Napoleonic Wars Part 1: Napoleon's brilliant 1805 campaign culminates in victory at Austerlitz.
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Vor 4 yearsDenis Dubovcev
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Vor MonataLpHaBeT-AgEnCiEs#KoNtOrA #rUsMaLbEl
➡️ ~ you can't be serious ... *SUCH A NERVE TO WRITE AN EULOGY~APOLOGY ACCOUNT ON THE IMPEROR* _based on slandering Great Britain's war-time animosity pamphlets & English sly [NOT-AT-WAR] officers' 'memoirs'_
Vor 2 MonateDomonkos Antal
Your videos are good, but it is just funny you show the Kingdom of Hungary as a part of Austrian Empire :D Yeah we have Habsburg ruler, but we were still not the part of that until 1867 where we made the pact and Austrian - Hungarian Monarchy come to life :)
Vor 3 MonateSkreltNL
Props on the propaganda, dont think a lot will notice that this is how the freemansons want people to see history...
Vor 3 MonateHistoryMarche
Oh it's finally out! We've toiled on this long and hard! Hope you guys like it!
Vor 4 yearsㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
oh its finally out! Ive been sitting on the toilet for so long and hard!
Vor MonatTuck
Fantastic video man, thank you
Vor MonatJohn Smick
Interesting and very well produced, but could you use less mist and smoke on your maps? Obscuring the battle doesn't make it more realistic, just more frustrating to see what's going on. Cheers.
Vor 2 MonateLEFT4BASS
We love it ❤️
Vor 9 Monateajaxjs
The production quality is amazing.
Vor 3 yearsAnonymous.
Napoleon blitzkrieg through Germany like: "I know you guys aren't ready for this yet but your kids gonna love it"
Vor yeardogmatix
@Dan Christian right…but arn’t they all products of their time? Literally? All from poorer class of people who leveraged their way up to the top?
Vor 10 TageJimmy S.
😂😂😂
Vor 10 TageDan Christian
@dogmatix i didnt say they were evil. Though for Genghis Khan, he lived in a less civilized environment where you get killed if youre weak. He was a product of his time.
Vor 20 Tagedogmatix
Great Scott!
Vor 20 Tagejadawin10
Napoleon Bonaparte. THE military genius. General at 24 years old. Fought 60 battles, lost only 8, mainly at the end of his career against a wide european coalition...
Vor 3 yearscHarLie
@God loves you the corps system: am I a joke to you
Vor 4 TagecHarLie
@Mad Hatters in jeans yeah he didn't accept the loss of Germany
Vor 4 TageCarlos V
@savate and who influenced the french revolution? USA. So it boils down to American excellence
Vor 10 TageChristopher F
@God loves you how do you think most of Europe became non monarchys
Vor 25 TageArthur Wellesley
I've never heard the analogy of "the whale and the elephant" to compare England and France. I love it
Vor 3 yearsKevin
@wakenbaker-uk you’re saying that whale and elephant aren’t insults for fat. You’re…..not bright.
Vor Monatwakenbaker-uk
@Kevin no they are both mammals. Wokesters take ownership of everything now. There's no victim here move on
Vor MonatThe wolf of Swingthat
bismarck used it first to describe germany and britain
Vor 2 MonateScott W.
England?
Vor 2 MonateAbhay Chavda
It's a Bismarck quote. Plagiarised. He was talking abt Germany and britain
Vor 2 MonateNick Hammer
got to give napoleon credit for not resting on his laurels after become emperor. dude was still out there personally commanding battles to the very end.
Vor 4 yearsAngela’s Entente
@l00d3r wasn’t Massena the one who was in charge of Spain
Vor 17 TageDoberman
Like a bloodthirsty football manager lol
Vor MonatSergio Ocampo
Ofc, if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself
Vor MonatMarcell Vass
@Boo Radley While you are somewhat right, Napoleon didnt leave his men because he feared defeat, capture, or to be killed. He left his men in egypt because there was an opportunity in France. He left his men (after leaving russia with them) in Poland because he was needed in France. He left spain, because he was needed in France. You see, whenever Napoleon knew he would be overwhelmed, he would retreat, whenever he thought that a fight is necessary and it will be hard, he rather would lead the armies himself instead of giving command to a marshall. Napoleon was no coward, he usually left his men to handle difficulties in Paris that threatened his plans.
Vor MonatROY USMC LUO
Napoleon was so brilliant he was able to predict enemy’s operations in incredible accuracy and coordinate his troops in unbelievable precision
Vor 3 yearsfabolous nature
@Jaunty Angle without changing Tati s relied on traditional closely packed muskeeters and canon shock and quick cavalry charge But the British who took the initiative by employing sharp shooters and different formation and pefectley locked allies After continous war he lost most of his army lost his temper and sharpness on his previous wars and their generals lost their trust over his emperor and ignoring his command that's the problem
Vor 21 TagTeodoro Medeiros
@Jaunty Angle You should review this statement
Vor MonatNapoleon Bonaparte
@Caratacus i mean, he didn't declare war on the rest of Europe, the Coalition that declared war on him
Vor MonatAsselah Yanis
@Caratacus he didn’t the british wanted the monarchy back to france they did everything and payed every coalition to fight against napoleon! Because he was a menace for the european monarchies !
