As this is your job I feel obliged to let you know that the video on the tintagel Castle is spreading misinformation about the geographical location of Devon and Cornwall
Oh...and getting back to a previous point. Simon Wolf, Abe Lincoln's Jewish Attorney was also connected to The Rothschilds. There are books. Also, George Peabody did receive huge British Loans after The Civil War ended before working with Julius Spencer Morgan, the father of J.P. Morgan & Company long ago known today as J.P. Morgan & Chase. I found that source in a reference book, but The Biography Channel also mentioned those huge British Loans in their documentary on J.P. Morgan. G. Edward Griffin's book, 'The Creature From Jekyll Island (CSPAN Books) mentions that Paul Warburg (Paul Warburg - Federal Reserve History Dot Org's article on Jekyll Island) was an agent of The Rothschilds. Well, I found books on Paul Warburg & Jacob Schiff (Encyclopedia Britannica as well as other encyclopedias), and books on Jacob Schiff & The Rothschilds. Also, Forbes Magazine mentioned that Wilbur Ross, Trump's Right Hand Man, was an chairman for The Rothschild Banks for 23 Years. The L.A. Times also mentioned the same. Before that, The NY Times reported on Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild funding Hillary Clinton and Sen. John McCain's Campaigns. Hmmmm...So much for that law that prevents presidential candidates from receiving foreign campaign contributions whether direct or indirect. Oh...and They are also attacking The Separation of Church & State that Roger Williams came out with that later transcended down into our U.S. 1st Amendment between The Danbury Baptist Association & Thomas Jefferson in Danbury, CT in 1803 under 'A Wall of Separation." Thomas Jefferson's Letter on The Separation of Church & State is "The Clause" to our U.S. 1st Amendment (U.S. Library of Congress & 1st Amendment Center") I'm not surprised their attacking Pilgrims either when they were very thankful for Squanto. Sad how people manipulate our past to suit their agendas. Oh...and Reverend Edward Wightman was one of the reasons why Roger Williams came out with The Separation of Church & State as well as Obediah Holmes, Anne Hutchinson and many others who were persecuted long ago for their beliefs. The Separation of Church & State was to prevent government from messing with religion, to prevent government from forming a centralized church, and to grant 'religious freedom' in order to prevent a person from becoming persecuted for their religious freedom to speak their beliefs. Too many were executed in the past to forget that which even led us up to The 30 Years' War which did not just include Germany but many parts of Europe as well. The United States was based on "Religious Freedom" a quest shared by those on The Mayflower as well as our U.S. Founding Fathers. Funny how people forget that part of our past or never research into that part of our past. I'm also pretty sure mainstream media won't talk about that past either. Bunch of holigans, and the whole damn country has been hijacked from within, and people don't even realize it. I guess that is what television and playing video games does to a person. They don't even realize that The Queen of England sits on The Crown of Canada, and it isn't even a secret.
King Louis XVIII "uh guys help Napoleon is back in France again" Austria,Russia,Prussia,Britain,Spain,Sweden: *How many times do we have to teach you old man*
Had they not, then the war would've been against France- so no doubt the slicing off of certain regions after the victory as reparations would've been the case. As it was, FRANCE was guaranteed their pre Revolutionary borders.
You missed out the fact that Uxbridge had 8 horses shot from under him and after all that when his own leg was shot clean off by a canon ball he just exclaimed to Wellington “ by god sir I’ve lost my leg”... to which Wellington replied merely “By god sir, so you have”.
@@annescholey6546 god yeah. That was embarrassing. I blame that movie for this stereotype of we Brits thinking we won it alone, but we dont! Just a terrible movie. Shame because the book is exceptional.
I totally agree but if you want the best most interesting coverage of any Napoleon battle check out epic history TVs channel. I never really had any interest in the subject but his series on the napoleonic wars is hands down the most interesting thing I have ever seen on RUclips. Check it out, you won’t be disappointed.
If you like this channel he does a few others as well. Biographics Top tenz Megaprojects Business Blaze Look what I found out Yeah hes prolifically awesome
Napoleon couldn't win the campaign even if he had won the battle decisively. The Allies (or whatever we call them) were simply too powerful and unified around the deposing him. He would have had to bat 1000 in perpetuity to stay in power. Impossible, even for a genius. His Empire was lost in Russia. Everything after that was the twitching of its corpse.
His biggest flaws were in display post Russia. He was probably the most egotistical and vain general ever hence the battle of Waterloo. People had been paying attention and studying him and his methods since Austerlitz. He had large body of work to study and really didn't change much. Granted they copied him to the letter, the entire Corp system is his invention.
I’d argue that the empire and his throne were still his after Russia All he had to do was leave Germany and Italy to the allies and retreat with the army into France The allies would have sued for peace and they could have worked out a treaty that kept France powerful but not too powerful But Napoleon couldn’t stand the idea of losing his empire in Europe and kept refusing the coalitions peace offers
Seconded. Even if he had crushed all his enemies in Waterloo, his empire just would have died another day - and that ABBA song would have had another name.
@@benjackson91 Considering Napoleon had a vastly superior army Wellington did a brilliant job holding him up, equal armies and Wellington wouldn't need the Prussians
5:50 Thats wrong, it wasnt the divide and conquer, it was the defeat in detail. Because he , even if those forces were split, they were never supposed to march as one anyway, was still good at beating numerically superiour feos.
