Thousands of people attend re-enactment of Battle of Austerlitz

Some ten thousand people attended the annual re-enactment of the historic Battle of Austerlitz in South Moravia on Saturday afternoon.

More than 1,000 military buffs from 14 different countries staged the re-enactment of the operation in which Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Austrian and Russian armies.

The Battle of Three Emperors took place on December 2, 1805 near the town of Slavkov, better known by its German name, Austerlitz, south of Brno. More than 20,000 men were killed in action.

The popular event, which is accompanied by craft and food fairs, was attended by French ambassador to Prague ans cadets from the French military academy Saint Cyr.