Bones are rare. After Waterloo, more than 27K tons of human/animal bones from Napoleonic battlefields were imported through the port of Hull to be processed into fertilizer. The young soldiers still had good teeth and these were used to make dentures, they were called "Waterloo teeth" at the time. The British were called the vampires of Europe when all this happened.

Just, wanted to correct something in this documentary, there were no ''English only''in duke of wellington's army, they were british soldiers , meaning collectively all nations in the united kingdom fought as one, under the union jack flag,🇬🇧 What, you got to remember after the battle which was as gruesome, as the battle itself, and typical of the Napoleonic era of warfare, There ,was no organized retrieval or system to collect the wounded from the battlefield, they were Litter Bearers, but was still a ad hoc, affair, the scale of casualties overwhelmed the litter bears task ,they were so many casualties, thousands of dead, dying, and wounded on both sides, that they were unable to be removed for days after, The lucky ones, if you can describe it as lucky ones , were stretchered off or walked off,, but what awaited them when they got to the field hospital , was another matter, Army surgeons, had to work quicky, bearing in mind there was no pain- relief drugs ,when amputations were performed, the speed and efficiency of the surgeon of cutting the limb off, and trimming the bone,and creating a flap to cover the stump was the best the unfortunate soldier could hope for. The rest, out there had to wait in the cold ,wet conditions , they were left for days, there thousands perished in agony, At night, came the locals from around the area, the ''scavengers'' they got amongst them, and picked clean the dead and wounded, the horrors didn't stop, the teeth were hacked out and the prized teeth were from the young soldiers because they had a full set ,even the wounded were not spared, even killed, theses teeth were worth a lot of money because they were used to make dentures for the wealthy , this is never mentioned in the aftermath of warfare, it's all about glory .

I visited Waterloo battlefield, and I had a very bad feeling about the place. It was completely overwhelming, I felt sick, and I just had to leave after a short while. I'm clairsentient so I expect I was feeling something from what had happened there all those years ago ^^

RIP To the 7,000 Imperial French soldiers, 3,500 Wellington’s army soldiers, 1,144-1,200 Blücher's army soldiers, and 7,000 horses who were killed in the Battle of Waterloo

Outstanding job my god sir, mhm yess indeed.. But that armor that was pierced by a cannonball was not that of a Rifleman, but that of a French cavalryman. A Cuirassier. Helpful tip mate!

Just because the archeological remains of the fallen soldier suggest he was "small" and had a birth defect, does not mean he was frail lol. Those dudes would March miles with their gear as foot soldiers. Dude was probably more hard-core than 80% of males now

Great video. I really enjoyed this one. Looking forward to visiting Waterloo in the near future.

The British only had some 25,000 men at Waterloo, the rest of the 80,000 odd of Wellington's troops, where Dutch, Belgium and German troops.

What is rather sordid is that the mass graves where the soldiers who died during the battle were buried were desecrated. After the looting of personal belongings, the teeth of the dead were used to supply the market for dentures of the time. Around 1820 several articles in English newspapers refer to the trade of bones from the battlefield, in order to be transformed into agricultural fertilizer. Besides, some isolated bones, like this skeleton of which the video speaks, were found, there are no common graves on the battlefield.

Napoleon fielded 72,000 troops against Wellington's 68,000. It may not sound much of an advantage but he had 250 cannons and Wellington only had about 140 cannons if accounts are to be believed. If I was Wellington I too would have fought a defensive battle of attrition.

It's noted that 10,000 were killed but the actual number of those killed or wounded was more like 50,000. And that number is staggering.

Quite a good documentary from France without the usual incorrect claim of most British documentaries that Wellington was victorious by purposefully omitting that Wellington would have lost without the Prussians. Some corrections though: There was no Russian "Masterplan" to withdraw as very good described in the last researches of Historian Alexander Mikaberidze. And unfortunately, the filmmakers seemingly never served in the military. Boredom and inactivity is spread widely until today in every army and living conditions in campaign still are often unhealthy...living conditions in 18th century in general were bad for regular people and even much worse in the Royal Navy.

Wellington complained the Mound had ruined His battlefield. Material for the structure was taken from a critical ridge by a road.

