Generals and Napoleon

By John W. Viscardo

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Generals and Napoleon, presented by John Viscardo, a history podcast exploring the Napoleonic Wars, iconic commanders, battlefield strategy, and leadership lessons. Instagram: @andnapoleon X/Twitter: @andnapoleon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@generalsandnapoleon Patreon: patreon.com/generalsandnapoleon TikTok: tiktok.com/@andnapoleon

Episode Date
Walcheren Expedition of 1809: Britain's Costly Attempt to Defeat Napoleon (with Jacqueline Reiter) | Ep 176
Oct 11, 2026
Napoleon's Empire Strikes Back: The 1809 Regensburg Campaign vs. Austria (with Jack Gill) | Ep 175
Sep 30, 2026
Naples and Napoleon: A Kingdom Transformed (with special guest Jonathan North) | Ep 174
Sep 21, 2026
Napoleon's Grand Strategy Explained (with special guest Michael Leggiere) | Ep 173
Sep 10, 2026
Waterloo Battlefield Tour: Where Napoleon Lost His Empire (with special guest David Buttery) | Ep 172
Aug 31, 2026
Marshal Ney: The Bravest of the Brave During Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow (with Wayne Hanley) | Ep 171
Aug 22, 2026
How Napoleon Shaped Modern War and Politics (with special guest Robert C. Greenway) | Ep 170
Aug 13, 2026
Sailors of the Napoleonic Era (with special guest Andrew Lambert) | Ep 169
Aug 04, 2026
Marie Antoinette: tragic Queen of France (with special guest Charles Mackay) | Ep 168
Jul 27, 2026
Battle of Ocana: Spain's greatest military disaster (with special guest Joshua Provan) | Ep 167
Jul 18, 2026
The Marshals of France Before Napoleon (with Jonathan Abel) | Ep 166
Jul 09, 2026
The Louisiana Purchase: Why Napoleon Sold an Empire (with Alexander Mikaberidze) | Ep 165
Jun 30, 2026
The Malet Conspiracy: The Coup That Almost Overthrew Napoleon (with Graeme Callister) | Ep 164
Jun 19, 2026
Napoleon vs. the Catholic Church: Power, Politics, and the Pope (with Ambrogio Caiani) | Ep 163
Jun 10, 2026
Napoleon's Attack on Berlin: The Gamble That Failed in 1813 (with Michael Leggiere) | Ep 162
May 31, 2026
How the Royal Navy Dominated the Napoleonic Wars (with Joshua Meeks) | Ep 161
May 22, 2026
Generals La Bédoyère and Cambronne: Napoleon's Loyalists During the Hundred Days (with Jonathan North) | Ep 160
May 13, 2026
30 Things That Made the Napoleonic Era Fascinating (with Joshua Provan) | Ep 159
May 04, 2026
General Wittgenstein: The Russian General Who Saved St. Petersburg from Napoleon (with Jimmy Chen) | Ep 158
Apr 26, 2026
General Desaix: The General Who Saved Napoleon at Marengo (with Charles Mackay) | Ep 157
Apr 18, 2026
Wavre and Plancenoit: The Battles That Decided Waterloo? (with Graeme Callister) | Ep 156
Apr 09, 2026
General Scharnhorst: The Military Genius Who Reformed the Prussian Army (with Ethan Soefje) | Ep 155
Mar 31, 2026
15 Biggest Surprises and Disasters of the Napoleonic Wars | Ep 154
Mar 21, 2026
The Duke of Wellington's Political Career: From Waterloo to Prime Minister (with Marcus Cribb) | Ep 153
Mar 12, 2026