Vor MonatAIC
Always wonder why Napoleon is depicted like evil but british organized 6 coalitions 2 of which were launched before NB became an Emperor.
Vor 3 yearsCary Morin
They did so because they feared the collapse of monarchies across Europe, and “Jacobians” lobbing off heads in Piccadilly.
Vor 28 TageJochem van Doorn
Although this video is two year old I would like tis share something related to this battle I live in the Netherlands and I live near a small village called Austerlitz. This village thanks his name to this battle. In 1804, the French General Auguste de Marmont established an army camp in this central location in the Batavian Republic. To occupy his bored soldiers he orders them to build a pyramid build out of earth and turf. He was inspired by the pyramids in Egypt which he had seen during napoleons campaign in Egypt.construction lasted 27 days the pyramid was 36 meters high with a 13 meter wooden obelisk. It was named mon marmot. Marmont departed with his army in 1805 where is also fought at the battle of Austerlitz. In 1806, despite protests from Marmont, Louis Bonaparte, the new king of Holland, renamed the hill the Pyramid of Austerlitz The pyramid is still there and you can climb it. It is surround by forest and as a kid I have been there a lot of times. So that’s the little fact I wanted to share Have a nice day!
Vor yearPavel Peřina
Funny cause village is called Slavkov u Brna today. But it makes sense, villages were renamed when Czechoslovakia was established after 300 years under Austrian empire. Bad is that I live 15km from this place, visited Slavkov once (castle), but never battle memorial.
Vor MonatIamwatchingyou75
I was looking for this comment, otherwise I would make it.
Vor MonatKangkan Lahkar
that's nice to know
Vor 4 MonateArjay Silot
Thanks
Vor 7 Monaterobowisan veitha sung
@TTV_DEMONS 3 paragraphs? this barely reaches a single paragraph
Vor 8 MonateRecule Poireau
You forgot the key point : Napoleon's use of deception! 1/ He selected a battlefield located at a distance both armies could reach. 2/ He also choose it for the possibility to trap an overconfident ennemy (brilliant) 3/a. He managed to give that confidence by asking for talks (simulating a credible weakness), 3/b. accepting to deal with a low ranking prince (although he was an emperor = credible weakness) and, 3/c. while discuting, showed a parade of poorly looking exhausted soldiers. 4/ He let the Pratzen plateau to the ennemy, a military strong point which gave a tremendous advantage (simulating a strong need of a good place to rest).
Vor 2 yearsironside eve
Since when is an emperor a low ranking prince
Vor 2 MonateEric. DaMAJ
Napoleon also knew about the seasonal mists that covered the battlefield in the early morning. The French column was vulnerable to lines of defenders firing muskets and cannons at it. But if it could approach some of the distance under cover or concealment it’s success was guaranteed. When the French column emerged from the mist the allies on the heights were doomed.
Vor 2 MonateAlblaka
@farbror Frej Napoleon would have been unable to divide & conquer their army, and thus the battle would have been between two equal sized army, with one likely having a quality advantage, whilst the other had the positional advantage, with neither being out-tactic'd. It's possible Napoleon would have still won, but almost certainly at a higher cost / less decisive than what happened. It's also possible that he would have withdrawn to lure the Allied army into a terrain that was less advantageous for them (wouldn't have been the first or last time for him to do that), or come up with a different ploy altogether.
Vor 2 MonateGeorges J.
@ProteusXF Thank you so much for this summary. I suppose it's taken out from some history book ; could you be so kind as to give the reference ? Merci d'avance !
Vor 2 MonateOther Nerd
@mmjjxxww napoleon is a master of movement thats why he always avoid pitched battles if necessary like he always said we had no choice but to do like marengo in waterloo
Vor 8 MonateKings and Generals
Always happy to see a new video from you. :-)
Vor 4 yearsKonrad Wiesler
Love your vids as well 😁
Vor yearEncyclopedia Americana
Props from a legend to a legend!
Vor yearAayush Patel
Viva la France
Vor yearGolden wind
Kings and generals and a Epic history are very similar and amazing
Vor yearAidan AS
Napoleon Bonaparte calmly OBLITERATES Austria and Russia WITH FACTS & LOGIC
Vor 3 yearsSirBojo4
@Mari Christian Yet still reach moscow...
Vor 2 MonatemAnu
@Mari Christian winter is coming
Vor yearDerpyNerdy
Damn two reference
Vor yearMari Christian
And then proceeds to Invade Russia with winter approaching!
Vor yearImam
Napoleon Bonaparte calmly CHASTIZES Austria and Russia WITH CALVARY & CANNONS
Vor 3 yearsKayzen L7
The first French empire was one of the best in all time. The French fought against the whole Europe, outnumbered and still winning after 8 years of war. They reached Moscow, in foot. This is insane.
