by OverSimplified
Napoleon's military career in two stick-figure-animated YouTube videos. From the coup of 18 Brumaire to Waterloo and St Helena.
Napoleon's seizure of power, the consulate, the coronation, the great battles (Austerlitz, Jena), and the Continental System. France becomes the dominant land power in Europe.
The 1812 march on Moscow and the catastrophic retreat, the coalition's pursuit, exile to Elba, the Hundred Days return, and the final defeat at Waterloo.
Half an hour of OverSimplified's signature stick-figure animation gets you most of the Napoleonic Wars — campaigns, coalitions, the personalities involved, and why Napoleon's legacy still shapes European law and politics today.
Useful background before you visit Les Invalides, where Napoleon is buried.