I hope you enjoy the latest video in our Napoleonic Wars series! As far as I'm aware, this is now the most detailed coverage of the Battle of Leipzig in an English-language documentary. It's a very neglected battle, particularly among English-speakers, but deserves to be much better known and understood. Not only was it fought on a vast scale, but this is where Napoleon's empire suffered its mortal blow. Please check out our sponsor The Great Courses Plus, as one way to support the channel, or our merch shop or Patreon page. See the video description for recommended books and track listings. For those interested in details: for the battle, I've used a VERY rough scale of 1 big block (of 4 smaller blocks) = 1 infantry division, or roughly 5,000 troops. That means a small block is roughly half a brigade / 2-3 battalions, or 1,250 troops. For artillery, roughly 1 cannon icon = 50 guns (in reality, of course, guns were much more widely dispersed across the battlefield). For cavalry, the scale is roughly double that of infantry, so one big block = 2,500 cavalry. However cavalry operated in much smaller formations than this, so they, plus smaller units and skirmishers, should be thought of as operating in most of the gaps between units on the map. For anyone interested in detailed orders-of-battle for Leipzig, I recommend this page from The Napoleon Series: www.napoleon-series.org/military/battles/leipzig/c_leipzigoob6.html

@aritrasamaddar4714

4 жыл бұрын

When will there be the next video on napoleonic wars?

@Rex1987

4 жыл бұрын

@@aritrasamaddar4714 the question is if there will be one. They have already, long time ago, made videos on Napoleons escape from Elba and the Battle of Waterloo. unless the plan to re-do them?

@guisch6297

4 жыл бұрын

Will you make a video on the 1814campaign and the battle of Toulouse ?

@np2248

4 жыл бұрын

Epic History TV can made a remake of battle of waterloo? The video is so short and its one of the most important battle in history

@yfr2065

4 жыл бұрын

Idea for a random episode @Epic History TV; do a episode about the kosciusko rebellion, it featured many polish, Prussian, and Russian generals that would later fight for and against napoleon.

In the darkest hours of qurantine, TOP QUALITY CONTENT ARRIVES

@StrategosAmoros

4 жыл бұрын

Bad

@esequieltrindade9244

4 жыл бұрын

This is some *epic* content

@quyenmojos9004

4 жыл бұрын

In the darkest hours of self-besieging, NAPOLEON (or a video about him) ARRIVES

@FieldMarshalYT

4 жыл бұрын

We're under seige by COVID-19, we need Blucher's forces to arrive!

@yrsjhydjmdhyt

4 жыл бұрын

@@FieldMarshalYT were you dropped as a child?

"i made him a count but i couldn't make him a general" Well done Napoleon you certainly managed to give General Von Wrede a sick burn.

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

4 жыл бұрын

👑🍷😁

@igesbpro

4 жыл бұрын

How you published a comment 4 hours ago????

@Fenniks-

4 жыл бұрын

@@igesbpro Patreon :)

@igesbpro

4 жыл бұрын

@@Fenniks- oh

@tmptmp6836

4 жыл бұрын

So you basically bought the First Comment?

I like how Bernadotte went immediately and attacked Denmark... a true Swede keeping the feud alive

@somerandomdude409

2 жыл бұрын

As a Swede, yes i aggre

@styllfresco8821

Жыл бұрын

Wasnt he French though?

@kiepyon1

Жыл бұрын

Traitor🤬Swede

@Ronaldopopkings

Жыл бұрын

@@styllfresco8821 Sweden "adopted" him ^^

@x-omnistar-x9602

Жыл бұрын

Bernadotte was, ironically, one of Napoleon’s marshals. However, after a very interesting turn of events, he was adopted by our king (I’m a Swede) because the king had no heirs and was dying. As such, he picked Bernadotte, now known as Karl Johan, to be his heir. The descendants of Karl Johan are the ones sitting on the Swedish throne to this day.

"If all were demoralized and he appeared, his presence was like an electric shock. All shouted 'Vive l'Empereur!' and everyone charged into the fire." what a great quote to discover.

@iwillnoteatzebugs

Жыл бұрын

His aura was so strong

@yaresmiguelsebastiancanlap2849

Жыл бұрын

his mere presence showed how much the men respected him, even after his defeats here and there he gave the men glory, something to fight for and to uphold the french name

@rhysnichols8608

Жыл бұрын

Was there even such a concept of an ‘electric shock’ in 1813??

@dedweight8292

Жыл бұрын

@@rhysnichols8608 Static electricity is most likely what’s being referred to, like when you rub your feet on a carpet or something and shock a friend

@remilenoir1271

Жыл бұрын

@@rhysnichols8608 Of course there was. The Leyden Jard, an early type of capacitor, had been invented in Germany 70 years prior and was capable of delivering powerful electric shocks. People in general have always been accustomed to static electricity and its very apparent effects that were documented and experimented on as early as Greek antiquity. Electricity, though it had yet no practical application, was a well known thing by that time.

*If Napoleon would have been alive he would have probably given Epic History TV Salute of Guns and Cannons for describing his era with such professionalism.*

@vattghern257

4 жыл бұрын

And That's a fact

@RamonesFan201

4 жыл бұрын

too bad he's british :P

@Clonetrooper17

4 жыл бұрын

A Légion d'honneur from his own chest to be sure!

@DarthPlato

4 жыл бұрын

That would depend on the characterization of Waterloo. N was quite obsessed with trying to control the narrative of what happened there. Wellington as well.

@freewal

4 жыл бұрын

@Tekstil Art France is a secular state. Not Christian, not Muslim. Just secular. It allows every citizen to choose its religion. And there is absolutely no muslim colony in France. Muslim citizens are just normal citizens. By the way they represent less than 10% of the population and a lot of them don't practice their religion. Moron.

>Difficulty: Mad Emperor >Spain: Disabled >Enemy Rockets: Enabled

@Clonetrooper17

4 жыл бұрын

2:16 *rulebritannia cheats enabled! rocketsredglare - 1 Congreve Rocket Brigade

@impaugjuldivmax

4 жыл бұрын

Enemy manpower: unlimited.

@fede98k54

4 жыл бұрын

Hotel: Trivago

@str2010

4 жыл бұрын

Blücher: ON

@austinkendrixfadera1705

4 жыл бұрын

Wew

People talk a lot about dogs, but Horses have been our allies in War, sport, agriculture, transport and more. They deserve some recognition, they are the real MVP.

@ConradoGutierrez13

9 ай бұрын

Lo he dicho por años, el mejor amigo del hombre es el caballo. Han peleado lado a lado desde el principio de los tiempos.

@leonardobrandaoeafitopatol7194

9 ай бұрын

True. Fortunately, we stopped of using horses in war.

@javierpernasgonzalez418

3 ай бұрын

Not forget donkeys and cammels.

@nickh7777

3 ай бұрын

I too cast my vote for the horse over dog, in the horse/dog issue! Let it be the horse and may you always roam free Hidalgo!

@ggmu4656

9 күн бұрын

Agreed, yeah they are good animals but apart from the "caring" Factor, a horse surpasses a dog in all other spheres. Dogs are used for home defense, horses are used to win wars.

Regular battles: "Sir, the enemy right wing is advancing" Leipzig: "The enemy is approaching from the South, North, East, South-West and North-East !!!"

@whynot-tomorrow_1945

3 жыл бұрын

Then we shall advance to the West!

@deepyamandas1192

3 жыл бұрын

@@whynot-tomorrow_1945 yup

@derpynerdy6294

3 жыл бұрын

French officer: don’t worry Napoleon could buy us some time for 1 day After the battle of Leipzig French officer: Damn and I thought barely a day but 2 days??!!

@manco828

Жыл бұрын

Don't worry Steiner will protect our West flank.

@charlie8344

Жыл бұрын

@@whynot-tomorrow_1945 more like retreat to the west

In the words of Count Dooku: "I've been looking forward to this"

@theblackprince1346

4 жыл бұрын

Read that in Sir Christopher Lee's voice

@willgirvan2491

4 жыл бұрын

"twice the pride, double the fall"

@spectator6964

4 жыл бұрын

Hello there!

@kostantinos2297

4 жыл бұрын

@@willgirvan2491 Precisely!

@CZESAR99

3 жыл бұрын

Hell Yeah viveeeee Napoleón!!!!!! For Franceeee for glory !!!!!

For anyone who is wondering, Marshal MacDonald was born and raised in France, the son of a Scottish Jacobite who had fled there after the failed 1745 Rising. MacDonald was made a Marshal on the battlefield of Wagram after distinguishing himself there, and later received the Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honor and was named the Duke of Tarente. Due to his Scottish heritage, Napoleon often joked that he wouldn't dare let Macdonald within the sound of bagpipes, lest he defect and join the British.

