When the July Revolution happened, Nicholas I of Russia proposed to intervene and reinstate the Bourbon monarchy. He convinced Prussia to join him but there was a revolt in November 1830 in Poland and so the idea was dropped.
Also Louis Phillipe send a Marshall to deliver a letter directly to the tsar, stating its pacific intentions and hoping for good relations between Russia and France. But Nicolas was still quite suspicious and would continue to be for years.
Which is ironic since his predecessor Alexander was desperate to block Britain and Austrias demand that the Bourbon monarchy be restored in 1815, and even suggested the Orleanists as an alternative.
@@omarbradley6807 They restored the Bourbon because of legitimacy, Russia just wanted anyone else because it's Tsar personally hated the Bourbon dynasty.
Well, they did stop another major war in Europe from erupting until the Crimean war, and even that one was localized. The next war engulfing all of Europe would be World War One, a hundred years later. Compared to the number of pan European wars before 1789, that was something.
And of course, following the World Wars, we haven't had a major inter-European war for about 77 years and _possibly_ counting, depending on who you ask.
@@randomguy-tg7ok I don’t think anything on the scale of the Crimean war had really happened until The Russian invasion of Ukraine, but that war may cause a domino effect due to famine in places that relied on Ukraine and Russia for grain and fertilizer, though Europe and the Americas might be able to increase production enough to prevent total human catastrophe.
“Thomas Jefferson asked himself “In what country on earth would you rather live ” He first answered “Certainly in my own where are all my friends my relations and the earliest and sweetest affections and recollections of my life.” But he continued “which would be your second choice ” His answer “France.” ― Thomas Jefferson
You put a quote-mark before Thomas Jefferson at the start and then attributed the whole thing to Tomas Jefferson at the bottom. This makes it look like Thomas Jefferson quoted himself in the 3rd person and referred to himself by his full name. Also please don't interject Americans into the context of post-Napoleonic Europe.
While you are right on a lot of those points at the end of the video, the peace did lead to the establishment of the balance of power in Europe which led to basically a century of peace. There were some conflicts like the Crimean war and the Franco-Prussian war, but those were relatively minor and regional compared to the large wars before and after the century of peace.
Kinda gave the Eastern Question a shining moment with the Pan Hellenes deciding to aid Greek factions seceding from the Ottoman Empire, while old Spain had a ludicrous time trying to quell a mutiny with the Congress coalition called in just to hurry their armies trying to quell the Latin American rebels in double time before Monroe sets forth His Doctrine, compared to Portugal granting their colony a royal independence. Finally, Britain goes on to do more non-European affairs with managing the British East India Company, barging through Qing China by monopolizing opioids, and colonizing the major Pacific islands of New Zealand and Australia.
That’s not entirely true, or it’s a simplification. For one, the congress system basically ceased after 1822, long before Crimea and during the Greek rebellion. Subsequent congresses (like the Congress of Berlin) were more ad hoc meetings to address the end of specific conflicts, rather than trying to prevent them. Second, it’s doubtful how effective the congress was considering Britain immediately retreated to European isolationism once Napoleon was gone. Without Britain’s naval supremacy, there was little way to enforce congress decisions, and with Britain often abstaining or not caring about European matters, the opinions of (more conservative) Austria, Prussia, and Russia often outvoted (more liberal) France. Hence the lean towards repressing revolutions in Naples and Spain, and that was just in 1821, seven years after the Congress of Vienna. Third, while the congress did lead to the balance of power, that wasn’t the point of that system. Decisions by the big powers were supposed to be considered unanimous whether they actually were or not; they were seen as all working together to enforce the decision made in the congress. A balance of power system is pretty much the opposite of that; splitting all congress decisions along two sides that less and less frequently found agreement. While maybe the balance of power system helped prevent major war in Europe for a while, the congress system was only good at exposing the cleft between liberal and conservative governments in the new age of nationalism.
@@C.V317 If I am not mistaken, the balance of power also led to the Great War being so catastrophic, is this correct? If so, I think that would also support your point.
