Why Napoleon's Blockade of Britain Failed DOCUMENTARY

[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@yannickbaroue]

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[@KoenBoyful]

Fun fact about King Louis of Holland. When he first arrived in the Netherlands he hated it. His wife and him called it a swamp that stinks. After a while his wife left for France because she couldn’t handle the Netherlands. Meanwhile Louis stayed and got to like the Netherlands. He made many reforms and truly gave about his new subjects. He made sure there was one real Dutch dialect (because we had many), built many buildings and when a tnt storage was blown up by accident in Leiden he came to visit and even helped. Many years after he left Holland and his brother (Napoleon) had died in St Helena he came to Holland again. And when he stayed at a hotel in Den Haag he once stepped out on the balcony where he was greeted by many Dutchman who cheered his name after all those years. It brought Louis in tears.

[@schelfie1986]

@@KamBar2020 No, Lodewijk. Ludwig is German.

[@DomWeasel]

Funny thing is that Joseph was very popular as King of Naples. Popular and successful. In stark contrast to his "promotion" to King of Spain... Joseph and Louis were good rulers comparable to Napoleon, unlike their baby brother Jérome.

[@MrGksarathy]

​@@DomWeaselI would say Louis was probably better than his bro because he actually knew when to fold 'em. He even tried to tell his son when shit was unsalvageable, but the latter never listened.

[@rogerogue7226]

One of the funny anecdotes i've been told as a Dutchman about Louis is about one of his first speeches in the country. Since he had been installed as king, he'd made some effort to learn the language. And after a bit, he tried to give a speech in Dutch to the populace. In it, he claimed to be the "Konijn of Olland", or Rabbit of Holland, because of his strong french accent. Because Dutch and French are not languages that are friends. It's the kind of mistake that he couldn't have made if he weren't genuinely trying to learn our language, and was part of his serious efforts to use it as the language of government and state. This at a time when French was the language of rule in half of europe from what i've heard. I've still heard him fondly referred to as our Konijn by people nowadays.

[@schelfie1986]

@@rogerogue7226 "Because Dutch and French are not languages that are friends.", As i'm Flemish, i have to object to that statement. Our version of Dutch is riddled with French (loan)words... :D But Dutch Dutch and French are absolutely non complient indeed.

[@LucasLucas-ez7pb]

Portugal also ignored this blockade and still trade with UK Napoleon invaded Portugal, the Portuguese Royal Family escaped to Brazil and made Rio de Janeiro the Portuguese capital When the Portuguese royal family went back to Portugal, they left Dom Pedro in Brazil and this guy declared Brazil’s independence. Funny how this end up making Brazil independent lol

[@volbound1700]

Not just Brazil, Napoleon was really responsible for most the independent movements of Central and South America. By messing with Spain, he weakened Spain to the point that they could no longer hold onto their Colonial Empire. Napoleon goofed by overthrowing the Spanish monarch.

[@micheldesjardins8813]

Yes and the invasion of Portugal and Spain did turn to disaster as well.

[@emmiannon1266]

@@volbound1700 AND he sold louisiana to the US. Crazy how Napoleons actions had more of a longterm effect on america than they did on europe

[@gui2683]

@@emmiannon1266 Napoleon ambition and many enemies throw his empire in destruction, same for adolf, in europe no country are hegemonic in power for long term.

[@ommsterlitz1805]

@@emmiannon1266 Not at all Napoleon actions literally had the most long-term effect in Europe obviously but the whole world as now more than 150 countries and more than 80% of humanity from China to Mexico lives under Napoleonic rule and code of law.

[@mannymejia4339]

The thing about embargoes is that they never really quite work unless you are dealing with a pariah state. So long as there is a demand for something, people will always try to buy it, laws be damned…

[@frankieseward8667]

Drug lords would agree

[@MsZeeZed]

Yes and no. What you really need is a Navy of crushing size, oh and don’t try to blockade several 1,000 miles of coastline.