@fredbarker9201

4 жыл бұрын

NymArcadion thanks I love learning more about the marshals fascinating figures themselves.

@John_winston

4 жыл бұрын

@@CelticAngloPress2nd Thanks mate

@Crusader-tg1wx

4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating. Yeah, MacDonald isn’t exactly the most “French-sounding” of names. And I didn’t recall there ever being a brigade of British traitors serving in the Grande Armee. Thanks for that.

@luisvaldes1568

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for info, I began wondering about him in last video.

@shabaanj8413

4 жыл бұрын

Wrong McDonald was made a franchise

I've studied the Napoleonic Wars for 60 years (started when I was 15. This the most clear and concise description of the battle that I have ever seen! Most of the books that deal with the battle leave one befuddled and confused. Great job!!

Just imagine being in that exact scenario, 4 days of artillery, gun fire, no sleep, outnumbered, and soo lil left ammunition... Also Marshal Poniatowski sounds like a brave man along with the rear guard. "Sire, we will hold on! We are all ready to die for your Majesty! *Vive l Empereurer!*

@andresdiaz2737

2 жыл бұрын

Polish troops were vicious, almost fanatic throughout the entire Napoleonic wars.

@michaelbrett3749

Жыл бұрын

And they did die as part of the 3 million people that died because of Napoleons ego.kiñd of like the 55 million that died because of Hitler.

@VaibhavGupta-hr8vc

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelbrett3749 And that's why British always brainwashed their coalition rulers while not sending a single soldier during Battle of Leipzig. That's the limit of hypocrisy

@michaelbrett3749

Жыл бұрын

@@VaibhavGupta-hr8vc Oh really you don't know your history. The most important aspect of History are the facts and you seem to ignorantly blissful of them.The British rocket detachment were there at the Battle of Leipzig. The British army itself was actually busy at the time fighting the French in the Peninsular war.

@VaibhavGupta-hr8vc

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelbrett3749 How many troops really fought against France. If we compare number of troops we see the difference. I am not saying that they don't play any role in Napoleon's downfall , but here sorry their role is meagre. And from my point of view, Rockets detachments were firstly used against British itself. Go and type Mysorean Rocket and see the adoption of technology by British in 1805. And by the way Rockets were really inaccurate during that period

Absolute masterpiece, this battle as well as it's depiction over here at this channel. Can't believe a 200 year old event had me glued to my screen for half an hour.

@AlexDiaz-hl8qx

4 жыл бұрын

Prakhar Singh it is truly amazing

@OmegaTrooper

4 жыл бұрын

you should watch more videos / read more history books. all the world's best stories are in them.

@kakashi101able

3 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact this Battle was the 3rd largest battle of the 1800s!

@devildog7792

3 жыл бұрын

@@kakashi101able Which was the first largest battle? I'm curious.

@kakashi101able

3 жыл бұрын

@@devildog7792 Number One was the Third Battle of Nanking (1864). It was part of the deadliest war of the 19th century. Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864). In the Third battle of nanking, it was the the last major battle of the this war, over 900,000 fought (counting both sides). The battle lasted 3 days with over 120,000 died, and many more thousands wounded.

Here's an interesting bit of history: Beethoven's 7th Symphony, which you heard in Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia, was first performed for the Allied wounded in the Battle of Hanau!

@lukemitchell415

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it's actually the egmont overture (1810)

@thomascatty379

4 жыл бұрын

Luke Mitchell I don’t know who to trust now

@malachimatcho7583

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t Beethoven’s 3rd symphony “Eroica” first dedicated to Napoleon?

@geordiewalker2102

4 жыл бұрын

It's Egmont

@htrland

4 жыл бұрын

Also Beethoven's "Battle Symphony" or "Wellington's Victory", which nowadays is performed mainly in the UK

Bernadotte : " I'm only pursue Swedish interests" Everyone : "It's treason then"

@onehope6448

3 жыл бұрын

Lol he a traitor. Attacked Norway instead of Russia.

@florix7889

2 жыл бұрын

Ordering the killing of men from the country you were born and raised is treason

@mint8648

2 жыл бұрын

@@onehope6448 cope

@thanhhoangnguyen4754

2 жыл бұрын

@@mint8648 Yeah to be honest he should recover Finland. Then move on to Norway latter. Dude he not going to recover Finland. The only left of the Swedish Empire.

@t.wcharles2171

Жыл бұрын

@@onehope6448 attacking Finland (and by extension russia) was counter to Swedish interests as he was trying to build relations with the coalition members Russia, Prussia, and Britain and attacking Russia is not a good look

Only a man of Napoleons genius could hold at against a coalition force of this magnitude. A testament to his place in history as one of the most brilliant generals in human history.

@derpynerdy6294

3 жыл бұрын

Imagined your enemy had 300k-400k soldiers from all direction except west and you have to hold with your 190k soldiers

@maskr5520

3 жыл бұрын

I see it as a tactic victory. All the others generals would have been crushed the first day by the coalition, but napoleon, his marshals and his troops have held the line for very long time

@derpynerdy6294

3 жыл бұрын

@@maskr5520 Yeah 4 days too

@fredbarker9201

3 жыл бұрын

@@derpynerdy6294 not only was it 365k v 195k but the coalition had reformed their armies all in Napoleonic ideas as best as they could

@derpynerdy6294

3 жыл бұрын

@@fredbarker9201 see almost 3:1

This channel sure earned his "Bâton de maréchal" :)

@freewal

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. 7 stars for Epic History TV * * * * * * *

"Napoleon would prove he was still the master of war." Positively cannot wait. I was never interested in the history of the Napoleonic era until this series came along. I've been following it for months now and I eagerly await the next chapter. Thank you for this amazing work.

@DarthPlato

4 жыл бұрын

It's a great alternative to getting your history from Time Bandits.

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

4 жыл бұрын

Why hello there 🦉

@TeamKuukiFoodGames

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed! I can't wait!

@Clausewitz-jl8cl

4 жыл бұрын

@@lsatep conquers half of europe while being against 3 superpowers at the time and manage to defeat them all while reinventing the Way to make war and becoming the general with the most battles won in history "Napoleón was not máster of war"

@jprectra2699

4 жыл бұрын

@@lsatep on a scale of 1-10, how british are you?

If Ridley Scott wanted to spend 200 million dollars on any good Napoleon movie, he should have make movie about this battle,starting from crossing of Berezina.

“ I made him a Count, but I couldn’t make him a General “ the burn😂😂

@counterfeit1148

4 ай бұрын

The Bavarians were deployed with their backs to a river after all

Fun fact: During the Battle of Leipzig and other campaigns, the Russian army employed Bashkir and Kalmyk horse archers against Napoleon, essentially in a manner similar to that of the Mongols. The French called them some of the most useless troops they had ever fought, but they were among occupying troops in Paris in 1814

@htrland

4 жыл бұрын

That's interesting. This just might be the first time Mongol and Turkic forces occupied a part of Western Europe.

@Artur_M.

4 жыл бұрын

If you look closely you can actually spot some of them among cossacks on a period illustration in the previous video. In the part talking about Russian Cossacks reaching Hamburg.

@TheHippoBLT

4 жыл бұрын

They were called “Cupids” by the French due to their employment of bow and arrows. In 1807 in eastern Prussia and Poland, their use was seen as a joke by the French. In many instances they would miss their arrows and rarely hit someone. If they did, and in one instance a French corporal pulled out the arrow and scoffed. Only to fall dead a minute later. Weird stuff.

@hanselsihotang

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheHippoBLT heh, you'd tend to be mocked if you say you bring a bow to a gun fight. But poisoned arrows can kill as much as bullets did.

@henriklehn4281

4 жыл бұрын

Really says something about the age of gunpowder, that troops whos fighting style used to rule Asia were being mocked as useless. Napoleonic weapons get mocked too much in modern pop culture for how effective they were.

Man, that was a lengthy interesting insight into the battle of Leipzig. It was the Battle of the Nations. The battle for Europe. The men of their respective nations fought with a greater determination and courage one could have bear to witness. Poniatowski, who was made a Marshal by Napoleon made the ultimate sacrifice in covering the retreat of the French army. Marshal MacDonald barely escaped with his life in the retreat. And Marshal Murat, went secretly to the allies in order to preserve his kingdom. It clearly was the end for Napoleon. He was down, but not out. He could win battles, but never hope to win the war.

@iagosevatar4865

4 жыл бұрын

As a french, i'll always be thanksfull for Marshall Poniatowsky's great act of Loyalty. A true hero.

@freewal

4 жыл бұрын

Poniatowski is of course a legend. He has his Boulevard in Paris, and his name on the Arc de Triomphe.

@mlclmmerlyn2933

4 жыл бұрын

Napoleon said later at St.Helena: "The real king of Poland was Poniatowski: he gathered all the titles, he had all the talents."

