Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Salamanca 1812
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2019
- In 1812 French forces in Spain were severely overstretched, as Napoleon withdrew the best troops for his invasion of Russia. Wellington saw an opportunity to strike. First he secured the strategic fortress-cities of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, both taken in bloody assaults, then advanced to Salamanca, where his Anglo-Portuguese army met Marshal Marmont's French army in one of the most decisive clashes of the Peninsular War.
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I hope you enjoy our latest Napoleonic Wars video, in which Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese army FINALLY goes on the offensive, with dramatic results.
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battle of ocana 1809
battle of medellin 1809
Finally! Towards the battles of Borodino, Leipzig, Paris (1814), and the famous 6-day campaign ...
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You're also forgetting another thing that during the Napoleonic Wars the British couldn't really send a real Force to deal with the French yet because they were at war with America hens the War of 1812 but it is still pretty good and I am looking forward to seeing more of this
@@raidoactiveviper97 Good point, but I think it was actually the other way round: Britain's priority was the war against France, so they didn't have troops to spare for the war with America until Napoleon's defeat in 1814. Until then they were content to leave it to the Royal Navy and mostly colonial troops.
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Kings & Generals' main trouble is that they can't seem to focus on a slate of related wars for a prolonged period of times; there's always some European war, and the next upload becomes some Asian war that's unrelated.
Also, they keep re-using the same 2/3 pieces of boring music; that honestly makes their videos feel repetitive even though they are covering a different war.
When considering casualties, you need to remember that the British were the only nation to count _all_ the wounded: everyone else - French/Russians/Prussians/Austrians/Americans - only counted serious wounds, which is why the British often have a wounded-to killed ratio of 5:1 or 6:1, while everyone else had 2:1 or 3:1. The same applies to the Royal Navy. In fact the British paid 'Smart Money' to wounded men as an incentive to report wounds, so concerned were they to ascertain the true casualty figures. Jac Weller made this point is his book 'Wellington in the Peninsula' and Gardiner did the same for the RN in his book on the Naval War of 1812.
On top of this French commanders often understated losses: Soult and Suchet were among the most egregious offenders, though Napoleon started to do the same from at least the time of Eylau onwards.
Interesting, thank you for sharing this!
Los demás países dicen que los británicos no dicen sus verdaderas bajas. Mueren 1000 dicen 500..
@@ramonoutesrivera7845 Even during the Second World War the British were still giving true casualty figures in the same way that they were admitting the aircraft losses during the Battle of Britain .
The recording of enemies losses however was somewhat inaccurate as they accepted any claim as a loss .
@@ramonoutesrivera7845 Typical. The original post cited historians and valid reasoning, you cite nothing and make it clear you have nothing but a complex.
Who told you all that?hahaha !
In 1838, Soult was the French ambassador at the coronation of Queen Victoria. Wellington caught him by the arm and told him "I have you at last".
That's a funny anecdote. Did he told him in French or English ?
@@mega77 probably French.
كان ولينتجتون يتقن اللغة الفرنسية بطلاقة وكانت الفرنسية هي لغة يتقنها غالب الاوروبيين
@@ALI-xb2yvwas the dominant language spoken
Then it was replaced by English after Napoleon lost and France lost its last chance to be the ruler of Europe
something strange about one of napoleons generals welcoming a british monarch.
"Because Wellington wasn't about to retreat; he was about to end Marmont's whole career."
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"Boom bam bop botta bot bomp pow!!" - Arthur Welleslry, VIscout Wellington, 1812.
@@demondelaplace5161”OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”: British Army 1812 (probably)
That bit gave me chills! The audio, music and graphics are top notch. I love these videos.
marmont: tbf i got hit earlier and even my subordinate too
My ancestor Joshua Wells born 1785 fought with Wellington all over Spain and Begium. He was a career soldier and retired to Chelsea.
