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Napoleon in Italy Part 4: Battle of Arcole
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- ๊ฒ์์ผ 2023. 05. 25.
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In 1796, at the height of the Revolutionary Wars, Napoleon Bonaparte took command of French forces in northern Italy. He was just 26 years old and had never commanded an army before. Within weeks, he had turned his ragged, demoralised troops into a ferocious fighting force, defeating the Austrians and knocking Piedmont out of the war. With success, Napoleon began to believe it was his destiny to shape the fate of nations. In this series, we follow Napoleon's first glorious campaign step by step.
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I hope you enjoy the latest installment of our series on Napoleon's First Campaign - this one includes one of the most famous moments of the Napoleonic legend - the bridge at Arcole! Thanks to G2A for sponsoring this video - get great deals on games and other digital products here: www.g2a.com/n/epichistortytv Thank you all for watching and if you want to support future videos, go here: www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV
I sure am so far and this episode shall be Even better!๐๐๐
After finishing the Napoleon North Italy campaign make video on invasion of Egypt
Great job! - as usual...
Fantastic illustrations. You should sell a print book.
Vai ter parte 5
This level of history production should quite literally be broadcasted on television, I look forward to another well put together video.
No, it shouldn't and would be, quite frankly, an insult to this channel.
Boomer television can stick to their Ancient Aliens and Bigfoot Captured...
Sending it to TV would get a couple thousand views and is more of a death sentence. "I was witness to this extraordinary cowardice, and I cannot conceive it" - Sulkowski Polish Officer
Television? KRclip is much better than that thing
Honestly, I would just take it on bluray or DVD
Hard to believe Napoleon was a real person, his life is an incredible story
The Ridley Scott movie is something to look forward to!
You couldn't write a fiction novel of Napoleon's story. Readers would accuse the author of making the main character too unrealistic lol!
"What a novel my life has been." - Napoleon
@Nero is he really said that?
@Glen Danielsen Go cry about it to someone who cares.
Arcole Bridge made Napoleon a legend. It also showed why Massena was an incredible general
I was pleasantly surprised by the Austrians fighting ability in this video. Alvinczi gave a pretty tough fight and napoleon narrowly avoided disaster multiple times.
Davidovich daaam you
It seems like the Hapsburgs were Napoleon's true arch nemesis throughout his career. All of Napoleon's defeats appear to come from his battles against them. Alvinczi, Archduke Charles, and Karl von Schwarzenberg
@DMC12Gauge I mean... Waterloo? :D
@DMC12Gauge I mean not counting the UK since they arent on the continent Austria was the nation that was more time at war with France being in all coalitions but one
@Evoluxman Yes and was also defeated by Russia and Mamluks once but Napoleons biggest defeats at the prime of his career seem to be against Austria interestingly. History always remembers Waterloo but not the constant defiance of Austria throughout who didn't have a channel to protect them
For those unfamiliar with it, it is quite remarkable to know that, about a year prior to this, Napolรฉon wrote a romantic novella which included a scene quite amazingly similar (not identical of course) to the Bridge at Arcole. You have to wonder if it ever crossed his mind as his own page sprang to life before him.
As an Italian from Mantua who has always watched and enjoyed your videos, itโs so thrilling and moving to see historical campaigns being narrated that take place not just in my country, but in the places Iโm most familiar with in the world!
Stessa cosa per me da Venezia, รจ da mesi che via via che questi video escono li condivido con amici dal piemonte e dalla lombardia... ancora un po' e arriveranno pure nel mio territorio. La campagna d'Italia รจ molto piรน complessa di quel che credevo ma, pur sapendo giร la conclusione, questi video sono una sorpresa continua.
Del resto รจ un'argomento trattato veramente poco a scuola, sembra quasi incredibile che sia successo tutto qui 230 anni fa.
That is so cool! Would love to visit one day!
The iconic portrait of him at the bridge at Arcole โค
Easily the best history channel on KRclip. Hyped every time you guys upload.
