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Austerlitz, Battle of (1805)
Michael Bonura
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Abstract
Abstract The Battle of Austerlitz represented the epitome of Napoleonic warfare, and is considered to be his most decisive victory. Napoleon achieved this victory by concentrating his army on the battlefield, deceiving the Allied army of his intentions, and then at the decisive moment he penetrated the center of the enemy formation and broke their will to resist. Napoleon then translated this battlefield victory into a peace treaty that accomplished his foreign policy goals.