The 4 battalions of the Middle Guard that attacked Wellington's center probably suffered a thousand men KIA or died from their wounds shortly thereafter. It can be argued that they were not repulsed so much as died fighting in place. British veterans testify that they stood their ground and fought back hard. Only the wounded fell back.
Since they were considered the best, you would think they could not have done worse. Some Old Guard battalions did attack to the right of the Middle Guard battalions but they could not break through either.
That is in direct opposition to Keegan et al. Usually, formations start fleeing from the rear. Anyway, it seems the Guard met their superiors at Waterloo.
@@koookeee I wouldn't go so far to call the British Foot Guards "superiors" (though deep down I kinda like them better than the Old Guard foot). Equals, certainly. The Foot Guards broke several times in the Peninsula, if I remember correctly, and the rest of the Guard was doing an admirable, if hopeless job at Planecoit. Besides, for completeness' sake, if we count Marengo, this wasn't the first time the Guard cut and run. And there was the time in Eylau the Horse Grenadiers had to fight back to friendly lines after being cut off.
Even when they retreated after Waterloo, the Imperial Guards fought any enemy thrown at them and overcame. For better or for worse, these men were reckless soldiers.
These men must of felt so proud to be apart of the best of the best. The most elite and feared men in the whole army and probably of the whole Napoleonic wars. Even the sight of them on the battlefield would demoralise their enemy and cause them to panic.
Good video, but you ignored the fact that the Imperial Guard was really an all arms organization, with infantry, cavalry and artillery units. Those individual Guard regiments in each branch that were considered ‘Old Guard’ were the best troops in that branch of service in the entire Grand Armee. It was not just grenadiers in bearskins. It became basically an army within an army.
Yes, you're right. I've only really discussed the most basic organizational structures mainly because I didn't want the video to be too long and I wanted to give more importance to the various roles of the Guard. I have tried to allude to that fact with the pictures I used, but yes, you make quite a valid criticism.
It must of been like a Poetic end to Napoleon as his remains were carried through the streets of Paris and his most loyal Soldiers stood by him one last time.
@@mcsmash4905 You are absolutely right... especially for Hussars. But although i love Napoleon and his Grand Armée i still like Russian uniforms from that era more (especialy those late ones with "kiver"- specific type of cap/shako), mainly their Lifeguard foot units. ;)
@@gensischosen251 well i think that alot of the multicam uniforms look absolutely atrocious (especialy the american one) while the solid color ones look pretty good (austria went back to solid color and israel uses a solid color green uniform)
Very nicely done! I especially enjoyed the clip from "Waterloo" at the beginning. I saw that movie on first release (a rainy day on holiday in Cornwall!) and have great memories. I wasn't aware that Les Grognards (well, those that survived!) attended Napoleon's funeral.
The Old Guard did not attack Wellington at Waterloo. It was only sent as a rear guard to allow the French military to retreat at the end of the battle. The Prussians wisely waited until the Old Guard marched away to pursue; a British officer was ordered to attack the Old Guard, he did so reluctantly and was promptly killed.
English always come at the end, when the job has been done during years by the other ones. At Waterloo, their defence was great however; but without Prussians, Waterloo would have been French.
While it's true that without Prussian support, Waterloo would have likely fallen to the french, even with the military genius of Napoleon, the war was unwinnable. Defeating one army is very good, but when you have 4 other armies (I think it was 4: the prussian army, 2 armies in the south, and the spanish army), this is not gonna cut it. At most, waterloo could've served as a political goal, making peace treaties more likely, making traitors more likely to flee, and making Napoleon's power more stable as he'd have shown he was still the master of war he had been for years. But against so many armies converging towards paris together, with generals that knew Napoleon so well, they'd rather retreat at the first sign of him approaching, to keep walking towards their goal once he leave, Paris would've been taken as long as the coalition kept in mind to not fight napoleon directly.
The English isn't really known for their military prowess on the land thats why they funded the coalition and send them supplies. However they we're the undisputed masters of the sea back then. So they were able to cut French trading routes making the French economy fall back so i don't think they we're late they're just unseen because most of the battles that happened on the napoleonic wars happened on mainland Europe. "The whale and the elephant neither able to challenge the other in its own domain."
