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At least two ships of the French Navy have been named Austerlitz:

  • French ship Austerlitz (1808) an Océan-class ship of the line launched in 1808 and broken up in 1837
  • French ship Austerlitz (1852) a Hercule-class ship of the line launched in 1852 and broken up in 1895

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French ship Austerlitz

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At least two ships of the French Navy have been named Austerlitz: French ship Austerlitz (1808) an Océan-class ship of the line launched in 1808 and broken...

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Napoleon

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14 Berezina 13 Borodino 12 Wagram 11 Somosierra 10 Friedland 9 Jena 8 Austerlitz 7 Marengo 6 Cairo 5 Malta 4 Arcole 3 Paris 2 Toulon 1    Napoleon Bonaparte...

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War of the Third Coalition

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decisive French victory over a combined Austro-Russian force under Alexander I of Russia at the Battle of Austerlitz in early December. Austerlitz effectively...

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List of ships of the line of France

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is a list of French ships of the line of the period 1621–1870 (plus some from the period before 1621). Battlefleet units in the French Navy (Marine Royale...

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History of France

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distrust in the French forces, leading to the events of the Battle of Dakar. Eventually, several important French ships joined the Free French Forces. The...

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Battle of Trafalgar

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were forced back below decks by French grenades. As the French were preparing to board Victory, Temeraire, the second ship in the British windward column...

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French ship Henri IV

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The Henri IV was a 100-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, named after Henry IV of France. She was launched in 1848. Her shipwreck in a storm off...

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Battle of Borodino

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defeats of Austerlitz, Eylau and Friedland led to important additional reforms, though continuous fighting in the course of three wars with France, two with...

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HMS Prevost

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purchased in 1803 in the Leeward Islands; on 31 August 1806 the French privateer Austerlitz captured her. HMS Sir George Prevost, later HMS Wolfe and then...

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Napoleonic Wars

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the allied Russo-Austrian army at Austerlitz, thus forcing Austria to make peace. Concerned about increasing French power, Prussia led the creation of...

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Peninsular War

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French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence. The war started when the French...

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HMS Victory

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twenty-nine ships of the line and, on 23 July, sighted a French fleet of roughly equal force 100 miles (160 km) west of Ushant. The French admiral, Louis...

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Retour des cendres

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sword of Austerlitz must never be found in enemy hands; it must remain where it can be taken up in the day of danger for the glory of France. [...] To...

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Pyotr Bagration

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army suffered defeat at the Battle of Austerlitz, where Bagration commanded the allied right wing against the French under Jean Lannes. Later he commanded...

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Louis Le Breton

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Louis Le Breton (1818 in Douarnenez – 1866) was a French painter who specialised in marine paintings. Le Breton studied medicine and took part in Dumont...

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