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The coming battle was the first major action of the war and proved to be the most decisive. Anhalt’s position was relatively strong. The White Mountain ridge, taking its name from chalk and gravel pits, ran north-east to south-west for about 2km, rising about 60 metres from the surrounding area. It was strongest at the northern (right) end where the…
Rudolf I, Holy Roman Emperor In the Great Interregnum that lasted from 1250 to 1273, all semblance of government evaporated. Since there was no agreement on who should succeed Frederick II, unlikely outsiders forced an entry. For reasons that even his latest biographer cannot fully explain, the Spanish Alfonso X…
NapolĂ©on at the Battle of Austerlitz, by François GĂ©rard The French concentrated around the Rhine from early to mid-September. 210,000 troops of the Grande ArmĂ©e prepared to cross into Germany and encircle the Austrians. The small Bavarian town of Wertingen had rarely figured very prominently in German history. A sleepy…
The Capitulation of Ulm by Charles ThĂ©venin,where General Mack and 23,000 Austrian troops surrendered to Napoleon. The strategic situation from 11 to 14 October. The French hurl themselves westwards to capture the Austrian army. To talk of Trafalgar in this fashion is possibly to speak with the benefit of hindsight.…
Joseph Wenzel von Liechtenstein. On 8 February 1748, a distinguished group of senior officers met in Vienna to coordinate military reform. Under the presidency of Lorraine, the detailed work was to be carried out by Liechtenstein and Harrach with the support of Wenzel Wallis with two gifted officers, Daun and…
Date: December 3, 1800 Location: Hohenlinden in Bavaria (southern Germany) Opponents (* winner) *French—Austrians Commanders General Jean-Viktor Moreau—Archduke Johann (John) Approx. # Troops 50,000 French 62,300 Austrians The brilliant French victory at the Battle of Hohenlinden, in Bavaria, ended the War of the Second Coalition (1798-1800) against France. England, which…
The relief of Vienna on September 12, 1683. In the decisive battle at Kahlenberg, the united imperial army succeeded in liberating Vienna after two months of siege at the hands of the Turkish army. Plan of Vienna, with the Turkish approaches. In June 1683 the Ottomans were at the gates…
Roth-Steyr Models 1907 and 1912 Austria-Hungary finally moved to replace its aging Rast-Gasser revolvers with…
Pack-horse of a cavalry machine gun detachment; members of these and the telegraph detachments were…
The death of the Chevalier de Belle-Isle, Battle of Assietta. In October 1740, Emperor Charles…
Austria’s decision for war against Serbia was not a product of fatalism, fecklessness, or incompetence.…
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