Title

Photographic representation of the Battle of Austerlitz. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Photographic representation of the Battle of Austerlitz. Regarded as Napoleon Bonaparte's greatest victory, Austerlitz (1805) was a sublime trap that destroyed the armies of his enemies Russia and Austria. Tricking his opponents into thinking he was weaker than he actually was, and then calling in nearby reinforcements, Bonaparte initially met the combined Allied army of 85,000 men and 278 guns with just 66,000 men. After much hard fighting the French crushed the Allies. Thousands of fleeing troops drowned when a frozen lake split under the weight of men and guns. French losses amounted to 8000 while the Russian and Austrian emperors, present at the battle, saw more than 27,000 men killed, wounded and captured. Bonaparte also captured 180 cannon.
The Print Collector collection

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C46_472

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (7,1Mb) / 16,4in x 11,9in / 4925 x 3555 (300dpi)

Keywords

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