Titans of History: Napoleon Bonaparte

Titans of History: Napoleon Bonaparte

by Huddy Historian

Season 1

Supplemental: Marshals of the Empire--Louis-Nicolas Davout

Perhaps the most capable of all of Napoleon's commanders, the "Iron Marshal" Davout built a legacy of his own as one of the finest military minds in French history. Join us today as we discuss the impact he had--and, perhaps, should have had--on Napoleon, the Napoleonic Wars, and military history. GET 20% + FREE SHIPPING AT MANSCAPED.COM WITH PROMO CODE HUDDYHISTORIAN

Episode Thirty Eight: Capitulations and the Continental System

Even after their disastrous defeat at the twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt, the Prussians refused to give up the fight. The French would oblige--and would enter the capital in a week, while planning to implement a new continental economic order. GET 20% + FREE SHIPPING AT MANSCAPED.COM WITH PROMO CODE HUDDYHISTORIAN

Supplemental: My Thoughts on Ridley Scott's "Napoleon"

I discuss my thoughts on the blockbuster film about our main subject and why it be in my top ten list anytime soon. GET 20% + FREE SHIPPING AT MANSCAPED.COM WITH PROMO CODE HUDDYHISTORIAN

Episode Thirty Seven: Jena & Auerstedt

With Prussia deciding to go to war with the French over his growing influence in the German provinces, they believed their storied military would be enough to end Napoleon once and for all. At Jena and Auerstedt, they were dealt a harsh reality of what was to come. GET 20% + FREE SHIPPING AT MANSCAPED.COM WITH PROMO CODE HUDDYHISTORIAN

Supplemental: Marshals of the Empire--Andre Masséna

We begin our "mini-series within a series" with Marshal Andre Masséna, one of Napoleon's finest commanders in the field and a man who proved that his commoner background could not prevent him from being a man of destiny.

Episode Thirty Six: Europe's Cartographer

With Austerlitz and the Peace of Pressburg behind him, Emperor Napoleon uses a small interlude of peace to rearrange the map of Europe in his image.

Episode Thirty Five: Pressburg and Naples

With the dust having settled after the Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon and Austria began their negotiations at a quick peace. Meanwhile, the often forgotten Italian Theater raged on into the summer of 1806, formally ending the War of the Third Coalition.

Episode Thirty Four: Austerlitz

In his grandest achievement, Napoleon defeats two emperors and cements himself amongst the greatest names in military history. Join us as we dive into Napoleon's masterpiece in the 1805 Battle of Austerlitz.

Episode Thirty Three: Trafalgar

In the last major battle in the Age of Sail, Admiral Horatio Nelson authors his masterful swan song as the Royal Navy thwarts any last hopes of a French naval threat to the British.

Episode Thirty Two: The Ulm Campaign

In one the swiftest campaigns of Napoleon's career, the French face off against an Austrian army which they defeated "simply by marching."

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