Titans of History: Napoleon Bonaparte

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  Episode Forty Eight--The Coruña Campaign 08.08.2025 50min

  As Napoleon's full invasion of Spain continues, the British under the command of Lt. Gen. John Moore make a hasty journey back to the coast knowing that their prospects on the Iberian Peninsula remain in jeopardy, all while being pursued by the Emperor and his Marshals as they try to bring northern Spain to her knees.
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  Episode Forty Seven--Erfurt & the Invasion of Spain 15.11.2024 48min

  With the growing threat of Austria looming, Napoleon heads to Erfurt to reaffirm his alliance with Russia, all the while planning his long awaited full scale invasion of Spain to put down their rebellious ambitions once and for all.
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  Episode Forty Six--Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 06.08.2024 37min

  Before he became the Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley rose from relative obscurity to become one of Great Britain's military legends. Today, we discuss the man's career prior to the Peninsular War as we learn about the solider who became the general that brought Napoleon's reign to its end.
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  Episode Forty Five--Talleyrand 26.06.2024 34min

  Today, we discuss one of the most important figures of the Napoleonic Era--a man who was every bit as important to Napoleon's rise as he was to his eventual demise. Join us as we talk about the man who, to this day, creates contentious debate over his legacy: Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
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  Episode Forty Four: Portugal Part Two--Wellesley Arrives 22.05.2024 32min

  With the Spanish Uprising now a full blown war, we turn our attention back west to Portugal where an upstart Sir Arthur Wellesley begins his march into the history books.
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  Episode Forty Three: Spain--Part Two, the Spanish Uprising 24.04.2024 56min

  As Spain rages out of control, the French rush to quell the uprisings all around the country before suffering one of the worst defeats in the Napleonic Era. Join us today as we discuss the bleeding summer of 1808 in the Spanish Uprising.
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  Episode Forty Two: Spain--Part One 23.03.2024 34min

  With his Invasion of Portugal now complete, Napoleon turned his eye to his southern neighbor. After centuries of steady decline, he used the opportunity to jump into Spanish affairs, an opportunity which would be the beginning of his downfall.
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  Episode Forty One: Portugal 27.02.2024 31min

  Today, we tackle the long and complex history of Portugal as Napoleon readies an invasion force to pacify the nation that has become an anathema to his Continental System.
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  Episode Forty: Friedland & Tilsit 05.02.2024 50min

  Finally achieving the decisive battle he had long sought after, Napoleon delivers the final blow to Russia and the Fourth Coalition, ending the war as the unquestioned master of the European continent.
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  Episode Thirty Nine: Eylau 16.01.2024 47min

  With the Russians constantly retreating and the French chasing with their supplies running low, the brutal winter and supply situation forces both sides to stop running and face off in one of the bloodiest battles of the Napoleonic Wars--and one that tested the idea that Napoleon was unbeatable in the field..
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  Supplemental: Marshals of the Empire--Louis-Nicolas Davout 31.12.2023 23min

  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
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  Episode Thirty Eight: Capitulations and the Continental System 18.12.2023 35min

  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
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  Supplemental: My Thoughts on Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" 10.12.2023 13min

  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
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  Episode Thirty Seven: Jena & Auerstedt 04.12.2023 38min

  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
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  Supplemental: Marshals of the Empire--Andre Masséna 26.11.2023 25min

  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.
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  Episode Thirty Six: Europe's Cartographer 08.11.2023 29min

  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.
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  Episode Thirty Five: Pressburg and Naples 21.10.2023 34min

  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.
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  Episode Thirty Four: Austerlitz 28.09.2023 54min

  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.
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  Episode Thirty Three: Trafalgar 09.09.2023 42min

  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.
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  Episode Thirty Two: The Ulm Campaign 26.08.2023 39min

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