Slavkov 1805

Austerlitz 1805

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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 Armée. The Emperor himself regarded it as his geatest 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.

Bitva u Slavkova patří bezpochyb k nejznámějším bitvám v historii. Nejen proto, že šlo o první Napoleonovo tažení, jež podnikl jako francouzský císař, ale zároveň to byla první zatěžkávací zkouška pro jeho Grande Armée. Císař sám bitvu považoval za své největší vítězství, které mu zajistilo ovládnutí velké části Evropy na téměř celé desetiletí. Dosavadní pohled zahraničních badatelů na slavkovskou operaci byl založen téměř výhradně na francouzských pramenech, ale po rozsáhlém bádání v rakouských archivech je nzní Ian Castle schopen podat mnohem vyváženější popis válečného tažení. V této zbrusu nové práci zachycuje sled událostí, které vyvrcholily na slavkovském poli.

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 Armée. The Emperor himself regarded it as his geatest 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.

Austerlitz; Napoleon; campaign; battle

12.02.2007