@manualteirac9817

4 жыл бұрын

The battle for Europe ??? No, the battle for england and colonial business.

@user-ms8cd2yp1c

4 жыл бұрын

@@manualteirac9817 Germans and Russians are fighting for British? lol)))

You have inspired me to reinstall Total War: Napoleon.

@JM-dy4ty

3 жыл бұрын

The NTW3 mod makes it the best total war game

"I made him a Count but I couldnt make him a general" Napoleon was ruthless.

@christophermichaelclarence6003

2 жыл бұрын

That's our French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte alright

@ottomeyer6928

2 жыл бұрын

very good of him

@Blei1986

Жыл бұрын

honestly, sounds pretty fair and objective

@maceoryan-hess9235

Жыл бұрын

No! He was very kind and only ordered the inprisonment of millions of people

@DarkAlan2

Жыл бұрын

He had a sense of humour

Checklist of what it takes to beat Napoleon, Leipzig 1813 (acc. to Epic History TV): - 1 Trachenburg plan to force key battle with favourable odds - 1 Skirmish in the south of France - 4 days - 360,000 Austrians, Prussians, Russians, Swedes and others (combined) - 1500 cannon (combined) - Numerical advantage of almost 2 to 1 - Absence of Key Marshals and 140,000 reinforcements - Defection of Bavaria - Arriving ahead of schedule (Blucher) - Schwarzenburgian diplomacy - 3 Monarchs, 1 Crown Prince - 1 British Rocket Artillery detachment

@thomascatty379

4 жыл бұрын

swanner95 you’re entirely right, there is no real glory to win in those conditions

@EK-gr9gd

4 жыл бұрын

There were much more than skirmish in the south of France. Wellington and his hardened veterans entered France in late 1813. So Boney was forced to fight a multi-front war.

@Clausewitz-jl8cl

4 жыл бұрын

@@lsatep my man have you ever heard about the Charge at arcole river

@flycrack7686

4 жыл бұрын

Corrections: *Trachenberg Plan *Blücher

@lucasbalse2482

4 жыл бұрын

... And Saxony who changed sides

French corporal lighting the fuse “I wonder if all the troops have made it back across? Yeah, I’m sure they’re all fine.”

@wellplayed9593

4 жыл бұрын

@Han Lockhart I think he was scared. I mean, I think he was panicking when he did that.

@rikuvakevainen6157

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine yourself being near the bridge. You don't know how many troops are left on the other side of the bridge. You don't know how much Leiptzig has fallen. There is fear, panic and it all depends on you if enemy troops can cross the bridge or not. And then you see enemy troops. You know that the enemy will do anything to kill you to prevent the bridge's explosion.

@EpichistoryTv

4 жыл бұрын

A lot of people over the years have obviously blamed the corporal, but he was left with unclear orders and no timetable for the retreat. The reason he was left in charge was because his commanding officer had gone off to get clearer orders, but when he got them, he couldn't get back to the bridge because of the number of men and vehicles coming the other way.

@Nonsense010688

4 жыл бұрын

@@EpichistoryTv yeah I think one can say that the corporal shouldn't have been in a position where his decision would count for the whole rear gaurd.

@freewal

4 жыл бұрын

Si Wi yep exactly. His officers were more responsible than him IMO. You can’t let a Caporal take a role as important as that without clear orders.

Even tho Napolean eventually lost the fact he won so many big battles and against such immense odds is crazy. He was literally finding the most powerful countries all at once

@zanedietlin7645

Жыл бұрын

industry is everything... im fascinated by murat and his charge...

@smal750

5 ай бұрын

average french vs coalitions war lol. frances entire history is fighting all of europe.

@acdragonrider

5 ай бұрын

Napoleon would leave resounding impact on all of Europe

@potato88872

4 ай бұрын

Still does

@potato88872

4 ай бұрын

Still does

I so want HBO to make a series about the Napoleonic wars in the style of Rome or Game of Thrones.

@command_unit7792

4 жыл бұрын

The Russian's made something close to it but its part Drama part Documantery here is a trailer(its kinda low budget but its really good and the actors are godly the french actualy speak french in the series its from 2014): kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKFt1LWxgMuydJs.html

@deepyamandas1192

3 жыл бұрын

@@command_unit7792 yup from star media i really liked it

@aka99

3 жыл бұрын

Hbo made? Will not happen,.I guess to unknown in the usa.

@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive

3 жыл бұрын

Why? They would only ruin it. Read ASOIAF and then watch a Game of Thrones and tell me if you want a HBO series about this.

@antred11

3 жыл бұрын

@@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive I liked GoT at first but hated the direction the show was heading in after about season 4 or so. Even so, HBO also did Rome, of which they did a better job IMO, even if it wasn't necessarily historically accurate.

Coalition Commanders: "Where on earth is Bernadotte?" Bernadotte: *Slow marching intensifies* "Just taking in the view, that's all."

@johnghudjars3496

4 жыл бұрын

One would say Bernadotte was taking his time knowing full well that Austria and Prussia would stab Sweden in the back the first chance they got once Napoleon was vanquished. And he was right. If it weren't for Alexander and the British, the Prussians and Austrians would have cheated Sweden of its prize, Norway, and sided with the Danes and attempted to dethrone Bernadotte because he wasn't royal born and was a product of the Revolution. Metternich loathed Bernadotte for being the son of a law clerk. Bernadotte may have been a braggart and a Gascon par Gascony, but he was no fool.

@johnghudjars3496

4 жыл бұрын

also, I love your book, Carl!

@KingKurotrol2000

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnghudjars3496 damn I never knew that. Well I know something new about bernadotte's "leisure" march

@johnghudjars3496

4 жыл бұрын

@@KingKurotrol2000 I recommend reading, by noted historian Franklin D. Scott "Bernadotte and the Fall of Napoleon." It is a masterwork on intrigue and deceit on the part of the Allies. They wanted to use Sweden and cast her aside. Metternich was dealing with Denmark even after Denmark said it would stand with Napoleon to the end and then some. Metternich was determined to see every one of Napoleon's former associates removed from power on principle. The diplomatic history of the Sixth Coalition is insane to read. I have always thought that had the Emperor simply waited six more months on Elba he would have returned to a drastically different situation than he encountered in early 1815, one where the Allies would be engaged in all-out war with each other. Anyway, you're my favorite Marshal!

@paulallen8109

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnghudjars3496 Yes, Napoleon returning to France too fast actually reinvigorated the fragile alliance into one which simply was hellbent on finishing Napoleon for good. Had he stayed on Elba a little longer and bid his time he might have seen his former enemies fight it out for the spoils of war and who gets what. Either Napoleon sits it out or returns to France when one of the countries is eager to deal with a powerful ally yet again. If anything it buys Napoleon a whole lot of time and gives him better odds. That being said the wars had taken quite a toll on the French economy and it's therefore doubtful Napoleon could have engaged in any campaigns on his former scale.

28:33 "3 Allied Monarchs met" Bernadotte: Okay, then.

@EpichistoryTv

4 жыл бұрын

Good point, but technically Bernadotte was still only Crown Prince! i.e. next in line to the throne, although already effectively ruling as regent.

@chinguunerdenebadrakh7022

4 жыл бұрын

@@EpichistoryTv nah, it's cool, man. Just wanted to make a joke.

@johnghudjars3496

4 жыл бұрын

Bernadotte was the first one in. But it is fitting he is left out considering that Austrians and Prussians more or less never reconciled themselves to dealing with a son of the Revolution as an equal.

@DarthPlato

4 жыл бұрын

For years afterwards, Bernadotte would ask about how people in France thought of him since the end of the wars. It bothered him very much that he was regarded badly.

@cocotaveras8975

4 жыл бұрын

Epic History TV I have a question for you. Will you be doing a video on the Battle of the Pyramids, the Battle of Marengo, or the Battle of Rivoli? These are three of Napoleon’s most decisive victories and you still haven’t covered them yet, so I’m wondering if you will or not?

You've got to love Blucher such a ferocious commander and the sheer scale of these battles is amazing considering it was all foot, horse, and controlled with vague notes and the sound of trumpets.

@lesdodoclips3915

3 жыл бұрын

Blucher was a pretty poor tactician

@markgrehan3726

3 жыл бұрын

@@lesdodoclips3915 True but still crazy inspiring.

@lesdodoclips3915

3 жыл бұрын

@@markgrehan3726 for as old as he was defiantly

@kaletovhangar

Жыл бұрын

@@lesdodoclips3915 He was old fart by that time,but his ferocity is what made him a dangerous opponent.He also very well understood importance of mobility,which was proven both here and at Waterloo.Thry didn't call him "Marshall Forward!" for nothing.

@samsmith2635

5 ай бұрын

@@lesdodoclips3915 He didn't need the tactics if he could seize the initiative.

