Thousands mark anniversary of Austerlitz

Around 9,000 people marked the 204th anniversary of the Battle of Austerlitz in Slavkov, south Moravia, on Saturday. Some 800 volunteers took part in the re-enactment of the 1805 battle in which Napoleon defeated the armies of Russian Tzar Alexander I and Austrian Emperor Franz I.

Also known as the Battle of Three Emperors, it was one of Napoleon’s greatest victories. It occurred just south of Brno, near the town of Slavkov, known as Austerlitz in German, on December 2, 1805.