@zwhitehistory: Why was the British army starving its own men during the Napoleonic Wars? #HistoryTime #napoleon #soldiers #war #fyp

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chrismercer311
TheMerch :
Learing about the Peninsula War, Wellesley vowed not to rely on supplies or military support from the Spanish Junta after Talavara. Can't have been easy to supply an army even with the best planning.
2026-01-04 19:14:04
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dad8656
4405 :
I'm guessing that the conditions described related to Portugal & Spain. Significantly the French soldier had it harder & were expected to live off the land when on campaign generally where they were unwelcome invaders. Okay if in Italy or Germany, not so good in Winter in Poland etc. Years after the Napoleonic Wars an old British military veteran was asked his opinion of Wellington. He paused for a time then observed "well we never went hungry". Cold praise indeed!
2026-01-05 10:55:12
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user37559717704655
Daza :
excellent historical readings 🙏
2026-01-04 16:21:10
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numnoo
NumNoo :
There is a mirror option on all phones to make the frontal camera in this mode. Text will not anymore be reversed 👍🏻
2026-01-04 17:19:32
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eamonmcg123
user2348940046245 :
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2026-01-10 17:20:30
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t.gbassett
t.gbassett :
👍👍👍
2026-01-09 22:00:50
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outofprintgm
Out Of Print GM🇬🇧🍻 :
nice little info droop and before anyone else points it out the paint in the background of your video is of the charge of the light brigade painted by M. Coleman (if I recall) that's was the battle of Balaclava and not the Napoleonic wars
2026-01-04 16:48:46
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thomas00839
Thomas :
Likewise during the Crimean War. Quartermasters always like full inventory, never like distributing it.
2026-01-05 11:52:12
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zwhitehistory
Dr Zack White :
What would you do in their position?
2026-01-04 16:15:56
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