War of the Third Coalition
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The War of the Third Coalition was a European conflict lasting from 1805 to 1806 and was the first conflict of the Napoleonic Wars. During the war, France and its client states under Napoleon I and it
Napoleon Distributing the Legion of Honour at the Camp of Boulogne by Philippe-Auguste Hennequin
The strategic situation in Europe in 1805 before the start of the Ulm Campaign and the war
The French concentrated around the Rhine from early to mid-September. 210,000 troops of the Grande Armée prepared to cross into Germany and encircle the Austrians.
Battle of Günzburg
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The Battle of Günzburg on 9 October 1805 saw General of Division Jean-Pierre Firmin Malher's French division attempt to seize a crossing over the Danube River at Günzburg by the order of Marshal Miche
Death of Colonel Gérard Lacuée at the battle of Günzburg, on 9 October 1805. Oil painting by Georges Moreau de Tours.
Karl Mack von Lieberich developed the war plan.
Marshal Michel Ney ordered Malher to attack.
Jean-Pierre Firmin Malher was ordered to seize the Günzburg bridges.