My Uncle fought 2 blokes and got barred from the Duke of Wellington, £60 fine and bound to keep the peace for 18months 😃
@@ryansta Hahahahahahahahahaha
Why did he fight with Wellington, did your grandpappy make fun of his big nose?
Glory to him from Spain
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Why, whats wrong with repeating what you said 5 minutes ago every 10 minutes? And then speeding up then slowing down stuff, a la 300. Not too mention padding out 20 minutes of info to an hour. Works for me! :)
Salamanca is a good reminder that even though Wellington is often praised as one of the great defensive commanders, he certainly had the knowhow to go on the offensive and seize the initiative when it came.
Wellington’s quote about his soldiers being the ‘scum of the earth’ is always repeated, but it’s only half the quote. Wellington then immediately went on to praise them for the ‘fine fellows’ the British army had turned them into.
His point was that they may have started out as the dregs of the nation, but they were now, so far as he was concerned, the best troops in the world.
I'm not sure it was half the quote, not in 1813, I think he added they had been turned into fine fellows much later. This article's very good on it: adventuresinhistoryland.com/2014/11/13/what-wellington-said/ But general point taken, his opinion of his troops was ambivalent and changeable - I used this quote here because we're about to go into the storming of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, after which many troops ran amok.
Interesting article. Actually illustrates both your point and my point!
Though it does also show the danger of defining people by only a handful of their quotes. Twitter, take note!
@@EpichistoryTv is there any basis for that one quote in Sharpe's Gold: "Thieves, drunkards, jailbirds- I flogged and drilled them into heroes! But when the battle's done they turn back into drunken vagabonds- they rape, plunder, and run!"
@@MarvinT0606 I think it's probably Bernard Cornwell taking the 'scum of the earth' quote and running with it. There's in fact a whole podcast on this topic by The Napoleonicist, very interesting listening: open.spotify.com/episode/7xgcvstd3wplqcqaIqMC8U?si=-93UdRYcQPmZu4WfEqktYA
@@EpichistoryTv thanks! However fictional that scene was, it's a good response to what the common soldier in Wellington's army might have felt about being called "scum of the earth": he [Sharpe] visibly recoils and retorts.
Napoleon after Spain: ah shit, here we go again
Spain: YOU PICKED THE WRONG HOUSE FOOL
Wellington: I'm about to end this man's whole career
you are aware had Russia surrendered Napoleon would have sent a huge army into Spain afterwards and crushed Wellington and the rebellions the disaster in Russia saved Wellington and Spain
@@adventureseeking95 But why would he start a war with Russia when he already was struggling so much in Spain? Who does that? Why not send those 400,000 Frenchmen to Spain, completely take it over, end all resistance, then get jiggy with the likes of Russia?
@@ChrisDynamo I think it was because he saw Russia as the bigger threat because Russia would be far more likely to launch an offensive on Napoleon while at this point Spain was occupied while there was resistance Spain didn't pose the threat that Russia did especially since Russia refused to follow the blockade on Britain Napoleon had to fight them
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A raper soldier who commited criminal acts like all welligton scum army against Spanish civilians in Badajoz and other cities where women were raped and civilian goods stole . A cobards hide in Portugal until rest of the spanish army and militia won the first battle in Open field against napoleonic troops in Europe ( Bailen).
Marshal Suchet was the OG counter-insurgency general
Was he taken down by Sharpe or harper? I can never remember.
One thing Suchet did, which there wasn't time to mention in the video, but is deeply impressive: when he found out he was being sent to Spain, he sought out French veterans who had fought in the counter-insurgency war in the Vendee during the Revolution, and interviewed them about what had and hadn't worked. You very rarely see that degree of intelligence and humility in officers of this period - normally it's all swagger and big hats!
Napoleon I Bonaparte Your biggest mistake was invading Russia and your war in Spain
@@EpichistoryTv big hats is a must
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It was a shame about John Le Marchant's death (the British general leading the dragoons here). He was possibly the greatest British cavalry commander of the war. He helped designed the Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre and wrote a number of treaties on cavalry tactics and warfare. He'd roll in his grave to see what the British heavy cavalry did in Waterloo.
