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➡️ ~ 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'_

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 :)

Props on the propaganda, dont think a lot will notice that this is how the freemansons want people to see history...

Oh it's finally out! We've toiled on this long and hard! Hope you guys like it!

oh its finally out! Ive been sitting on the toilet for so long and hard!

Fantastic video man, thank you

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.

We love it ❤️

The production quality is amazing.

Napoleon blitzkrieg through Germany like: "I know you guys aren't ready for this yet but your kids gonna love it"

@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?

😂😂😂

@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.

Great Scott!

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...

@God loves you the corps system: am I a joke to you

@Mad Hatters in jeans yeah he didn't accept the loss of Germany

@savate and who influenced the french revolution? USA. So it boils down to American excellence

@God loves you how do you think most of Europe became non monarchys

I've never heard the analogy of "the whale and the elephant" to compare England and France. I love it

@wakenbaker-uk you’re saying that whale and elephant aren’t insults for fat. You’re…..not bright.

@Kevin no they are both mammals. Wokesters take ownership of everything now. There's no victim here move on

bismarck used it first to describe germany and britain

England?

It's a Bismarck quote. Plagiarised. He was talking abt Germany and britain

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.

@l00d3r wasn’t Massena the one who was in charge of Spain

Like a bloodthirsty football manager lol

Ofc, if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself

@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.

Napoleon was so brilliant he was able to predict enemy’s operations in incredible accuracy and coordinate his troops in unbelievable precision

@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

@Jaunty Angle You should review this statement

@Caratacus i mean, he didn't declare war on the rest of Europe, the Coalition that declared war on him

@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 !

Always wonder why Napoleon is depicted like evil but british organized 6 coalitions 2 of which were launched before NB became an Emperor.

They did so because they feared the collapse of monarchies across Europe, and “Jacobians” lobbing off heads in Piccadilly.

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!

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.

I was looking for this comment, otherwise I would make it.

that's nice to know

Thanks

@TTV_DEMONS 3 paragraphs? this barely reaches a single paragraph

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).

Since when is an emperor a low ranking prince

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.

@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.

@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 !

@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

Always happy to see a new video from you. :-)

Love your vids as well 😁

Props from a legend to a legend!

Viva la France

Kings and generals and a Epic history are very similar and amazing

Napoleon Bonaparte calmly OBLITERATES Austria and Russia WITH FACTS & LOGIC

@Mari Christian Yet still reach moscow...

@Mari Christian winter is coming

Damn two reference

And then proceeds to Invade Russia with winter approaching!

Napoleon Bonaparte calmly CHASTIZES Austria and Russia WITH CALVARY & CANNONS

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.

@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

@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

them reaching Moscow is what lost them the war

@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.

@Justin H Germanys ww2 conquest is certainly impressive but the odds stacked against the French were far greater than those against Germany

I'm Irish, i'm with the French on this, the whole way through... Napoleon was a badass.

@́M E Irish of English origin. He considered himself to be English though, even though he was born and raised there.

@Gringo Logie Wasn’t the “Auld Alliance Scotland and France? It was never Ireland. They weren’t a unified country then.

@SpecialNewb Yeah, that sounds about right. I believe the French beat the English more times in battle contrary to the general consensus.

I think the world might have been a somewhat--*somewhat*--better place if France won.

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.

@Stevie Moore : You are the one that needs History classes! 😂😂😂

Ultimately Napoleon was no different to the established monarchies except he wanted to start one rather being born into one

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 ..

He invented modern warfare. And he fought against the banking cartel. Good Work Nap! you are remembered and never forgotten!

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.

Gustavus Adolphus has entered the chat.

@Thunderbird 1 I think the difference is debts and interest levels

@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.

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...

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

@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.

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.

@Ieuan Hunt except Napoleon didn't start the wars

The only problem with this wonderful series is the time gap between the first and third episodes 1793-1805. Nothing about Italy, Egypt etc.

The metric system was invented by France in this time period showing that Imperial is actually the superior system.

