Austerlitz 2017

In december 2017 we will commemorate the 212th anniversary of the battle of Austerlitz, known also as the battle of the Three Emperors, the French emperor Napoleon, the Austrian emperor Francis and the Russian emperor Alexander. The battle that prof. Jean Tulard compares rather to a game of poker then chess, fascinates even after two centuries not only the military historians, and is deservedly considered to be Napoleon’s greatest victory, antipole of Waterloo. This year is, besides Austerlitz 2016, dedicated mostly to the 220th anniversary of the first Italian campaign of the general Bonaparte (1796-1797) and the 210th anniversary of the battles of Jena and Auerstaedt.