battle_of_austerlitz (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 1 sense of the expression *battle of Austerlitz*:
NOUN	act	battle of Austerlitz, Austerlitz	a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805)

Englishbattle of Austerlitz: 1 sense noun 1, act
Meaning	A decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II.
Synonym	Austerlitz
Instance of	pitched battle	A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part of	Napoleonic Wars	A series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times
Region	Austerlitz	A town in Czech Republic
Spanish	Austerlitz, batalla de Austerlitz

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