The Battle of Bautzen: Napoleon's Pyrrhic Victory of 1813 (with Jonas de Neef) | Ep 152
Mar 03, 2026
Frederick William III: The Prussian King Who Defied Napoleon (with Ethan Soefje) | Ep 151
Feb 22, 2026
Wellington's Logistics: How the British Army Won the Peninsular War (with Gareth Glover) | Ep 150
Feb 13, 2026
Dresden: Napoleon's Last Great Victory? (with Winston Valentine) | Ep 149
Feb 05, 2026
General Rapp: Napoleon's Fearless Aide-de-Camp and Battlefield Commander (with Jonas de Neef) | Ep 148
Jan 28, 2026
The 15 Greatest Battles of the Napoleonic Wars, Part 2 | Ep 147
Jan 20, 2026
The 15 Greatest Battles of the Napoleonic Wars, Part 1 | Ep 146
Jan 11, 2026
Napoleon's Rise to Power: From Artillery Officer to Emperor of France (with Rafe Blaufarb) | Ep 145
Jan 02, 2026
The Battles of Ligny and Quatre-Bras: The Road to Waterloo (with Gareth Glover) | Ep 144
Dec 24, 2025
Napoleon's Return to France: The Emperor's Funeral and Final Resting Place (with Charles Mackay) | Ep 143
Dec 15, 2025
Charles X: The Bourbon Restoration, Napoleon's Legacy, and the July Revolution (with David Montgomery) | Ep 142
Dec 07, 2025
Bailén 1808: The Spanish Victory That Shocked Napoleon (with Joshua Provan) | Ep 141
Nov 29, 2025
General Sebastiani: Napoleon's General, Diplomat, and Survivor (with Jonathan North) | Ep 140
Nov 21, 2025
The 15 Greatest Generals of the Napoleonic Wars, Part 2 | Ep 139
Nov 13, 2025
The 15 Greatest Generals of the Napoleonic Wars, Part 1 | Ep 138
Nov 05, 2025
Napoleon's Parents: Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte (with John Kuehn) | Ep 137
Oct 28, 2025
The Battle of Trafalgar: How Nelson Defeated Napoleon at Sea (with Joshua Meeks) | Ep 136
Oct 21, 2025
General Dąbrowski (Dombrowski): Napoleon's Polish General and the Polish Legions (with Jonathan North) | Ep 135
Oct 12, 2025
The Battle of Talavera: Wellington's First Great Victory in Spain (with Josh Provan) | Ep 134
Oct 05, 2025
Napoleon's Military Strategy: The Genius Behind His Greatest Victories (with Jonathan Abel) | Ep 133
Sep 27, 2025
Clausewitz vs. Jomini: Two Competing Theories of War (with Joshua Meeks) | Ep 132
Sep 20, 2025
The Battle of Lützen: Napoleon's Comeback Victory of 1813 (with Jonas de Neef) | Ep 131
Sep 12, 2025
General Loison: Napoleon's Infamous “Maneta” of the French Army (with Charles Mackay) | Ep 130
Sep 05, 2025
The Battle of Albuera: The Bloodiest Day of the Peninsular War (with Marcus Beresford) | Ep 129
Aug 30, 2025
General Montbrun: The Cavalry Commander Napoleon Trusted Most (with Jonas de Neef) | Ep 128
Aug 23, 2025
The Battle of Eylau: The Blueprint for Defeating Napoleon? (with Alexander Mikaberidze) | Ep 127
Aug 15, 2025
General Morand: The Forgotten General Who Served Marshal Davout (with Charles Mackay) | Ep 126
Aug 09, 2025
Battle of the Nile: Nelson's Masterpiece Against Napoleon (with John Kuehn) | Ep 125
Aug 01, 2025
The French Invasion of Ireland, 1796: How France Nearly Invaded Ireland (with Ciaran McDonnell) | Ep 124
Jul 25, 2025
General Friant: Napoleon's “Immortal” General Under Marshal Davout (with Charles Mackay) | Ep 123
