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During his enforced exile on the island of Elba he busied himself building forts and bridges and winning the support of the local population and making plans for a return to France. But there was to be no glorious ending to the tale - it ended in spectacular and bloody failure in June 1815, on the famous field of Waterloo.

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[huntergray]

Bonaparte was such a kind-hearted fellow and he really cared for his soldiers. When asked how he would cope with losing hundreds of thousands of his soldiers in Russia he merely said that the mothers of France will willingly give me another army.

[aanchaallllllll]

0:00: ⚓ Napoleon's exile to Elba and his efforts to improve the island.
5:55: 🇫🇷 Napoleon returns to France from exile on Elba to make France the freest nation in the world.
11:58: ✨ Napoleon returns to France and gains support from the people and the army.
17:19: 👑 Napoleon returns to France and becomes emperor once again.
22:55: ⚔ Napoleon returns to France and attempts to rebuild his army to defend against the Allied powers.
28:23: ⚔ Napoleon plans to defeat opposing armies in Belgium to rally support and regain power.
34:01: 🗡 The Battle of Waterloo begins with Napoleon's army attacking the British and Allied Forces.
40:05: ⚔ Napoleon's defeat and abdication marked the end of his reign and the beginning of his exile on Saint Helena.
46:23: 👑 Napoleon is seen as the father of modern Europe and the European Union, who brought positive change to the world.
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[smartbomb]

Marie Louse was more ruthless in her treatment of Napoleon after 1814 than any enemy he faced

[BaileeCollins-hf]

i love historical films. Another 30 year old classic.

[BeppyTurnip]

"Waterloo, I was defeated, you won the war."

[xNevikKx]

'I have fought sixty battles, and I assure you, that I have learned nothing from all of them that I did not know in the first.'

[mousenmcclintock]

Disappointed the soundtrack did not contain Abba.

[jomc]

I wonder what J. David Markham would suggest that the British should have done with Napoleon.
He had already shown that, if he was exiled somewhere closer to France, he would have tried to escape and return. He would never have been content.

[geoffroydegodefroy]

Thank you for focusing so much on the period. If anyone's interested in Napoleonic warfare (and warfare in general) I warmly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series

[ezzieeddie]

He was a bounder that figured out that War is the key to getting Power and keeping it.

[grahamgilbert]

Pro-Napoleonic twaddle, with some appalling editing - a voice describes "the guard" being unable to take the fire of the British infantry at the point in time where D'Erlon's infantry is attacking. The Guard was broken at the conclusion of the battle hours later. It is utter nonsense to suggest that war was forced upon Napoleon by the ancient regimes. His attacks on Spain and Russia were pure acts of aggression in which hundreds of thousands of his own soldiers died, very many of them young conscripts. I hope that in their agonies they were able to reflect on how Napoleon improved their lives.

[peterwebb]

The argument that Ney should have enveloped the Prussians at Ligny would require that in doing so, he would have presented his flank and rear to Wellington, and been at great risk of having the Anglo-Dutch army do to him, what he was supposed to do to the Prussians.

I am wondering whether it had little to do with his courage…. and a great deal to do with a loss of faith in Napoleon. That process would potentially have started with Napoleon’s refusal to support Ney’s assault at Borodino, Napoleon’s apparent lassitude at that battle, and would go a long way to explaining Ney’s attempt to seize the initiative at Waterloo instead of waiting for orders

[mattychristian]

He found the crown of France in the gutter, and he picked it up.

[TheOutDoorMan]

very fascinating, great documentary ❤

[Kriegsgefangener]

Astonishingly, the fact that the French Imperial Guard broke and ran after enormous volleys of from infantry under the command of Maitland is completely ignored. Only when that happened was the 'general pursuit' command issued by Wellington.

[achaerna.]

At 29:58 the narrator says 'Took the Russians by surprise' but then the immediate following it was described as the Prussians. I believe this is an error in the documentary and I'm pretty surprised it wasn't caught by the production team.

[bcsguide]

It’s very helpful for learning about history.

[STILLSTANDING]

Thank you for this educational video. I’m trying to teach students world history and war history as my predecessors taught me! Be blessed!

[brianmacadam]

It amazes me just how close these historically crucial places really were.
Amazing

[nigelhornberry]

Is there an actual link between Napoleon and Egmont Overture? It's featured in so many films about him. Google searches have been inconclusive ..