YES! More of this incredible series! You guys are the best!โคโค๐๐
This is such an intricate battle! Must have been a tough one to edit but you did it brilliantly as always
The Battle of the Arcole Bridge, Napoleon's defining moment in Italy. On and around this bridge, The Little Corporal risked everything, including his own life, to survive and succeed. This is where his men will see what his commander in chief is really made of and the morale of the army will rise decisively. This is where his legend and the absolute faith of the French army in Bonaparte will be fixed.
I am looking forward to this video and the moment to see it in all its splendor.
Extraordinary!
The writing, animation and narration are all beyond incredible, as usual! Content such as this almost makes a history lover like me euphoric! Excellent work! ๐๐ป๐๐ป
The new musket sounds used for tactical map animations are sublime
"Then the commander of the army of Italy himself draws his sabre, picks up a standard and runs forward" That line just gives me goose bumps and in tune with the music too. Man, Napoleon was just a born leader! Throughout all his campaigns, he usually got involved and lead by example. True Leader
goosebumps until you imagen him doing it with a few officers who get shot an none of his men, who are hiding in a ditch. Still takes heart but kinda funny
He was desperate in a desperate situation.
You should do a video on Archduke Charles's 1796 campaign in Germany, which happened simultaneously with Napoleon's in Italy.
I would love to do a series on the wars of the 1st coalition on other fronts! :D
Normally don't write comments, but this video was of such astonishing quality. The storytelling and video gave me chills. Even a little tear in admiration of Napoleon trying to motivate his troops on the bridge. Love you guys! Keep up the good work!
I just started reading War and Peace this morning, and it's wonderful to get some context for Prince Andrew's mention of Napoleon's conduct at Arcole during Anna Pรกvlovna's opening soiree. What wonderful timing!
It's a good book
It's been 3 months. Where are you now?
Napoleon was amazing. He never gave up. His tenacity was amazing. Him and Alex the Great are the two Generals and kings who NEVER WAVERED. EXTREMELY BOLD.
And Caesar... how dare you forget
@Le_Tiebreaker __and me
I already liked this video because your track record shows EVERYTHING you put out is EPIC. Always glad to see notifications from you!
everyone part of the epichistory team: editors, writers, researchers etc. including the outstanding narrator do an incredible job with these videos
This is where Napoleon's luck nearly ran out and his life and ambitions cut very short. Can't wait!
WHY WOULD YOU SAY THIS
@SinningsValor He lost in the field for the first time in this campaign it's a good reason for that and Napoleon needed a crushing victory not just a bunch minor victories because Wurmser would likely sally out of Mantua if few soldiers remained to guard it especially for a long time if the campaign drags on like Napoleon risked.
@SinningsValor I dont think you can do something like a history spoiler
@Rodolfo Gaming the fact that napolean was about to lead the charge towards the bridge despite all the guns aiming at him is what made napolean was such a good leader , all the odds were against him but he decided to take the risk and risk it all for this victorious battle . He could have lost everything but he was willing to lose it all for the cause and at the end his risks did him good . most people would have retreated but not napolean.. people will call it luck but he created his own luck
Some Austrian victories in there is so good to see.
Focused on so many of Napoleons large victories and defeats, this more tatical stuff is amazing on both sides.
The joke is that it was not an Austrian but a Hungarian general who won that victory for the Austrians. (Jรณzsef Alvinczi)
@Clayer Hun not suprised! Lol
"Only the 51st Demi Brigade is across, though it gamely begins advancing on Arcole."
Insane. What a bunch of animals those guys were.
Iโd be way too scared if the entire army wasnt there man
this battle was fascinating, the battlefield was on such narrow ground that momentum completely drove the course of the battle it was such a seesaw affair and was such an incredibly crazy risk, Napoleon basically challenged Alvinczi to a knife fight in the back of a moving carriage
The only problem with this series is it leaves me wanting more! Cant wait for the next episode
Finally the episode that I was waiting the most: the one about my little town of Arcole!
