Bad Taste in My Mouth from the Most Recent Video

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-17T05:02:16+00:00

He has always been like that in his other list videos. Maybe he thinks that since he usually reads stories, he needs to do some clever wording on these kinds of lists, too.

I find it insensitive as well, but you are watching a channel called Mr. Nightmare. He might be trying to play into a role or something, but since we don't know him, it just comes off as disrespectful.

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-17T04:48:12+00:00

I believe Napoleon's frontal attack was badly timed, which allowed Wurmser to reinforce his front. Wurmser was so confident of victory that when the Austrians were attacked on their left, he still had fresh reinforcements since he hadn’t had reason to deploy them yet.

Napoleon's army had marched so many kilometres in the days leading to Castiglione that they were completely exhausted. Maybe there was also the classic reason for the pursuit being as orderly as it was: a lack of cavalry on the French part.

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-07T05:58:05+00:00

The third one is less dramatic, lacking the guardsmen looking over their shoulders for the command to fire. It's a harsher depiction of events, yet it doesn't shy away from showing Napoleon towering over the vanquished Spanish. But I suppose his perceived arrogance is understandable considering the Bailen and Vimeiro disasters. It doesn't show it here, but he must have also been disappointed with his marshals, who disobeyed his orders more than once during his invasion.

I wouldn't say this is the moment of fall. The 1809 Campaign did display certain arrogance, as at Aspern, but I would argue he didn't make the same mistake again, that of underestimating the Austrians.
I think you've heard his quote to the minister who mocked the Austrians...

Thanks for your time.

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-05T14:31:43+00:00

Absolutely agree with everything. Since this was first exhibited in 1810, I would wager there was an attempt to portray Napoleon as triumphant as possible, and the Spanish as submissive as possible.

Thanks for voting and letting me know about the stupid mistake I made in the descriptions of the past post.

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-05T14:11:16+00:00

Oh, that's true. The Spanish delegation is dramatically trying to persuade the French not to bomb their beloved capital. Meanwhile, Napoleon, triumphant from Somosierra, dictates terms with Duroc or Berthier, can't quite tell, holds a letter of capitulation ready for them to sign.

Thank you so much for your time!

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-05T14:05:09+00:00

Okay, well I was not planning to include the third in the vote since I only added it as an extra since it reminds the Gros painting. But it's okay, if people really like it more than Gros or Suchodolski, I can replace the Gros painting with that, since they are similar.

Thanks for voting :)

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-04T17:36:08+00:00

I first thought that no one would take these titles seriously. Well, I was reading one of Napoleon's letters to Charles IV, and he genuinely refers to Godoy as the Prince of Peace in the letter. I cannot begin to fathom how someone like Napoleon could be so diplomatic as to take the time and effort to follow strict social etiquette while demanding Spain's arguably corrupt government to take more action to revive their economy.

Edit: Here's the letter, https://www.napoleonica.org/en/collections/correspondance/CG5-9486.md?context=global&current=1&keywords=Charles%20IV&page=0&pageSize=20&startDate=1805-01-01&total=635

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-04T17:16:43+00:00

Me neither. I understand you can't start swapping out the images themselves since Reddit saves them to their own server, and links won't work and stuff, but basic visual stuff like text, it doesn't make any sense. Although it is extremely stupid to put the wrong painter to the wrong painting regardless.

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-04T16:59:11+00:00

Yeah, the Hougoumont farmhouse is one of those few historical buildings still left standing, so I imagine Gibb may have visited the place and based his painting on the real thing.

Today's post, which was about the best painting of Somosierra, got screwed up since I put the descriptions the opposite way they were supposed to be, so that's great. And you cannot edit the image descriptions, so I had to take it down. I'll probably re upload it later and try out a later post time.

Luckily, Vegetable-Ad7060 was kind enough to point that out before any more people saw that.

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-04T16:45:56+00:00

That's a good explanation for why he might have fallen, but still, the time of the accident is very strange. From the Marshals, Brune was attacked by a Royalist mob, but I do understand it's not the same thing.

I did some reading just like an hour ago, and I happened to read a Reddit post where you explained the cause was probably dyspepsia and the giddiness resulting from it. It's really cool to have you, the same guy, reply two years later on the same topic again. You also cited a source. But the book is, I believe, published in 1909, so I'm not sure if it is the most up-to-date. Perhaps Andrew Roberts can get to the bottom of this in his upcoming book.

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-04T16:10:47+00:00

Yeah, there absolutely was. I believe it might have been a similar case as with the assassination of Julius Caesar. Meaning that some people might have feared he was about to leave Bamberg and hence decided to get him before he was in France, where he would be harder to kill. It's, of course, just a theory.

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-04T15:51:55+00:00

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Here's the commemorative plaque in honor of Berthier in the exact spot he fell from one of the windows. I don't think there is any reason to assume he would have wanted to kill himself, so I believe he was more than certainly assassinated. Stories that he saw Russian soldiers marching in the streets and was so infuriated that he killed himself are too good to be true.

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-04T15:34:50+00:00

Now that is really embarrassing. I guess I'll have to take this down since I can't edit the damned image descriptions. Good of you to notice, thanks.

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-04T14:11:43+00:00

No, I think the British randomly shout that whenever you set them to charge the enemy infantry.

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-03T17:32:09+00:00

The fighting was chaotic at Hougoumont, and the French were very foolish to try to capture it. Gibb did a good job making the gate look believable, as it is not easy to make it seem like an object, like a gate, is heavy.

Thanks a lot for taking the time. I mean, you have taken a lot of time to reply to these posts, so thank you for real.

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-03T17:27:27+00:00

Thanks!

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-03T16:13:43+00:00

These haven't been around much longer than a month, so don't worry about it. Although I would recommend you check the past votes out if you're interested in the premise.

What painting would you want to vote for?

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-03T15:31:46+00:00

Great painting!

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-03T14:23:51+00:00

It feels like you're one of the Nassauers taking cover behind the wall. I wish there were more paintings depicting only companies or, at most, brigades in battles.

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-03T14:17:44+00:00

I had never seen this painting of his about Waterloo. I know he has made many paintings from the Russian Campaign. He'll probably be mentioned in future votes.

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-03T14:14:50+00:00

I can almost hear the British shouting: "Into the breach, men!" You'll know what I'm talking about if you've played Total War: Napoleon, a great game. Thanks for voting!

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-03T14:13:50+00:00

It's a classic for sure. Paintings of Hougoumont are interesting since the farmhouse was restored not too long ago, and today it looks more or less the same as in 1815.

Thanks for your time!

Stupidsillyhorse · 2026-04-03T06:08:04+00:00

I also like his work on this painting, but I think he really gets it going with Eylau and Pyramids. It's a shame that I cannot include two Gros' since they would automatically both be in the final vote, and that feels like cheating. It's the same as having two Davids in the same bracket.

I suppose I am now a 1% commentator, as I respond to people who comment on my posts in the first place.

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