Vor yearHod
@MadonoShita Ni England was never near defeat against napoleon plus France had a lot of troops from other countries it was far from France against everybody
Vor 2 MonateJohnny Boy
@Justin H that’s because Germany militarized everything and Germans are known for their efficiency and they definitely didn’t crush anyone since it took Stalin 3 months to prepare his army which crushed the Germans all the way to Berlin and after
Vor 2 MonateJohnny Boy
them reaching Moscow is what lost them the war
Vor 2 MonateMadonoShita Ni
@Justin H Yes I did. Won't change my comment off that lol. Not saying that Germany wasn't under heavy pressure but that's literally not nearly as much as with France since it was basically Monarchy vs the ONLY republic at the time in Europe. Both Italy and Austria weren't against Germany. Swiss was neutral. Spain had its civil war and didn't impact the conflict. The French took heavy blows and casualties and the British didn't even fight in the battle of France, they had barely 5000 deaths and just fled and left the French in the dust without even justifying or transmit the message to their allies. Besides Russia and France and a bit of english navy/aircraft, what did Germany have to fear in Europe? Yes that's a lot, but once they've beaten France, the situation was much clearer and easier for them. Napoleon almost beat whole Europe, Russia and England at the same time: a true and proper unification of the continent which never happened with Germany despite its favorable odds after 40.
Vor 3 MonateRudolph Schmidt
@Justin H Germanys ww2 conquest is certainly impressive but the odds stacked against the French were far greater than those against Germany
Vor 3 MonateSpud Ryan
I'm Irish, i'm with the French on this, the whole way through... Napoleon was a badass.
Vor 3 yearsRajkaran Virk
@́M E Irish of English origin. He considered himself to be English though, even though he was born and raised there.
Vor 9 MonateRajkaran Virk
@Gringo Logie Wasn’t the “Auld Alliance Scotland and France? It was never Ireland. They weren’t a unified country then.
Vor 9 MonateSpud Ryan
@SpecialNewb Yeah, that sounds about right. I believe the French beat the English more times in battle contrary to the general consensus.
Vor 11 MonateSpecialNewb
I think the world might have been a somewhat--*somewhat*--better place if France won.
Vor 11 MonateRichard Grayson
it's odd as a young British student you learn that England beat Napoleon and it was all because of our long rivalry you never learn that England amassed a coalition of monarchs and ultra wealthy to combat one man who was of seemingly pure will and tactical genius, who (Napoleon) if the monarchs and powerful hadn't had joined forces would've certainly destroyed them, but the people of those countries may have been better off without outdated monarchies.
Vor 10 MonateHans Wust
@Stevie Moore : You are the one that needs History classes! 😂😂😂
Vor MonatPhil Davies
Ultimately Napoleon was no different to the established monarchies except he wanted to start one rather being born into one
Vor MonatStevie Moore
Let me guess you know very little about history and about the other nations that make up Great Britain ...England never defeated Napoleon .England had no army .. The coalition came about due to Napoleon invading those same country's . Makes perfect sense .. History has a habit of repeating its self .. fast forward to 1939 ..
Vor MonatAl kis
He invented modern warfare. And he fought against the banking cartel. Good Work Nap! you are remembered and never forgotten!
Vor 3 yearsRetard Corpsman
Yeah no, the father of modern warfare is Gustavus. He was the first commander to make gunpowder weaponry and artillery the main weapon of his army rather than the swords and pikes of the time.
Vor 3 MonateNicole Smrekar
Gustavus Adolphus has entered the chat.
Vor 6 MonateFred Barker
@Thunderbird 1 I think the difference is debts and interest levels
Vor 10 MonateMeme Clip Archives
@Ian Tarry Napoleonic warfare and modern warfare is kind of distinctly different. Especially in the aspect of the former living of the land as much as possible rather relying on supply lines and the latter can imply that the offensive forces can resort to scorching the land that they can live off from or finished living off it. Another aspect is that Napoleon still relied on marching formations of flanks in the open field while modern warfare started to rely slowly on small units of soldiers capturing different key strategic points and scattered fighting between individual soldiers that culminated in much later battles in Stalingrad.
Vor yearMehmet Semih Dellal
Let's not forget the 'gifted' marshals under Napoleon's command for this and other decisive victories of the French... Lannes, Davout, Ney, Soult, Murat, Massena and many more... Austerlitz triumph was a tactical masterpiece and will never be forgotten...Ensuring Napoleon's military might and bravery...
Vor yearPramod Singh
I just don't know why the world portrays Napoleon as an evil......For me he was a great military genius and a complete Emperor an Empire should have
Vor 2 yearsアントワーヌ・ディベット
@mathig nihilcek Napoleon is a well respected reformer, conqueror and tactician, not Gandhi 2.0, so if his diplomacy and peaceful ways don't work, so be it, it doesn't affect his legacy. He is a master strategist, ever heard of the encirclement of Ulm? I don't know if you're openly stupid or you just don't know about the topic. He offered may peace treaties but the Coalition wanted to keep on fighting. Especially England. So it's so stupid to say find peace with England when they're the ones invading France and wanting to kick out Napoleon. Napoleon tried peace, 4 times with Russia: at Tilsit he was generous but the Russians disrespected the terms of the treaty so he had to attack. US Empire is nothing. Sure they've got money, but they're unable to conquer others, they've become everyone laughing stock and can't even protect its own citizens.
