Ohh also Thielmann fixed them in place for 2 days, while the French had 33.000 men, where as he at most had 24,000. Also he had 48 guns, to 80 french guns. Also the 70.000 he refers to isn't even casualties. I have to assume he just misspoke, cause most sources indicate around 20.000 dead, 50.000 Casualties, and around 70.000 either dead, captured or missing. It would be more a description of the total amount of personnel, currently unable to fight post-battle.

[@themaincharacterinthebible8815]

Hey Chris, I watched your channel since late 2021 and became interested in history in high school. I have been so busy in life latley and just recently stumbled upon your channel again and seen you explode in popularity. Keep up the good work in helping others find their love for history, much love 🤘🏼

[@glory2christcmj702]

I can't help but feel that not enough attention is given to General Blücher and his army for the role they played in the Battle of Waterloo. Maybe I'm wrong. The Duke of Wellington and his army, rightly so I might add, get a lot of credit, but I feel as though Blücher unfairly falls by the wayside when his involvement was absolutely essential.

[@undertakernumberone1]

No, you are right. Downplaying Blücher is something Wellington a few years after hte battle started to do. And for a production in the soviet union, downplaying (and even drawing certain parallels by putting the Prussians in Black Uniforms with Skulls, when the Leibhusaren who actually wore that weren't at the battle and Blücher telling his troops "No mercy!" blabla... When, irl, he told his troops to chase the french until they couldn'T draw breath anymore, i. E. were too tired to move on) the german participation at the Battle of Belle-Alliance suits the political climate.

[@jordinagel1184]

@@undertakernumberone1 The Greeks who fought alongside the Spartans at Thermopylae: “First time?”

[@jimb9063]

Yes agreed, but not necessarily specifically on the day of this battle. Unfortunately the way it's often presented you'd be forgiven for not knowing about Ligny and Quatre Bras. Act one was the Allied army trying to reach Blucher in time, but being held up by Ney at Quatre Bras. Act two was Blucher reaching the Allied army in time, after giving Grouchy the slip. Could have gone either way in that regard. I'm sure if things were different, then more emphasis would have been put on the importance of the arriving troops than has been common for years. It's been said that science progresses one funeral at a time. More so with generals and history probably.

[@RENASK]

thank you very much for reacting to history buffs

[@honorablechairmanmeow8698]

The movie is available on KZbin in 4K. Somehow it never gets taken down. I love it.

[@kevinnaber790]

You summed it up perfectly in the Congress of Vienna series- the Allied Coalition had a million men mobilized and the system still in place to train more efficiently after nearly 20 years of war. The video is available on KZbin, even with script and salvaged footage from deleted scenes

[@sterlingmoose9335]

A great movie to be sure. Good luck on your trip! Be sure to check out the church opposite Wellington's HQ in Waterloo itself, don't be afraid to move a chair or two to see the monuments that commemorate the dead, paid for by their comrades and regiments. Also if you book early enough you can stay above the gatehouse in Hougemont. Oh, and you'll be forgiven for thinking that Boney triumphed, everything there is Napoleon centric almost as if he won the battle.

[@jamesg9468]

A friend of mine visited Waterloo, he said there are loads of French tourists there, and a lot of them seem to believe that Napoleon actually won there. He even had an argument with one of them, lol.

[@bumorhoomer8318]

I was literally watching this video last night and was bummed out you never did a reaction. Thanks Chris!

[@launiesoult3248]

A lot of people don't like Napoleon.I think he was a great man.And I think he gave us a lot of new innovations in government and banking and lot of different stuff that he doesn't get credit for because he was a I have to think about the was a master general

[@slinkbradshaw8674]

He's a very complicated figure. At the very least he deserves respect, even if some don't like him.

[@afriendlycadian9857]

I wouldn't say great is the right word. He's far more complicated than that

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

You can google who was both a hero and a tyrant without specifying names and basically every website, essay etc is about Napoleon.

[@kellenlean2076]

Plot twist: the guy that fainted just had heat stroke from standing there.