[@smithjack1741]

​@MsZeeZed 100% agree. This instance is more a demonstration in power projection/application. In this instance, Britain was able to control the theater most critical to its survival because its navy was unmatched for the most part. If France had an amazing navy instead of Britain, the story would have been different.

[@williemherbert1456]

​​​@@smithjack1741 They did? But like, through their puppet state or friendly regime, example Denmark, Spain, as well Dutch. Even by their own has remarkable numbers of ships to deploy if concentrated by utilizing advantage on their superior number of gunnery ship size, and endurance. But these would be null since being hindered by basic nature that it still needs a clear combined command structure. In managing this whole force that just night for Napoleon because lacking skilled officer, amateurish seamanship on their sailor. And many internal bickering among each states that trying to preserve their own force foremost, above all inability for Napoleon to curb his over-arching ambition that harm himself in the long-term goal.

[@javijavinomi6282]

Like certain country Who invaded Ulraine

[@1108penguin]

Glad Napoleon doesn't look like Joachim Phoenix anymore in your videos

[@SamuelViana]

you forgot to mention that Portugal didn't comply with the blockade. By that, Portugal was invaded in 1808 and was freed by a certain Arthur Wellesley months later. You already covered that episode : it was the battle of Vimeiro

[@Unpseudopascommelesautres]

1807 first invaded

[@asierescobal1248]

One country that you didn't talk about and I find quite important is Portugal. Portugal had (and still has) a very close relationship (pun intended) with Britain, and their alliance was so strong that they didn't enter the blockade. Portugal didn't border France so the ability of France to force them was limited. Thus, that was one of the reasons France invaded Portugal (and Spain eventually), opening them a second front who drained the miliary resources.

[@ilovemesomme]

Napoleon's best geopolitical move was selling Louisiana to the US. France would've lost Louisiana at some point either by independence or conquest, so selling to the US who used loans from British banks meant that the British were financing Napoleon's wars on his behalf.

[@DerMef]

After its establishment, the US initially loaned from France (which it had trouble paying back) and the Dutch (which it increasingly relied on). By raising taxes and shifting its debt more towards private banks, the US eventually paid off all its debt to foreign governments by 1795. The Louisiana Purchase was funded by private investors. While the British Barings bank oversaw the deal initially, the US bonds that were issued to finance the purchase were eventually sold in markets in London and Amsterdam. "The British" (i.e. the government, which was Napoleon's enemy) did not finance the Louisiana Purchase. France was paid by a British bank and many of the investors that held US bonds were of course British subjects, but I don't think it's accurate to lump together the British government, private British banks and private citizens as "the British". These are all independent actors.

[@ilovemesomme]

@@DerMef That's fair, but needless to say British banks that all operated under the Crown and its laws funded the Napoleonic Wars. Those British banksters were not patriotic at all to say the least.

[@ChrisCrossClash]

@@ilovemesomme Britain still got its money back after 1814 either way.

[@hessen5498]

​@@ilovemesomme Oh they definitely weren't patriotic. Just Look at the London branch of The Rockerfeller Bank. They could have bankrupted states If they wanted to. But decided to make Money instead.

[@friendlytalbot4050]

"I shall blockade Britain!" - Britain blockes France. "Well, hold on now."

[@aounzulfiqar571]

Well none of France's allies were disciplined enough to blockade Britain

[@nuttygeezer708]

Britain blockaded first

[@danielconde13]

_Why Napoleon's Blockade of Britain Failed_ Well, you see, Napoleon... (laughing in Portuguese, amidst crumbles of _Pastel de Nata_ ) Actually I'm quite sad and utterly puzzled Portugal wasn't even mentioned in this video. The only European country that promptly told Napoleon to shovel his blockade up his baguette was Portugal, due to our XIV century founded Alliance with Britain. This led to Napoleon's invasion of Portugal in 1807, led by General Junot. This led to the Portuguese Royal Family departure for Brasil, and establishment of the first ever European Empire capital to be placed in the Americas. This led to Napoleon's subsequent occupation of Spain. This led to the Peninsular War. This led to Wellington's French Army shooting practice. This led to Sharpe, for soldiering sake!!! Not gonna lie, fellows: my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined. _Foda-se!_