Napoleon didn't defeat entire Portugal, he was defeated at Batalha de Aljubarrota. There is a myth about a bread baking woman who baked some french soldiers in that same fight, besides the Portuguese were outnumbered 5 to 1 and won. Check about it.
napoleon wasn't a wise ruler, if he was willing to throw away the lives of so many frenchmen in wars of conquest. france needed these men at home, as part of it's reconstruction after the french revolution. while defensive wars were inevitable , such as against austria, napoleon's belief that wars of conquest were a good idea, ultimately destroyed his other achievments.
@@goran77ish France was the only country without a monarchy back then. They did not have any allies because the other monarchies were scared that an alliance would inspire the people to demolish their country's monarchy. Also, without a monarchy and most of the nobility dead or fled France had no way to get allies through marriages.
@@naomibousson that would be the case but wasn't Napoleon like an Emperor and during hes exile they had a king that fled when he came back? But that point is fair, revolution was not far back and Napoleon himself did not come from some old noble/king family so even if he called himself an Emperor rest of Europe considered him as usurper. He should not have came back at all if he was wise, there was no way he could win.
@@Heisenberg882 if Napoleon managed to form an alliance of Russia and Austria they could've potentially invade Britain even tho Royal Navy was powerful
It’s “Blücher”, not “Blucher”. You misspelled the name by effectively omitting the “e”. ( “Blücher” = Bluecher”). Let’s change the spelling of Wellinton and Napolen, too.
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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...
The title is wrong. When Waterloo was fought, Napoleon ruled France, not Europe. And even if he would have won Waterloo with a crushing victory, he still would have to defeat russia and austria
Napoleon was already finished. What Napoleon wanted was not to defeat the Coalition (that was impossible) but try to discourage them by inflincting them some defeats so he could negotiate with them. What he didn't understand is that they didn't want to negotiate with him.
I think he was probably getting at the continent, rather than just individual smaller wars, because I thought the same thing, there were plenty of wars on the continent after and before WW1.
There was another major war that affected world history after Napoleon's final defeat. The Franco-German War (July 19, 1870-May 10, 1871) was the final push needed for the establishment of the Second Reich and the death knell of autocracy in France.
Along with the Crimean war, the Italian wars of unification, the Autrian-Prussian war, and all the wars in the Balkans... The Franco-German war didn't affect world history more than these wars...
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i live in a place called Waterlooville, this was a staging area where troops would stay before being shipped over to France (via Portsmouth) we still have two pubs called the Wellington and The Heroes. We also have four forts built to defend against the French, these forts were never required, but had uses during WW1 and WW2.
Fun fact: There were about 161 British canons at Waterloo. HMS Victory alone carried 104 guns at Trafalgar! And they were all much larger! Just imagine the noise.
Fun fact: There were about 3800 muskets at Trafalgar. The French 4th division of the 1st Corps alone had 4000 at Waterloo and they were all concentrated! Just imagine the noise.
Just a fact that is important, the Duke of Wellesly's family by the time he was in his teens was broke. The fact they were broke is important and should not be overlooked. During the time, this was not an uncommon reality. There were many established families that had fallen on hard times. Wellesly was lucky that he was actually a very talented officer despite his snobbery and privilege. My point is that the fact his family had fallen from grace was did matter and it was only due to his acumen in fighting that saved his family's fortunes.
Idk if this is more of a biographics topic, but would you ever do a video on the Tuskegee airmen? Their story has always been super interesting and i would love to see a video on it! Keep up the good work love these videos
His channel? It's just one of his channels! :) He has a lot of them, and the number is steadily growing, it seems. Some of the others: TodayIFoundOut, TopTenz, Biographics, Visual Politik, Highlight History, MegaProjects.
Yea, the ~15 year "empire." If such a short lived duration counts, should I sneak into the oval office while on a white house tour and declare myself emperor 27 seconds prior to being dragged out by the secret service? Does that also count as me having an empire? That should earn me a place in the history books. Make it happen.
The casualty sustained would end the war when in the American Civil War at the battle of Shiloh there were more casualties than here in Waterloo and it was only the beginning
"battle of Shiloh there were more casualties than here in Waterloo" No there wasn't... the Confederates suffered 10,700 casualties the Union 13,050 so 23,570 total while at Waterloo the Allied armies on their own suffered 24,000 so what are you even talking about? :S
If it's the end of Napoleon, it's Leipzig. If it's the French Empire, it's Sedan 1870. Waterloo was just a footnote, propagandised by the British to take credit for Napoleon's defeat on land, when his realm was already shattered by Leipzig.
Napoleon could have faced Wellington in Spain but his disdain and lack of respect for him led him to leave and lead the ill fated Russian invasion. That one decision proved that he was not a military genius at all. Meanwhile, Wellington renforced his army, supplies and took out three french armies before taking France. The first and only time Napoleon met a real military genius he was decisively beaten. Read the full history of how Wellington out thought and out fought Napoleon through sheer strategic and battlefield tactical brilliance. Reply
Great video! Small mistake towards the end, europe did see war again before WWI. The Franco-Prussian war of 1870 was a key ingredient of the tensed relations between germany an france that later escalated and made france get involved in the first world war. Some even argue that the treaty of Versailles was in some aspect a sort of retaliation for the treaty of Frankfurt that was signed at the end of the 1870 war and saw France lose part of its territory and pay a hefty war indemnity
1870 was Between 2 countries on the Franco-Prussian border and lasted less than a year, effecting only those two nations the Napoleonic wars and the First World War were multi national , multi year ,
The French Empire was already gone... At the time, Waterloo was not seen as big thing. The Brits and their propaganda just made it something important, but for most people at the time, the French Empire was already finished the year before.