The idea of them reducing the penalties for good behaviour was a good move. I wonder if we could have saved on some trouble if similar actions had been taken in say 1921 and 1924, doing congresses every 3 years to check on Weimar Germany's progress and letting them a bit looser for good behaviour
Rofl, Germany got constant reductions and accomodations in what they had to pay according to the versailles treaty. In 1930 the reparations were finally cancelled In total they paid about 19 billion gold marks out of the 132 billion the treaty originally required. Compared to the treaty of Brest Litovsk the germans signed with the USSR, or the treaties with Hungary and Austria, the germans got a good deal.
The whole Versailles treaty was nothing but a giant landscape, a litany of lies and big plunder. And of course it (and communist uprisings) were the only reasons Hitler could ever get into power.
@@slome815 After looting all the german gold, that was very nice of them ! No, the treaty with austria didn't have worse consequences, nobody is talking here about the land loss. But economy
I have heard a small amount about the 1815 occupation of France, but I did not know that 10 nations were involved in it at one point, or that (according to legend) the word _bistro_ came from Russian! Thanks for the video!
Despite the negatives, one must give the devil its due: The Vienna accords created 99 years of relative peace, with no wars between Great Powers. There were smaller conflicts, sure, but overall it was one of the most peaceful eras in human History (such as the one we're in now...and likely not for much longer)
Rest of the world may not agree with you. And neither the Balkans. And probably not the Iberian Peninsula with Carlists and Miguelists uprisings. Hell, the Franco-Prussian war was traumatic
that's not really true, there were multiple major European conflicts in the 19th century such as the Italian Wars of Unification, the Crimean War and the German Wars of Unification which only seem small when compared to things like the Napoleonic and World Wars. also the idea that it was "one of the most peaceful eras in human history" is very Eurocentric given the violence of colonialism and the numerous major conflicts that occurred in non-European countries eg. China
Well, I should note, what it is extremely relative. Can we regard wars for Italian independence, or Crimean war, or Franco-Prussian war as smaller conflicts?
@@javierm7087 Rest of the world isn't a fair comparison, since Congress of Vienna only really covered Europe. And yeah, by the standards of the day, all of the wars you mentioned are small potatoes. Did some quick napkin math over wikipedia - all wars between Europeans combined (including the Carlist Wars) had fewer casualties than either the Napoleonic wars or WWI. 'Most' peaceful is relative. There's never been a time in history when someone hasn't been fighting someone else.
The Concert of Europe was actually extremely successful and created an unprecedented era of peace where no great European war was fought for about 100 years. Historia Civilis has a great series on it if you want to really learn something.
Yeah, the oppression part wasn’t great, but it kept Europe in low scale largely localised wars for 99 years, Historia civilis did a few great videos, but these were also very good points
Thanks for intersting historic facts, even if I do not agree with what you say at about 5:59-6:10. After Napoleons first defeat some of our Swedish boys were also in France, but after his return in 1815 my country was not a fighting part, as were the countries having the zones you mentioned.
Both had their governments entirely replaced by Napoleonic puppets and were in the process of reinstating their respective old orders, so they weren't exactly in the position to send a large chunk of their militaries to a foreign nation.
Right after the Napoleonic Wars, King Fernando VII’s army and navy were immediately needed in the Americas to fight the patriotas, who had risen up seven years prior. In the end, the full might of Spain could not quash their desire for freedom.🌎
Fun fact about Napoleon, during his invasion of Egypt his troops didn’t bring water bottles “for personal use”. Many people committed suicide and one person killed himself by slicing his neck open in front of Napoleon, what did he say? This is all your fault! Or something like that
Tbf the Concert of Europe was relatively successful. For nearly 100 years there was mostly peace in Europe besides a couple big-ish wars and periods of revolutions. In the same sense, the European Union (including predecessors) is 65 years old and is often highly praised for keeping the peace in Europe, which has obviously been recently shaken by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
@@alexsnow5092 Well Yugoslavia did not exist in the timeframe of the Concert of Europe, in which I mentioned “big-ish” wars. However, I would class the Yugoslav Wars as big-ish.
@@alexsnow5092 When they talk about success, they do not mean some sort of everlasting peace for everybody everywhere, but the success in avoiding such large global/continental conflicts on the scale as the Napoleonic Wars and the World Wars.
Interesting video, but man, I thought I did a terrible job with the French language... dude, at a minimum throw those unfamiliar French words into google translate. It may not be perfect, but it'll be closer.
