Battle of Austerlitz
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The Battle of Austerlitz was a decisive 1805 Napoleonic victory, often called the "Battle of the Three Emperors," that cemented Napoleon's dominance over Europe.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Austerlitz canonical | 54 |
| Austerlitz | 5 |
| Battle of Austerlitz (1805) | 1 |
| Battle of Austerlitz (fictional) | 1 |
| Battle of the Three Emperors | 1 |
| The Battle of Austerlitz | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Austerlitz Context triple: [Napoleon Bonaparte, battle, Battle of Austerlitz]
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Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
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Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
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Battle of Blenheim
The Battle of Blenheim was a major 1704 victory for the Grand Alliance over France and Bavaria that marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Battle of Kunersdorf
The Battle of Kunersdorf was a pivotal 1759 clash in the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted one of Frederick the Great’s most devastating defeats.
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Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet was a major 1709 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession, notable as one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, in which Allied forces under Marlborough and Prince Eugene narrowly defeated the French.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Austerlitz Target entity description: The Battle of Austerlitz was a decisive 1805 Napoleonic victory, often called the "Battle of the Three Emperors," that cemented Napoleon's dominance over Europe.
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A.
Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
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B.
Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
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C.
Battle of Blenheim
The Battle of Blenheim was a major 1704 victory for the Grand Alliance over France and Bavaria that marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Battle of Kunersdorf
The Battle of Kunersdorf was a pivotal 1759 clash in the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted one of Frederick the Great’s most devastating defeats.
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Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet was a major 1709 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession, notable as one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, in which Allied forces under Marlborough and Prince Eugene narrowly defeated the French.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Austerlitz
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surface form:
Battle of the Three Emperors
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| follows |
Ulm–Austerlitz campaign
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surface form:
Ulm Campaign
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| hasBelligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
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surface form:
Austrian Empire
First French Empire ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| hasCampaign | Ulm–Austerlitz campaign ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
approximately 25,000–36,000 Russian and Austrian killed, wounded, or captured
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approximately 9,000–10,000 French killed and wounded ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
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surface form:
Holy Roman Emperor Francis II
Jean Lannes ⓘ Karl XIII of Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
Mikhail Kutuzov ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
Nicolas Soult ⓘ Alexander I of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Tsar Alexander I of Russia
|
| hasCountry |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
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surface form:
Austrian Empire
First French Empire ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1805-12-02 ⓘ |
| hasEmperorPresent |
Alexander I of Russia
ⓘ
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
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| hasLegacy |
studied in military academies as a classic example of decisive battle
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symbol of peak Napoleonic power ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Slavkov u Brna, present-day Czech Republic
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near Austerlitz, Moravia ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | decisive French victory ⓘ |
| hasResult |
French dominance in continental Europe
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Treaty of Pressburg ⓘ collapse of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
cemented Napoleon’s reputation as a military genius
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considered one of Napoleon’s greatest victories ⓘ led to major territorial concessions by Austria ⓘ paved the way for the Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ undermined the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasStrength |
about 73,000 French troops
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about 85,000–90,000 Russo-Austrian troops ⓘ |
| hasTactic |
decisive French attack on the Pratzen Heights
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deliberate weakening of French right flank to lure Allies ⓘ |
| hasTerrainFeature |
Pratzen Heights
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frozen ponds near Satschan ⓘ |
| hasTheater | Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1805 ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| precedes | Treaty of Pressburg ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Austerlitz Description of subject: The Battle of Austerlitz was a decisive 1805 Napoleonic victory, often called the "Battle of the Three Emperors," that cemented Napoleon's dominance over Europe.
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