They were focused in the Caribbean till they got defeated by Haiti in 18 of November 1803... hahaha

@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.

@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) .

Yeah never understood why they went from Toulon to Austerlitz and missed Egypt and Italy

*Today is 200 years since his death. Let's give him a quiet memory.*

Yes

@Nathanael yes

no

Currently, 400 pages into Napoleon The Great by Andrew Roberts, and these videos are an invaluable companion.

Literally just bought this book, excited to get reading.

Imagine fighting most of Europe and still winning, that man was a legend

No one blames Clausewitz when he described Napoleon as the “ god of war”.

Wait...did von Clausewitz compared Boney to Ares?

@Neb Sam It's because he is a propaganda fed and emotionally driven british ten year old.

@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

@Steamstrategy I agree with you and support your point.

Napoleon! A great among greats, When one thinks of Napoleon one thinks of the Great Khan, Alexander and Caesar!

@Rusted Coin genkhis khan only won 8 battles sabutai did more who got 15 or 13 from what i remember

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.

@Thunderbird 1 Indeed, but I can hardly imagine everyone being terrified of Napoleon, maybe the English, due to propaganda.

Outstanding work! Love the effort you guys have put into the extensive visualization!

When Marshal Davout is close, you know everything will be fine

@Nicolas Yes

Stendhal?

One of the most comprehensive channels on military history, thank you so much for your work.

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.

"Napoleon's corps organization". Napoleon west French, he was an Italian. The French betrayed him at the end.

Now we have ascended true monke by fighting a guerilla warfare just like the Taliban did.

Alexander’s success was not as much on the battle field but on his reorganization of logistics.

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

This was a truly impressive, exciting, and riveting video. I will definitely be watching more of these!

Dude, you need way more subs! This is the kind of stuff every history fan will hunger for.

MasterEsben18 YeS!

Napoleon is the greatest general that ever lived

Totally agreed.

@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.

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

@Houser20 totally dude

@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

Excellent video - this is the best I’ve seen in YT. Would have loved to see a full Trafalgar episode!

Perhaps one for the future - a series on the great battles of the 'age of sail' might be fun.

The battle of Austerlitz makes clear why Napoleon was, and is, considered a military genius

@BumSmeller79 He was always a christian, not very practicing it though.

Napoleon may not have designed the coat he wore… But he did have a hand in it.

@Günter .

@Tấn Nguyễn at least Christianity doesn't force people to keep customs from 700 years ago in the modern world

Napoleon is my hero, Vive l'Empereur!

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

@Leumel Postrero Europe would attack anyone that are stronger than them, its kinda more like jealous instead of "balance"

Yep my inspiration too!! Vive Napoleon (or his legacy.idk how to speak French,I'm learning to)

@L4ZRH4WK your confusing Hitler with Napoleon, Napoleon actually would free ghettos and made Jews legal citizens of France the monarchs where scared of change

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

Off course AI in NTW manouvers like a donkey though.

Good generaling!

Napoleon was a genius. Long live the emperor!

@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.

@The German fool he's the GOAT of course he'd be confident

But was too overconfident

Vive l'Empereur ! From Lisbonn to Moscow !

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.

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.

@Walter von der Vogelweide Europeans would still be serfs without him. With modern technology it’d probably be that way forever

I kind of thought I was the greatest man who ever lived. My dogs agree

@Pam Matthews awww still salty after 2 centuries ? ^^

@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

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 ...

This is exceptional work. Absolutely fantastic production value!

If i would born that time, i would fight for this great man! Vive l`empereur!

Your animations and illustrations are always killer, I think they really go well with the historic material

Thanks for the video, brilliant quality as usual, can see the hard work that's gone into them 👍👍

I'm currently reading War and Peace and these videos are really helpful for following the battle scenes and putting them into perspective. Thanks!

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.

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.

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.

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

Napoleon doesn't need the word "Great" beside his name when he's the Master Of Europe

@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

Napoleon shouldn't be called the Great. What he did puts most other "Greats" to shame.

Alexander is by far the only great. What he did with 40k men is insane.