[@PEDRO-ut7fo]

Foda-se é pouco...isto merece um valente "caralhos vos fodam"

[@rotciv1492]

That's because this channel somehow has a very deep void on everything regarding the Iberian Peninsula. They fail on everything regarding that place. Maps, names, acts, merits... or basically not taking any notice when notice is due. It's my main issue with K&G

[@Takao797]

"FINALMENTE alguém o referiu"! But yeah this "omission" is actually very serious from this channel, specially given in account the importance of Portugal in the Napolionic "years", it is indeed "desapontante"....

[@kaykysoares9152]

Você me quebrou no "rindo em português". Todos os tópicos abordados aqui são verídicos. O Bloqueio Continental implantado de maneira falha e ineficaz por Napoleão encadeou na independência brasileira graças ao desenvolvimento da terra, trazida pelo Rei Dom João VI de Portugal e a Corte Portuguesa que zarpou rumo ao Rio de Janeiro. Não nos esqueçamos que os portos brasileiros foram abertos pela Corte Portuguesa para o comércio com o Reino Unido. De fato, ocorridos importantíssimos foram obscenamente ignorados pelo canal. Tragédia!

[@crayonsukrou913]

To be fair, Portugal folded and agreed to join the blockade after Napoleon issued joint ultimatum (with Spain) against Portugal. Fortunately for Britain (and unfortunately for Portugal, Spain, and France), Napoleon got greedy and invaded Portugal anyway. Thus begin the Peninsular War.

[@sergeipohkerova7211]

It's because when push came to shove, England circa 1805 could have survived on its empire without European trade, so long as it had a navy powerful enough to secure these colonial life lines. It's the same reason why England was able to endure German blocades in 1914 and in WW2, though by 1940 there was a stronger threat to the Royal Navy than previously, and survival was more a close run thing.

[@danielboggan2479]

England only survived WW2 because of America. It would have fallen otherwise eventually, if only because of starvation

[@tedcrilly46]

Ireland and Argentina sent a lot of food to GB in WW2. A distant relative of mine died on an Irish merchant vessel bringing supplies to Britain. Across the Atlantic. Sunk by a U-boat. Though clearly marked and unarmed.

[@josephsheldon8582]

​@danielboggan2479 No, Britain was never at threat of falling to Germany. Worse case, it would have been a standstill for a time until a peace treaty inevitably came between the two.

[@ChrisCrossClash]

@@danielboggan2479 No it wouldn't have fallen at all. there is always clo wns like you that don't look at the greater pictures about Britain in WW2, at the start of the war Britain still had the biggest navy in the world, and there was no way Germany could starve Britain into submission at all.

[@danielboggan2479]

@@ChrisCrossClashThat navy is useless without oil or manpower. Ships need maintenance, that requires steel and technical knowledge. Britain had the largest navy but faired very poorly against submarine warfare. Germany was winning the battle of the Atlantic until about 6 months after the US got involved.

[@angusmacdonald7187]

When young, people who look at wars pay attention to battles and military leaders; when older, they realize that logistics is often far more important.

[@def3ndr887]

Look at Rome it took literal centuries for Europe to field huge armies after the empire’s fall (the western one, east was ok)

[@pedluc2010]

It's just missing the (initial) refusal of Portugal participating, which was the official reason for the three Napoleonic invaidons, which in turn opened up the Iberian theatre.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Good guy Portugal, always has our backs.

[@pedluc2010]

@@jonbaxter2254 bad guy GB, who then proceed to control Portugal under a military governor. Ups.

[@jonbaxter2254]

"You think you're so good, but it's only because you have boats!" An angry Corsican.

