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Episode 112: The Way of the Bandit (Patreon)

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2024-04-01 02:24:06
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In the Spring of 1808, Napoleon installed his brother Joseph on the Spanish throne. However, the people of Madrid had had enough of the French, and took matters into their own hands.

Comments

Smooth Shrek

That sneaky snake Napoleon! What will he do next!?

Britt Cleaver

Thanks again for these episodes. I'm looking forward to the chaos of the Peninsular War..

Plainwrap

It's always fun when learning about a historical villain and charting their path through history as a kind of national parasite. How they attach themselves to power, flatter their superiors, abuse their inferiors, scheme, embezzle, become tyrants, provoke an international crisis, wreck their country and then try to slink away. Every era has a bastard: Reynauld of Chatillon, General Santa Ana, Manuel Godoy; and they uniformly seem to possess all the vices and none of the virtues. It's a shame nobody recognizes the danger of letting them in power until it's too late. Anyway thanks for teaching us about the 'Prince of Peace'.

Andrew Argraves

The sausage maker knew when to walk away, perhaps the wisest opponent of Napoleon yet.

Steele Partridge

Another fantastic episode! Always love seeing this notification pop up.

Mateo Peña

Kudos on a great episode once again- coming from a Madrileño! Once we get to that point in the narrative, I would love to know more about the living conditions of the 9 thousand French soldiers held captive for several years in Isla Cabrera (a tiny desert island next to Mallorca) after the battle of Bailén. Less than half survived and I heard it being described as one the earliest concentration camps ever.

Pablo Tj

Thank you Everett for such a brilliant narrative of this unfortunate episode of my beloved country Spain. I am fascinated about Napoleon but truth is that our country was torne into pieces because of him (most probably the country that was left more in ruins after the Napoleonic wars is Spain). Truths is as well that we were not doing well and that had the country be left in the hands of the infamous “Choricero”, who knows if things would have gotten worse… To see it positively it did bring us Goya and its marvelous paintings! Your podcast is top Quality. I promised an additional donation to my quota as Maréchal some time ago and I will soon deliver. Keep it up! KR, Pablo T.

ageofnapoleon
>>134196901

Thank you! I was actually just reading about this yesterday. I'm not sure where I'm going to include it in the narrative, but it's an important story.

Pablo Tj
>>134196901

May be in the Dispatch after the Battle of Bailén makes it to the main narrative?

Nicholas Ferrante

Hi Everett, in this episode you said that a contingent of German troops were dispatched to assist in quelling the uprising. I've often wondered about the motivation of foreign troops to fight under French command. In earlier episodes it was clear that part of the reason the French army was so successful was because of the citizen soldier model, versus the coercive model other armies adopted. Could Napoleon rely on foreign troops of conquered regions to fight under the French flag? How capable and motivated were they to carry out French orders?

Raoul van Maarseveen

Another great episode as usual! I very much enjoyed your specialised episodes on the infantry and cavalry. So far, I think the episode on the artillery is still missing. Will you do that episode as well?

ageofnapoleon
>>135079516

Yes. I did those past two specialized episodes when I was moving and didn't have access to all my books, so I guess the artillery episode will be coming up the next time I move