@@ILUSTRADO-t5q Britain didn't have conscription until 1916, even then it was only for part of the country. European militaries had conscription from the early 18th century onwards. Britain had a smaller population in relation to the continental powers and many labor intensive industries that the economy depended on. The genius of the British empire, was to militarize conquered nations to police themselves with a relatively small British military presence.
@@ILUSTRADO-t5q While it's true, Napoleon had shown he was an able ruler that could've made France remains afloat despite Britain's blockade, but regardless, this would never have gone that far since Waterloo was a pointless battle. Knocking out the northern armies would not have saved france, as france was still attacked from many different points, where the generals already knew the perfect battle plan against Napoleon: retreat if napoleon comes your way, let the others march forward uncontested. And I am not one to blame the British for their lack of ground presence, even if i find the whole "pay others to fight your ennemies for you" pretty shameful. Still, they were present, and especially in Spain, british generals had shown they were not pushovers, with the duke of wellington (at that time he didn't have that title yet) even ranking 3rd when accounting for victories-draws-defeats.
Though as often mentioned the assault on the ridge was led by the Middle Guard with the Old Guard either in reserve or at Placenoit fighting the Prussians. But the Middle Guard in shakoes is not such a dramatic image
@@MatthewVanston Chanceux d'y avoir participé...oui. Nous savons qu'il avait été prisonnier en Espagne,sur les pontons de Cadix de 1808 à 1811. 1812, parti avec la grande armée il fut à Borodino. Pendant Waterloo,il était douanier sur l'Escaut. Voilà son histoire !😊😚🎖
Awesome video! Though, question; would you consider editing all 5 parts of your decline of German empire series into one mega video? It would make watching much better haha
Very good videos - I hope you restart doing more. I know YT algorithms are unfair in properly giving fair exposure to solo-made history clips. But hundreds of views per clip is still a lot of audience.
@@davidgoodenough6450 Yes, I do know. :) Though, as of now, I don't have as much knowledge about them, so I'm not as confident about doing a video on them anytime soon. I do intend to do a lot more reading on the Second French Empire at some point, so I'll definitely keep your suggestion in mind.
There is that bit of film, at the very end, with the former grognards/grumblers lining the road for Napoléon Bonaparte's coffin. What film is it from, please?
I've heard the old guard were called the Grumblers because they were not always used and didn't take part in the encounter. So the old guard grumblered. Who is correct and does it matter ??
Nice presentation but it leaves out a couple major parts of the guard, the cavalry and the artillery. These later had their version of old/middle/young guard. They should be added to anyone’s research if the wish a complete view of the guard.
It is from the movie, "Monsieur N". Though keep in mind, it is not a historical film and the plot is based off a conspiracy theory. If you want to know more about Napoleon's death and the returning of his remains to France from a historical view, this article is quite good. www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-death-of-napoleon-bonaparte-and-the-retour-des-cendres-french-and-british-perspectives/
It is from the movie, "Monsieur N" Though keep in mind, it is not a historical film and the plot is based off a conspiracy theory. If you want to know more about Napoleon's death and the returning of his remains to France from a historical view, this article is quite good. www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-death-of-napoleon-bonaparte-and-the-retour-des-cendres-french-and-british-perspectives/
The imperial guard were always 5’10 and were battle hardened troops and the old guard which had troops 35-55 years old with the young guard having younger troops
So this is where the phrase "The Old Guard" comes from, and i can assume where 'grognard' came to be used as a term for old-school tabletop war gamers, and from there the "grumbler" Longbeards in Warhammer Fantasy
the 1er regiment de grenadiers a pied were nicknamed by Napoleon as, "The Grumblers" or "Les Grognards" due to their habit of complaining about military life even in front of Napoleon himself
"La garde meurt mais ne se rend pas" hasn't been pronounced. It has been written after Waterloo. The only thing that the imperial guard commander Cambronne said is "Merde"
Yes, Cambronne definitely didn't say it, but we have reason to believe it was said by General Claude-Étienne Michel, and later misattributed to Cambronne. In fact, it's likely that Cambronne had already been captured by the 3rd Hanoverian Brigade before the incident took place, and therefore he could not have said "Merde" either. You can read more here: www.napoleon-series.org/research/miscellaneous/c_cambronne.html
Excellent video. I would like a subject on the British guard pierced and pushed back by the French cavalry during the Battle of the Quatre Bras. Strangely, maybe because the British like to brag too much about Waterloo, but we hear very little about this action ...
