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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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Wurmser's retreat towards Mantua reminded me a lot of Napoleon's retreat from Russia near the Berezina River. The Austrians were very lucky to find that bridge over the Tione River
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"That autumn... he will face his most skilled opponent yet, Feldzeugmeister József Alvinczi; the first man to beat Napoleon Bonaparte in battle!". What an epic prelude to the next episode 🙏🏻
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The ending gave me goosebumps. I am eager and worried about the next episode.
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One of YouTube's best series. Hands down. 🙏
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This portion of the campaign is not as flashy as Castiglione, but honestly, it's more impressive for that.
The concentration for the opening was excellent. It speaks to an excellent handle on the details of the movements required. Also, it is an excellent use of the shock of the attack and knowing when you have the enemy beat.
The decision to rip up the unrealistic plan put down by the Directory was timely and correct. The 2 day march through the Brenta valley to Bassano is just a jaw-dropping feat.
From there, it was truly an excellent pursuit of the Austrians. The fact that Napeolon was on the cusp of catching and destroying the Austrian army after marching that far through difficult country again does him and his army immense credit. It's only really because of factors outside of Napoleon's control that he doesn't bag the whole Austrian army.
San Giorgio is an excellent tactical concept and was executed brilliantly as well.
This right here is Napoleon at his best.
I think it's also important to not gloss over the Austrians in all this, and honestly, I can't censure Wurmser too much for this operation. It has all of the hallmarks of an offensive that was launched not because it was advisable but because the powers that be said their needs to be one. The decision to continue onto Mantau was the best of a lot of terribly options that Wurmser was presented with.
Well next we are going to see what happens when Napoleon is presented with someone who is, while probably not an equal to him, able to plan a very good offensive and now Napoleon is more overstretched and exhausted than he was before Castiglione.
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I imagine Napoleon thinking: "Run Wurmser, run Austrians, I'll chase you wherever you go." This is the Napoleonic speed that will cause a lot of damage among the Coalition armies in the coming years.
It has been an exciting and frenetic video from start to finish. I love how the Austrians plan to make a move and Napoleon not only beats them to it but he already has the right action prepared for such an eventuality. In addition, we begin to notice his independence with respect to the Directory that will end up leading him to govern France. On the battlefield one must act quickly and decisively, so his decision to pursue the Austrians instead of going to Germany not only saves the French war effort, but avoids possibly being defeated by Archduke Charles. Ironically Napoleon saves the war for France in Italy and Charles for Austria in Germany.
The old Wurmser did not expect such attack and speed from Bonaparte, but his performance of continuing to Mantua was totally correct. It's great to see his heroic, if ineffective, actions against Napoleon.
Massena's defeat at Cerea can easily be explained by the despair of the Austrians, who preferred to fight rather than surrender and forced their way through. And Massena's surprise attack may be because he wanted revenge for the previous defeat. That is also worth mentioning.
And finally, after this last victorious campaign based on speed of movement, Napoleon's chances to win are greatly reduced. From now on, with barely an army in condition, exhausted, with very few reinforcements and barely 20,000 soldiers, he must use all his cunning and military genius to get ahead in the coming months.
Once again, thanks to Epic History TV and PMF Productions for this great visual and historical work on Napoleon Bonaparte.
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To see my small beautiful city of Mantova (in the past it was used the Latin name "Mantua") in one of your videos makes me so proud of our millennial history. I still live here and I have to say that, although lacking services and entertainment, I really love this little gem of a place that I am fortunate enough to call home.
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Thank you for the detailed and quality work.
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This series is simply brilliant. I hope that other fronts of the Revolutionary Wars will be covered as well. At his age, Wurmser was a very good commander. It is shame that he got his staff and battle plans from Vienna's court and he had to follow them. Can't wait for the next episode.
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Got to admired how Wurmser & his Austrian army fought courageously to hold the line against Napoleon in the latter stages of this battle at Mantau. He was almost similar Russia's Field Marshel Kutuzov, and was still highly regarded by many as one of Austria's best remaining field commanders. Even after his defeat against Napoleon, many people including Bonaparate himself respected the 72-year-old Austrian
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PLEASE PLEASE make Napoleon in Egypt after this. I love this series, it’s all I look forward to. Goats
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Yet another incredible video.
Thank you again for this series Epic History. It is much appreciated!
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AHHHHH. So good.
What is there to live for? Another epic history episode.
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Charles Nove's incredible voice really elevate these amazing videos to another level. Fantastic work guys!!!
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Love the series! If you can keep making these up until 1805, then the entire story of Napoleon would be complete by you guys! I would be forever thankful! Keep doing what you're doing!
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I’ve watched every Napoleon video literally dozens of times. I’m super excited for the day when I can watch the entire Napoleon saga including the Egyptian campaign, 18 Brumaire, Second Italian campaign, Marengo and some material on Napoleon as a ruler. Thanks Epic History!
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Thank you Epic History TV for being the best channel in all of YouTube!
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PMF has barely 8.000 subscriptions...! A fantastic channel... Thank you for letting us/me know... As usual, awesom work! Cheers!
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I'm really liking this story of Napoleon's earlier campaigns a lot. These video's keep getting more and more interesting. I hope it's not too long before we see the next in this series.
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@ferrjuan
1 year ago
You gotta give praise to Wurmser the dude gets out general by Napoleon over and over again but despite that still manages to carry on without throwing in the towel! Says a lot about his character.
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