Vor 2 Monatemathig nihilcek
I don't know why people call men like Napoleon a genius. He was an idiot at strategy and diplomacy. You do not get the title of genius for biting off more than you can chew and ending up with less than you started. There are only two notable empires in world history. The Roman Empire, and the US Empire. In the Roman's case, Rome managed to build a stronghold across the Mediterranean that lasted for centuries. The only limits on the Roman Empire were the enormous travel time it took to reach the farthest reaches of their empire, and that's after accounting for Rome's legendary roadways that sped travel across their lands. The US, meanwhile, are notable as having established truly global hegemony over the entire planet. And this has lasted for decades. Generation after generation... France burned hot and died within one generation. As did Germany. The US's global hegemony lives on throughout the generations to this very day. If Napoleon was a smarter man, he would've found a way to establish lasting peace for France in his time that enabled France to consolidate and hold onto his territorial gains for generations. He was unable to do so. And he likely could've. For starters, he should have fostered a neutral or even friendly relationship with either Russia or England. If you want to conquer all of Germany, fine, but to try to conquer Russia as well is too much aggressive expansion. Let that AE burn off over a hundred years before continuing further.
Vor 2 Monateアントワーヌ・ディベット
@Ieuan Hunt except Napoleon didn't start the wars
Vor 2 MonateChristos Nitsos
The only problem with this wonderful series is the time gap between the first and third episodes 1793-1805. Nothing about Italy, Egypt etc.
Vor yearKevin Smith
The metric system was invented by France in this time period showing that Imperial is actually the superior system.
Vor 2 MonateSylionor Houpette
They were focused in the Caribbean till they got defeated by Haiti in 18 of November 1803... hahaha
Vor 2 MonateSwolaire Swaggins
@sleepete12 Not necessarily true when you consider that Lord Nelson was creeping about in the Mediterranean, with Cyprus under British dominion it would be nearly impossible to challenge them at sea. Napoleon achieved what he set out to do for the most part considering the lackluster navy and the directory's reluctance to send reinforcements. He defeated the Mamluks, captured Malta, Alexandria, Jaffa and Cairo. Sure, he was defeated eventually but having left a sizeable force in Egypt gave him some leverage during the peace treaty of Amiens.
Vor yearsleepete12
@Rhys Nichols Because Napoleon was completely owned by a few british and locals... Napoleon also managed to completely lose entire french navy... Napoleon had some master streaks on the continent but british had no fear of him - every time they met he would be beaten. Lindysbeige had good videos on the topic (although he is very obsessively pro-british and anti-french but the facts are facts) .
Vor yearRhys Nichols
Yeah never understood why they went from Toulon to Austerlitz and missed Egypt and Italy
Vor yearRadu Osraldescu
*Today is 200 years since his death. Let's give him a quiet memory.*
Vor yearMax Anderson
Yes
Vor 10 MonateSoulessTailPlayz
@Nathanael yes
Vor 11 MonateNathanael
no
Vor yearAchilles
Currently, 400 pages into Napoleon The Great by Andrew Roberts, and these videos are an invaluable companion.
Vor yearTimothy Sherry
Literally just bought this book, excited to get reading.
Vor MonatDrumbel
Imagine fighting most of Europe and still winning, that man was a legend
Vor yearAbdulrahman alhadi
No one blames Clausewitz when he described Napoleon as the “ god of war”.
Vor 2 yearsNumenorean Templar
Wait...did von Clausewitz compared Boney to Ares?
Vor yearGhastHorde GD
@Neb Sam It's because he is a propaganda fed and emotionally driven british ten year old.
Vor yearNeb Sam
@Herbert Chapman AFC excuse me but why do you show such hostility to Napoleon?Your hatred for the man is completely idiotic and ridiculous, Napoleon is was and always well be(until someone better comes)the greatest general to have ever lived and truly is the god of war
Vor yearAbdulrahman alhadi
@Steamstrategy I agree with you and support your point.
Vor yearJFOV
Napoleon! A great among greats, When one thinks of Napoleon one thinks of the Great Khan, Alexander and Caesar!
Vor yearDerpyNerdy
@Rusted Coin genkhis khan only won 8 battles sabutai did more who got 15 or 13 from what i remember
Vor 10 MonateRusted Coin
I love how all great conquerors influenced each other. Napoleon was inspired by Caesar who was inspired by Alexander who was himself inspired by Homeric heroes. And I guess Khan was just a big balls tough guy idk.
Vor yearJFOV
@Thunderbird 1 Indeed, but I can hardly imagine everyone being terrified of Napoleon, maybe the English, due to propaganda.
Vor yearSgt. Killjoy
Outstanding work! Love the effort you guys have put into the extensive visualization!
Vor 3 yearsRadu Osraldescu
When Marshal Davout is close, you know everything will be fine
Vor yearRadu Osraldescu
@Nicolas Yes
Vor yearNicolas
Stendhal?
Vor yearGuerrillaFilms1
One of the most comprehensive channels on military history, thank you so much for your work.
Vor 3 yearsBrett D
That French Corps reorganization is one of the prime things I think of whenever I hear the phrase "amateurs study tactics, professionals study logistics." It completely revolutionized the modern army structure.
Vor 4 yearsNor
"Napoleon's corps organization". Napoleon west French, he was an Italian. The French betrayed him at the end.
Vor MonatMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Now we have ascended true monke by fighting a guerilla warfare just like the Taliban did.
