War Of The Third Coalition Flashcards

1
Q

Where did the Austrian military command expect napoleon to concentrate his efforts in?

A

Italy

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2
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Where did Austrian place their largest army?

A

95,000 men in Italy

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3
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Where else did Austria place an army?

A

72,000 men in the Black Forest

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4
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Where did napoleon concentrate the majority of his troops?

A

210,000 men on the Boulogne coast

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5
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Why didn’t General Mack in the Black Forest fall back to find napoleons army?

A

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

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6
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What did napoleon divide his grand armée into?

A

Seven corps

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7
Q

What did the seven corps mean?

A

He could march on southern Germany faster as they could forage supplies from the countryside

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8
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When did the grand armée surround Mack’s army?

A

8th October 1805

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9
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When did the grand armée bombard ulm?

A

16th October 1805

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10
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When did Mack surrender?

A

20th October

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11
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When did napoleon march to Vienna?

A

12th November

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12
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What happened as Napoleons army marched east after the Russian and Austrian army?

A

His army diminished in size as he had to leave men behind to protect his supply lines

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13
Q

How many troops did napoleon occupy Austerlitz with?

A

53,000 men

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14
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Why didn’t napoleon occupy Austerlitz with all 75,000 of his army?

A

To appear weaker than they were

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15
Q

How did napoleon appear during his interview with the Tsar’s aide?

A

Hesitative and anxious to convince them to attack

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16
Q

Why did Marshall Kutuzov still not want to fight?

A

Victory wasn’t certain

17
Q

Who overruled Kutuzov?

A

Tsar Alexander

18
Q

When did the battle of Austerlitz begin?

A

2nd December 1805

19
Q

What did Kutuzov do initially?

A

Positioned his troops on a hill and didn’t advance

20
Q

What did Tsar Alexander order Kutuzov to do about the troops on Pratzen Heights?

A

Ordered him off the heights

21
Q

Why were the Austrian army pushed off the heights?

A

Napoleon ordered an attack using the 22,000 extra troops he had

22
Q

What happened as a result of taking Pratzen Heights?

A

Napoleon cut off the two flanks from each other so he could defeat them one at a time

23
Q

What was the Austrian emperor forced to sign?

A

The treaty of Pressburg