Fun fact. Descendant of von Schwarzenberg (Karel Schwarzenberg) was running for a president in Czech republic in 2008 :)

@kakashi101able

Жыл бұрын

Fun fact this was the 4th largest battle of the 19th century.

Interesting to imagine how the tables would have turned if Napoleon decisively defeated the Sixth Coalition here. Mesmerizing really, six coalitions, SIX!

@deuxpomme9777

4 жыл бұрын

It took 6 attempts from the major powers at that time to defeat him, now that's badass

@britishpatriot7386

4 жыл бұрын

The British would still of beat France at some point , we always did no matter the number's . War's are not just won on the battlefield and Britain ruled the sea's and were better when fighting the French on land too . France would of been beat eventually anyway .

@Flavius_Claudius_Julianus

4 жыл бұрын

@@britishpatriot7386 Great Britain was a key element in the defeat of the French Empire but arguing that Great Britain would have won the war alone is nonsense. "were better when fighting the French on land" : Englishmen were "better" on land at the end of the war and by carefully selecting their battles after almost 20 years of conflict (1793-1815). They knew that a confrontation against the French army before that would have been madness.

@leonellthelion

4 жыл бұрын

Yet he couldn't even invade, let alone threaten, an island. Such 'overwhelming' French power. 🙄

@douglassantet647

4 жыл бұрын

@L'Aigle don't be salty the Brits were simply protecting their interests

Fun fact is that Poniatowski was the only foreigner in French army with title of marshal.

@DarthPlato

4 жыл бұрын

Interestingly, he was born in Vienna.

@Meksgehere

4 жыл бұрын

Napoleon even said that he would have been the true king of Poland

@matejeber91

4 жыл бұрын

He was also the last king of Poland!

@Artur_M.

4 жыл бұрын

@@matejeber91 That wold be his uncle, Stanisław August Poniatowski.

@byznes7428

4 жыл бұрын

​@@DarthPlato Andrzej Poniatowski, his father, emigrated to Austria and became a well respected militiary commander. He settled in Vienna and soon after his son Józef was born. When Józef grown up he started service in austrian army, another fun fact - some sources say that in 1788 during austro-turkish war he saved life of... Schwarzenberg - main commander of allied forces during Battle of Leipzig this video is about. When country was falling apart he came back to serve as commander of polish army and after the ultimate fall as he was respected noble he focused on improving relations with Prussian royalty with hopes that Poles in annexed territories will be treated better (during partitions Prussia got regions mostly populated with Poles, including Warsaw). Within few years Napoleon came and Józef decided that he will fight for him to his last days as he was the only person he considered to be able to revive polish state. Quite an intresting story.

It took all of Europe to defeat the emperor, and still suffer heavy casualties.

@alexanderchristopher6237

3 жыл бұрын

Even throwing as much man as possible to the enemy is a strategy. The key of such strategy is to tire out the enemy in such decisive battles of the Allied’s choosing like Leipzig, and then crush them like a nut on a nutcracker. It took 3 superpowers and millions of men in the Eastern Front dying to defeat Nazi Germany. Would you call the Nazi leadership brilliant strategists like the Emperor Napoleon, despite them showing questionable tactics and strategy throughout that segment of the war?

@freewal

3 жыл бұрын

Alexander Christopher Never compare Nazis and Napoleon please. Napoleon brings new rights for the European people. He never committed multiple genocide. The wars were triggered by the allies especially UK who wanted the leadership in Europe.

@aaronstorey9712

3 жыл бұрын

@@freewal he also brought slavery back to france

@deepyamandas1192

3 жыл бұрын

@@aaronstorey9712 but then abolished it

@aaronstorey9712

3 жыл бұрын

@@deepyamandas1192 yeah he then re abolished slavery.... in 1815

Largest battle during the Napoleonic Wars with coalition forces from all major nations The British - One Rocket Boi

@Delogros

4 жыл бұрын

To be far we where kinda busy in France and the USA at the time :) but nice to be represented even if its only be like 50 guys hehe :)

@alexanderchristopher6237

4 жыл бұрын

Delogros not to mentioned that the British army was with Wellington in Spain at the time, fighting alongside the Portuguese and Spanish.

@Brumairevideo

4 жыл бұрын

@@Delogros In 1812 the brits lost against the americans.

@Delogros

4 жыл бұрын

@@Brumairevideo You mean when the Americans failed to invade Canada multiple times or when they lost Detroit?... Given there where only 5,000 British troops in the whole of Canada for a lot of 1812 I'm not sure what it is in that year you think the Americans won?... Even the war as a whole wasn't an American victory, none of the war aims where achieved by the war and the US military spent a fairly disturbing portion of the war being pasted by less the 1/6 (at it's height in 1815) of the British military on it's home soil, i.e. when Detroit fell the US population was about 8 million, total British forces in the US like 1,400 and you still lost territory... US trade was cut from $135 Million a year to $7 and $3.1 million of that was the Northern states trading under license with the British largely to supply the British army in the Peninsular war. When the war ended US land was occupied by British forces while no British land was occupied by Americans forces, plus capital burned. My point is, given no land changed hands you can, at best from an American perspective call this war a stalemate but even that's pushing it for a best case scenario, the only British objective at the outset of the war by contrast was to defend Canada from US aggression, just need to look at a map to see who achieved their objectives in the end.

@ivanvoronov3871

4 жыл бұрын

@@Brumairevideo the brits did not lose by an means, the us failed to invade Canada and Britain burned the White House down. They got there revenge

This series is one of the best on KZread. It's an event when a new episode is released. I have to mentally prepare before I watch the video.

@mario_1683

4 жыл бұрын

"I have to mentally prepare before I watch the video." hahahahahaha xD me too

@Skozerny

4 жыл бұрын

This series has caused me to play Napoleon Total war for like 200 additional hours.

@stephangoktay

4 жыл бұрын

same man, they should add more battles (including leipzig and in the penninsular war )

Can you imagine being a peaceful farmer living you life in the fields close to Leipzig when all of a sudden a battle for the continent takes place in your front yard?

@alexanderchristopher6237

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds of the guy who had the first battle of the American Civil War happening at his backyard at Manassas, only to see the war ended on his porch in Appamatox Courthouse.

@robertlevine2827

3 жыл бұрын

And all he got was this crummy T-shirt.

@mexicoxv2236

2 жыл бұрын

i guess the farmer were smart enough to run as far away as possible.

@JonathanLopezUT

Жыл бұрын

@@alexanderchristopher6237 Yea!

OST/BGM: 00:00 - 01:15 Nanga -- Ben Hayden 01:15 - 03:30 Centurion -- Ben Hayden 03:30 - 04:42 Agent -- Ben Hayden Day 1 Title Card 09:00 - 12:11 Renegade -- Seb Jaeger 12:11 - 14:35 Kilimanjaro -- Seb Jaeger 14:35 - 16:02 Turbulence -- Ben Hayden Day 2 Title Card Day 3 Title Card 18:03 - 20:45 Parbat -- Ben Hayden 20:45 - 24:00 Turbulence -- Ben Hayden Day 4 Title Card 25:23 - 26:20 Viking -- Joseph Heath 29:55 - 32:47 Barbarian -- Seb Jaeger Music of the title cards of Day 1, 2 and 4 06:00 - 09:00 16:02 - 18:03 24:00 - 25:23 Major Incursion -- Ben Hayden

@diegocobosanchez4373

Жыл бұрын

+Yat Sum Leung I see, you're talking about the "Epic History TV" music.. Well, thank you very much for the information 👍.

@yatsumleung8618

Жыл бұрын

@@diegocobosanchez4373 that's not all! The originating website Filmstro has a built in mixer which you can vary the depth, momentum and power according to the situation. There are at least 27 variations to each track and you can make your own remix!

@TheIsemgrim

Жыл бұрын

not all heroes wear capes. thx so much.

@yatsumleung8618

Жыл бұрын

@@TheIsemgrim Edna Mode: NO CAPES!!!

@aveekmanna912

Жыл бұрын

Thnx man

"Endgame is the best crossover ever." France, Prussia, Austria, Russia, Poland, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom, and The Netherlands: eNdGaEm Iz D bEsT kRoSoBeR eBeR.

@ChrisDynamo

4 жыл бұрын

Endgame doesn't hold a candle to Infinity War. It's a 3 hour bore with little going on, whereas Infinity War is jam packed with goodness.

@eyblender5896

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisDynamo true

@cumpanions8105

4 жыл бұрын

cringe

@blurryart1898

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the Czech soldiers.

@animeneweablet

3 жыл бұрын

@@blurryart1898 ah yes, Czechoslovaks. Don't forget the "one-side-athiest-one-side-Christian" duo.

Man, Napoleon keeps getting his victories snatched away by Blucher arriving places sooner than expected.