An italian man fighting as Emperor of the French fighting an Irishman, the Leader of a British Army in a Flemish area of Belgium

As a Belgian I can say my country always has been a battlefield crushed between the great powers France, Germany and England. Napoleon was defeated in 1815 at Waterloo in a decisive battle witch led Europe in almost 100 years of peace until WW1 broke out in 1914 with millions of death on the western front especially around the Ypres salliant with 5 battles and the big offensive at Passchendale in 1917. Now 100 years later they still dig up tons of shells each year in Flanders fields. Then came WW2 with Germany occupying Belgium untill they had to retreat after the landings at Normandy and they had their last counteroffensive at the battle of the bulge in the Ardennes with many casualties again. In a way my country is a graveyard and we have many war cemeteries . We have peace now for many years but with NATO stationed in Brussels we are a target once again. Let’s pray it never comes to a big war again ✌️

Buenísimo!!

“They have ruined my battlefield.”

Thankyou sir for showing this great Emperor documentary

Unfortunately, Napoleon's war carriage was destroyed in WWII during an air raid over London.

Really nice documentary, but I have one question: why does the keeper of all Napoleonic documents look like Napoleon himself??

At 16:00 "In October 1815.....". Clearly got the year wrong, given that defeat at Waterloo concluded Napolean's endeavours a few months prior, but according to the narrator he had a victory at "Ulm" in October!

What is usually ignored is before Nappy took over France, France had the largest population of any country in Europe. However the losses France incurred, especially with Nappys Russian adventure resulted in a demographic disaster from which France never recovered, even today.

Thank you for this work..

Sir in India mysour emperor Tippu sultans also got this type of gun Tippu sultan received guns by napoleon Bonaparte

That's where napoleon met his Waterloo.

Explaining the loading process: "With the stick, he mixed it all together" 😂😂 Nice try though 😉

A very skimpy recounting of this epic battle.

why do you use pictures of another era and country in this clip (the execution scene at the beginning around minute 1.10)

I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's Napoleonic warfare series as a complement

Sir please show us biryani and Paris military schools that napoleon started his military education

French Camp sites: Huts, cooks.. No Latrines or rubbish pits?

had Napoleon brought howitzers things could of been different

43:29 A Rifleman wore that breast plate did he ? Good grief 😵‍💫

i read an article that stated that the bones of the dead soldiers were ground up for fertilizer. Is that so?

Wellington commanded an allied army, British, German and Dutch.

обалдеть выкопали кости и теперь надеются что это успокоит его душу!

Какие 10 лет непрерывных побед?!

you are messed up the damaged armor was worm by a calvary person who was hit by a cannonball

Pendant ce temps,les banques anglaises se remplissaient...

1815 battle at Ulm?!?

Good visuals. That script needed editing. Nothing built on Waterloo since 1815 in the same breath as the Lion Mound, an artificial hill. "Months of fighting" to describe without anything further the yearlong long War of Liberation in Germany 1813 that sealed N's fate. Also "Blewher" for Bluecher. Yikes.

"Buried 50 meters deep in the soil" , Er, no. 50 centimetres perhaps.

La coraza no era de un coracero.ers de un carabinero que llevaban también coraza pero luchaban como infantería montada con armadura de fuego llamada carabinas que eran más cortas que los mosquetes de la infantería de línea.

Allied ( Scottish, Kings German legion , Hanoverian , Dutch, Belgian , Nassau , Brunswicks Troops ) plus Prussians verses the French ( Some Dutch, Polish Swiss )

Wellington positioned his troops behind the mound????????????

what will happen if napoleon withdrew from waterloo and find somewhere else to attack

Odd, that The French still maintain a tomb with the remains of an egomaniac.

Please use metric values.

Der Bericht war nicht schlecht aber das wäre er auch ohne das blödsinnige Geflacker bei jeder neuen Scene gewesen.

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Sir does franch archaeologist found napoleon Bonapartes naval fleet in bottom of ocean

Holland a alie of Napolein ?? we were condered ,people were pressed in the army of napoleon ..so no allie

Great documentary but some unacceptable errors that should have been spotted, e.g. Ulm, October 1815? Waterloo was June 1815!

Who win ? Rodchiel

Türkçe alt yazı desteği olmaması üzücü 😢

I stopped watching at 3:50 in because this was not talking about Waterloo as the title suggested.

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Not "Blue-er"....but BLOOKER......(BLÜCHER)...."BLOOKER...followed by horse neighing.

или перевод не неверный либо тот кто писал текст не очень то осведомлен в истории!

