In less than six weeks, the French reached the Danube, catching the Austrian army of General Karl Mack by surprise. While his enemy wavered, Napoleon struck the decisive blow. ELTING: He comes ...

Napoleon would have to crush the massive Austrian army to bring him to the ... He wrote to Lannes' widow: "I [have lost] the most distinguished general in my army, my companion in arms for sixteen ...

"Come general, the affair is over ... In September 1805, Austria invaded Napoleon’s ally Bavaria, and Russia declared war on France as well. Napoleon swiftly won the ensuing War of the Third ...

Having been promoted to the rank of Major General, Napoleon led an army and defeated Austrian forces in 1976. The next year, he was offered by the Directory to lead an army against the British.

In 1807, Napoleon Bonaparte hoped to follow up his brilliant victories over Austria and Prussia with ... his attempted encirclement of General Bennigsen's Russian army near the East Prussian ...

Napoleon would have to crush the massive Austrian army to bring him to the negotiations table ... He wrote to Lannes' widow: "I [have lost] the most distinguished general in my army, my companion in ...