Well, they did prevent a major continental war for a century, with only a few great power wars and none really tearing up Europe the way the Napoleonic Wars or WW1 did. The Crimean War was fought in theatres marginal to everyone but Russia, the Franco Prussian, Austro Prussian and Italian wars were short and involved only a couple of powers at a time. A much more peaceful century than either the 18th or 20th.
Well nah, just because at *some* point, when everybody who was alive while Napoleon was in power was already dead, there was a new all-encompassing European war, doesn't mean they didn't archieve "peace for our time" (in Europe at least, largely anyway) between 1815 and 1914
Well, they never had to deal with another Napoleon like ever, as every revolutionary government was easily overthrown or derailed until 1917 by use of force, and it was more a self destructive war what ended them rather than a revolution like the French
It is interesting that out of all the wars, it was the Napoleonic wars that led to Europe creating the Concert of Europe, as there had been many wars before that were just as if not more destructive to European countries like the 30 years war. Is it because of communication being easier and quicker?
The Congress of Vienna did succeed, I mean WW1 broke out almost 100 years later. Prior to the French Revolutionary Wars there were tons of wars occurring for whatever reason, often because a monarch died and other countries wanted their guy in power. There were continental conflicts in that time period, but until 1914 they didn't escalate into a larger conflict. However, things changed. There was the rise of nationalism which threatened many monarchies and the Conservative Worldview the Congress of Vienna had was getting very dated, and there was also the rise of a unified Germany, which the Congress did not want. Granted, there was also the rise of a unified Italy as well. All in all, by 1914 Europe had changed a bit much. In 1815 there were 5 Great Powers, UK, France, Austria, Prussia and Russia, any one or two would get demolished by the other 3. Indeed that happened at times like with the Crimean War. However by 1914 there was Austria, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and Italy. France was no longer a monarchy, Prussia had combined with the German states to be the strongest continental power, Austria was always teetering on collapse etc.. The Congress of Vienna failed then because the balance of power had shifted so much. Compare that the to the post WWI settlement where Germany wasn't included in the negotiations (unlike France) and the next World War rose up 20 years after that.
@@smal750 It was a Great Power like Austria was in the Revolutionary Wars. Not that much of a Great power, but important within the context of a continental war within Europe. I still don't get why Austria was considered a "Great Power" when Spain wasn't.
I always wondered why France wasn't carved up harshly or broken up like Austria Hungary given how much damage and chaos they had caused across the world during the Revolution
the European monarchies basically just wanted to go back to before the Revolution and forget the ideas it had represented, as such France's borders were reset back to those of the ancien regime, since these had been claimed by the 'legitimate' (in the eyes of the coalition) Bourbon Monarch
Beacuse, if that happened, the people would be unhappy and would have revolted, again (and a lot of them, especially in the military still liked Napoléon) And considering what happened last time, they wouldn't risk another révolution/coup d'état...
You would carve up the only country in Europe at the time that could be called a nation state, After 20 years of War when the very Idea of nations spread everywhere in Europe ? That's how you would make yourself an oppressor, which is absolutely not what the monarchs who tried to keep their throne were keen on.
Britain and Austria wanted to keep a balance of powers in Europe, if France was cut up too much then another power, like Prussia, would be free to expand, overwhelm Austria's limited military strength, and dominate enough of the continent to threaten to build a navy surpassing Britain. With France kept strong, Austria had a choice of allies to overpower whoever was disturbing the peace, and Britain didn't need to worry about the continent.
Cite me one peace conference that builded a better balance of power and prevented an europe-wide conflict better than the Congress of Vienna. Of course it isn't perfect, there hasn't been a single World peace that lasted more than a decade, but at least, it prevented WW1 for a whole century
The true history about russian soldiers in France was they see how much french peasants and citizens were free compared to backwards medieval Russia. This triggered the later Decembrist revolt
I have read about the Decembrist revolt, but I did not know that France influenced the Decembrists! It actually makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the information!
it would be incorrect to call russia medieval at that time, as its system was both more opressive/backwards compared to both western medieval europe and medieval russia. russian serfs were not the same as western serfs and was not introduced untill the renaissance era. it would be better to just call it oppressive.
Well Russia didn’t get the “honour” to occupy Paris, but they disregarded the joint plan and rushed for Paris. The Russians were terrible allies theoughout the Napoleonic wars.