@markhenley3097

4 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile Grouchy goes for a walk eating some berries with his 30,000 soldiers.

@cmourat1

4 жыл бұрын

Blucher was a tough customer, wasn't he?

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

4 жыл бұрын

@@markhenley3097 To be fair Napoleon defeated Blucher in battle a few times in 1814 alone

@flycrack7686

4 жыл бұрын

*Blücher not Blucher, cmon guys you can do better

@nikobellic570

4 жыл бұрын

That's why his nickname was Marshal Forwards!

Imagine how outstanding this Battle was for its time. Essentially all of Europe had gather to fight a giant battle with muskets cannons and horses. Horrobal for those who had to fight,but very impressive for us to imagine.

@trockenerkakau6585

2 жыл бұрын

the greatest climax in all of history

@geordiejones5618

Жыл бұрын

Its a timeless testament to the marshal prowess of Napoleon that even after twin disasters in Spain and Russia it STILL took several massive armies, which all had to advance and collapse on one location to defeat what remained of the greatest army and greatest commander on the planet. Napoleon was truly the last of the great politico-military giants.

@yaresmiguelsebastiancanlap2849

Жыл бұрын

@@geordiejones5618 The battle of Leipzig showed that, the fact that 4 armies all together, consulting together and with all the monarchs assembling, just to fight french troops lead by napoleon really shows something. To me, the only reason why napoleon lost his power over all of Europe was because of his overconfidence but to be fair if I was him I would be to.

@dominicp9296

Жыл бұрын

​@@yaresmiguelsebastiancanlap2849 agreed 100% he should of left Russia alone focused on Spain with him there personally. After Spain then go after Russia. Fighting on 2 fronts like the Germans after and many others it almost never ever goes well

@bigt9127

6 ай бұрын

bro said "horrobal"

Greatest battle of all time and Britain be like “Hey guys check out my new rocket toy”

@deepyamandas1192

3 жыл бұрын

Yup copied from mysore and tipu sultan

I can safely say that after reading countless books on the battle and playing snippets of the battles on a table that I never truly got the feel for Leipzig as like most people I'm a visual learner .....and seeing this now joins all the dots together which now makes me want to read the books again as I'll be able to follow the narrative now that I've watched this excellent video.

@kawaiku

4 ай бұрын

Agreed! I was so lost tgebmany tines I read about it. Excellent video.

Views: 78 Likes: 63 That is an incredible 85% View-to-Like ratio, and utterly deserved for such an incredible job! This whole series will remain a staple of KZread’s historical community till the end days!

@Aragorn106654

4 жыл бұрын

@RogerwilcoFoxtrot Or the remains of the French army who couldn't swim

This was so epic. Just imagine Murat's 10,000 Heavy Cuirassiers coming straight at you

I think it's amazing how over the 8 years or so from Austerlirz to Leipzig, the number of cannon just exploded (sure, pun intended, why not). Back then I remember hearing in these videos there would be Grand Batteries of 30 or so guns; and the overall numbers were not much greater. Now at Leipzig there are several Grand Batteries of 100+ guns. Artillery really became the King of the Battlefield towards the war's end; and it stayed that way until it culminated in The Great War.

@ebonaparte3853

5 ай бұрын

Even today, artillery still plays a crucial role on the battlefield, although it may be second to air power.

@potato88872

5 ай бұрын

​@@ebonaparte3853air power is artilerry on jet engines

@Beanbag753

5 ай бұрын

Those fighting in Ukraine might argue that artillery is as important today as then.

Wrede at Hanau: Prepare to finally be stopped, Napoleon! Napoleon: *Lmao*

@sandrosaladze8095

4 жыл бұрын

Napoleon: ok noob

@lukeparslow6780

4 жыл бұрын

Napoleon: no u

@tfoltzyt111

4 жыл бұрын

napoleon: You have chosen death

@lucinae8510

3 жыл бұрын

That was doomed to fail, but critical for wounding his army even more.

@HauteGameFR

3 жыл бұрын

Popo : Ok Boomer

This Video is so great! I live very close to Leipzig so this is extra interesting. :D Fun Fact: In 2013 - the 200 year anniversary of the battle - the local radio station gave „Live“ Updates on how the battle went as if it was going on right now. :)

@EpichistoryTv

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and interesting to hear. How did you find the pronunciation of place names? Tolerable, or terrible?!

@horstschlemmer2042

4 жыл бұрын

Epic History TV the pronunciation was pretty good. Of course here and there you could here the accent (for example with „Markkleeberg“) but over all it was probably as close as a non native speaker can get 👍🏼 and way better then most other history channels. Thanks for your great videos!

@EpichistoryTv

4 жыл бұрын

Good to know, thank you. Another comment said we butchered them all, which seemed strange as we research them carefully and do our best. Of course a bit/lot of accent is inevitable!

@williamballangarry2995

4 жыл бұрын

Damn, that radio event would have been amazing!

Glory to Napoleon...his name lives on

@DOPEdwarf

2 жыл бұрын

@Liberal Patriot lmfao I bet you felt clever when you typed that out. Embarrassing.

@freewal

2 жыл бұрын

@Liberal Patriot comparing both is again an insult towards Napoleon the great.

@paranoidandroid6095

2 жыл бұрын

@@DOPEdwarf his name is liberal patriot and pfp is a beef look at me big biceps man, what did you think?

Napoleon was a Genius, but he wouldn’t have had as much success if Germany was already united. The Rhine federation helped him immensely in the beginning. Ironically Napoleon was the man that started German unification…

32:31 "But in the next campaing... fought for France itself... Napoleon would prove that he was still the master of the war."

@rikuvakevainen6157

4 жыл бұрын

@@lsatep do you understand what that phrase meant?

@ryanjuguilon213

4 жыл бұрын

That was because the Austrians dont really want to damage France. They need France to balance the Russians so they half assed the campaign and just let Blucher do most of the fighting

@napoleonbonaparte9166

4 жыл бұрын

@@lsatep Master of nothing? Of course, everyone ultimately finishes in ashes. However, I won immortality. And this video proves it. Unlike you anonymous British troll XD

@deepyamandas1192

3 жыл бұрын

@@napoleonbonaparte9166 britains empire is now down too whereas france has a bigger empire now

@derpynerdy6294

3 жыл бұрын

Deepyaman Das Dyutiman Woah! Theres two napoleons, do whos who?

You can debate a lot of things but I'm 100% sure Prince Poniatowski last words were "Kurwa mac!"

@cocotaveras8975

4 жыл бұрын

Joshua Lieberman If you don’t mind me asking, what does that translate to?

@thomascatty379

4 жыл бұрын

Coco Taveras I wonder too

@Nikola95inYT

4 жыл бұрын

@RogerwilcoFoxtrot I've seen video when one pole jumped from tower with parachute and he was screaming that all the way to the ground. The polish seems to be a very patriotic people.

@DarthPlato

4 жыл бұрын

I figure his last words were , oh shit.

@mikoajtokar5846

3 жыл бұрын

hahahaha :D ye i bet

It seems like no matter how long bloody hard fought Leipzig was. Only Waterloo gets talked about more.

The Royal Rumble of the Century

@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676

4 жыл бұрын

Hi brother ! 🍾🍷🍷 Take one

@isaacio8924

4 жыл бұрын

Battle Royale before it was cool

@cocotaveras8975

4 жыл бұрын

Napoleon Bonaparte, Empereur des Français Who is the real Napoleon and who is the impostor? 🤔🤔

@markhenley3097

4 жыл бұрын

@@cocotaveras8975 Obviously the first one since he speaks English.

@cocotaveras8975

4 жыл бұрын

Prins van Oranje Yes, how silly of me. Pardon my ignorance 😂😂!

"Książę Poniatowski zginął w nurtach Elstery" - "Prince Poniatowski fell in the Elster river." Poniatowski was a nephew to the last King of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and spent most of his youth partying, often riding naked on the streets of Warsaw. Died as a hardened soldier, refusing to desert Napoleon, while most of his own country was already occupied by Russia, hoping for a turn of events that would lead to Poland's liberation.

@shawngilliland243

4 жыл бұрын

@Nitsky89 - That's very interesting. I need to learn more about Maréchal Poniatowski.

@madwolf0966

4 жыл бұрын

How on earth do you pronounce the name

@user-qj5dj5hk1y

4 жыл бұрын

What countries did Russia occupy?

@majkel1684

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-qj5dj5hk1y Poland - Lithuania

@madzistropudzitto3229

3 жыл бұрын

@@anvilanvil7253 russia already invaded Poland-Lithuania like 2 or 3 Times before capture of moscow and even after that invaded Poland shit load of Time. Thry didnt calm they didnt want to calm situation they rather wanted to expand. And that puppet tsardom thing was basically puppet goverment and Poland was still defacto controlled by Russian tsar

Say what you want about Murat but the man was undoubtedly brave leading cavalry charges with nothing but his riding crop at Eylau and here.