Napoleon was defeated in Russia, he invaded Russia with 600 000 soldiers only 60 000 came back. He could never recover from that and did not have the strength of seasoned soldiers behind him in Waterloo, they had all died in Russia.
Excellent video. You touched upon it here but I think the most significant parts of this battle took place during the days leading up to it: the Prussians were able to withdraw from Ligny in good order and stay in support range of Wellington, and Napoleon's decision to split his army and send Grouchy and his wing off to chase the Prussians. This led to Napoleon having a smaller army at Waterloo to start the day, and when the Prussian army beat Grouchy to the battlefield the numbers swung massively against him. And indeed, anyone with a map and a copy of orders can see that Grouchy never had a chance of stopping the Prussians. Napoleon sent him away too late to have any impact. I love your content! Thank you!
Sorry, it was the combination of Napoleon's Russian invasion and subsequent retreat followed most importantly by Dresden and Leipzig, (the latter being the largest land battle in European history up until WWI), that ended Napoleon's empire. Wellington, whether that be in Spain or at the Battle of Waterloo, saw merely a fraction of the forces that the Austrians, Russians, Prussians, and Swedes faced for almost a decade.
Yes, Leipzig was the decisive battle that caused the end of Napoleon's empire, not Waterloo. When Napoleon came back from Elba, France did not have any more empire nor allied.
I love the way this channel boils history down to its essence. Frankly, I would tend to avoid anything over 30 minutes. People who are fans of military history can find more detail elsewhere. I am very happy with this channel's ability to tell only the essentials and why that battle is considered so important.
Two years later and they still have not made a video explaining how Britain lost the Empire after “winning” two world wars. And they will never make it.
Very, very disappointed I didn't hear "Blucher!", the sound of horses whinnying, and perhaps a crash of thunder. If you don't get that reference, you're a uncultured fetus.
Time for a Biographics video about Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington? It'd make a nice trilogy with the bios of Napoleon and Nelson. And i think you should keep Richard Sharpe in mind for an April Fools bio.
This is why British historians (mainly English) try to rewrite the history books of the past. They might have one of the best genealogy banks in the world but do sometimes have biased intentions.
There was two things Napoleon could have done to win one instead of using the Old guard against the British who were waiting up the hill the emperor should have sent them to engage the Prussians backed with some artillery and Calvary support. the Prussians would be defeated securing the French rear. Wellington’s army perched on the hill and taking cover from French artillery would be powerless to help. Action number two once the Prussians were routed wait for marshal Grushie and his fresh army of 30,000 men. With reinforcements Napoleon could have defeated Wellington at Waterloo overflowing him with fresh units and more artillery and go on to take Brussels.
Would you please consider making a bio/geographics video of king Shaka of the Zulus, Generaal Jan Smuts, Deneys Reitz, Siener van Rensburg or Generaal Koos de la Rey?
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About to crush the allies at Waterloo and to become the next Charlemagne Napoleon: "We are about to win this glorious battle!" Marshal Ney: "You're right! by the way have you noticed? they begin to retreat! " Napoleon: " What? No, they do...." Marshal Ney: "Chaaaararrrrrrgggeeee!!!!!"
Ney: I got a plan Napoleon: Do not do anything without my orders 5 minutes later Ney: Hey Napoleon old pal, uhhh Can I have some more cavalry? Napoleon: Why? Ney: I kinda lost them Napoleon: NO! YOU CANNOT! Ney: Well I already used the last reserves.
about grouchy and his absence on the battlefield ; it is said that the marshal would have been late because he had not finished his dessert (strawberries with sugar) when the battle had already started
Simon I love your videos! They are so well researched and so well presented I feel like I’m stepping back in time to see these incredible historical events with my own eyes! I love the incorporation of music and your flawless narration! Keep the fine work my good man!
Cause for the commoner, one had to be very rich to buy oneself an aristocratic title in order to acquire some advancement into society. The nobility and clergy hadn't worked for their wealth, they just inherited it and the vast masses were working to support them, essentially covering the taxes whole for them too. Not very convenient! Bonaparte changed that, introducing rewarded worthiness. If you worked hard, you were certainly rewarded for that, no matter who you have been in the past, except convicts.
Because when napoleon turn up france was still a mess after the revolution with many people from different background wanting the power , he was the leader france need , a strong one who could bring calm to the country
The story I connect with Waterloo is that of two horses: Napoleon´s white arabian stallion Marengo and Wellington´s chestnut Copenhagen. Marengo, who had carried Napoleon into battles like Austerlitz, Jena and Wargram and survived the russian campain, was captured that day and brought to England. He was said to be brave and one of his hooves was turned into a tabacco box - after his death, of course. Copenhagen was a chestnut thoroughbred and said to always greet every unit with an enthusiastic neigh. He was also known to kick if someone got too close. What I find most impressive is that the day before the battle, Wellington rode him from 10 am an to 8 pm with almost no interruption, then spend nearly 15 hours in the saddle on the 18th, constantly on the move. And yet, when he got off afterwards, Copenhagen still had enough energy to kick out and almost hit him.
Reminds me of a Australian Light Horse Bill the Bastard Always bucked when his owner got on always, except for when he carried 3 or 4 soldiers from the Battlefield I think two extra on his back and two men with one foot in the stirrups with the rider holding on to them I dont know what happened to Bill Only one horse was brought home That was General Harry Chuavels mount.
