So yeah VidCon took a lot out of my schedule. I was actually working on two videos at the same time. The other is halfway edited by now, so look forward to that next week. Check out Armchair Historian's video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gXmTxtaBgqy6iZs.html

@rohithgadge3773

4 жыл бұрын

What if Bismarck never able to unite Germany

@moritamikamikara3879

4 жыл бұрын

A.H.H are you going to be joining the youtubers union fairtube?

@hadtrio6629

4 жыл бұрын

how about u do a video what if the ottoman empire at this point was taking the same industrial revolution as England and u better speak well of them

@ahmedtauseef8196

4 жыл бұрын

Part 2

@user-kt8yp5ho2y

4 жыл бұрын

AlternateHistoryHub What if Japanese lose in the Russo Japanese War?

Napoleon's goal at waterloo wasn't to take over Europe again. His goal was to win and then negotiate for peace from a position of strength.

@ehcastro3156

4 жыл бұрын

EPIC statement. I'm really grateful nowadays we have different kinds of media to learn about HISTORY: books, the internet and TV. ;)

@johnadams13

4 жыл бұрын

Yup

@ollyoboomer7671

4 жыл бұрын

Probably he would become another king in the middle of the others

@Edax_Royeaux

4 жыл бұрын

Napoleon still had family ties with Austria. Just maybe if he could defeat the British and Prussians, he could get the momentum to reach a settlement. After all, the Coalition was at each other's throats just moments before Napoleon returned to France.

@johnrichards7337

4 жыл бұрын

The Allies were firm in their resolution not to negotiate. Even if Napoleon had annihilated Wellington and Blucher completely - very unlikely - there were still half a million more Allied troops coming right at him. He would have been in exactly the same position as 1814, except with both sides having rebuilt their armies. It would have been a longer and bloodier campaign, but the result would surely have been the same. There might have been a psychological effect if Wellington, a figure of great political significance, had been killed or captured - and it seems Napoleon was well aware of this - but, even without Wellington, Metternich would have held the Coalition together and maintained the strict policy of not negotiating.

"My enemies are many, my equals are none. In the shade of olive trees, they said Italy could never be conquered. In the land of pharaohs and kings, they said Egypt could never be humbled. In the realm of forest and snow, they said Russia could never be tamed. Now they say nothing. They fear me, like a force of nature, a dealer in thunder and death. I say, I am Napoleon, I am Emperor."

@sirp7394

3 жыл бұрын

Total war

@yountendema5522

3 жыл бұрын

Sega first

@kapitan19969838

3 жыл бұрын

I understood that reference!

@bebased1785

3 жыл бұрын

What a chad.

@boyscouts83712

3 жыл бұрын

Vive L'EMPURE! VIVE LA FRANCE 🇫🇷!

Also Tchaikovsky wouldn't have written that dope 1812 Overture where the cannon officially became an instrument.

@luciusvernus3174

4 жыл бұрын

So true

@03.ximipa3ahmadrinofarosmu3

2 жыл бұрын

The Cannon canonically became an instrument

Napoleon wouldn't have fallen if he had used Skillshare

@the_carter_smith

4 жыл бұрын

Napoleon wouldn’t have been invaded if he protected his and France’s IP address with NordVPN

@Yellow.1844

4 жыл бұрын

Progamer move

@powersettingsm7172

4 жыл бұрын

Thats Probably true.

@avi8aviate

4 жыл бұрын

Nor if he used NordVPN or Brilliant. Or if he played Vikings: War of Clans. Or if he did anything relating to the sponsor monopolies.

@abhisheknanda9956

4 жыл бұрын

@France MilkywayGalaxy NAUTTP NATHDTC AVGCP ASITH well even some third world country can defeat France now.

If you're invading Russia, learn from the Mongols and invade from the east.

@hauntologicalwittgensteini2542

4 жыл бұрын

The mongols never fully suceed in invading Russia

@szymongrela6557

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine how France would attack Russians from east

@lucaventinove3151

4 жыл бұрын

So attack while Russia is divided in different weak and underdeveloped principalities while you posses the biggest and most powerful army in the world and an empire which goes from Kazakhstan to Korea

@frenchsoldier8485

4 жыл бұрын

@@szymongrela6557 It would require an impossible amount of supplies that I doubt even the British could manage

@Prodigi50

4 жыл бұрын

Luca ventinove The Russian principalities weren’t underdeveloped then. Also I don’t think their army was the biggest (definitely the best though).

1800s Europe: everyone vs. France 1900s Europe: everyone vs. Germany 2000s Europe: everyone vs. Russia

@TitanJonkler

3 жыл бұрын

2020: everyone vs China

@jwil4286

3 жыл бұрын

unenthusiastic salt but the EU is either hell bent on hating Russia, or is hell bent on rebuilding the Silk Road

@jefferygoldmann2643

3 жыл бұрын

@@unenthusiasticsalt2123 but china isn't in Europe

@fakehiker965

3 жыл бұрын

Luiz Bangayan I hope so. China is the last real communist power left, we beat them. We beat the Bolsheviks for good.

@Hadahuda

3 жыл бұрын

@Deez Nuts yeah then we have to just beat the most evil country and bam done the world will be in peace

"No amount of planning wins against the grim reaper" *CGP Grey wants to know your location*

@SirAntoniousBlock

4 жыл бұрын

"China is a sleeping giant, let her sleep because if she awakens slit her throat!"

@ThePro-qn6wr

3 жыл бұрын

@@SirAntoniousBlock where is this Quote from?

