Generals and Napoleon

Generals and Napoleon A history podcast exploring the Napoleonic Wars, iconic commanders, battlefield strategy, and leadership lessons.
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We discuss historic battles and the lives of commanders who shaped European history.

09/03/2026

to one of our finest recent episodes - a breakdown of all the details of the Malet Conspiracy where one man's lie & forgery almost toppled Napoleon's government.

⚔️ IF KALSHI BETTING MARKET HAD EXISTED BACK IN HISTORY… 🔥 NAPOLEON vs. FREDERICK THE GREAT 🔥Two masters of European war...
09/03/2026

⚔️ IF KALSHI BETTING MARKET HAD EXISTED BACK IN HISTORY…

🔥 NAPOLEON vs. FREDERICK THE GREAT 🔥

Two masters of European warfare go head-to-head. If you had to put your money on one commander… whose odds are you taking? 💰👀

📈 THE MARKET:

🇫🇷 NAPOLEON — 63%
⚡ Master of rapid maneuver, concentration of force, and the corps system.

👑 FREDERICK THE GREAT — 37%
💥 Master of discipline, battlefield maneuver, and the devastating oblique attack.

⚔️ Equal armies
⚔️ Equal technology
⚔️ Equal battlefield conditions
⚔️ Both commanders at their peak

Napoleon is the favorite at 63¢ — but Frederick at 37¢ could be a very tempting underdog. 👀

💰 WHOSE ODDS ARE YOU TAKING?

🇫🇷 NAPOLEON at 63¢

OR

👑 FREDERICK THE GREAT at 37¢

👇 Drop your pick in the comments — and tell us WHY!

⚔️ IF KALSHI EXISTED BACK IN HISTORY… ⚔️🔥 NAPOLEON vs. ALEXANDER THE GREAT 🔥Two of the greatest military commanders who ...
09/02/2026

⚔️ IF KALSHI EXISTED BACK IN HISTORY… ⚔️

🔥 NAPOLEON vs. ALEXANDER THE GREAT 🔥

Two of the greatest military commanders who ever lived. But if they met on the battlefield… whose odds are you taking? 👀

📈 THE MARKET:

🇫🇷 NAPOLEON — 52%
⚡ Master of maneuver, concentration of force, and destroying enemy armies in decisive battles.

🛡️ ALEXANDER THE GREAT — 48%
🐎 Undefeated in major battles and the conqueror of the Persian Empire before the age of 33.

The rules:

⚔️ Equal-sized armies
⚔️ Equal technology
⚔️ Equal battlefield conditions
⚔️ Both commanders at their absolute peak

💰 So whose odds are YOU taking?

🇫🇷 NAPOLEON at 52¢

OR

🏛️ ALEXANDER at 48¢

👇 Put your pick in the comments — and tell us WHY!

📚 ERNEST HEMINGWAY WAS FASCINATED BY MARSHAL NEY?When the author lived in Paris during the 1920s, he frequently visite...
09/01/2026

📚 ERNEST HEMINGWAY WAS FASCINATED BY MARSHAL NEY?

When the author lived in Paris during the 1920s, he frequently visited La Closerie des Lilas, the famous café where he would drink, think, and write.

Nearby stood the imposing statue of Marshal Ney, Napoleon’s legendary commander known as “the Bravest of the Brave.” Hemingway became so familiar with the monument that in A Moveable Feast he referred to Ney as his “old friend.”

But Hemingway’s fascination went far beyond the statue.

⚔️ He genuinely admired Ney.

Hemingway was fascinated by courage, endurance, war and how people behave when everything is going wrong. Few soldiers embodied those qualities better than Ney.

During Napoleon’s disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812, Ney repeatedly commanded the rear guard as the Grande Armée disintegrated around him. His survival became legendary.

And Hemingway apparently never forgot it.

During World War II, Hemingway wrote to his friend Colonel Charles “Buck” Lanham and considered an intriguing question:

If he could invite one great historical figure to dinner, whom would he choose? Not Napoleon. Not Lincoln. Not Lenin.

🔥 Hemingway chose Marshal Ney.

He believed Ney understood something profound about courage and the human heart, particularly what it meant to keep fighting with a defeated army when almost everything had been lost.

That may explain why Ney’s statue in Paris meant so much to Hemingway. To most people, it was a monument.

To Hemingway, Ney represented courage in defeat, endurance in catastrophe, and the determination to keep going when everything seems lost.

⚔️📚 More than a century after the retreat from Russia, Napoleon’s “Bravest of the Brave” had found another famous admirer — Ernest Hemingway.

🚨New episode🚨- the ultimate Waterloo battlefield guide! Special guest David Buttery takes us across the key locations th...
08/31/2026

🚨New episode🚨- the ultimate Waterloo battlefield guide! Special guest David Buttery takes us across the key locations that shaped the outcome of the battle, including Hougoumont, La Haye Sainte, the Lion's Mound, the Allied ridge, and the village of Plancenoit. Along the way, we'll examine the terrain, discuss Napoleon's battle plan, Wellington's defensive position, and the critical arrival of Blücher's Prussian army.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1tUl12adN5ZvDaRM7vy46d?si=sB_X-pMpSG2F8iEzYCygyg

08/30/2026

In case you missed this one - Napoleon vs. the Catholic Church: Power, Politics, and the Pope (with Ambrogio Caiani)!

Coming soon......the Ultimate Waterloo Battlefield Tour!
08/29/2026

Coming soon......the Ultimate Waterloo Battlefield Tour!

“Hats off, gentlemen. If he were still alive, we would not be here.” -Napoleon visiting the tomb of Frederick the Great....
08/28/2026

“Hats off, gentlemen. If he were still alive, we would not be here.” -Napoleon visiting the tomb of Frederick the Great. 🎖️

In 1806, fresh off his decisive victory crushing the Prussian army, Napoleon did something that would become one of the most chillingly symbolic moments in military history. He marched to Potsdam and descended into the dark, bare crypt to look upon the tomb of Frederick the Great.Napoleon didn't go as an arrogant conqueror looking to gloat. He went as a devout student of warfare paying homage to his idol.🕯️

According to historical accounts from his aides, including General Ségur, the scene was profoundly eerie. Escorted by a church sacristan holding a single lantern, Napoleon stood face-to-face with the copper-enclosed coffin of the legendary Prussian king.Napoleon stood in absolute silence, completely frozen in deep thought for nearly ten minutes. When he noticed some of his marshals and generals acting casual or whispering, the French Emperor snapped. He removed his bicorne hat, demanded they do the same, and uttered that legendary line. 🫡

This might be my first pre-order of a Napoleonic book 📕! Can’t wait for November 10th when it actually arrives.
08/27/2026

This might be my first pre-order of a Napoleonic book 📕! Can’t wait for November 10th when it actually arrives.

08/26/2026

August 26, 1813 Napoleon’s forces won the Battle of Dresden but also lost a battle that same day.

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