I'd like to know if growing up Napoleon wanted to be the leader of his country or leader of the army or he just seized the opportunity when it came, specially the events surrounding the coup d'état du 18 Brumaire and afterwards when he crowned himself Emperor of the French.
After last post’s revisions, the following changes were made:
- Bolívar was removed from “Military Genius” tier and moved to “great”.
- Both Grant and Lee (note, I based Lee off of u/doritofeesh’s thread on Lee) were placed in “Truly Exceptional”
- Artúr Görgei was moved into “great”
- the Crown Prince of Prussia was moved into “competent”.
- Hugh Gough and Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz were both moved into “mediocre but not bad” tier
- Lord Raglan was moved into “Lackluster” tier.
Note that there will be a revision-edition post every 25 days during this series.
Top relevant comment decides where a general goes on the tier list.
The drummers have a basic upper body drumming clip that blend with lower body locomotion, and are triggered for various state changes (e.g. open fire, hold fire, move, halt, form square, form line, follow me). I was loosely inspired by old drumming manuals from the period and created the clips in Bandlab. They're not too loud, you have to be within 10m or so to hear them. It took some tuning for them to be the flavor-adders they're intended to be and not an annoying cacaphony.
For the howitzers, they fire at a fixed barrel elevation and backcalculate muzzle velocity from the target position, to simulate guns of the period altering their charge to adjust for range (cannons are direct fire with a fixed muzzle velocity). Unlike the cannons which fire round shot that penetrates multiple enemies and can skip off the ground, howitzers fire explosive rounds that detonate randomly from the ground to 15m from their target (this was done to simulate the randomness of the hand-cut fuses of the time). When they explode, they deal some overpressure damage, and spray 50 shrapnel projectiles within a sphere. They're a bit more random that cannons when it comes to dealing damage, but a direct hit on an infantry unit can kill dozens.
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I've heard that apparently,during a meeting Napoleon was ignoring Lannes,so Lannes (like anyone would ofc) threw a chair out the window.
Does anyone have more context to this?!?
How did people react,what happened?
Imagine taking a walk and suddenly a chair is flying across the sky.
How did Napoleon react? Just stared at him???
Look in my eyes. St. Helena. Rain hammering the stone. My throat is smoke and sand. I call for water— and the door opens to velvet, perfume, and a man who drops to one knee: “Monseigneur… the Dauphin.” I scan the room. No damp cell. No chains. No fleas. No sea outside the window—only a France I can smell but don’t recognize. “Did you just call me what?” They tell me it is 1429. I am Charles, the Dauphin—not yet crowned, not yet secure. Roughly a third of France still answers to my name. The rest is disputed, bargained over, or bleeding. My “rival” wears a crown only because the world insists a child can be a king. And then I hear of her. A young woman—burning certainty in her eyes—who believes God sent her to place the crown on my head. A living banner. A miracle the people can chant. A weapon I did not forge. Point of divergence (POD): Napoleon’s mind (memories intact up to 1815) awakens in the body of the Dauphin in early 1429. No modern technology. No printing press. No mass conscription. He must win through medieval legitimacy, Church politics, feudal obligations, and the egos of nobles who have never heard the word “merit.” So, what happens next — and what is Napoleon’s best first move? Legitimacy vs. control: Does he ride Joan’s charisma straight into a coronation (high risk/high reward), or spend months securing nobles, money, and logistics first? Joan of Arc problem: He understands symbols—and he understands scapegoats. Does he protect her as a strategic asset, keep her close and controlled, or does paranoia + court intrigue fracture the alliance? Reforms under medieval constraints: What “Napoleonic” reforms are actually feasible without triggering a noble revolt (finance, command structure, law/courts, taxation, supply)? War plan: With 15th-century armies, does he aim for a decisive campaign (à la his later style), or is a slow political strategy (Burgundy, Church, towns) more plausible? Ripple effects: If the Hundred Years’ War ends earlier, what’s the most likely second-order consequence for Burgundy, England’s internal politics, and France’s long-term state formation? I’m especially interested in answers that focus on constraints (money, food, legitimacy, factions) rather than “Napoleon stomps because Napoleon.”
Look at how the emperor is aura farming
Change his name to Auraleon
Cilp is from war of rights game , and an musket is charleville 1766
With a solid 25 generals on the tier list, and with comments arguing that certain generals have been misplaced on the tier list, I felt today would be a good place to stop for revisions. That is, today is the day to move a few generals on here around if they need to.
If there’s a general or generals on here who you feel were misplaced on the tier list, and who you feel belong in a different tier, state who they are and argue for what tier they truly belong in.