@@mfp2335 That is not only an unfair comment ot os also ignorant and stupid. The french soldier fought loke hell, and if they had not, the BEF would not have been evacuated.
It is from the movie, "Monsieur N". Though keep in mind, it is not a historical film and the plot is based off a conspiracy theory. If you want to know more about Napoleon's death and the returning of his remains to France from a historical view, this article is quite good. www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-death-of-napoleon-bonaparte-and-the-retour-des-cendres-french-and-british-perspectives/
Sure, here it is: ruclips.net/video/cflsJ53ww7k/видео.html Though keep in mind, the movie it's taken from (Monsieur N) is not a historical film. If you want to know more about Napoleon's death and the returning of his remains to France from a historical view, this article is quite good. www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-death-of-napoleon-bonaparte-and-the-retour-des-cendres-french-and-british-perspectives/
It is from the movie, "Monsieur N" Though keep in mind, it is not a historical film and the plot is based off a conspiracy theory. If you want to know more about Napoleon's death and the returning of his remains to France from a historical view, this article is quite good. www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-death-of-napoleon-bonaparte-and-the-retour-des-cendres-french-and-british-perspectives/
@@EnlightenedEdelweiss I am from the Netherlands. :-) The way you say it the movie Monsieur N might be a bit like the funny movie "the death of Stalin" with steve buscemi ? Thanks for explanation Enlightened Edelweiss .
It is from the movie, "Monsieur N" Though keep in mind, it is not a historical film and the plot is based off a conspiracy theory. If you want to know more about Napoleon's death and the returning of his remains to France from a historical view, this article is quite good. www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-death-of-napoleon-bonaparte-and-the-retour-des-cendres-french-and-british-perspectives/
@@EnlightenedEdelweiss the theory is how the hell did napoleon get a body double in there and got to america that way? i doubt he could had pulled it off especally with his health the way it is.
et dire que mon arrière arrière arrière était un cuirassier de la Garde Impériale et qu'on à garder ces mémoires de guerres dans la famille , c'était une époque de fou et de grand soldats!
Il n'y avait pas de cuirassiers dans la garde. En cavalerie, il y avait des grenadiers à cheval, des chasseurs à cheval et des mamelouks. Au fil du temps s'y sont adjoints des dragons, des lanciers polonais... Mais pas de hussards ou de cuirassiers. Les cuirassiers furent cependant une unité d'élite. :)
People say this movie is better then Napoleon and I can partly agree with that but what kinda bothers me with this scene is that well not all the old guard shows up and the young guard just disappears
JULIUS CEASAR and ALEXANDER THE GREAT and NAPOLEON The Best 3 GENERAL that also Fights in FRONT... Had the MOST DEDICATED, LOYAL, VETERAN ARMY that won them Many Battles and WARS...
I'd put Khalid Ibn Walid in there as well. Simultaneously defeated the Roman Empire and the Persian Empire and was always outnumbered, leading a conglomeration of desert tribes against well equipped and well trained professional armies.
Not really. Socially there’s a huge gulf between soldiers and knights. Each knight would have his own retinue, while an Old Guardsman had merely himself.
First of all, it's Azincourt, not Agincourt. Waterloo is in Belgium not in France and the english losed at Waterloo, the prussians won, the brits losed
@@maximederak Agincourt in english, Azincourt in french. And the english were waiting for the prussians to arrive for the whole battle at waterloo, Wellington would not have fight Napoleon at waterloo had he not been assured by Blucher that he would rejoin him there. So the English won, they were about to lose when the prussian appeared but it's not them that routed its the French. So yes this is technically a English, Prussian and Dutch victory, with Wellington as overhaul commander. The fact that Waterloo is in Belgium and Agincourt in France does not change the fact that the two battle happened about 4 centuries later (20 october 1415 and 18 june 1815)...
@@RmDIrSudoSu Yeah but i don't give a fuck if brits can't write a town name properly. The battle was in the town named Azincourt, so agincourt is stupid as a name and it itsn't the real name of the battle
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The 4 battalions of the Middle Guard that attacked Wellington's center probably suffered a thousand men KIA or died from their wounds shortly thereafter. It can be argued that they were not repulsed so much as died fighting in place. British veterans testify that they stood their ground and fought back hard. Only the wounded fell back.