Sharpe : "Attacking when you ought to be retreating, now thats soldiering"
It can also be extremely foolish.
That zoom out at the end to see Napoleon's location on the map of Europe (which was far far away) was something to behold, and think how not to attack on two fronts especially that FAR FAR AWAY from each other.
In hindsight, Napoleon attacking Russia in 1812 was a dumbass decision to make despite the political considerations.
"Oh, I am going to attack Russia while in the rear 1600 miles away. I got a never-ending war against the Spanish. Never mind I might just get away with a two-frontal war.
Nazi Germany did exactly the same thing, and it's a bit them in the arse. Two-frontal wars are unwinnable because you're constantly splitting your forces and having to resupply both fronts simultaneously.
OMG I can't wait for Borodino, Leipzig and Dresden!
@@crusader7659 No, I cant
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Cant wait for Arcolo or Lodi
@@napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676 Borodino and Dresden yes, Leipzig no.
BTW HOW DID THE CAVALRY BREAK THRU THE INFANTRY SQUARE AT GARCIA HERNANDEZ
@@kevin8712 Apparently one of the attacking horsemen was killed and his horse slid into the square.
Thus it created an opening for other cavalrymen to break into the square.
I'm just sad because my nation, the Philippines, didn't use the war to engage in a independent revolution against Spain. I mean, look what Mexico and latin America did during Spain's war against Napoleon, they use it to gain independence and they did. Sad cause it took years before my nation achieve it's independence(or should we thought)
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@@iagosevatar4865 Good point :)
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You absolute mad lad
When do you start covering the topic of ancient aliens?
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In Britain, we used to see it on TV. No more.
@@jimmyhillschin9987 Oh, I remember. Now it’s a bleached down parody of life itself
Got to respect Wellington, he was impressive in this battle, one of his best
One of my favourite historians describes Waterloo as the best defensive general vs the best offensive general in the world. He's not wrong. Wellington was a steady and capable commander in offense but he was no Napoleon. Conversely, Wellington was undefeated in defense by Napoleon's forces. In many ways, had Wellington been French, its hard to see how Napoleon would have lost many of the post 1810 campaigns.
@@dynamo1796 That said, Wellington’s ‘defensive’ reputation stems from the fact that in the majority of his peninsula battles he was outnumbered - sometimes hugely - and didn’t really have much choice, as he was usually forced to manoeuvre to avoid overwhelming odds and try to face his enemies piecemeal. One mistake would have seen him annihilated. Give him anything like parity in numbers and he was more than willing to attack the first chance he got, Salamanca being a classic example of this - Marmont made ONE mistake and Wellington immediately attacked and destroyed him.
@@greva2904 that's one of his greatest assets. He's absolutely the best in defense, but as soon as the enemy blunders he's quick to capitalise on it, and not stuck in a defensive mindset.
@@greva2904 I agree completely - Wellington's fighting doctrine reflected the situation and the historically small size of the British Army along with the desire to minimize losses at all costs. A well organised defence will generally always stop an attack even with fewer numbers as fortifications and defensive works act as force multipliers. The British didn't have the numbers, or infantry or horses to mount large scale engagements like the French could. Its worth noting as well that offensive moves need good communication and co-ordination. Napoleon had that naturally as he was the supreme commander and his marshals did whatever the plan was. Wellington often only had half his army made up of British regulars and often had to play politics with the leaders of the other contingents. Waterloo was a great demonstration of this in action and Wellington is famous for saying (before the battle, when sitting in a park with an ambassador) that the entire battle hinged on the article of the British infantryman. If there was enough, he would win. As it turned out, he had only just enough, but enough it was.
Bravo to you for spending a bit of time on Suchet, he is extremely underrated among the generals of this era, despite having seriously impressive strategic and administrative skills.
