Napoleon 101 Podcast
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If you are new to Napoleon, then we hope this show will give you a taste to learn more. If you are already an experienced hand, then we hope you will enjoy hearing a couple of Napoleon geeks tell the story that you are already familiar with. For this first episode, we thought we’d start by giving you a bit of a taste-tester. Before we get deep into the nitty-gritty of his life and career, we’ll take you on a quick journey of what makes Napoleon such an interesting topic for us.
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #39 - Au Revoir France!
Tue, Apr 15, 2008
I know it’s been a while between drinks, my friends, but there are good reasons. Listen to today’s show to learn more!
Today we finally… FINALLY… get Napoleon on “the boat”!
David walks us through Napoleon’s last days in France and his reasons for choosing to surrender himself to the British instead of making [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #38 - Napoleon?s Options
Wed, Mar 12, 2008
Let me start off by apologizing for my audio - it seems I had the wrong microphone on. Luckily I’m just the button pusher so the impact is small.
In today’s episode, David explains the range of options Napoleon considered after his abdication of 22 June, 1815. Should he go to England, Russia, Austria [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #37 - Fouche?s Machiavellian Machinations
Sun, Feb 24, 2008
Somehow we managed to get another entire episode just out of Joseph Fouche, Minister of Police, Duke of Otranto, and his machinations after Napoleon’s abdication to try to ensure his own position of power in post-Napoleonic France. We also talk about what’s happening during this period of instability with Marshals Ney, Davout and Murat. Napoleon, [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #36 (Video) - The End Of The Empire
Fri, Feb 01, 2008
Welcome to a very special edition of the Napoleon podcast - now with added video! (NOTE: I will be putting up an embedded version of the video shortly as well.)
When David and I were recording the latest episode of the show yesterday I sprung on him the idea of capturing the video of our skype [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #36 (Audio) - The End Of The Empire
Wed, Jan 30, 2008
In this episode David explains the Machiavellian machinations of Joseph Fouche in the days after Waterloo; how Napoleon was trying to manage the destiny of the Empire from his bath; and the events leading up to Napoleon’s final abdication from the throne and then declaring a regency in the name of his son, Napoleon II. [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #35 - After Waterloo
Sun, Jan 27, 2008
First of all, let me wish you all a happy 2008 from David and myself.
Second, please allow me to apologize - both for the delay in this episode of our little show as well as the audio problems with it. As I explain in the introduction to the show, there was a major technical snafu [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #34 - The Battle of Waterloo Part 2
Thu, Dec 13, 2007
The Battle of Waterloo, along with the Battle of Wavre, was fought on 18 June 1815, and was Napoleon Bonaparte’s last battle. His defeat put a final end to his rule as Emperor of the French. It is probably one of the most famous battles in history. It has been the subject of much debate [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #33 - The Battle of Waterloo Part 1
Thu, Dec 06, 2007
On this episode we discuss the first two major battles of the 1815 Waterloo campaign - Quatre Bras (16 June) and Ligny (16 June). The Battle of Quatre Bras was fought near the strategic crossroads of Quatre Bras, Belgium, on 16 June 1815 between Wellington’s Anglo-Dutch army and the left wing of the ArmĂ©e du [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #32 - The Hundred Days Part Two
Tue, Nov 20, 2007
Re-established on the throne of Paris in April 1815, Napoleon introduces a new Constitution and begs the Monarchs of Europe and Great Britian for peace. His envoys are rebuffed and his letters returned unopened. The Allies, still ensconced at the Congress of Vienna where they have been since November 1814, declare Napoleon an international outlaw [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #31 - The Hundred Days
Wed, Nov 07, 2007
Napoleon, separated from his wife and son (who had come under Austrian control), cut off from the allowance guaranteed to him by the Treaty of Fontainebleau, and aware of rumours that he was about to be banished to a remote island in the Atlantic, escaped from Elba on 26 February 1815 and returned to the [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #30 - The Journey To Elba
Wed, Oct 24, 2007
Today we look at the period immediately after Napoleon’s first abdication in 1814 - his suicide attempt, the Allies’ discussions about where to send him (the Treaty of Fontainebleau), and his incredible work ethic once he arrived in Elba. Then we examine his reasons for deciding to leave Elba after a mere ten months and [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #29 - The First Abdication
Thu, Oct 11, 2007
As 1814 begins, Napoleon is surrounded by problems following the Battle of Leipzig, but he still has some fight left in him. In this nearly two hour long episode, David takes us through the failed peace talks, The Six Day War, the betrayal of Murat, Ney and the surrender of Paris, Napoleon being a mere [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #28 - The Battle Of Nations
Fri, Sep 21, 2007
As Napoleon’s ‘friends’ continued to betray him, by late 1813 the total Allied armies east of the Rhine probably exceeded a million men. By contrast Napoleon’s forces had dwindled to just a few hundred thousand. Short on horses, soldiers, food and ammunition, Napoleon soldiered on, fighting off his enemies in battles at Dresden and Leipzig [...]
