Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Vitoria 1813

In May 1813, as Napoleon launches a desperate bid to save his empire following the disastrous defeat in Russia, the situation in Spain is particularly precarious. French forces have been weakened to make up for the enormous losses in Russia. But Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese army, as well as the Spanish guerrillas, are stronger than ever. Wellington's advance into Spain will liberate Madrid a second time, and conclude with the final showdown of the Peninsular War - the Battle of Vitoria.

Thank you to Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery for kind permission to use 'The Battle of Vitoria' painting by James Prinsep Beadle.

Thank you to Jorge Planas Campos for sharing their new research into Peninsular War casualty figures. You can read their previous paper on this subject here:

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[EpichistoryTv]

I hope you enjoy the latest installment of our Napoleonic Wars series! Big thanks also to Jorge Planas Campos & Antonio Grajal de Blas for sharing their research on Peninsular War casualties ahead of publication - there's a link to one of their articles in the video description which contains details on their methodology. Big thanks also to Nuneaton Museum & Gallery for kind permission to use the superb 'The Battle of Vitoria' painting by James Prinsep Beadle.

[marcj]

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-Wellington just before the Peninsular war

[y.r._]

THE NAPOLEON SERIES CONTINUES! A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one. Still rooting for a vid about the egypt campaign

[abthedragon]

*Epic History TV:* finishes Napoleons Endgame and a series on all Napoleon's Marshals

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[fjellfinn]

Lets be honest, wellington would have never pulled this off without Richard Sharpe

[lanetomkow]

The narration, artwork, music, maps, troop movement and the time period all together culminate into a truly magnificent history channel. In my humble opinion it surpasses any other military history channel on YouTube.

Your coverage of the Napoleonic era is second to none.

[MalakianMS]

The pronunciation of the spanish names is pretty good, it's a simple detail among all the great things in this series, but as a spaniard it's nice to hear it.

[willw]

I love this, you should do some vids on the Seven Years war.

[MrMastera]

Terror Belli. Decus Pacis. Terror in War. Ornament in Peace. The words, inscribed on every...
What do you mean another series?

[honeybadger]

Wellington was a master at choosing the best ground and tactics and forcing the enemy to fight on his terms. The terrain in the Spanish campaign particularly suited his tactics

[thepaypol]

As a Spanish, I have to say this video is epic from the beginning to the end. I mean this channel is amazing, but this video is very special for us. Spain is the only country in the world claiming to have won an Independence War, but not having an Independence Day. The king who recovered the throne, the same king who literally gifted the Spanish throne to Napoleon, was by far the worst king of our history.

Eternal glory to the Duke of Wellington 🙏

[onetwothreefourfive]

19:55 this part is so awesome. Love that art work and the effects too

[rebelican]

Its insane the concentration of competence that existed in this time period. Any one of the great generals of the Napoleonic Wars could have stomped on most of the kings and generals of the middle ages and the renaissance, and gone toe to toe with many of the Roman Emperors and commanders of antiquity.

[jonshive]

8:20--"Knowing that Clausell couldn't reach Joseph before the twenty-second of June, he decided to attack on the twenty-first." Yet another example of how important intelligence, in this case provided by guerrilleros, is to military success. Outstanding work Epic History!

[warciminal]

Fun fact: After hearing of the victory of the Anglo-allied forces in Vitoria, Beethoven composed a music piece to honour Wellington.

[generaladvance]

Excellent work by the the British, Portugese & Spanish. That was some impressive momentum they displayed.

[papazoulou]

I was told that after the battle, the french prisoners were subjected to the worst torture known to man :
Eating english beef in mint sauce

[tsev]

Please do keep the Napoleonic content up! There is still so much you haven't covered and there are none who make videos as enjoyable and also informative such as yours!

[archivesoffantasy]

The ‘Iron’ Duke of Wellington was extremely successful. He had Genius in both defence and offence. His career from Assaye to Waterloo, including the Liberation of all Iberia, was a Phenomenal Journey.