Here it is - Part 3 of the Epic History TV Napoleonic Wars series - and my longest video yet. I just couldn't leave out the fall of Heligoland. Don't forget you can get exclusive early access to videos, chat, and votes on future topics at www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV You can also follow Epic History TV on FB and Twitter for updates on progress, sneak peeks and random history thoughts. ALSO don't forget to check out HistoryMarche's channel and our sponsor Skillshare!

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Napoleon took on more enemies at once than Pyrrhus or Subutai and was just as formidible in battle as Khalid, Hannibal, Alexander or Caesar. His 20 year military career is one of the most astounding stories. Mythical. He scared every major European power so much that they united against him seven different times. Taking Paris with 1000 soldiers is something only Homer could have predicted. His life was a real Shakespearean tragedy, one that would truly facinate the Bard, and to this day Europe would have you believe he was monster. The only difference between him and every monarch he fought was that he made his own empire while the others were born into it and given everything.

I really hope you guys like how we presented this, it's such a tactically complex battle. Personally this is my favorite episode in the series so far, really enjoyed working on it. What do you guys think?

The french cavalry charge at Eylau. Can you imagine a 10 000 horses charge. Insane !!!

Eylau: One of the bloodiest battles of the Napoleonic War! Borodino: Hold my vodka.

15:01 no homo, just 2 good friends giving each other a deep French kiss.

12:35 You know you won the battle when you fire a cannon at point blank range

I'd like to point out that the reason the French army was so fast was thanks to the core system installed by Napoleon, they were semi-independent forces, who normally would always have an other core at only 1 days worth of march. This allowed very fast movement not being bogged down by massive armies and big supply trains. This was one of the reason Napoleon was successful his armies were incredibly fast and allowing him to win at least the strategic aspect of the war. Then his tactical genius did the rest. Vive l'Empereur

Pure excellence right here. Can't wait for the next episode already.

Brazilians have to thank Napolean, as the the flight of the Portuguese royal family led to the independence of Brazil.

I never pressed the notification this fast when I saw my name

Britain: gets embargoed Copenhagen: ahh shit here we go again

*FIGHTING* out of the blue corner, a tactical fighter, holding a professional record: 53 wins, 7 losses, he stands 5'7'' tall, weighing in at 200 pounds. Fighting out of Tuileries, Paris by way of Ajaccio, Corsica. Presenting - the former undisputed European Champion and number one contender in the world: *NAPOLEON "THE MAN OF DESTINY" BONAPARTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

And Sweden is just doing absolutely nothing😂

The more you watch these Napoleon videos the more you realise what an indomitable badass Ney was.

History is an amazing subject, but can seem a little boring or even intimidating. It takes someone, such as a dedicated teacher, or something special, like EH T.V. to ignite your imagination, immersing yourself into a world we never got to experience first-hand. Thank you so much for yet another Epic video, guys! Already looking forward to the next 👍

10:26 Russians: why do we hear Boss music?...

Neutral fleets: exist Britain: oh I don't think so

Bennigsenn: time to make a stand Napoleon : " Never interupt your ennemy when he is making a mistake ....... 😔😔😔😔😔😔😔"

Yet all i received was one excuse after another by Count von Bennigsen for his catastrophic failure at Friedland. I'm disappointed. -Tsar Alexander I

Hi my name is fiyin from Nigeria .as a child growing up in Nigeria I was always fascinated with European,Chinese and middle eastern history.I really enjoyed your channel.it is so immersive and interesting .The music ,narration, graphics and plot.keep up the good work. I would really love it if you talk about some of Napoleons earliest campaigns like the military expedition to Egypt and his Italian campaign.I would also really love it if you guys could release more vides at a faster space.

Excellent segment. I’m legitimately never disappointed with your videos. In fact, they keep getting better and better. This is truly amazing stuff and want you to know just how refreshing this is for history buffs like myself, as well as others. It is beyond appreciated and I sincerely hope you keep making videos for the foreseeable future. I will be donating as soon as I can. Keep up the great work, Epic History TV!

uniforms were beautiful back then

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I’m grabbing the popcorn before I watch

I always enjoy your videos. You give a human touch to history - the historical background (here, the partition of the Polish-Lithuanian state), the clear illustrations of some of the key persons, the quotes from generals and leaders, the aim of Napoleon's Polish mistress, and the moving maps, the political cartoons of the moment, and the consequences of the battle. Keep up the good work!

Beautiful art, on point résumé and awesome montage, as usual. Very well done!

Never interrupt your enemies, when there making a mistakes " words that I have always lived by my whole life .# ⚔

everybody gangsta til french reinforcements arrive at friedland

I just read Andrew Roberts excellent "Napoleon The Great" book and used Epic History TV videos to better understand troop movements. These videos do a wonderful job of visualising how battles progressed.

