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empirearchives · 1 year

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Claudia Cardinale as Pauline Bonaparte, 1960

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captainknell · 1 year

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I saw this picture today on FB. I'm guessing it's Austerlitz from the fog? I like it

#napoleon #napoleon bonaparte #painting #the battle of Austerlitz #the sun of Austerlitz

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illustratus · 5 months

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The Battle of Austerlitz, 2nd December 1805 by François Gérard

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mapsontheweb · 5 months

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Battle of Austerlitz, 1805.

by LegendesCarto

#maps #LegendesCarto #twsourced #battlef of austerlitz #1805 #battles #napoleon

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josefavomjaaga · 11 months

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Le lion est malade…

In late November 1805, a short time before the battle of Austerlitz and after the Grande Armée had already marched into Moravia, Soult for some time suffered from ophtalmia that would still bother him on the day of the battle (he was wearing some sort of visor made from green taffetas in front of his eyes). But for his aides, their master’s ailment during their stay in the comfortable chateau at Austerlitz was not without advantages. As Petiet tells it:

Ever since Marshal Soult's ride across the plains of Pohrlitz and Unterwisterlitz, he had been complaining of ophthalmia, which progressively worsened and became so bad at Austerlitz that he had leeches applied to his temples and no longer left his room. The aide-de-camp on duty was to read to him all the dispatches and Lameth said to us with a laugh: "The lion is ill; that will give us some rest."

Just don't overdo the compassion, Lameth!

#napoleon's marshals #jean de dieu soult #battle of austerlitz #munich 1805

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spineless-lobster · 5 months

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Linear warfare except when they run at each other they meet in the middle and start passionately kissing each other on the mouth with tongue

#so anyways I watched napoleon #it was good I liked it a lot #the soundtrack was AMAZING it really stood out to me #also I SAW PETER SANDYS CLARKE!!!!!!!#he was at the battle of waterloo he shouted one line of orders and then stood around in the background <333 #(exactly what I was expecting but honestly I was still so excited)#he did amazing and I didn’t even see his character die #anyways the movie opened with a beheading which was insane but I called it and it was so cool #there was another gory bit involving a horse #also all the french people sounded british????? and napoleon was american???#I get he was played by joaquin phoenix and they want the big name attached to the movie but like come on just hire a french guy #or make him do the accent or something #sorry that’s just a pet peeve of mine #tsar alexander I was fruity as hell so they did a great job with that he was so pretty omg #my favourite parts were the battle of waterloo and the battle of austerlitz so yeah #gonna stop rambling now lmao #watch it if you want it’s kinda long tho

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pedroam-bang · 1 year

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Austerlitz (1960)

#1960 #film #movie #history #Austerlitz #Claudia Cardinale #Pauline Bonaparte #Anna Maria Ferrero #Elisa Bonaparte #Daniela Rocca #Caroline Bonaparte #Elvire Popesco #Laetitia Bonaparte #Martine Carol #Josephine de Beauharnais #Pierre Mondy #Napoleon Bonaparte #Battle Of Austerlitz #Napoleonic Wars

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vikkicomics · 1 year

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I had so much fun writing the Feldmaschall mothering his Oberst that I will be writing a prequal that’s at least 50% Von Ravenmarck and Vincent Odinkirk stuck together. :3 This is from Ottoway Vol 2, Von Ravenmarck was invented to explain how Otto’s older brother is considered and Officer and a gentleman, while Otto is a lower-middle class Private. He also shows that Vincent has a very different relationship to authority than Edwin. Ottoway is Otto-centric so Von Ravenmarck and Vincent’s relationship could only be explored to the degree that it effects Vincent’s attitude towards Otto within that work.

Ottoway vol 2 is now about 50% drawn up, my goal is to have it ready for release by next remembrance day.

#ww1 fiction #ww1 comic #ottoway #vincent odinkirk #austerlitz von ravenmarck #oc's #original art #raven #wwi #friedrich the great #the battle of teutoberg forest #tapestry #office #trench coat #German #uniforms #oberst #generalfeldmarschall #vol 2

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bantarleton · 2 years

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My Trip to Austerlitz (pt. 1)

The sequel to last week’s My Trip to Koniggratz! expect pictures of museums, fields, and heavy MilHist nerdery.