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Geographics amazing!!!
As this is your job I feel obliged to let you know that the video on the tintagel Castle is spreading misinformation about the geographical location of Devon and Cornwall
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Oh...and getting back to a previous point. Simon Wolf, Abe Lincoln's Jewish Attorney was also connected to The Rothschilds. There are books. Also, George Peabody did receive huge British Loans after The Civil War ended before working with Julius Spencer Morgan, the father of J.P. Morgan & Company long ago known today as J.P. Morgan & Chase. I found that source in a reference book, but The Biography Channel also mentioned those huge British Loans in their documentary on J.P. Morgan. G. Edward Griffin's book, 'The Creature From Jekyll Island (CSPAN Books) mentions that Paul Warburg (Paul Warburg - Federal Reserve History Dot Org's article on Jekyll Island) was an agent of The Rothschilds. Well, I found books on Paul Warburg & Jacob Schiff (Encyclopedia Britannica as well as other encyclopedias), and books on Jacob Schiff & The Rothschilds.
Also, Forbes Magazine mentioned that Wilbur Ross, Trump's Right Hand Man, was an chairman for The Rothschild Banks for 23 Years. The L.A. Times also mentioned the same. Before that, The NY Times reported on Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild funding Hillary Clinton and Sen. John McCain's Campaigns. Hmmmm...So much for that law that prevents presidential candidates from receiving foreign campaign contributions whether direct or indirect. Oh...and They are also attacking The Separation of Church & State that Roger Williams came out with that later transcended down into our U.S. 1st Amendment between The Danbury Baptist Association & Thomas Jefferson in Danbury, CT in 1803 under 'A Wall of Separation." Thomas Jefferson's Letter on The Separation of Church & State is "The Clause" to our U.S. 1st Amendment (U.S. Library of Congress & 1st Amendment Center") I'm not surprised their attacking Pilgrims either when they were very thankful for Squanto. Sad how people manipulate our past to suit their agendas. Oh...and Reverend Edward Wightman was one of the reasons why Roger Williams came out with The Separation of Church & State as well as Obediah Holmes, Anne Hutchinson and many others who were persecuted long ago for their beliefs. The Separation of Church & State was to prevent government from messing with religion, to prevent government from forming a centralized church, and to grant 'religious freedom' in order to prevent a person from becoming persecuted for their religious freedom to speak their beliefs. Too many were executed in the past to forget that which even led us up to The 30 Years' War which did not just include Germany but many parts of Europe as well. The United States was based on "Religious Freedom" a quest shared by those on The Mayflower as well as our U.S. Founding Fathers. Funny how people forget that part of our past or never research into that part of our past. I'm also pretty sure mainstream media won't talk about that past either. Bunch of holigans, and the whole damn country has been hijacked from within, and people don't even realize it. I guess that is what television and playing video games does to a person. They don't even realize that The Queen of England sits on The Crown of Canada, and it isn't even a secret.
Imagine being such a badass that they basically send a continent to sort you out.
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King Louis XVIII "uh guys help Napoleon is back in France again"
Austria,Russia,Prussia,Britain,Spain,Sweden: *How many times do we have to teach you old man*
...Hitler?
Had they not, then the war would've been against France- so no doubt the slicing off of certain regions after the victory as reparations would've been the case. As it was, FRANCE was guaranteed their pre Revolutionary borders.
Imagine being such a badass that capitalism and communism had to band together to sort you out.
Please make a Biographics of Simon and how he came to educate the masses with his smooth British voice.
and shiny bald head.
And well kept beard
And how he brings the blaze
Liam Scherl and how he got his 761 RUclipschannels
Nothing he narrates is ever NOT interesting. Why he doesn't work for the National Geographic Channel by this point is beyond me.
You missed out the fact that Uxbridge had 8 horses shot from under him and after all that when his own leg was shot clean off by a canon ball he just exclaimed to Wellington “ by god sir I’ve lost my leg”... to which Wellington replied merely “By god sir, so you have”.
Wellington loathed Uxbridge and was reluctantly forced to have him due to Uxbridge having royal favour
One again history has snubbed Napoleon of his greatest achievement. The combination of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry ice cream.
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I thought it was managing to eat an entire Ziggy Piggy ice cream dessert. 😆
This video makes me want to play Napoleon: Total War.
me 2
And what platform is this on??
@@WornDownSaint PC
One of my favorites ❤ nice
@@WornDownSaint tablet too
And we all know that Sharpe was there kicking arse
Bastards!
Don't forget Harper
@@dadjokes8963 don’t forgot the 95th and South Essex
That’s soldiering lol
@@adrianaspbury2970 that's soldiering ya bastards
I’ve been to Waterloo many times.. Iowa just doesn’t seem like a place where this happened.
How did they fight with so much corn?
“I do not intend to run around this battlefield like a wet hen.”
AND THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!
Oh wait...wrong battle
The winger seem to show up at every battle
André Niemand NDQ?
Then the Prussians arrived doesn’t have the same ring to it though.
@@leholen381 It does if Preußens Gloria is played in the background ;)
Prussian hussars*
You for got to mention Napoleon‘s archenemy, Richard Sharpe! 😝
Now thats commenting!
@I know where Epstein Is you mean Boromir?
and sgt harper
Apart from the dire 1995 effort Sharpes Waterloo. Best left forgotten that one.
