Austerlitz (Soult's Attack South)

The last grim act of the Austerlitz battle now plays out as Napoleon strives to create a Cannae-like encirclement of the Allied left wing. Over 30,000 Allied troops are jammed into the area near Sokolnitz and the Goldbach Stream, pinned …

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The last grim act of the Austerlitz battle now plays out as Napoleon strives to create a Cannae-like encirclement of the Allied left wing. Over 30,000 Allied troops are jammed into the area near Sokolnitz and the Goldbach Stream, pinned to their front by Davout’s troops, and now threatened from the rear by Soult’s divisions, the Grenadiers and the Guard. For the majority there is no chance to escape and they surrender. Austrian cavalry valiantly charges Beaumont’s French cavalry and keeps an escape route open for a short time, allowing some formations to flee. By 4:00 PM the battle is over. The Allied left is not annihilated, but what remains is a mob of unorganized fugitives. Napoleon’s victory marks the end of the Third Coalition, and the ascendency of the Grande Armee as the premier military force in Europe.

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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