@SirAntoniousBlock

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThePro-qn6wr Err that one is mine, but the original quote _"“Let China sleep. For when she wakes, the world will tremble”._ was supposedly Napoleon.

@ThePro-qn6wr

3 жыл бұрын

@@SirAntoniousBlock oh, thanks for telling me :D

It seems like part of Napoleon's early death was attributed to the really crappy living conditions that the British forced on him on St. Helena. If Napoleon was properly taken care of instead of basically being put under house arrest with nothing to do except exist, and with the warden being as abusive he was, I would argue that Napoleon's chances of living longer would've increased exponentially. Furthermore, it's still debated as to what his actual cause of death was. While his father did have stomach cancer, its also a possibility that the british, wanting to throw off criticism of their treatment of Napoleon, fabricated the exact cause in order to shift blame away from them and onto something like hereditary causes. Overall, Napoleon's cause of death isn't exactly cut and dry, and if the British can create such a well-parroted lie as Napoleon being a manlet (when he was actually just average for the time), then I wouldn't say that it's exactly out of place to consider that his cause of death under British supervision could've been a similar story. I get the whole "crappy living conditions" thing from Napoleon: A Life, by Adam Zamoyski. One of the people staying with Napoleon was allowed to return home, so they had their clothing stitched on the inside with writings of how horrible things were there, allowing everyone to know of the British abuse of Napoleon.

@afisto6647

3 жыл бұрын

The British are know for having no honor in every domain. It is possible than the body inside the Invalide is not the body of Napoleon.

@gamercarmen3957

3 жыл бұрын

Caesar is now big brain

@forickgrimaldus8301

3 жыл бұрын

@@gamercarmen3957 apparently he survived 23 stab wounds and got revived by the Gods.

@user-uy6uc5ey5q

3 жыл бұрын

The problem with the idea "the Brits did dang well done it" is that both the doctors Napoleon had in to St. Helena, the catholic Irishman Barry O'Meara, who was in Napoleon service prior to his surrender, followed by the Italian François Carlo Antommarchi (who was employed to the position by Napoleon's mother and uncle because Napoleon didn't trust the doctors his british captors suggested) in 1818, were both some of the principal sources of information of the mistreatment he received while on the island. But neither of them thought this mistreatment caused his death. It would seem odd that people who would call out his British captors would also somehow go along with your "British plot". Antommarchi wrote "The Last Moments of Napoleon" in 1825 which was published in Paris which is where we get most of the information about Napoleon's death and it concluded he died from stomach cancer. Antommarchi life post St Helena doesn't seem to be one in which he received any help from Napoleon's enemies and in fact seems to avoided going anywhere where strong anti Napoleon sentiment existed. After leaving France, he helped the Polish uprising in 1830-31 oppose Russia, then back to France before moving to Louisiana (where he donated the bronze death mask of Napoleon to the people of New Orleans) then Mexico and finally Cuba. I might add he wasn't particularly wealthy at all during at any stage, he mostly worked as an itinerant physician. Even the subsequent "deliberate arsenic poisoning" hypothesis falls flat when locks of Napoleon's hair both pre and post exile when analysed in the 2008 show he had arsenic level 100 times modern average levels from when he was boy. High arsenic level of course not being uncommon for the time as it was used in all manner everyday items like glues and dyes. Interesting you have high regard for Adam Zamoysk's extensive biography (which is hardly complementary of its subject) but don't seem to have taken what he said on the death with the same degree of close study.

@YourPoopDealer

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-uy6uc5ey5q Interesting. It seems that I've made an error in my conclusion being blinded by the hope that Napoleon could have survived. I apologize. I should have looked into it further and with a clearer head.

Don’t think we didn’t notice that parody of Childish Gambino.

@nathanschmitz2302

4 жыл бұрын

Where?

@josh-kg1rb

4 жыл бұрын

Africa

@jmasters7515

4 жыл бұрын

Nathan Schmitz 8:12

@anemu3819

4 жыл бұрын

Hey tigerstar

@tjoconnell2524

4 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe this man is from Missouri.

Thanks for working with me Cody, your video came out excellent!

@aaronberta3958

4 жыл бұрын

You rock dude

@threqt8066

4 жыл бұрын

@@aaronberta3958 ya

@nathanwurtz268

4 жыл бұрын

How would you know? It just came out. AAAAAAA

@matthewvenner1015

4 жыл бұрын

Wait the video came out 3 mins ago and this comment was 6mins ago

@stefanidk7371

4 жыл бұрын

your videos are also pretty good with your brilliant commentry so thank u for that

"Napoleon would've been more successful if he took a defensive stance." Lol nah, Napoleon was at war with Britain, Prussia, Russia and Austria. France would be defeated in a matter of weeks. Napoleon's decison to attack while his enemies were divided was a smart strategic decision.

@BBb-vp3sl

3 жыл бұрын

There’s never a time when you should defend if you’re wanting to last long. Quote from George Patton about it

@daemonzap1481

3 жыл бұрын

This is coming from the duke of wellington

@ommsterlitz1805

2 жыл бұрын

Lol you are underestimating Napoleon Grande armée untouched by the Russians winter with still it's veteran in charge. Btw i took a dump to the wall of St Paul's Cathedral so i could pay my "respect" to you sir Wellington, still very proud of it🧐

@theveryproudmoroccan2834

2 жыл бұрын

Arthus Wellesley the most overrated general of all time. It was the Prussians that won the day and it was mainly because Napoleon had stomach cancer.