[@levinicusrex1006]

The thing about naval blockades is that they only work if you have naval superiorty

[@MapaloNgosa-fk3mq]

The economic aspect of war is truly overlooked this video and the many more to come will be very informative 🙏

[@MrPookiexL3oi]

Thanks for the video. Would you make a video of the bankers involved in the Napoleonic Wars and which groups supported which country in a detail format it would be great to see.

[@contra_plano]

Napoleon invaded Portugal 3 Times for That reaseon... And was kicked

[@Unpseudopascommelesautres]

The first one succeeded though. Until french got expelled but it got successful.

[@Akiva_Merkava]

I really enjoy these informative videos you do. Battles are always fascinating but it's also important to learn about the history and culture of warring peoples.

[@noone4700]

Always thought about this and I’m so glad you made a vid for it!

[@generalsandnapoleon]

Nice work, Kings and Generals! Love the imagery and maps.

[@robbabcock_]

Wow, this was unexpectedly fascinating! Thanks, K&G! ⛵⚓🔥⚔🏹

[@vertigq5126]

This was excellent! Really interesting to see just how crucial naval power was, no matter how large or expansive Napoleon’s land armies or territory might be

[@TheHistoricalDocumentary]

This shows the fierce struggle in economic strategy between Britain and France.

[@franciscojorgesousaandrade]

Even taking advantage of this video, it wouldn't be so bad to have a revamped and remodeled series with new graphics, design, animation about the Napoleonic Wars, since they made a remake of the Diadochi Wars.

[@KingsandGenerals]

At some point

[@r2c3]

a new chapter of history begins here... looking forward to the following episodes...

[@Thunderstone_]

A canon, maybe from a british brig, was found a few years ago by a diver in the harbour of the town I live in, in Norway. Presumably from a british blockade during the napoleonic wap

[@Akashdeep_2323]

I have an idea for a series to Wizards and Warriors: "What if Alexander lived longer?"

[@davidweissman219]

great video but can we please get a full Napoleonic series

[@enoughothis]

The Continental System failed because of the Napoleonic Empire's greatest weakness, that being Napoleon's total lack of diplomacy. The very qualities that allowed him to conquer Europe, his boldness and self-assurance, pressing on in the face of all obstacles placed in his way meant that he was doomed to fail as a diplomat. He could win a war but never win the peace.

[@KHK001]

Amazing video as always!

[@justcallmeSheriff]

Transporting contraband in a coffin that is being followed by a procession of mourners is commitment to the bit!

[@perhistoria7546]

Nice Video! One small thing: Your map contains a funny error. In the netherlands there is the "Zuiderzee" where you drew this very huge island which will not exist until the 1950s - Flevoland. Today it is the biggest artifical island in the world (afaik). Maybe remove it from the map ^^

[@m.roland7686]

Great Video ! More please on economical wars !

[@alfrancisbuada2591]

Napoleon is a great man, one who was the last of his kind. Therefore, I have dubbed him the Last Conqueror of Europe for he nearly succeeded like so many others did before him but fell into the book of history like the rest of them.

[@tomriley5790]

Issues with this were that the British Empire's economy was incredibly strong at the time with the begining of the industrial revolution, essentially you could buy things extremely cheaply from Britain that you couldn't get as good quality/value elsewhere so the blockade was hard to enforce. Also Britain controlled the sea which was essentially the only way to move goods in any quantity around before the invention of railways. Having the Navy at sea enforcing the blockade was one of the main reasons for Royal navy superiority, the Royal Navy ships were at sea practicing ship handling and drilling their guns at sea, the French Navy were confined in port.

[@eafstudios6436]

Loved this video. Is there a remake or remaster planned of the old Napoleonic Wars series for the channel?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Planned for the future

[@freddekl1102]

Who drew you map for this episode, those borders look dreadful

[@denovemportem]

Amazing..., you did a video about Napoleon´s continental blockade and managed not to mention Portugal even once. You are getting better by the minute....

