The Grand armee was lost in the battle of the nations, his days were numbered when he returned. At Waterloo he just faced Britain and Prussia, even if he had won he had to face Austria and Russia.
@@truthseeking6611 Indeed, the Battle of Nations deserves its name. The destiny of Europe (and truly the world) was played there. Waterloo was just floor cleaning.
well, the "Pied Français" was 32.48cm while the English Foot was 30.48 cm... if they took the raw French data and used the English yardstick without converting it change things... from 1.68m (France) to 1.57m (England) add that the papers were certainly not trying to be nice and that Napoleon was often surrounded by his guards who were all "giants" for the time, in addition to wearing their huge cap
i was expecting the bit where Alexander I just says "Look at him over there, being all French! Makes me sick!" then Fredrick just starts insulting Napoleon
Fun fact: Queen Louise of Prussia really did pressure her husband (Frederick William) into declaring war. She was extremely war-happy and feisty (which bizarrely endeared her to the people) to the point she publicly insulted Napoleon and called him a monster. Then, after her husband's kingdom was crushed, had the audacity to meet with the French Emperor and ask him to not to punish Prussia too hard (naturally he ignored her). There's a great painting showing the royal families meeting at Tilsit, Alexander I is smiling in relief that Russia wasn't crippled by the peace agreement with the French, meanwhile Frederick William is fuming and Louise is unable to even look at Napoleon, who is smirking in her direction.
@@albertusgunawan1808 "Is it...finally over?" The five monarchs thought. "We can be at peace, at last" and at the end of the tunnel, they heard a single sentence... "Hey fellow mona-" "GOD PLEASE JUST SEND ME TO HELL-"
This guy who was DEFINITELY average height for the time lasted two seconds in bed and still became one of the greatest generals of all time. Let that sink in....
Which means: Less time with women, more time for French Revolution Now go grab those yellow vests and go out on the streets, wave those signs with pride, men!
Military tactic of Stanisław Żółkiewski: *When we approach, we run away!* Seriously - it was the very strategy he used during Battle of Kłuszyn (1610), which was his biggest victory. He was making a manouver that looked like retreat to made Polish-Lithuanian Army look bigger.
Where's the "During which the government didn't seem entirely sure what was going on, Napoleon's men didn't seem entirely sure what was going on, and Napoleon himself didn't seem entirely sure what was going on"
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Oversimplified is the best not only the content but the attention to detail on the background you can find a lot of stuff in the background that you didn’t notice before
@@thunderbird1921 except he was awful at anything related to "military" despite going to war everywhere unlike the 1st Napoleon, the 3rd was still a good leader overrall for the economy annd industrialisation though
@@Freedmoon44 That's a bit harsh I think. He successfully rebuilt the French Navy and won the Crimean, Second Opium and War of Italian Unification (at least the Austria section). Napoleon III even personally commanded the victory over Austria at Solferino against Franz Joseph (though he wisely let his skilled generals make most of the calls). Franz Joseph never personally commanded his troops again after this battle and the Austrians lost nearly every major war they fought under his rule (which is shocking for how long he ruled and how powerful Austria still was). Napoleon III wasn't phenomenal militarily, but he wasn't exactly horrible either (at least until 1870).
Napoleon: Hey fellow Monarchs! Europeans: We're coming to take you down! We aren't afraid of you! LATER... Napoleon: Hey fellow monarchs! Europeans: SCREAMING AND PANIC Francis: I POOED MY PANTS AGAIN!
“Oh look at me, I’m Dad, I wear powered wigs, brass buckles, I love France, and I’m a TRAITOR TO THE CORSICAN PEOPLE.” Just my rendition of the original funny moment
Whoever says that he should get a talent instead of ripping oversimplified's hard work has to have had an hour of internet experience. Also, be blessed by the algorithm gods of YT
I like to believe...as much as I believe in Santa claus, that each and every line in these videos is historically accurate, word for word, it would make history make way more sense!!
All the jokes about Napoleon being short are false. During this period, France was still using feet. However, it was different to modern day feet. Napoleon was 5'2, in French feet, 5'2 was equal to 5'7 in modern day feet. The average height was 5'6 (modern day feet), so he was actually above average height for the time.
YOU, MAKE MORE RIFLES! YOU, BUILD NEW CANNONS! YOU, MAKE MORE HORSES! I don’t make horses, THEN WHO MAKE HORSES?! Horses make horses. EXPLAIN HOW! well when a daddy horse and a mom-my horse love each other very much. YES? GO ON. well then the daddy horse- 5 Minutes Later… I’m sorry napoleon your 43 I thought you’d you know this stuff. DON’T TOUCH ME, I’m gonna be sick.
Other Monarchs: “Wait, you mean he earned his position of power through his own hard work and merit and not because he was simply born into it?! WE CAN’T HAVE THAT.” 😂
Well, don't forget other who also almost united some part of world: Mesco II, who almost united all of Western Slavs, and Stanisław Żółkiewski, who almost erased Russia from world maps.
More like Russia. In both case they are the main contributor to where they going down. Napoleon's falls begin in 1812 in the russian campaign and Hitler's end began after the german invasion of USSR.