I'm pretty sure both of you guys live in a democratic and secular nation, and find it cringe not to live in an autocratic nation with state religion xD AWESOME
If it's to be honest it's kind of more like world war 5 or 6 if you count most of the 18th century wars like the 7 years war, the war austrian's secession ,Spanish secession Poland secession, the grand Northern war or even the American of Independence war after 1777
@@goodman4966 Dude 7 years war was mostly Europe skirmishes against 1000 French and Natives versus 100 000 english soldiers isn't really something to brag about especially when red coast lost multiple battles with such a higher number of soldiers.
@@goodman4966 also the thirty years war, nine years war, and ottoman portuguese wars. i don’t get how war of polish succession and great northern war are world wars.
Most people say the 7 years war was WW0 since the Napoleonic wars were almost entirely in Europe whereas the 7 years war was fought across the globe e.g. in India, Canada etc.
Yes, Russian serfdom or starving peasants in France was an ideal regime. What has liberalism brought us, other than personal freedoms, modern technologies, literacy, higher standards of life, and the Internet that you’re using right now…? We should definitely reinstate absolute monarchy.
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When the July Revolution happened, Nicholas I of Russia proposed to intervene and reinstate the Bourbon monarchy. He convinced Prussia to join him but there was a revolt in November 1830 in Poland and so the idea was dropped.
Also Louis Phillipe send a Marshall to deliver a letter directly to the tsar, stating its pacific intentions and hoping for good relations between Russia and France. But Nicolas was still quite suspicious and would continue to be for years.
Which is ironic since his predecessor Alexander was desperate to block Britain and Austrias demand that the Bourbon monarchy be restored in 1815, and even suggested the Orleanists as an alternative.
@@alexander9703 Well, they needed another excuse to squash any revolutionary ideals.
@@omarbradley6807 They restored the Bourbon because of legitimacy, Russia just wanted anyone else because it's Tsar personally hated the Bourbon dynasty.
@@alexander9703 I just want them cause I like the name
As Russian-speaking person, I find adorable, that Emperor had mentioned about popular version of emergence of «bistro».
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@@Hand-in-Shot_Productions who needs language of a nonexistent country headed by militarists and terrorists
Well, they did stop another major war in Europe from erupting until the Crimean war, and even that one was localized. The next war engulfing all of Europe would be World War One, a hundred years later.
Compared to the number of pan European wars before 1789, that was something.
Well, they will get into Spain in 1821.
@@omarbradley6807 that does not really classify as a major war, does it?
And of course, following the World Wars, we haven't had a major inter-European war for about 77 years and _possibly_ counting, depending on who you ask.
@@randomguy-tg7ok I don’t think anything on the scale of the Crimean war had really happened until The Russian invasion of Ukraine, but that war may cause a domino effect due to famine in places that relied on Ukraine and Russia for grain and fertilizer, though Europe and the Americas might be able to increase production enough to prevent total human catastrophe.
@@randomguy-tg7ok Well with the Nukes, the people think it twice before going to war,
“Thomas Jefferson asked himself “In what country on earth would you rather live ” He first answered “Certainly in my own where are all my friends my relations and the earliest and sweetest affections and recollections of my life.” But he continued “which would be your second choice ” His answer “France.”
― Thomas Jefferson
You put a quote-mark before Thomas Jefferson at the start and then attributed the whole thing to Tomas Jefferson at the bottom. This makes it look like Thomas Jefferson quoted himself in the 3rd person and referred to himself by his full name.
Also please don't interject Americans into the context of post-Napoleonic Europe.
There was a spot on my monitor so I saw “In what country on earth would you rather jive"
Thomas Jefferson was also a terrible person so I don't exactly trust his judgment
Thomas Jefferson also described Russia as “the power friendliest to the Americans”
Thomas Jefferson was the most radical of the founders. He really loved the French Revolution and the whole guillotine thing.
While you are right on a lot of those points at the end of the video, the peace did lead to the establishment of the balance of power in Europe which led to basically a century of peace. There were some conflicts like the Crimean war and the Franco-Prussian war, but those were relatively minor and regional compared to the large wars before and after the century of peace.
