I hope you enjoy the latest installment of our series on Napoleon's First Campaign - this one includes one of the most famous moments of the Napoleonic legend - the bridge at Arcole! Thanks to G2A for sponsoring this video - get great deals on games and other digital products here: www.g2a.com/n/epichistortytv Thank you all for watching and if you want to support future videos, go here: www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV

Hard to believe Napoleon was a real person, his life is an incredible story

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Arcole Bridge made Napoleon a legend. It also showed why Massena was an incredible general

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I was pleasantly surprised by the Austrians fighting ability in this video. Alvinczi gave a pretty tough fight and napoleon narrowly avoided disaster multiple times.

The iconic portrait of him at the bridge at Arcole ❤

For those unfamiliar with it, it is quite remarkable to know that, about a year prior to this, Napoléon wrote a romantic novella which included a scene quite amazingly similar (not identical of course) to the Bridge at Arcole. You have to wonder if it ever crossed his mind as his own page sprang to life before him.

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The Battle of the Arcole Bridge, Napoleon's defining moment in Italy. On and around this bridge, The Little Corporal risked everything, including his own life, to survive and succeed. This is where his men will see what his commander in chief is really made of and the morale of the army will rise decisively. This is where his legend and the absolute faith of the French army in Bonaparte will be fixed. I am looking forward to this video and the moment to see it in all its splendor.

"Then the commander of the army of Italy himself draws his sabre, picks up a standard and runs forward" That line just gives me goose bumps and in tune with the music too. Man, Napoleon was just a born leader! Throughout all his campaigns, he usually got involved and lead by example. True Leader

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As an Italian from Mantua who has always watched and enjoyed your videos, it’s so thrilling and moving to see historical campaigns being narrated that take place not just in my country, but in the places I’m most familiar with in the world!

This is where Napoleon's luck nearly ran out and his life and ambitions cut very short. Can't wait!

My favorite Napoleonic painting by Horace Vernet. I know it's romanticized but it depicts the early hallmarks of what made Napoleon one of the greatest military commanders in history; personal bravery, tactical brilliance, and electrifying charisma that inspires men to great feats of courage.

This is such an intricate battle! Must have been a tough one to edit but you did it brilliantly as always

I just started reading War and Peace this morning, and it's wonderful to get some context for Prince Andrew's mention of Napoleon's conduct at Arcole during Anna Pávlovna's opening soiree. What wonderful timing!

I live in Arcole, on a street bearing the name of a french tambourine {Estienne}. Near m house there is the old barrack of the croatian troops. The bridge is still there, next to it a monument commemorating the victor, the only one surviving in europe. The football team of the town is called Napoleonica, where I played man years. Unfortunately he wold sold our territory to the Austrian later...

OK, this one honestly had me on the edge of my seat, totally engrossed with the back-and-forth, and thinking "How is Napoleon going to get out of this one" several times as the story twisted and turned. I knew the broad terms of this campaign, but not the particulars of this particular battle.

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Napoleon's Italian campaign is vastly ovelooked. Everybody knows about battles of Lodi and Arcole, but that's all. I as a fan of Napoleon didn't know most of this. Thank you for this series so I can learn much more about him ;)

Normally don't write comments, but this video was of such astonishing quality. The storytelling and video gave me chills. Even a little tear in admiration of Napoleon trying to motivate his troops on the bridge. Love you guys! Keep up the good work!

I love Antoine-Jean Gros's painting of Napoleon on the Arcole Bridge. Besides, he's an eyewitness of this event

The only problem with this series is it leaves me wanting more! Cant wait for the next episode

“Grenadiers! Come and seek your colour!”

Great pronounce of the names, great explanations and great video indeed ♥️ Greetings from Arcole 🇮🇹

The only sad part is that we must wait for another video for some time. Outstanding!!! As always I will point out that it is worth doing other campaigns of Revolutionary Wars. Flanders campaigns, earlier Italian campaigns, war in the Wandee, Swiss Expedition, Egypt Expedition, Naval battles, War of the Pyrenees, Rhine campaigns, Dutch campaign 1799, and ofc: best generals of the French army and coalition armies. Maybe even French Revolution itself in the detailed version.

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this battle was fascinating, the battlefield was on such narrow ground that momentum completely drove the course of the battle it was such a seesaw affair and was such an incredibly crazy risk, Napoleon basically challenged Alvinczi to a knife fight in the back of a moving carriage

Some Austrian victories in there is so good to see. Focused on so many of Napoleons large victories and defeats, this more tatical stuff is amazing on both sides.

You should do a video on Archduke Charles's 1796 campaign in Germany, which happened simultaneously with Napoleon's in Italy.

Extraordinary! The writing, animation and narration are all beyond incredible, as usual! Content such as this almost makes a history lover like me euphoric! Excellent work! 👍🏻👍🏻

Finally the episode that I was waiting the most: the one about my little town of Arcole! For anyone who's interested Napoleone, after winning the war against Austria, had an obelisc built in front of the bridge on the Alpone torrent that can still be admired to this day and it's the only one present in Italy. My town has nothing else to offer, aside from a small museum dedicated to Napoleone, but it's very close to Soave and between the beautiful cities of Verona and Vicenza.

