Channel Title: Epic History Channel Description: Epic History makes videos about the most dramatic and important stories from our past, from the rise and fall of empires to global conflicts and revolutions. Our team have history degrees and decades of experience in documentary production, and regularly collaborate with specialist historians around the world, so you’re in safe hands as we explore some of the most epic moments in history. Support our work and help choose future topics at https://www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV <video> Napoleon and the Cairo Revolt Description: After invading Egypt, Napoleon faces a violent uprising in Cairo that threatens his control of the region. His response is swift and devastating. #Shorts #Napoleon #Egypt #History #EpicHistory #EpicHistoryTV </video> <video> Napoleon's Greatest Comeback: The Battle of Marengo Description: Get Wargame Design Studio's Campaign Marengo with a special 25% discount for Epic History viewers by visiting: https://wargameds.com/pages/epic-history to buy ------------------------------------- In 1800, after marching across the Alps into Northern Italy and defeating every enemy in his path, Napoleon spreads his army in a bid to encircle the Austrians and block their escape. But he has miscalculated his enemy's intentions. On a hot summer's day, near the town of Marengo, an advancing detachment of French soldiers find themselves facing 30,000 Austrians. Outmanned and outgunned, the French are soon fighting for their lives, and Napoleon faces an overwhelming defeat. But when last minute reinforcements arrive, victory may still be in sight... ------------------------------------- Thank you to Osprey Publishing for kind permission to use their images in this video. You can find their great titles on this campaign and many others here: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/osprey-publishing. Marengo 1800: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/marengo-1800-9781855329652/ French Revolutionary Infantry 1789–1802: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/french-revolutionary-infantry-17891802-9781841766607/ French Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792–1815: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/french-napoleonic-infantry-tactics-17921815-9781846032783/ And thank you to Keith Rocco for permission to use his artwork in this video. Discover more of his historical paintings here: http://www.keithrocco.com/ ------------------------------------- 📚 Recommended reading: "Marengo 1800: Napoleon's Day of Fate" by David Hollins US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781855329652 UK: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/marengo-1800-9781855329652/ "Marengo & Hohenlinden: Napoleon's Rise to Power" by James R. Arnold US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781844152797 UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781844152797 "Marengo: The Victory That Placed the Crown of France on Napoleon's Head" by T. E. Crowdy US:https://www.amazon.com/Marengo-Victory-Placed-France-Napoleons/dp/1473859204/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OusizddVTx19dvomEoSNdwY5fAbapmqeekVgOgMgyVkuL88oTnL72X6wvFHIMbWg.d2dEsQTHsHnmg8VJnYhf349UiWlJl63xVuPdafE7ayo&qid=1723131439&sr=8-1 UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781473859203 You can visit our online bookshop to find great books on Marengo and other Epic History topics: UK site - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv US site - https://bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv As a bookshop.org affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases, while donating 10% of sales to support independent bookshops! ------------------------------------- Support Epic History TV on Patreon from $1 per video, and get perks like ad-free early access & votes on future topics https://www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV 👕 Buy posters, t-shirts, hoodies, mugs & stickers at our merch store: https://www.ehtvmerch.com/ #EpicHistoryTV #History #Napoleon #Marengo #MilitaryHistory #FrenchHistory #ItalianHistory #EuropeanHistory </video> <video> Women on Crusade? Description: The history of the Crusades has been studied for hundreds of years, but until very recently the active role that ordinary women played in these campaigns has been overlooked. #Shorts #History #WomenInHistory #Crusades #Medieval #MiddleAges #MedievalHistory #EpicHistory #EpicHistoryTV </video> <video> Napoleonic Wars 1804 - 1814 (All Parts) Description: This is our full documentary covering the Napoleonic Wars - from Napoleon's glorious victories as France's new Emperor, to his disastrous invasions of Spain and Russia, and finally his dramatic downfall as he fights to save his empire. These were some of the bloodiest and most momentous conflicts Europe has ever seen, and now you can witness every major campaign and epic battle all in one video. ------------------------------------- Support Epic History TV on Patreon from $1 per video, and get perks like ad-free early access & votes on future topics https://www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV 👕 Buy posters, t-shirts, hoodies, mugs & stickers at our merch store: https://www.ehtvmerch.com/ #EpicHistoryTV #Napoleon #NapoleonicWars #History </video> <video> Nelson's Battles in 3D: The Nile Description: Get Nebula using our link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/epichistory Or to take advantage of the Lifetime Membership offer, click here: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=epichistorytv ------------------------------------- In 1798, after a series of French victories in Europe, Britain stands alone against France and her allies. Aiming to strike a major blow against British interests in the Mediterranean, Napoleon Bonaparte leads an expeditionary force to conquer Egypt. But Britain still has the most powerful navy in the world.. and they are in pursuit. What’s more, the British fleet in the Mediterranean is commanded by Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson, who has a reputation for