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Battle of Austerlitz

Took place on December 2, 1805

220

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The 221st anniversary falls on December 2, 2026, in 38 days.

The Battle of Austerlitz was fought on Monday 2 December 1805, near Austerlitz (then in the Austrian Empire, now in the Czech Republic), being the decisive engagement of the War of the Third Coalition. The Grande Armée under the command of Emperor Napoleon I defeated a combined Russo-Austrian army.

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