The Napoleonic Wars Podcast

Heat 2 of the Battle of the Marshals arrives, with Rachael Stark championing Davout, Hans-Karl Weiss making the case for Jourdan, Alan Morehouse fighting for Bessieres, and Saint Cyr being exalted by Noah Fink. Vote for you favourite below.

Reflections on latest research, novels, and the nuts and bolts of the research processes abound as Dr Luke Reynolds takes over hosting duties in a follow up to the 'State of the Union' session.

Dave Brown, author of General D'Armee 2, joins me, the co-host of Little Wars TV, and Dr Andrew Dorman to discuss the Art of the War game, the tricks to creating a successful wargaming experience, how to get started in the hobby, and how the value they bring to history. Buy the rulesets: https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/reisswitz-press/general-darmee/ Little Wars TV: https://www.youtube.com/@LittleWarsTV

Naval historian Kate Jamieson joins me to talk about the Battle of the Glorious First of June - Britain's first major naval engagement of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, in which Britain sought to deprive France of a vital grain and food convoy which saved the French nation from starvation, propping up the revolutionary government in the process. Get episodes early and exclusive perks: www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod

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How do we separate Napoleonic myth from reality? Why were some written out of the story? Over 200 years later, why does Waterloo still matter? Join me this summer on the Napoleonic Wars Youtube Channel for a documentary on the battle, like you've never seen before

Who was Napoleon's greatest marshal? It's a question that has dogged fans of the period for 200 years, and will do for 200 more. On the 220th anniversary of Napoleon creating the marshals of France, and marking the 200th instalment of the Napoleonic Wars pod, fans of the show fire the opening salvo in the epic journey that will be the Battle of the Marshals. In this first heat, Ed Coss makes the case for Berthier, Todd Campbell argues for Ney, and Dan Hazelwood defends Soult. Only one can make it through to the semi final. Who wins? You decide.With expert commentary from Josh Provan and Sam Jolley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Jolley, Geraint Thatcher and Josh Provan join me for the second instalment of the 'Greatest What if of the Napoleonic era' series - a fun run through of scenarios that might have changed the course of Napoleonic historyTwitter: @s_jolley @ThatchGer1 @LandofhistoryBuy Josh's books at https://www.helion.co.uk/people/joshua-provan.php Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The stars of a recent collaborative project involving the Napoleonic & Revolutionary War Graves Charity, and students from the University of Portsmouth, Izzy Turtle, Emily Harris, Rebekah Money and Damiana Kun talk about their recent efforts to find the graves of Napoleonic veterans across Portsmouth, and their experiences of cleaning graves.To find out more about the efforts of the NRWGC, and the support their work, go to www.nrwgc.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why does Waterloo matter? How was it manipulated? And how did it become a business in its own right? Regular listeners of the show will know that these questions and much more have been covered by the Napoleonic Wars Podcast’s ‘Scholar in Residence’, Dr Luke ‘Memory’ Reynolds, in his critically acclaimed and award winning book Who Owned Waterloo. That book is now available in paperback, and to mark its release Luke sat down at The Lambs social and theatrical club with Professor of History Benjamin Carter Hett (https://twitter.com/BenjaminHett). If you haven’t picked it up already, get 30% off on the Oxford University Press website using code AAFLYG6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.