Battle of Austerlitz facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Battle of Austerlitz
Part of the War of the Third Coalition
Napoléon at the Battle of Austerlitz, by François Gérard (Galerie des Batailles, Versailles)
Date 2 December 1805 Location Austerlitz, Moravia, Austrian Empire (now Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic) Result Decisive French victory Treaty of Pressburg Effective end of the Third Coalition Territorial changes Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire and creation of the Confederation of the Rhine
Belligerents
France	Russia Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon I	Alexander I Mikhail Kutuzov Francis II
Strength
65,000–68,000 (not including III Corps)	84,000–95,000
Casualties and losses
1,305 dead 6,940 wounded 8,245 total casualties 573 captured 1 standard lost Total: 9,000	16,000 dead or wounded 20,000 captured 186 guns lost 45 standards lost Total: 36,000

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 takes the surrender of General Mack and the Austrian army at Ulm. Painting by Charles Thévenin.

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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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  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