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Battle of Borodino early access (Patreon)

Published:
2019-11-08 15:44:36
Imported:
2026-06

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Here it is - ad free, early access for Patreon supporters to the new Borodino video! 

This is the most detailed coverage of a single battle so far, although in a way it's one of the least sophisticated - irresistible force smashes against immovable object for 12 hours, creating approximately 75,000 casualties. 

I hope you find it informative and engaging. I'll share the link to the YouTube version when it's ready in a few days.

As ever let me know your thoughts, and if you spot any mistakes! I'm already working on the script for the Retreat from Moscow which should be another very dramatic episode. 

Thank you again for all your amazing support. Back with more updates soon. 

Toby

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Naopleon's Bloodiest Day: Borodino 1812

This is "Naopleon's Bloodiest Day: Borodino 1812" by Epic History TV on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Comments

Luca Schneider

i wonder what would have happened had Napoleon committed the Imperial Guard

EpicHistoryTV

It's one of the great 'what ifs' of Napoleon's life! In hindsight, it was his best chance to inflict a heavy defeat on the Russians - the sort of defeat that might have forced Alexander to negotiate. But at the time, with the information he had, Napoleon made a perfectly reasonable decision. He was half-expecting a 2 day battle (such as Wagram), he was a long way from home, and the Guard was the only nearby corps that was still in good order.

Jakob

Amazing as always, the detail is outstanding!

FERDINANDO FONTANA

A riveting tale that had me on the edge of my seat. A marvelous effort and a conspicuous jewel in your repertoire.

Richard Fernandes

Your Work is ALWAYS Superb! You and Charles Nove both represents a Rocking Force! Thank You again for another spectacular Napoleonic Video as always!

Eiko Streitz

I know the outcome, but hell was it exciting to watch 🤯

Gavin Anand Saint Just Brown

That was probably your single most detailed battle video yet Toby! The question running through my head at the end is, why didn't Napoleon follow Davout's advice, and instead commit his army to a pitiless body slamming contest? Your work NEVER fails to grip!

Resident Elect

Stunning! Absolutely stunning... I've experienced the horror of war first hand in a contemporary setting, but to part of an engagement where upwards of 40,000 of your fellow brothers in arms are KIA, WIA, or MIA must have been truly devastating for every single man who took up arms on that day, irrespective of his allegiance, rank or role. Thank you yet again for such a well researched and presented documentary.

Gordian III

An 1805 or 1806 Napoleon would have done some outflanking move or something else ! He would'nt have just attacked the enemy head-on.

Eyyy J

Beautiful and terrifying

Ryan C Smith

Great stuff! Thanks for all the hard work you do! =)

Connor

wow I love your videos thank you so much omg

EpicHistoryTV

Thank you Gavin! Yes it's an interesting question, another of the battle's great 'what ifs'. I think there were at least two things on Napoleon's mind - the main issue being that he didn't want to give the Russians a chance to slip away again. Going straight at them was the best way to pin them down. Also, he didn't have much of a numerical advantage over the Russians - so effectively splitting his force to make a wide outflanking did carry risk.

EpicHistoryTV

The comparison with 1805/6 is also interesting. Napoleon seems to have lost some of his energy and dynamism by 1812, but there are other factors to consider: the Russian army was much better in 1812 than it had been in 1805 - better commanders, a corps system, more experienced, better acquainted with Napoleon's methods. Plus the French army was not what it had been in 1805, when it was almost entirely French, well drilled and highly motivated. At Borodino it's huge, but a mixed bag.

EpicHistoryTV

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. It is indeed a shocking engagement, and incredible (and horrifying) to learn about what these men went through.

Chirag

Absolutely brilliant! Well done sir!

Gavin Anand Saint Just Brown

On the one hand, you could say frontal assaults on entrenched defensive enemy positions is something one should shy away from unless there are no other options. On the other hand, you are entirely correct to point out that splitting one's forces, in enemy country, and without clear numerical superiority, is potentially a cardinal error. Under those circumstances, no commander can make an easy decision.

Jon J

Phenomenal... If your graphics and animation of the battle could be married with the detailed but simple structure and apparatus of lets say... a John Tiller Game like "Napoleon in Russia", you would instantly create a new genre that Patrons like myself, history buffs, gamers. wargamers, and military historians alike could (and would!) use for anything and everything that has to do with this era of warfare in history. As of today there is NOTHING out there that: 1.) Has the level of detail in units, terrain, scale, and cinematography... 2.) Has the ability to either control, participate or observe the details of an engagement like this... 3.) Uses the fascinating specifics of the period, the beautiful aesthetics of large formations, bright gaudy uniforms, the smoke and fire of flintlock weapons, devastation of (semi) modern artillery, and the effectiveness of huge cavalry formations. Its amazing no-one has put all of those things together.... then incorporated that into the very channel and videos that people like you have worked so hard on, and done so well. The amalgamation of detailed wargaming battles in scale, an authentic open movement campaign, and the already written storyline of history... underwritten by the very format and structure and artwork of your videos.... would not only bring in more fans than you can imagine... it would bring everything you have done full circle in an interactive way. I always shake my head when I see what is currently out there... (Not accurate&Too bulky and expensive-Total War or Mount & Blade Napoleonic Refits_No Battle Sequences- March of Eagles or Europa Universalis_Too Dated- John Tiller Games or Campaigns of Napoleon). Game developers can never have the understanding needed to fully exploit history... and the historians are stuck with their animations. You don't have to have a monster Total War Creation to link to your videos... with the effort you already put into your animations your already halfway there... a basic game engine like the ones from John Tiller combined with a reasonable campaign map would be INFINITELY more exciting and ridiculously cheap to put together. I wish I had the skill and knowledge to do such a thing, but trust me I do not. But YOU guys could easily. And that would change everything!

EpicHistoryTV

This is very interesting, I had the same thought recently! No recent game that attempts any sort of realistic simulation of commanding a Napoleonic army. It would be a great project to undertake, but realistically would take me away from making videos for several months. It's an idea I have in the back of my mind though.

recuerdoamariea

Amazing work!!! I'm eager to see the Russian army's retreat from their perspective!

Norman

Where is the script of it

EpicHistoryTV

Hi Norman. If you want the script of any of my videos, you can download the English (UK) captions from the video. Many websites offer this free service such as https://downsub.com/

Norman

But your video has no subtitle ,such as Napoleonic war .

EpicHistoryTV

All my videos have English captions. With downsub.com, for example, you just need to copy and paste the video URL, and then you can download the English captions as a .txt file.