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Battle of Austerlitz

Name: Battle of Austerlitz
Start: 1805-12-02
Location: Austerlitz

When: 2 December 1805
Where: Austerlitz
Part of: War of the Third Coalition: Ulm Campaign, Austerlitz and the Peace of Pressburg

Napoleon decisively defeated a combined Austro-Russian force near Austerlitz.

The Battle of Austerlitz was fought on 2 December 1805. It was the decisive engagement of the War of the Third Coalition. Napoleon defeated a combined Austro-Russian force under Alexander I of Russia. The battle took place near Austerlitz, then in the Austrian Empire.

Sources

Battle of Austerlitz Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
War of the Third Coalition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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