Kinda gave the Eastern Question a shining moment with the Pan Hellenes deciding to aid Greek factions seceding from the Ottoman Empire, while old Spain had a ludicrous time trying to quell a mutiny with the Congress coalition called in just to hurry their armies trying to quell the Latin American rebels in double time before Monroe sets forth His Doctrine, compared to Portugal granting their colony a royal independence.
Finally, Britain goes on to do more non-European affairs with managing the British East India Company, barging through Qing China by monopolizing opioids, and colonizing the major Pacific islands of New Zealand and Australia.
But this lead to colonialism on steroids in Africa and Asia with millions of deaths there. Only WW2 finally broke the hold on the colonies
That’s not entirely true, or it’s a simplification. For one, the congress system basically ceased after 1822, long before Crimea and during the Greek rebellion. Subsequent congresses (like the Congress of Berlin) were more ad hoc meetings to address the end of specific conflicts, rather than trying to prevent them. Second, it’s doubtful how effective the congress was considering Britain immediately retreated to European isolationism once Napoleon was gone. Without Britain’s naval supremacy, there was little way to enforce congress decisions, and with Britain often abstaining or not caring about European matters, the opinions of (more conservative) Austria, Prussia, and Russia often outvoted (more liberal) France. Hence the lean towards repressing revolutions in Naples and Spain, and that was just in 1821, seven years after the Congress of Vienna. Third, while the congress did lead to the balance of power, that wasn’t the point of that system. Decisions by the big powers were supposed to be considered unanimous whether they actually were or not; they were seen as all working together to enforce the decision made in the congress. A balance of power system is pretty much the opposite of that; splitting all congress decisions along two sides that less and less frequently found agreement. While maybe the balance of power system helped prevent major war in Europe for a while, the congress system was only good at exposing the cleft between liberal and conservative governments in the new age of nationalism.
Following your logic, WW1 was also regional in Europe as Spain, Switzerland and others didn't took part in it.
@@C.V317 If I am not mistaken, the balance of power also led to the Great War being so catastrophic, is this correct? If so, I think that would also support your point.
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Interesting, in Polish (a Slavic language related to Russian) the word; bystro means quick but also smart and witty.
The idea of them reducing the penalties for good behaviour was a good move. I wonder if we could have saved on some trouble if similar actions had been taken in say 1921 and 1924, doing congresses every 3 years to check on Weimar Germany's progress and letting them a bit looser for good behaviour
Rofl, Germany got constant reductions and accomodations in what they had to pay according to the versailles treaty. In 1930 the reparations were finally cancelled In total they paid about 19 billion gold marks out of the 132 billion the treaty originally required.
Compared to the treaty of Brest Litovsk the germans signed with the USSR, or the treaties with Hungary and Austria, the germans got a good deal.
The whole Versailles treaty was nothing but a giant landscape, a litany of lies and big plunder. And of course it (and communist uprisings) were the only reasons Hitler could ever get into power.
@@slome815
After looting all the german gold, that was very nice of them !
No, the treaty with austria didn't have worse consequences, nobody is talking here about the land loss. But economy
I have heard a small amount about the 1815 occupation of France, but I did not know that 10 nations were involved in it at one point, or that (according to legend) the word _bistro_ came from Russian! Thanks for the video!
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Despite the negatives, one must give the devil its due: The Vienna accords created 99 years of relative peace, with no wars between Great Powers. There were smaller conflicts, sure, but overall it was one of the most peaceful eras in human History (such as the one we're in now...and likely not for much longer)
Rest of the world may not agree with you. And neither the Balkans. And probably not the Iberian Peninsula with Carlists and Miguelists uprisings. Hell, the Franco-Prussian war was traumatic
Eh, there were still lots of wars in that period.
that's not really true, there were multiple major European conflicts in the 19th century such as the Italian Wars of Unification, the Crimean War and the German Wars of Unification which only seem small when compared to things like the Napoleonic and World Wars.
also the idea that it was "one of the most peaceful eras in human history" is very Eurocentric given the violence of colonialism and the numerous major conflicts that occurred in non-European countries eg. China
Well, I should note, what it is extremely relative. Can we regard wars for Italian independence, or Crimean war, or Franco-Prussian war as smaller conflicts?
