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Austerlitz

Austerlitz

9.8
A major 1805 battle where Napoleon's army beat Russian and Austrian armies
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɔːstərlɪts/
translation icon : Batalla de Austerlitz
  • Austerlitz...?
  • the Battle of Austerlitz

Examples

  • The day before the Battle of Austerlitz, Lan's quick temper got the better of him.

  • It's made of bronze from 1200 cannon captured at Austerlitz.

  • - I study the Battle of Austerlitz.

  • On the field at Austerlitz, sire.

  • The day before the Battle of Austerlitz, Lan's quick temper got the better of him.

  • Austerlitz...

  • Act as you did at Austerlitz, Friedland, Vitebsk and Smolensk!

  • A considerable amount of the armies that swept Europe at Austerlitz, Jena, Friedland, and Wagram were recruited in Italy.

    Blog text (10)
  • After his 1805 victory at Austerlitz, Napoleon I had the column cast from the 1,250 melted-down cannons captured from his vanquished opponents.

    Academic text (2002)
  • On December 2, 1805, Napoleon achieved a historic victory at the Battle of Austerlitz, defeating the Russian and Austrian armies.

Synonyms

Battle of Austerlitz
vsAusterlitz
8.5

A major 1805 battle where Napoleon's French army defeated Russian and Austrian armies

is the short place name used to refer to that same engagement

Compounds

A major 1805 battle where Napoleon's French army defeated Russian and Austrian armies

Surface Forms

Austerlitz main

Etymology

Austerlitz as the name of the battle comes from the town's German name Austerlitz (Czech Slavkov), where Napoleon won a decisive victory in 1805. That's why the word Austerlitz now refers to that important Napoleonic victory.