I know, I know, it’s been 8 months since our last podcast. Sorry folks.

On this episode, our special guest is again Nicholas Stark, a 20-year-old wunderkind who David and I first met in Paris back in 2008, and who is studying at West Chester University in Philadelphia and a Fellow of the International Napoleonic Society.

Today Nicholas regales us with the story of Wolfe Tone, a leading figure in the United Irishmen Irish independence movement and who is regarded as the father of Irish republicanism.

Although Napoleon doesn’t feature greatly in this story, as most of it takes place while his career was just beginning, it is a tremendous tale of the French Revolution, the Directory and the Irish independence movement and it leads to some wondrous “what if” scenarios.

What if the French has assisted the Irish in their rebellion?

What impact would a English defeat to the French and Irish in 1796 have had on the rest of the Revolutionary Wars?

Could England have survived a two-front war with one of those on it’s own doorstep?

Nick adds:

The total Irish casualties in 1798 were 20,000 (more than Terror victims in French Rev except for Vendée), plus I want to add an acknowledgment of Cécile Déjardin and Stephen Dunford, who both have helped me with my research.

Music for this show: Sibina McCague and Padraig McGovern Moran’s Hornpipe*Byrnes Hornpipe), Paidin O Raifeartaigh

Today we focus on the claims that Napoleon directly ordered atrocities to be committed in Haiti.

Did Napoleon, as Claude Ribbe claims, invent the gas chamber? (We find no evidence for that.)

Did the French troops in Haiti under Generals Leclerc and Rochambeau commit terrible atrocities against the Haitians?

Did the Haitians under Loverture commit atrocities?

I read from Napoleon’s orders to Leclerc and quote a poem from Wordsworth.

And, most importantly, is it true that Rochambeau invented Rock-Paper-Scissors?

Nick does another amazing job of delving into the primary sources from this period to paint a picture of Napoleon’s motivations for his actions and his subsequent regrets.

Thanks to everyone for the wonderful feedback we had from the last episode. I’m sure you’ll agree that Nick does an amazing job for a 19-year old undergrad. He has a huge career ahead of him.

I know – it’s been a long, long…. long time!

But we are glad to be back!

On this episode, our special guest is Nicholas Stark, a 19-year-old wunderkind who David and I first met in Paris back in 2008. Nicholas is an undergraduate at West Chester University and a Fellow of the International Napoleonic Society, who has an article published in Volume 3 of the Internatonal Napoleonic Society’s Journal and who authored a paper on Napoleon and Haiti which was recently read (by INS “First Lady” Barbara Markham) at the recent INS Congress held in Malta.

One topic we often get requests to talk about in more detail is Napoleon’s involvement in the restoration of slavery in Haiti after the slave revolt lead by Toussaint L’overture. It’s a fascinating topic that is often dredged up as a criticism of Napoleon and indeed one which requires much further discussion on this podcast. In fact, this is only part one of the discussion and we’ll finish it up in at least one additional episode in coming weeks.

In this episode, Nicholas helps us understand more about the background to the slave revolt in Haiti (or Saint Domingue as it was known at the time), the role of the French Revolution and fascinating characters such as Léger-Félicité Sonthonax.

If you want to follow Nicholas’ activities or chat with him, you can find him on Twitter and his blog.

And don’t forget to keep an eye on the INS site and to buy some of David’s excellent books!

Oh and if anyone is interested, today’s version of La Marsellaise can be found here. It’s the one by Mireille Mathieu.

Our guest today is Dr Philip Dwyer, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education and Arts, School of Humanities and Social Science, History Dept, University of Newscastle, Australia. Philip has a long list of credentials:

* Ph.D. University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 1993
* D.E.A. Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, (Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies) Paris, 1989
* Maîtrise University of Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), Paris, 1988
* Licence University of Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), Paris, 1988
* B.A. Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, 1983

(see his profile page here).

Philip is also the author of “Napoleon: The Path To Power”

His book won the “National Biography Prize” in 2008.

David and I chatted with him last week about his perspectives on Napoleon. While we agreed on some things, we disagreed on other things and it lead to a passionate but always polite debate.

Please jump in the comments section of the show and let us know you’re still out there folks! We need to know if we should continue producing the show!

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Alex is assistant professor of European history at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. He holds a degree in international law from Tbilisi State University (Republic of Georgia, 1999) and a Ph.D. in history from Florida State University (2003). After working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (1996-2000), he taught European and Middle Eastern history at Florida State and Mississippi State Universities and lectured on strategy and policy for the U.S. Naval War College. In addition to his articles on various Napoleonic-related topics, Dr. Mikaberidze has written and edited seven books, including The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon versus Kutuzov (2007), Historical Dictionary of Georgia (2007), The Russian Officer Corps in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1792-1815 (2004, winner of the 2005 Literary Prize of the International Napoleonic Society), The Czar’s General: The Memoirs of a Russian General in the Napoleonic Wars (2005). He has been awarded the International Napoleonic Society’s Legion of Merit Award for his contributions to the Napoleonic studies.

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Our guest today is the wonderful Alexander Mikaberidze.

Alex is assistant professor of European history at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. He holds a degree in international law from Tbilisi State University (Republic of Georgia, 1999) and a Ph.D. in history from Florida State University (2003). After working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (1996-2000), he taught European and Middle Eastern history at Florida State and Mississippi State Universities and lectured on strategy and policy for the U.S. Naval War College. In addition to his articles on various Napoleonic-related topics, Dr. Mikaberidze has written and edited seven books, including The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon versus Kutuzov (2007), Historical Dictionary of Georgia (2007), The Russian Officer Corps in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1792-1815 (2004, winner of the 2005 Literary Prize of the International Napoleonic Society), The Czar’s General: The Memoirs of a Russian General in the Napoleonic Wars (2005). He has been awarded the International Napoleonic Society’s Legion of Merit Award for his contributions to the Napoleonic studies.

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Michael joins us to discuss his fascination with Napoleon, which extends to having 5 floors of his Melbourne mansion decorated in the Empire Style and owning (among other things) one of only seven original copies of “Napoleon After The Abdication” from the school of Paul Delaroche. He tells us about his love of the work of Percier and Fontaine, the chief exponents of the French Empire style of decorative arts and how he applies the lessons from Napoleon’s fall to both his business and political careers.

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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2009/01/21/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-49-michael-kroger/feed/ 19 45:21 Breaking away from talking to historians about Napoleon, today we have as our guest Australian businessman and political powerbroker, Michael Kroger. Michael joins us to ... Breaking away from talking to historians about Napoleon, today we have as our guest Australian businessman and political powerbroker, Michael Kroger. Michael joins us to discuss his fascination with Napoleon, which extends to having 5 floors of his Melbourne mansion decorated in the Empire Style and owning (among other things) one of only seven original copies of "Napoleon After The Abdication" from the school of Paul Delaroche. He tells us about his love of the work of Percier and Fontaine, the chief exponents of the French Empire style of decorative arts and how he applies the lessons from Napoleon's fall to both his business and political careers. Have you bought a copy of David's new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, yet? Let's make it the #1 History book on Amazon! If you're a new listener and you want to go back to episode one, you can find all of our episodes here. This show is based on David's book "Napoleon For Dummies". Click on the image below to purchase a copy! WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Buy something from our selection of official Napoleon 101 podcast shirts and coffee mugs! Go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it. CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. You can join our Facebook discussion group by clicking this link --> Napoleon 101 Facebook Group. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week! If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure you don't miss future episodes by subscribing to our feed: Subscribe to TPN :: Napoleon 1O1 by Email If you use iTunes, click here. If you use another aggregator, grab our RSS feed here. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this description in Wikipedia. If you stumbled upon this episode of the show and you would like to start from the very beginning, go to our overview page for a full list of episodes. Subscribe now to the TPN update email (fill in the below box) to get a weekly list of all of the new episodes on TPN in one easy-to-read format! Enter your email address: Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/12/17/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-48-rafe-blaufarb/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/12/17/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-48-rafe-blaufarb/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:11:38 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/?p=174

Continuing our series of chats with eminent Napoleonic scholars, today our guest is Rafe Blaufarb, Ben Weider Eminent Scholar and Director of the Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution at Florida State University.