And a true professional.
When you walk below the walls of C. Rodrigo it chills your blood, seeing that killing zone. Badazos is something else. There’s a darkness that still lingers in the walls of the old buildings. Thanks for taking us back there in this episode, it’s best part of thirty years ago I was fortunate enough to visit some of the places from the Peninsular Wars.
The 5th Dragoon Guards, having played a central part in one of the most spectacular and decisive cavalry charges of the entire war, were able to capture the Drum-Major's staff from the 66th Regiment du Ligne, or Regiment of the Line. This silver-plated, round-headed staff, known universally as the Salamanca Staff, has been carried on parade, ever since, by the senior Warrant Officer Class II (WO2) of all the 5th Dragoon Guards' successor Regiments, including the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards and the present Regiment, The Royal Dragoon Guards. The Staff, today in the hands of the Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (Technical) (or RQMS (Tech)), always follows three paces behind the Commanding Officer - a living, glimmering reminder of the glory won upon the dusty plain of Salamanca.
That and the famous bearskins - a lot of the current British Army dress uniform has prizes and designs taken in victory from the French during the Napoleonic wars.
66th CO Major Ducheyron was wounded in the battle and died of his wounds a few days later. He was filling in for Colonel Bechaud who was in France at the time, getting married. He returned in October in time to lead the regiment in the pursiut of Wellington back to Portugal and would end up dying as a General de Brigade in Orthez in Feb 27 1814.
3:47
Yes *that* Sagutumn.The One that started the second punic war
Finally found this comment
I take that is present day Sugunto? Used to spend time nosing around towns back in the 80’s waiting to clear customs. Quite often they were in interesting parts of a town. I’d ride round trying to figure out stuff, with little info. Sungunt had its rough industrial parts like everywhere else, but studded with beautiful architecture and stonework in amongst it
It was besieged by Hannibal, El Cid and Suchet... what a place...
The hype for the Borodino video is real. Great work with the Peninsular series, as well! These are some of the best history videos out there!
I'm waiting more for the European advance of Russian Army, since in Russia we have Borodino percisely taught in schools.
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Wellington: "It's over, Mamont, I have the High Ground!"
Princess Bride reference?
marmont : "you underestimate my power"
wellington "don t try it "... and the rest is history
You know this is the same situation with the movie of star wars obi wan is wellington and marmont is anakyn anakyn could have won the battle if he not undertimate obi wan well marmont not conmitted that mistake marmont was a great general he was a talented strategist and he can understand the wellington form of fitgh the mistake of marmont was attack a higth position
@@shadow-qp2ns Whoosh!
@@ashyclaret how was that a goddamn whoosh? he literally got the joke and knew it was a star wars reference.
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By god. I was waiting for it so much. Next time borodino is it?
It is indeed.
Thanks for the like. I never got a chance to write.
Can you make another waterloo video but this time you can show the different regiment names and corps and generals just like you are doing for the new and main series?
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A bit more information about the Battle of Garcia Hernandez, the reason for the remarkable feat of breaking 2 French squares with cavalry is actually shown in the image, the initial French square fired too late and a mortally wounded horse and rider crashed into it, causing it to break up. Seeing this calamity a second French square flinched at the crucial moment and allowed the cavalry to break it up as well.
This was something most infantry squares were very vulnerable to. A dead horse or two crushing a hole into the square would often rout it (the same could sometimes be achieved by cannon fire if the defending side was out of phase. At Waterloo, the British put on a masterclass of infantry protection. Time and again the French cavalry attacked and was rebuffed. The gunners would run back to their emplacements and pound the advancing French infantry before retreating back to the squares for the next cavalry charge. Ney is famous for wasting most of his best cavalry in this way, shattering them against the impregnable British squares.
