Modern era · 1805
Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz was fought on Monday 2 December 1805, near Austerlitz (then in the Austrian Empire, now in the Czech Republic), being the decisive engagement of the War of the Third Coalition. The Grande Armée under the command of Emperor Napoleon I defeated a combined Russo-Austrian army.
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- When
- 2 Dec 1805
- Where
- Slavkov u Brna
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Charles XIV John of Sweden1763 – 1844King of Sweden and Norway between 1818–1844. Prince of Ponte Corvo 1806–1810 and French field marshal (1763–1844)
Joachim Murat1767 – 1815Grand Duke of Berg and Cleves, The king of Naples (1767-1815)
Mikhail Kutuzov1747 – 1813Field Marshal of the Russian Empire (1745–1813)
Pyotr Bagration1765 – 1812General of the Imperial Russian Army (1765–1812)
Before and after
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