Jul 18, 2025
Lallemand and Lefebvre-Desnouettes: Napoleon's Diehard Generals (with Jonathan North) | Ep 122
Jul 08, 2025
The Battle of Aspern-Essling: Napoleon's First Major Defeat (with Nick Kramer) | Ep 121
Jun 26, 2025
Congress of Vienna: How Europe Was Rebuilt After Napoleon (with Evan Wilson) | Ep 120
Jun 15, 2025
General Dorsenne: The Man Who Commanded Napoleon's Imperial Guard (with Patrick du Bois) | Ep 119
Jun 05, 2025
General Suvorov: The Russian Commander Who Never Lost a Battle (with John Kuehn) | Ep 118
May 26, 2025
Napoleonic Wars Q&A: Answering Your Questions About Napoleon (with Marcus Cribb) | Ep 117
May 18, 2025
Napoleon's Paris: How Napoleon Transformed the French Capital (with David Buttery) | Ep 116
May 11, 2025
Napoleon's Conscripts: What Life Was Like for Soldiers in the Napoleonic Wars (with Graeme Callister) | Ep 115
Apr 29, 2025
Napoleon's Influence on Churchill and Hitler: Lessons from the Emperor (with Warren Dockter) | Ep 114
Apr 17, 2025
Wellington's Great Wall: The Lines of Torres Vedras and the Defeat of Masséna (with Mark S. Thompson) | Ep 113
Apr 05, 2025
How Napoleon's Armies Fought: Napoleonic Tactics Explained (with Major Michael Hamel)| Ep 112
Mar 26, 2025
Napoleon's Imperial Guard: The Elite Soldiers Who Fought for the Emperor (with Michael Broers) | Ep 111
Mar 15, 2025
Lord Uxbridge: The British Commander Who Lost His Leg at Waterloo (with Marcus Cribb) | Ep 110
Mar 04, 2025
Who Would Succeed Napoleon? The French Empire's Succession Crisis (with Katherine Bayford) | Ep 109
Feb 22, 2025
Marshal Lannes: Napoleon's “Fireman” and His Greatest Battles (with Graeme Callister) | Ep 108
Feb 11, 2025
Marshal Marmont: Napoleon's Judas and His Controversial Life After 1815 (with David Montgomery) | Ep 107
Feb 01, 2025
Vitoria 1813: The Battle That Drove Napoleon From Spain (with Josh Provan) | Ep 106
Jan 27, 2025
Caroline Bonaparte: The Scheming Sister Who Challenged Napoleon (with Katherine Bayford) | Ep 105
Jan 12, 2025
How Napoleon's Marshal Became King of Sweden: The Story of Bernadotte (with Fredrik Eriksson) | Ep 104
Jan 02, 2025
General Kellermann: Napoleon's Master of Cavalry (with Charles Mackay) | Ep 103
Dec 20, 2024
General Belliard: The Man Behind Murat's Cavalry (with Jonathan North) | Ep 102
Dec 10, 2024
The Battle of Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory (with Jonathan Abel) | Ep 101
Nov 30, 2024
General Vandamme: Napoleon's Hot-Tempered Firebrand (with David Buttery) | Ep 100
Nov 20, 2024
Killing Napoleon: Assassination attempts on the Emperor (with Jonathan North) | Ep 99
Nov 10, 2024
Admiral Hood: British Naval Power in the Napoleonic Era (with Oliver Webb-Carter) | Ep 98
Oct 31, 2024
General Kléber: The General Who Took Command After Napoleon Left Egypt (with Michael Hamel) | Ep 97
Oct 21, 2024
Battle of Leipzig 1813: The Battle of Nations That Defeated Napoleon (with Nick Kramer) | Ep 96
Oct 11, 2024
Battle of Cape St. Vincent: The Victory That Made Nelson a Hero (with Evan Wilson) | Ep 95
Oct 03, 2024
Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt: The Campaign That Launched a Legend (with Jonathan Abel) | Ep 94
Sep 23, 2024
Battle of Borodino: The Bloodiest Day of the Napoleonic Wars (with Joe Failla) | Ep 93
Sep 13, 2024
The Battles of Copenhagen: Britain's Naval Struggle for Denmark (with Gareth Glover) | Ep 92
Sep 03, 2024
The Duke of Wellington and Siege Warfare in the Peninsular War (with Zack White) | Ep 91
Aug 24, 2024
The Wives of Napoleon's Marshals: Top 10 Women Behind the Empire (with Rachael Stark) | Ep 90
Aug 14, 2024
General Savary: The Man Who Ran Napoleon's Secret Police (with Jonas de Neef) | Ep 89
Aug 04, 2024
Battle of Jena-Auerstedt: Napoleon's Destruction of the Prussian Army (with Charles Mackay) | Ep 88
Jul 25, 2024
General Platov: The Cossack Commander Who Hunted Napoleon's Army (with Josh Provan) | Ep 87
Jul 15, 2024
Dr. Guthrie: The British Army's Greatest Napoleonic War Surgeon (with Mick Crumplin) | Ep 86
Jul 07, 2024
Jérôme Bonaparte: Napoleon's Youngest Brother Turned King (with Graeme Callister) | Ep 85
Jun 30, 2024
Louis XVI: How the French Revolution Destroyed a King (with Charles Mackay) | Ep 84
Jun 20, 2024
Marshal Murat: The Fall and Execution of Napoleon's Marshal and King (with Jonathan North) | Ep 83
Jun 10, 2024
Lucien Bonaparte: Napoleon's Fiery Brother Who Defied Him (with Graeme Callister) | Ep 82
May 31, 2024
Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812: The Invasion That Destroyed His Army (with Adam Zamoyski) | Ep 81
May 24, 2024
Schwarzenberg: The General Who Led Europe Against Napoleon (with David Hollins) | Ep 80
May 14, 2024
Joseph Fouché: Napoleon's Sinister Spy Master (with Michael Broers) | Ep 79
May 04, 2024
Napoleon's Library: The Books That Shaped the Emperor (with Louis Sarkozy) | Ep 78
Apr 24, 2024
Napoleon III: How Napoleon's Nephew Became Emperor of France (with Melissa Rossi) | Ep 77
Apr 14, 2024
Marshal Ney's Trial: Why Napoleon's Marshal Was Executed in 1815 (with Brian Williams) | Ep 76
Apr 04, 2024
Louis Bonaparte: King of Holland and Napoleon's Reluctant Protégé (with Graeme Callister) | Ep 75
Mar 26, 2024
William Beresford: The British General Who Transformed the Portuguese Army (with Josh Provan) | Ep 74
Mar 16, 2024
General Picton: The Fierce British General Killed at Waterloo (with Graeme Callister) | Ep 73
Mar 06, 2024
Horatio Nelson: How Britain's Greatest Admiral Changed Naval Warfare (with Evan Wilson) | Ep 72
Feb 25, 2024
Cambacérès: The Man Who Helped Napoleon Build His Empire (with Charles Mackay) | Ep 71
Feb 15, 2024
Fuentes de Oñoro: How Wellington Barely Held Portugal Against Masséna (with Marcus Cribb) | Ep 70
Feb 05, 2024
General d'Erlon: From the French Revolution to Waterloo (with Graeme Callister) | Ep 69
Jan 26, 2024
General Bennigsen: The Russian Commander Who Challenged Napoleon (with Alexander Mikaberidze) | Ep 68
Jan 15, 2024
Louis XVIII: The King Who Replaced Napoleon Twice (with Emmanuel Dubois) | Ep 67
Jan 04, 2024
Napoleon Bonaparte and his Empire: The Life and Legacy of the Emperor (with Andrew Roberts) | Ep 66
