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History

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Battle of Austerlitz The Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805/11 Frimaire An XIV FRC), also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle occurred near the town of Austerlitz i ...
, an 1805 victory by the French Grand Army of Napoleon Bonaparte


Places

* Austerlitz, German name for Slavkov u Brna in the Czech Republic, which gave its name to the Battle of Austerlitz and is the namesake of other places ** Austerlitz, Netherlands ** Austerlitz, Kentucky, United States **
Austerlitz, New York Austerlitz is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 1,625 at the 2020 census.US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, Austerlitz, Columbia County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&css ...
, United States ** Austerlitz (Oscar, Louisiana), a plantation house listed on the NRHP in Louisiana, US ** Gare d'Austerlitz, railway station in Paris, France


People

* Austerlitz (family), Jewish toponymic surname shared by several unrelated families **
Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. He is often called the greatest dancer in Hollywood film history. Astaire's career in stage, film, and tele ...
, born Frederick Austerlitz ** Robert Austerlitz (1923–1994), linguist, specialist in the Proto-Finno-Ugric language


Culture

* ''Austerlitz'' (1960 film) directed by Abel Gance * ''Austerlitz'' (2016 film), a documentary film * ''Austerlitz'' (novel) by W. G. Sebald, 2001 * "Austerlitz", a song by The Jezabels on the album ''Prisoner'', 2011 * ''Austerlitz'' (video game), a turn-based strategy video game * ''Austerlitz'' (wargame), a 1973 board wargame based on the battle * "Austerlitz" (''Succession''), an episode of the television show ''Succession'' {{disambiguation, surname, geo