Dr. Blaufarb is a specialist in Revolutionary and Napoleonic France. He is the author of several books on the social and political history of the French military during this period: The French Army, 1750-1820: Careers, Talent, Merit (Manchester, 2002) and Bonapartists in the Borderlands: French Exiles and Refugees on the Gulf Coast, 1815-1835 (Tuscaloosa, 2006). He has published articles in the American Historical Review, Annales, H.S.S., Comparative Studies in Society and History, French Historical Studies, and Annales Historiques de la Révolution Française on the French army, the French nobility, noble fiscal privilege, and the geopolitics of Latin American independence. His current research focuses on the politics of property during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic era.

Rafe joins us to talk about the history and focus of the Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution at FSU, how he got interested in Napoleonic studies, Napoleon’s views on economics and how he might have dealt with America’s current financial crisis, and Napoleon’s legacy in the Western Hemisphere.

]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/12/17/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-48-rafe-blaufarb/feed/ 7 76:50 Continuing our series of chats with eminent Napoleonic scholars, today our guest is Rafe Blaufarb, Ben Weider Eminent Scholar and Director of the Institute on ... Continuing our series of chats with eminent Napoleonic scholars, today our guest is Rafe Blaufarb, Ben Weider Eminent Scholar and Director of the Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution at Florida State University. Dr. Blaufarb is a specialist in Revolutionary and Napoleonic France. He is the author of several books on the social and political history of the French military during this period: The French Army, 1750-1820: Careers, Talent, Merit (Manchester, 2002) and Bonapartists in the Borderlands: French Exiles and Refugees on the Gulf Coast, 1815-1835 (Tuscaloosa, 2006). He has published articles in the American Historical Review, Annales, H.S.S., Comparative Studies in Society and History, French Historical Studies, and Annales Historiques de la Révolution Française on the French army, the French nobility, noble fiscal privilege, and the geopolitics of Latin American independence. His current research focuses on the politics of property during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic era. Rafe joins us to talk about the history and focus of the Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution at FSU, how he got interested in Napoleonic studies, Napoleon's views on economics and how he might have dealt with America's current financial crisis, and Napoleon's legacy in the Western Hemisphere. Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/11/30/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-47-louis-davout-the-iron-marshal/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/11/30/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-47-louis-davout-the-iron-marshal/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:58:39 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/?p=163 Welcome back! On episode #47, David and I have our first special guest!

Jerry Gallaher is Past President of the Napoleonic Alliance and author of the 1976 classic account of one of Napoleon’s greatest Marshals, Louis Davout – “Iron Marshal – A Biography of Louis N. Davout.” He’s also a true gentleman, scholar and totally charming. Meeting him was one of the highlights of the INS congress in Corsica last July.



So I’m sure it will be of no surprise to you to learn that our subject tonight is The Iron Marshal himself, Louis-Nicolas d’Avout (May 10, 1770 – June 1, 1823), better known as Davout, 1st Duc d’Auerstaedt, 1st Prince d’Eckmühl, and Marshal of France.




Jerry Gallaher and David Markham, Nov 2008


Cameron Reilly and Jerry Gallaher, Ajaccio, Corsica 2008

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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/11/30/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-47-louis-davout-the-iron-marshal/feed/ 14 73:36 Welcome back! On episode #47, David and I have our first special guest! Jerry Gallaher is Past President of the Napoleonic Alliance and author of ... Welcome back! On episode #47, David and I have our first special guest! Jerry Gallaher is Past President of the Napoleonic Alliance and author of the 1976 classic account of one of Napoleon's greatest Marshals, Louis Davout - "Iron Marshal - A Biography of Louis N. Davout." He's also a true gentleman, scholar and totally charming. Meeting him was one of the highlights of the INS congress in Corsica last July. So I'm sure it will be of no surprise to you to learn that our subject tonight is The Iron Marshal himself, Louis-Nicolas d'Avout (May 10, 1770 – June 1, 1823), better known as Davout, 1st Duc d'Auerstaedt, 1st Prince d'Eckmühl, and Marshal of France. Jerry Gallaher and David Markham, Nov 2008 Cameron Reilly and Jerry Gallaher, Ajaccio, Corsica 2008 Can I ask one more time for you to go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it? CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. On behalf of David and myself, I want to sincerely THANK YOU ALL for going on this journey with us over the last couple of years. It's been a highlight of my podcasting career to be able to produce this for you. Of course I need to thank the one and only J. David Markham for giving us all so much of his time and knowledge freely and willingly over these last couple of years. I really do believe he has not only taken us all on a wonderful journey, but has also left a benchmark in podcasting and education. Have you bought a copy of David's new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, yet? Let's make it the #1 History book on Amazon! This show is based on David's book "Napoleon For Dummies". Click on the image below to purchase a copy! WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Buy something from our selection of official Napoleon 101 podcast shirts and coffee mugs! Go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it. CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. You can join our Facebook discussion group by clicking this link --> Napoleon 101 Facebook Group. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week! If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure you don't miss future episodes by subscribing to our feed: Subscribe to TPN :: Napoleon 1O1 by Email If you use iTunes, click here. If you use another aggregator, grab our RSS feed here. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this description in Wikipedia. If you stumbled upon this episode of the show and you would like to start from the very beginning, go to our overview page for a full list of episodes. Subscribe now to the TPN update email (fill in the below box) to get a weekly list of all of the new episodes on TPN in one easy-to-read format! Enter your email address: Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/11/11/please-support-the-tpn-pledge-drive/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/11/11/please-support-the-tpn-pledge-drive/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:23:56 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/?p=156 Dear TPN listeners, viewers and friends,

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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/11/11/please-support-the-tpn-pledge-drive/feed/ 1 4:16 Dear TPN listeners, viewers and friends, You know that we spend a LOT of time producing our shows for you. And as we aren’t making money out ... Dear TPN listeners, viewers and friends, You know that we spend a LOT of time producing our shows for you. And as we aren’t making money out of advertising, we’d like to ask for your support to help us keep TPN running. We have real costs in IT support, hardware, bandwidth, etc., as well as our time and effort. For the last four years, we’ve covered these costs ourselves. Outside a small amount of advertising that we have run, the majority of TPN’s costs have been covered by myself and the TPN hosts have donated their time. Now, we know that paying for online content is probably new to some of you. You are used to getting it for free. However, we do ask you to think about the idea of the people funding their own media. We all know that if corporate advertising is the main source of funding for the media, it influences the kinds of media that is produced and the messages they carry. We don’t want that kind of media to be the only kind out there. We want an independent media, run by the people and for the people. If you want to support our efforts to bring you intelligent and entertaining content, please consider one of our donation plans listed here at the TPN Pledge Drive page. Your support is appreciated! cheers, Cameron Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/10/28/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-46-in-memory-of-ben-weider/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/10/28/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-46-in-memory-of-ben-weider/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:43:50 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/?p=153 Hi folks. As you’ll have seen in my last post, Ben Weider, President and Founder of the International Napoleonic Society, passed away on October 17, 2008. As Ben was a major influence in Napoleonic circles, a tireless promoter of the Emperor’s achievements, and, not least, a very close friend and colleague of David’s, we wanted to share with you some thoughts on Ben. I was at David’s house in Olympia this last weekend, shooting video of his AMAZING Napoleonic collection for our upcoming DVD pack, and we sat down to pay homage to Ben. This interview also features a chat with our friend Sean Richarz, composer of the musical “Les Cent Jours De Napoleon” (The 100 Days of Napoleon) that I mentioned when we were in Ajaccio last July and an opportunity for you to win one of five free signed CD’s of the music from the musical! Listen to the show to find out how to enter the competition.

Can I ask one more time for you to go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it? CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store.

On behalf of David and myself, I want to sincerely THANK YOU ALL for going on this journey with us over the last couple of years. It’s been a highlight of my podcasting career to be able to produce this for you. Of course I need to thank the one and only J. David Markham for giving us all so much of his time and knowledge freely and willingly over these last couple of years. I really do believe he has not only taken us all on a wonderful journey, but has also left a benchmark in podcasting and education.

Have you bought a copy of David’s new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, yet? Let’s make it the #1 History book on Amazon!

This show is based on David’s book “Napoleon For Dummies”. Click on the image below to purchase a copy!