For anyone who's interested Napoleone, after winning the war against Austria, had an obelisc built in front of the bridge on the Alpone torrent that can still be admired to this day and it's the only one present in Italy.
My town has nothing else to offer, aside from a small museum dedicated to Napoleone, but it's very close to Soave and between the beautiful cities of Verona and Vicenza.
I've been reading Andrew Roberts's 900 page biography called "Napoleon: A Life" and these animated maps help so much in truly picturing all the moving pieces of the battles. Thank you so much!
My favorite Napoleonic painting by Horace Vernet. I know it's romanticized but it depicts the early hallmarks of what made Napoleon one of the greatest military commanders in history; personal bravery, tactical brilliance, and electrifying charisma that inspires men to great feats of courage.
French people should be proud of having such a masterful figure like Napoleon in their history books.
French people have hundreds of masterful figures in its history.
@Zouzou G - Amazighthe only masterful figure was neopolean
@China Virus
Jeanne d'Arc?
Charlemagne?
Charles Martel?
Louis XIV?
I canโt wait for the next episode, the Napoleonic wars are one of my favorite historical topics
Napoleon's Italian campaign is vastly ovelooked. Everybody knows about battles of Lodi and Arcole, but that's all. I as a fan of Napoleon didn't know most of this. Thank you for this series so I can learn much more about him ;)
Been enjoying the huge map detail on Napoleonโs campaign in Italy I could only imagine and hope this series continues to his Egyptian campaign!
OK, this one honestly had me on the edge of my seat, totally engrossed with the back-and-forth, and thinking "How is Napoleon going to get out of this one" several times as the story twisted and turned. I knew the broad terms of this campaign, but not the particulars of this particular battle.
Thank you once again for this wonderful series! ยซ Vive Bonaparte ยป and long live Epic History!
That was absolutely thrilling. I cannot remember the last time I was so singularity focused on the screen.
Truly a stunning job.
Thank you Epic History TV! This may have been your best video yet. Napoleon really was a superior being
Yours is the only channel on youtube where I instantly like every video! You guys are so consistently awesome and with such high quality it baffles me you guys didnt get a documentary deal from big tv/streaming service. Thanks for the epic stories you give us! From a massive fan in the Netherlands.
I love Antoine-Jean Gros's painting of Napoleon on the Arcole Bridge. Besides, he's an eyewitness of this event
The quality and drama of these superb films means that Iโm not only excited for the conclusion of this series, but practically giddy for โNapoleon in Egyptโ. Itโs a pleasure to support this channel! Keep up the fire, Epic History TV!
This is still the best historical features I can find. Thank you all for releasing more great content!
Here here!
Still love to see an episode dedicated to Suvorov's campaign in Italy.
Also a full one on the life of Peter the Great
@Mark Masters that's not what I meant
I completely agree with you on an episode dedicated to Suvorovโs campaign in Italy but I would also like to see Marengo.
I wonder why Napoleon criticised Suorov so harshly. He was one of the better generals French were facing.
Suvorov strategically lost in Switzerland. He was too late to help Korsakoff.
@Matthew H. Ok then
It almost seems that Arcole was Alvinczi's Waterloo. He gave his best, was building pressure, but trouble with his companions followed by a surprise enemy reinforcement caused his defeat. A great commander. He isn't to blame for what happened in Arcole.
Massena's attack was hardly "surprise enemy reinforcement". He had been engaged in the battle from day one. The Prussians had to march to the Waterloo battlefield for two days, whereas Massena was already there. The Austrians just didn't realize that the consequences of their right flank collapsing meant the advance of their left flank would be exposed.
@Pue Saness You have a point dude. But so far I still think Alvinczi was the best commander Austria had to fight the french.
That "ruse de guerre" strategy gave me goosebumps. Can't wait for the next video. Good Job Epic History TV. @22:50
The production value in these videos from voice and animation to research and writing is just truly phenomenal. Especially the maps so freaking dope.