[@joonalavonen5929]

Didn't the little corporal come from him directing artillery fire and aiming the guns himself as a general. Since that was the task of a corporal.

[@TheGermanKnowsBest]

Finally, you have gotten around to reviewing this absolute perfect of a film!

[@SimonBellaMondo]

Waterloo, couldn’t escape if I wanted to

[@HannahHäggAutisticTransWoman]

The best thing about this movie is to see napoleon's reaction to ney's disastrous cavarly charge

[@Thraim.]

You've seen Nick at his angriest in The Patriot. Now get ready to see him at his happiest in Waterloo.

[@MrQuinn-tc3uo]

His review of "The death of Stalin." is also fantastic.

[@andrewgeldmacher4765]

I always wondered how difficult was this movie to produce. Like what was the process for the Soviet Union to film a movie, with a cast of actors primarily from NATO nations. Was their any issues with this being filmed during the middle of Cold War?

[@Edax_Royeaux]

What thing that might surprise you is that the French calvary charge against the British was not the devastating blunder often remembered in pop history, as that phase of the battle end in a draw. Wellington was nearly killed in this action by skirmishers and was unable to reconnoiter or communicate with the rest of the army during this period and several squares were very badly maimed by French artillery.

[@martincoiner971]

Intriguing. I had no idea. Still, Wellington's strategy (tactic) of holding out as long as he could until Blücher arrived was not invalidated by this cavalry charge.

[@novachronoyt2928]

I recently watched Waterloo after I watched the 2023 Napoleon Movie.

[@Tyraeleon]

Would highly recommend History Buff's video about HBO's Rome. It's good at filling in the missing holes from the show

[@patrickkanas3874]

Napoleon once said, "God favors the side with the best artillery." It's so ironic that issues involving artillery may have been what cost him the battle

[@kubwell3856]

That rock paper scissors breakdown was amazingly simple yet somehow thorough!! Great video

[@alanbilton2547]

I loved his previous intro when it focused in to the charge of the Scots greys picture and it burned away into the actual charge from the movie waterloo. It was awesome.

[@tonythepolishbear5269]

Next history buffs video has to be his look at Master & Commander :)

[@shawnmiller4781]

I wouldn’t complain about reviewing “Death of Stalin” either

[@totallynotalpharius2283]

The actor who played Marshal Ney is a descendent of the man himself

[@ethanlewis1459]

Really how is that true

[@cragnamorra]

oh wow, that's Orson Welles as Louis XVIII. Seen the movie before (long time ago), but didn't know (or perhaps didn't remember) that.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Dang, I didn't even recognize him.

[@dyutimandas9772]

4:23 just one side note: not everyone is real, in the full army scenes specially, there were about 5,000 dummies used in total for the back lines And often soldiers in the back would wear just red and blue over their Soviet uniforms cause there was a shortage of proper napoleonic uniforms Still mind boggling that it was all real and no generated graphics and the shortcomings can't even be identified on screen, thats how well its made

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

The irony of the Russians playing the French is palpable. Oh and Waterloo is usually free on KZbin. It varies from year to year but it's usually there.

[@paulhadzor2819]

One of my favorite movies of all time. So jealous you’re gonna be there to actually see the ground in person.

[@user-nk1gd2on6e]

I think you will enjoy Waterloo battlefield. Great museum and the Lion Mound offers a great but distorted view. I found seeing the ground gave a great perspective and allowed me to get distances and timings sorted out in my mind. Hoping to go back one day.

[@jojacko1969]

I can’t believe you did a reaction to this film !! It’s always been my favourite war movie but criminality under-watched.

[@Panda-gs5lt]

Best movie EVER, which can never be recreated as CGI can’t duplicate it.

[@launiesoult3248]

What's the time I was just about ready to leave and you said Waterloo and here we go baby I'm ready to go remember me I'm trying to get a hold of you

I saw the film on it’s release (almost empty cinema) and at the Waterloo celebration in 1975.Despite the narrative,there is a lot more footage that has been ‘lost’ and Mosfilm deny it ever existed.

[@joeyjojo5986]

just did a search and the entire movie is available on here, in hd and mastered. thank you youtube!

