#Napoleon Only In Cinemas and In IMAX November 22
Napoleon Bonaparte. One of history’s greatest commanders or a bit overrated?
In this video, Dan Snow breaks down the pivotal battles that shaped the legendary commander’s legacy and left an indelible mark on the pages of history. From his sweeping victories at the Battle of Marengo and the Battles of Austerliz to the disastrous Russian campaign and the iconic Battle of Waterloo, Dan revisits the epic clashes, analyses the strategies, and witnesses the drama and chaos of the biggest battles that shaped Napoleon’s rise and fall.
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00:00 Introduction
00:45 Siege of Toulon (1793)
04:29 Battle of the Pyramids (1798)
06:40 Battle of Marengo (1800)
08:56 Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
13:59 Battle of Austerlitz (1805)
17:12 Battle of Jena-Auerstedt (1806)
20:27 Battle of Borodino (1812)
23:43 Battle of Leipzig (1813)
26:18 Battle of Ligny (1815)
28:11 Battle of Waterloo (1815)
30:04 Conclusion
31:03 Watch Napoleon in Cinemas November 22
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Napoleons fleet was larger in trafalgar is half the truth. They were beaten already by plague and almost badly manned with new recruits. Nelsons gamble won't be successful if Napoleons fleet was in good condition as the wind was against him
No spoiler warning for the film!
Hanging the total deaths of the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars on one man is ridiculous over simplification. As if all the countries in Europe didnt gang up on France for over 20 years. In this video Dan says European nations allied up against N in 1800 – Dan youre a historian, the First Coalition was in 1792! Napoleon emerging was simply the manifestation of years of warfare and Revolutionary France going in to total war mode to survive, and meritocracy unearthing one of the greatest military commanders in history. And a republic falling in to a military dictatorship had been done – see Rome + Caesar.
21:42 how is 30k men a 3rd of his army? You started by stating he had a force of 700k I'm not even great with maths and I can say without a doubt that is nowhere close to a 3rd.
Super video Dan. Watched the film it last night and it has inspired me to learn more about the man and his campaign record. Thanks for the insight!
The title is incorrect. True title is: "The Battles that made Napoleon that are featured in the Ridley Scott movie"
Napoleon the overrated.
ummm, I don't think that Napoleon commanded at Trafalgar…
Of course, it would not be remiss to just say Napoleon was a mediocre or lucky commander, who benefitted from the confusion of his opponents and their weak or weakened armies. In the end, his success could be attributed to his skill in PR.
beware! beware comrades! HERE COMES THE BRITISH HISTORIAN AKA SHAMELESS PROPAGANDIST WANT TO EXPLAIN ABOUT FRENCH EMPEROR WHOS BRITISH DESPISE TO DEATH
Funny thing is nobody ever mentions his murderous campaign in Jaffa, still he got his just reward in the end from wellington and the Germans.
Thanks mate, but I miss the battle of Rivoli. It was insane. His right flank? Gone. His left? Retreating. His center? Crumbling. His rear? Attacked by an enemy column. And yet, he managed to beat Alvinci soundly.
Each battle was a pivotal moment, altering the course of European history.
Why doesn't Dan wear a proper shirt, that thing looks awful.
The problem with this list is that limiting it to ten battles is a bit limiting. I would expand it to 15 and add the Battle of the Nile which doomed Napoleons Egyptian campaign, Aspern his first proper battlefield defeat, Rivoli and/or Arcole should probably be included as well as at least one Battle of the peninsular campaign. Limiting the list to ten battles I would swap out the Pyramids for the Nile and Jena for Aspern.
Is this the guy from 20th century battlefields? That show kicked ass
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Great video that will help fill in a lot of gaps that may have been left by the movie.
What if I told you Napoleon didnt care much about the Revolution & didnt like seeing the Royals heads Chop up & didnt like the bloodbath of the Revoulution, but indeed was happy it helpt him to climb higher for his own Personal Goals, wouldn t have happend during the French Royalist Goverment so. The Movie Napoleon catches two great moments of his Career "Toulon & Austerlitz"
All war, is the cull of the poor, for the profit & pleasure of the rich
Stupid British biased video….
the movie sucks
Please be honest when you inform figures. 7 millions is the top of the estimation. Historians hesitate between 3 and 7 millions ! Napoleon always looked for peace, but the scared old fashionned royalist countries, like Great Britain, scared by French Revolution ideas, always refused and formed agressive coalitions !!!
I read napoleon was allergic to reddish and swedes
What this Oxbridge &%^% did not say …was that neopleon …did was bring down the 1st reich ….the very thing hitler try to bring back …the reason history repeats its self is becuse &^%^ like dan never talk about history in an honest way
More story around each of these battles than for any one of the battles in Napoleon (2023)
This video is 10x better than that new Ridley Scott garbage.
Historians are politicians in disguise. Reading all the "history" books in class to view the authors were all Liberals. Its best to understand through your own personal research and you might come to a slightly different perspecitve that this man is offering you. IT is amazing to know that Admiral Dumanoir, was in charge of the French Navy. This battle for sure shifted power in Europe for trade and exports but had very little to reflect on Napoleon command. It is said from private corespondance that Admiral Dumanoir ( who is not Napoleon) did not react to the invading party or even counter attack. The chain of command was broken before the British even attacked according to letters from Hauterive to Napoleon Paris [Thursday] 16 Brumaire, XIV [7 November, 1805].
the napolean movie (2023) was horrible. The movie Waterloo, made almost 50 years ago without any CGI runs laps around it. Its sad. I hope another director/screen writer can make another one that does this world period more justice
British fought the least and gained the most. 200 years passed, no big changes in European politics.
Toulon, Rivoli, Pyramids, Marengo, Austerlitz, Jena and Auerstedt , Friedland , Wagram , Borodino, Leipzig, Waterloo
Napoleon envy
If you guys want to keep some dignity, don't EVER talk about Napoleon in conjunction with this piece of shit film. Ridley Scott's movie is ANTI-historic. It's a joke, a disgrace. I know you guys must have gotten money to promote this piece of shit, but please stop it now. I guarantee you will lose subscribers.
I watched Ridley Scott's Napoleon, and I was pretty disappointed. It's impossible to do justice Napoleon's life in three hours, and certainly not with Ridley "Were you there?" Scott directing.
Talking about Nelson’s last word in a video about Napoleon? British bias off the charts in this video, no thanks
He was brilliant in every way, but in the end he had too many enemies.
You didn't Include much from his Italian campaign which was arguably some of his best and Napoleon was not part of Trafalgar
Dan – Did you watch the film before recommending we go see it?
Puts Jena-Auerstadt a Napoleon loss on the list but not Friedland which got the Russians to Capitulate? Weird choice
This 30 minute video tells you much more than what you get in a so called 3 hour epic.
Didnt even mention the battle between Napoleons right hand and left nipple. Longest battle of his life lol