Vor 10 Monatepatrick kelly
Alexander’s success was not as much on the battle field but on his reorganization of logistics.
Vor 10 MonateFais
But i don’t think helped him in Russia - I think Russians also had a scorch earth policy as they retreated so French had no food to take as they advanced. Then the Russian weather and that retreat or March back to France
Vor 11 MonateSheridan Falkenberry
This was a truly impressive, exciting, and riveting video. I will definitely be watching more of these!
Vor 3 yearsMasterEsben18
Dude, you need way more subs! This is the kind of stuff every history fan will hunger for.
Vor 4 yearsCoco Taveras
MasterEsben18 YeS!
Vor 2 yearsLucas Bishop
Napoleon is the greatest general that ever lived
Vor 2 years🖕𝗙𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗤🖕
Totally agreed.
Vor MonatShashank
@David Tamayo Any list that doesn't place Ghengis Khan at the top is a fake list. That man created the largest contiguous empire in history and practically manhandled his peers. Napoleon's career would end in abject defeat on the battlefield itself. Caesar had a small empire in comparison. Alexander also had a small empire. Hannibal is incomparable.
Vor 5 Monateponçik dede
En büyük general evet ama en büyük askeri deha olarak İskender cengiz subutay Timur Hanibal Sezar vb ama bence Napolyon Sezar dan iyidi ama cengiz Timur veya İskender onun önünde hatta Hanibal da
Vor 5 MonateRusted Coin
@Houser20 totally dude
Vor 10 MonateHouser20
@Rusted Coin touche 😂😂 looks like we are at a stand off.jk we both really respect both of them,I don't feel okay with comparing them based on their achievements anymore.Those guys were the GOAT and that all there is
Vor 10 MonateL 18
Excellent video - this is the best I’ve seen in YT. Would have loved to see a full Trafalgar episode!
Vor 4 yearsEpic History TV
Perhaps one for the future - a series on the great battles of the 'age of sail' might be fun.
Vor 4 yearsVan Hendrix
The battle of Austerlitz makes clear why Napoleon was, and is, considered a military genius
Vor 4 yearsFloron
@BumSmeller79 He was always a christian, not very practicing it though.
Vor 4 MonateMaplecook
Napoleon may not have designed the coat he wore… But he did have a hand in it.
Vor yearbaptiste brigand
@Günter .
Vor yearGünter
@Tấn Nguyễn at least Christianity doesn't force people to keep customs from 700 years ago in the modern world
Vor yearMiroslav Janecek
Napoleon is my hero, Vive l'Empereur!
Vor 2 years🖕𝗙𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗤🖕
Same here. Had Alexander and Caesar has idols and heroes to look upto. Learned about Napoleon these past months and he's my favourite one right now
Vor MonatNapoleon Bonaparte
@Leumel Postrero Europe would attack anyone that are stronger than them, its kinda more like jealous instead of "balance"
Vor 2 MonateHouser20
Yep my inspiration too!! Vive Napoleon (or his legacy.idk how to speak French,I'm learning to)
Vor 10 MonateColin Bagel
@L4ZRH4WK your confusing Hitler with Napoleon, Napoleon actually would free ghettos and made Jews legal citizens of France the monarchs where scared of change
Vor yearabsie
just played this battle in napoleon total war in napoleon's battles. i was really impressed that the allied AI actually followed the strategy that the allies had used at austerlitz, and this video helped me win the battle. amazing video
Vor 3 yearsAlabama Is Your Daddy
Off course AI in NTW manouvers like a donkey though.
Vor 3 yearsEpic History TV
Good generaling!
Vor 3 yearsLuis Bustamante
Napoleon was a genius. Long live the emperor!
Vor 3 yearsアントワーヌ・ディベット
@Caratacus damn bro ever opened a history book? You’d know those European kings 🐖 were the ones attacking France for its ideals like liberty, meritocracy and equality (I mean who would want that?). They are the responsible ones for all those deaths, Napoleon is a hero for defending France and humanity’s ideals. He unified France, repelled enemy assaults, made many legal reforms that stand to this day. Honour is something you can’t measure as its intangible, but France was covered in glory for life, France later went on to become equally powerful (so not shattered), revolutionised warfare (incarnates a poor man’s dream to rise above his origins) and people were wealthy and happy under him. Goated. Vive l’Empereur.
Vor Monatアントワーヌ・ディベット
@The German fool he's the GOAT of course he'd be confident
Vor 2 MonateThe German fool
But was too overconfident
Vor 5 MonateLe Comte de Mirabeau
Vive l'Empereur ! From Lisbonn to Moscow !
Vor yearSudetenRider - Pili
The fact that Holland is called Batavian republic, rooting from batavian tribe in ancient rome who was the most loyal and capable foederati ever is beyond epic.
Vor 6 MonateJake Morrison
One of the greatest men that ever lived. Even though he lost in the end, his achievements were so monumental they've lived on for centuries.