@gergelylaszlo5463

2 жыл бұрын

@@theveryproudmoroccan2834 what would have the prussians do alone? Yeah right, nothing. Do not forget the six days campaign. Wellington was also smart at defending he tired napoleon's forces keepimg he's own forces at low casuality rate letting napoleon fall into he's own trap by attacking wellington's farm houses, and most importantly delaying for the prussians to arrive and pursue the tired french. I hate this kind of Prussaboos/Kaiserboos saying " PrUSsiA iS ThE bESt " and "can not be beaten" Like bro learn about the seven years war, it was a prussian victory in the end but in the early war they lost many men and battles not to mention prussia during the 4th coalition...oh god.

Never doubt an 11-year-old's ability to rule an empire. He may surprise you.

@SP-rt4ig

4 жыл бұрын

Carolus Rex was only 14 when he became king of Sweden.

@DonMadruga72

4 жыл бұрын

@@SP-rt4ig Another example is in South America. Pedro II managed to stabilize Brazil with 14 years after 9 years of disastrous Regencies. Five years later and a civil war started in the regency would end with an Imperial victory.

@uriargaman7241

3 жыл бұрын

@@DonMadruga72 The difference between 14 and 11 is *immense*.

@zoyuomg5934

2 жыл бұрын

Napoleon wasn't 11 year old lol

@unitedstatesofamerica5876

2 жыл бұрын

Sup Willie

I think the more interesting scenario would be if the Battle of Trafalgar ended in French Victory

@moblinmajorgeneral

4 жыл бұрын

Hastings 1805

@lucassenandelopez6324

4 жыл бұрын

The invasion of GB was alredy postponed because of the advanced season, even If ALL of the british fleet was lost, Britain still had an advantage in number of ships, these had also better sea crew who shot faster, even if Britain lost the 27 ships at Trafalgar, an invasion of GB wouldn't happen and maybe not in 1806 but eventually, France would lose the war at sea anyways, she had lost so many battles that her Navy was crippled

@Edax_Royeaux

4 жыл бұрын

I've made the Alternate Battle of Trafalgar video. From all the research I've done on Trafalgar, a true Franco-Spanish victory would have been impossible, the crews were just in too bad a condition to outright win. The Royal Navy blockades meant the Franco-Spanish crews had little experience at sea or with naval gunnery, the best they could do is train their crews with a musket and turn them into crack shots. Best they could hope for is a pyrrhic victory where the Royal Navy loses some of their best ships in the charge and then retreats to fight another day. Then you would have the Franco-Spanish alliance breaking down as it did historically which would divide the naval strength of both nations in half, leaving the Royal Navy once again dominant.

@johnrichards7337

4 жыл бұрын

Napoleon's plans for the invasion of Britain had already been foiled by the fleet movements earlier in the year and Napoleon had moved east to Ulm. Trafalgar was of huge psychological importance - setting the seal on Britain's dominance of the Seas for the next Century - but strategically of little significance.

@jamiekamihachi3135

4 жыл бұрын

The problem is the Royal Navy is still a major threat and amphibious invasions are really hard and logical nightmares.

Simple Answer: ABBA would've had one less song on their greatest hits playlist.

@seppoleonvervloet132

4 жыл бұрын

ABBA probably wouldn't be popular considering Waterloo is the song that they won Eurovision with. That win skyrocketed their careers

@S7yx0

4 жыл бұрын

TRAFALGAR ! I was defeated, but will be back for more !

@misterhydra7285

4 жыл бұрын

S7yx0 that doesn’t have the same ring to it tbh

@tadhgpidgeon5176

4 жыл бұрын

"Waterloo, where wellington did surrender!" Just doesn't have the same ring, does it?

@jef_3006

4 жыл бұрын

How could I have forgotten the most important repercussion!

i just realised that even though the napoleonic wars lasted for more than a decade, i never took into account napoleon would age

Cody: "Napoleon and Waterloo, name a more iconic duo" Me, an intellectual: Hiroshima and Nagasaki

@vincentwitt1810

4 жыл бұрын

you call yourself an intellectual but can’t spell intellectual correctly.. lol

@azelfdaboi5265

4 жыл бұрын

Midway and the Japanese getting fucked

@damienmiller1302

4 жыл бұрын

Australia and emus

@josh0g

4 жыл бұрын

It's so funny when people refer to themselves as "intellectual". Absolutely no one respects them from that point.

@KoteDarasuum

4 жыл бұрын

Its so funny when people are so serious about a joke

I never fell. I live on in the hearts and minds of revolutionaries and contrarians the world over.

@henrypaleveda7760

3 жыл бұрын

you would rule the usiverse

@thwethweyi9910

3 жыл бұрын

You are emperor of our minds

@karsentube13yt

3 жыл бұрын

Saying you never fell is like saying Hotzendorf was competent

@xxcattoxx544

3 жыл бұрын

I have a massive cock

@simonwyzik8661

3 жыл бұрын

SHORT

AlternateHistoryHub: "Napoleon and Waterloo, name a more iconic duo." Me: PFFT that's easy. AlternateHistoryHub and The Armchair Historian of course.

@totsuka2213

4 жыл бұрын

How do I see you everywhere?

@thomasteunter3522

4 жыл бұрын

r/comedy cemetery

@spicylemon6255

4 жыл бұрын

Thomas Teunter r/ihavereddit

@USSAnimeNCC-

4 жыл бұрын

We meet again you are everywhere

@firstnamelastname7079

4 жыл бұрын

i got both of their videos on waterloo in my recommendations

0:05 as a brazilian, i'm very offended thank you reminding us of that

@TheQuasarDragon1706

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@makskauzny3794

3 жыл бұрын

Yearly reminder: 7:2

I love how all the history Channels here are friends, like they have their own secret club

Why everybody says that Napoleon was not the same as younger?The Waterloo campaign was a military masterpiece and he created a new, fully equiped(if you not consider some exceptions like for example the lack of military uniforms in the ranks of the national guard,as we know from some historical records that half of the men serving as guardes nationale didn't have the uniforms they were supposed to) and really experienced army when the economy of France was really bad (even then against all the odds he managed to make the french economy better).Pay some respect for that great man :(.