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Markham And Reilly - The Premium Edition? Survey
Tue, Sep 11, 2007
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As our regular listeners know, for some time now David and I have been thinking about doing a new podcast series in addition to the current Napoleon 101 series. One of the challenges we have with producing a new series, however, is time. Although David has recently retired from full-time teaching, we are [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #27 - War of the Sixth Coalition
Sun, Sep 02, 2007
In our mighty 27th episode, almost another full 90 minutes, David and I look at the events leading to the War of the Sixth Coalition.
After the terrible losses Napoleon suffered on his “strategic withdrawal” from Russia, his political position in Europe was significantly weakened. In 1813, Prussia, who had been an ally of France [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #26 - The Invasion Of Russia (Part III)
Thu, Aug 16, 2007
Recorded on Napoleon’s 238th birthday, we celebrate by making this our LONGEST show yet! 93 minutes of Napoleonic fun! Well, actually, as the subject is the Russian campaign, perhaps not so much fun for Napoleon and his troops, but fun for us to discuss nonetheless.
In this episode we find Napoleon marching into Moscow, [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #25 - The Invasion Of Russia (Part II)
Wed, Aug 01, 2007
In this episode, David talks us through The Battle of Borodino, which took place on September 7, 1812, and was the largest and bloodiest single-day battle of the Napoleonic Wars, involving more than a quarter of a million soldiers and resulting in at least 70,000 casualties. Next stop - MOSCOW.
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #24 - The Invasion Of Russia (Part I)
Thu, Jun 28, 2007
On June 24, 1812, the Grande Armée of approximately 600,000 men, the largest army assembled up to that point in European history, crossed the river Neman and headed towards Moscow. In this episode, we focus on the first few months, and follow Napoleon as he captures Vilna, Vitebsk and Smolensk.
We examine why Napoleon was so [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #23 - The Road To Moscow
Thu, Jun 21, 2007
In this episode we explore the political events that resulted in Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812, the tragedy that formed the central events of Tolstoy’s War and Peace and which saw Napoleon raise the largest army in history up until that time, 500,000 - 700,000 men (historians vary on exactly how many there were). [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #22 - Au Revoir Josphine, Bonjour Marie-Louise and the King of Rome!
Sun, Jun 10, 2007
Welcome back! It’s been a long time between episodes. To celebrate our return, we have a very special guest co-host - Prof. Bob Packett from “History According To Bob”! Bob is the Godfather of History podcasting. It was his show that gave me the idea to start our little Napoleon podcast and we’re very [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #021 - The War Of The Fifth Coalition
Thu, May 10, 2007
UPDATE: David pointed out that around the 40 minute mark there is a silence that lasts about 15 seconds. I must have muted the wrong bit when I was editing it. I’ll fix that asap and re-upload it.
UPDATE #2: Okay new version of the mp3 is up, hopefully everything now working as it should. [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #20 - The Peninsula War (Part Two)
Fri, Apr 20, 2007
Welcome to the dramatic conclusion to the Peninsular War! It’s a long episode, possibly our longest, but we were determined to conclude this affair today!
In episode #19 we gave you some background on how Napoleon ended up in the Iberian peninsula. Today we pick it up from about the time Joseph was made the [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #19 - The Peninsula War (Part One)
Thu, Apr 12, 2007
After the Battle Of Trafalgar (1805), the relationship between Spain (which had previously declared war on France in 1793 and then an alliance in 1795) and France soured.
In 1807, Spain was in turmoil, due to infighting between their disinterested Bourbon king Charles IV, his son Ferdinand and the Spanish Prime Minister (also the not-so-secret [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #18 - The Battle Of Trafalgar
Fri, Mar 23, 2007
Welcome to the tragic Episode 18 of the Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast here on The Podcast Network.
Once again, David and I would like to thank everyone for the wonderful feedback and comments we have received since the last episode. We both really appreciate it and it’s added motivation to keep producing the show although, as [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #17 - The Battle of Friedland and the Treaty of Tilsit
Tue, Feb 20, 2007
On this marvelous 17th episode, recorded almost 200 years after the actual events occurred, we examine the final months of the “Fourth Coalition” leading up to the “Treaty of Tilsit”.
Russian forces, lead by Count von Bennigsen, were crushed by Napoleon’s army at Friedland on June 14, 1807.