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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/10/28/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-46-in-memory-of-ben-weider/feed/ 1 44:29 Hi folks. As you'll have seen in my last post, Ben Weider, President and Founder of the International Napoleonic Society, passed away on October 17, ... Hi folks. As you'll have seen in my last post, Ben Weider, President and Founder of the International Napoleonic Society, passed away on October 17, 2008. As Ben was a major influence in Napoleonic circles, a tireless promoter of the Emperor's achievements, and, not least, a very close friend and colleague of David's, we wanted to share with you some thoughts on Ben. I was at David's house in Olympia this last weekend, shooting video of his AMAZING Napoleonic collection for our upcoming DVD pack, and we sat down to pay homage to Ben. This interview also features a chat with our friend Sean Richarz, composer of the musical “Les Cent Jours De Napoleon” (The 100 Days of Napoleon) that I mentioned when we were in Ajaccio last July and an opportunity for you to win one of five free signed CD's of the music from the musical! Listen to the show to find out how to enter the competition. Can I ask one more time for you to go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it? CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. On behalf of David and myself, I want to sincerely THANK YOU ALL for going on this journey with us over the last couple of years. It's been a highlight of my podcasting career to be able to produce this for you. Of course I need to thank the one and only J. David Markham for giving us all so much of his time and knowledge freely and willingly over these last couple of years. I really do believe he has not only taken us all on a wonderful journey, but has also left a benchmark in podcasting and education. Have you bought a copy of David's new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, yet? Let's make it the #1 History book on Amazon! This show is based on David's book "Napoleon For Dummies". Click on the image below to purchase a copy! WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Buy something from our selection of official Napoleon 101 podcast shirts and coffee mugs! Go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it. CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. You can join our Facebook discussion group by clicking this link --> Napoleon 101 Facebook Group. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week! If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure you don't miss future episodes by subscribing to our feed: Subscribe to TPN :: Napoleon 1O1 by Email If you use iTunes, click here. If you use another aggregator, grab our RSS feed here. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this description in Wikipedia. If you stumbled upon this episode of the show and you would like to start from the very beginning, go to our overview page for a full list of episodes. Subscribe now to the TPN update email (fill in the below box) to get a weekly list of all of the new episodes on TPN in one easy-to-read format! Enter your email address: Napoleon news, Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/09/19/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-45-la-mort-de-napoleon/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/09/19/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-45-la-mort-de-napoleon/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:55:10 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/?p=149 Well…. here we are folks. The end of the chronological part of our story. It’s been two-and-a-half years in the making. Sometimes I never thought we’d get here. In many ways, I wish we hadn’t. But it had to happen – and so – on today’s episode, the Emperor – dies.

We discuss his last two years on St Helena, without a decent doctor to attend to his increasing illness – which, of course, we believe to be symptoms of arsenic poisoning – his death and then his subsequent return to Paris, many years later.





With the end of our chronological story, we might take a rest. Fear not, however – the show isn’t over yet. We’ll be back to do some epiloguecasts, fulfilling some of the requests you’ve made over the last couple of years for us to drill down into some of the other characters in this most amazing story.

Can I ask one more time for you to go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it? CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store.

On behalf of David and myself, I want to sincerely THANK YOU ALL for going on this journey with us over the last couple of years. It’s been a highlight of my podcasting career to be able to produce this for you. Of course I need to thank the one and only J. David Markham for giving us all so much of his time and knowledge freely and willingly over these last couple of years. I really do believe he has not only taken us all on a wonderful journey, but has also left a benchmark in podcasting and education.

Have you bought a copy of David’s new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, yet? Let’s make it the #1 History book on Amazon!

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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/09/19/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-45-la-mort-de-napoleon/feed/ 47 75:24 Well.... here we are folks. The end of the chronological part of our story. It's been two-and-a-half years in the making. Sometimes I never thought ... Well.... here we are folks. The end of the chronological part of our story. It's been two-and-a-half years in the making. Sometimes I never thought we'd get here. In many ways, I wish we hadn't. But it had to happen - and so - on today's episode, the Emperor - dies. We discuss his last two years on St Helena, without a decent doctor to attend to his increasing illness - which, of course, we believe to be symptoms of arsenic poisoning - his death and then his subsequent return to Paris, many years later. With the end of our chronological story, we might take a rest. Fear not, however - the show isn't over yet. We'll be back to do some epiloguecasts, fulfilling some of the requests you've made over the last couple of years for us to drill down into some of the other characters in this most amazing story. Can I ask one more time for you to go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it? CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. On behalf of David and myself, I want to sincerely THANK YOU ALL for going on this journey with us over the last couple of years. It's been a highlight of my podcasting career to be able to produce this for you. Of course I need to thank the one and only J. David Markham for giving us all so much of his time and knowledge freely and willingly over these last couple of years. I really do believe he has not only taken us all on a wonderful journey, but has also left a benchmark in podcasting and education. Have you bought a copy of David's new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, yet? Let's make it the #1 History book on Amazon! This show is based on David's book "Napoleon For Dummies". Click on the image below to purchase a copy! WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Buy something from our selection of official Napoleon 101 podcast shirts and coffee mugs! Go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it. CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. You can join our Facebook discussion group by clicking this link --> Napoleon 101 Facebook Group. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week! If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure you don't miss future episodes by subscribing to our feed: Subscribe to TPN :: Napoleon 1O1 by Email If you use iTunes, click here. If you use another aggregator, grab our RSS feed here. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this description in Wikipedia. If you stumbled upon this episode of the show and you would like to start from the very beginning, go to our overview page for a full list of episodes. Subscribe now to the TPN update email (fill in the below box) to get a weekly list of all of the new episodes on TPN in one easy-to-read format! Enter your email address: Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/09/19/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-44-the-murder-of-napoleon/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/09/19/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-44-the-murder-of-napoleon/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:17:45 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/?p=148 On today’s episode, David and I talk about Napoleon’s struggles with Hudson Lowe, the theory that he was slowly being murdered while on St Helena, poisoned by someone in his own retinue, his sexual escapades with Albine de Montholon, and whether or not he had a “foxhole” religious conversion.



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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/09/19/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-44-the-murder-of-napoleon/feed/ 10 67:06 On today's episode, David and I talk about Napoleon's struggles with Hudson Lowe, the theory that he was slowly being murdered while on St Helena, ... On today's episode, David and I talk about Napoleon's struggles with Hudson Lowe, the theory that he was slowly being murdered while on St Helena, poisoned by someone in his own retinue, his sexual escapades with Albine de Montholon, and whether or not he had a "foxhole" religious conversion. Have you bought a copy of David's new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, yet? Let's make it the #1 History book on Amazon! This show is based on David's book "Napoleon For Dummies". Click on the image below to purchase a copy! WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Buy something from our selection of official Napoleon 101 podcast shirts and coffee mugs! Go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it. CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. You can join our Facebook discussion group by clicking this link --> Napoleon 101 Facebook Group. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week! If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure you don't miss future episodes by subscribing to our feed: Subscribe to TPN :: Napoleon 1O1 by Email If you use iTunes, click here. If you use another aggregator, grab our RSS feed here. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this description in Wikipedia. If you stumbled upon this episode of the show and you would like to start from the very beginning, go to our overview page for a full list of episodes. Subscribe now to the TPN update email (fill in the below box) to get a weekly list of all of the new episodes on TPN in one easy-to-read format! Enter your email address: Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/08/22/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-43-sir-hudson-lowe/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/08/22/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-43-sir-hudson-lowe/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:02:56 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/?p=146

The story of Napoleon’s years on St Helena is dominated by one man, whose name is infamous in Napoleonic history – Sir Hudson Lowe, Napoleon’s “jailer”.



The Duke of Wellington later said that he was “a very bad choice; he was a man wanting in education and judgement. He was a stupid man, he knew nothing at all of the world, and like all men who knew nothing of the world, he was suspicious and jealous”.

On today’s show we discuss the arrival of Lowe to St Helena and Napoleon’s forced move to new premises, Longwood.

Longwood today. Photo by G.Wilson (see the Travelling Historian site for more great photos of Longwood.)

We also talk a bit about Corsica and Paris! Keep an eye out for the DVD pack which I’ll hopefully have ready in a few weeks.

Have you bought a copy of David’s new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, yet? Let’s make it the #1 History book on Amazon!

This show is based on David’s book “Napoleon For Dummies”. Click on the image below to purchase a copy!





