Episode 74 - William Beresford, British General/Portuguese Marshal, with special guest Josh Provan
General William Carr Beresford was one of the most capable and trusted commanders in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars, earning a reputation as a brilliant organizer, strategist, and battlef...
16 Mars 202444min
Episode 73 - General Picton of the British army, with special guest Graeme Callister
General Thomas Picton was a fearless and fiery officer of the British Army, renowned for his bravery and ruthlessness on and off the battlefield. Serving under the Duke of Wellington, Picton played a ...
6 Mars 202428min
Episode 72 - ⚓️Admiral Nelson, the greatest British naval commander in history, with special guest Evan Wilson
⚓️🔥Admiral Horatio Nelson is celebrated as Britain’s greatest naval hero, whose daring tactics and bold leadership changed the course of European history. From the Mediterranean campaigns to his lege...
25 Feb 202458min
Episode 71 - Cambaceres, 2nd Consul of France, with special guest Charles Mackay
Did you know Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, one of Napoleon’s key consuls, was the legal mind behind much of the French Empire—but rarely made headlines? Special guest Charles Mackay joins the show...
15 Feb 202438min
Episode 70 - Battle of Fuentes de Onoro, Wellington (barely) holds Portugal against Massena, with special guest Marcus Cribb
The Battle of Fuentes de Onoro (May 1811) was a key engagement in the Peninsular War, pitting Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army against the French forces under Marshal Masséna. This battle highlights...
5 Feb 202446min
Episode 69 - General Drouet, Comte d'Erlon, with special guest Graeme Callister
General Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d’Erlon was one of Napoleon’s most capable yet controversial corps commanders, remembered for being at the center of some of the most critical moments of the Napole...
26 Jan 202430min
Episode 68 - General Bennigsen of the Russian army, with special guest Alexander Mikaberidze
General Levin August von Bennigsen was one of Napoleon’s most persistent—and frustrating—adversaries, a Russian commander who repeatedly stood in the Emperor’s path during the War of the Fourth Coalit...
15 Jan 20241h 3min
Episode 67 - Louis XVIII, the king who replaced Napoleon on the throne (twice), with special guest Emmanuel Dubois
King Louis XVIII of France was the Bourbon who outlasted the Revolution, Napoleon, and exile to reclaim the French throne—twice. Often overshadowed by his brother Louis XVI and his enemy Napoleon, Lou...
4 Jan 202447min
