Battle of Austerlitz
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The Battle of Austerlitz was a decisive 1805 Napoleonic victory, often called the "Battle of the Three Emperors," that cemented Napoleon's dominance over Europe.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Austerlitz canonical | 54 |
| Austerlitz | 5 |
| Battle of Austerlitz (1805) | 1 |
| Battle of Austerlitz (fictional) | 1 |
| Battle of the Three Emperors | 1 |
| The Battle of Austerlitz | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Austerlitz
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Three Emperors
|
| follows |
Ulm–Austerlitz campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Ulm Campaign
|
| hasBelligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
First French Empire ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| hasCampaign | Ulm–Austerlitz campaign ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
approximately 25,000–36,000 Russian and Austrian killed, wounded, or captured
ⓘ
approximately 9,000–10,000 French killed and wounded ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Roman Emperor Francis II
Jean Lannes ⓘ Karl XIII of Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
Mikhail Kutuzov ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
Nicolas Soult ⓘ Alexander I of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Tsar Alexander I of Russia
|
| hasCountry |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
First French Empire ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1805-12-02 ⓘ |
| hasEmperorPresent |
Alexander I of Russia
ⓘ
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
|
| hasLegacy |
studied in military academies as a classic example of decisive battle
ⓘ
symbol of peak Napoleonic power ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Slavkov u Brna, present-day Czech Republic
ⓘ
near Austerlitz, Moravia ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | decisive French victory ⓘ |
| hasResult |
French dominance in continental Europe
ⓘ
Treaty of Pressburg ⓘ collapse of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
cemented Napoleon’s reputation as a military genius
ⓘ
considered one of Napoleon’s greatest victories ⓘ led to major territorial concessions by Austria ⓘ paved the way for the Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ undermined the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasStrength |
about 73,000 French troops
ⓘ
about 85,000–90,000 Russo-Austrian troops ⓘ |
| hasTactic |
decisive French attack on the Pratzen Heights
ⓘ
deliberate weakening of French right flank to lure Allies ⓘ |
| hasTerrainFeature |
Pratzen Heights
ⓘ
frozen ponds near Satschan ⓘ |
| hasTheater | Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1805 ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| precedes | Treaty of Pressburg ⓘ |
Referenced by (63)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Three Emperors
subject surface form:
Slavkov u Brna
this entity surface form:
Austerlitz
subject surface form:
Slavkov u Brna
subject surface form:
Slavkov u Brna
this entity surface form:
Austerlitz
subject surface form:
Slavkov u Brna
this entity surface form:
Austerlitz
subject surface form:
Slavkov u Brna
this entity surface form:
Battle of Austerlitz (1805)
subject surface form:
Marengo
this entity surface form:
Battle of Austerlitz (fictional)
this entity surface form:
Austerlitz
this entity surface form:
Austerlitz