[@theawesomeman9821]

Hating your brother is one thing but deposing him from his throne is a total jerk move

[@BalrajSingh-ky7se]

Also please list the books and other sources used in making these videos, so that we can learn more about these topics on our own.

[@KingsandGenerals]

They are in the description.

[@Sabertooth281]

You don´t talk about the biggest hole in the blockade, Portugal...

[@AbhyudayaSinh]

Very informative ❤❤

[@me0101001000]

Oh, and by the way, he was average height for the time

[@ironboot296]

8:18 - minor spelling mistake. But very good video overall

[@ivanjuric6979]

French and British blockades: You shall not pass. Random ship: I fly the IKEA flag. Ok cool, you can pass.

[@alexcom_]

Can you please dive deeper into the history of Finland?

[@KroiAlbanoiArbanon]

So many videos on Napoleon. Such a vast life. And yet Scott Riddley thought he could do just one movie on him.

[@hansfabri6906]

Loved it

[@carlosfilho3402]

The case of Portugal that did not obey was interesting The Continental Blockade and continued to trade with Great Britain. As a consequence, the French invaded and the Royal Family and the entire court moved to Brazil and one of the first acts was the opening Of the Ports and as a consequence the Breaking of the Colonial Pact Which led Brazil to a gradual process of independence.

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video

[@ArkhonXIX]

Love this channel, but Napoleonic history IS Epic History TV

[@ronjohnson6916]

I think a careful reading of Napoleon's correspondence shows he never expected complete success. I think he expected (hoped more likely) that it would inflict enough pain to make Britain amenable to terms. But man, he put a lot of effort into making it work as well as was possible -- to the point that (as other commenters have noted) it ended up costing him by prompting nations to take a stand against the system.

[@florin9135]

Love your Work, guys!🎉❤

[@rennor3498]

Very helpful and well done documentary explaining one of the most interesting topics during the Napoleonic Wars. I only have one criticism: No offense, but the map used to feature the geopolitical scenario of Napoleonic Europe is awful; borders of states, specifically those located within the HRE and then the Confederacy of the Rhine are bonkers; and what the heck is the city of Dresden, capital of Electorate and then later Kingdom of Saxony doing in Austrian Bohemia?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Noted!

[@Algenro]

Peninsular war next please

[@felixbarry1838]

If i am not mistaken it's about that time that the Canadian timber industry exploded due to British demand, in a way Napoleon kickstarted an whole industry that's still is massive to this day but also we lost most of our pine and great oak to mast industry that never really grew back

[@alpha9480]

What happened to the full seasons of napoleonic wars season 1 is still up but no 2

[@carlosfilho3402]

Congratulations on this video

[@johnking6252]

Once again an excellent bit of history, Napoleonic contributions to history are always welcome, considering? 👍. Go Navy 🇺🇲

[@AriesRebirth]

I was going to make a joke about the French blockade failing because all of the British ships just started started flying the white flag and the French fleet assumed that they were fellow Frenchmen and let the ships go through the blockade, but then I decided not to make the joke.

[@thibaultsardet7399]

In those times, in the battlefields, the white flag was often raised by the enemy during a defeat, as a sign of respect for the victorious army of the Kingdom of France.

[@lesdodoclips3915]

@@thibaultsardet7399that is a commonly debunked myth

[@revertnicolas5977]

@@lesdodoclips3915 source ?

[@sidp5381]

Sucks to be Napoleon he had too many odds against him

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep, the balance of forces was overwhelming, but he shouldn't have been so brazen about it.

[@MrSteveK1138]

​@@KingsandGeneralsClassic example of unchecked hubris

[@mattl2k6]

It's his own fault. He constantly grabbed land and enacted humiliating peace treaties against defeated nations basically guaranteeing that there would be war again in the future.