Great docs. Don't know much about the napoleonic wars, now I'm down the rabbit hole. Gotta go see some of these places. Did that with Verdun. Went down the rabbit hole, bought airfare, crawled through ww1 forts. Very exciting

This is a really excellent and entertaining video; I learnt a lot about aspects of the Napoleonic Wars which are obscure to me. And I was impressed that the content had the range to stretch from operational to grand strategic, with an explanation of the Treaty of Tilsit and the Continental System. I really appreciate the quality, thank you for this! I've subscribed for more

Honestly, as cool as Friedland was, can we get at least a little kudos for Bennigsen? At this point he'd probably come closest to posing a threat to Napoleon compared to any of his other enemies (since Aspern-Essling hasn't happened yet). He learned from Napoleon, and did his best to exercise defeat in detail, concentration of force, and actually managed to outwit Napoleon himself by taking an alternative route. Had Lannes been a little less badass or Bagration a little more aggressive or Napoleon a little slower, it would've been another embarrassing setback for the Emperor and the loss of an entire corps.

Fantastic channel . Wonderful, and thank you!! Those four years between July 1805 and July 1809 really was the pinnacle of Napoleon's Army . Perhaps the greatest Field Army ever known was the one he had between Ulm and Wagram and the Men he lost during the fighting within this period he could never really replace. The haters say that he lost at Eylau and Aspern Essling but the reality is that he was fighting the best Armies of Europe hundreds, sometimes over a thousand, of miles away from his own borders and on their own back yards. Eylau was a costly victory under conditions which were against him and Aspern was a serious check and not a loss in my opinion . Which other commander and Army could have carried out such an operation ? Crossing Europe's widest tidal river ( Danube ) in the face of perhaps the strongest and most disciplined enemy he had, on their own ground and dug into strong positions. After his debouching 60 thousand troops across from the Laboau into the Austrian lines he was forced to retire after almost breaking their center and only just being repulsed by Charles Grenadiers . Bony ordered and accomplished a tactical retreat saving his Army and THEN six weeks later AGAIN crossed the Danube with 130 thousand Men and gave Charles a drubbing at Wagram. 5/6 July 1809. He beat them on The Marchfeld which was the ground where the Austrian Army conducted field practice and manouvers during peace time, basically their own back yard. No other General throughout history since Hannibal has conducted and been victorious in such a manner . Alexander of Mecedon surely was a great Captain but he did not face the same level of opposition as what Hannibal and Napoleon did. No other General throughout history has faced so many strong, organised and civilised enemies at once like Napoleon had to. Yes it can be said that he was somewhat to blame for creating his enemies instead of at times making them allies but still, Bonaparte was the greatest Captain of all history. The Man was Brilliant.

It's also must be pointed out that in threaty of Tilsit, Russia, defeated side, not only not lost any land, but gained (!!!) some of polish territory as result, which was unprecedental, and clearly show that Napoleon didn't want to be enemy of Russia, but have it as ally against they matual enemy - Britain.

Great video. The soundwork is perfect. Thank you!

7:04 those words gave me chills

I am in awe of how well put together and informative these videos are. Chapeau!

People may accuse napoleon as being power hungry and megalomaniac but I like his being present, almost always, to accompany his army, unlike other emperors and kings who had a tendency to send people to fight in foreign lands with them being absent and eagerly awaiting the news of their armies attaining victory.

What a amazing video. One of the best history videos I’ve seen yet. The music, narrator, and graphics were all world class👍 Please continue to make more videos on the Napoleonic Wars.

This channel has the best cliffhangers

Epic History surpasses most, possibly all of its kind.

It didn't matter how many victories Bonaparte gained, no matter how many enemies he defeated - there would always be another enemy waiting. The monarchs of Europe could not and would not stomach a leader who did not come from the old regime.

More Napoleonic wars videos are needed. Thank you for these series, looking forward for more! Great work...

I really like the maps and the way you move the formations on the map to give a good over view of what happened in these battles. A+ content.

Seriously one of my favorite channels on KZfaq! You guys do such an amazing job! I think I’ve rewatched all of your videos multiple times. Keep up the phenomenal work!

perfect, as the pizza arrives at the door, a new Epic History vid is out, awesome!

I LOVE THIS SERIES! I am looking forward to other battles! You present these battles very well!

Another great episode can't wait for the next one. Love Epic History best KZfaq channel PERIOD!

Very good telling!

This is a masterwork video. Very accurate and precise. Also the commentary is excellent, with the prelude to all the major Napoleonic battles having all the details of the context. Love it !

