What did Wellington really think of his Men?
Wellington really think of his men scum… Its a well-known word to describe the British army’s lower ranks during the[…]
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Category: Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European powers formed into various coalitions, financed and usually led by the United Kingdom
The surprising ways that British Officers were punished during the Napoleonic Wars
British Officers were punished during the Napoleonic Wars British army officers of the Napoleonic era – we have an image[…]
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Napoleonic Wars: Up From the Ranks – The TRUE Story of the real-life Richard Sharpes
Napoleonic Wars: Up From the Ranks – The TRUE Story of the real-life Richard Sharpes Richard Sharpe – the most[…]
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Could You Survive as a Soldier of Napoleon?
Could You Survive as a Soldier of Napoleon? In this video we experience life as a Napoleonic soldier at the[…]
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Fit to command? The Surprising Truth of British Army Officers of the Napoleonic Wars
Fit to command? The Surprising Truth of British Army Officers of the Napoleonic Wars The Napoleonic wars – the first[…]
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Napoleon and the Battle of Eylau 1807
Battle of Eylau 1807 In 1807, Napoleon Bonaparte hoped to follow up his brilliant victories over Austria and Prussia with[…]
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The Story of the Last Redcoats (w/ Ian Knight)
The British army of the Victorian era The British army of the Victorian era – what is the reality? Was[…]
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Peninsular War: Why Did British Soldiers Fight So Damn Hard?
British soldiers in the Peninsular War of 1808-1814 In today’s live broadcast I am joined by Historians and fellow YouTubers[…]
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Napoleon (Part 1) – Birth of an Emperor (1768 – 1804)
History of Napoleon This video is part one of a three-part series on the history of Napoleon. Here, we cover[…]
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Cavalry of the Napoleonic Era: Cuirassiers, Dragoons, Hussars, and Lancers
Different kinds of Cavalry Military terminology is hardly a straightforward thing, and this was as much the case in the[…]
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