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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/08/22/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-43-sir-hudson-lowe/feed/ 37 77:02 The story of Napoleon's years on St Helena is dominated by one man, whose name is infamous in Napoleonic history - Sir Hudson Lowe, Napoleon's ... The story of Napoleon's years on St Helena is dominated by one man, whose name is infamous in Napoleonic history - Sir Hudson Lowe, Napoleon's "jailer". The Duke of Wellington later said that he was "a very bad choice; he was a man wanting in education and judgement. He was a stupid man, he knew nothing at all of the world, and like all men who knew nothing of the world, he was suspicious and jealous". On today's show we discuss the arrival of Lowe to St Helena and Napoleon's forced move to new premises, Longwood. Longwood today. Photo by G.Wilson (see the Travelling Historian site for more great photos of Longwood.) We also talk a bit about Corsica and Paris! Keep an eye out for the DVD pack which I'll hopefully have ready in a few weeks. Have you bought a copy of David's new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, yet? Let's make it the #1 History book on Amazon! This show is based on David's book "Napoleon For Dummies". Click on the image below to purchase a copy! WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Buy something from our selection of official Napoleon 101 podcast shirts and coffee mugs! Go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it. CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. You can join our Facebook discussion group by clicking this link --> Napoleon 101 Facebook Group. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week! If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure you don't miss future episodes by subscribing to our feed: Subscribe to TPN :: Napoleon 1O1 by Email If you use iTunes, click here. If you use another aggregator, grab our RSS feed here. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this description in Wikipedia. If you stumbled upon this episode of the show and you would like to start from the very beginning, go to our overview page for a full list of episodes. Subscribe now to the TPN update email (fill in the below box) to get a weekly list of all of the new episodes on TPN in one easy-to-read format! Enter your email address: Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/06/27/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-42-the-prisoner-of-longwood/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/06/27/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-42-the-prisoner-of-longwood/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:34:22 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/?p=139 Have you bought a copy of David’s new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, yet? Let’s make it the #1 History book on Amazon!

Would you like to spend some time with David and I in Paris? Keep an eye on this blog over the next couple of weeks for details but it will be in the evening of July 13th, probably at the Cafe de la Paix around 5pm.

On today’s episode, we discuss Napoleon’s journey on the Northumberland to St Helena and his arrival on the island, one of the most remote locations on earth and the last place he would ever visit.



We also discuss the people who chose to go with Napoleon into exile and their possible motivations, the impression Napoleon made on various people aboard the Northumberland, and the decision to imprison Napoleon in Longwood.


Napoleon Bonaparte’s house Longwood on St Helena

This version of La Marseillaise is sung by the Stade de France crowd, recorded on the occasion of the 2007 Rugby World Cup semi-final between France and England (source).

This show is based on David’s book “Napoleon For Dummies”. Click on the image below to purchase a copy!





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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/06/27/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-42-the-prisoner-of-longwood/feed/ 16 74:16 Have you bought a copy of David's new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, yet? Let's make it the #1 History book on Amazon! Would ... Have you bought a copy of David's new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, yet? Let's make it the #1 History book on Amazon! Would you like to spend some time with David and I in Paris? Keep an eye on this blog over the next couple of weeks for details but it will be in the evening of July 13th, probably at the Cafe de la Paix around 5pm. On today's episode, we discuss Napoleon's journey on the Northumberland to St Helena and his arrival on the island, one of the most remote locations on earth and the last place he would ever visit. We also discuss the people who chose to go with Napoleon into exile and their possible motivations, the impression Napoleon made on various people aboard the Northumberland, and the decision to imprison Napoleon in Longwood. Napoleon Bonaparte's house Longwood on St Helena This version of La Marseillaise is sung by the Stade de France crowd, recorded on the occasion of the 2007 Rugby World Cup semi-final between France and England (source). This show is based on David's book "Napoleon For Dummies". Click on the image below to purchase a copy! WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Buy something from our selection of official Napoleon 101 podcast shirts and coffee mugs! Go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it. CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. You can join our Facebook discussion group by clicking this link --> Napoleon 101 Facebook Group. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week! If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure you don't miss future episodes by subscribing to our feed: Subscribe to TPN :: Napoleon 1O1 by Email If you use iTunes, click here. If you use another aggregator, grab our RSS feed here. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this description in Wikipedia. If you stumbled upon this episode of the show and you would like to start from the very beginning, go to our overview page for a full list of episodes. Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/05/22/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-41-the-lion-roars/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/05/22/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-41-the-lion-roars/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 10:25:07 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/?p=137 Hey folks – do you think we can make David’s new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, the #1 History book on Amazon? Buy five copies today, give them to your friends, and make Napoleon NUMBER ONE!

In this episode of The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast we examine how the British government came to the conclusion that it would be a cold day in hell before “Old Boney” would ever set foot on British soil or given the opportunity of justice before a fair trial. Breaking laws, making up new laws, defying their own people – the British government decided to banish Napoleon forever to a tiny island in the middle of nowhere – St Helena.

David explains that Napoleon *could* have ended up here

… but didn’t.

This version of La Marseillaise is sung by the Stade de France crowd, recorded on the occasion of the 2007 Rugby World Cup semi-final between France and England (source).

This show is based on David’s book “Napoleon For Dummies”. Click on the image below to purchase a copy!





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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/05/22/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-41-the-lion-roars/feed/ 48 76:36 Hey folks - do you think we can make David's new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, the #1 History book on Amazon? Buy five ... Hey folks - do you think we can make David's new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, the #1 History book on Amazon? Buy five copies today, give them to your friends, and make Napoleon NUMBER ONE! In this episode of The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast we examine how the British government came to the conclusion that it would be a cold day in hell before "Old Boney" would ever set foot on British soil or given the opportunity of justice before a fair trial. Breaking laws, making up new laws, defying their own people - the British government decided to banish Napoleon forever to a tiny island in the middle of nowhere - St Helena. David explains that Napoleon *could* have ended up here ... but didn't. This version of La Marseillaise is sung by the Stade de France crowd, recorded on the occasion of the 2007 Rugby World Cup semi-final between France and England (source). This show is based on David's book "Napoleon For Dummies". Click on the image below to purchase a copy! WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Buy something from our selection of official Napoleon 101 podcast shirts and coffee mugs! Go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it. CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. You can join our Facebook discussion group by clicking this link --> Napoleon 101 Facebook Group. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week! If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure you don't miss future episodes by subscribing to our feed: Subscribe to TPN :: Napoleon 1O1 by Email If you use iTunes, click here. If you use another aggregator, grab our RSS feed here. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this description in Wikipedia. If you stumbled upon this episode of the show and you would like to start from the very beginning, go to our overview page for a full list of episodes. Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/05/13/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-40-the-road-to-st-helena/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/05/13/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-40-the-road-to-st-helena/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 02:57:23 +0000 cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/05/13/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-40-the-road-to-st-helena/ Hey folks – do you think we can make David’s new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, the #1 History book on Amazon? Buy five copies today, give them to your friends, and make Napoleon NUMBER ONE!

On today’s show, David examines the political machinations the British went through to make sure Napoleon never set foot on British soil. According to the British law of ‘habeas corpus’, Napoleon should have been given a fair trial, but of course several people in England didn’t want that to happen. Did all of the British feel the same way? What were the reasons for denying Napoleon the right to justice?

Listen to today’s show to find out!



This show is based on David’s book “Napoleon For Dummies”. Click on the image below to purchase a copy!





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Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week!

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The theme music is La Marseillaise. Yes, we know it isn’t necessarily relevant to Napoleon but it’s hard to beat when it comes to French themes! The music at the end of today’s show is Marche de la Garde à Waterloo. You can find it, along with many other Napoleonic tunes, on this site. Thanks to Ben for the link!

