Fresh from his great victory at Austerlitz, Napoleon’s next campaign saw him take on Prussia in the autumn of 1806. Prussia’s army had been feared throughout Europe since the days of Frederick the Great, but in just 5 weeks of ‘Napoleonic Blitzkrieg’, the French Emperor showed that those days were long gone.
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Watching all of these episodes about these Napoleonic years and learning of things i knew not i am now convinced fate really does exist and that nothing fatal will happen to you until your fate is fulfilled then when it's protection is gone you're on your own
Even after 3 years I still come back watching this video getting goosebumps when seeing Davout's army about to fight the Prussian army and singlehandedly destroy it
While Davout’s leadership was undoubtedly excellent, the French victory at Auerstadt was just as much a result of Prussian incompetence as French Brilliance.
The Prussians would staff multiple men to the same position causing confusion, delays, and slow progress. Because they attacked in three separate waves, the French were actually able to outnumber them in their engagements and defeat them in detail.
So that’s why when I was playing napoleonic wars the battle of jena i cannot see any of the Prussian and then there is a lot of Prussian foot guards is very hard to kill
Louise: Napoleon promised to give Hannover to us, but then offered it to the British. We must go to war Frederick Wilhelm: what is it with you and going to war? Louise: want is it with you and being a cupcake?! Go to war! Frederick Wilhelm: ok
Im discussing history with my father and his girlfriend, and he later says ‘all the French do is throw their hands up and surrender’ I am sitting here laughing as I’ve had 3 months to study all this history, while he’s had 50 years and still doesn’t know that France has the MOST battles and wars won in history, do not let those stupid world wars judge this great country. Vive la France.
Well we can say we are both fair France won in 1806 and WW1 Germany won in 1870 and WW2 (1940 Battle not the war itself of course I'm talking about France vs Germany here..)
How can this video have only 22k likes? Humanity sucks.
Marshal ney was one weak link in Napoleon's army
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General Hohenlohe did well holding the line for that long considering he faced the French main army 😐
Davout did gain a staggering win against the odds. He won a staggering win against incomepetance.
How can people dislike this video?
Based on that title, don’t you think Napoleon is getting a bit too excited about Prussia?
Davout: "Emperor, I'm engaged with the enemy and outnumbered 2:1."
Napoleon: "Lol four-eyes"
Posen no this Pl bigpolen, smalpolen this is fail.
7:17 The last warrior emperor
Great video!
Part of me would like background on population levels at the time: to give context to the army sizes.
So thats why Blucher was so hellbent in executing Napoleon after Waterloo…
Watching all of these episodes about these Napoleonic years and learning of things i knew not i am now convinced fate
really does exist and that nothing fatal will happen to you until your fate is fulfilled then when it's protection is gone you're on
your own
115 years to this day…
Inner Germany is not the ideal geographic location to defend. No forest River or mountains. Foreign powers in every direction
You did a good job pronouncing the placenames
How do you not have a Murat manga mug… The man was basically already an anime character
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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Army's slaughter each other & a couple of guys are remembered.
ez win
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Even after 3 years I still come back watching this video getting goosebumps when seeing Davout's army about to fight the Prussian army and singlehandedly destroy it
Napoleon was a pussy .
Davout, what a soldier.
While Davout’s leadership was undoubtedly excellent, the French victory at Auerstadt was just as much a result of Prussian incompetence as French Brilliance.
The Prussians would staff multiple men to the same position causing confusion, delays, and slow progress. Because they attacked in three separate waves, the French were actually able to outnumber them in their engagements and defeat them in detail.
I love Napoleon…
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Does anyone know the song at 12:28
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So that’s why when I was playing napoleonic wars the battle of jena i cannot see any of the Prussian and then there is a lot of Prussian foot guards is very hard to kill
Napoleon to Hitler when they met each other at hell.
"You're lucky I wasn't there"
What does it mean by “250 standards lost” in the Prussian casualty report.
He is not the greatest commanders of all times!
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Louise: Napoleon promised to give Hannover to us, but then offered it to the British. We must go to war
Frederick Wilhelm: what is it with you and going to war?
Louise: want is it with you and being a cupcake?! Go to war!
Frederick Wilhelm: ok
Damn Napoleon army was powerful as f+(k
Im discussing history with my father and his girlfriend, and he later says ‘all the French do is throw their hands up and surrender’ I am sitting here laughing as I’ve had 3 months to study all this history, while he’s had 50 years and still doesn’t know that France has the MOST battles and wars won in history, do not let those stupid world wars judge this great country.
Vive la France.
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Well we can say we are both fair
France won in 1806 and WW1
Germany won in 1870 and WW2 (1940 Battle not the war itself of course I'm talking about France vs Germany here..)
In fact, Prussia was like France in 1940…old officiers, old strategy
Cool uniforms
140,000 prisioners ? Now that's a real surrender.
Epic history tv.. is epic
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These are the types of videos I expect out of the History Channel (when it wasn't aliens and mountain men) keep it up!