Vor 4 yearsDr. Drip
@Walter von der Vogelweide Europeans would still be serfs without him. With modern technology it’d probably be that way forever
Vor 6 MonateJason Springer
I kind of thought I was the greatest man who ever lived. My dogs agree
Vor 9 MonateThomas Alègre de la Soujeole
@Pam Matthews awww still salty after 2 centuries ? ^^
Vor 10 MonateGen
@Prestige Gameplays why would napoleon agree to a proposal that is humiliating france he reformed the army and make France strong again why would he agree to an agreement when he won't even benefit from it
Vor yearfelix25ize
At last I did clearly understand what was this battle, and why Napoleon was called the greatest or one of the greatest strategic genius in history ...
Vor 2 yearsJedah
This is exceptional work. Absolutely fantastic production value!
Vor 2 yearsGeorg SU
If i would born that time, i would fight for this great man! Vive l`empereur!
Vor 3 yearsBack4Fungame
Your animations and illustrations are always killer, I think they really go well with the historic material
Vor 2 yearsBrian Shepherd
Thanks for the video, brilliant quality as usual, can see the hard work that's gone into them 👍👍
Vor 3 yearsRose
I'm currently reading War and Peace and these videos are really helpful for following the battle scenes and putting them into perspective. Thanks!
Vor 2 yearsYevhenii Shyshko
Reading the War and Peace, just now, and I absolutely adore the accuracies and the awesome expressions of Tolstoy in his paintings of these historical events.
Vor 2 yearsTheKravixon
First time I've come across one of these videos. There are lots of people who present history battle overviews faithfully and passionately, but your production value and style are really top notch.
Vor 3 yearsJon A. Scholt
This series is great; amazing in fact. I've probably watched it all the way through a few times and am starting again. I can't wait until the finish the Marshals series, although I hope they don't stop there. I'd love to see a series on the naval battles; Trafalgar, Battle of the Nile, Battle(s) of Copenhagen, Basque Roads, June 1st, etc etc. That would be amazing.
Vor yearBebos
This battle provides solid evidence that Napoleon is the greatest military mind to have lived. To think that people have the nerve to question his genius. If there was any man in history worthy to be called "The Great" it has to be Napoleon
Vor 3 years🖕𝗙𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗤🖕
Napoleon doesn't need the word "Great" beside his name when he's the Master Of Europe
Vor MonatErwann Thietart
@Mad Hatters in jeans Alexander died paranoïac, ill and leading sick and tired men inside of territory that while not outright hostile was certainly not that friendly either, hardly worthy of the title of "Great" Cesar died at the height of his political and military power invincible on military ground and with his populatity, yet was so overconfident he couldnt see the plot of the Senate despite severely crippling it and abusing it, hardly the work of a genius. Frederic was highly skilled and led Prussia to glory and military great power, but his successes were only thanks to plot armor level of luck hardly proof of the work of a genius. Being a Genius, a great leader etc... doesnt mean you are not human, you may be far greater than the average man, but you are not above humanity and as such even the weakest and stupidest man can kill the very best when they inevitably make mistake or chew on too much
Vor 2 MonateSebastian Pijov
Napoleon shouldn't be called the Great. What he did puts most other "Greats" to shame.
Vor yearsolid snake
Alexander is by far the only great. What he did with 40k men is insane.
Vor yearPam Matthews
This over the top nepoleon worship is getting on my nerves
Vor 2 yearsSao Saosson
I was in Austerlitz the village and the museum was empty and we where the only tourists there. Our guide was really nice just like the other Czechs, I recommend Austerlitz for other Europeans but it’s easier if you know Czech or German.
Vor 3 yearsFilip Sedlák
I'd also like to recommend visiting the reenactment of the Battle of Austerlitz ("Bitva u Slavkova" in Czech) which takes place every year in November/December near Austerlitz/Slavkov u Brna. See https://www.austerlitz.org/en/. Last year there were around 1000 re-enactors taking part.
Vor 3 yearsJulio Oswaldo Bello Torres
Great content and very accurate, your videos are very professionally done.
Vor 3 yearsAdolin1
A truly fantastic 18 minutes, thank you so much for making these.
Vor 3 yearsamesbancal
Excellent video, accurate facts, good visuals, perfect diction, a pleasure !
Vor 3 yearsMari Christian
Just brilliant commentary and animation. I've always wanted to understand the complexities of the Battle of Austerlitz. And this was the video that helped me fully comprehend that decisive battle. Thank you.
Vor yearLouis Casteran
3 years later this video is still as amazing and stunning as before. Happy 2nd December everyone !!!
Vor 8 Monaterenan macapagal
i was playing a historic strategy game and i was stuck at the battle of the three emperors seeing this video told me about my next strategy thanks man!
Vor 3 yearsPurushothaman
Simply the greatest military leader of all time. Not even close
Vor yearponçik dede
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Vor 5 MonateJustin Timbersaw
I swear, those Generals that facing Napoleon's army with the new corps system was like "Is this guy for real?" they will be very surprised that Napoleon could move his army and enveloped them that fast. It's like a modern-day army against an ancient army.
Vor yearMax Anderson
@Δημητρης Στεφανιδης true. This was exactly the what the Germans used against the Allies.
Vor 10 MonateΔημητρης Στεφανιδης
@Thomas Alègre de la Soujeole Napoleon basically : the future is now old farts
Vor 10 MonateThomas Alègre de la Soujeole
Exactly. Add insane logistics (like planting trees so his armies could walk in the shades) and guess how astonished his ennemies must have been
Vor 10 MonateZdzichu1010
Great videos! It would be great if you could release them more often! Thanks!