There were only about 26,000 soldiers of British origin involved in this battle, the rest of Wellington's army consisted of Dutch and Germans from various countries. In addition, there are the 50,000 Prussians who reached the battlefield until the French fled, with around 30,000 Prussians still on the way there + 14,000 Prussians who fought against Grouchy in Wavre. Isn't it a bit of a falsification of history to sell Waterloo to the world as a battle between the British and the French, especially since Wellingten, as the commander of a force of almost equal strength, only defended against the French from a very good defensive position, and his lines were still on the verge of collapse? And the war didn't end in Waterloo, but after that British troops no longer played a decisive role. It was the Prussians again, like a year before, who finally invaded Paris...

Not to nitpick but it was Marshal Blue-sure, not "bluer"

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. Prussian Army Field Marshal.

The british could never beat napoleon without help

20🇨🇵24 AP🌹RIL ...°°°... ❤️* ^❤️ ^❤️*

history celebrates Mad warmongers. war is for the weak, peace takes a true hero.

Поэтому они сходились

ナポレオンに勝たせてやりたかったなあ。

Sir please show us napoleon Bonapartes pyramid wars

you say english army were british not english the is a big diff

Napoleon Bonapartes is lion of 100 wars

Loud terrible music under the narration spoiled it.

Whats with the music in these kind of things ITS REVOLTING

Wellington had fought all day and won before Boucher had arrived!

la France ....seul contre tous

Les Français n'avaient ni flotte ,ni argent après le Directoire.Avec une flotte de taille,il aurait battu l'Angleterre maitresse des mers grâce au roi grand amateur de femmes jetées après usage..Henry huit ?

Самопал

Beef Blucher

Sir napoleon Bonapartes he is my inspiration role model for every soldier sir please show us napoleon Bonapartes artifacts and his museum

Without Blücher and his "tall fellows," Wellington would have been defeated. By the way, the British have always managed to gain the support of other countries against their own declared enemies. "History is always written by the victor" Napoleon Bonaparte.

It is well known by all correct historiansthat the the Britons where saved by the Prussians….

Men who are short are not often “frail,” an conclusion he claims twice.

Жаль, что Императору не удалось добраться до острова и не уничтожить наглосаксов, как государство-вампир ! История пошла бы совсем по другому пути развития. Многие последующие войны на состоялись бы вовсе ! Смешно слушать про "агрессивного" Наполеона, если учесть, что все коалиции, созданные кознями и золотом наглосаксов, были направлены на уничтожение главного конкурента на континенте - Франции.

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This wasn't Napoleon's last battle.

Bad narration and cheesy music to say the least,not a good doco about the battle of waterloo at all,most of the senseless comments below honestly seem to be bot generated.

"The Russians decided to side with the British" - no mention of the Continental System? The British largely just financed and supplied armies that were fighting against Napoleon rather than having their own armies in the field (there were exceptions including the long Peninsula Campaign in Spain and Portugal) So Napoleon decided to cut that source of funding from his enemies by isolating Britain from trade with Europe. Some countries ignored this (such as Portugal), Russia agreed to it then re-started open trade when their own economy was badly affected, and everyone else took part in smuggling. Russia going back to trading with Britain was why Napoleon invaded, the Russians didn't just randomly change sides!

I pray Jesus give the child for every franch parents like Emperor napoleon Bonaparte Amen

Switching between the English and the Uk/British they are not the same nor are they interchangeable

The battle of Waterloo was me looking for another job so I could get the funk out of Iowa.

It’s the horses i feel sorry for not the humans

Napoleon's biggest mistake was making enemies of the British. He was doomed from that moment. What a fool.

the Prussians under Blucher saved the day. if they had not arrived Napoleon would have won but history gives the victory to Wellington.

On s'en fout, on vous a battu au foot !

OOPS ! WRONG VIDEO ................. I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT ABBA. 😂 🤣 😂

It's British, not English! The Irish, Scot's & Welsh also played a major part. Typical American mistake!!.............

less of the history lesson and more about the soldiers as in the title ...

From time to time there’s a leader the world needs to be rid of. Napoleon is a classic case of this. Better to nip it in the bud early!

мне ЭТО не интересно!!!! Дизлайк просто за это

Very annoing flickering images through this video, I lost interest after two minutes. Why doing this on purpose? Seems rather stupid..

BOOOO Bonaparte! 😡😠👎