Napoleonic Wars
Event in History
Napoleonic Wars has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland argues that constant deference to Wellington's example left the British army somewhat fossilized.
“And that means, I think, that to a degree, the army has become a bit fossilized”
The Rest Is History: 721. The Charge of the Light Brigade: Outbreak of The Crimean War (Part 1) (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 10:58
Holland says Napoleon III's main lesson from his uncle's wars was never to fight Britain, making France open to a British alliance.
“the one lesson that he's picked up from the Napoleonic Wars is never go to war with Britain”
The Rest Is History: 721. The Charge of the Light Brigade: Outbreak of The Crimean War (Part 1) (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 9:48
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
721. The Charge of the Light Brigade: Outbreak of The Crimean War (Part 1)The Rest Is History · Nov 9, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook open a series on the Charge of the Light Brigade, profiling Lords Cardigan and Lucan and tracing the Crimean War's origins.