I'm watching this after the eylau video... Im honestly surprised at how well the french (for the lack of a better term) recovered and just how badly the russians blundered at friedland. Especially after such a massacre.

Please do more about Napoleon! Absolutely love it

One of the best topics about Napoleonic wars and the best episode! Amazing explanations!!! Looking forward to watch another episode!!!!

Epic History The Legend is back! Loving the Napoleon series!

I watch this and all your other Napoleon videos a good 10 times a day every single day I want to become as badass as Napoleon was leave a mark in history forever

FINALLY IT HAS COME (And also another excellent piece of work)

I can not get enough of these Napoleonic Wars videos, I just keep on coming back to them.

This was extremely interesting and informative, thanks a lot.

Your narration is so epic that quite often I find myself repeating quietly the promotions before the video starts for all the many times I watch.

I just finished czech subtitles :) . Love your content, keep it up ! :) :) :)

Honestly, I'm finding I have a lot of respect for Benningson. He always is trying to take the initiative, trying for surprise or flanking attacks, and seems mentally flexible enough to parry or retreat when he knows he's lost his chance.

Absolutely stunning documentaries. It is everything I ever hoped for: engaging, vivid, you name it. Thank you, and keep up the amazing work.

great video, as always! the narrator nailed that polish pronunciation. good luck and keep up the good work!

Love your work! I'm a history teacher and show some of your videos to my classes. Thanks so much!

Excellent as always. Very high production value. Thanks!

Great editing and narrative! These 20 minutes went on a single breath leaving an excessive thirst for MOAR

This Series is amazing! I love it :D Been playing Napoleon Total War lately because of this

A MASTERPIECE AS USUAL! Thank you for such a in dept look into this war. 10 out of 10!! Keep them coming!!!!

FANTASTIC! I cannot get enough of these videos! So well done, thank you!

Another marvellous contribution, very well done & a big thank you from this history buff🇬🇧

I really do also appreciate the detail of the battles also. The Corps formations and their roles in the battles themselves . This information is not just found on Wikipedia but in works like Chandler's . Dominic Lievens work on The Russian Campaign is very good concerning overall strategy and the political and financial aspects of how large Armies operated during the era but it is only within works such as Chandler's where the tactics employed and detail concerning Corps and Unit deployment can be found and interpreted . Will look forward to more of these. Great work , thanks again.

I absolutely love the high quality content of your videos!!!

Wow, this series is amazing, it offers plenty of depth and knowledge whilst keeping to short convenient episode lengths. I’m definitely going to buy some books on these battles to continue learning.

Incredible work as always. Just outstanding. Napoleon was an admirable man.

Please keep making these... There are literally tons of his battles... You can make hundreds of these

I find this battle one of, if not THE most fascinating. An immaculate display of Napoleonic strategy.

Epic History TV is pure GOLD!!!

Your videos and production are top notch. Thank you for this valuable content.

Great video as always guys. Just what i've been waiting for..Your video are like the sun on the weekend morning. Cheers guys..Now the Peninsular War is coming :))

Great Content As Per Usual, Really love this channel. I've been watching it for 3 years now. You have inspired me to pursue history. Thank you Epic History TV!

The best Epic History TV video!

Great production value in your videos and I really enjoy the narrator. Very well done!

This is one of the best and detailed videos for the Napoleonic Wars. Brilliant work dear friend! Keep up the good work. The _War of the Fifth Coalition_ is also extremely interesting for a future video. Hope you 'll be intrigued!

Who’s coming here after the retreat from Moscow episode 🥶😭😭

Amazing videos as always. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for this series of Napoleonic wars 🔥

Me: Watches Epic History TV's latest video on the Napoleonic Wars Me: Then proceeds by loading up Napoleon Total War!

I'm new to this channel and I'm very happy that I found it. In the flood of amateur crap on internet this one is a real shiny pearl :)). Love graphics and presentation. Cheers!

Excelent series! Thank you

This is the best history/military Chanel not just on KZfaq but on the INTERNET!

This whole series is amazing. It would be smashing to see the naval aspects of the war as well, like the Battle of the Nile and Trafalgar, of course!

This channel and it’s videos are so professionally done it’s unreal. I’m so glad I found this!

Everything from the narrator to the soundtrack to the animation I simply love this channel !! Such professional good work what a gem of a channel

You have a soothing voice. It feels like History itself is actually speaking to me.

Napoleon was a mastermind

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Please Make more!!! This is the most engaging channel on history I've ever subscribed on. Hope you continue towards WWII specially the Pacific Campaign.

This is quite the video! VERY well done! Keep it up man!