@tfw2997

4 жыл бұрын

The eternal anglo fears the frenchmen. Anglo demon blood runs through the veins of Cody

@josephchristopherdeboulogn2365

4 жыл бұрын

@Hoàng Nguyên Don't forget that because of them the battle of France was lost.If you want I can tell you more about it.

@josephchristopherdeboulogn2365

4 жыл бұрын

@Hoàng Nguyên Alright,so in the 21st of May 1940 general Weygan took the command of the 1st army group and planned a counter attack against the Germans (which was really likely to succeed) for the 24th of May.At the same time Lord Gort(the commander of the British Expeditionary Force) had taken orders from the British goverment to organise a retreat to the town of Dunkirk while destroying all the vehicles and ammunition of the expeditionary force in his way there. The English started the retreat to Dunkirk without saying anything to the French and the front broke forcing the French to retreat too. The ironic part of this was the fact that the BEF harashed the French forces more than the Germans did. Why you ask? Well...during their retreat the English captured most of the key points behind the frontlines and left there a part of their force. When the frontlines broke the French needed to pass threw those key points to be able to retreat. ALTHOUGH the British didn't let them pass unless they destroyed most of their equipment (artillery,vehicles,ammunition e.t.c). Yeah...as you can guess they were THE PERFECT allies.

@sergentsaucisse8290

4 жыл бұрын

@@josephchristopherdeboulogn2365 as much as I like bashing the britbongs, you can't entirely blame them for our defeat. The Belgians not accepting the maginot line and our fucking shit high command took a big part too. Like they say "les français sont des lions commandés par des cons".

@PhoenicksUK

4 жыл бұрын

@@sergentsaucisse8290 Yep - considering that the BEF was there to support what was essentially a French show, it's hardly surprising that when the speed of the German attack caused panic & indecision in the French military leadership (who were supposed to be directing the actions of the BEF), that there was going to come a point when Gort had to make a decision - he'd already been told by the Belgians that his northern flank was going to fall. France could have, perhaps should have, won the Battle of France - they had the troops, the tanks, a decent air force, but they had the wrong people in command. Proper deployment of armour, as advocated by de Gaulle, and numerous other things would have led to a different outcome. The BEF was just a minor part of the forces under the French and pretty much incidental to much of what happened. I think JCdeB is a bit of a fantasist with his Wegand theory! And by the way, I love France and I'd rather be French than British with all this Brexit shite going on. We went to Oradour-sur-Glane in June; a shocking event, a horrific bit of history we don't know about in the UK.

What if Cleopatra and Mark Anthony defeats Octavio at Actium? What If Technocracy Succeeded? What if the Commonwealth of England never returns to monarchy, and the Cromwells stayed in power?

@generalbeta9133

4 жыл бұрын

It was Agrippa who defeated Antony and Cleopatra, Octavian was in Rome I think.

@gabrielferreira1531

4 жыл бұрын

Octavian was in Actium . Agrippa worked as commander of the fleet

@charlesdewitt8087

4 жыл бұрын

Cromwell did stay in power. He died in power. His son on the other hand...

@gabrielferreira1531

4 жыл бұрын

@@charlesdewitt8087 I mean the Cromwell family.

@charlesdewitt8087

4 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielferreira1531 Ah, my mistake.

“What if napoleon never fell?” Well.. He would get less bruises, that’s about it..

@yeetusdeletus1827

Жыл бұрын

*You sir, are a genius*

Napoleon: I have an army. Russia: we have winter.

@tentathesane8032

4 жыл бұрын

Napoleon: you cannot defeat me Russia: I know, but he can- *Winter rises from the mountain*

@Canada1994

4 жыл бұрын

Hitler had the same conversation too

@qr8440

4 жыл бұрын

@@Canada1994 And Karl XII

@jaykilbourne1110

4 жыл бұрын

And the Cossacks, Kutuzov, and Time

@Heisenberg882

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaykilbourne1110 Kutuzov didn't do much. It was mostly disease, lack of supplies and the weather

What if all of the land/land bridges that flooded after the ice age somehow managed to stay after the ice age?

@domninin

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah because that would be easy to predict

@DarDarBinks1986

4 жыл бұрын

I doubt that. The end of an ice age means melting ice. All that water has to go SOMEWHERE.

@adammazeli

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine mongol empire in america

@bigmac1516

4 жыл бұрын

what? how could you possibly predict anything meaningful from that?

@shiny_teddiursa

4 жыл бұрын

Mapping Mapping britian would be f*cked

Cody: “Sometimes in life you simply cannot change nature” Also Cody: “What if Pangea still existed?”

I really look up to napoleon as my historical icon. He never gave up. Even after being completely exiled he came back to try again.

Please do what if the Qing dynasty never fell or what if Byzantium never fell to the ottomans.

@Thevlogboy1

4 жыл бұрын

What if the Fourth Crusade never happened (specifically the sack of Constantinople) would also be quite interesting.

@placeholder8768

4 жыл бұрын

Let's get you up on the Leaderboard interestingly, one thing that could happen would be no renaissance, as thanks to the fourth crusade, Venice got rich, which spearheaded the Renaissance.

