Austerlitz

[ aw-ster-lits; German ous-tuhr-lits ]

noun
  1. a town in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: Russian and Austrian armies defeated by Napoleon I 1805.

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How to use Austerlitz in a sentence

  • But Ulm was only the commencement of the campaign, and even after Austerlitz Napoleon pursued the enemy with grim resolution.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • What he hankered after was the title of Duke of Austerlitz, but the Emperor refused to share the glories of that day.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • The successful crossing of the Danube was soon followed by the decisive battle of Austerlitz.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • But it was Austerlitz which taught the students of war the true capabilities of this rising officer.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • There was, too, a second brother who fell at Austerlitz in 1805, a sergeant in the First regiment of the Guard.

    Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe

British Dictionary definitions for Austerlitz

Austerlitz

/ (ˈɔːstəlɪts) /


noun
  1. a town in the Czech Republic, in Moravia: site of Napoleon's victory over the Russian and Austrian armies in 1805. Pop: 1795 (2007 est): Czech name: Slavkov

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