Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows.
— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-
Category Archives: War of the Third Coalition
Confederation of the Rhine
The Confederation of the Rhine, league of German states formed by Emperor Napoleon I in 1806 after his defeat of the Austrians at Austerlitz and resulted from the Treaty of Pressburg. Napoleon’s primary interest in the confederation, which enabled the … Continue reading
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Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz (or Battle of the Three Emperors), 2 December 1805, was regarded by many (including the Emperor himself) as the most brilliant victory of Napoleon and the Grande Armée. On the eve of the battle, Napoleon’s appeared … Continue reading
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Tagged allied leaders, austerlitz, austria, battle, battle of austerlitz, bivouac, brilliant victory, brother joseph, campaign, coalition, defensive position, french right, grande armée, gray fog, heights, napoleon, Pratzen, pressburg, russia, saint hilaire, surprise attack, third, v corps, vandamme
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Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar fought on October 21, 1805, was part of the War of the Third Coalition assembled by Britain against France. It was the most significant naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars and a pivotal naval battle of … Continue reading
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Battle of Ulm
The Battle of Ulm (October 16–19, 1805) was a series of minor skirmishes at the end of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Ulm Campaign, culminating in the surrender of an entire Austrian army near Ulm in Württemberg. Less of a battle and more … Continue reading
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Tagged archduke ferdinand, austria, austrian army, austrians, battle of ulm, campaign, cavalry, coalition, detachment, emperor napoleon, envelopment, french army, french emperor, french resistance, mack, marshal, minor skirmishes, murat, napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, natural terrain, noose, reinforcements, russian army, third, ulm
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Treaty of Pressburg
The Treaty of Pressburg was signed on December 26, 1805 between France and Austria as a consequence of the Austrian defeats by France at Ulm (September 25 – October 20) and Austerlitz (December 2). A truce was agreed on December … Continue reading
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Tagged austerlitz, austria, bratislava, campo formio, clauses, coalition, confederation of the rhine, december 26, elector, emperor francis, european territories, francis i, french allies, german states, holy roman emperor, holy roman empire, indemnity, king of bavaria, napoleon, palace, pressburg, primate, primates, third, truce
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War of the Third Coalition
On April 23, 1805, Russia and Britain signed the Treaty of St. Petersburg, a hostile alliance against France, which laid the foundation for the Third Coalition. It was later joined by Austria, the Kingdom of Naples, Sweden and Portugal, while … Continue reading
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Tagged admiral lord nelson, allied armies, austerlitz, austria, austrian army, austrians, battle of austerlitz, bavaria, bavarian army, british admiral, campaign, coalition, defensive position, fleets, french invasion, hostile alliance, kingdom of naples, moravia, napoleon, pressburg, reinforcements, rhine, russian army, second, ulm
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