Anyone else ignore wikipedia articles of Napoleon in Italy to not get spoiled? loool

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Still love to see an episode dedicated to Suvorov's campaign in Italy. Also a full one on the life of Peter the Great

Been enjoying the huge map detail on Napoleon’s campaign in Italy I could only imagine and hope this series continues to his Egyptian campaign!

In Arcole there's a obelisk, made to celebrate the Napoleon's victory.

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That battle was BANANAS....all the back and forth. Wow.

That "ruse de guerre" strategy gave me goosebumps. Can't wait for the next video. Good Job Epic History TV. @22:50

I've been reading Andrew Roberts's 900 page biography called "Napoleon: A Life" and these animated maps help so much in truly picturing all the moving pieces of the battles. Thank you so much!

Thank you Epic History TV! This may have been your best video yet. Napoleon really was a superior being

Damn those battles were beyond exhausting. Constant atta ks, retreats, breaks, counterattacks and so forth ..

Unlucky to be not born in napoleonic era and witness the action in person. But lucky to have Epic History in this era who made his journey come to full life!!! ❤

Snatching pyrrhic victory from the jaws of defeat

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He imbued the likeness of Alexander the Great in his way of leading from the front, while also channeling the future daring of blitzkrieg like campaigns similar to Rommel's Ghost Division during the Battle of France in 1940 and Manstein's bold counterattack during the 3rd Battle of Kharkov and Belgorod in February-March 1943. He took on armies that vastly outnumbered him and cut them up piecemeal. He was a truly talented commander.

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That was absolutely thrilling. I cannot remember the last time I was so singularity focused on the screen. Truly a stunning job.

Napoleon was amazing. He never gave up. His tenacity was amazing. Him and Alex the Great are the two Generals and kings who NEVER WAVERED. EXTREMELY BOLD.

This was, again, better than watching a movie.

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Bravery and cowardice are equally contagious.

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I thought no video would beat Castiglione, Alvinci and the bridge at Arcole stole the show! Amazing how Napoleon responded under immense pressure. Vive La Napoleon!

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When I first started studying about Napoleon this is one of the first battles I ever learned of where he put himself at the head of his troops and risked his life like an ordinary soldier thus earning the name "the little corporal" plus this helped him make him a legend like his heroes Alexander and Caesar.

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How was I still alive at Arcole...

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What a tension from start to finish, I felt like a Napoleon's soldier continually worried about what would happen next. It has been magnificent. The Battle of Arcole showed Napoleon in one of his most critical military moments. Outnumbered, with a worn out and partially sick army and without reinforcements, he had to use the terrain and his own cunning to the maximum to not back down and hold his ground until he forced Alvinczi to withdraw, always under the threat that his line of retreat and communications was cut off and the siege of Mantua was broken by any Wurmser attack. But Napoleon got away with luck, cunning (the false cavalry charge is genius), lack of coordination between the Austrian armies and courage of his own army, with his morale rising at the sight of the army's own commander-in-chief exposing himself to enemy fire and urging the soldiers to advance. In summary, although Arcole was a chaotic battle, with continuous attacks and counter-attacks from both sides and not knowing who would win, Napoleon gave the French Army of Italy the morale boost it needed to press on and above all resist the superior Austrian armies in number and survive a few more months until he could change the strategic course of the war. Finally, while Napoleon's attack on Arcole has been overstated, his image sacrificing everything for France was what the Directory and the French people needed to move forward, especially with the recent disasters in Germany at the hands of Archduke Charles. From now on, Napoleon will be the symbol of France and guide her to achieve greatness and glory. Once again, thanks to Epic History TV and PFM Productions for this amazing work and series, looking forward to the next one and with the same epicity and tension characteristic of this great channel. My greetings

This series hits different with the Napoleon movie out, which completely avoided the Italy Campaign.

The reality of understanding that just because the enemy has the advantage...it doesn't mean he might not lose it if you force him to fight to attain his object. Napoleon's efforts to slow down and fight Alvinci on his own terms are an interesting case study in refusal to accept defeat and a determination to make the enemy EARN a victory. Look, the enemy formations are advancing unsupporting...attack them. Retreat after the enemy is reinforced. Look, the enemy is scouting with a vulnerable force...attack it. Retreat after the enemy is reinforced. The enemy has now closed up with you and is concentrated. Excellent, seek out his supply lines and maneuver so as to force your enemy to disperse. When he is dispersed, attack again. You can see in this set of battles that Napoleon has such high confidence in his men, that he is willing to take more risks than the Austrians and even his own men think possible. It very nearly doesn't succeed...but the reality is that Napoleon understood that if he forced Alvinci to fight him in such a way...even if he lost, the Austrians would not make immediate pursuit a priority, due to the losses of the fight. Gaining TIME is the object.

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It almost seems that Arcole was Alvinczi's Waterloo. He gave his best, was building pressure, but trouble with his companions followed by a surprise enemy reinforcement caused his defeat. A great commander. He isn't to blame for what happened in Arcole.

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This one little moment in Napoleons life highlights why Alexander was the greatest man of all time. Every single battle, every single siege, every single hardship that MF was in it.

"Only the 51st Demi Brigade is across, though it gamely begins advancing on Arcole." Insane. What a bunch of animals those guys were.

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