Truly it is Thanks history tv for making this series ❤️

I agree

Super agree, ever since PMF started working with them, the quality of these Napoleon videos has skyrocketed

@@rohanmalhotra5001 exactly

say no more

"If France were governed by Epic History TV, I would have happily remained a general."

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Napoleon has fought 70 odd battles. Then there is politics, administration too. His personal life. There is lot of content.

@@rajathprabhu1021so true, he has been the most written character in books in the world as well

"I know I just got exiled,but I should take over France again so that Epic history tv gets a new coalition war for content"

😂😂

GET THIS RABBLE OUT OF HERE!

And thus I have jumped out the window.

We are so fortunate to be watching these for free. I honestly can't think of a higher quality KZfaq documentary channel on any topic; history, sports, geopolitics, etc.

@@matthewliu6987 Epic History TV is for the people and the Empire lol

Ironic that Bernadotte would later be a key element of Napoleon's downfall. While Napoleon didn't get guillotined, he absolutely was at the mercy of his captors.

Napoleon's downfall was his invasion of Russia and Spain; other factors were relatively minor. The army of 1813 was no match for the veterans he lost in Russia and Spain.

Regarding Bernadotte, remember Eugene's words when he was asked to betray Napoleon and switch sides: "I would rather die as a plain soldier than as a traitorous prince. Honor and gratitude are not for everyone."

Quand on songe que ce sale traître a fini roi de Suède. Il paraît que dans jeunesse jacobine, il s'était fait tatouer sur le torse "mort au roi".

@@noire6422 To be entirely fair to Bernadotte, he did warn Napoleon that if it came to having to choose between Sweden's interest and France's he's pick the former.

I think you got WRONG VIDEO

@@xys7536 no i dont

@AndreaTuti10 have you not heard his pronunciations? Also they collaborate with the French military historians and official publishers

@AndreaTuti10 I know Ridley Scott might have scared you, but these guys actually care about the history.

@@xys7536 This is what men of culture do not drool over pictures of half-naked women

He's giving me the inspiration to write about Napoleons new adventures, in space! Love him

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@@derrickstorm6976 haha they deleted my +1 grammarnazy Seriously ? !

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Deleted their twitter accounts

Murat does seem like the kind of guy that would use an acid-spitting flamethrower if he had one....

A chemistry joke for the history nerds :)

Of course Bernadotte knows many things about treason for he will turn out to be the greatest backstabber ever.

@@johnham4485 accourding to napoleon he wassent.

Napoleon: _"Nah, I'd win."_

​@@johnham4485 Bernadotte never backstabbed anyone. Napoleon himself said so. I never understood why Napoleon fanboys call him a traitor when Napoleon himself didn't consider him that.

@@masterplokoon8803 he was a traitor maybe you dont like it cause you turned out to be turncoat yourself #copeharder.

Scott doesn't care, least of all about historical accuracy.

​@@redsimonDENot caring. That's what happens. You got Biden.

Nice. Scott = Biden.​@@smoothdan5468

​@@smoothdan5468have you ever considered therapy?

@@smoothdan5468 Or even Trump

yeah Epic History does a great job. Most video documentaries don't cover a lot of details. The 2-part biography, "The Rise Of Napoleon Bonaparte" and "The Reign of Napoleon Bonaparte" by Robert Asprey, is amazing. Check it out if you're still interested. I've read through those books like 5 times, at least, at this point. Very well done.

What is most surprising was how widespread the coup was. It basically had nearly every single senior government figure in Paris behind it. This is a classically executed coup. The police, the military, key government figures.

Heck yeah otherwise it's just a review of stuff we know. All about the little things for the dedicated history fans. This has particular focus.

Its mind blowingly good

We don't really learn history in school, we just learn events. Because mediocre minds discuss events. Whereas, our benevolent Education Ministers, who have such great minds, discuss ideas and how to sanitize them for public consumption, in our stead.

J'ai eu entre les mains sa biographie,, intitulée « La vie brève d'un grenadier Bressan ». Triste fin d'un homme qui mérite d'être mis en lumière pour un épisode dédié. J'habite à proximité de sa ville natale, et il y a une statue le représentant là-bas

Funny, eh? Like how the license plate of the car Archduke Franz Ferdinand was riding in when assassinated was A 11 11 18, which later turned out to be Armistice day November 11th 1918.

​@@omgpix Good lord, well, we cant really call that a coincidence, can we..

@@omgpix Good one, indeed. What about this one: Napoleon last breath was on May 5, 1821. Keep the numbers: 51821, he lived 51y 8m and 21d.

@@Moroes11 hah! the math checks out. love these coincidences.

I got that reference

Nice man you managed to OVERSIMPLIFY this video... 😅

An oversimplified reference Yep there is a tax for that

@@kyleliberty9978 😢 *tastes* Yeah, salty, there's a tax for that.