@@annescholey6546 god yeah. That was embarrassing. I blame that movie for this stereotype of we Brits thinking we won it alone, but we dont! Just a terrible movie. Shame because the book is exceptional.
This is by far one of the most in depth, pur knowledge unbiased channels I've ever found.
That's why it's the best.
Almost all of Simon's channels are! And then there is business blaze. Awesome channel still.
I totally agree but if you want the best most interesting coverage of any Napoleon battle check out epic history TVs channel. I never really had any interest in the subject but his series on the napoleonic wars is hands down the most interesting thing I have ever seen on RUclips. Check it out, you won’t be disappointed.
If you like this channel he does a few others as well.
Biographics
Top tenz
Megaprojects
Business Blaze
Look what I found out
Yeah hes prolifically awesome
Michael Straw today I found out
Napoleon couldn't win the campaign even if he had won the battle decisively. The Allies (or whatever we call them) were simply too powerful and unified around the deposing him. He would have had to bat 1000 in perpetuity to stay in power. Impossible, even for a genius. His Empire was lost in Russia. Everything after that was the twitching of its corpse.
His biggest flaws were in display post Russia. He was probably the most egotistical and vain general ever hence the battle of Waterloo. People had been paying attention and studying him and his methods since Austerlitz. He had large body of work to study and really didn't change much. Granted they copied him to the letter, the entire Corp system is his invention.
The Austrians being a next door neighbor would crush the not so grand armee with the army of Bohemia
I’d argue that the empire and his throne were still his after Russia
All he had to do was leave Germany and Italy to the allies and retreat with the army into France
The allies would have sued for peace and they could have worked out a treaty that kept France powerful but not too powerful
But Napoleon couldn’t stand the idea of losing his empire in Europe and kept refusing the coalitions peace offers
Seconded. Even if he had crushed all his enemies in Waterloo, his empire just would have died another day - and that ABBA song would have had another name.
@@benjackson91 Considering Napoleon had a vastly superior army Wellington did a brilliant job holding him up, equal armies and Wellington wouldn't need the Prussians
"..then we decided to get the cane out of the cupboard and give him a damn good thrashing" - Stephen Fry
Love to see a bio on the Duke of Wellington
Especially when he invented those cool green boots.
There is one now.
These videos are so intricate, but you upload them every day or so. I’m honestly impressed, keep it up 👍✌️
Good script writers, and good camera+prompter = quality RUclips videos!
Well, he's the host lol, there is a big team of people that get uploads up so often
@@CezarBianu Don't forget the noggin polisher! That elegant, clean pate always shines!
Because there is a massive team that writes, does research, and edits videos.
Kinda like that silly channel Brew
5:50
Thats wrong, it wasnt the divide and conquer, it was the defeat in detail. Because he , even if those forces were split, they were never supposed to march as one anyway, was still good at beating numerically superiour feos.
This better feature Whistler covering the ABBA song.
Richard Glen You know what? That’s good enough for me!
Wait, I thought Waterloo was a water park near where that Wyld Stallyns band got started.
“Be excellent to each other, and...
PARTY ON DUDE!!!!”
Station!
We're Not WORTHY!!!!
Napoleon didn't defeat entire Portugal, he was defeated at Batalha de Aljubarrota. There is a myth about a bread baking woman who baked some french soldiers in that same fight, besides the Portuguese were outnumbered 5 to 1 and won. Check about it.
napoleon wasn't a wise ruler, if he was willing to throw away the lives of so many frenchmen in wars of conquest. france needed these men at home, as part of it's reconstruction after the french revolution. while defensive wars were inevitable , such as against austria, napoleon's belief that wars of conquest were a good idea, ultimately destroyed his other achievments.
@@Heisenberg882 wise ruler would not be attacked by entire continent. Get some allies maybe?
@@goran77ish France was the only country without a monarchy back then. They did not have any allies because the other monarchies were scared that an alliance would inspire the people to demolish their country's monarchy. Also, without a monarchy and most of the nobility dead or fled France had no way to get allies through marriages.
@@naomibousson that would be the case but wasn't Napoleon like an Emperor and during hes exile they had a king that fled when he came back? But that point is fair, revolution was not far back and Napoleon himself did not come from some old noble/king family so even if he called himself an Emperor rest of Europe considered him as usurper. He should not have came back at all if he was wise, there was no way he could win.
@@Heisenberg882 if Napoleon managed to form an alliance of Russia and Austria they could've potentially invade Britain even tho Royal Navy was powerful
21:00 What about the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) and the Crimean War (1853-1856)?
Roger Hinman why you call it franco prussian war when it was the franco german war as the german kaiserreich was already founded
Bad to be sure, but still mostly localized, short, and/or relatively remote to Europe.
@@pokiparkassistent it has always been called the Franco-Prussian War
Steven Webb but not in Germany. Because just before the franco prussian war started, Germany got united.
In germany its called deutsch französischer Krieg which translates to german french war
"the old guard dies it does not surrender"
But it actually did surrender at Waterloo.
Routes off the field*
@@BaronSamedi1959 nope, it died protecting the retreat. The elements of the guards that were beatten were of the young and middle guard.
MERDE!
It’s “Blücher”, not “Blucher”. You misspelled the name by effectively omitting the “e”. ( “Blücher” = Bluecher”). Let’s change the spelling of Wellinton and Napolen, too.
You're right Normin.