]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/05/13/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-40-the-road-to-st-helena/feed/ 30 54:44 Hey folks - do you think we can make David's new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, the #1 History book on Amazon? Buy five ... Hey folks - do you think we can make David's new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, the #1 History book on Amazon? Buy five copies today, give them to your friends, and make Napoleon NUMBER ONE! On today's show, David examines the political machinations the British went through to make sure Napoleon never set foot on British soil. According to the British law of 'habeas corpus', Napoleon should have been given a fair trial, but of course several people in England didn't want that to happen. Did all of the British feel the same way? What were the reasons for denying Napoleon the right to justice? Listen to today's show to find out! This show is based on David's book "Napoleon For Dummies". Click on the image below to purchase a copy! WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Buy something from our selection of official Napoleon 101 podcast shirts and coffee mugs! Go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it. CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. You can join our Facebook discussion group by clicking this link --> Napoleon 101 Facebook Group. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week! If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure you don't miss future episodes by subscribing to our feed: Subscribe to TPN :: Napoleon 1O1 by Email If you use iTunes, click here. If you use another aggregator, grab our RSS feed here. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this description in Wikipedia. If you stumbled upon this episode of the show and you would like to start from the very beginning, go to our overview page for a full list of episodes. The theme music is La Marseillaise. Yes, we know it isn't necessarily relevant to Napoleon but it's hard to beat when it comes to French themes! The music at the end of today's show is Marche de la Garde à Waterloo. You can find it, along with many other Napoleonic tunes, on this site. Thanks to Ben for the link! Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/04/15/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-39-au-revoir-france/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/04/15/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-39-au-revoir-france/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:22:49 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/04/15/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-39-au-revoir-france/ 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 a run for the United States.


(Chateau la Malmaison – by Cameron Reilly)



(David in Napoleon’s bed chamber, Aix)

(Napoleon surrendering to Maitland, from the collection of J. David Markham)

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The theme music is La Marseillaise. Yes, we know it isn’t necessarily relevant to Napoleon but it’s hard to beat when it comes to French themes! The music at the end of today’s show is Marche de la Garde à Waterloo. You can find it, along with many other Napoleonic tunes, on this site. Thanks to Ben for the link!

]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/04/15/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-39-au-revoir-france/feed/ 53 85:23 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... ... 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 a run for the United States. (Chateau la Malmaison - by Cameron Reilly) (David in Napoleon's bed chamber, Aix) (Napoleon surrendering to Maitland, from the collection of J. David Markham) This show is based on David's book "Napoleon For Dummies". Click on the image below to purchase a copy! WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Buy something from our selection of official Napoleon 101 podcast shirts and coffee mugs! Go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it. CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. You can join our Facebook discussion group by clicking this link --> Napoleon 101 Facebook Group. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week! If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure you don't miss future episodes by subscribing to our feed: Subscribe to TPN :: Napoleon 1O1 by Email If you use iTunes, click here. If you use another aggregator, grab our RSS feed here. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this description in Wikipedia. If you stumbled upon this episode of the show and you would like to start from the very beginning, go to our overview page for a full list of episodes. The theme music is La Marseillaise. Yes, we know it isn't necessarily relevant to Napoleon but it's hard to beat when it comes to French themes! The music at the end of today's show is Marche de la Garde à Waterloo. You can find it, along with many other Napoleonic tunes, on this site. Thanks to Ben for the link! Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/03/13/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-38-napoleons-options/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/03/13/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-38-napoleons-options/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:48:16 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/03/13/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-38-napoleons-options/ 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 or the United States?

Don’t forget to check out our new podcast The Biography Show on TPN where you will hear us talk about the lives of people such as Alexander The Great and King Hammurabi of Babylon.


(image is from a new comic about Napoleon inspired by this podcast and conceived by listener Per Ove Sleen from Norway!)

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The theme music is La Marseillaise. Yes, we know it isn’t necessarily relevant to Napoleon but it’s hard to beat when it comes to French themes! The music at the end of today’s show is Marche de la Garde à Waterloo. You can find it, along with many other Napoleonic tunes, on this site. Thanks to Ben for the link!

]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/03/13/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-38-napoleons-options/feed/ 18 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/02/24/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-37-fouches-machiavellian-machinations/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/02/24/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-37-fouches-machiavellian-machinations/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:35:56 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/02/24/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-37-fouches-machiavellian-machinations/ 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, although the topic of much discussion, is, in this episode, almost a minor character.



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The theme music is La Marseillaise. Yes, we know it isn’t necessarily relevant to Napoleon but it’s hard to beat when it comes to French themes! The music at the end of today’s show is Marche de la Garde à Waterloo. You can find it, along with many other Napoleonic tunes, on this site. Thanks to Ben for the link!

]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/02/24/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-37-fouches-machiavellian-machinations/feed/ 7 60:32 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 ... 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, although the topic of much discussion, is, in this episode, almost a minor character. This show is based on David's book "Napoleon For Dummies". Click on the image below to purchase a copy! WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCAST Buy something from our selection of official Napoleon 101 podcast shirts and coffee mugs! Go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it. CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. You can join our Facebook discussion group by clicking this link --> Napoleon 101 Facebook Group. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week! If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure you don't miss future episodes by subscribing to our feed: Subscribe to TPN :: Napoleon 1O1 by Email If you use iTunes, click here. If you use another aggregator, grab our RSS feed here. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this description in Wikipedia. If you stumbled upon this episode of the show and you would like to start from the very beginning, go to our overview page for a full list of episodes. The theme music is La Marseillaise. Yes, we know it isn't necessarily relevant to Napoleon but it's hard to beat when it comes to French themes! The music at the end of today's show is Marche de la Garde à Waterloo. You can find it, along with many other Napoleonic tunes, on this site. Thanks to Ben for the link! Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/01/31/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-36-the-end-of-the-empire/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/01/31/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-36-the-end-of-the-empire/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:26:17 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/01/31/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-36-the-end-of-the-empire/ 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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Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week!

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The theme music is La Marseillaise. Yes, we know it isn’t necessarily relevant to Napoleon but it’s hard to beat when it comes to French themes! The music at the end of today’s show is Marche de la Garde à Waterloo. You can find it, along with many other Napoleonic tunes, on this site. Thanks to Ben for the link!

]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/01/31/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-36-the-end-of-the-empire/feed/ 8 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/01/27/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-35-after-waterloo/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/01/27/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-35-after-waterloo/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:51:43 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/01/27/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-35-after-waterloo/ 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 with the recording (apparently a result of a Skype upgrade not playing nice with my recording software) which left David’s voice sounding like Darth Vader after a couple of Ambien. I’ve spent the last couple of weeks trying to clean it up as best as I can. It’s still not perfect but hopefully won’t hurt your ears too much. I think for future shows I’ll record on the Macbook – we might even do a VIDEO episode (if, of course, any of you would be interested in watching our handsome mugs while we talk).

Now… on with the show notes.

After the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon had to make a series of strategic decisions. Can he save Paris? Can he still raise an army? Is all, finally, lost? In this episode, David takes us through some of Napoleon’s thinking and actions in the days immediately following his last appearance on the battlefields of Europe.


(Photo by shandara. Check out more Napoleonic photos at the Vive l’Empereur! Flickr group)

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You can join our Facebook discussion group by clicking this link –> Napoleon 101 Facebook Group.

Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week!

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The theme music is La Marseillaise. Yes, we know it isn’t necessarily relevant to Napoleon but it’s hard to beat when it comes to French themes! The music at the end of today’s show is Marche de la Garde à Waterloo. You can find it, along with many other Napoleonic tunes, on this site. Thanks to Ben for the link!

]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/01/27/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-35-after-waterloo/feed/ 42 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/12/13/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-34-the-battle-of-waterloo-part-2/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/12/13/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-34-the-battle-of-waterloo-part-2/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:44:59 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/12/13/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-34-the-battle-of-waterloo-part-2/ 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 for nearly 200 years and we’ll probably still be debating it 200 years hence. We could have spaced this episode out over several more episodes but this show is about providing an introduction to Napoleon, we’re not trying to deliver the definitive commentary on his life, so we’ve covered the battle, as best we can, in a little over 90 minutes. What were the reasons for Napoleon’s defeat? Was it superior strategy on behalf of the Allies? Inferior strategy on behalf of Napoleon? Treachery? Incompetence? Illness? Bad luck? A combination of all of these?



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The theme music is La Marseillaise. Yes, we know it isn’t necessarily relevant to Napoleon but it’s hard to beat when it comes to French themes! The music at the end of today’s show is Marche de la Garde à Waterloo. You can find it, along with many other Napoleonic tunes, on this site. Thanks to Ben for the link!