In that case, part of me wonders what it would have been like if the Old Guard had made the attack.
Since they were considered the best, you would think they could not have done worse. Some Old Guard battalions did attack to the right of the Middle Guard battalions but they could not break through either.
That is in direct opposition to Keegan et al. Usually, formations start fleeing from the rear. Anyway, it seems the Guard met their superiors at Waterloo.
@@koookeee I wouldn't go so far to call the British Foot Guards "superiors" (though deep down I kinda like them better than the Old Guard foot).
Equals, certainly. The Foot Guards broke several times in the Peninsula, if I remember correctly, and the rest of the Guard was doing an admirable, if hopeless job at Planecoit.
Besides, for completeness' sake, if we count Marengo, this wasn't the first time the Guard cut and run. And there was the time in Eylau the Horse Grenadiers had to fight back to friendly lines after being cut off.
Even when they retreated after Waterloo, the Imperial Guards fought any enemy thrown at them and overcame. For better or for worse, these men were reckless soldiers.
These men must of felt so proud to be apart of the best of the best. The most elite and feared men in the whole army and probably of the whole Napoleonic wars. Even the sight of them on the battlefield would demoralise their enemy and cause them to panic.
@cesarretamoza5243 FACTS
Good video, but you ignored the fact that the Imperial Guard was really an all arms organization, with infantry, cavalry and artillery units. Those individual Guard regiments in each branch that were considered ‘Old Guard’ were the best troops in that branch of service in the entire Grand Armee. It was not just grenadiers in bearskins. It became basically an army within an army.
Yes, you're right. I've only really discussed the most basic organizational structures mainly because I didn't want the video to be too long and I wanted to give more importance to the various roles of the Guard. I have tried to allude to that fact with the pictures I used, but yes, you make quite a valid criticism.
It must of been like a Poetic end to Napoleon as his remains were carried through the streets of Paris and his most loyal Soldiers stood by him one last time.
if you go to paris you have to see the tomb of napoleon, its pretty grandiose
@@vegetomsayen1837 as it should be
@@WQuantrill you the next Napoleon? 😂
@@Boomhauersdad bro I wish lol the closest thing we got to Napoleon 2 was Hitler, and he was no military genius haha
@@WQuantrill there was also the whole genocide thing
i just love the french uniform in the napoleonic era
the white and blue combination is my fav
alot of the uniforms from the era as a whole look very sharp
@@mcsmash4905 yea, nowadays soldier uniform were same old green suit 😑
@@mcsmash4905 You are absolutely right... especially for Hussars. But although i love Napoleon and his Grand Armée i still like Russian uniforms from that era more (especialy those late ones with "kiver"- specific type of cap/shako), mainly their Lifeguard foot units. ;)
@@gensischosen251 well i think that alot of the multicam uniforms look absolutely atrocious (especialy the american one) while the solid color ones look pretty good (austria went back to solid color and israel uses a solid color green uniform)
@@mcsmash4905
Fck modern war, they butchered Fashioned style battles and opted to camo.
Very nicely done! I especially enjoyed the clip from "Waterloo" at the beginning. I saw that movie on first release (a rainy day on holiday in Cornwall!) and have great memories.
I wasn't aware that Les Grognards (well, those that survived!) attended Napoleon's funeral.
Thank you! I can only imagine how amazing _Waterloo_ must have been to see it on release! :)
Some of them even froze to death during the night before funeral
@@DidierDidier-kc4nm Really?? Damn. Where did you get that from?
"The garde died but never surrender "
"Dies" ...
The old guard specifically , never broke during Waterloo
La garde meurt mais ne se rend pas!
The Old Guard did not attack Wellington at Waterloo. It was only sent as a rear guard to allow the French military to retreat at the end of the battle. The Prussians wisely waited until the Old Guard marched away to pursue; a British officer was ordered to attack the Old Guard, he did so reluctantly and was promptly killed.
@@bedstuyrover The old guard attacked, they attacked late, but they attacked, got massacred and did not surrender
A solid one!
Thanks!
I have a solid one
@@bobbarker8732 .d
English always come at the end, when the job has been done during years by the other ones. At Waterloo, their defence was great however; but without Prussians, Waterloo would have been French.
And vice versa.