This over the top nepoleon worship is getting on my nerves

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.

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.

Great content and very accurate, your videos are very professionally done.

A truly fantastic 18 minutes, thank you so much for making these.

Excellent video, accurate facts, good visuals, perfect diction, a pleasure !

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.

3 years later this video is still as amazing and stunning as before. Happy 2nd December everyone !!!

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!

Simply the greatest military leader of all time. Not even close

İskender Hanibal Subutay Timur Sezar Halid Yani şu saydıklarim ondan iyi ilk 10 a girer ama en iyisi ya İskender dir yada cengiz

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.

@Δημητρης Στεφανιδης true. This was exactly the what the Germans used against the Allies.

@Thomas Alègre de la Soujeole Napoleon basically : the future is now old farts

Exactly. Add insane logistics (like planting trees so his armies could walk in the shades) and guess how astonished his ennemies must have been

Great videos! It would be great if you could release them more often! Thanks!

Damn, the Napoleon Wars seemed intense. Damn, this is a great series. I want to see a HBO series on Napoleon's life. Damn!

​@Houser20 he was of average heigh and not that ugly, like an average corsican/ latin

Surely you could see that soon. Because Ridley Scott is preparing à movie about youth of Napoleon for Apple Tv

@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)

You will just disappointed when a bias media will mqke that show

Really great series- excellently produced.

This is one of the greatest History channel by far!!!! Epic History indeed🙌🙏

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! :)

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.

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.

The more I live, the more I learn of how great certain historical figures were in their time, Napoleon included.

The first minute of this video is just brilliant. Amazing editing and narration

the maps and analysis are amazing. really good stuff!

The 4 dislikes are Kutuzov, Alexander I, Francis II, and Mack

Benigssen, buxhowden, king Frederick

Your all wrong its Francis ll 500+ accounts He's so salty

Archduke Karl and John dislike this video, for family reasons.

LOL. You forgot Wellington, Nelson, Bluher and Luis 18.

If he didn't go into Russia he could ve really expanded his empire further and for a longer duration

@micheal smith It wasn't the case. The english people to go against him and France. England is the bad guy here.

@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.

@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.

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.

This is really well edited! Thanks for the great video.

I'm loving this napoleonic war series. I got total war napoleon because of this! I simply love history

The artstyle, commentary, and quality of the video is stunning. Thank you.

The music was great too, I got chills when he described the Archduke leading his elite troops in battle

@God loves you So were the Brits good guys by your theory?

@Silver Solver Napoleon was a bad guy. He was smart and a good general, but not a hero. (Unless ur a french imperialist)

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.

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 !

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!

Napoleon Bonaparte (y los que influyeron en sus estrategias) fue un genio militar

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!

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!

Thank you. I am reading War and Peace during the Pandemic. Your video has clarified my hazy knowledge of the Battle of Austerlitz.

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

@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.

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.

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.

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.

Brilliant, love the way you've done this. An avid viewer from now on.

Excellent video! You guys need to do this for the Sengoku Jidai battles. (Y)

this is so interesting to watch I hope I can see more of your work

He was a truly military genius

I would like to see US civil war battles with this commentary!

The narrator of this series has a very engaging voice making the history interesting, the narration is SUPERB

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.

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???

Well, our man Napoleon is famous for coming back.

Vive l'Empereur!

@Martin Fischer in sorry?

@Martin Fischer but wouldn't all white be the bourbon royal flag of France?

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.

it truly was a strategic masterpiece

Brilliant piece. Will be watching and studying more of these.

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.

I really like the fact that you put quality first over quantity. Keep up the good work!

You know your a badass when your enemies list doesn't even all fit on the screen

Amazing video. I can see this took lots of effort to produce

Wow this video reminds me of the old quality of the History Channel, incredible narration and animation!

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.

"I used to be a emperor like you, then I took a Coalition to the knee."~ Napoleon Bonaparte, Saint Helena, 1815.

@Ce bon vieux Jack angry french baguette

@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

@Herbert Chapman AFC lol get some brain cells before acting so arrogant here