War of the Third Coalition

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The War of the Third Coalition was a major 1805 conflict in which Napoleon’s French Empire decisively defeated an alliance led by Britain, Austria, Russia, and others, highlighted by the Battle of Austerlitz.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic Wars campaign
war
belligerent Austrian Empire
Batavian Republic
Electorate of Bavaria
French Empire
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Sicily
Kingdom of Spain
Kingdom of Sweden
Kingdom of Württemberg
Russian Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
cause British opposition to French hegemony
Napoleon’s expansion in Europe
commander Alexander I of Russia
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Horatio Nelson
Karl Mack von Leiberich
Mikhail Kutuzov
Napoleon Bonaparte
effect creation of the Confederation of the Rhine
dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
endTime 1806
followedBy War of the Fourth Coalition
follows War of the Second Coalition
hasPart Anglo-Russian invasion of Naples (1805)
Battle of Amstetten
Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Caldiero (1805)
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
Battle of Cape Lizard
Battle of Cape Ortegal
Battle of Castelfranco Veneto
Battle of Derna (1805)
Battle of Dürenstein
Battle of Elchingen
Battle of Günzburg
Battle of Haslach-Jungingen
Battle of Hollabrunn
Battle of Krems
Battle of Maida
Battle of Mariazell
Battle of Schöngrabern
Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Ulm
Battle of Verona (1805)
French invasion of Hanover (1805)
French invasion of Naples (1806)
Siege of Cattaro
Siege of Gaeta (1806)
Siege of Ragusa (1806)
location Atlantic Ocean
Austria
Bohemia
Central Europe
Dalmatia
Germany
Italy
Mediterranean Sea
opponent Third Coalition
partOf Napoleonic Wars
result French victory
significantEvent Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Ulm
startTime 1805
treaty Treaty of Pressburg (1805)
Treaty of Schönbrunn (preliminary agreements 1805)


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