While it's true that without Prussian support, Waterloo would have likely fallen to the french, even with the military genius of Napoleon, the war was unwinnable.
Defeating one army is very good, but when you have 4 other armies (I think it was 4: the prussian army, 2 armies in the south, and the spanish army), this is not gonna cut it.
At most, waterloo could've served as a political goal, making peace treaties more likely, making traitors more likely to flee, and making Napoleon's power more stable as he'd have shown he was still the master of war he had been for years.
But against so many armies converging towards paris together, with generals that knew Napoleon so well, they'd rather retreat at the first sign of him approaching, to keep walking towards their goal once he leave, Paris would've been taken as long as the coalition kept in mind to not fight napoleon directly.
The English isn't really known for their military prowess on the land thats why they funded the coalition and send them supplies. However they we're the undisputed masters of the sea back then. So they were able to cut French trading routes making the French economy fall back so i don't think they we're late they're just unseen because most of the battles that happened on the napoleonic wars happened on mainland Europe. "The whale and the elephant neither able to challenge the other in its own domain."
@@ILUSTRADO-t5q Britain didn't have conscription until 1916, even then it was only for part of the country. European militaries had conscription from the early 18th century onwards. Britain had a smaller population in relation to the continental powers and many labor intensive industries that the economy depended on. The genius of the British empire, was to militarize conquered nations to police themselves with a relatively small British military presence.
@@ILUSTRADO-t5q While it's true, Napoleon had shown he was an able ruler that could've made France remains afloat despite Britain's blockade, but regardless, this would never have gone that far since Waterloo was a pointless battle.
Knocking out the northern armies would not have saved france, as france was still attacked from many different points, where the generals already knew the perfect battle plan against Napoleon: retreat if napoleon comes your way, let the others march forward uncontested.
And I am not one to blame the British for their lack of ground presence, even if i find the whole "pay others to fight your ennemies for you" pretty shameful. Still, they were present, and especially in Spain, british generals had shown they were not pushovers, with the duke of wellington (at that time he didn't have that title yet) even ranking 3rd when accounting for victories-draws-defeats.
Congrats from France for this top notch video. Excellent work.
Thank you very much!
I made one mistake in my life; I should have burned berlin.
~Napoleon Bonaparte
*Correction
"ImadeonemistakeinmylifeishouldhaveburnedBerlin."
Well he kinda forgot about invading Russia. Just saying
@@johnmassoud930Napoleon's Invasion in Russia was the greatest mistake in Europe.
@@LiannaaSu it was a major issue for sure
@@johnmassoud930 If Napoleon simply let Alexander trade with the british he would have been unstopable.
I love Napoleon’s French Imperial Old Guard Grenadiers these are my most favorite of whole of the French Imperial Army!!!😀
@@LittleLouieLagazza fair, good choice
You know shit is going down when the French imperial marching song starts playing and the imperial guard was sent
@Skylocker you know shit's about to go down when they won't give those onions to austrians
@@poikoi1530 Austria opposed Napoleon in all of his rule.
@@khankrum1 i know
@@khankrum1 well, technically they did become neutral on 1 occasion
An amazing video
I like that you included sources in the description
You’ve earned a sub
Thank you!
Though as often mentioned the assault on the ridge was led by the Middle Guard with the Old Guard either in reserve or at Placenoit fighting the Prussians. But the Middle Guard in shakoes is not such a dramatic image
One of the greatest history videos i have ever seen
Great work keep it up bro
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it so much.
@@EnlightenedEdelweiss 😊
make another video like this! this was incredible!
Damn the end od the video is so beautiful, shed a tear for my Emperor.. Vive l'empire ! Vive l’Empereur !
Thanks for this vidéo bro your rook
An ancestor was in there...😘🥰☝🎖
Lieutenant des Marins de la Guarde ⚓
He went back from Moscow.
Il a été chanceux alors !
@@MatthewVanston Chanceux d'y avoir participé...oui.
Nous savons qu'il avait été prisonnier en Espagne,sur les pontons de Cadix de 1808 à 1811.
1812, parti avec la grande armée il fut à Borodino.
Pendant Waterloo,il était douanier sur l'Escaut.
Voilà son histoire !😊😚🎖
@@DrugsBunny973 wow comment tu sais tout sa sur ton ancêtre?
@D Anemon tu peut me donner le site stp???
