The Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz The Battle The battle of Austerlitz confronted the French forces, commanded by Napoleon, and the Ally army, commanded by a group of Russian and Austrians noblemen. The French commander made his right flank weaker on purpose to force an ally attack there. With this, Napoleon forced the enemy to have a weaker centre, so he could attack charge there to brake the front and encyrcle the ally army from the rear. This plan worked due to the commander of the right flank, Louis Nicolas Davout, the troops that he received from Viena, and the fog that covered the attack of Napoleon to the centre. This battle is considered one of the best battles in the history due to the Napoleon military genius. The Armies The army of Napoleon, the Grand Armée, was composed by 72000 men, meanwhile the Ally army was composed by 85000 (the big majority of this men were Russian troops, but it also count with some Austrian infantry and cavalry). The French army lost aboout...