Austerlitz peace monument

The Battle of Austerlitz, 1805

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August 1st 2016
On 2 December 1805 Napoleon lured the Emperor of Austria and the Russian Tsar to bring their armies to battle at Slavkov, a few miles east of Brno. This battle is better known by its French name of Austerlitz. In four hours, an army of 67,000 French soldiers crushed an army of 85,000 Russian and Austrian soldiers. The French suffered 9,000 casualties and their opponents 36,000. We first visit the ... read more

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Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more