[@dodgermartin4895]

I lived in Belgium for 3 years, about a half hour from Waterloo. The Battlefield is not preserved "the way it was" like perhaps Gettysburg. The topography is totally different. But, there is a good museum next to the mound. Europeans have great museums. I'm almost sure you will go to Wellington's Headquarters in the town of Waterloo. And there is a small museum at Ferme du Caillou, in Genappe which was Napoleon's last headquarters. I got the impression that the Belgians were more sympathetic to the French, than to the English/Prussians. Most of the battlefields are gone, but it's fun looking at a map from 1815 in the middle of a farm and stopping there to envision a major battle took place there.... maybe a worn rusty plaque in French on the side of the road.

[@tremendousbaguette9680]

"Merde" is forever know since as "Cambronne's word" when someone wants to refer to it in a polite way.

[@glennlennartsson4887]

His General Bonaparte became king of Sweden. He was the cousin of Napoleon Bonaparte.

[@BlandSpagetti]

Man this video is what 7 years old and that comment on cgi remains true today

[@clinging54321]

Some historians claim that Ney's execution was a sham, and with Wellington 's help he was smuggled to the US, working as a teacher calling himself Peter Stuart Ney..

[@MrBeast9000]

history buffs is an incredible channel.

[@Because4545]

Imagine being an extra and you have to use the bathroom as filming starts. Yikes

[@JrrrNikolaus]

I think people forget the Prussians were also slowed by the rain (swelled rivers causings affecting river crossings) so if the battle begun earlier because there was no rain the previous night Blucher gets there earlier also.

[@josephbischoff8917]

I believe you mentioned you loved Tora tora tora and he reviewed that as well so could be another reaction too

[@nikirose7673]

I remember when I first saw this film, on TV around 1980. At the time I was obsessed with Napoleonic tabletop wargaming and modelling armies from 25mm Airfix figures, so it was a real treat for me. I still love it, it really is a fantastic movie with a great cast. It always makes me smile how they included so many famous quotes and small events that are described in eye-witness records of the day. There are bits to nitpick about, some of which are a little annoying - the French currassier clambering up the roof of La Haye Sainte, and the ridiculous scene with the allied artilery formed up at the last stand of the Old Guard. The French cavalry sweeping majestically around the allied squares ... it looks awesome but by all accounts was not at all how it happened. The battlefield was largely a mess of farmland, tall crops and mud, not the clear plain depicted in the film. Certainly after the first wave, eye witnesses describe the cavalry advancing at a walk, not least because of having to struggle through the heaps of dead and wounded from previous attacks. Also afik, the cavalry tactics of the time were not to attack at a full gallop. Where it mostly falls down for me is in failing to depict the claustrophic closeness of the day, the lingering shrouds of blinding gunsmoke meaning that by mid afternoon many people could see very little beyond their immediate area. The battlefield itself being relatively small and compact for the thousands of people there. And I don't feel that the film shows how very close to breaking the allied army really was - during and after the cavalry attacks, the French did bring up horse artillery and some heavier pieces which continually pounded the allies at close range. One eye witness describes the sight of an entire infantry square still in formation but composed only of dead and wounded. The ridge was also under constant close fire from many French skirmishers ... iirc one eye witness account describes the ridge in the late afternoon and evening as "swarming" with French infantry. It's all a bit compartmentalised in the film, for instance it doesn't show how the attack of the Imperial Guard was not a single event but happened at two or three places on Wellington's right, each one being a story of its own. The film also goes with the narrative of the Imperial Guard being repulsed solely by the British Guards regiment ... this was hotly debated at the time and still is, with less prestigious regiments claiming that the Guards took all the credit. Not to detract from the film or its makers, it really is a hugely enjoyable masterpiece and more accurate than a lot of Waterloo documentaries that can be found on KZbin. Way too much explosive ordnance of course, and Steiger is just a little bit too melodramatic in places ("Noooooooooo!!!" 🤣). And Grouchy gets a bit harshly treated I think. Still, so much happened that day. It would be difficult to do it all justice even in a six-hour movie. Nice to hear that you're planning to visit the battlefield. I saw it myself in the late 70s although I was only ten years old at the time and suffering from horrendous travel sickness. Still a great day though.

