La bataille d'Austerlitz en animation vidéo

https://www.herodote.net/2_decembre_1... On December 2, 1805, one year to the day after his coronation, Emperor Napoleon I won his most resounding victory at Austerlitz. In a few hours, under unseasonable sunshine, he defeated two other emperors: Alexander I, Tsar of Russia, and Francis II of Habsburg-Lorraine, Emperor of Austria and titular Holy Roman Emperor (or Emperor of Germany). Austerlitz is therefore called the Battle of the Three Emperors. Napoleon I owed his triumph in part to luck and a morning fog that concealed his movements from the enemy. In mid-1805, a third coalition was formed against France. "Unable to strike the head of the coalition, England, Napoleon will strike its arm, Austria" (Jean Tulard, Les révolutions). On September 3, abandoning the idea of ​​crossing the Channel, the Emperor led the "Grande Armée" with great strides to meet the Austro-Russian armies. Napoleon I defeated the Austrians at Ulm, Bavaria, on October 20. Then he triumphantly entered Vienna on November 14 (the first time in its history that the Habsburg capital had to bow to a conqueror). Meanwhile, the Russian general Kutuzov withdrew across the Danube. On November 19, the French vanguard passed Brünn (now Brno, capital of Moravia, in the Czech Republic) and reached the village of Austerlitz, 9 kilometers further. Facing them were 73,000 to 86,000 Austro-Russians. Outnumbered, the French, despite their lightning advance, were in an uncomfortable situation, especially since an Austrian army threatened to arrive from Italy under the command of Archduke Charles. Napoleon I wanted to force the enemy into making a mistake in order to defeat them as quickly as possible. On November 28, to the surprise of his marshals, he asked Murat, Lannes, and Soult to abandon the Pratzen Plateau, which was of high tactical value. This withdrawal maneuver appeared to the enemy as an admission of weakness. On November 29, Napoleon, in a bad mood, received Prince Dolgoruky and offered him an armistice. But the Russians proved too demanding, and dialogue broke off. The Emperor therefore decided to provoke a battle at his chosen location before the Austro-Russians had time to concentrate all their forces. On December 1st, Napoleon could count on 75,000 men. The bulk of them were positioned between the Pratzen plateau and Brünn. The Allies, who now held the Pratzen, aspired to regain the advantage by pushing back this army. Alone against all the other generals, Kutuzov had guessed Napoleon's ruse, but his warnings went unheeded. Napoleon spent the night waiting in a bivouac lit by the soldiers' straw torches, eager to guide the Emperor during his inspection tour. In the early morning, as planned, 40,000 Austro-Russian men descended from the Pratzen to attack the weakest part of the French force. But, hidden in the fog, two divisions under Marshal Soult would decide the fate of the day. Taking advantage of the enemy columns descending from the plateau, they fell on their flank, and several regiments established themselves on the heights of the Pratzen. The Russian Imperial Guard attempted a violent counterattack. But Napoleon I, accompanied by his staff and his own Guard, repelled it. The fight for the Pratzen was over. Meanwhile, the Russian right wing, overwhelmed, managed to withdraw without Bernadotte being able to block its retreat. This was the only disappointment Napoleon would retain from that day. The left wing, meanwhile, was caught in a vice by the Guard and Soult's divisions stationed on the Pratzen. Russian soldiers attempted to cross a frozen lake, but the ice broke, bombarded by the Guard's artillery. They sadly drowned. The number of casualties reached several hundred. All that remained for the Imperial Guard was to complete the victory, as a splendid midday sun rose. The losses of the Austro-Russian allies were very heavy, totaling 7,000 killed. The French suffered 1,288 casualties. On December 26, Austria concluded peace at Pressburg (now Bratislava, Slovakia). This marked the end of the Third Coalition. Fifty flags captured from the enemy adorned the vault of the Church of Saint-Louis des Invalides. Bronze from the 180 enemy cannons was used to cast the Vendôme Column in Paris (a copy of the ancient Trajan's Column in Rome, which celebrated the Roman Emperor's victory over the Dacians). http://www.herodote.net