@couldbeanybody2508

3 жыл бұрын

Traitor to France and it's people. France remembers.

@TE4MTIGER

3 жыл бұрын

@@couldbeanybody2508 I mean does anyone in France really care about him nowadays?

@samkonstantinos4319

3 жыл бұрын

Well, Murat did try to support Napoleon upon his return to France, declaring war on Austria and began an expedition of leading most of the Neapolitan Army through Italy and into France, and increase Napoleon’s troop numbers. However, the Austrians had suspected him of being sympathetic towards Napoleon, and increased their troop count in northern Italy before Murat made his attempt to escape. They managed to crush Murat’s army before he could be reinforced by an Anti-Austrian rule Italian army that had formed mostly of Pro-Napoleon veterans and also managed to get the Bourbon monarchy of Naples back into the Kingdom before Murat returned. Murat was captured by the Bourbons and executed 5 days later that year by firing squad. Of course, whether or not you consider Murat a traitor to France is up to the individual, but it doesn’t change the fact his descendants still live under the name Murat, and that Marshal Murat’s name is inscribed along with Napoleon’s other Marshals on the Arc de Triomphe.

@beepo5448

3 жыл бұрын

Cossacks respected him mate.

@deepyamandas1192

3 жыл бұрын

@@samkonstantinos4319 austruans were ked by frimont

Napoleon although genious in the fields of battle he often perform poorly in diplomacy, if not because of Talleyrand. Had he content with peace of Amiens, or never invade Spain and Russia even accept Matternich's proposal i bet we still seeing a Bonaparte in French throne to this day.

Jesus, that man was really really a monster, he lost this battle, but the allies suffer as hell to win ... This must be the first doc i have ever seen that explains this battle so accurately, congratulations and continue to the incoming FRANCE CAMPAIGN ...

@yrsjhydjmdhyt

4 жыл бұрын

It took the wealth of the British Empire, the armies of Europe and nearly 20 years to defeat Napoleon.

@mprpo946

4 жыл бұрын

At some point they weren't fighting France, they were fighting him ... They were fighting a man, not a nation ...

@Xigakoz

4 жыл бұрын

@@mprpo946 yeah, imagine fighting for feudalism, what a monster was napoleon, dumbass

@archieames1968

4 жыл бұрын

@@Xigakoz the old order was on its way out anyway. Napoleon didn't care about kings or liberty. He killed millions out of pure megalomania. That fits the definition of monster in my book. He was a good general and somewhat less good politician but thats pretty much his only admirable trait.

@anzaca1

4 жыл бұрын

Napoleon was only outnumbered about 2:1. There are hundreds of battles where forces outnumbered in such a way have emerged victorious. His achievement here is nothing extraordinary. Yes, the Allies lost a lot of men, but they could afford it.

*Nepoleon would still prove he's the master of war* Instant goosebump

@couldbeanybody2508

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes. Single goosebump

@Danymok

3 жыл бұрын

69

@Leo-rt2vo

3 жыл бұрын

“Napoleon would prove that he was still the master of war” is the correct phrase

@leozaz9402

Жыл бұрын

NAH, HE LOSE

@idk-zi3gw

Жыл бұрын

@@leozaz9402 imagine being mad at some French guy 300 years ago

Such a brilliant video. High quality animations, fitting use of the era's paintings, quotes and portraits, a narrator with a pleasant voice and all told in an exciting, yet neutral and unbiased manner. Truly a great mini-documentary of this decisive moment of the Napoleonic wars!

This series is legendary, seriously, best Napoleon content and historical content ever.

Been waiting for this. Napoleon is one of the most important figures to study if you want to understand Geo-politics and global warfare. So for all you fellow History junkies out there, please don't skip this era of Europe in your studies.

@DarthPlato

4 жыл бұрын

Too bad schools are replacing European history with crap.

@thezeitos469

4 жыл бұрын

@@DarthPlato I dont know to what school you went, but I had pretty extensive lessons on the Napoleonic wars. XD

@scottkain511

4 жыл бұрын

@@DarthPlato I agree. It's a shame. It's this crazy alt-left ideology nowa days, it is destroying our education system. They are literally saying that it's racist to be European lol. Silly people.

The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny of the Napoleonic War, I would say. Speaking of WW1, I wonder how many Generals and Field Marshals thought that the worst case scenario would be like Leipzig, only to then come out in the aftermath and realise that the battles of the Western Front were far, FAR worse.

@coryhall7074

4 жыл бұрын

The battles on the Eastern Front as well. Galicia in 1914 alone was an even worse version of Leipzig every week, fought by many of the exact empires that had been allied one hundred years before.

@DarthPlato

4 жыл бұрын

Weapons in Napoleon's era did not have the rate of fire that was had in WW1. It was assumed that modern industry, railroad would be enough to force a decision, like what was had in 1870.

@anjusanal

4 жыл бұрын

Do you think they had machine guns and poison gas in 1813??

@anonymousmind8402

4 жыл бұрын

@@anjusanal I know that the technologies of 1914 onwards which made WW1 infamous were not available during the Napoleonic War. My thoughts were on how the events of this battle (and subsequent battles and wars such as the Crimean War - possibly a future topic for a new Epic History TV series) were overshadowed by WW1's own brutal form of warfare.

@napoleonbonaparte9166

4 жыл бұрын

@@anonymousmind8402 This battle and Napoleonic wars were very present in memories in the 19th century. They are overshadowed by WW1 because WW1 is closer to present day, and WW1 has also been overshadowed by WW2.

I first became interested in the Napoleonic wars when I was eight years old, after seeing a documentary about the Battle of Austerlitz. This series is by far the best I've ever seen on the subject and my inner child is absolutely roaring for the next part.

31:10, General von wrede never recovered from that sick burn.

What a journey, which unfortunately will soon be over. So we eagerly await Napoleon's campaign in France.

@aka99

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, hi guys :)

@ParaLightWorX

3 жыл бұрын

@@aka99 Hi !You here?

@aka99

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParaLightWorX haha yes :D

@paulkruger2003

3 жыл бұрын

Inspiration für einen neuen Film?

"I made him a count, but I couldn't make him count"

@DarthPlato

4 жыл бұрын

You may not realize it, but that is actually where counts come from. A count made sure about organizing the soldiers into correct numbers for the Dux.

@kostantinos2297

4 жыл бұрын

@@DarthPlato Thanks for the info, I didn't know that! (obviously)

@seamonster936

4 жыл бұрын

Darth Plato Cool story but no, ‘Count’ (noun) comes from the Norman French Comte which stems from the Latin ‘Comes’ which means companion. To count comes from the Norman ‘counte’ which ultimately stems from the Latin ‘computare’. Interestingly the Germanic form of Count such as ‘Graaf’ in Dutch, ‘Greve’ in Swedish and ‘Graf’ in German comes from the Koine Greek ‘grapheus’ a Byzantine official who called people together as you described.

@kostantinos2297

4 жыл бұрын

@@seamonster936 Interesting. Keep it coming!

@kostantinos2297

4 жыл бұрын

@@seamonster936 I'm Greek you know, and grapheus (γραφεύς, as far as I can tell) is derived from the Greek word γράφω, meaning "the one who writes". This is layman's knowledge though, so I imagine there's more to it than this literal translation.

This is incredible. The drama of the retreat, the bridge's destruction, the trapped men...astonishing.

It's mind-blowing how close he came to rout the Austrian army on the first day. That would certainly won him the battle.

@dynamo1796

Жыл бұрын

If the mad dash to the Monarch's HQ had resulted in them killing a few of them, that would definitely have turned the tide.

@HighPriestFuneral

3 ай бұрын

@@dynamo1796 Napoleon seemed to be wholly aware of the danger of slaying any heads of state and ever strived to settle matters between them in a peaceful manner, no matter how many times he had been betrayed. If he had captured the HQ of the Coalition it is quite likely he would have arranged some peace, perhaps taking his father-in-law "home" to visit the family, inviting his "dearest friend" Alexander for a tour of France, and so on. Napoleon recognized that needlessly antagonizing the people of countries by slaying their rulers was ill-advised. It would have definitely given the empire a new lease on life, give him time to challenge Wellesley in the South, and possibly regain and re-establish communication with his garrisons elsewhere.

@AtheisticAtheist

3 ай бұрын

Close, but not close enough.

There is also the story of Blücher tracking Napoleon's army as they retreated. On the side of the road he found exhausted and starving French soldiers again and again. They were terrified of going to the surrounding villages or towns to get something to eat because they knew how much they were hated by the Germans for their behavior in the years before and therefore feared that the inhabitants would beat them to death.