Vor 4 years142
Damn, the Napoleon Wars seemed intense. Damn, this is a great series. I want to see a HBO series on Napoleon's life. Damn!
Vor 4 yearsPA
@Houser20 he was of average heigh and not that ugly, like an average corsican/ latin
Vor 2 MonateOh Patriote
Surely you could see that soon. Because Ridley Scott is preparing à movie about youth of Napoleon for Apple Tv
Vor 9 MonateHouser20
@Darth Plato except he had no luck 😂😂 he was short and ugly (I hold Napoleon in very high regards but that's what I heard.heck made me respect him even more)
Vor 10 MonateAnnie Rose Loquinario
You will just disappointed when a bias media will mqke that show
Vor 2 yearsItsWeetabixDay
Really great series- excellently produced.
Vor 3 yearsBOYD SINGANDA
This is one of the greatest History channel by far!!!! Epic History indeed🙌🙏
Vor 2 yearsAttila Tóth
Hi! Awesome video! Can I ask you what software do you use for the Europe and the battle map? Cause the animations, the movement and the whole presentation is spectacular! :)
Vor 3 yearsdclark142002
The brilliance of baiting your opponent to weaken his strong point to attack your 'soon to be reinforced by your best corps' weak point, so that you can overwhelm his strong position and use it to destroy his best troops... Mastery of ground. Mastery of maneuver. Mastery of intelligence. Mastery of counter-intelligence. Mastery of authority delegation and subordinate training.
Vor 8 MonateHungry Sloth Esports
Truly this channel's content is epic! This is the first series I'm watching and I'll definitely watch some more if not all of your vids.
Vor 3 yearsEimantas Butkus
The more I live, the more I learn of how great certain historical figures were in their time, Napoleon included.
Vor MonatNero
The first minute of this video is just brilliant. Amazing editing and narration
Vor 2 yearsLuke The Champion
the maps and analysis are amazing. really good stuff!
Vor 3 yearsCalvinmorais
The 4 dislikes are Kutuzov, Alexander I, Francis II, and Mack
Vor 4 yearsYcchow John
Benigssen, buxhowden, king Frederick
Vor 9 MonateCentury Memes
Your all wrong its Francis ll 500+ accounts He's so salty
Vor yearSebastian Pijov
Archduke Karl and John dislike this video, for family reasons.
Vor yearKate the Tet
LOL. You forgot Wellington, Nelson, Bluher and Luis 18.
Vor 2 yearskesar
If he didn't go into Russia he could ve really expanded his empire further and for a longer duration
Vor 3 yearsMadonoShita Ni
@micheal smith It wasn't the case. The english people to go against him and France. England is the bad guy here.
Vor 3 Monatemicheal smith
@Nik0lay11I disagree. Considering he had too many enemies in Europe, and all waiting for you to make a mistake. He needed to very careful. He was reckless. He gambled and lost.
Vor 2 yearsmicheal smith
@McLarenMercedes There is always a choice in life. Not all doors were closed to him. Invading Russia was the biggest mistake. Had he consolidated and waited for Russia to attack, he would have defeated them in battle. Secondly, as you said, he had too many enemies to pacfy, it was incredibly foolish to invade because Russia as this made it easier for his enemies to defeat him. Russia was not a threat at the time. Sure they broke the treaty but he needed to use other tools rather than invading that to his exile.
Vor 2 yearsJürgen Christiansen
Hey Epic History, I really like watching your videos. I have a small suggestion, could you do a video or a series on The Great Northern War? Thanks.
Vor 3 yearsAndrew Arbuckle
This is really well edited! Thanks for the great video.
Vor 3 yearsYuki Terumi
I'm loving this napoleonic war series. I got total war napoleon because of this! I simply love history
Vor 3 yearsShaked BM
The artstyle, commentary, and quality of the video is stunning. Thank you.
Vor 4 yearsGeechy Guy
The music was great too, I got chills when he described the Archduke leading his elite troops in battle
Vor 8 Monatepms1712
@God loves you So were the Brits good guys by your theory?
Vor 2 yearsGod loves you
@Silver Solver Napoleon was a bad guy. He was smart and a good general, but not a hero. (Unless ur a french imperialist)
Vor 2 yearsSilver Solver
Great video indeed, but for me on HD-1080p the quality was bad—everything blurred, the whole 18 mins. Shame, but still a clear 'Like'—great content, even with a clear bias against Napoleon.
Vor 3 yearsDigital Adloniant
What an absolutely epic way of presenting the battle.. I'm a big fan of Total War, so this is literally the best way to explain a battle to me 10/10 !
Vor yearMark Juhasz
I have just read this battle in Tolsztoj War and Peace. He showed quite a good understanding of the matter. I like the book and this video also!
Vor 2 yearsGian Carlo
Napoleon Bonaparte (y los que influyeron en sus estrategias) fue un genio militar
Vor 9 Monatemitoshow
I am currently reading Tolstoi's War and Peace and this video has brilliantly helped me to visualize the characters movements around the battlefield in Austerlitz. Thank you very much for this content!
