Curated playlist
Joachim Murat
- Battle of HeilsbergAt Heilsberg in 1807, Murat charged before Napoleon even arrived. He hit the strongest point in the Russian line.
- Caroline BonaparteNapoleon's sister Caroline Bonaparte carried her lost kingdom in her exile name. Lipona is an anagram of Napoli.
- Battle of DresdenNapoleon won the Battle of Dresden in 1813, yet it changed almost nothing.
- Battle of AusterlitzAt Austerlitz, Napoleon staged a chaotic retreat to lure the Allies onto a hill.
- Battle of Abukir (1799)A French cavalry general rode into an enemy commander's tent at the Battle of Abukir.
- Battle of Jena–AuerstedtNapoleon refused to believe one of his own marshals had beaten the main Prussian army.
- Joachim MuratFacing a firing squad in 1815, Joachim Murat told his soldiers to aim at his heart. He had asked for a scented bath.
- Battle of BorodinoAt the Battle of Borodino, Napoleon refused to send in his Imperial Guard.
- Battle of LeipzigA corporal who was never told the right time blew up a bridge too early. French troops were still crossing at Leipzig.
- Battle of EylauAt Eylau in 1807, Napoleon sent 11,000 cavalry straight at the Russian army to save his collapsing center.
- Dos de Mayo UprisingThe Dos de Mayo Uprising in Madrid was unplanned, and the poor moved first. No senior official organized it.