Austria
THE GREAT EMPRESSĀ II
The initial Austrian manoeuvre took the Prussians by surprise. But Neipperg, rather than precipitate an attack with troops wearied from their march, chose to take up a defensive position around Mollwitz. Neipperg was not expecting an attack when late on the morning of 10 April he was informed that the Prussian columns were āuncoilingā over the snowy fields. General-Leutnant Roemer,…
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Rudolf of Habsburg and OttokarĀ II
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…
Austerlitz Campaign I
NapolĆ©on at the Battle of Austerlitz, by FranƧois GĆ©rard The French concentrated around the Rhine from early to mid-September. 210,000 troops of the Grande ArmĆ©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…
Austerlitz Campaign II
The Capitulation of Ulm by Charles ThĆ©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.…
Prince Liechtenstein and the modernisation of the AustrianĀ artillery
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…
Battle of Hohenlinden
Date: December 3, 1800 Location: Hohenlinden in Bavaria (southern Germany) Opponents (* winner) *FrenchāAustrians Commanders General Jean-Viktor MoreauāArchduke 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…
Ottoman Siege of ViennaĀ 1683
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…