War Of The Third Coalition Flashcards
Where did the Austrian military command expect napoleon to concentrate his efforts in?
Italy
Where did Austrian place their largest army?
95,000 men in Italy
Where else did Austria place an army?
72,000 men in the Black Forest
Where did napoleon concentrate the majority of his troops?
210,000 men on the Boulogne coast
Why didn’t General Mack in the Black Forest fall back to find napoleons army?
He thought it would take napoleon until at least November to reach him and he could make a better decision once he knew the state of the French army
What did napoleon divide his grand armée into?
Seven corps
What did the seven corps mean?
He could march on southern Germany faster as they could forage supplies from the countryside
When did the grand armée surround Mack’s army?
8th October 1805
When did the grand armée bombard ulm?
16th October 1805
When did Mack surrender?
20th October
When did napoleon march to Vienna?
12th November
What happened as Napoleons army marched east after the Russian and Austrian army?
His army diminished in size as he had to leave men behind to protect his supply lines
How many troops did napoleon occupy Austerlitz with?
53,000 men
Why didn’t napoleon occupy Austerlitz with all 75,000 of his army?
To appear weaker than they were
How did napoleon appear during his interview with the Tsar’s aide?
Hesitative and anxious to convince them to attack
Why did Marshall Kutuzov still not want to fight?
Victory wasn’t certain
Who overruled Kutuzov?
Tsar Alexander
When did the battle of Austerlitz begin?
2nd December 1805
What did Kutuzov do initially?
Positioned his troops on a hill and didn’t advance
What did Tsar Alexander order Kutuzov to do about the troops on Pratzen Heights?
Ordered him off the heights
Why were the Austrian army pushed off the heights?
Napoleon ordered an attack using the 22,000 extra troops he had
What happened as a result of taking Pratzen Heights?
Napoleon cut off the two flanks from each other so he could defeat them one at a time
What was the Austrian emperor forced to sign?
The treaty of Pressburg