No he is nine!​@@charleslarrivee2908

Truly a man no one today or ever could reach his excellency. He was one of his kind.

If he were a fictional character, he would be widely derided as an unrealistic protagonist!

@zupalan2265 It was epic, but not exactly unique. Basically most founders of a great nation/empire share similar life story to Napoleon Bonaparte. 1. Figures from ancient time: Cyrus the Great (founder of Achaemenid Empire), Julius Caesar, Octavian (Emperor Augustus), Arminius, Eumenes (Alexander the Great's page/secretary who became general and then ruler), Chandragupta Maurya (founder of Mauryan Empire), Liu Bang (founder of Han Dynasty), Ardashir (founder of Sasanian Empire), Trajan, Aurelian, etc. 2. Medieval/Renaissance: Muhammad (prophet of Islam), Charlemagne, Temujin (Genghis Khan), Vijaya (founder of Majapahit), Timur, Zhu Yuanzhang (founder of Ming Dynasty), Hernan Cortez, Francisco Pizarro, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, etc. 3. Modern figures: George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte himself, Simon Bolivar, Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong, Abdulaziz Al-Saud, etc.

if Napoleon really is fictional one, he would be criticized for having too many plot armor

Have you never wondered where they got their inspiration from? Fantasy are based on reality, thats why they will never be as epic.

You and me both. Greetings from another 30 years old epic history fan boy ;)

Thank you for your support!

Spot on. Also want to call out art direction, narration and an unusual one, the music which could be entirely cliched is pretty good too. Much prefer this to Hollywood overall!

@@MrCinemuso yessss, the narration omg charles nove is the real deal, its a shame is no longer in the channel

Marengo is next Ig

What is the name of the music

tbh its been the same music for years now. Still good tho!

Yeah , i liked it all the years , just wanted to thank the dude for his work

Rather have a dictator like Napoleon than those pesky citizens.

His dictatorship didn't began inmediately after that. He had to contend for a time with the other consuls and the legislative but he was too popular.

​@@keto0303agreed

I mean, the Napoleon dictatorsip was way better than the one during the reign of terror.

whaaat?

Tbh that’s Latin America in the 20th century.

He's the Elton John of warfare

@@michaeladie10 And also the Jim Morrison of the Grande-Armée.

​@@michaeladie10 Has so many mistress lol no wonder with dapper like that

​@@michaeladie10except he is not gay 😅

@@michaeladie10that’s the best analogy I’ve ever heard

The civil code is truly his legacy.

@@walideg5304 My real glory is not the 40 battles I won, for Waterloo's defeat will destroy the memory of as many victories. What nothing will destroy, what will live forever, is my Civil Code. - Napoleon

@@cuongpham-ru5qb he was true. It’s still used in many many countries

You guys are the Best 😊😊😊❤❤❤

Please do the Indian history Series🇮🇳❤️🔥?

I agree - they should use that track more!

Thank you for these details.

Yes it’s clearly oversimplified

Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States for a handful of bread

Not just ANY assaination plot, one with one of the first roadside IEDs, aptly named the Machine Infernal!

How do you legitimize a regime birthed by violence is a very good question. One can look at modern nations for examples such as the USA.

​@@kevinxu3892 Yes, you are correct. Supposedly, over the course of his life there were 32 assassination attempts. I am guessing that most of these were close calls on and around the battlefield. When I have tried to get more details there are usually only 3-4 attempts that are discussed in any depth. I suppose an assassination attempt doesn't have to consist of a carefully choreographed game of chess to corner and kill the King with as little collateral damage as possible. 1) The "infernal machine" December 1800. 2) There was some sort of alledged plot that is believed to have been orchestrated by the French state. In our modern language we would call this entrapment, providing the means, the strategy and going so far as to target vulnerable people and encourage them to act and then dashing in to arrest them just before or immediately after carrying out their plan. 3) A young man, age 17 somewhere in the French controlled Germanic territory (for want of a better term I don't remember exactly when and where this happened) approached Napoleon with a petition and a knife or dagger concealed in his coat. He was going to walk up to him, hand him the petition and stab Napoleon, the officer with Napoleon sensed something was off and intercepted him before reaching his target. 4) 1804 there was an alledged plot by Royalist to assassinate Bonaparte and then lay seige to France and re-install the Bourbon dynasty. I am really bad with my French names... There was some blood relative of the last Bourbon King living in Switzerland who was alledged to be involved and he was apprehended in Switerland, brought across the boarder into France and eventually executed. I have been wanting to read more about this particular episode and how it fits into the greater narrative of the Napoleonic era, but in order to do that I would probably need to learn to read French. His arrest, being moved to France and then killed legally constitutes a grey area at the very least or was outright illegal. I believe the Swiss authorities consented and allowed the French to arrest and move him to France, however IF this permission was given under duress... That could arguably undermine the consent of the Swiss authorities. 5) During the Russia campaign there was one close call where he was at risk of being killed or captured. I believe it was after this episode that Napoleon started to wear a sachel that contained poison. 6) In Egypt he got his hat shot off his head at one point. 7) Before he was a general, at Toulon he was stabbed by a bayonet, left leg, inner thigh, above the knee. Initially the doctor recommended amputation, but upon getting a second opinion or re-evaluating the patient they decided again it. I don't believe this wound ever fully healed. I don't recall how many times this happened, but on a number of occasions the horse he was riding was wounded or fatally shot. There was one particular battle that Napoleon retreated to get checked out by a doctor for a minor injury. I think a bullet shaved off a tiny layer of skin from the back of his foot near his achilles tendon. Toward the end of his military and political career there was a soldier who got within range to swing a sword at him and another time someone got within range to shoot him dead, but someone beside Bonaparte took him out. Alledged during Napoleon's Mediterranean journey from Elba to the shores of France. Alledged, he was knocked off the boat at one point. Could you imagine if you landed on the shores of France and somehow nobody noticed that Napoleon was no longer with them... I guess this wouldn't count as assassination unless the seas were conspiring with the British. lol And during Napoleon's meddling in Corsican politics, when he still entertained ideas of Corsican independence. Alledged, both he and his brother Joseph escaped nearly being hanged by the neck. A bandit intervened on their behalf. As First Consul, Napoleon would give him a reward for saving his life and Joseph's life. Yeah...not all Corsicans agreed with the ideals of the French Revolution or what it represented in their minds. Overall, Corsicans were still catholic and didn't think church property should be appropriated by the state. There's a few others I can vaguely remember... Napoleon Bonaparte ranks pretty high on the list of political figures with the most assassination attempts, but I believe the number one spot goes to Fidel Castro.

