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Title
Austerlitz (Lannes & Murat)
Description
Quiet reigned on the northern section of the battlefield until 9:00 AM when Lannes advanced on Blasowitz in obedience to Napoleon’s order to isolate the Allied right wing from the rest of the battle. Initially the advance went well, but …
Publisher
Date
1805-12-02
Scenario#
604
Scenario Description
Quiet reigned on the northern section of the battlefield until 9:00 AM when Lannes advanced on Blasowitz in obedience to Napoleon’s order to isolate the Allied right wing from the rest of the battle. Initially the advance went well, but soon trouble developed. Two Russian Guard battalions retook Blasowitz, and masses of Lichtenstein’s Allied cavalry forced Kellermann’s light cavalry to seek help from Lannes’infantry to force it back. Now it was the French turn. Blasowitz was retaken and three thousand of Murat’s cavalry advanced west to isolate Bagration, who reacted quickly. Every available Allied squadron was sent in, and the French cavalry stalled. Trailing behind Murat’s cavalry were two divisions of French Cuirassiers. Disregarding casualties, the Cuirassiers smashed into the Allied cavalry with a sound heard over the din of battle. After a sharp fight, the Allied cavalry broke. There remained hard infantry fighting between Lannes and Bagration, but no Allied soldiers from the left were able to intervene in the center where the battle was being decided.
Location
Austerlitz, Austria
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
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.
Narrative Source
Combatants
French
Russians
Additional Information
Third Coalition

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