Could have something to do with a certain letter not existing on the English keyboard ;)
TheIcelandicGeek for ö you just write oe for ü write ue for ä write ae. Or do as I did, as a British person, hold down u button on keyboard
Tonight on 'Europe', 'Germany, England, and Russia team up against France!'. Tune in tomorrow for 'France, England, and Russia team up against Germany, parts 1 and 2', and later this week for 'Germany, France, and England team up against Russia'!
What, England/Britain trying to ensure no one dominant power on the European mainland? Whatever next?
*makes a quick passing glance at the screen, see Waterloo and immediately thinks "This isn't the one in Iowa, nothing happens in Iowa."*
Enjoyed the breakdown of this famous battle. Would greatly enjoy more videos of other famous battles.
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...
The title is wrong.
When Waterloo was fought, Napoleon ruled France, not Europe.
And even if he would have won Waterloo with a crushing victory, he still would have to defeat russia and austria
Napoleon was already finished. What Napoleon wanted was not to defeat the Coalition (that was impossible) but try to discourage them by inflincting them some defeats so he could negotiate with them. What he didn't understand is that they didn't want to negotiate with him.
You seem to have forgotten the war of 1870, and crimean war that came after waterloo and before ww1
And still using most of the same warfare principles
I think he was probably getting at the continent, rather than just individual smaller wars, because I thought the same thing, there were plenty of wars on the continent after and before WW1.
I wouldn't really describe Waterloo as a battle that ended an empire...more like putting it out of its misery.
Napoleonic France was in misery??
@@jonathanallard2128 ...do you not know what happened just prior to Waterloo?
The film Waterloo is also one of the best and accurate films ever made
The film Waterloo may be accurate, but it's not a good film by any means.
It is not good. It is jolly good!
You should check out the channel History Buffs. He researches the accuracy of historical movies. Waterloo is of course one of them
@@nathanlowe5346 you must be blind
It is a fantastic film! Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer played Napoleon and Wellington superbly. Very accurate film and superbly made.
There was another major war that affected world history after Napoleon's final defeat. The Franco-German War (July 19, 1870-May 10, 1871) was the final push needed for the establishment of the Second Reich and the death knell of autocracy in France.
Along with the Crimean war, the Italian wars of unification, the Autrian-Prussian war, and all the wars in the Balkans...
The Franco-German war didn't affect world history more than these wars...
How about the battle of Poltava next? Another empire ending one.
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i live in a place called Waterlooville, this was a staging area where troops would stay before being shipped over to France (via Portsmouth) we still have two pubs called the Wellington and The Heroes. We also have four forts built to defend against the French, these forts were never required, but had uses during WW1 and WW2.
Fun fact: There were about 161 British canons at Waterloo. HMS Victory alone carried 104 guns at Trafalgar! And they were all much larger! Just imagine the noise.
Fun fact: There were about 3800 muskets at Trafalgar. The French 4th division of the 1st Corps alone had 4000 at Waterloo and they were all concentrated! Just imagine the noise.
Just a fact that is important, the Duke of Wellesly's family by the time he was in his teens was broke. The fact they were broke is important and should not be overlooked. During the time, this was not an uncommon reality. There were many established families that had fallen on hard times. Wellesly was lucky that he was actually a very talented officer despite his snobbery and privilege. My point is that the fact his family had fallen from grace was did matter and it was only due to his acumen in fighting that saved his family's fortunes.
This sounds like THE dopest HBO limited series for Napoleon. Two seasons; his rise, and his fall.
'Imperial Guard' is no longer the preferred nomenclature. They're now called Astra Militarium.
The Emperor protects.
I've been to Waterloo. That is all.
@GJ Lelliott 'her wept' was the Duke of Wellington a woman?
GJ Lelliott I doubt his high point in life is anywhere near Wellington’s.
@GJ Lelliott but the monument isn't in Waterloo but in Eigenbrakel
I go to the waterloo several times a day. Whose idea was it to name a famous battle after a flushable toilet, anyway?
@GJ Lelliott: No general ever calls a battlefield beautiful. What you heard is propaganda from people who don't like the monument.
Idk if this is more of a biographics topic, but would you ever do a video on the Tuskegee airmen? Their story has always been super interesting and i would love to see a video on it! Keep up the good work love these videos
He did make a video about them and if I'm not mistaken its on Biographics or Today I found out..
Found your channel couple of days ago. Loving the content!👌
His channel? It's just one of his channels! :) He has a lot of them, and the number is steadily growing, it seems. Some of the others: TodayIFoundOut, TopTenz, Biographics, Visual Politik, Highlight History, MegaProjects.
You are in for a treat. This channel is full of intersting content.
Keep it up Simon. Good content, good humor. Yes, believe it or not, some of us Yanks actually enjoy your British humor!
You should do a channel for just epic battles throughout the ages.
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Im so sad because my wife's boyfriend at all my snacks while i was at work yesterday.
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SIMP.
wow what a sad pathetic little man smh
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@@telmomoreira7616 cuz of the dumb ass reply thinking its serious and not realizing its a joke or a troll.
Yea, the ~15 year "empire." If such a short lived duration counts, should I sneak into the oval office while on a white house tour and declare myself emperor 27 seconds prior to being dragged out by the secret service? Does that also count as me having an empire? That should earn me a place in the history books. Make it happen.
@Damon Ullerick Unhand me I say. I am your emperor!
The casualty sustained would end the war when in the American Civil War at the battle of Shiloh there were more casualties than here in Waterloo and it was only the beginning
"battle of Shiloh there were more casualties than here in Waterloo" No there wasn't... the Confederates suffered 10,700 casualties the Union 13,050 so 23,570 total while at Waterloo the Allied armies on their own suffered 24,000 so what are you even talking about? :S
If it's the end of Napoleon, it's Leipzig.