Bravo brother great video! Looking forward to more
Much appreciated!
Theirs feats will always be remembered; And you earn a subscription. well made one
Thank you!
Very informative and learned lots of stuff! Never stop
Bro, this is top quality stuff! Keep it up
Thanks!
As a french i subed when u said
" La garde meurt mais ne se rend pas"
Probably the best video about the imperial guard
Interesting, informative and well presented
The ending of the video was so epic
Awesome video! Though, question; would you consider editing all 5 parts of your decline of German empire series into one mega video? It would make watching much better haha
Thank you! For now, I'm putting out the episodes one by one, but once the series is finished, yes I will be editing it all into one video. :)
@@EnlightenedEdelweiss cool!
Thanks 😊 for video ,love napoleon wars
Love the movie, really appreciate your intro!!
At 3:03, cheating on the height inspection by putting playing cards in one’s shoes...attention on deck
What a great new channel. subscribed
Thank you, and welcome aboard!
Very good videos - I hope you restart doing more. I know YT algorithms are unfair in properly giving fair exposure to solo-made history clips. But hundreds of views per clip is still a lot of audience.
Old Guard and Imperial Guard wasn't the same. Actually the Old Guard was only 2 batallions of 700 men but the Imperial Guard had 10,000 men.
When, you realize
The Survival of a line battle was based on your luck and commanders Positioning and Ability to catch a break
Fun fact: the actors who portrayed the French soldiers in this film were almost entirely soviet soldiers.
What's the movie name at 08:58?
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Very nice! Liked and subscribed. :)
Thank you! :)
Very good video! +1 like
Thank you!
@@EnlightenedEdelweiss Did you know that the imperial guard were reactivated under Napoléon III ? And can you do a video about them plz?
@@davidgoodenough6450 Yes, I do know. :) Though, as of now, I don't have as much knowledge about them, so I'm not as confident about doing a video on them anytime soon. I do intend to do a lot more reading on the Second French Empire at some point, so I'll definitely keep your suggestion in mind.
There is that bit of film, at the very end, with the former grognards/grumblers lining the road for Napoléon Bonaparte's coffin.
What film is it from, please?
8:57 what is this movie i want to watch it
It's called Monsieur N
It's like
Conscripted light infantry: High school diploma
Infantry: Bachelor's Degree
Imperial Guard: Master's Degree
Great video mate I never understood the imperial guard until now
Glad I could help. :)
Keep it up!!!
almost cried at the farewell to guard
I've heard the old guard were called the Grumblers because they were not always used and didn't take part in the encounter. So the old guard grumblered. Who is correct and does it matter ??
Is the old guard and the imperial guard the same thing?
Nice presentation but it leaves out a couple major parts of the guard, the cavalry and the artillery. These later had their version of old/middle/young guard. They should be added to anyone’s research if the wish a complete view of the guard.
Wait what's the last clip of teh old guard came from which movie?
It is from the movie, "Monsieur N". Though keep in mind, it is not a historical film and the plot is based off a conspiracy theory. If you want to know more about Napoleon's death and the returning of his remains to France from a historical view, this article is quite good. www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-death-of-napoleon-bonaparte-and-the-retour-des-cendres-french-and-british-perspectives/
At 9:01 what is the clip from?
It is from the movie, "Monsieur N" Though keep in mind, it is not a historical film and the plot is based off a conspiracy theory. If you want to know more about Napoleon's death and the returning of his remains to France from a historical view, this article is quite good. www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-death-of-napoleon-bonaparte-and-the-retour-des-cendres-french-and-british-perspectives/
What is the name of this movie?
great video
Thanks!
don’t forget napoleon the third’s imperial guard
The imperial guard were always 5’10 and were battle hardened troops and the old guard which had troops 35-55 years old with the young guard having younger troops
So this is where the phrase "The Old Guard" comes from, and i can assume where 'grognard' came to be used as a term for old-school tabletop war gamers, and from there the "grumbler" Longbeards in Warhammer Fantasy
the 1er regiment de grenadiers a pied were nicknamed by Napoleon as, "The Grumblers" or "Les Grognards" due to their habit of complaining about military life even in front of Napoleon himself
"La garde meurt mais ne se rend pas" hasn't been pronounced. It has been written after Waterloo. The only thing that the imperial guard commander Cambronne said is "Merde"
Yes, Cambronne definitely didn't say it, but we have reason to believe it was said by General Claude-Étienne Michel, and later misattributed to Cambronne. In fact, it's likely that Cambronne had already been captured by the 3rd Hanoverian Brigade before the incident took place, and therefore he could not have said "Merde" either. You can read more here: www.napoleon-series.org/research/miscellaneous/c_cambronne.html
Excellent video. I would like a subject on the British guard pierced and pushed back by the French cavalry during the Battle of the Quatre Bras. Strangely, maybe because the British like to brag too much about Waterloo, but we hear very little about this action ...