]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/12/13/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-34-the-battle-of-waterloo-part-2/feed/ 64 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/12/06/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-33-the-battle-of-waterloo-part-1/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/12/06/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-33-the-battle-of-waterloo-part-1/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:44:36 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/12/06/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-33-the-battle-of-waterloo-part-1/ 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 Armée du Nord under Marshal Michel Ney. The Battle of Ligny was fought on 16 June 1815 when French troops of the Armée du Nord (Army of the North) under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte, defeated a Prussian army under the command of Field Marshal Blücher. Ligny was Napoleon’s last victory. Blücher’s defeated army survived to play a pivotal part two days later at the Battle of Waterloo.

Battle map of the Waterloo campaign:



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The theme music is La Marseillaise. Yes, we know it isn’t necessarily relevant to Napoleon but it’s hard to beat when it comes to French themes!

]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/12/06/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-33-the-battle-of-waterloo-part-1/feed/ 57 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/11/20/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-32-the-hundred-days-part-two/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/11/20/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-32-the-hundred-days-part-two/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:38:58 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/11/20/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-32-the-hundred-days-part-two/ 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 and prepare to attack with one million troops. Napoleon has inherited only 200,000 troops from Louis XVIII. He puts together his new team and prepares for the inevitable battle.



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The theme music is La Marseillaise. Yes, we know it isn’t necessarily relevant to Napoleon but it’s hard to beat when it comes to French themes!

]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/11/20/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-32-the-hundred-days-part-two/feed/ 66 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/11/07/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-31-the-hundred-days/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/11/07/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-31-the-hundred-days/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:52:07 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/11/07/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-31-the-hundred-days/ 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 French mainland on 1 March 1815. Thus began “The Hundred Days”.





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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/11/07/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-31-the-hundred-days/feed/ 33 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/10/24/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-30-the-journey-to-elba/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/10/24/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-30-the-journey-to-elba/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:53:06 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/10/24/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-30-the-journey-to-elba/ 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 return… to France.

I also mention during the show that I was recently extremely honoured to be informed that I am to be made a “Fellow” of the International Napoleonic Society (at the suggestion of their Vice-President J. David Markham) and David plugs the INS conference which we will both be attending in Ajaccio, Corsica, July 7 – 11 2008. We would both love to see all of you there! Download the registration form here (link).

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Napoleon On Elba



The Abdication Desk


Detail from The Abdication Desk


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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/10/24/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-30-the-journey-to-elba/feed/ 26 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/10/11/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-29-the-first-abdication/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/10/11/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-29-the-first-abdication/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:18:22 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/10/11/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-29-the-first-abdication/ 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 four hours too late to save his city from being turned over to the enemy by his brother Joseph.

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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/10/11/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-29-the-first-abdication/feed/ 15 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/09/21/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-28-the-battle-of-nations/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/09/21/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-28-the-battle-of-nations/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:16:24 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/09/21/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-28-the-battle-of-nations/ 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 while gradually being forced back to France’s natural borders. The Battle Of Nations, also known as The Battle of Leipzig, is considered the largest battle in Europe before World War I, with over 500,000 troops involved. Britain, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Prussia, Austria, Sweden, Bavaria and Saxony were now all united against Napoleon’s France.

This show is based on David’s book “Napoleon For Dummies”. Click on the image below to purchase a copy!




Some pictures to go along with the episode:

A map of the Battle of Leipzig



David at Leipzig 2007 Giving His Professional Opinion on the Outcome of the Battle



Napoleon Cracks His Teeth On The Hard Nut of Leipzig from the collection of J. David Markham



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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 both busy, David with his writing and research and Cameron with running The Podcast Network.

It looks like the current series might run for another 12 or 13 episodes (40 seems like a nice round number) which, at one episode a month, could take us another year. We continually get requests from people to record more frequently or to start the new series sooner. And there might be a way that we could justify it. We’re calling it “The Premium Edition”.

This “Premium Edition” will not in any way affect the regular series. Think of it as additional “premium” content. We thought we should check with you, our loyal and most wonderful listeners, about what you would like to see/hear from us before we launch ourselves into it. If you wouldn’t mind taking a few minutes to complete this VERY BRIEF (only 5 questions, we promise!) survey, we would really appreciate it. It will help us decide what path we should take.

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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/09/11/markham-and-reilly-the-premium-edition-survey/feed/ 36 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/09/02/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-27-war-of-the-sixth-coalition/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/09/02/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-27-war-of-the-sixth-coalition/#comments Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:17:40 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/09/02/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-27-war-of-the-sixth-coalition/ 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 since Prussia’s humiliating defeat in 1806, joined the United Kingdom, Russia, Spain and Portugal in The Sixth Coalition against Napoleonic France. This lead to the Battle of Dresden on 26–27 August 1813 where Napoleon had a terrific return to form, soundly defeating the combined forces of his enemies.

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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/09/02/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-27-war-of-the-sixth-coalition/feed/ 12 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/08/16/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-26-the-invasion-of-russia-part-iii/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/08/16/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-26-the-invasion-of-russia-part-iii/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:13:06 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/08/16/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-26-the-invasion-of-russia-part-iii/ 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, the Russians (yes, the Russians!) setting fire to their ancient city, Napoleon waiting for Alexander to make peace, finally realizing that isn’t going to happen, and then marching (what remains of) the Grand Armee back to France. Of course, this “retreat” (or “strategic withdrawal”, as David insists on calling it) is perhaps one of the most tragic stories in military history.

Some objects from David’s personal collections:





For further reading, I recommend:

• Napoleon’s Expedition to Russia: The Memoirs of General de Segur

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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/08/16/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-26-the-invasion-of-russia-part-iii/feed/ 31 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/08/01/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-25-the-invasion-of-russia-part-ii/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/08/01/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-25-the-invasion-of-russia-part-ii/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:19:03 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/08/01/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-25-the-invasion-of-russia-part-ii/ 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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We examine why Napoleon was so confident that the campaign would be a short one and why he was so very, very wrong. We also discuss what was happening in the Russian camp and look at the political implications of their retreat.

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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/06/28/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-24-the-invasion-of-russia-part-i/feed/ 21 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/06/21/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-23-the-road-to-moscow/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/06/21/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-23-the-road-to-moscow/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:08:09 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/06/21/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-23-the-road-to-moscow/ 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).

Napoleon is often accused of being the instigator of this war (something Tolstoy, a Russian, was happy to suggest) but David and I examine the facts behind this perspective.

While this is a tragic and deeply moving period of Napoleonic history, it is also one of the most fascinating, both from a military and a humanist perspective.

Perhaps the best graphical representation of this unfortunate episode (or, in fact, one of the greatest use of informational graphics ever) is this image by French engineer Charles Minard:



Edward Tufte called it “the best statistical graphic ever drawn” and uses it as a prime example in The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. (source)

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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/06/21/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-23-the-road-to-moscow/feed/ 15 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/06/10/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-22-au-revoir-josphine-bonjour-marie-louise-and-the-king-of-rome/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/06/10/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-22-au-revoir-josphine-bonjour-marie-louise-and-the-king-of-rome/#comments Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:04:12 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/06/10/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-22-au-revoir-josphine-bonjour-marie-louise-and-the-king-of-rome/ 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 excited about having him join us. If you have never listened to his show, we highly recommend it.

In this episode we cover some of the events that happened in Napoleon’s private life during the peace that lasted from Wagram in 1809 until The Sixth Coalition in 1812, including:

Napoleon’s divorce from Josephine

His attempts to wed Tsar Alexander’s sister Anna

His eventual marriage to Marie-Louise of Austria

The birth of his first legitimate son known as the King of Rome aka Napoleon II



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UPDATE #2: Okay new version of the mp3 is up, hopefully everything now working as it should.

In 1809, Austria decided to break the peace treaty they had signed after Austerlitz in 1807 and this lead to The War Of The Fifth Coalition. In this episode we discuss the events leading up to Austria’s attack and Napoleon’s response. The war ended with the Battle of Wagram, Napoleonic France’s last decisive military victory.