Three days later Russia asked for a truce. By [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #16 - Eylau, Poland and Maria Walewska
Fri, Jan 19, 2007
After Napoleon completely crushed the Prussians at Jena-Auerstedt, Europe was in shock. Back home in Paris, some were concerned that Napoleon’s continued success might blind him to opportunities for peace. Meanwhile, Russia’s Czar Alexander had his armies advance on Warsaw, forcing Napoleon to march to meet them. Early in 1807, he fought an extremely bloody [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #15 - The Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
Author: Cameron Reilly
Fri, Dec 29, 2006
The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt (older name: Auerstädt) were fought on October 14, 1806 on the plateau west of the river Saale in today’s Germany, between the forces of Napoleon I of France and Frederick William III of Prussia. The decisive defeat suffered by the Prussian army resulted in Prussia’s elimination from the [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Show #14 - The Sun of Austerlitz
Author: Cameron Reilly
Wed, Nov 29, 2006
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The Battle of Austerlitz (also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors) was a major engagement in the Napoleonic Wars during the War of the Third Coalition. It was fought on December 2, 1805 about four miles (6.4 km) east of the modern Czech town of Brno, then part [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #13 - The War of the Third Coalition
Author: Cameron Reilly
Mon, Nov 06, 2006
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This episode is pretty special - David and I recorded it sitting together, in the same hotel room, same city, same country and, as David likes to point out, on the same day (usually we’re in completely different timezones). As we were both in a strange city (San Francisco) and didn’t have access to [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #12 - Emperor of the French
Author: Cameron Reilly
Fri, Oct 27, 2006
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Napoleon crowned himself “Emperor Of The French” (as opposed to “Emperor of France”, an important distinction) on 2 December 1804 at Notre Dame de Paris. In this episode, we discuss in detail the events leading up to the Coronation, the reasons for it, the arguments against it, the actual coronation itself, [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #11 - Peace With Britian
Author: Cameron Reilly
Wed, Sep 20, 2006
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After the signing of The Treaty of Luneville in February 1801, France was at peace with every country in Europe. Only Britian stood in the way of a total peace. Listen in as JDM and I discuss some of the key events of the following period:
William Pitt had been replaced briefly by Henry [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #10 - The Battle of Marengo
Author: Cameron Reilly
Fri, Aug 11, 2006
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In this episode we explore First Consul Bonaparte’s failed attempts to make peace with the Kings of England and Austria after he took power in 1799 and the subsequent French campaign into Italy to regain the territory lost to the Austrians since Napoleon’s original Italian campaign.
We also cover:
The famous Jacques-Louis David painting of [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #9 - Domestic Affairs
Author: Cameron Reilly
Fri, Aug 04, 2006
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In 1799, when Napoleon became First Consul of France, he started a series of important domestic reforms which were revolutionary in Europe, many of which survive to this day. In this episode, we depart from Napoleon’s military triumphs and demonstrate a less-appreciated aspect of his career - his genius for domestic affairs.
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #8 - The Coup of 18 Brumaire
Author: Cameron Reilly
Fri, Jul 07, 2006
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When we last left Napoleon he was leaving Egypt in the middle of the night to sail quickly back to a corrupt and floundering Paris. In this episode, we talk about:
the corruption of the Directory
the various plots to overthrow the Revolutionary Government
Napoleon’s failed attempt to legitimately join the Directory [...]
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #7 - The Egyptian Campaign
Author: Cameron Reilly
Wed, Jun 28, 2006
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Is it just me or are these shows gradually getting longer?
When we last left Napoleon, he had concluded the Italian Campaign with the treaty of Campo Formio and was a national hero. In this episode we talk about the Egyptian Campaign of 1798-99:
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #6 - The Army of Italy (part two)
Author: Cameron Reilly
Tue, May 23, 2006
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When we last left Napoleon, he had taken the helm of the Army of Italy and was proving his brilliance in matters of strategy and tactics. In this episode we dicuss:
The Battle of Lodi
The Kellerman incident
The Bridge over Arcola
The Papal States
The Battle of Rivoli
The Treaty of Campo Formio
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #5 - The Army of Italy (part one)
Author: Cameron Reilly
Tue, May 09, 2006
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Napoleon is made Commander-In-Chief of the Army of France in Italy by Paul Barras in March 1796 (one week before he married Josephine). A couple of days later, he leaves to join his new command.
In this episode, we talk about:
Building a winning army
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #004 - Enter Josephine
Author: Cameron Reilly
Mon, May 01, 2006
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We left Napoleon in late 1795, having broken the back of the Paris insurgency with a “whiff of grapeshot”. For his efforts he was made Commander of the Army of the Interior, the largest armed force in France, with the rank of general de division. He changed his name [...]
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