[@chrisvickers7928]

I liked how the British artillerists fired one last volley and abandoned their guns to hide in the squares.

[@xt7519]

One of the best movies about Napoleonic warfare ever. Along with Master and Commander, it's a master class in this period. M&C is, IMHO, a more modern movie that is on par with Waterloo. YMMV of course.

[@papamurrth1]

This is absolutely my favourite war movie, i only saw it about 5 years ago, and was blown away. I've seen lots of movies, but Waterloo was unique in uts scale, realism, dedication.

[@conamer6738]

I've seen all of the History Buff, Nick knows history and pulls no punches"Kingdom of Heaven" or a masterpiece like this

[@1rwjwith]

Brilliant movie! I have gone back and watched it maybe 3 times. As you pointed out the extras were in the Soviet army, probably Ukrainians , which was firmly under the Soviet sphere back then . So well done in this one…compared to the version in Scotts recent travesty. Of course they only had to do WATERLOO here not other battles.. but NO TRENCHES, RAIN ON THE DAY of, SNIPERS WITH SCOPES OR Napoleon leading cavalry charges ,here it is probably done as well as it could be. I love Christopher Plummer as Wellington, Steiger is good as the 46 year old NAPPY although he chews the scenery several times!! Bondarchuck’s direction is brilliant. Yeah I got into an argument with someone who kept insisting there were 50,000 dead at Gettysburg! NO thats casualties , which includes captured as you point out. Thanks.

[@brandonkelleher2651]

If you haven’t seen it the Russian War and Peace movie from 1966 is also really good. They also used thousands of extras to recreate the battles.

[@CountCristo729]

great job, I went to Waterloo in 2015, sadly I knew more than the guide but knowing that my favourite Emperor ended his reign there was pretty cool

[@TRLHistory]

Loved that movie. I doubt we will see anything similar covering Napoleon's life in the nearby future.

[@The_Daily_Tomato]

They dignify you sire by making you a nation. You're god damn right they do 😂

[@benmaguire1729]

32:00 ish Take a shot!!! Chris says it before the video! Hahaha!

[@clinging54321]

Horse artillery was established to keep pace with Calvary in order to counter infantry squares.

[@Michael-zi3kk]

A great movie that pays respect to the greatest emperor in history

[@ricardolorrio8228]

I first saw this movie at 9 years of age in the cinema.... and I am always amazed when ever it's on TV, and have watched the dvd like 100's of time...

[@davidsigler9690]

Have enjoyed History Buffs for a few years....Great stuff.

[@brandonclark435]

Somehow the Emperor came back vs Napoleon's return.

[@xenamorphwinner7931]

I am now just dreaming your reaction on the "Death of Stalin". You are in for a ride. Plus the film, despite being a comedy, is a good introduction on why Poland, Baltics (myself included), Ukraine, Belarusians that are not with Lukashenko have some unsettled dues with Putin.

[@shawnmiller4781]

If look forward to that. Of course Death of Stalin always has advertised itself as a parody not a historically accurate film But they got a lot right

[@docketchup]

He's seen "Death of Stalin" he talks about enjoying it in a past video.

[@alexdagreat80]

I recently did a 10-12 page paper for one of my classes last quarter talking about the Ridley Scott Napoleon and at the end comparing it to Waterloo. My 2 biggest arguments were that while, yes the acting, inaccuracies, and all that was garbage for Napoleon, for me the biggest issue that I point out (and still hold onto) was Scott's decision to tell a story that covered over 20 years in a little over 2 and a half hours. While what makes Waterloo work so much better and flow a lot easily is the decision to cover roughly a little over year (if that) in the same amount of time. If Scott focused on a specific moment, I think Napoleon would've better. Not great, but better than what we got. I also had to point out Scott's lack of care which he criticized historians saying things like "Get a life" or "How the f**k do you know? You weren't there" and the dangers of Hollywood creating these historical films. While Bondarchuk actually cared for Waterloo

[@kurtreese7408]

Rod Steiger was perfect

[@snacks1184]

French army records show some members of the Imperial Guard were only 18/19 years old for The Hundred Days Campaign. This is because Napoleon wanted The Guard at full strength, so many men, not eligible, were drafted into it. So for Waterloo, The Guard were not the same they had once been. Also at Waterloo, the final Guard attack was against the strongest part of the Allied lines, but with only 5000 men despite the failure of D'Orlons 12 000 or Foys 7,000 earlier in the afternoon.