@@javierm7087 Rest of the world isn't a fair comparison, since Congress of Vienna only really covered Europe. And yeah, by the standards of the day, all of the wars you mentioned are small potatoes. Did some quick napkin math over wikipedia - all wars between Europeans combined (including the Carlist Wars) had fewer casualties than either the Napoleonic wars or WWI.
'Most' peaceful is relative. There's never been a time in history when someone hasn't been fighting someone else.
it does feel curious that the events of ww1 and ww2 seem to have happened repeatedly in the previous 2 centuries with less advanced technology.
The Concert of Europe was actually extremely successful and created an unprecedented era of peace where no great European war was fought for about 100 years. Historia Civilis has a great series on it if you want to really learn something.
During the Pax Britannica
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I misread this as "Top 15 occupations of France" dunno how
Yeah, the oppression part wasn’t great, but it kept Europe in low scale largely localised wars for 99 years, Historia civilis did a few great videos, but these were also very good points
Thanks for intersting historic facts, even if I do not agree with what you say at about 5:59-6:10. After Napoleons first defeat some of our Swedish boys were also in France, but after his return in 1815 my country was not a fighting part, as were the countries having the zones you mentioned.
Any particular reason why Spain and Portugal weren't part of this?
Probably since they were seen as declining powers, the Ottomans didnt either.
Both had their governments entirely replaced by Napoleonic puppets and were in the process of reinstating their respective old orders, so they weren't exactly in the position to send a large chunk of their militaries to a foreign nation.
Right after the Napoleonic Wars, King Fernando VII’s army and navy were immediately needed in the Americas to fight the patriotas, who had risen up seven years prior. In the end, the full might of Spain could not quash their desire for freedom.🌎
Well spain was an ally of napoleon until he betrayed them.
Portugal i would just assume they were too weak.
@@SnapplyPie The Ottomans didn't won anything against France neither did the Portuguese
Fun fact about Napoleon, during his invasion of Egypt his troops didn’t bring water bottles “for personal use”. Many people committed suicide and one person killed himself by slicing his neck open in front of Napoleon, what did he say? This is all your fault! Or something like that
i was recommended this video at 18:15 pm. coincidence? i think not.
the first part of Aix-La-Chapelle is pronounced "ex" and not "ayy"
Marseille is pronounced "marsayy" and not "marsaye"
And the -ais in "Calais" is pronounced "eh"
The occupation of Germany wasn't the same of 1815 for France, Germany physically didn't exist after WW2 until 1949
Plan Morgenthau should've been applied
I like how you included Kutuzov in the picture even though he was already dead by 1815.
Tbf the Concert of Europe was relatively successful. For nearly 100 years there was mostly peace in Europe besides a couple big-ish wars and periods of revolutions. In the same sense, the European Union (including predecessors) is 65 years old and is often highly praised for keeping the peace in Europe, which has obviously been recently shaken by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“big ish” wars don’t include the Yugoslavia I guess
@@alexsnow5092 Well Yugoslavia did not exist in the timeframe of the Concert of Europe, in which I mentioned “big-ish” wars. However, I would class the Yugoslav Wars as big-ish.
@@nunny5070 my point is that europeans talk about some kind of success while there was plenty of wars even outside of eastern Europe after WW2
@@alexsnow5092 When they talk about success, they do not mean some sort of everlasting peace for everybody everywhere, but the success in avoiding such large global/continental conflicts on the scale as the Napoleonic Wars and the World Wars.
Interesting video, but man, I thought I did a terrible job with the French language... dude, at a minimum throw those unfamiliar French words into google translate. It may not be perfect, but it'll be closer.
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Well, they did prevent a major continental war for a century, with only a few great power wars and none really tearing up Europe the way the Napoleonic Wars or WW1 did. The Crimean War was fought in theatres marginal to everyone but Russia, the Franco Prussian, Austro Prussian and Italian wars were short and involved only a couple of powers at a time. A much more peaceful century than either the 18th or 20th.
Well nah, just because at *some* point, when everybody who was alive while Napoleon was in power was already dead, there was a new all-encompassing European war, doesn't mean they didn't archieve "peace for our time" (in Europe at least, largely anyway) between 1815 and 1914
Well, they never had to deal with another Napoleon like ever, as every revolutionary government was easily overthrown or derailed until 1917 by use of force, and it was more a self destructive war what ended them rather than a revolution like the French
I guess France was Napoleon Blown-apart.