@grandinquisitor8335

4 жыл бұрын

qing like the other dynastys were men't to fall some reason where more Europe imperialism the qing being dominated by Manchus which was becoming more and more abusive towards the han people as the manchus were (and still are) dominating china and refusing to modernize and im surprised that they even lasted as long as they did

@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901

4 жыл бұрын

@@grandinquisitor8335 many reforms in the qing empire were brought in, but the empress dowager regent cixi, along with ultra conservative factions, repealed all of them during her son's minority and the dynasty actually was losing its manchu identity by the time it was abolished, that's actually a big part of the reason why manchu culture is so rare now, they mostly assimilated into han culture (although those who weren't assimilated were discriminated against due to their unpopularity). You could probably go into a what if the final emporer had been of age when he inherited the throne, likely leading to a more sun-yat sen influenced approach assuming that he liberalises the country or what if japan had invaded all of china and installed the now adult emporer as a puppet, likely with a severely decentralised administration that would probably in truth be directly accountable to the japanese government and with the emporer having little influence and being more of a figurehead as he basically was in manchuria.

@Sam-uc3lv

4 жыл бұрын

Byzantium boner

Napoleon : slowly dying of cancer even if he held unto power What if Hitler kept his title as fuhrer in 1945 : *Not now Ferb"

6:40 So Cody is getting married? Congratulations.

Napoleon taking the fight to the Coalition was absolutely the smartest move. He was not at all a universally beloved leader when he returned. He had the support of the military, and Paris but most of the rest of the country was lukewarm at best about his return, and some regions like the Vendee were in open rebellion. France would never have fought a guerilla war against the Allies because they just wanted the fighting to be over. Napoleon needed to win a quick early victory to inspire confidence and buy time to raise more troops and prepare the defense of Paris.

When you realize Napoleon wasn't really that short and he was probably the average height of a french man at that time period

@gmgunnhildr2711

4 жыл бұрын

Slightly higher, actually

@TurkishEmpire2023

4 жыл бұрын

Geez your everywhere

@ericjoo2619

3 жыл бұрын

mhm

Then he would have never gotten the emotional trauma as a child from that one fall, he would have never became a general and he would have never became emperor. All of the worlds problems come from that one fall napoleon had when he was 6, while playing outside

@wisemankugelmemicus1701

4 жыл бұрын

PotatoBaby Really all modern problems are the result of the American Revolution (as much as I love my country and it breaks my heart to say). Without the American Revolution, there is no French Revolution. The very ideals don’t even exist. Napoleon would just be some random Army Officer who gets onto Wikipedia for that one time he did something that you’d see in a fun facts video on French History at best, without the American Revolution.

@somerandompersonidk2272

4 жыл бұрын

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 And that wouldn't have happened without the debt from the 7 years war which was caused by Prussia [which created Germany] fighting a war with Austria over Silesia. Which went out of control.

@dontmindme7367

4 жыл бұрын

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 Even without the American Revolution, the situation in France pretty much guareenteed that the French revolution would happen eventually.

@VoxTurbula

4 жыл бұрын

@Wisemankugel Memicus "the ideal" well the lumière existed before the american revolution (in fact the french philosopher influenced your founding father for the American constitution) and most of the reason of the french revolution was because of the philosopher, debt ,military force from Austria and the desire of Louis XVI to do the same thing that Louis XIV (most absolut monarchy). I don't know if without the American revolution got a butterfly effect, because history is really hard to grasp (i know that, as someone working in that field) but the American revolution did not directly created the french revolution, it was mainly the event i have given you at the beginning (at best half of the debt was because of our alliance with the rebels, but won or lost would have made the same result).

@colegilliam2379

4 жыл бұрын

Wisemankugel Memicus “without the american revolution, there is no French Revolution.” That is the biggest piece of BS ive ever seen in my life

8:26 “Time has changed , he was older , the gas was running “. Yet in the Six Days Campaigns he won 6 battles in 5 days , crushing Bluchers army 56,000 Prussians with just 30,000 men Inflicting 25,000 casualties and losing only 3,500 men 🙄

@acat6145

Жыл бұрын

Napoleon is still Napoleon even if he was getting less sharper and less refined he was still the best general in Europe bar none so yes Napoleon was likely getting a bit tired

This blog has taught me so much. I usually find your that your videos an exercise in futility, however this one made sense. History will always play it self out. Thanks

The Armchair Historian looks kind of creepy in the thumbnail

@duka1461

4 жыл бұрын

He sounds like that aswell.

@MaxwellAerialPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Griffin always looks creepy, because he is.

@jojo3NNN

4 жыл бұрын

He was the reason Napolean failed in the first place.

@calamityechoes3496

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like that guy in the park ogling the kids

My my At Waterloo Napoleon did surrender Oh yeah And I have met my destiny in quite a similar way The history book on the shelf Is always repeating itself Waterloo I was defeated, you won the war Waterloo promise to love you for ever more Waterloo couldn't escape if I wanted to Waterloo knowing my fate is to be with you Waterloo finally facing my Waterloo My my I tried to hold you back, but you were stronger Oh yeah And now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight And how could I ever refuse I feel like I win when I lose Waterloo I was defeated, you won the war Waterloo promise to love you for ever more Waterloo couldn't escape if I wanted to Waterloo knowing my fate is to be with you Oh, oh Waterloo finally facing my Waterloo So how could I ever refuse I feel like I win when I lose Waterloo couldn't escape if I wanted to Waterloo knowing my fate is to be with you Waterloo finally facing my Waterloo Waterloo knowing my fate is to be with you Oh, oh Waterloo finally facing my Waterloo Waterloo knowing my fate is to be with you

@holdencazes5208

4 жыл бұрын

ABBA!!! I love this song

@Cylus024

4 жыл бұрын

Take my like you glorious viking

@retrogaminggenesis6102

4 жыл бұрын

This comment has been claimed by SME

@MCL003

4 жыл бұрын

Vikingen took me 2 reads of the begging to realise it was the Waterloo song

@apotato6278

4 жыл бұрын

Ja för fan! Roligt nog är en ABBA-text bland det sista jag förväntade mig.

