The ENTIRE Life of Napoleon in 34 Minutes

The entire life of Napoleon Bonaparte in 34 minutes: from a broke Corsican teenager to Emperor of France, the disaster in Russia, Waterloo and exile on Saint Helena. And no, he wasn’t short. Napoleon rose from an unpaid artillery officer to the ruler of most of Europe before he turned 36. This video tells his whole story from start to finish: his childhood in Corsica, the French Revolution, Toulon, the Italian campaign, Egypt, the coup of 18 Brumaire, the Napoleonic Code, the Louisiana Purchase, Austerlitz, the invasion of Russia, Leipzig, exile on Elba, the Hundred Days, Waterloo and his death on Saint Helena. One thread runs through all of it: the best general in Europe was also its best marketer, right up until reality stopped matching the story. ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro: Was Napoleon Really Short? 0:57 Corsica & Childhood: Born French by Two Months 3:57 French Revolution, Toulon & Josephine 7:14 Italian Campaign 1796: Lodi & Arcole 9:35 Egypt: Pyramids, the Nile & the Rosetta Stone 12:59 The 18 Brumaire Coup & Marengo 15:52 What He Built: Napoleonic Code, Louisiana Purchase & Slavery in Haiti 19:21 Austerlitz: Napoleon at His Peak 22:10 Four Mistakes: Continental System, Spain & the Heir 23:54 Invasion of Russia 1812: Moscow & the Retreat 26:57 Leipzig & the Fall of Paris 28:52 Escape from Elba & the Hundred Days 29:44 Waterloo 1815 30:31 Saint Helena & the Death of Napoleon 32:20 The Height Myth Solved: Hero or Villain? ❓ QUESTIONS THIS VIDEO ANSWERS • Was Napoleon really short? (The French inch vs. the English inch, and the cartoons that stuck.) • How did a poor Corsican become Emperor of France? • Why did Napoleon’s invasion of Russia fail? • Why did Napoleon lose at Waterloo? • How did Napoleon die? • Was Napoleon a hero or a villain? 📚 FURTHER READING • Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life (2014) • Adam Zamoyski, Napoleon: The Man Behind the Myth (2018) • Philip Dwyer, Napoleon: The Path to Power (2007) and Citizen Emperor (2013) Dates and figures follow mainstream historical scholarship. Where historians disagree (such as the Russian campaign death toll or the plebiscite counts), the video says so. 🔔 Subscribe for more full-length history stories. #Napoleon #NapoleonBonaparte #History #Waterloo #FrenchRevolution