bold leadership and aggression. When he catches up with the French fleet in Egypt, he will lead a daring attack that goes down in history. ------------------------------------- Thank you to Drachinifel for expert research and advice throughout our series on Nelson's Battles. Visit his channel for more fascinating naval history: https://www.youtube.com/@UC4mftUX7apmV1vsVXZh7RTw Thanks also to the National Maritime Museum for their support in making this series. For more information on their exhibits and to plan your visit, go to https://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum ------------------------------------- You can visit our online bookshop to find great books on Admiral Nelson and other Epic History topics: UK site - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv US site - https://bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv As a bookshop.org affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases, while donating 10% of sales to support independent bookshops! ------------------------------------- Support Epic History TV on Patreon from $1 per video, and get perks like ad-free early access & votes on future topics https://www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV 👕 Buy posters, t-shirts, hoodies, mugs & stickers at our merch store: https://www.ehtvmerch.com/ #EpicHistoryTV #History #AdmiralNelson #MilitaryHistory #Navy #NavalHistory #BritishHistory #EuropeanHistory </video> <video> Why did people go on Crusade? Description: The Crusades were a series of religious wars spanning 200 years, but while most people understand the overarching objective of the Christian armies who travelled east, the motives for individual crusaders are much more complex. #Shorts #History #Crusades #Medieval #MiddleAges #MedievalHistory #EpicHistory #EpicHistoryTV </video> <video> The legendary Marshal Murat Description: Discover the legend of Joachim Murat in this 60-second journey through the rise and fall of one of Napoleon's bravest and boldest marshals. #Shorts #Napoleon #NapoleonicWars #History #Murat #MarshalMurat #EpicHistory #EpicHistoryTV </video> <video> Eyewitness Accounts from the Napoleonic Wars: Spain and Portugal 1808-1814 Description: Get Nebula using our link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/epichistory Or to take advantage of the Lifetime Membership offer, click here: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=epichistorytv ------------------------------------- In 1808, Napoleon launched a war against Spain, sparking a savage conflict that lasted nearly six years, cost half a million lives, and helped to bring down his empire. We tell the story of this war through more than a dozen dramatic accounts from Spanish, French, British, German and Polish participants. Together, they provide a raw and unflinching perspective of Napoleon's doomed attempt to conquer the Iberian peninsula. For the Spanish, it was their ‘War of Independence’ – for their British allies, ‘the Peninsular War’. These are the voices of witnesses to those momentous days. ------------------------------------- Thank you to Osprey Publishing for kind permission to use several of their images in this video. They have many excellent books covering the Peninsular War such as: Spanish Guerrillas in the Peninsular War 1808–14: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/spanish-guerrillas-in-the-peninsular-war-180814-9781841766294/ Corunna 1809: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/corunna-1809-9781855329683/ Badajoz 1812: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/badajoz-1812-9781855329577/ Salamanca 1812: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/salamanca-1812-9781855326040/ Vittoria 1813: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/vittoria-1813-9781855327399/ 📚 Reading list: ‘Memoirs of a French Napoleonic Officer’ by Jean-Baptiste Barres US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781399077231 UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781399077231 ‘Peninsular Eyewitnesses: The Experience of War in Spain and Portugal 1808-1813’ by Charles J. Esdaille UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781844151912 ‘The Recollections of Rifleman Harris’ by Benjamin Randell Harris US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9780486836034 UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781474626316 ‘Adventures in the Rifle Brigade: In the Peninsula, France and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815’ by John Kincaid US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781016060776 UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9789388396257 ‘The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence: A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns’ by William Lawrence US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781474540155 UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781409987925 ‘Der Nassauer Johann Biersack: Sein Leben Als Soldat von 1806 Bis 1814’ compiled by Dr Reinhard Münch (translated by Mo-Chueh for the Weltseele Project: https://weltseele.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page) ‘With Napoleon's Guns: The Military Memoirs of an Officer of the First Empire’ by Jean-Nicolas-Auguste Noël US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781848328358 UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781853676420 ‘A British Rifle Man: The Journals & Correspondence of Major George Simmons, Rifle Brigade during the Peninsular War & Campaign of Waterloo’ by George Simmons US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781015906280 You can visit our online bookshop to find great books on the Peninsular War and other Epic History topics: UK site - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv US site - https://bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv As a bookshop.org affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases, while donating 10% of sales to support independent bookshops! ------------------------------------- Support Epic History TV on Patreon from $1 per video, and get perks like ad-free early