Dec 25, 2023
Doctor Larrey: Napoleon's Surgeon and Pioneer of Battlefield Medicine (with Mick Crumplin) | Ep 65
Dec 15, 2023
Joseph Bonaparte: The Brother Napoleon Made King of Spain (with Graeme Callister) | Ep 64
Dec 07, 2023
Napoleon (2023) Movie Review: Historical Accuracy vs. Hollywood (with Marcus Cribb) | Ep 63
Nov 27, 2023
Napoleon's Marshals: How His Greatest Generals Fell From Power (with Rachael Stark) | Ep 62
Nov 16, 2023
Toussaint Louverture: The Father of Haiti and Leader of the Haitian Revolution (with Everett Rummage) | Ep 61
Nov 06, 2023
General Reynier: Napoleon's Forgotten General in Egypt and Spain (with Charles Mackay) | Ep 60
Oct 27, 2023
Talleyrand: Napoleon's Diplomat Who Betrayed Everyone and Always Survived (with Michael Broers) | Ep 59
Oct 17, 2023
Archduke Charles: Napoleon's Most Dangerous Opponent (with David Hollins) | Ep 58
Oct 07, 2023
Battle of Bussaco 1810: Wellington's Mountain Victory Over Masséna (with Marcus Cribb) | Ep 57
Sep 27, 2023
General Duroc: The Man Napoleon Trusted With Everything (with Irene Kim) | Ep 56
Sep 18, 2023
King George III: The British King Who Stood Against Napoleon (with Mark Ellis) | Ep 55
Sep 09, 2023
General Clauzel: The General Who Became a Marshal After Napoleon (with Charles Mackay) | Ep 54
Aug 31, 2023
Battle of Vimeiro 1808: Wellington's Victory and the Controversial Convention of Cintra (with Marcus Cribb) | Ep 53
Aug 21, 2023
Battle of Roliça 1808: Wellington's First Victory in the Peninsular War (with Marcus Cribb) | Ep 52
Aug 17, 2023
Marshal Blücher: The Prussian General Who Helped Defeat Napoleon (with Philip Wagenknecht) | Ep 51
Aug 08, 2023
General Graham: The British General Who Defeated the French at Barrosa (with Josh Provan) | Ep 50
Jul 31, 2023
Battle of Salamanca: How Wellington Destroyed Marmont in One Afternoon (with Marcus Cribb) | Ep 49
Jul 22, 2023
Queen Hortense: Napoleon's Stepdaughter Who Became the Mother of an Emperor (with Beatrice Knight) | Ep 48
Jul 14, 2023
General Foy: Napoleon's Brilliant General and Rising Political Star | Ep 47
Jul 05, 2023
General Caulaincourt: Napoleon's Ambassador to Russia and Trusted Adviser (with Irene Kim) | Ep 46
Jun 26, 2023
Battle of Waterloo: Napoleon's Final Defeat (with Marcus Cribb) | Ep 45
Jun 17, 2023
Sir John Kincaid: The Soldier Behind Sharpe's Rifles (with Luke Reynolds) | Ep 44
Jun 09, 2023
Empress Joséphine: Napoleon's Wife and Greatest Love (with Rachael Stark) | Ep 43
May 31, 2023
Sir John Moore: The British General Who Died Victorious at Corunna (with Marcus Cribb) | Ep 42
May 22, 2023
General Lafayette: The Hero of Two Revolutions (with Emmanuel Dubois) | Ep 41
May 13, 2023
Tsar Alexander I: Napoleon's Most Powerful Enemy (with Alexander Mikaberidze) | Ep 40
May 04, 2023
General Moreau: Napoleon's Rival and France's Forgotten Military Genius | Ep 39
Apr 25, 2023
Black Bob Craufurd: Wellington's Hardest-Fighting General (with Marcus Cribb) | Ep 38
Apr 16, 2023
Generals Blake & Cuesta: Spain's Commanders in the Peninsular War (with Josh Provan) | Ep 37