The War Of The Fifth Coalition (with lots of campaign maps)



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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/05/10/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-021-the-war-of-the-fifth-coalition/feed/ 37 87:52 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 ... 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. In 1809, Austria decided to break the peace treaty they had signed after Austerlitz in 1807 and this lead to The War Of The Fifth Coalition. In this episode we discuss the events leading up to Austria's attack and Napoleon's response. The war ended with the Battle of Wagram, Napoleonic France's last decisive military victory. The War Of The Fifth Coalition (with lots of campaign maps) I have a favour to ask - it would really help the continued success of the show if each of you would go into iTunes and vote for the show and leave a comment about how much you enjoy it. CLICK HERE to open up our page in the iTunes store. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and for all of the terrific comments we get every week! If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure you don't miss future episodes by subscribing to our feed: Subscribe to TPN :: Napoleon 1O1 by Email If you use iTunes, click here. If you use another aggregator, grab our RSS feed here. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this description in Wikipedia. The theme music is La Marseillaise. Yes, we know it isn't necessarily relevant to Napoleon but it's hard to beat when it comes to French themes! Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/04/20/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-20-the-peninsula-war-part-two/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/04/20/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-20-the-peninsula-war-part-two/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:07:56 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/04/20/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-20-the-peninsula-war-part-two/ 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 King of Spain.

Of course, in discussing Spain we also introduce someone whose story is forever associated with Napoleon’s – Sir Arthur Wellesley, aka the Duke of Wellington. It was during the Peninsula War that their fates first became entwined.




Additional Resources:

The Peninsula War
Map of the Iberian Peninsula
The Continental System
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington


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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/04/20/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-20-the-peninsula-war-part-two/feed/ 65 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/04/12/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-19-the-peninsula-war-part-one/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/04/12/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-19-the-peninsula-war-part-one/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:12:12 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/04/12/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-19-the-peninsula-war-part-one/ 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 lover of Queen Marie Louisa), Manuel de Godoy. They turned to Napoleon for assistance to sort out their affairs. Already having occupied Portugal (because they refused to join the Continental System) Napoleon moved his forces into Madrid.

He didn’t count on one thing – the Spanish peasants. The resulting war is where the term “guerrilla” warfare was invented (guerra in Spanish means war and -illa means small - i.e. guerrilla warfare is fought with small, insurgent troops instead of large traditional armies).


The Second of May, 1808: The Charge of the Mamelukes, by Francisco de Goya (1814).


The Peninsular War saw an alliance of Spain, Portugal, and Britain battle the French Empire for control of the Iberian Peninsula. It lasted from 1808 until Napoleon’s first abdication in 1814. In this episode we provide an introduction and some background to the war.

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The Peninsula War
Map of the Iberian Peninsula
The Continental System


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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 you know, we have so much fun being Napoleon geeks together that the entire British navy couldn’t keep us away!

Speaking of the British navy…. this episode is about the Battle Of Trafalgar.




On 21 October 1805, the French navy under the command of Villeneuve met disaster against the British navy under the command of Horatio Nelson at Cape Trafalgar, off the coast of Spain, in what is known as The Battle Of Trafalgar

To get a good idea of what naval battles in the early 19th century must have been like, we both recommend watching the 2003 film by Australian director Peter Weir,
Master And Commander.

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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 the Treaties of Tilsit in July 1807, France made peace with Russia and forced Prussia to give up half of its territory to France, Jerome Bonaparte‘s Kingdom of Westphalia, and the new Duchy of Warsaw.




Napoleon was virtually in control of western and central Europe. Some historians consider Tilsit to represent the pinnacle of Napoleon’s career. He had conquered all of mainland Europe and secured peace for France. Unfortunately, it was to prove short-lived.

We also talk briefly about Talleyrand‘s resignation from his position of Minster of Foreign Affairs after Tilsit and hint at his role as a traitor to France (or was it just to Napoleon?) in the years to come.

Next episode – The Battle of Trafalgar!

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]]> http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/20/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-17-the-battle-of-friedland-and-the-treaty-of-tilsit/feed/ 28 78:25 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 ... 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 the Treaties of Tilsit in July 1807, France made peace with Russia and forced Prussia to give up half of its territory to France, Jerome Bonaparte's Kingdom of Westphalia, and the new Duchy of Warsaw. Napoleon was virtually in control of western and central Europe. Some historians consider Tilsit to represent the pinnacle of Napoleon's career. He had conquered all of mainland Europe and secured peace for France. Unfortunately, it was to prove short-lived. We also talk briefly about Talleyrand's resignation from his position of Minster of Foreign Affairs after Tilsit and hint at his role as a traitor to France (or was it just to Napoleon?) in the years to come. Next episode - The Battle of Trafalgar! If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure you don't miss future episodes by subscribing to our feed: Subscribe to TPN :: Napoleon 1O1 by Email If you use iTunes, click here. If you use another aggregator, grab our RSS feed here. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read this description in Wikipedia. The theme music is La Marseillaise. Podcast Cameron Reilly no no http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/20/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-16-eylau-poland-and-maria-walewska/ http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/20/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-16-eylau-poland-and-maria-walewska/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:58:44 +0000 Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/01/20/the-napoleon-bonaparte-podcast-16-eylau-poland-and-maria-walewska/ 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 but inconclusive battle at Eylau. He also spent time in Warsaw with the other great love of his life – the very young Maria Walewska.



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By the way, I screwed up the audio on this show yet again. I think my mic was up too high, picking up too much background noise and making it difficult to raise David’s audio without the background buzz coming up as well. I’ll try hard to get improve it before the next episode!

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Some links to topics discussed on this episode:

Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
The Confederation of the Rhine
and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
Queen Louise of Prussia
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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 of the Austrian Empire. The conflict involved forces of the recently formed First French Empire against the armies of the Russian Empire and the Austrian Empire. After nearly nine hours of fighting, the French troops, commanded by Emperor Napoleon I, managed to score a decisive victory over the Russo-Austrian army, commanded by Czar Alexander I. Despite difficult fighting in many sectors, the battle is often regarded as a tactical masterpiece.

Austerlitz effectively brought the Third Coalition to an end.

Some photos of David’s collection that relate to Austerlitz.

Link to the map of the deployment of battalions

Link to the map of the battlefield about 1400 hours

Read more about the Battle of Austerlitz on Wikipedia

Here’s the entire text of the famous Bulletin issues by Napoleon Bonaparte on the day after the battle, which you can find in David’s book “Imperial Glory” (link below):

Proclamation
Headquarters at Austerlitz
3 December 1805

Soldiers! I am pleased with you. On the day of Austerlitz, you have justified what I expected from your intrepidity. You have decorated your eagles with an immortal glory. In less than four hours an army of 100,000 men, commanded by the Emperors of Russia and Austria, has been cut down or dispersed. Those who escaped your iron have drowned in the lakes. Forty flags, the standards of the Russian Imperial Guard, 120 pieces of cannon, twenty generals and more than 30,000 prisoners are the results of this day, to be celebrated forever. That infantry, so vaunted, and superior to you in numbers, could not resist your impact, and henceforth you have no rivals to fear. Thus, in two months the third coalition is conquered and dissolved. Peace can no longer be at a great distance; but, as I promised to my people before crossing the Rhine, I will only make a peace that gives you some guarantees and assures some recompenses to our allies. Soldiers! When the French people placed the Imperial Crown on my head, I entrusted you to keep it always in a high state of glory, which alone could give it value in my eyes; but at that moment our enemies thought to destroy and demean it; and that Iron crown, which was gained by the blood of so many Frenchmen, they would have compelled me to place on the head of our cruelest enemies; an extravagant and foolish proposal, which you have ruined and confounded the very day of the anniversary of your Emperor’s coronation. You have taught them that it is easier for them to defy us and to threaten us than to vanquish us. Soldiers! When everything necessary to the happiness and prosperity of our country will have been achieved, I will lead you back to France. There you will be the objects of my most tender solicitudes. My people will see you again with joy, and it will be enough for you to say: “I was at the battle of Austerlitz,” for them to reply, “There is a brave man!”

Napoleon Bonaparte

David asked me bring to your attention a History Channel DVD that has a segment on Austerlitz. He was one of the featured historians. It also has Caesar’s campaign in Gaul, and he was one of the featured historians on that segment as well.


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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 our usual reference materials, we did a short show (for us that’s under an hour!) looking at the Third Coalition and the build up to Austerlitz. We cut the show before we covered Austerlitz though because we want to spend some time on it and have all of our books around us! It was Napoleon’s favourite victory and possibly the peak of his military achievments.

In the Napoleonic Wars, the Third Coalition against the French Empire emerged in 1805 and consisted of an alliance of the United Kingdom, Austria, Russia, Naples, and Sweden.