access & votes on future topics https://www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV 👕 Buy posters, t-shirts, hoodies, mugs & stickers at our merch store: https://www.ehtvmerch.com/ #EpicHistoryTV #History #Napoleon #NapoleonicWars #MilitaryHistory #PeninsularWar </video> <video> How big was the British Empire? Description: Take 60-second tour around the British Empire at its peak to discover the true size of 'The Empire On Which The Sun Never Sets'. #Shorts #EpicHistory #EpicHistoryTV #History #Empire #BritishEmpire #BritishHistory #WorldHistory </video> <video> First Battles of the U.S. Army: Northwest Indian Wars - All Parts Description: In the years following independence, the newly-formed United States of America look westward for their expansion, hoping to conquer territory and sell off land to eager European settlers. Its first target is the vast, resource-rich 'Northwest Territory', stretching from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River. But this is not vacant land - thousands of native people from numerous tribes call these valleys and forests home, and will fight to protect it. As violence flares along the frontier and negotiations fail, President Washington and the US decide to take the territory by force... but they have fatally underestimated their enemy. This is the full story of the 'Northwest Indian War' and the Battle of the Wabash... America's first military defeat. ------------------------------------- 📚 Thank you to Osprey Publishing for kind permission to use several of their images in this video. You can discover more about this campaign, Native American and frontier military history in these great books: Wabash 1791: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/wabash-1791-9781849086769/ Fallen Timbers 1794: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/fallen-timbers-1794-9781780963754/ American Woodland Indians: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/american-woodland-indians-9780850459999/ The United States Army 1783–1811: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/united-states-army-17831811-9781841760872/ ------------------------------------ 🎨 Thank you to the artists who kindly gave permission to use their artwork in this video. Visit their websites to find more great artworks of the old American frontier: John Buxton https://www.buxtonart.com/ Todd Price https://www.lordnelsons.com/ Bryant White https://www.whitehistoricart.com/ ------------------------------------- Support Epic History TV on Patreon from $1 per video, and get perks like ad-free early access & votes on future topics https://www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV 👕 Buy posters, t-shirts, hoodies, mugs & stickers at our merch store: https://www.ehtvmerch.com/ #EpicHistoryTV #History #NativeAmerican #NativeAmericanHistory #MilitaryHistory </video> <video> What was the Silk Road? Description: Our 60-second guide to the cross-continental trade route known as the Silk Road... which wasn't only used to transport silk, and wasn't just one road! #Shorts #History #SilkRoad #AncientHistory #China #RomanEmpire #EpicHistory </video> <video> Murat's daring charge at Aboukir Description: When Napoleon's army faced the Ottomans in Egypt, it was the daring General Murat who seized his opportunity to win the Battle of Aboukir. Find out what happened in this 60-second battle recap. #Shorts #Napoleon #History #MilitaryHistory #Murat #MarshalMurat #Aboukir #Egypt #EpicHistory #EpicHistoryTV </video> <video> How big was the Roman Empire? Description: Take a 60-second tour of the Roman Empire at its peak to reveal its true, staggering size. #Shorts #History #RomanEmpire #Rome #Roman #Empire #EuropeanHistory #EpicHistory #EpicHistoryTV </video> <video> Napoleon in Egypt (All Parts) Description: Get Nebula using our link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/epichistory Or to take advantage of the Lifetime Membership offer, click here: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=epichistorytv ----------------------------------- In 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, General Napoleon Bonaparte led a daring French expedition to Egypt. The plan was to conquer the wealthy province, and deal a major blow to British interests in the Mediterranean. What followed was a campaign featuring legendary battles, ruthless occupation and immense hardship. ----------------------------------- 📚 Further reading: “Bonaparte in Egypt” by J. Christopher Herold (1962) UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781934757765 US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781934757765 “Napoleon in Egypt” by Paul Strathern (2007) UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781844139170 US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9780553385243 You can visit our online bookshop to find more great books on Napoleon and other topics: UK site - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv US site - https://bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv As a bookshop.org affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases while donating 10% of sales to support independent bookshops! ------------------------------------- Support Epic History TV on Patreon from $1 per video, and get perks like ad-free early access & votes on future topics https://www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV 👕 Buy posters, t-shirts, hoodies, mugs & stickers at our merch store: https://www.ehtvmerch.com/ #EpicHistoryTV #Napoleon #Egypt #History </video> <video> Epic History Channel Trailer 2024 Description: We got a new trailer! Featuring a few of our recent videos. I hope you like it, and please feel free to share far and wide. For the latest Epic History updates + FREE newsletter follow us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV If you want to support our work, there are various perks there too, like ad-free early access and votes on future topics: 👕 Buy Epic History posters, t-shirts, hoodies and mugs here: https://ehtvmerch.com/ #epichistorytv #epichistory </video>

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