Apr 07, 2023
Bagration: Napoleon's Russian Foe and "God of the Army" (with Jimmy Chen) | Ep 36
Mar 29, 2023
Barclay de Tolly: The Russian Strategist Who Outsmarted Napoleon (with Alexander Mikaberidze) | Ep 35
Mar 20, 2023
General Junot: Napoleon's Loyal General Who Nearly Became a Marshal (with Charles Mackay) | Ep 34
Mar 10, 2023
General Rowland Hill: The Man Wellington Trusted Most (with Marcus Cribb) | Ep 33
Feb 28, 2023
Prince Eugène: Napoleon's Stepson Who Became Viceroy of Italy | Ep 32
Feb 19, 2023
Pasquale Paoli: The Corsican Hero Who Inspired Napoleon (with Everett Rummage) | Ep 31
Feb 10, 2023
Kutuzov: The Russian General Who Outlasted Napoleon (with Alexander Mikaberidze) | Ep 30
Feb 01, 2023
The Duke of Wellington: The Man Who Defeated Napoleon | Ep. 29
Jan 23, 2023
General Gudin: Napoleon's Fallen Friend and Hero of the Grande Armée (with Cary Elwes) | Ep 28
Jan 15, 2023
Napoleon's Marshals: Genius, Failure & Glory — The Complete Story (with Rachael Stark) | Ep 27
Jan 07, 2023
Marshal Ney: Napoleon's Bravest Soldier? | Ep. 26
Jan 01, 2023
Marshal Murat, King of Naples, the greatest cavalry leader in history? | Ep 25
Dec 20, 2022
Marshal Masséna: Napoleon's "Dear Child of Victory" | Ep 24
Dec 11, 2022
Marshal Suchet: The Marshal Who Actually Conquered Spain for Napoleon | Ep 23
Nov 30, 2022
Marshal Davout: The French Marshal Who Never Lost a Battle | Ep 22
Nov 24, 2022
Marshal Davout: Napoleon's Greatest General? | Ep 21
Nov 19, 2022
Marshal Augereau: Napoleon's "Proud Bandit" | Ep 20
Nov 09, 2022
Marshal Victor: Napoleon's Most Despicable Marshal? | Ep 19
Oct 31, 2022
Marshal Bernadotte: Napoleon's Rival Who Became King of Sweden | Ep 18
Oct 23, 2022
Marshal Lannes: Napoleon's Greatest Friend and Fiercest Marshal | Ep 17
Oct 13, 2022
Marshal Marmont: Napoleon's Greatest Betrayer? | Ep 16
Oct 02, 2022
Marshal Bessières: Napoleon's Loyal Marshal Who Died on the Battlefield | Ep 15
Sep 22, 2022
Marshal Grouchy: Napoleon's Most Blamed Marshal at Waterloo | Ep 14
Sep 15, 2022
Marshal Macdonald: The Unlucky Marshal Who Never Gave Up | Ep 13
Sep 08, 2022
Marshal Mortier: Napoleon's Friendly Marshal | Ep 12
Sep 01, 2022
Marshal Poniatowski: The Polish Prince Who Died for Napoleon | Ep 11
Aug 25, 2022
Marshal Soult: From Napoleon's Marshal to Marshal-General of France | Ep 10
Aug 18, 2022
Marshal Moncey: The Honest Marshal Who Served Napoleon | Ep 9
Aug 09, 2022
Marshal Jourdan: The General that Napoleon Blamed for Defeat in Spain | Ep 8
Aug 03, 2022
Marshal Saint-Cyr: The "Owl" Among Napoleon's Eagles | Ep 7
Jul 30, 2022
Marshal Brune: Hero, Patriot... and Looter? | Ep 6
Jul 14, 2022
Marshal Oudinot: The "Indestructible Marshal" Who Survived 30 Wounds | Ep 5
Jul 07, 2022
Sérurier & Lefebvre: The Marshals Who Helped Build Napoleon's Empire | Ep 4
Jul 01, 2022
Pérignon & Kellermann: The Forgotten Marshals of Napoleon's Empire | Ep 3
Jun 23, 2022
Marshal Berthier: Napoleon's Indispensable Chief of Staff | Ep 2
Jun 18, 2022
Generals and Napoleon: An Introduction to the Napoleonic Wars | Ep 1
Jun 10, 2022