Now, I knew how the napoleonic wars ended, but I didn't know how they got there. When the road to leipzig was released, I was so hyped for this. Was pretty sure I knew the outcome, but I stopped myself from going on wikipedia so I could be told here! And told I was, this series is simply amazing. No interviews, no reenactments, just animation, battle tactics and deployments, quotes, gritty narration, my inner history buff is screaming :P amazing content!

-suggests an alternate topic to plagues -suggests a series on the middles ages Hmm

@user-mt8jt4uk3b

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Persen -suggests the northern great war 😋

Congratulations on having detailed the "battle of the nations" so well. The video with all the troop movements on the map is much clearer than reading a book, as this battle is complex with multiple beligerents.

"When a Lion gets old even Dogs used to bark on him".

Respect to marshal Poniatowski and all the polish troops fighting with Napoleon. They were great allies.

@Giorgos-ee5kn

10 ай бұрын

Even until today , Polish Anthem mentioning Napoleon. They really were loving him and he left his influence to them.

@XIXCentury

9 ай бұрын

Polish attack dogs

@KS-jn5pv

8 ай бұрын

Lmao get wrecked noobs INGURLUNNDDDDD

@swagkachu3784

8 ай бұрын

Still lost bozo

@sawomirsieklucki5895

7 ай бұрын

Yeah we always fail to switch sides on time

I see Murat inherited the Italian Culture of... switching sides you could say.

I’ve been looking forward to this, but also not so due to the loss of Poniatowski.

@Icbinideifreu

2 жыл бұрын

Pathetic polish nationalist commenting in KZread. What a surprise…

Hello, A few pieces of trivia I'd like to add. Firstly, about the fight over Möckern. It is said that General von Yorck, who was considered by his subordinates and soldiers to be the most cold blooded general in the Prussian Army, if not all of Europe, was close to breaking down in tears, when he ordered his Cavalry to attack by saying " If the Cavalry doesn't work a miracle right now, all will be lost." At this point his Corps had led 17 Attacks on french positions in Möckern. Secondly, In the video the number of roughly 20.000 french wounded was cited. To put that into perspective, Leipzig had roughly 30.000 citizens at the time. Field hospitals were so overcrowded that wounded men were just laying everywhere on the streets. Supply-Wagons had to be rolled over them. I might also add, that the battle was fought in unusually cold weather for the time of year. Thirdly, although Napoléon retreated from Leipzig, and the City was spared an artillery bombardment, Leipzig and all of Saxony for that matter, suffered a terrible Typhus-Epidemic, following this campaign. One of the reasons why none of the encircled Garrisons could even seriously attempt a breakout, was the large number of Typhus-cases. Torgau, Wittenberg and other citys suffered terribly. Finally I'd like to add a few things about the saxon Army. Their soldiers had been put on half rations long before the battle, they had unjustly been blamed for Neys Failure at Großbeeren also. The Saxon army at this point consisted of barely 5.000 men, suffering from lack of food and equipment. Most of the officers saw their duty to their soldiers first and foremost, and urged both Napoleon and King Frederick August pf Saxony to reposition them away from the fighting. Neither of whom complied. When they had to fight the entirety of Blüchers Corps Langeron, many of them surrendered. Many but not all of them. The saxon Cuirassiers for remained with the Grande Armée for the first day of it's retreat. Then after a nearly bloody incident they were honorably discharged from the Grand Armée. So while yes the Saxons deserting wasbad for Napoléon, I do believe he is at least partially to blame, as he didn't deploy aedequate reserves to plug this whole in his line which was inevitably going to open up. Okay that was a long post. Sorry. I am in Quarantine and Lord knows I've got nothing better to do. I hope you all Enjoyed the video and this comment . Have a great day or night. Yours Truly N.N.

@shawngilliland243

4 жыл бұрын

@N. N. - Thank you very much for your informed, detailed, and most interesting comment!

@onetwothreefourfive12345

4 жыл бұрын

Please don’t apologise. This was really interesting and adds a lot to a video I thought was perfect already. Thanks

@truekey6821

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant pieces of information. Thanks

@freewal

3 жыл бұрын

Saxon trahison is not acceptable. When your own monarch support Napoleon who gave a lot to Saxony, elevated them as a Kingdom, gave the crown of Poland to Friedrich-August. At this stage the whole Grande Armée suffered terribly after Russia still was loyal. In an army this deserves immediate execution for desertion and high trahison.

Basically when you messed up in Total War and everyone is declaring war on you.

@napoleonbonaparte9166

4 жыл бұрын

In Total War everyone declares war on you, even when you don't mess up.

@RoydeanEU

4 жыл бұрын

@@napoleonbonaparte9166 not to mention when you beat everyone they get larger army's in the form of rebel army's spawning every 3 turns

@qihaoliu3631

3 жыл бұрын

@@napoleonbonaparte9166 Which Total War are you referring to? Cuz, diplomacy since M2TW has been fairly consistent and easy to manage (you can see your status with other factions with a numeric score). Of course certain events may trigger unavoidable conflict like War of Succession in ETW and Realm Divide in Shogun 2.

@morammofilmsph1540

3 жыл бұрын

When you play French and you destroy a nation with a trade agreement with Spain. Spain: *WE RIDE AT DAWN BITCHES*

@simonbarabash2151

3 жыл бұрын

@@qihaoliu3631 Depends on game and faction, I've found that Macedonia in Rome II inevitably has to deal with a chain reaction of everyone declaring war on you from all directions no matter what you do. And lets not even talk about Warhammer/Warhammer II (though thats probably working as intended knowing warhammer)

This is the best documentary channel in all of entertainment. You guys deserve an Academy Award for this. I literally felt like a French soldier fighting for one of my idols, Napoleon Bonaparte!!!!!

When the lion is wounded all hyenas charge in... but could not destroy him. Excellent video amazing art work and music all fitted in perfectly. Outstanding!

Polish deserve an episode about their history from this channel. Brilliant content.

@impaugjuldivmax

4 жыл бұрын

that video would be too depressing

@impaugjuldivmax

4 жыл бұрын

@@vattghern257 but there was no any tsar in Russia in 1611, and Moscow was not actually captured. Boyars just opened the gates for Polish Army. But I agree, up until that weird Commonwealth poles had lots of historical achivements

@visiblechunk

4 жыл бұрын

Witcher there was no Russian ruler during 1611 and Russia was in chaos and invaded by 4 other nations. And didn’t even hold Moscow for that long. Not long compared for how long Russia held Warsaw.

@miroslawkaleta6387

3 жыл бұрын

@@impaugjuldivmax ready about Battle of Kushyno 1610, it was after our great victory

@impaugjuldivmax

3 жыл бұрын

@@miroslawkaleta6387 it is not enough to win a single battle in 1000 years dude

I find it absolutely incredible how generals and field marshals managed to control the chaos of these battles.

@gammondog

Жыл бұрын

And without the use of radios.

@samsmith2635

5 ай бұрын

Charisma, its called Officer Presence.

"Napoleon would prove that he was still the master of WAR" I can`t wait for the next episode. That line gave me the chills :D. 10/10 Best history channel out there.

The napoleonic wars were truly amazing as far as war goes, Waterloo is one of the best movies I’ve ever seen, I’d love to see this battle in a movie, hopefully it’ll be in the new napoleon movie

@neveryflinglas6348

5 ай бұрын

The new Napoleon movie sucks. Regarding the battle of Waterloo they show Blucher for like 2 secs and show that the Brits defeated him single handedly

@sans_hw187

Ай бұрын

THIS battle, the battle of Leipzig, is the true final battle that ended the first French empire and Napoleon. Waterloo was just a spin-off, a desperate attempt that could not really lead anywhere. People remember Waterloo more than Leipzig only because the British were present in the first but not in the latter, and their propaganda then did the rest, even though they won it thanks to the Prussians.

Respect to the rear guards, willing to die for their emperor.

@michealohaodha9351

4 жыл бұрын

@@lsatep In my personal view you're doing the man a disservice. Sure there's no such thing as a perfect human and yes episodes like Egypt for instance do leave a stain. But if Napoleon's men did not feel like he was there with them, suffering as they did (even if it was exaggerated) then why did they follow him so fervently and for so long? Napoleon proved at Arcole for instance where he rallied his troops by seizing the colour of one of his battalions and exposing himself to intense Austrian fire that he wasnt afraid to be get stuck in with his men. He took a bayonet in the thigh at Toulon storming the fort and a spent musket round at Aspern. They followed him because they felt that he valued them. I find some of your other points a bit rich too. Trying to call an armistice in the middle of a battle your losing - Why not? Its worth a shot. Would you prefer just to lose than instead trying everything in your power to change things? Abandoning troops in Russia - A contentious one but by the time Napoleon did on December 5th General Malet had attempted a coup d'etat in Paris and the Grande Armee was close to leaving Russian territory. Sure it left a bad taste but the Emperor had been there with his men from the start in Moscow, at Maloyaroslavets, along the road and crossing the Berezina. What use would a shattered Grande Armee in Poland have been when someone has taken the throne at home? Who would raise new levies for the next campaign? Making poison to avoid capture by Cossacks - Only natural, would you want to fall into their hands? Escaping to the US - Again why not? Would you rather just give up? Should the Free French who escaped to Britain in 1940 have just stayed and faced German justice? Refusing to enter Spain - when did he refuse this? Id like to see proof.

