Battle of Austerlitz

Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the Napoleonic Wars. Result: The allied army was beaten, driven from the field, and dispersed.

The Treaty of Amiens (1802) between Britain and France brought peace to Europe for the first time in a decade, but no one expected the truce to last, and few were surprised when Britain and France returned to war in 1803. Amiens provided England with a breather and permitted Napoleon Bonaparte, France’s first consul, to develop a new army and to consolidate his political position.

This new French army, composed...

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