Curated playlist
Napoleonic Wars
- Malet coup of 1812When false news of Napoleon's death spread in 1812, why did no one name his infant son emperor?
- War of the Third CoalitionMarshals Murat and Lannes took the Vienna bridge in 1805 by falsely claiming an armistice.
- War of the Second CoalitionNapoleon's stop at Malta in 1798 helped pull Russia into a war against France.
- War of the Fourth CoalitionAt Auerstedt, one badly outnumbered French corps beat the bulk of the Prussian army. Prussia's king then took command.
- War of the Fifth CoalitionAustria began the War of the Fifth Coalition without declaring war. Its troops crossed the Inn River in April 1809.
- Frankfurt proposalsIn November 1813, Napoleon was offered a way to keep his crown and ignored it. The Allies later moved on.
- Continental SystemOn the 21st of November 1806, Napoleon closed every port he controlled to British goods.
- War of 1812News of Britain's concession reached the United States too late to stop the War of 1812.
- Napoleonic WarsOf every six soldiers who entered Russia in 1812, only one came out fit to fight.
- Hundred DaysIn March 1815, Napoleon rode into Paris and the French king fled without a shot. The Hundred Days ended in defeat.
- Peninsular WarNapoleon called the Peninsular War a wound that would not close. He named it the "Spanish ulcer."
- War of the Sixth CoalitionNapoleon's own marshals told him the war was over. Marshal Ney said the army would obey its chiefs.
- Napoleonic tacticsNapoleonic tactics were built around a musket that could hit a man only at 50 to 70 yards.
- Finnish WarIn February 1808, 24,000 Russian troops crossed into Swedish Finland. By November, Russia had overrun all of Finland.