Battle of Austerlitz facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Battle of Austerlitz |
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| Part of the War of the Third Coalition | |||||||||
.jpg) Napoléon at the Battle of Austerlitz, by François Gérard (Galerie des Batailles, Versailles) |
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 France |
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 Napoleon I |
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| 65,000–68,000 (not including III Corps) | 84,000–95,000 | ||||||||
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In the battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon Bonaparte fought Russian and Austrian troops. The battle took place near Austerlitz (now in the Czech Republic) in 1805. Napoleon’s big victory let him create the Confederation of the Rhine. The book War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy contains a detailed description of the battle.
Images for kids
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Napoleon with his troops on the eve of battle. Painting by Louis-François, Baron Lejeune
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Allied (red) and French (blue) deployments at 1800 hours on 1 December 1805
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French cuirassiers taking position
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Capture of a French regiment's eagle by the cavalry of the Russian guard, by Bogdan Willewalde (1884)
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The decisive attacks on the Allied center by St. Hilaire and Vandamme split the Allied army in two and left the French in a golden tactical position to win the battle.
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By 1400 hours, the Allied army had been dangerously separated. Napoleon now had the option to strike at one of the wings, and he chose the Allied left since other enemy sectors had already been cleared or were conducting fighting retreats.
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The Battle of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805 by Joseph Swebach-Desfontaines
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Napoleon and Francis II after the Battle of Austerlitz
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Map of the landscape monument zone
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The Pyramid of Austerlitz in Utrecht
See also
In Spanish: Batalla de Austerlitz para niños
