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4 days ago · Battle of Austerlitz (December 2, 1805), the first engagement of the War of the Third Coalition and one of Napoleon’s greatest victories. His 68,000 troops defeated almost 90,000 Russians and Austrians, forcing Austria to make peace with France and keeping Prussia temporarily out of the anti-French alliance.
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5 days ago · Back in 1810, he wanted to go into the service of Tsar Alexander I, but Napoleon then Napoleon did not let him go. During the so-called Truce of Pläswitz in August 1813, Jomini carried out his plan.
3 days ago · Alexander's most significant reform as emperor was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator (Russian: Алекса́ндр Освободи́тель, romanized: Aleksándr Osvobodítel, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐsvəbɐˈdʲitʲɪlʲ]).
- 2 March 1855 – 13 March 1881
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5 days ago · Join us on an intriguing journey back in time to explore the captivating life of Alexander I, the Tsar who played a pivotal role in shaping European history....
4 days ago · of Russia 1860–1919: Alexander III Emp. of Russia 1845–1894 r.1881–1894: Maria Feodorovna 1847–1928: Sergei of Russia 1857–1905: Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine 1864–1918: Alexander of Russia 1866–1933: Xenia of Russia 1875–1960: Alexander of Russia 1869–1870: George of Russia 1871–1899: Michael of Russia 1878–1918 ...
3 days ago · The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of conflicts fought between the First French Empire under Napoleon (1804–1815) and a fluctuating array of European coalitions. The wars originated in political forces arising from the French Revolution (1789–1799) and from the French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802), and produced a period of ...
4 days ago · Aleksey Fyodorovich, Prince Orlov (born October 8 [October 19, New Style], 1786, Moscow, Russia—died May 9 [May 21], 1861, St. Petersburg) was a military officer and statesman who was an influential adviser to the Russian emperors Nicholas I (reigned 1825–55) and Alexander II (reigned 1855–81) in both domestic and foreign affairs.