While the criteria for who among those suggested gets moved around isn’t set in stone, I’m generally basing this off of three things:
arguments and evidence: providing more elaboration upon why you think a certain general isn’t in the right tier, and where they belong, and strong evidence for that, will make it more likely said general will be moved to where you think they belong.
popularly: more upvoted comments are more likely to be picked.
Consensus: if there are multiple comments arguing for the same general to be moved to the same tier, then they’re more likely to be moved there.
Have everyone!
The emperor looks like a grandma freezing in the winter, cute
Can Bonapartism be considered Monarchism?
Can it be called "revolutionary monarchism"?
What makes it superior or inferior to old-type Monarchies?
How does Bonapartism differ from modern right-wing populist regimes that also rely on plebiscites and charismatic leaders?
is it dependent on the original charismatic leader too much? can it survive outside it?
Must the monarch be a member of the House of Bonaparte to be a Bonapartist?
Can it work in countries other than France?
Where does it stand in economic scale?
For me, War and Peace is the best film about the Napoleonic Wars and one of the greatest historical films ever made. The scale of the battles is breathtaking: thousands of soldiers, real cavalry, and practical effects make everything feel massive and authentic—something even many modern productions have failed to match. Beyond recreating battles like Austerlitz and Borodino, the film brilliantly captures the atmosphere of the era. It was a massive production funded by the Soviet government, which made thousands of soldiers, horses, and military resources available for the shoot to achieve an extraordinary level of realism; there will truly never be another masterpiece quite like it.
The Batavian Republic was the Dutch sister republic that existed from 1795 to 1806, created after French revolutionary armies invaded the Netherlands and overthrew the old Dutch Republic. Inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution, Dutch reformers known as the Patriots welcomed French support and established a new state allied with the French First Republic.
The Batavian Republic marked a major break from the decentralized Dutch Republic. It introduced a more centralized government (previously the provinces had exercised significant autonomy), sought to modernize administration and taxation, and promoted greater political equality. Although formally independent, it remained heavily influenced by France and was drawn into the wars of the revolutionary and Napoleonic era.
By the early 1800s, French leader Napoleon Bonaparte grew dissatisfied with the republic. In 1806 he dissolved it and replaced it with the Kingdom of Holland, placing his brother Louis Bonaparte on the throne.
Basically Napoleon was impressed by the San Marino's People Love for liberty so he offered San Marino land that stretch to the Adriatic sea and they wisely Declined to avoid eventual conflict with it's neighbors (made by me on ibis paint) Enjoy the map!
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Hello everyone,
What this is could best be described as a mix of Mount and Blade: Warband's Napoleonic mod multiplayer commander battles with the scale of Total War. I absolutely loved playing commander battles in M&B with the banter and teamwork of other players, but always wished they were a bit grander in scale (and conversely, I always wished there was some sort of first person/third person cam for N:TW where you could get down on the ground). Historical accuracy is lacking as my art skills aren't stellar, I just wanted to get a gameplay loop working that scratches that itch I had. I chose a low-poly art style both as it makes it easier for performance and easier to model what I needed that couldn't be found open source. The scale is 20v20, up to 4000 troops per team, with playable infantry, cavalry, and artillery represented. Artillery unit fire can be directed using the spyglass item (and cannons themselves can be repositioned by dragging F, same with infantry and cavalry). Move with WASD.
It's got both single and multiplayer, though frankly I have had issues testing mass scale multiplayer as I don't have all that many friends who can be on at once. I've been testing it by opening multiple windows and that only goes so far.
That's where I need everyone's help! Please, go play it and tell me what you think, share it with your friends! Post it in your discord communities! I particularly need feedback as to how the networking runs in large rooms (I've never tested it at full capacity 20v20), as that's something I was never able to test. The game is strictly p2p as running the headless sim on Cloudflare itself would burn though the free plan allocation rapidly, though if there's interest I can look into dedicated server files. To host a game, just go to the multiplayer tab, configure the room name/password/unit scale (I recommend enabling bots for seeding the server), and host game. Don't forget to set your display name in the server browser. You can even invite your friends by sharing the URL ingame!
Warning, despite being in the browser, you'll need a dedicated GPU. It runs well on my old-ish gaming PC (Ryzen 5 3600x, RX6750XT, 16gb RAM) but your mileage may vary. It's super unpolished and missing several things such as certain animations/unit variety per category, but for personal reasons I can't really work on it that heavily here in the near future.
You can play it at the link below, totally free:
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I don't know if I'm the only one who notices this, but almost every painting of the Napoleonic Wars has such an epic, almost sentimental feel. There's always a soldier staring into the distance, an officer or marshal giving orders with a commanding presence, or a cavalry charge that looks like it's straight out of a movie. Everything feels dramatic, nostalgic, and almost too perfect.
Why were these paintings made in that style? Did real battles actually look anything like that, or is it mostly artistic romanticism?