[@me0101001000]

@@MrSteveK1138 Napoleon's head could be seen for miles

[@SDDT24]

Maybe if he had an ounce of strategic thinking not just tactical skill

[@matthewjay660]

I have a modern-day Napoléon story. I went to France for the 1st as an 18 year old boy freshly graduated from high school. I wanted to visit the tomb of Napoléon at Hôtel des Invalides, but I didn't know how to get there. I had only 6 years of French at the time. I asked 2 gendarmes, in French, "Where is the Emperor?" They just laughed at me and told me in French, "Il est mort/He's ☠️." This was before cell phones, so I had to find an English-speaker in Paris to ask. I eventually got to visit his tomb. 🙄🇺🇸🤝🇫🇷

[@OpinionatedViking]

Shame on you for not making this 12h long, superb quality tho

[@hansgruber788]

"YOU THINK YOU'RE SO GREAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE BOATS!" - Napoleon Bonaparte

[@raywhite9069]

More like this!

[@KingsandGenerals]

roger roger

[@gregorjerman973]

When the Blocked Hurts you more than it hurts The Enemy 😂😂😂😂 Britain: Reverse Uno Card!

[@davyr847]

Instead of the expedition to Egypt, it would've made more sense to blockade the straits of Gibraltar and the passage to the Baltic between Denmark and Sweden. French navy could have made up for their lack of numbers as well as be easier to resupply if they were closer to France. If effective it might have prevented Napoleon from invading Russia

[@Korschtal]

Growing up in the UK we were always taught that it was British forests that supplied the Royal Navy, and thus Britain could stand strong against Europe et c. Turns out we were dependent on Europe even then.

[@samiamrg7]

Ironically, even during the “embargo,” Britain still recieved a great deal of grain from France through multiple special dispensstions issued by Napoleon. The French government had bad credit and the budget balanced on a razor wire, so they couldn’t afford to allow their farmers to not make money selling their grain.

[@samiamrg7]

There were also silver linings for the British economy in the form of the embargo creating a positive balance of trade for the first time in decades. This was important in a world still running on mercantilist principles. Combined with France’s bad credit rating and reputation for bullying to get what they wanted meant that a great many money lenders and wealthy merchants were quite willing to lend plenty of money to Britain.

[@natheriver8910]

Very fascinant 👏 👏 👏

[@johnnydavis5896]

The blockage can only work if Napoleon is going to allow throughout his empire and his allies. The goods needed to diverted to Empire and his allies. Telling them to just get by without the trade was not going to work.

[@phoenixprotocol452]

Britain 🇬🇧 was such a formidable country

[@baisakhimukherjee7524]

I always wondered why napoleon didn't try to be like rome when it was at war with carthage

[@uria3679]

Please do a video of the battle of fishguard

[@Cdre_Satori]

We live in metrix :D :D I JUST asked myself the question WHY was Continental system bad idea and you guys upload doc about it. :D

[@nomooon]

3:38 Good to learn that Britain needed more wood from Poland. Thought the island had all the wood it needed for their navy.

[@thewrongguy1]

TLDR: Napoleon: Do what I say or Ill blockade you navally and ruin you financially! Britain: *Pulls uno reverse card*... No you.

[@philguer4802]

Nice

[@richmondlandersenfells2238]

Damn European Twitter really suspended Napoleon's account!

[@BountyFlamor]

Why wasn't Denmark allowed to trade with other port cities on the continent?

[@filiplorentzen595]

Talk about the northern seven years war

[@rutherfordn7560]

Well it did work to an extent, it certainly did take a toll on the British economy, but of course not to the extent Napoleon had wished for.

[@shimazutakuma1031]

The trade blockade didn't work because they really can't control the trade routes totally, also geographically britain have an advantage in marine trade, something that the french empire could not completely block...