In this episode we discuss:

• the motivation for the creation of the Third Coalition
• the creation of “La Grande Armee” and Marshals Of The Empire
• “the unfortunate General Mack” and the taking of Ulm
• the capture of Vienna

Thank again for all of the feedback, debate and discussion happening in the comments section and in the TPN forum. David and I both really enjoy being able to discuss Napoleon with you and appreciate that you keep coming back!



(photo of Arc de Triomphe detail by zakw845)

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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, and the reaction to it in France. We also discuss why Napoleon’s mother didn’t attend and why Pope Pius VII left early.
As always, David and I had a lot of fun producing this show and we hope you enjoy it. We would really love it if you’d let us know if you’re enjoying the show by leaving a comment here and please feel free to ask any questions over at our new Napoleon forum.

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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 Addington as Prime Minister of Britian
• The impact of the assassination of Tsar Paul I of Russia in March 1801
• Nelson’s destruction of the Danish fleet at Copenhagen ends Napoleon’s idea of invading England via Ireland
• The reasons behind the Treaty of Amiens which was signed in March 1802
• The terms of Amiens
• Bonaparte made First Consul For Life, August 1802
• The “infernal machine” and the trial of the Duc D’Enghien
• Why Amiens failed
• Britian declares war on France, May 1803

David and I would like to sincerely thank the thousands of listeners who tuned in since our last episode and a special thanks to those of you who have left us some feedback. Please keep it up! It warms the cockles of our hearts to hear that you are being entertained and even in some cases educated.

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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 Napoleon Crossing The Alps
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• The revisionist (and more realistic) painting of the same journey by Paul Delaroche
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• The Battle Of Marengo, where Napoleon narrowly, but comprehensively, routed the Austrians
• By the way, here’s a great link to a bicentennial review of the Battle of Marengo
• Here’s the uniform Bonaparte wore at Marengo from that bicentennial site (on display at Les Invalides in Paris)
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• And we also get slightly side-tracked (my fault!) and talk about some great Napoleonic films, including “Waterloo” (Sergei Bondarchuk, 1970) and “Napoleon” (Abel Gance, 1927).

As always, David and I had a lot of fun producing this show and we hope you enjoy it. Thanks to everyone who has left comments recently and please keep them coming! Also feel free to ask any questions over at our new Napoleon forum.



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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.

We talk about:

• The Code Napoleon
• The Legion of Honour
• The Bank of France and the economy
• Public education
• The Amnesty for the Emigres
• and the Concordat with the Catholic Church

As always, David and I had a lot of fun producing this show and we hope you enjoy it. We would really love it if you’d let us know if you’re enjoying the show by leaving a comment here and please feel free to ask any questions over at our new Napoleon forum.



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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 to save it
• Sieyes’ approach to Napoleon to join his plot for a coup
• Napoleon’s speeches to The Council of Ancients, The Council of Five Hundred, and the eventual coup

And when we leave Napoleon in this episode he is, at the ripe old age of 30, the most powerful man in France.

In our next episode, we’ll talk about the new Constitution of the Year VIII, the Concordat with the Pope, and the drafting of the Civil Code aka the Code Napoleon.
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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:

• Too soon for his political move in France
• The invasion of England postponed
• In the footsteps of Alexander, off to Egypt!
• Taking and re-making Malta
• Reading the Qu’ran
• The Rosetta Stone
• The Battle of the Pyramids
• The Battle of the Nile
• Talleyrand’s Betrayal (the first of many)
• Into Syria (Israel)
• The Battles of Acre, Jaffa, Aboukir
• The execution of prisoners
• The sudden return to France!

In our next episode, we will watch with bated breath as Napoleon executes the coup of 18 Brumaire and becomes 1st Consul of France!

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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
• Napoleon’s role in the future Unification of Italy
• Josephine’s behaviour while he on campaign

In our next episode, we will follow Napoleon as he enters Egypt!

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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

• His key team – Berthier, Murat
• The generals he inherited, Massena, Augereau – how he got them onside
• The army he inheried – the condition they were in, their track record to date
• How he inspired the troops
• Who he was fighting and why
• The first victory – Montenotte
• The lesson of Dego
• The victory at Mondovi and the Armistice of Cherasco, his first peace treaty
• And that was all in the first month!

Strategy
• I guess this is a good time to start talking about the major recurrent themes in Napoleon’s strategy.
• Fast movements, the advantage of surprise
• Flexible strategy, changing tact mid-stream if needed versus slow, rigid opponents
• Attack the center, split the opposing force, then attack the wings

Napoleon in Victory
• You can tell a lot about the man from how he acted towards his opponents after a victory
In the next show, we’ll continue the Italian Campaign of 1796 as Napoleon wins the Battle of Lodi and starts to fully comprehend that he has a special destiny!

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And don’t forget, if you are new to Napoleonic study, then you really must buy a copy of David’s recent book:

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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 from Buonaparte to Bonaparte. He is 26 years old. Josephine. It is around this time that Napoleon first meets Marie Joesphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie whom he decided to call Josephine. She was 32, 6 years older than N, and had two children from her previous marriage. In this show we talk a little about:

• her background
• Alexander’s execution
• how she came to meet Napoleon
• her relationship with Paul Barras
• her marriage to Napoelon in 1796 – within six months of meeting!
• Her children

In the next show, we’ll start to cover the Italian Campaign of 1796 as Napoleon continues his rise to power and eternal fame!

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And don’t forget, if you are new to Napoleonic study, then you really must buy a copy of David’s recent book:

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In Episode #3 of Napoleon 101, we pick up where we left last time – Napoleon has just won the Battle of Toulon and is made a Brigadier General. He is 24.

This brings us to 1794 and the events of the month of Thermidor (July in the revolutionary calendar).

• Napoleon’s relationship with Augustin Robespierre, and his older brother Maximillian, sees him thrown into prison.
• He is released but still has his name struck off the list of artillery officers and transferred to infantry.
• He takes two months sick leave and goes to Paris. Eventually he ends up working in the Topography Department of the Army.
• Then we move to 1795 – Vendemaire. Paris is under attack and Napoleon meets Paul Barras.
• Napoleon saves the day with a “whiff of grapeshot”.
• As we finish this episode, Napoleon is made commander of the Army of the Interior, the largest army in France. He is only 26 years old.

In Episode #4, Napoleon will meet Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie (aka Josephine) and will take up the command of The Army of Italy!

If you are a Napoleon neophite, then you really must buy a copy of David’s recent book:

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In Episode #2 of Napoleon 101, we start the story of Napoleon’s life with his birth in the town of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean. We then cover:

• The political environment of Corsica
• His father Carlo’s relationship with the Corsican revolutionary Paoli
• Napoleon’s life at military boarding school from age 9
• The French Revolution occurs in 1789 and Napoleon’s reaction to it
• In 1791 he returns to Corsica to play a role in its revolution
• In 1793 he splits with Paoli and has to escape Corsica with his entire family
• He then experiences more civil war at the battle of Avignon
• Writes the short story Le Souper de Beaucaire
• Finally, at age 24, he is the architect of the victory at Toulon!
• For his part he is promoted to Brigadier General

In the next episode, we will start with the events of Thermidor and the infamous “whiff of grapeshot”!

If you are enjoying the series but want to learn more about Napoleon, don’t forget to check out David’s many books, including “Napoleon For Dummies”, which you can find here.

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An Introduction to The Napoleon 101 Podcast from Cameron Reilly on Vimeo.

Welcome to the first episode of Napoleon 101! David and I are very excited about creating this show and the rest of the series.
If you are new to the show, and want to know the background to the series, please read this.

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. For example, we cover:

• How and when did we first get interested in Napoleon?
• What is it about Napoleon that fascinates us?
• The first things everyone wants to know:
• Was he really short?
• Why did he stick his hand inside his jacket?
• Did he really say “Not tonight, Josephine”?
• Was he poisoned or not?
• Top 5 things everyone should know about Napoleon
• He was Corsican
• He rarely, if ever, broke a peace treaty
• He was a workaholic who hardly slept
• He was a genius with a great eye for detail
• The Code Napoleon
• Our favourite Napoleonic event/story/anecdote/myth
• The return from Elba
• The Battle of Austerlitz

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.

If you like the show, please subscribe to our RSS feed, and if you don’t know what that means, then read this. And, of course, if you like the show, please leave us some comments and tell us! While we do have a semi-structured schedule for the show, we would be happy to do a few Q and A shows to answer your specific questions!

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