If it's the French Empire, it's Sedan 1870.
Waterloo was just a footnote, propagandised by the British to take credit for Napoleon's defeat on land, when his realm was already shattered by Leipzig.
Napoleon could have faced Wellington in Spain but his disdain and lack of respect for him led him to leave and lead the ill fated Russian invasion. That one decision proved that he was not a military genius at all. Meanwhile, Wellington renforced his army, supplies and took out three french armies before taking France. The first and only time Napoleon met a real military genius he was decisively beaten. Read the full history of how Wellington out thought and out fought Napoleon through sheer strategic and battlefield tactical brilliance.
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“That night at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender.” So that’s what happened. Love your videos.
Wellesley was made Viscount Wellington after the battle of Talavera in 1812. He wasn’t made a duke until 1814, after Waterloo.
Great video! Small mistake towards the end, europe did see war again before WWI. The Franco-Prussian war of 1870 was a key ingredient of the tensed relations between germany an france that later escalated and made france get involved in the first world war. Some even argue that the treaty of Versailles was in some aspect a sort of retaliation for the treaty of Frankfurt that was signed at the end of the 1870 war and saw France lose part of its territory and pay a hefty war indemnity
1870 was Between 2 countries on the Franco-Prussian border and lasted less than a year, effecting only those two nations the Napoleonic wars and the First World War were multi national , multi year ,
I could talk for hours about Wellington. This isn't a bad quick guide. The false plan incident caused a delay for the French.
The French Empire was already gone... At the time, Waterloo was not seen as big thing. The Brits and their propaganda just made it something important, but for most people at the time, the French Empire was already finished the year before.
Napoleon was defeated in Russia, he invaded Russia with 600 000 soldiers only 60 000 came back. He could never recover from that and did not have the strength of seasoned soldiers behind him in Waterloo, they had all died in Russia.
Do the battle of Marathon
Excellent video.
You touched upon it here but I think the most significant parts of this battle took place during the days leading up to it: the Prussians were able to withdraw from Ligny in good order and stay in support range of Wellington, and Napoleon's decision to split his army and send Grouchy and his wing off to chase the Prussians.
This led to Napoleon having a smaller army at Waterloo to start the day, and when the Prussian army beat Grouchy to the battlefield the numbers swung massively against him.
And indeed, anyone with a map and a copy of orders can see that Grouchy never had a chance of stopping the Prussians. Napoleon sent him away too late to have any impact.
I love your content! Thank you!
Sorry, it was the combination of Napoleon's Russian invasion and subsequent retreat followed most importantly by Dresden and Leipzig, (the latter being the largest land battle in European history up until WWI), that ended Napoleon's empire. Wellington, whether that be in Spain or at the Battle of Waterloo, saw merely a fraction of the forces that the Austrians, Russians, Prussians, and Swedes faced for almost a decade.
Yes, Leipzig was the decisive battle that caused the end of Napoleon's empire, not Waterloo. When Napoleon came back from Elba, France did not have any more empire nor allied.
He saw a pretty large force considering the size of his own
I love the way this channel boils history down to its essence. Frankly, I would tend to avoid anything over 30 minutes. People who are fans of military history can find more detail elsewhere. I am very happy with this channel's ability to tell only the essentials and why that battle is considered so important.
Two years later and they still have not made a video explaining how Britain lost the Empire after “winning” two world wars. And they will never make it.
"Why u all standing there like a frightening children?!"
"Now maitland!. Now its your time!"
"On my children!, on!"
How many people ask for a great wall of China video? I'd assume it's a lot but I'll ask anyways. I'll even say please.
Very, very disappointed I didn't hear "Blucher!", the sound of horses whinnying, and perhaps a crash of thunder.
If you don't get that reference, you're a uncultured fetus.
Or perhaps we're American.
Fun Fact: Kaiser Wilhelm I (Germany’s first emperor) fought at Waterloo
I don't know what's more impressive, the consistent quality of these videos or Simon's transitions into ad reads.
The Coalition: We defeated Napoleon!
Napoleon: Yesn't.
The Coalition: *flashbacks of the war*
Can you make a video on Göbekli Tepe?
Waterloo I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo promise to love you for ever more
If Napoleon hasn't been on opiates during the Waterloo he probably would have won
If Napoleon had used Dashlane The Duke of Wellington and Field Marshal Blucher wouldn't have been able to steal his data.
Time for a Biographics video about Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington? It'd make a nice trilogy with the bios of Napoleon and Nelson. And i think you should keep Richard Sharpe in mind for an April Fools bio.
Can we have Agincourt next??
1:10 - Chapter 1 - Napoleon
3:25 - Chapter 2 - Wellington & blucher
5:05 - Chapter 3 - Battle plans
6:20 - Chapter 4 - Battles of quatre bras & ligny
7:55 - Chapter 5 - Battle begins
10:00 - Mid roll ads
10:50 - Chapter 6 - Escalation
12:25 - Chapter 7 - Charge of the household gallery
14:00 - Chapter 8 - French cavalry assault
15:55 - Chapter 9 - Arrival of the prussians
18:05 - Chapter 10 - Destruction of the french army
It's also an awesome song by ABBA.
Except it's called "wanna do."
some map and graphic would be welcome to show the complexity of the movement.