You lost frenchie
Trafalgar
Please do an episode on Nathan Bedford Forrest's One Hundred.
09:15 name Of The Movie ?
Monsieur N
@@jeffkodiac Thank You
pas mal hein ? c'est Français !
Hehe
Fast foward to 1940 and your flag suddenly became white
@@mfp2335 after securing the escape of the English to dunkerque
@@mfp2335 That is not only an unfair comment ot os also ignorant and stupid. The french soldier fought loke hell, and if they had not, the BEF would not have been evacuated.
The ones at Dunkerque, the Other just surrendered
3:00 wait really ? Where did you found that ?
Page 8 of _Napoleon's Guard Infantry Volume 1_ by Philip Haythornthwaite. :)
Love this!
Thanks!
Great video ! What is the movie illustrating the "Farewell To the Guard" sequence?
It is from the movie, "Monsieur N". Though keep in mind, it is not a historical film and the plot is based off a conspiracy theory. If you want to know more about Napoleon's death and the returning of his remains to France from a historical view, this article is quite good. www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-death-of-napoleon-bonaparte-and-the-retour-des-cendres-french-and-british-perspectives/
@@EnlightenedEdelweiss Merci !
Respect 😁🏴
Also, could I have a link to the final part of the video when Napoelon's remains were returned? I'm interested.
Sure, here it is: ruclips.net/video/cflsJ53ww7k/видео.html
Though keep in mind, the movie it's taken from (Monsieur N) is not a historical film. If you want to know more about Napoleon's death and the returning of his remains to France from a historical view, this article is quite good. www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-death-of-napoleon-bonaparte-and-the-retour-des-cendres-french-and-british-perspectives/
From which movie the endscene of this video is taken? Greets
It is from the movie, "Monsieur N" Though keep in mind, it is not a historical film and the plot is based off a conspiracy theory. If you want to know more about Napoleon's death and the returning of his remains to France from a historical view, this article is quite good. www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-death-of-napoleon-bonaparte-and-the-retour-des-cendres-french-and-british-perspectives/
@@EnlightenedEdelweiss I am from the Netherlands. :-) The way you say it the movie Monsieur N might be a bit like the funny movie "the death of Stalin" with steve buscemi ? Thanks for explanation Enlightened Edelweiss .
@@EnlightenedEdelweiss I checked your page. I subscribed. Good luck
This is such a good movie
Best of the best!
Where is the last scene from?
It is from the movie, "Monsieur N" Though keep in mind, it is not a historical film and the plot is based off a conspiracy theory. If you want to know more about Napoleon's death and the returning of his remains to France from a historical view, this article is quite good. www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-death-of-napoleon-bonaparte-and-the-retour-des-cendres-french-and-british-perspectives/
@@EnlightenedEdelweiss the theory is how the hell did napoleon get a body double in there and got to america that way? i doubt he could had pulled it off especally with his health the way it is.
the guard was not disbanded “once and for all” after waterloo, Napoleon’s nephew, Napoleon III reorganized the guard for a third time.
et dire que mon arrière arrière arrière était un cuirassier de la Garde Impériale et qu'on à garder ces mémoires de guerres dans la famille , c'était une époque de fou et de grand soldats!
Il n'y avait pas de cuirassiers dans la garde. En cavalerie, il y avait des grenadiers à cheval, des chasseurs à cheval et des mamelouks. Au fil du temps s'y sont adjoints des dragons, des lanciers polonais... Mais pas de hussards ou de cuirassiers. Les cuirassiers furent cependant une unité d'élite. :)
@Real Aiglon Are you french, french speaker ? Or not ?
Why are their hats so tall?? It’s like it makes them visible when hiding like behind a pile of sacks
Tall hat was used in many armies to make the men look taller to the enemies.