The whole reason Napoleon went to Belgium was because the British and Prussian armies split, there was a valid reason behind it, not just "hurr durr im going to be aggresive"

I’ve loved this channel for a long time, and it’s so interesting to see how much its style has changed over time.

When the snow starts speaking Finnish. Russians: *heavy breathing When the jungle starts speaking Vietnamese Americans: *heavier breathing When Waterloo starts singing Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory The French: *very heavy breathing*

@johannesmakila2459

4 жыл бұрын

You sir win internet with that.

@Rayan-bj8wn

4 жыл бұрын

more like when the forest near waterloo starts speaking Prussian

@suburbanboi2404

4 жыл бұрын

When the waves start speaking English Germans: heavy breathing

@frenchsoldier8485

4 жыл бұрын

When the winter come 3 days early: *Heaviest breathing*

@moritamikamikara3879

4 жыл бұрын

When the roofs start speaking Korean

HEY GUYS I GOT AN IDEA! Let's retreat from Russia, and cross over a single bridge over a frozen river in a winter blasted icy hellscape, while we are literally starving, and being picked off by Russian infantry one by one

@Victordstg

4 жыл бұрын

Nelson NoName well that was the only solution and the Strategy before that was really good

@TheHippoBLT

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair it was 3 bridges..

I have wanted this video for so long THANK YOU

Russia only has ever had 2 good generals: January and February.

@50shekels

4 жыл бұрын

Starwarsfan quote by Napoleon. Always give credit. You didn’t think of that

@benjaminvidstein6029

4 жыл бұрын

Starwarsfan And yet Napoleon was never in Russia at that time. He invaded in lateJune, and left russian territory in early december

@benjaminvidstein6029

4 жыл бұрын

Hans Günther : )

@wkqdehhvkhhh545

4 жыл бұрын

What about Zhukov

@santoslittlehelper06

3 жыл бұрын

Chuikov and Zhukov might beg to differ.

Some people also say that the wallpaper on the house that he was exiled to was coded in poison causing him to get the stomach cancer

@uriargaman7241

3 жыл бұрын

Poison doesn't cause cancer.

@proaaron578

2 жыл бұрын

@@uriargaman7241 His bedroom may have been colored in scheele's green, which contains arsenic, which could cause cancer in long term exposure. Sleeping in the bedroom for years probably counts.

What if my loo didn't have water?

@HungryGuyStories

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! :-)

the universal powers that be simply didn't want the frenchman to win, which makes me feel bad for him.

French Soldier : So we are at war with? Napoléon : *Y* *e* *s*

What if Harald Hadrada became King of England instead of William the Conqueror?

@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901

4 жыл бұрын

I think france may have centralised earlier as Eleanor of aquitaine may have not had her marriage to the king of france annulled and may have had a son, since the angevin founder (in england) Henry I (I think the first could be the second) might not seem like such a good match, although maybe he would still seem like a good marriage opportunity since he did have claims on brittany and normandy anyway. Basically if you want to be optimistic, france could have been more unified sooner and so may have been more powerful throughout the middle-ages, possibly leading it to having more land west of the rhine, while britain would probably eventually dominate a north sea empire of itself, denmark and norway after the union could become better established (since Harald also planned on invading denmark and knut had very recently united the north sea kingdoms). Alternatively, france could still have issues unifying if eleanor still gets her marriage annulled and continues to marry Henry of anjou since they would still have all of western, southern, and a significant amount of northern france, a 100 years war probably wouldn't happen though since I doubt england would put as much effort into backing an angevin claimant to the french throne as they did trying to put their own angevin king on the french throne, the angevin dynasty, not ruling england also probably wouldn't invoke agnatic-cognatic primogeniture as a way to claim the throne of france since that claim was based on english law (whic in this timeline may actually maintain the tradition of the witangamot, which had survived invasions from scandinavians), and without england as a crutch, Henry's rebellious children may have actually split his lands into many pieces as they almost did. So again france may have still reaped the benefits of weaker vassals, just with an incredibly powerful dynasty as a load of now bickering vassals. While england, not dominating wales, scotland and ireland through the hiberno-normans, cumbrio-normans and anglo-normans who spread into these areas within williams lifetime (i think), may have more issues uniting the british isles since the focus would now be on the north sea. either way, the crusades would also be very different probably, don't know how though. Emma of normandy would also be a slightly less interesting historical figure for me At least that's what I think could happen. After that there might be changes in how much france and britain colonise other lands but idk if we would really know much that far into an alternative timeline.

@akmonra

4 жыл бұрын

You could probably speculate about how things would play out for the next century or so, but after that it seems it would be next-to impossible, since so much of our history would be radically, unimaginably different.

@Canada1994

4 жыл бұрын

I'd bet that that alternate England would colonize the new world centuries earlier with the Viking knowledge of Vinland (and yes I know the Normans were Vikings too) leading to the Age of Discovery happening centuries earlier too

@alexr6705

4 жыл бұрын

Achievement unlocked: Hard Ruler

It's ok you took a while. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and we're glad you're back. :)

IVE WAITED FOR THIS ALTERNATE HISTORY VIDEO FOR A LONG TIME

making an alternate timeline where Napoleonic France never fell is like making a timeline where the Empire of Brazil didn't collapse, you would have to distort a lot of historic events in favor of France or Brazil, as what condemned both was the path they chose.

