Thanks to NordVPN for spornsoring. Go to https://nordvpn.com/cynicalhistorian for 4 extra months Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 – 1821) was a French military commander and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. He was the leader of the French Republic as First Consul from 1799 to 1804, then of the French Empire as Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and briefly again in 1815. Napoleon's political and cultural legacy endures as a celebrated and controversial leader. He initiated many liberal reforms that have persisted through the years, and is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history ------------------------------------------------------------ Errata 7:36 He had fought a rearguard action in Toulon that involved hand-to-hand fighting. So this was his second time in close-quarters combat (thx josephpriest1488) Bibliography David A. Bell, Napoleon: A Concise Biography (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2015), audible. https://amzn.to/44EYOXs Will Durant and Ariel Durant, The Age of Napoleon: The Story of Civilization, Volume XI (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975). https://amzn.to/2NYVuiv J. Christopher Herold, Napoleon (Rockville, MD: New Word City, 2015), audible. https://amzn.to/44EYEPQ Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life (New York: Penguin Books, 2015), audible. https://amzn.to/3t1RV4Z Connected episodes: Nationalism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGXffvDj_E8 ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: null Support the channel through PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian or by purchasing MERCH: https://cynical-historian-shop.fourthwall.com/ LET'S CONNECT Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cynicalhistorian Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 Discord: https://discord.gg/Ukthk4U Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cynical_History Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cynicalhistorian.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cynicalhistorian ------------------------------------------------------------ Hashtags and chapters: #history #napoleon #FrenchEmpire 0:00 prologue 0:30 intro and sponsor 5:15 rise 8:04 Italy and Egypt 10:52 takeover of France 15:36 Grande Armee at work 18:12 continental system 22:40 disaster 25:26 hundred days 26:32 exile 27:06 repetition 27:48 outtakes