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Austerlitz

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Austerlitz, a small town in Moravia 12 miles E.S.E. of Brunn. Here on December 2,1805, Napoleon defeated the Emperors of Russia and Austria in a decisive engagement, sometimes called "The Battle of the Three Emperors," which stripped Austria of 24,000 square miles of territory. The town boasts a handsome palace and park.

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