Ya my two fav KZreadrs collaborating!!

Sseth, Internet Historian AND alternatehistoryhub in one day!? Oh God... its... so... good

Awesome! My favorite scenario finally got made!

"What if Napoleon won at Waterloo?" Well, that's be a waterloophole! I'll close the door on my way out

Don’t worry about the long upload time. I like your videos and we can all tell that you’ll really been doing your best to get us videos without sacrificing the quality of your content!

What if the US Senators were still appointed by the states' legislature?

@joltcoaming353

4 жыл бұрын

The Republicans would control 2/3 of the Senate, states would have more rights, the government would be less centralized.

@bfnvalley

4 жыл бұрын

People might care about more than just the senate and presidential elections.

@tfw2997

4 жыл бұрын

Less taxes, less big government intervention, more isolationist

@STM1066

4 жыл бұрын

joltcoaming so...everything would be better?

@surpassmolds5933

4 жыл бұрын

@@STM1066 probably, fuck the 17th amendment

Finally did this! Thank you so much!!

That moment you realize a joke in, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, was staring you strait in the face and you had no idea.

Why when something happens in Europe its always you three France,Germany,Russia

@tentathesane8032

4 жыл бұрын

Germany, having started the Protestant league, Marxism, both world wars and the Holocaust: *avoids eye contact and sweats nervously*

@melchid8448

4 жыл бұрын

@@tentathesane8032 Oh i guess you are right i will get the England out

@cherno_alpha7605

4 жыл бұрын

@@tentathesane8032 Germany never start WW1, Austria did

@joshua6rup

4 жыл бұрын

@@cherno_alpha7605 Austria was very much considered a german state, as its inhabitants are all ethnically german.

@iplyrunescape305

3 жыл бұрын

@@cherno_alpha7605 if you look at it deeper, it's Austrians that started both wars anyway. Austria declaring war on Serbia in WW1, and Hitler (an Austrian) taking power in Germany

Napoleon took opium the night before Waterloo and actually overslept - which was very out of character for him. When he woke up, he took another hit and was way out of it during the battle. He had a lot of pain to deal with, hence the drugs. Had he not taken them, he probably would have won. Even with Napoleon high, the Battle of Waterloo was still a “near-run thing” according to the Duke of Wellington.

@acat6145

Жыл бұрын

That is a weird excuse for why Napoleon didn’t win

@NeverGoingToGiveYouUp000

Жыл бұрын

That's a nice myth to continue propagating

@NeverGoingToGiveYouUp000

Жыл бұрын

​​@@acat6145 He didn't win because, Blucher basically, Blucher was also a high reason why he lost at Leipzig There's a lot of reasons but at the end blucher arriving early and on time was the reason

What if Alexander the Great didn't die young

@tywire7288

4 жыл бұрын

That's right Imature kids who didn't understand the implications of what killing people would do they just wanted to have fun.

@endraandre

4 жыл бұрын

He will die older, duh

@illegalalien6542

4 жыл бұрын

He'd make the most of the night😏

@aegonii8471

4 жыл бұрын

fjf sjdnx No he was 33

@dominicguye8058

3 жыл бұрын

He would have tried to invade Arabia.

Finally! Been waiting for years. :D Nice one guys.

Could you talk about the world of wolfenstein.

@faiqgamer3517

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah do it

Never invade Russia in the Winter unless you're the Mongols

@todd7383

4 жыл бұрын

Mongolia themselves live in winter

Every video your editing improves greatly, keep up the good work!

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

Napoleon: *Wins at Waterloo* Also Napoleon: _your gonna have a bad time_

There's an pair of HoI4 mods along these lines called "Emperor of the World" and "Apres Moi le Deluge". If you have the game I totally recommend them!

Worth the wait Cody! Can't wait for the next video!

As someone who has been here from the beginning, this Channel is one of the best out there.

With all of mainland europe you would think napoleon could just build more ships than england had.

What if Doggerland had remained above the ocean, linking the UK and Mainland Europe?

@DarDarBinks1986

4 жыл бұрын

Too implausible. All that water from the melting glaciers and icecaps has to go SOMEWHERE. It can't disappear into thin air. The law of conservation of matter is very clear about this.

@DankeDummkopf

4 жыл бұрын

@@DarDarBinks1986 Wouldn't be the first time Cody intentionally ignored how the planet worked in order to give a scenario a chance. Look at his videos about if Greenland and the Sahara were green.

@londegel

4 жыл бұрын

@@DarDarBinks1986 a french Guy called alterhis did it

@DarDarBinks1986

4 жыл бұрын

@@DankeDummkopf I've seen the one about the Sahara before. That would at least make for interesting history. Perhaps Africa as a whole would have fared far better (i.e., no slave trade and colonization, or at least not so much).

@11Survivor

4 жыл бұрын

@@londegel he also did the Napoleon thing first.

I think you're forgetting the most glaring difference in a world in which Napoleon didn't lose at Waterloo. We would've lost a banger ABBA song.

The trouble with historians' perspectives on napoleon's condition at waterloo is that a lot of the "evidence" and testimonies of napoleon's character come from letters of people who eventually are revealed to have had some misgivings and bias against him.

Which is better? Napoleon's design in "What if Napoleon never came to power?" or the one in this video?