Among the riders mortally wounded was Rittmeister Gustavus von der Decken, either his horse or that of another dead rider was shot too late and crushed into the first kneeling line of infantry, enabling KGL heavy dragoons to wipe out a complete square and, encouraged by that, repeated this with a second and a third. French losses (1400) were almost 10:1, KGL counting 150. Wellington in his letter to Bathurst: I have never witnessed a more gallant charge than was made on the enemy's infantry by the heavy brigade of the King's German Legion, under Major General Bock, which was completely successful; and the whole body of infantry, consisting of 3 battalions of the enemy's 1st division, were made prisoners.“ Von Bock and his son, also an officer with the 2nd Dragoons, were after the end of the campaign granted a holiday in Hanover. They boarded the brigg „Paloma“ which sank in a winter storm in January 1814 in the Channel with no survivors.
I love this series! Amazing Work! Could you maybe do something about Assasination Attempts on Napoleon. I heard there were some close calls.
Wellington: using stealth tactics before it become mainstream.
Wellington was a absolute madman
Salamanca is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe (that Iv'e been to) I would do a study abroad there if the university had a comp sci department
It has one tho? If I'm not mistaken
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Thank you so much for this very high quality content. I've had a rotten day and seeing this notification has cheered me up - so thanks again!
Also a bunch of German units fought alongside the British during the Peninsular War, at Salamanca the army of Wellington included elements of the King‘s German Legion and Black Brunswickers.
A German royalty - and to this very day.
Brilliant video! What a stunning victory, Wellington was a genius
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The quote and music at 13:50 made me shiver. Imagine being that brother getting those news, I would've been bursting with pride!!
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12:41 You gotta give Clauzel credit for his sheer audacity to launch such an attack. Even though it ultimately failed, it probably saved the French army from destruction.
Thats highly debatable I think. An army that is routed always loses more troops and equipment than one which withdraws in order with a properly formed rearguard. I agree, Clauzel was audacious to make such an attack but it really was doomed to fail. However we can forgive Clauzel for this blunder directly because he didn't have the intelligence telling him of the forces Wellington had in reserve behind the ridgeline - he thought he was only attacking what he could see.
Not really, he completely misunderstood the situation and brought about the destruction of the French left flank.
*Sees the green uniform of the British Rifles* CHOSEN MEN!
(Someone had to make a Sharpe reference)
I was actually wondering if that’s where he got the art work from
The Chosen Men were a sub unit of the Rifles
@@SantomPh Yeah but still.
‘Ye call yuhselves chusehn mehn?’ - Richard Sharpe
Now that's soldiering
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Salamanca blood! Salamanca money! That hacienda, I paid for it!
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God this is incredible your docs really give off the drama of the napoleonic wars
Amazing!!! job like always. Superb!!! quality.
There is just only one thing I would like to propose. The way you have portrayed the units hidden by hills in battle, I suggest that you should do the same in all subsequent videos as well.
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Napoleonic warfare is my favorite era of history. Thanks for consistently making such fantastic videos about it. Is there any chance the Egypt campaign comes up?
Thank you - crisp, concise and dramatic, with excellent visuals including the best dynamic and informative maps I have seen. Splendid work, and I suspect the great Wellington would have approved.
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I just found your video today because of the Peninsular War rabbit hole I got myself into. Have never heard of Marshal Suchet, but he's the sorta fella you want to have as a conqueror and administrator, huh? Cool vid.
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The moment Wellington won 08:30 He got the high ground.
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Always had an interest in the Peninsular War. The graphics & commentary here bring it to life. Excellent!
Salamanca: when Wellington beat 40,000 men in 40 minutes.
The French had classed Wellington as a cautious general who always chose the defensive option; overlooking the facts that he had usually had inferior numbers (especially in artillery), but that if he ever had a good attacking chance which didn't risk everything, he took it.
