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The 240th anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte About 200 participants in napoleonic uniforms celebrated the 240th anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte in Austerlitz on the 15th and 16th august 2009. The Napoleonic Days were organized by the Project Austerlitz, the Central European Napoleonic Society, the town of Austerlitz and the castle Slavkov-Austerlitz as one of the last events of the bicentenaries of 1809 ; after the big events of Raszyn in Poland, Sacile in Italy, Mikulov in Moravia, Aspern in Austria and Znaim, bicentenary of the last battle of 1809. Military camps, two battle re-enactments, an evening parade with fireworks in the park of the Austerlitz castle, international wine exposition Grand Prix Austerlitz, participants from the Czech republic, Slovakia, Belgium and France, and about 15 thousands of visitors... Napoleon's anniversary was a success. We would like to thank all those who helped the organization of the event and we invite you cordially to the 204th anniversary of the battle of three emperors that will take place from the 27th - 29th november 2009. Vive l'Empereur. To see the photos from the event click here. Autor: Team Austerlitz (19/08/2009) back |