A wonderful channel that deserves all respect, appreciation and pride. Accurate and useful information in a sophisticated and beautiful manner. I wish you lasting success. I have the utmost respect and admiration for your great honor for these wonderful works. I hope you success
I live in Arcole, on a street bearing the name of a french tambourine {Estienne}. Near m house there is the old barrack of the croatian troops. The bridge is still there, next to it a monument commemorating the victor, the only one surviving in europe. The football team of the town is called Napoleonica, where I played man years. Unfortunately he wold sold our territory to the Austrian later...
Lmao ! Whats the story of the tambourin ?
What made the Austrians any worse than the French?
thank you for you comment, very interesting to learn than the "souvenir" this battle is still very present in Arcole.
@PiN donโt know exactly but apparently he played the and made the austrian troops flee cause they thought they were coming from the back. At least this is what iโve been told
@Aaron Godinez itโs not about better or worse. Many intellectuals hoped that with napoleon some changes and reforms would be made. Instead he attacked and conquered for no reason the republic of venice, 100 year old and quite loved by the people and then sold it to reactionary Austria. Many still despise him for this
I can't stress enough how this series is amazing!
The only sad part is that we must wait for another video for some time. Outstanding!!!
As always I will point out that it is worth doing other campaigns of Revolutionary Wars. Flanders campaigns, earlier Italian campaigns, war in the Wandee, Swiss Expedition, Egypt Expedition, Naval battles, War of the Pyrenees, Rhine campaigns, Dutch campaign 1799, and ofc: best generals of the French army and coalition armies. Maybe even French Revolution itself in the detailed version.
We want more! We CRAVE for this quality of historical documentaries! Thank you so much!
The Rise of Napoleon is a story for the ages.
Im immensely proud to be an Epic History TV Channel Patreon โฅ
Great job and fantastic storytelling!
I would like to ask what's the name of music from this moment 11:11 ?
It sounds epic!
+1
You are what the History Channel used to be. You guys are great!
When I first started studying about Napoleon this is one of the first battles I ever learned of where he put himself at the head of his troops and risked his life like an ordinary soldier thus earning the name "the little corporal" plus this helped him make him a legend like his heroes Alexander and Caesar.
This era of warfare really is peak excitement! Honestly itโs hard to follow if it werenโt for these videos. Epic History TV are legends!
I enjoy this channel's series about Napoleon more than anything else. No other channels can compete. I was never interested in Napoleon until I started watching this channel
The best historical series of Napoleon, great work, keep it up.
Unlucky to be not born in napoleonic era and witness the action in person.
But lucky to have Epic History in this era who made his journey come to full life!!! โค
I can hardly imagine a better combination of narrative ability and musical score. Inspirational, mesmerizing, Epic - a masterpiece truly worthy of recounting the Napoleonic legend!
I love how you're making these videos. It's literally my favorite history topic โคโคโค
Another great episode of an amazing series. Amazing job like always!
FINALLY another video on Napoleon! 27th May is my birthday lol, and this is the best present. An amazing story on the rise of a hero who risks everything, I cant wait!!!
Happy birthday ๐ฅณ
Napoleon truly was a master of strategy and tactics in his 20s and 30s and clearly showed it here at Arcole. I look forward to the next video. I hope the channel does a video on the Battle of Marengo, considered one of his greatest victories.
Absolutely top notch work as always EHTV! I really must go back and watch the previous Napoleon series, I just can't get enough while waiting for this one to update!
I thought no video would beat Castiglione, Alvinci and the bridge at Arcole stole the show! Amazing how Napoleon responded under immense pressure. Vive La Napoleon!
Always thought the Italian campaign was not too difficult for Napoleon but this shows it was a hard fought campaign which Napoleon almost lost.
Simply brilliant work, huge thanks to EHTV as always
I love this series! ๐ Well donde!
Amazing work as usual! Thanks for all the effort you put into these!
Iโve been watching this channel for a few years now and youโve never failed to impress me. Big thanks.
Love how much detail you're covering this campaign in! Keep it up!
It simply doesnโt get any better than this. Epic History TV is the absolute best.
