Battle of Austerlitz

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Trivia

• Austerlitz is sometimes falsely known as the "Battle of Three Emperors". Actually, it only represented the clash of Napoleon I of France and Tsar Alexander I of Russia, who were personally directing the troops on the battleground. Emperor Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire was not present at the battle.
• The Mound of Peace (Mohyla míru in Czech) was erected at the site of this bloody battle from 1909 - 1912. It is 26 m high, square in shape, with four female statues. It symbolises France, Austria, Russia and Moravia. Its interior comprises a chapel, under which there is an ossuary with bones found on the battlefield.
• The students of the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr identify every one of their 10-month studies with the lettres of the word "Austerlitz" (S for December for instance). A celebration is organised every 2 "S".