Austerlitz (Sokolintz & Teinitz)

Napoleon’s plan at Austerlitz depended on the Allies taking the bait and attacking the French right. Once the Allied attack was underway, Soult would attack the Allied center. The Allies, observing the weakness of the French right saw the opportunity …

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Napoleon’s plan at Austerlitz depended on the Allies taking the bait and attacking the French right. Once the Allied attack was underway, Soult would attack the Allied center. The Allies, observing the weakness of the French right saw the opportunity to sweep round the French flank. Once on the French flank, the Allied plan was to take their four Allied columns to turn North and drive the main French army from the field. The Allied plan depended on quickly overrunning the French right, but the terrain was highly favorable to the defenders, and the French would defend tenaciously. Around 8:00 AM on December 2, the first Allied columns began hitting the French right near the village of Telnitz. Taking the village, they threw the French back across Goldbach Stream. Slightly to the north, the second Allied column hit Sokolnitz, but was repulsed. Bringing forward his artillery, General Count Louis de Langéron succeeded in taking the village, while a third Allied column assaulted the castle (walled farm). The French defenders were on the verge of giving way, but help was close at hand. The lead division of Davout’s III Corps had arrived.

Austerlitz, Austria

The Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. In what is widely regarded as the greatest victory achieved by Napoleon, the Grande Armée of France defeated a larger Russian and Austrian army led by Emperor Alexander I and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. The battle occurred near the town of Austerlitz in the Austrian Empire. Austerlitz brought the War of the Third Coalition to a rapid end, with the Treaty of Pressburg signed by the Austrians later in the month. The battle is often cited as a tactical masterpiece, in the same league as other historic engagements like Cannae or Gaugamela.

Wikipedia: Battle of Austerlitz

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