@bobbyjospeh480

4 жыл бұрын

@@lsatep Do you have nightmares where brave and handsome french soldiers bully you at Napoleon's command ?

@sandrosaladze8095

4 жыл бұрын

@@michealohaodha9351 He probably means in 1809 when Napoleon departed from Spain to fight the Austrians and after his victory didn't return to lead his men. Which, by the way, makes me wonder why he didn't do that? Why didn't he took the command of the army there?

@michealohaodha9351

4 жыл бұрын

@@sandrosaladze8095 Hard to tell really - in my own view I think Napoleon began to look more at the future of his dynasty for one - marrying Marie-Louise of Austria and fathering a heir. But mostly I think that he considered Spain a secondary theatre. In 1809 he was busy with defeating Austria but news from Spain was not all together bad - yes there was Talavera but the British retreated after that, Zaragoza and Galicia fell to the French and the Spanish were crushed at Ocana. 1810 brought the emergence of the guerilla war and an ultimately unsuccessful drive on Cadiz down south but also the fall of Ciudad Rodrigo and another advance into Portugal. 1811 was similar too. I'm just guessing that Napoleon trusted the see-saw campaign to his Marshals and once Russia appeared on the horizon it was never seriously a priority.

@napoleonbonaparte9166

4 жыл бұрын

@@sandrosaladze8095 Spain was a war of attrition, French troops were fighting guerillas. Napoleon was a military commander BUT also the head of state. So yes he took command for campaigns that were supposed to be lighting campaigns (3rd, 4th, 5th coalition, as well as the 2nd invasion of Spain or the invasion of Russia), because he was supposed to be back in France few weeks/months after. Spain was a guerilla war who lasted 6 years. Napoleon couldn't leave France for so long time. A lot of people outside France only see him as a military commander but they forget he was also the ruler of France and had also to deal with domestic policy.

Never seen such a huge material on a video about Lepizig. Thank you EHTV, looks to me ,like you did your own revolution on videos concerning the napoleonic wars. Best animations , narrator and statistics out there. Upcoming, on my watchlist KZread was siege of Toulon by Ehtv, if i could only warn Napoleon about what i saw..

@uziela6347

4 жыл бұрын

Ferhat Erduran amd if he could consider listening to us :-D

@quintusfabiusmaximus8700

2 жыл бұрын

id rather not change history because the outcome would be unpredictable but i would go to st helena and show him this series. :)

Thank you guys for making such great videos. Ive always loved history ever since I was a kid, I always enjoyed famous historic wars and strategies. I've been watching each and every one of your videos for 4 hours straight and haven't gotten bored yet. Also your videos are very informative and entertaining to watch. Thank you👍🏼

I'm just getting into Napoleonic gaming with GMT's Commands & Colors game and the Napoleon 20 system. So glad I found these videos. Amazing quality and really give you an appreciation for the history behind the games. Thank you!

What a huge battle, to be in this lands during these four days must have been something immense and terrifying. And what poles we had, one of the greatest allies in our history, we don't forget you...

Crazy to think that one corporal caused Napoleon 30,000 men 30 generals and a Marshal

@cocotaveras8975

4 жыл бұрын

Electrical Nemisis I know right! And especially Poniatowski who was such a brave and courageous man. Sad to hear that that is the way he died.

@iagosevatar4865

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. A very bad luck ... or Karma ^^

@Cortesevasive

4 жыл бұрын

@@cocotaveras8975 Ok pole

@matejeber91

4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know his name?

@cocotaveras8975

4 жыл бұрын

C- I’m not a Pole. I’m Just someone who has a heart.

"If all were demoralized and he appeared, his presence was like an electric shock. All shouted 'Vive l'Empereur!' and everyone charged blindly into the fire."

@jupiterloverful

2 жыл бұрын

was electricity there ?

“Sire, we will hold on! We are all ready to die for your Majesty”.

@ukaszprus1988

Жыл бұрын

Druga najciekawsza postać w historii polskiej wojskowości zaraz po Janie Sobieskim według mnie

RIP Prince Józef Poniatowski, "Pepi" for friends. He was the only non-French Marshal of the Empire, nephew of the last, unfortunate King of Poland Stanisław August Poniatowski (although honestly, he could use some of his nephew's metaphorical balls and spine), a man known for bravery, sense of honor, and throwing the best parties in Warsaw in his "Copper-Roof Palace". And of course, RIP to all men fallen in this brutal battle.

@catriona_drummond

4 жыл бұрын

I am regularly walking past the place where Marshal Poniatowski drowned when I go to the post office or shopping groceries. They made a little memorial there. These days the creek he drowned in has been put underground in a tube so he'd be safe. I'll greet him from you next time.

@freewal

4 жыл бұрын

He has an important street in Paris, with all the great Marshalls : the Boulevard Poniatowski goo.gl/maps/kX2YL24YHjC4XVKk6

@Artur_M.

4 жыл бұрын

@@catriona_drummond Thanks!

@Artur_M.

4 жыл бұрын

@@freewal Nice to hear he's comemorated.

when considering the sheer scale and importance of the battle of Leipzig it is beyond me that movies, game and other documentaries focus mostly on Waterloo and rarely if ever, mention Leipzig also as a Dane and living in Copenhagen my forefathers surely knew about the firepower of the Congreve rockets. They were also used by the British in bombarding Copenhagen - an event that is part of the history curriculum for any Dane. The loss of the Danish fleet was a huge blow to national pride.

@DarthPlato

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, but that is also understandable. Battles aren't necessarily the most memorable because of scale, and Nations was something like x6 the scale of Waterloo, if not more.

@Delogros

4 жыл бұрын

Especially true given the most famous film about Waterloo was a Russian film :S would have thought it might have been about their own history - but Waterloo I suppose is the end of the story which is perhaps why it gets so much attention, plus English speaking world is who films, big budgety films tend to be made for...? Just some thought as to why.

@HingerlAlois

4 жыл бұрын

Well the British didn‘t play much of a role at Leipzig, thus they certainly focus more on Waterloo. Also Waterloo sounds better than Leipzig if you want to write a song;-)

@doug6500

4 жыл бұрын

It would be the same deal with the French fleet in WW2. The British simply could not let their oceanic hegemony be threatened especially after having just won arguably the most decisive battle in the Age of Sail. If you tap out to a big player like Napoleon then don't expect Britain to just sit about and allow your assets to feed his war machine.

Brilliantly done, you guys really captured the pressure and claustrophobia of the conflict

" I made him a count, but I couldn't make him a general" that was a sick diss

@ticklemetanner888

2 жыл бұрын

napoleon the ultimate sick burner he also a funny guy the men in the imperial guard unit thought their commander was killed but later it was confirmed to be wounded. napoleon told the commander: “that was quite a cannonball, it reduced my guard to tears” and after massena failed at portugal, he recalled massena who was Ennobled as prince of easlling. napoleon told him, “so! Prince of eassling, you are no longer massena?” “

One can see the mark the Battle of Jena left on Blucher...his blind fury to send in Russian troops to take the village. In the Six days campaign, which will be covered in the next video (I hope), Napoleon made Blucher suffer for every inch, but Blucher just kept feeding the war machine with more men. Blucher's fury even extended to the Jena bridge (which now is opposite of the Eiffel) which he wanted to destroy. The first time around, Talleyrand had Czar Alexander re-dedicate the bridge (thus Blucher couldn't destroy a bridge dedicated by an ally). And after Waterloo, Blucher again wanted to destroy the bridge; which Wellington thought idiotic and had a British soldier stationed on the bridge (Blucher couldn't destroy a bridge while an Allied soldier was stationed there).

@DarthPlato

4 жыл бұрын

Blucher wanted to demolish the bridge as payback for French soldiers ruining the Rossbach Column, a monument that memorialized Frederick the Great's victory over the French.

@freewal

4 жыл бұрын

Darth Plato yeah and Napoleon admired Frederich The Great.. so destroying the Column was not fair. The French army at this time (During Louis XV) was leaded by a complete incompetent.

@flycrack7686

4 жыл бұрын

Blücher not Blucher, cmon thats not so hard

@user-ms8cd2yp1c

4 жыл бұрын

Funny fact, in Russia many streets are named after him.

@siedonai3760

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-ms8cd2yp1c не в честь него, а в честь советского маршала Блюхера