The Project Austerlitz, Central European Napoleonic Society, the town of Znaim and the commune of Dobsice have prepared a commemorative event at the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the battle of Znaim for the 10th - 12th july 2009. The event is held under the auspices of the governor of the South moravian region, Mr. Michal Hasek.
The battlefield covers an area of nearly 120 km2 and there are about 25 towns and villages on the battlefield, their german names are well known around the world as they were used by both sides of the conflict of the year 1805:
From the 27th till the 29th november 2009 the traditional commemorative event will take place at the occasion of the 204th anniversary of the battle of the three emperors. The event is organized within the Project Austerlitz by the town of Slavkov u Brna, communes of Tvarozna and Prace and C.E.N.S., with financial support of the South-moravian Region, under the auspices of the governor of the South-moravian Ragion, Mr. Michal Hasek.
2009 is the year of the bicentenaries of the events of 1809, the war of the 5th coalition, the battles of Raszyn, Sacile, Eggmühl, Aspern, siege of Presbourg (today Bratislava), the general battle of Wagram and the last battle of Znaim.
200 years ago the Austrian army passes the Inn, a border river between Austria and Bavaria, the war of the 5th coalition begins.
The 204th anniversary of the battle of Austerlitz falls on wednesday 2nd december 2009. More than 800 participants and thousands of visitors and spectators had the occasion to commemorate this important historical event already on the last weekend, from the 27th till the 29th november, in Austerlitz, in Tvarozna (Bosenitz), Prace (Pratzen), at the Old post of Pozoritz and in other villages of the battlefield.
Instruction concernant les manoeuvres de l'infanterie...
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PDF documents concerning the military history of the french revolution and first empire for download; links to other sources...
On saturday 26th january 2008 the assembly of the newly formed Central European Napoleonic Society was held in Tvarozna (Bosenitz). The re-enactment groups – members of the society – judged the last year events, voted the president of the society and board members according to the new Agreement of composition and activities of the CENS that replaced the old statute; discussed the new conception of the events co-organized by the society, the events calendar for 2008, and also the level of quality of the re-enactment the CENS should reach.