[@jonathanlaver346]

Not old guard they were still gets in was young guard still guard but fought Prussian

[@stranger299a]

Hope you will get to his video on Masters And Commander at some point

[@2Boo_]

Awesome reaction, a suggestion to react to History Buffs' Midway Parts 1 & 2 next as the anniversary of Midway is coming up in June! Both are very watchable and filled with info.

[@kevincomer9743]

Totally agree! Napoleon gets talked about so much and the Duke of Wellington doesn't get talked about enough. I've studied him for years and Christopher Plummer does a fantastic job! The Iron Duke NEVER lost a battle throughput his entire career because he quite simply would not engage until he was ready. Thank God he wasn't sent to fight the Americans. There would have been no battle of New Orleans and Andrew Jackson wouldn't have beaten Wellington when they did meet. Think how history would change! Btw Thomas Palin ham was Wellingtons brother in law and was in command and killed at New Orleans

[@undertakernumberone1]

THe DUke of Wellington talked aenough about himself. To the detriment of the man who saved his buttocks. Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, who even int eh movie Waterloo got the short end of hte stick (especially with the prussian army wearing black with skulls, an obvious parallel to a certain WWII organization. Prussian uniforms were blue). HE engaged at Belle-Alliance because Blücher assured him he'd come to his help.

[@kevincomer9743]

@undertakernumberone1 The Duke cared not for awards or recognition beyond those that would carry an annual stipend for himself. His disdain for awards was both a strength and a weakness.....he also didn't award many awards to his men, little mention in dispatches etc for his subordinates, who deeply resented him for that. Still, he and Admiral Nelson remain two of my favorite persons of the Era. BTW they never met each other.

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

@@kevincomer9743Wellington lost the first Siege of Burgos and didn’t win the Battles of Pombal, Toulouse and Quatre Bras, but they’re considered indecisive not outright defeats.

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

@@kevincomer9743IIRC Nelson and Wellington met once. It was after Wellington’s victory at Assaye, which is why Nelson had heard of him. Nelson died at Trafalgar not long after their encounter. Didn’t check before commenting but I think it’s true.

[@kevincomer9743]

@@archivesoffantasy5560 I'll be darned your right, according to Google. Thanks for the info!

[@charliereader3462]

Famous battles in British history 🤝 Torrential downpour the day before

[@genericyoutubeaccount579]

You inspired me to learn more about my ancestry. I never knew I had a great grandfather who served in WW2 in Kansas, his brother died in the Philippines at age 19, and a third brother fought at the Battle of the Bulge.

[@adihshhdhdhdjd9615]

Ohh boyyy this is a treat

[@TheGhost-7002]

With FX’s Shogun being out now, and more people becoming interested in Samurai history, I think you should react to a series that is about the Sengoku Period in Japanese history. Trust me when I say, this era of Japanese history is like something out of a novel 😂. With all sorts of twists, turns, back stabbing and epic battles. I would recommend either extra history’s series on it, if you want a quick, beginner friendly look at the period (you’ve also already reacted to their stuff in the past before). If you want a In depth look at the period, with great explanations and a wider look at the period that could also provide a very long series for your channel, I would recommend The Shogunate’s series on it. Its a 60 Part series on the period and is THE BEST on KZbin. But it is pretty long.

[@charlieblack20wolfpack]

The man playing Ney was a relative of the Marshal

[@tommcdonald1873]

This makes Ridley Scott look like he was making an episode of Mr. Bill and replacing Mr. Bill with Napoleon.