Napoleon's Greatest Comeback: The Battle of Marengo

Get Wargame Design Studio's Campaign Marengo with a special 25% discount for Epic History viewers by visiting: https://wargameds.com/pages/epic-history to buy ------------------------------------- In 1800, after marching across the Alps into Northern Italy and defeating every enemy in his path, Napoleon spreads his army in a bid to encircle the Austrians and block their escape. But he has miscalculated his enemy's intentions. On a hot summer's day, near the town of Marengo, an advancing detachment of French soldiers find themselves facing 30,000 Austrians. Outmanned and outgunned, the French are soon fighting for their lives, and Napoleon faces an overwhelming defeat. But when last minute reinforcements arrive, victory may still be in sight... ------------------------------------- Thank you to Osprey Publishing for kind permission to use their images in this video. You can find their great titles on this campaign and many others here: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/osprey-publishing. Marengo 1800: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/marengo-1800-9781855329652/ French Revolutionary Infantry 1789–1802: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/french-revolutionary-infantry-17891802-9781841766607/ French Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792–1815: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/french-napoleonic-infantry-tactics-17921815-9781846032783/ And thank you to Keith Rocco for permission to use his artwork in this video. Discover more of his historical paintings here: http://www.keithrocco.com/ ------------------------------------- 📚 Recommended reading: "Marengo 1800: Napoleon's Day of Fate" by David Hollins US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781855329652 UK: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/marengo-1800-9781855329652/ "Marengo & Hohenlinden: Napoleon's Rise to Power" by James R. Arnold US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781844152797 UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781844152797 "Marengo: The Victory That Placed the Crown of France on Napoleon's Head" by T. E. Crowdy US:https://www.amazon.com/Marengo-Victory-Placed-France-Napoleons/dp/1473859204/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OusizddVTx19dvomEoSNdwY5fAbapmqeekVgOgMgyVkuL88oTnL72X6wvFHIMbWg.d2dEsQTHsHnmg8VJnYhf349UiWlJl63xVuPdafE7ayo&qid=1723131439&sr=8-1 UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781473859203 You can visit our online bookshop to find great books on Marengo and other Epic History topics: UK site - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv US site - https://bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv As a bookshop.org affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases, while donating 10% of sales to support independent bookshops! ------------------------------------- Support Epic History TV on Patreon from $1 per video, and get perks like ad-free early access & votes on future topics https://www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV 👕 Buy posters, t-shirts, hoodies, mugs & stickers at our merch store: https://www.ehtvmerch.com/ #EpicHistoryTV #History #Napoleon #Marengo #MilitaryHistory #FrenchHistory #ItalianHistory #EuropeanHistory