@thenightmancometh6358

4 жыл бұрын

This one

Waterloo, I was defeated you won the war! Waterloo, promise to love you for ever more

@seppoleonvervloet132

4 жыл бұрын

@Carson Price you don't know ABBA?

The music in all these videos are supreme

My two favorite history channels on KZread... nice

AlternateHistoryHub and Internet Historian make a video on the same day... Coincidence? I think not!

@olibearws

4 жыл бұрын

Both are historians but very different types

What if the molten core reached the watter tanks at Chernobyl

@patrickcummins79

4 жыл бұрын

Thunderf00t already covered that.

@davidcarlson4958

4 жыл бұрын

@@patrickcummins79 yeah but thunderfoot sucks

You, armchair historian, Emp tiger star and the rest of the history channels should play risk. That would be fun to watch

Isn‘t there a theory, that the wallpaper in his mansion on St. Helena contained cancerogenic materials?

That ending was kind of anticlimactic, I thought that this would have ended in a Global French empire. Although it may just be that I’ve been playing so much Total War: Napoleon, that I’ve somehow got it mentally ingrained in my head that whenever there is an alternate history involving Napoleon, the ideal outcome would be a world map painted in French imperial blue.

@erwannthietart3602

2 жыл бұрын

Well honestly even with this anticlimatic ending, it just sounds wrong, Napoleon without Russia and with Spain dealt with more or less properly means the Grande Armée can actually rest and since its Napoleon it would reform 1806 style with hella loyal Marshalls who are also some of the most skilled of Europe by themselves, even without Napoleon the Marshalls alone loyal and at full strenght wouldve pushes back a few more coalition if they stayed on the defansive due to regency. It wouldnt be one hyper european power. But most Marshalls would probably get along if needed to both educate the young eagle properly (and the lil guy while most definitly not his father would learn from the best of the best in this term) etc... Honestly those what ifs are rly endless

@acat6145

Жыл бұрын

@@erwannthietart3602 I mean the end result still kinda seems the same I don’t think Napoleon’s son could be the calibre necessary for keeping together France

@erwannthietart3602

Жыл бұрын

@@acat6145 i dont think it would end up like our world, not even close, the Grande Armée alone would make sure France stays together even with the rise of Nationalism, Napoleon's son may not have the talent of his father, but while it took a true genius to make France rise to this point only an incompetant would be able to let it fall once more without crushing losses, and considering Napoleon brought together an actual meritocracy his son would truly receive the knowledge from the best and at least stabilise the empire just by existing. The problem comes with HIS succession however, as it would be a time where Napoleon's legacy wouldve gotten to old to even advise and the french pride would likely lead it to its fall after a full reign starting with regency to get corrupt and rise tensions all around

What if the Great Tartary survived?

I love this channel!

Those jazz-tunes are just perfect

What if Germany being united in post WWII instead of being divided?

What if 1755 Lisbon Earthquake never happened?

I didn't know you were married, man! I'm glad you and your wife found each other!

Alright, but what if Napoleon III never fell?

@thunderbird1921

2 жыл бұрын

THAT is the REAL question to me. Unlike his uncle, Napoleon III was actually respected by some European courts (including Queen Victoria, who described him as a remarkably deep thinking leader). If he doesn't botch diplomacy with the Russians in the 1860s, there's a good chance Alexander II allies with him in 1870. Assuming the French and their ally Russia win, Napoleon III would be seen as a hero in France and his opponents ousting attempts likely all fail. He was ill by that time though, so that would mean Napoleon IV would come to power at just 17 years old in 1873. Assuming the dynasty survived a brief regency, the young prince turned Emperor would face a difficult situation. The Germans would likely still unite eventually despite their defeat (in fact, it might have given them extra motivation to do so), but also would hold a strong hatred of the French. They would want revenge, virtually guaranteeing World War I. Napoleon IV was said to not be a big fan of Britain, but likely would end up continuing the partnership out of necessity. There would be improvement in Austro-German ties plus France's warmer relations with Russia would quickly alienate the Ottomans. I honestly think World War I might have been even more vicious under this timeline. Assuming the Allies win still and Napoleon IV lived long, he would probably reign until the 1920s (nearly 50 years possibly). I'm not sure what happens after that, as the Bonaparte dynasty would have to survive both the Great Depression and World War II, which is far from a guarantee. It's fascinating to think about though.

While France wouldn’t remain the master of Europe, I think the French empire may have survived at least 1 more generation. Napoleons brothers showed an eye for administration and would have been able to keep the empire together during the regency of Napoleon II. Speaking of Napoleon II, in our timeline the apple ended up falling not that far from the tree. He was a very competent military leader and administrator. Not on the same level as his father, but up there.

Me: Sees a Napolean video about Waterloo. Me: Types up the song Waterloo by ABBA.

Its cool bro lol love the video always fun n well planned.

Not the Collab we wanted, but the one we needed.

I like how you brought up his failing health. But I will say that I bet while the continental system would fall, much of Europe would have still been under France's sway such as Spain, Italy, the Lowland countries, and western Germany. One of France's most underrated strengths during Napoleon's time was that he appointed capable leaders based on merit that led to many of his victories on the battlefield. While there easily could have been a squabble for the throne, it is possible the tradition of merit before family ties could have kept France afloat given the rest of Europe was mostly behind in this regard.

I don't know why, but it seems very poetic to me that Napoleon spent the rest of his life on a rock contemplating in his head what minor tactical change just might have achieved him victory at Waterloo. Sort of the perfect end, to the perfect drama, that was the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Know What I Mean?

No, there was nothing we could do ‘music’

Even in defeat, Napoleon's life and legacy remain very influential.