Fun fact: the places in South Africa called 'Ladysmith' are named after Juana María de los Dolores de León, a Spanish noblewoman. She had sought refuge among some British officers outside Badajoz after the fall of that city; by one account, with her ears bleeding because her earrings had been pulled out by the British soldiery. She was 14. One of those officers was Brigade-Major Harry Smith of the 95th Rifles; they married a few days later. She accompanied him throughout the rest of the Peninsular Campaign. He later rose to be the distinguished General Sir Harry Smith; so that she became Lady Smith.
She seems to have been a very remarkable woman.
Good information, I will read more on it thank you.
She must have really been something, to attract the attention of, and win the love of, a general while only 14 herself.
Ciudad Rodrigo y Salamanca, el pueblo español que salió a recibir a las tropas británicas como libertadores fue robado, asesinado y las mujeres violadas. Típica conducta del soldado británico. Después de estas accciones Wellindton fue amenazado por las partidas de guerrilleros e correr la misma suerte que los franceses. Una sonrisa por el cuello de oreja a oreja.
Something decent to watch on youtube.
That was brilliant. Well done.
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Thanks guys I absolutely love this series everything from the narration, artworks, battles, research, quotes and pacing. Would love to the conclusion of the Peninsular war with the liberation of Spain eg Battle of Vitoria
Would you be interested in doing a 30 year war series
yes please this. I'm very curious about the 30 years war and 7 years war (original naming there historians)
@@Userext47 i know but the 29 years war and 9 years war doesnt sound as cool
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Here in Spain we call it Battle of Arapiles. Nowadays is also the name of the 62° Infantry Batallion.
I visited the site recently.....it's exactly like it was at the time of the battle. The battle took place between 2 hills called Los Arapiles with a village in between from where Wellington gave the order to attack. There's also a small museum in the village full of interesting stuff and info about the 2 sides.....well worth a visit - about a 2 hour ride from Madrid.
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I would recommend more Wellington videos. I think his campaigns in India would be very exciting!
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I just watched the video. Congratulations once again as you always do a great job!
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collab time?
I would love to see more videos dedicated to Wellington and his battles.
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Epic History TV it’s the very balanced approach of individual battle coverage, overall strategic situation, and the political overview that makes the series.
It feels crazy watching a video on a long ago historical battle but still being able to say that my old regiment fought in it.
Wellington was a master of war.
I'm a Portugueses, a "Lusitano", I am very glad about this documentaries, there are one of the best that I saw, Epic history,congratulations. But,there are always a but... don't forget that de Duke of Wellington forces, were more made from Portuguese soldiers then British!
That's not entirely true the British and Portuguese forces in Wellingtons armies where more or less equal for most of the war until 1812 when he had more British troops then Portuguese, however it's worth mentioning wellington had massive respect for those troops considering them on a par with his British formation and considering Portuguese light infantry (Rifles aside0 to be at least slightly superior.
It's also worth pointing out that when napoleon returned from Elba and Wellington was given command of the army in the Netherlands one of the first things he did was write to the Portuguese and ask them for 14,000 troops to bolster his army, confirming his admiration for his veterans in the Peninsular war.
Anglo Portuguese alliance is unstoppable !
The best aspect of the Epic History TV channel is the narration. It even puts the Kings & Generals channel to shame.Toby you beauty.Keep up the content quality.Looking forward to the episode on Borodino.👊😍
Such a great upload, the Napoleonic Wars in Spain aren’t given that much depth, and it’s great that you are taking in this project of the many battles, and military campaigns made by Napoleon!
Ah yes. Yet more Napoleonic Wars content. Keep them coming! 🇬🇧💂🏻♂️
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Great! One of the best video series on youtube
Brilliant video the quality of this channel amazes me!
This was Truly *Epic* what hard work to put together such high quality informative videos.... *Now it's borodino I have been calling for it for a long time and it's so close*
Worth the wait because of the quality 🖒
Wellington, always hiding his numbers behind reverse slopes. Great tactician.
Clever Paddy
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Reading your comment made me loose Braincells
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Great video, I was so happy to see this!
Incredibly well presented and clear representation. Keep up the excellent work