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Officier de Cuirassier by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier. This is the study of the Cuirassier officer from the painting Cuirassiers Before the Charge at the Battle of Austerlitz. |
Napoleon Giving Orders at Austerlitz by Carl Vernet. No text for this item |
The Battle of Austerlitz by baron Pascal Gerard. Napoleon is shown surrounded by his general staff, listening to General Rapp who comes forward to announce the victory and to point out Prince Rypvin who stands among the prisoners, Also depicted around Napoleon are Murat, Drovot and Bessieces. |
Austerlitz 1805 - Napoleons Greatest Triumph Let us put an end to this campaign with a crash of thunder that will stun the enemy. The emperor napoleon, A superb record of the Emperor Napoleons greatest triumph. As the famous sun of Austerlitz rose through the pale mist on the morning of December 2nd 1805, the stage was set for one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic era. By evening, the combined armies of Austria and Russia would be utterly destroyed. It was to be Napoleons greatest victory, achieved by a commander at the very peak of his powers. This stunning DVD features dramatised reconstructions and eye-witness accounts, plus Russian archive film footage from underchucks masterpiece War and Peace. With 3D graphic mapping techniques and delightful period imagery, The Battle of Austerlitz is a memorable account of a bloody battle which had a profound effect on the course of European history. Narrated by Brian Blessed. Featuring expert comment and analysis by Dr David Chandler, the worlds foremost military historian and author of The Campaigns of Napoleon |
The Battle of Austerlitz by Carl Vernet. The battle of Austerlitz was fought on a cold Winters day just a few miles east of Brunn in Moravia on the 2nd December 1805. This was the climax to the great campaign of 1805. Fought between the French who defeated the Russian and Austrian Armies. |
Austerlitz Before the Charge by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier. A regiment of Cuirassiers stand awaiting orders during the Battle of Austerlitz during the Napoleonic war against Austria and Russia. |
Napoleon and Kaiser Franz after the Battle of Austerlitz by Antoine-Jean Gros. (GS) No text for this item |
Austerlitz 1805, Battle of Three Emperors by David G Chandler. Austerlitz was the battle that established Napoleon's reputation: a classic example of the general's masterly use of deception to lure his enemy into a carefully devised trap. Beginning with the bold and crushing advance of the French Army from the Rhine to the Danube, David Chandler describes the envelopment of Mack's army at Ulm, the manoeuvres to Austerlitz and the brilliant counter-attack that resulted in decisive defeat for the Austro-Russian Army. |
Austerlitz 1805, The Fate of Empires by Ian Castle. Austerlitz is undoubtedly one of the most famous battles of history. Not only was it the first campaign Napoleon waged as Emperor of France, but also the first great test for his Grande Armee. The Emperor himself regarded it as his greatest victory and it undoubtedly won him a mastery of Europe that would remain unbroken for almost a decade. Most accounts of the campaign have until now been based almost exclusively on French sources, but following extensive research in the Austrian archives Ian Castle is now able to provide a far more balanced account of the Austerlitz campaign. In this all new volume he chronicles the events that climaxed on the field of Austerlitz. |
A Chasseur's Fate by Keith Rocco. The Chasseurs of the Guard at Austerlitz. |
A Chasseurs Fate by Keith Rocco. (GS) The Chasseurs of the Guard at Austerlitz, 1805. Short of reserves during a Russian counterattack to regain the strategic Pratzen Heights outside Austerlitz, Napoleon ordered forward a portion of the Guard Cavalry. After initial success the cavalry faltered before the overwhelming numbers of the Russian Guard but had bought enough time for the infantry reserves to reach the gap. With the hole in the French line secured, the remaining squadrons of the Chasseurs along with squadrons of Mamelukes and Grenadiers charged to their embattled compatriots aid. They were led by General Rapp who wrote of the encounter: The enemy cavalry was slashing at our troopers -- then let go and turned on me. Four cannon were brought up at the gallop, unlimbered and set up in battery -- We charged the artillery and captured it. The enemy cavalry stood firm awaiting our attack, then broke under the shock and fled in disorder. |
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