Vor 2 yearstbone
Forgive me if I've missed it, but you should do a video about what it was like to lose a war. Surrender, being captured, etc. You may have done a Roman one, but I'm talking about French Revolution onward. Thanks!
Vor 9 MonateJessica mann
Thank you. I am reading War and Peace during the Pandemic. Your video has clarified my hazy knowledge of the Battle of Austerlitz.
Vor 2 yearsBoo Kaufman
Over my many years I have taken in a lot of history and especially history of the great battles throughout time. One thing that I've noticed is that it really doesn't matter an awful lot if you have the bigger army. It's where you place your army, how you place your reserves and the quickness in which you get to these spots that seems to be the predictor of victory. I'm sure given the choice all commanders would rather have the bigger army but it doesn't seem to matter if one Commander is far better than the other
Vor 10 MonateBoo Kaufman
@JP JPJP that was one of Lee's masterpieces but with the ever reluctant armies of the North just attacking is probably good enough or was probably good enough to get a decisive victory. I empathize with Lincoln for having the deal with one general after another who wanted to do anything but attack the armies of the South. That was the one thing that made Grant stand out. Nobody says he was a genius but at least he used his larger army to attack the South's smaller army. He didn't always win but having the better numbers made a war of attrition unsustainable for the South. That would have always been the case but it took somebody like Grant to finally just do it.
Vor 9 MonateJP JPJP
One of the classic facts is that numbers are one thing but having the right forces in the right place, with the right leader is a massive advantage. The one instance i always think of is Lee's masterpiece at Chancellorsville. Divided his army in the face of a superior enemy, attacked, divided his army again, continued attacking and won the battle.
Vor 9 MonateBroken Bridge
I knew a fair amount of what happened in this battle. And hey it's still fun to hear about. So nice job whoever made this video a reality.
Vor 2 yearsPeterBB
at 8:49 it is indispensable to explain that Napoleon had deliberately given away that high ground, simulating a retreat, the first move of his battle plan. - Nevertheless big thanks for your effort.
Vor 2 yearsBert Sedgwick
Brilliant, love the way you've done this. An avid viewer from now on.
Vor 3 yearsBravoSixZer0
Excellent video! You guys need to do this for the Sengoku Jidai battles. (Y)
Vor 4 yearsMy balls don’t work
this is so interesting to watch I hope I can see more of your work
Vor 3 yearsvigezo
He was a truly military genius
Vor 2 yearsa
I would like to see US civil war battles with this commentary!
Vor yearSuperutubeking
The narrator of this series has a very engaging voice making the history interesting, the narration is SUPERB
Vor 8 MonateNeomi Left
Thank you very much for all your fascinating videos. May God bless you, your families, your channel and everyone who enjoyed your videos, may God bless all of you more.
Vor 2 yearsbugsymelone3
I see what you did with the European map there. Blue France, white central Europe and red Russia??? You're secretly making Europe a French flag! Working for a ressurected Napoleon Eh???
Vor 4 yearsMitchell PeCord
Well, our man Napoleon is famous for coming back.
Vor 3 MonateJan zizka
Vive l'Empereur!
Vor 3 MonateFloron
@Martin Fischer in sorry?
Vor 4 Monatebugsymelone3
@Martin Fischer but wouldn't all white be the bourbon royal flag of France?
Vor yearMarcus
Fun fact, the commander of the 1 corps of Napoleons army, Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, later went on to become king of Sweden and Norway under the name of Karl XIV Johan. The Swedish royal family line is to this day descendants of him and bear the name Bernadotte.
Vor 3 MonateEly Blackburn
it truly was a strategic masterpiece
Vor 5 MonatePaul Calver
Brilliant piece. Will be watching and studying more of these.
Vor 3 yearsjames baker
Very helpful explanation, clear and concise. I'll be watching everything I can find from you. A small quibble. "Disoriented" means confused, "Disorientated" means turned away from the east. Forgive me, I cannot help it.
Vor yearRare Hary
I really like the fact that you put quality first over quantity. Keep up the good work!
Vor 4 yearsDuolingo 055
You know your a badass when your enemies list doesn't even all fit on the screen
Vor 5 MonateAl ex
Amazing video. I can see this took lots of effort to produce
Vor 3 yearsthe4horseman
Wow this video reminds me of the old quality of the History Channel, incredible narration and animation!
Vor 3 yearsOle Fredrik Skjegstad
What's the likely travel time between all those villages? Knowing how long it'd take to walk, say, from Kobelnitz to Puntowitz would help visualize the scale of this battle and the place it's being fought at.
Vor 2 yearsThe Astro Gamer
"I used to be a emperor like you, then I took a Coalition to the knee."~ Napoleon Bonaparte, Saint Helena, 1815.
Vor 4 yearsAbdi Marmalade
@Ce bon vieux Jack angry french baguette
Vor 2 MonateNeb Sam
@Herbert Chapman AFC Sir/Madame I don't quite understand your hatred for Napoleon the man has done some questionable things but they where no more questionable than what the coalition did and plus Napoleon cannot be taken responsible for what people do with his image long after he was died. Your hostility towards Napoleon seems very unreasonable and baseless
Vor yearmountain tiger
@Herbert Chapman AFC lol get some brain cells before acting so arrogant here
Vor year