Published On Mar 29, 2024
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Hero or tyrant; brilliant head of state and war leader or power-hungry opportunist... Napoleon I is undoubtedly one of France's most controversial historical figures.
But behind Napoleon lurks a mass of faceless and often unknown people. Who were the soldiers of the Grande Armée? Who were these individuals who were the instruments of the French Emperor's conquests in the four corners of Europe?
Come on board and follow the story of a drop of water in a gigantic ocean.
â¶ïž Acknowledgements :
- Writing: Rivenzi, Thomas Quinquis & Loup Genevard
- Camera: Alex - Studio GĂąchette, Mathieu Lacout
- Director: Alex - Studio GĂąchette, Rivenzi
- Editing: Alex - Studio GĂąchette, Rivenzi & Mandrill
- Maps : Quentin Jeannigros
- Sound engineer: Tristan AmadeĂŻ
- Le musée de l'Armée
- Ămilie Robbe
- Grégory Spourdos
- "Les Grognards de la Somme" association
- Nicolas Sabbatier: Antoine Coquille
- Napoleon I: Jean-GĂ©rald Larcin
â¶ïž Sources for this episode :
đ Works :
- BARRES Jean Baptiste Auguste, âSouvenirs d'un officier de la Grande ArmĂ©eâ, Work in the public domain, published by Maurice BarĂšs, 1923.
- BIARD Michel, BOURDIN Philippe, MARZAGALLI Silvia, â1789-1815 RĂ©volution Consulat Empireâ, Histoire de France, ed. JoĂ«l Cornette, Belin, Paris, 2014.
- BEY FrĂ©dĂ©ric, HAEGELE Vincent, GUILLERAT Nicolas, âInfographie de L'empire NapolĂ©onienâ, PassĂ©s ComposĂ©s, Paris, 2023.
- BLIN Arnaud, âWagram, 5-6 Juillet 1809â, L'Histoire en Bataille, CNRS, 2013.
- HOUDECEK François , âVivre la Grande ArmĂ©e - Ătre soldat au temps de NapolĂ©onâ, CNRS Ă©ditions, 2023.
- HOURTOUILLE François Guy, âL'ApogĂ©e de l'Empire, Wagramâ, Histoires et Collections, Paris, 2005.
- NAULET FrĂ©dĂ©ric, âWagram, le 5-6 juillet 1809, Le canon tonne sur les bords du Danubeâ, Economica, Paris, 2009.
đ» Online resources :
- Moselle departmental archives: https://www.archives57.com/index.php/...
- MĂ©moires des Hommes, Imperial Guard and Line Infantry registers:
https://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defe...
- BERJAUD FrĂ©dĂ©ric, âLe 4Ăšme RĂ©giment d'Infanterie de Ligneâ: http://frederic.berjaud.free.fr/004ed...
- Sur Le Champ, Le Projet diplomatique napoléonien : La Bataille de Wagram (1809)
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đïž Other :
- Collections of the Musée de l'Armée.
đChapters:
00:00 : Introduction
3:18 : Sponsor
4:26 : I - The start
18:17 : II - The Soldier's Journey
30:32 : III - Trial by Fire
43:34 : Conclusion
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