[@bigmadafaca1020]

Had he consolidated his power on the continent, France and Britain would've reached a stalemate and probably peace would've been eventually declared. But he didn't wish for mere peace, he wanted to crush Britain

[@FrazzP]

Silesia extending all the way to Vienna looks pretty goofy lol

[@ローラン-j4q]

battle of edessa please

[@user-bj4ev1tx3c]

The French got hardwood for their ships from French Guiana, and the first thing that the Portuguese did after relocating to Brazil was invading French Guiana That ended the capacity of the French to build more ships, ending any possibility of them engaging the British navy

[@GODzilla_FH]

I'm sorry, but I'm looking at the map and think..."something's wrong there." Berlin ist much too far in the east instead of almost in the middle of Brandenburg and Dresden is somehow in the Czech Republic, near Prague. Am I wrong?

[@themistva]

Napoleon was always one more inclined to the stick rather than the carrot. I’d go as far as to say that was his downfall.

[@Eliguzids]

kings and generals can you please make full ducemantury series on the russo persian wars form the years 1803 up until 1828 i think you could make great series out of it

[@KingsandGenerals]

down the line

[@pdruiz2005]

You forgot to mention another grave insult the Russians heaped on Napoleon in 1809 leading to 1810-a marriage proposal that they turned down passive-aggressively. Napoleon proposed that he marry a young Romanov sister of Alexander I so as to sire an heir and cement his alliance with Russia. The tsar’s mother was appalled at the idea, and Alexander was not keen. They never responded. So the Russian diplomats in Paris dithered and hemmed and hawed for so long that Napoleon got annoyed and moved on to his sloppy seconds-the Hapsburgs and Marie Louise of Austria. After having his *ss handed to him by Napoleon in 1809, the Austrian emperor readily agreed to this marriage proposal and gave over his daughter to Napoleon.

[@Skipping2HellPHX]

5:07 since when is Dresden in Czechia?

[@vectorstrike]

"Free market, uh... finds a way."

[@buzan2296]

The Finnish war of 1808-1809 between Russia and Sweden, where Sweden lost Finland to Russia, was because of the Napoleon wars. Sweden refused to join the blockade and this Napoelon got Russia to declare war on Sweden. Sweden lost, lost Finland, and the king abdicated to one of Napoleon's Marshall's: Bernadotte.

[@carlosfilho3402]

One Suggestion is the French interventions in Mexico.

[@soumyadiptamajumder8795]

I mean, in terms of thoroughness, the 'Campaigns of Napoleon' is probably the singular best work on the man and his military actions, even if there's a little bit of Anglo bias in them. Some of the main Biographies of Napoleon hit the mark more or less, Roberts' 'Napoleon - A Life' and others. Hard to really point to one author though. Napoleon is so highly covered but in sections...there's authoritative books on Waterloo, and then there's good books on his armies.. I've rarely found a single source that is super-neutral unless it's a niche subject... (Although IMHO Mark Adkin's massive 'Waterloo Companion' is certainly the best on that topic in my view because it specifically tries to be neutral). Others have been great but for some major disappointments...like 'Road to Rivoli' which sadly lacks much detail as you'd expect for something focused on smaller tactical battles (poor if nonexistent maps, little or no information on units, movements, etc) even if the book itself is a great read. Did Ridley Scott's film about Napoleon leave you with more questions than answers? Do you want to find a good history book recommendation that you can rely to reveal the truth about Napoleon. Don't be overwhelmed by thousands of books on Napoleon. Just read these three great, recent world history books. Check out these great books on Napoleon here Guenniffey, amzn.to/3SyTJNv Mikaberidze, amzn.to/3SombRV Roberts, amzn.to/428IFd4

[@onclesam1463]

1:32 LOL, Baptiste Marchais ? The world is a small place.

[@athomicritics]

je me disais bien que c'etait lui XD

[@apollosdomain]

Vive l'Empereur Napoléon et vive les Rois et les Généraux.

[@arbyfiles]

Speak the King's English

[@aethellstan]

@@arbyfiles to be fair, if you're american then you don't!

[@emilegrenierrobillard372]

​@@arbyfiles speak White...