Also to make the soldier feel bigger and braver than he was
@@mrsupremegascon wow fr?
So that they appear gigantic to strike fear into their foes. This type of warfare was a lot psychological.
Polish legions next for the series?
Don't want to make any promises, but that's an interesting idea. I'll look into it. Thanks!
My favorite moment : 4:11 👍
Je suis fan. 😂👍
Oof, I hope my pronunciation wasn't too horrible. ;)
@@EnlightenedEdelweiss perfect my friend, perfect 😉👍
What was the difference between the Imperial Guard and the Republican Guard? Were the the same just renamed?.
People say this movie is better then Napoleon and I can partly agree with that but what kinda bothers me with this scene is that well not all the old guard shows up and the young guard just disappears
BRAVO!
Thank you!
This soldiers are my very best!
Nice video man
Thank you!
The Old Guard is dying but it will NEVER BE DEFEATED
We fought back as hard as we could
JULIUS CEASAR and ALEXANDER THE GREAT and NAPOLEON The Best 3 GENERAL that also Fights in FRONT... Had the MOST DEDICATED, LOYAL, VETERAN ARMY that won them Many Battles and WARS...
and save for Alexander they all studied Hannibal!
@@khankrum1 CEASAR with his 8th 9th 10th VETERAN LEGIONS Alone would crush HANNIBAL in BATTLES
I'd put Khalid Ibn Walid in there as well. Simultaneously defeated the Roman Empire and the Persian Empire and was always outnumbered, leading a conglomeration of desert tribes against well equipped and well trained professional armies.
Imagine if the old guards have body armour. Napoleon would have conquered the world
Only reason why The English won that battle because the Prussian assisted them in the last minute
The reason the french lost is simple he split is force ,like custer
You're talking bollocks
@@antonyberry1632 Napoleon was fighting two armies you dog
0:05 What the fuck movie is it? Napoleon's comedy?
you have a new sub
and that is me
Thanks!
@@EnlightenedEdelweiss keep the good job mate
Well explained! 👏❤️ so? Also in short, Napoleons Guard where, kinda like his modern knights.
Not really. Socially there’s a huge gulf between soldiers and knights. Each knight would have his own retinue, while an Old Guardsman had merely himself.
واترالو نابليون؟...
I WANT TO GO BACK IN TIME AND THE ALL OF THE ARMIES IN 1805-1813
SINCE LEIPZIG IS THE BIGGEST IL GO THERE BEFORE THE BATTLE
"La garde meurt mais ne se rend pas"!!!! 🟦🟦⬜⬜🟥🟥 Vive la france et Vive l'Empereur🟦🟦⬜⬜🟥🟥
My ancester was one of them. It s à honnor my parents live today in his house
And every one of them wrote home begging for money since in Napoleon’s Army, if you didn’t want to go hungry, you had to spend your own money.
Or rob!
🙏😊
Interesting fact: the English defeated the French at Waterloo again, exactly 4 centuries after Agincourt.
First of all, it's Azincourt, not Agincourt. Waterloo is in Belgium not in France and the english losed at Waterloo, the prussians won, the brits losed
@@maximederak Well excuse me, Herodot!😀😃😄
@@maximederak Agincourt in english, Azincourt in french. And the english were waiting for the prussians to arrive for the whole battle at waterloo, Wellington would not have fight Napoleon at waterloo had he not been assured by Blucher that he would rejoin him there. So the English won, they were about to lose when the prussian appeared but it's not them that routed its the French. So yes this is technically a English, Prussian and Dutch victory, with Wellington as overhaul commander.
The fact that Waterloo is in Belgium and Agincourt in France does not change the fact that the two battle happened about 4 centuries later (20 october 1415 and 18 june 1815)...
@@RmDIrSudoSu Yeah but i don't give a fuck if brits can't write a town name properly. The battle was in the town named Azincourt, so agincourt is stupid as a name and it itsn't the real name of the battle
7:39 EEEEEE... What occupation. He create Księstwo Warszawskie
I was referring to the coalition forces' occupation of Poland, following the 1812 campaign, not the creation of the Duchy of Warsaw. :)
HELL YEAH
The guard dies, it does not surrender
1:16 like how they all have black faces
the times before smokeless gunpowder was a bitch
The old guard are elite as well