It is insane that videos like this are free. Insanely good series
This was, again, better than watching a movie.
Especially a new movie, in which Napoleon would be a Black woman...
Exciting, indeed! Never saw a tactical documentary about Napoleon like this. Thanks, it was awesome!
Incredible work as usual! Quality job!
Thank you for making these videos about Napoleons earlier campaigns in such detail! It's a subject that is mostly neglected int he face of the imperial period but I hope we can see some more videos about the revolutionairy wars' different front like the campaign in Flanders and the struggles on the Rhine.
You can see how this campaign could have informed Napoleon of the importance of choosing the correct site for a battle (Austerlitz). And to use rivers to his advantage (Friedland). Those dang causeways were so limited and they were the ultimate deciding factor in how the battle turned out. Could have easily gone the other way. I can imagine Napoleon would avoid fighting another battle with these constraints (unless they only applied to the enemy, of course).
Yes!!!! This has been an excellent series. Best Historical Channel anywhere!
Arcole involved 24,000 Austrians vs 18,000 French, Alvinzi strenght was around 30,000 at the start of the campaign.
Also on The second day aim for Napoleon was to force the Austrians into the offensive on the marshlands and then counterattack them.
When Napoleon raised the flag, all the officers joined him, and eventually the troops, but after some volleys killed and wounded the officers charging the bridge there was a rout,
The plan for the early campaign was maded by Franz Weynroether, who will be under fire after Austerlitz
Iโve literally been going to this channel every day for the past 2 months waiting for the upload thank you so much for finally delivering
Another lovely video in which time flies by and I'm drawn into the events as occurred over two hundred years ago. Thank you.
This was an incredible video. So well told, so much drama and so much on stake. Alvinczi seems like a great commander, Davidovich however..
Keep making napoleon videos!! They are excellent on every level
This is the best channel because it shows messy war and does not mass-produce simple fairy tales of cool moments in battles
Amazing production and highly detailed! Looking forward to future videos
What a tremendous video, one of the greatest Napolรฉon moment where he almost lose everything but instead show the birth of one of the greatest man in history. The narration, music and illustration in this video depict it very well, definitively one of the best youtube serie by far
I drop everything to watch every time you guys make a video. Incredible quality as always, thank you!
This is where the fun begins.
Wonderful video. Absolutely brilliant as always. Looking forward to the last part about rivoli in 1797. I presume you are already working on that as well as on part 2 of the abbasids. When do you think they will appear? Keep up the good work.
He imbued the likeness of Alexander the Great in his way of leading from the front, while also channeling the future daring of blitzkrieg like campaigns similar to Rommel's Ghost Division during the Battle of France in 1940 and Manstein's bold counterattack during the 3rd Battle of Kharkov and Belgorod in February-March 1943. He took on armies that vastly outnumbered him and cut them up piecemeal. He was a truly talented commander.
Increรญbles movimientos de infanterรญa de ambas partes, la astucia de Napoleรณn lo salvo del desastre!
Really awesome video. I especially love Charles Nove and his narration--Honestly, his voice is incredible for documentaries such as this!
Fascinating stuff, more Napoleon content please!
Great video as always! I would like to see other campaigns like Egypt, Archduke Charles' Rhine campaign of 1796 or Suvorov's Italian campaign.
What an incredible video. Grit and determination from napoleon and the French
Es una serie genial! De verdad, brillante! Gracias
The greatest documentary of Napoleon Bonaparte. Your channel is the best. History truly is a breathtaking topic.
Epic History, I have watched your channel for years. From Blackbeard, to WW1, to Alexander the Great, and now to the little emperor, I want to thank you for satisfying my crave for History. You are the best channel out there. Keep doing what your doing, it is remarkable work, and I love every second of it.
The more I learn about napoleon the more it seems his conquest was based in equal shares luck and skill!
Keep the little corporal coming! I love learning about napoleon! Such a fascinating figure of history. Have you thought of doing a deep dive of his Egypt campaign ๐