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@@manofculture4249 He actually did it
Napoleon Dynamite
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what a grand scale occupation
Oh Yes, The Time that The Duke of Wellington Was Prime Minister of The United Kingdom and Lead The UK To Victory in World War 2.
It is interesting that out of all the wars, it was the Napoleonic wars that led to Europe creating the Concert of Europe, as there had been many wars before that were just as if not more destructive to European countries like the 30 years war.
Is it because of communication being easier and quicker?
There were plenty of riots against the occupation. In my city there's still a cannon ball scare on a wall caused by an Austrian cannon.
The Congress of Vienna did succeed, I mean WW1 broke out almost 100 years later. Prior to the French Revolutionary Wars there were tons of wars occurring for whatever reason, often because a monarch died and other countries wanted their guy in power. There were continental conflicts in that time period, but until 1914 they didn't escalate into a larger conflict. However, things changed. There was the rise of nationalism which threatened many monarchies and the Conservative Worldview the Congress of Vienna had was getting very dated, and there was also the rise of a unified Germany, which the Congress did not want. Granted, there was also the rise of a unified Italy as well.
All in all, by 1914 Europe had changed a bit much. In 1815 there were 5 Great Powers, UK, France, Austria, Prussia and Russia, any one or two would get demolished by the other 3. Indeed that happened at times like with the Crimean War. However by 1914 there was Austria, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and Italy. France was no longer a monarchy, Prussia had combined with the German states to be the strongest continental power, Austria was always teetering on collapse etc.. The Congress of Vienna failed then because the balance of power had shifted so much.
Compare that the to the post WWI settlement where Germany wasn't included in the negotiations (unlike France) and the next World War rose up 20 years after that.
Italy wasnt a great power at all
@@smal750 It was a Great Power like Austria was in the Revolutionary Wars. Not that much of a Great power, but important within the context of a continental war within Europe. I still don't get why Austria was considered a "Great Power" when Spain wasn't.
Interesting. Mt 4xgreat grandfather was born in that year in the Alsace area.
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Then he came back
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Talking about bistreau, it actually has little occurences wayyyy before the wars, mostly under the "bistraud" spelling
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History truly does repeat itself and rhyme.
Wasn't the rhyme saying that history never repeats itself but it does rhyme?
I always wondered why France wasn't carved up harshly or broken up like Austria Hungary given how much damage and chaos they had caused across the world during the Revolution
the European monarchies basically just wanted to go back to before the Revolution and forget the ideas it had represented, as such France's borders were reset back to those of the ancien regime, since these had been claimed by the 'legitimate' (in the eyes of the coalition) Bourbon Monarch
Beacuse, if that happened, the people would be unhappy and would have revolted, again (and a lot of them, especially in the military still liked Napoléon)
And considering what happened last time, they wouldn't risk another révolution/coup d'état...
Spoken like a true monarchist
You would carve up the only country in Europe at the time that could be called a nation state, After 20 years of War when the very Idea of nations spread everywhere in Europe ? That's how you would make yourself an oppressor, which is absolutely not what the monarchs who tried to keep their throne were keen on.
Britain and Austria wanted to keep a balance of powers in Europe, if France was cut up too much then another power, like Prussia, would be free to expand, overwhelm Austria's limited military strength, and dominate enough of the continent to threaten to build a navy surpassing Britain. With France kept strong, Austria had a choice of allies to overpower whoever was disturbing the peace, and Britain didn't need to worry about the continent.
So really France should have just watched their aggressive expansion
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Kutuzov was famous for not being dead after the defeats of Napoleon (!)
"European Concert" proceeds to not work to this day since Russia invaded Ukraine
@@nedsteven4622 Fact: you can't have war between large nations if there are no nations
Cite me one peace conference that builded a better balance of power and prevented an europe-wide conflict better than the Congress of Vienna.
Of course it isn't perfect, there hasn't been a single World peace that lasted more than a decade, but at least, it prevented WW1 for a whole century
The european concert was abolished over a century ago.
@@nedsteven4622 *cough* >points at 1914
The true history about russian soldiers in France was they see how much french peasants and citizens were free compared to backwards medieval Russia.