What a wonderful video Simon! Here’s a recommendation: Svalbard the Norwegian arctic archipelago. Lots of history there!
British always tries to take credit for everything wether it's Napoleon, WW1 or WW2 yes you guys did contributed but others contributed more
This is why British historians (mainly English) try to rewrite the history books of the past. They might have one of the best genealogy banks in the world but do sometimes have biased intentions.
There was two things Napoleon could have done to win one instead of using the Old guard against the British who were waiting up the hill the emperor should have sent them to engage the Prussians backed with some artillery and Calvary support. the Prussians would be defeated securing the French rear. Wellington’s army perched on the hill and taking cover from French artillery would be powerless to help. Action number two once the Prussians were routed wait for marshal Grushie and his fresh army of 30,000 men. With reinforcements Napoleon could have defeated Wellington at Waterloo overflowing him with fresh units and more artillery and go on to take Brussels.
Very feasible options that could have worked in fact.
Thank you for yet another awesome well hosted video, I enjoy all your channels.
Worthy to note that 30% of British soldiers in this battle were Irish.
Well someone had to be the first wave
The Scotts are too funny, tough as well, brilliant allies for the English. We love you Scotts.
Would you please consider making a bio/geographics video of king Shaka of the Zulus, Generaal Jan Smuts, Deneys Reitz, Siener van Rensburg or Generaal Koos de la Rey?
Imagine fighting an entire battle and suffering over 60,000 casualties just for an ABBA song.
or to name a Tube station
For some reason I found myself whistling ABBA songs during this episode.
Please tell me how to financially support this incredible podcast? Simon you are a terrific historian. Part a subtle sardonically sarcastic presentation wrapped in sincere compassion not to mention academic wit to present the historical significance of the topic that you address in your program. As a retired teacher and a committed member of society that seeks erudition of all things important to self education your podcast is simply a joy in learning. Thank you.
About to crush the allies at Waterloo and to become the next Charlemagne
Napoleon: "We are about to win this glorious battle!"
Marshal Ney: "You're right! by the way have you noticed? they begin to retreat! "
Napoleon: " What? No, they do...."
Marshal Ney: "Chaaaararrrrrrgggeeee!!!!!"
Ney: I got a plan
Napoleon: Do not do anything without my orders
5 minutes later
Ney: Hey Napoleon old pal, uhhh Can I have some more cavalry?
Napoleon: Why?
Ney: I kinda lost them
Napoleon: NO! YOU CANNOT!
Ney: Well I already used the last reserves.
Napoleon: brb, I’m not feeling too great and need to go afk. Don’t do anything silly. You’re good, right?
Ney: Well yes but actually no.
about grouchy and his absence on the battlefield ; it is said that the marshal would have been late because he had not finished his dessert (strawberries with sugar) when the battle had already started
Simon I love your videos! They are so well researched and so well presented I feel like I’m stepping back in time to see these incredible historical events with my own eyes! I love the incorporation of music and your flawless narration! Keep the fine work my good man!
you should write a movie script about this.
Love this channel, please make a video on the WW2 battle at Monte Cassino
Why is Napoleon not the first world war?
I never understood why the French would overthrow their monarchy just to let Napoleon become an emperor.
Cause for the commoner, one had to be very rich to buy oneself an aristocratic title in order to acquire some advancement into society. The nobility and clergy hadn't worked for their wealth, they just inherited it and the vast masses were working to support them, essentially covering the taxes whole for them too. Not very convenient!
Bonaparte changed that, introducing rewarded worthiness. If you worked hard, you were certainly rewarded for that, no matter who you have been in the past, except convicts.
Because when napoleon turn up france was still a mess after the revolution with many people from different background wanting the power ,
he was the leader france need , a strong one who could bring calm to the country
This is my third favorite channel with my first being Business Blaze and second being Biographics! I learn so much and it isnt always useless info lol
The story I connect with Waterloo is that of two horses: Napoleon´s white arabian stallion Marengo and Wellington´s chestnut Copenhagen.
Marengo, who had carried Napoleon into battles like Austerlitz, Jena and Wargram and survived the russian campain, was captured that day and brought to England. He was said to be brave and one of his hooves was turned into a tabacco box - after his death, of course.
Copenhagen was a chestnut thoroughbred and said to always greet every unit with an enthusiastic neigh. He was also known to kick if someone got too close. What I find most impressive is that the day before the battle, Wellington rode him from 10 am an to 8 pm with almost no interruption, then spend nearly 15 hours in the saddle on the 18th, constantly on the move. And yet, when he got off afterwards, Copenhagen still had enough energy to kick out and almost hit him.
I think Wellington had him buried on his country estate
@@jacktattis He did!
Reminds me of a Australian Light Horse Bill the Bastard Always bucked when his owner got on always, except for when he carried 3 or 4 soldiers from the Battlefield I think two extra on his back and two men with one foot in the stirrups with the rider holding on to them I dont know what happened to Bill Only one horse was brought home That was General Harry Chuavels mount.
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"Marshal Blucher!"
* HORSE NOISES *
I was reading through the comments to see if I was first with Frau Blucher lol. Well played!
I was soooooo waiting for that!!!! Thank you!
Abba brings me here from time and time again
Young Wellington looked like the guy from The Who.
And Blücher at 15:50 looks like Gandalf.
I Live nearby the museum is worth it, but contrarily most of the battle ground actually lies in Braine-l'Alleud next to Waterloo
Ah, the man himself. - Arnold Rimmer.
AKA Smeg head
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