It seems that you have time, money, and knowledge. Make something good out of it. To the question about overthrowing government: the point when it's so bad that it has to be overthrown has to be decided by how much the people bear. If it's too much, then there will be revolt. Laws can be changed. They are not objective truths. Why can't government be so? It's the coice of the people. Sometimes the group that throws them other over is no better than the predecessor, and sometimes they don't represent the majority. But this time I believe it did. Who was and is more valued? Bonaparte or the directory? And also there comes the dilemma of the leader-genius. Do you make your hands dirty in order to take the steering wheel, or you throw out your potential in favour of a bunch of misfits? With the proven abilities of Napoleon, I think this would be rightful. Of course it was also about glory. Napoleon's pragmatism made him able, able to adapt to the ever-changing circumstances. Once you decide between lives of many and lives of few, there's no turning back. It's like the Jaffa massacre. Leave the liars alive and let your own soldiers be backstabbed again and be without food and water, or take Jaffa. But you must let your soldiers loose or otherwise they will turn upon you. There will be blood on your hands either way. Moral backing... If there is God, then there is Truth. And that's the objective morality. If there's no God, then morality is judged by the people. And I think Napoleon acted like as if the second was the case. If that's the case, then after all, might makes right.

Well, the problem here is that democratic institutions in France are inherently built upon violence, and so are most democratic institutions of Europe. If you say that violence does not make right in any case, you would have to condemn the whole European democratic heritage, such as the French revolution, the 1848 revolutions, the 1830 revolutions, etc. You would also have to condemn the unification of Germany and Italy, as these two nations were unified based on wars. At that point, you would have more in common with monarchists who were in support of the old order. Do you f.ex condemn the Jacobin terror? I glorify Napoleons coup, because it was a moment where corrupt and ineffective government was removed more or less non-violently and replaced with an actual competent dictator who made significant improvements in French law and politics, in addition to resisting the military pressure from monarchies in Europe eager to crush the French republic. I am not against the use of force on principle, as most things in this world are achieved this way whether we like it or not. As Carl Schmitt argues in his criticism of Liberalism, that politics is inherently violent. Wherever there is conflict there is the potential for violence. The most important thing is who ends up on-top in these battles.

I agree. If not for the constant interruption of its flow by jarring advertisements, it is almost flawless.

I think that he was talking about davout there 🤔🤔🤔🤔

@@RoydeanEU maybe you can recall that from his Marshall's series 🤔🤔

There is a still a few lacking, but they are getting there.

Technically there is a lot of videos they could still do like the Italy campaign teased at the end of this video and then there's a lot of the battles that they had to largely skim through in the previous series like Dresden.

It's not complete yet. Napoleon still has to lead the army as First Consul (he wasn't allowed to officially command the army but he was still in charge, Berthier was in nominal command), leading to the battle of Marengo. And then the shaky peace with Great Britain, and the assassination attempt on Napoleon that ends up with him becoming Emperor. So, we still need that connection from First Consul to him becoming Emperor, then series is done. Everything connected together all nice and neat.

I would also see more details how Napoleon surounded and defeated Austrians in 1805.

We haven't have the Battle of Marengo and the Rhine campaign