This triggered the later Decembrist revolt
I have read about the Decembrist revolt, but I did not know that France influenced the Decembrists! It actually makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the information!
It wasn’t just France, they could see that in Germany on the way to France.
Not only did it trigger the revolt, it eventually did influence reforms in Russia directly after.
it would be incorrect to call russia medieval at that time, as its system was both more opressive/backwards compared to both western medieval europe and medieval russia. russian serfs were not the same as western serfs and was not introduced untill the renaissance era.
it would be better to just call it oppressive.
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Spain suffered so much but didn't received any occupation territory in France.
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If the Spanish government wanted occupation territory, they should've had the army to take it.
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@@namethathasntbeentakenyetm3682 perhaps we do not expel them from our territory and then we throw them to the other side of the Pyrenees?
@@sam5176 we conquered and discovered America, and we treated so well the indians
BETTER THAN ENGLISH
@@JavierGC_ i never said anything good about the english dawg
Oh Lord, the way you pronounced Calais 😄
No major war for 100 years, that's something.
YES!!!!!
This video was posted a day after National French day
Aniversary of the Revolution
That last part was hilarious 😂
Great finalle
Calais is pronounced Ca-lay not "Ca-lie" lol.
calays like 'hey', not caleye like 'eye'
The quality of cow civilians treated I guess depended on where they were in the zones of occupation.
I have a map submission.
Sarcastic and snarky about grand events just doesn't age well.
Unsubscribed. If you have no respect for history, why even bother with it?
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How does this video still have "No" views?
epic
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You are first
@@oceanweatherandmapping9414 hello there
Well Russia didn’t get the “honour” to occupy Paris, but they disregarded the joint plan and rushed for Paris. The Russians were terrible allies theoughout the Napoleonic wars.
New vid W
No views and 132 likes, makes sense.
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They didnt have to deal with another European wide war * in their life times * lol (said in Homer Simpson voice)
Feels weird to call tiny German states nations.
A nation doesn’t need to be large. It’s just a territory where people share an identity, regardless of size
Alsace was a nation, Bavaria, Bade..
@@jmiquelmbjust look at liechtenstein, san marino and monaco for instance
also epic
"Caleye"
Curious how Sardinia haven't occupied Corsica
noice
Please, never say French place names again.
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Based European monarchs hashing it out like Kings 👑
Based French Revolutionaries cutting of the head of Louis XXXVIof
@@namethathasntbeentakenyetm3682 based french revolutionaries that inspired the process of the modern, democratic and secular western nation.
@@BIGluisluis 🤢
@@BIGluisluis extremely cringe.
I'm pretty sure both of you guys live in a democratic and secular nation, and find it cringe not to live in an autocratic nation with state religion xD AWESOME
Napoleonic war is failed i think
Who asked
I am
This is literally his job.
Býstro!
The Napoleonic war really was WW0
If it's to be honest it's kind of more like world war 5 or 6 if you count most of the 18th century wars like the 7 years war, the war austrian's secession ,Spanish secession Poland secession, the grand Northern war or even the American of Independence war after 1777
@@goodman4966 Dude 7 years war was mostly Europe skirmishes against 1000 French and Natives versus 100 000 english soldiers isn't really something to brag about especially when red coast lost multiple battles with such a higher number of soldiers.
@@ommsterlitz1805 dont forget india and sumatra
@@goodman4966 also the thirty years war, nine years war, and ottoman portuguese wars. i don’t get how war of polish succession and great northern war are world wars.
Most people say the 7 years war was WW0 since the Napoleonic wars were almost entirely in Europe whereas the 7 years war was fought across the globe e.g. in India, Canada etc.
Totally deserved, what the heck napoleon was doing in Egypt? Because of him, we lost Egypt-Sudan. He is gay.
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the French are so naughty
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Disgusting.
Criticize monarchy all you want there was never a European scale war or instability while they were ruling Liberalism is hell
Yes, Russian serfdom or starving peasants in France was an ideal regime. What has liberalism brought us, other than personal freedoms, modern technologies, literacy, higher standards of life, and the Internet that you’re using right now…? We should definitely reinstate absolute monarchy.
Well those wars were provocated by the monarchies of Europe against the Liberals and leftists, not the other way around.
@@omarbradley6807 no they were provocated by leftwing radicals like modern problems still are let’s not turn this around
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