This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Frederick the Great Versus Maria Theresa.IntroductionWhen Maria
Napoleon’s Victory at Austerlitz
Today's installment concludes The Battle of Austerlitz,our selection from History of Napoleon by Pierre Lanfrey published in 1875. For works
Napoleon Attacks Pratzen Heights
The next morning, December 2, 1805, the rising sun gradually dispelled the fog that covered the country, and showed the two armies ready for the
Napoleon Deploys His Army
This position, almost unassailable in front, was calculated to suggest to the allies the idea of cutting off Napoleon from the route to Vienna, by
The Battle of Austerlitz
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Napoleon Receives Emissaries.IntroductionAfter Napoleon went from being
Bismark’s Victory
Today's installment concludes The Austro-Prussian War,our selection from History of Modern Europe by Charles A. Fyffe published in 1890.If you
The Battle of Koeniggraetz
On the 30th the King of Prussia, with General Moltke and Count Bismarck, left Berlin; on July 2d they were at headquarters at Gitschin.Continuing
War Declared
Austria at once demanded and obtained from the Diet of Frankfort the mobilization of the whole of the federal armies.Continuing The Austro-Prussian
The Austro-Prussian War
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Bismark’s Diplomatic Maneuvers.IntroductionThis conflict, called also