The battle of Austerlitz was fought near Slavkov in what is now the Czech Republic on 2 December 1805 between Napoleon’s French Grande Armée (c. 70,000 strong) and the allied forces of Russia and Austria (c. 90,000). It is generally considered Napoleon’s greatest victory.

The battlefield is big, stretching over thirteen kilometres and incorporating half-a-dozen villages. The main feature is a low ridgeline known as the Pratzen Heights, and the village of Pratzen itself, which sits at its base. There’s a museum on the heights dedicated to the battle.

Needless to say, it has the obligatory uniforms.

And the obligatory cannon. The battle is sometimes known as the battle of the three emperors after Napeoleon, the Russian Tsar Alexander, and the Austiran emperor, Francis II.

Outside is the Cairn of Peace, built in the early 20th century.

Napoleon’s army, outnumbered, had been withdrawing before the Russo-Austrian advance throughout late November 1805. Hoping to lure his enemies into a decisive battle, he deliberately abandoned a strong position on the Pratzen Heights, hoping to lure the Allies into taking it. They duly did.

Napoleon adopted a defensive stance along a stream known as the Goldbach. He deliberately weakened his right flank at the villages of Tilnitz and Sokolnitz, hoping the Allies would try and attack him there while knowing he had reinforcements marching from Vienna bound for that location.

While the Allies were lured off the heights they had first been lured onto, Napoleon would then strike at their weakened centre, taking the ridgeline.

The battle began early on 2 December with an Allied assault on the village of Tilnitz. This quickly spread to neighbouring Sokolnitz. Both locations were the scene of ferocious fighting throughout the day as they were taken and then retaken, possibly as many as five times.

These are barns in Sokolnitz that were using as strong points by both sides, and later as makeshift prisons for captured Russians.

Sokolnitz castle, another centre of the fighting in this southern sector of the battlefield. It’s now an old people’s home.

By mid-morning 3 of the 4 main Allied columns had moved down off Pratzen Heights to attack Tilnitz and Sokolnitz. The 4th was still on the heights however, as it had been disrupted by Allied cavalry who moved through it heading for the north of the battlefield.

General Kutuzov, a veteran Russian commander, didn’t want to leave Pratzen largely undefended, but the Russian Tsar, Alexander, ordered him down. Before he could, however, Napoleon struck.

This is the view from the highest point of the Pratzen heights looking out over Pratzen village towards the French centre. On the day of the battle there was a heavy fog, so it was impossible to see French forces massing for the masterstroke here.

The French advanced and, after overcoming their shock, the Allies scrambled forces to intercept and stop them seizing the ridgeline. Heavy fighting flared in Pratzen village itself, and along the slopes.

This is the view from the opposite side. Napoleon spent the morning on Zuran hill. Here we see what Napoleon would have looking towards the Allied centre on Pratzen Heights.

While all this was happening, fighting also flared in the northern sector of the battlefield, around the villages of Holubitz and Bosenitz. A ferocious cavalry engagement developed in these fields.

The deaths of an estimated 7,000 horses are commemorated here, on ground that now holds a functioning stable.

Both sides fought hard, but the French proved more adept at small-scale tactics, with proper support between infantry and cavalry, while the Allied cavalry tended to fight unsupported.

(There’s going to need to be a part 2 as I can only upload so many images to one post, thanks tumblr)

#austerlitz #battle of austerlitz #history #military history #napoleonic #napoleonic wars #19th century #napoleon

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microcosme11 · 2 years

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This makes Austerlitz easy to understand.

#Austerlitz #guide to the battle

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portuguesedisaster · 5 months

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Just came back from watching Napoleon and ugh.

#napoleon #look it started bad and ended badly #i'm on record defending that historical movies don't need to be perfectly accurate but this movie was just...ugh #like just the casting...why in hell is Phoenix playing 20s Napoleon? also my mom asked me if Napoleon died in his 30s which...#it's mostly the casting's fault #ei guys lack of Wellington in this movie. and lack of Portugal's Napoleonic invasion's too #this said i understand why...they happened during the time he was planning the invasion of Russia...but important ok!!#it was not a nice movie no.#weird points for the fact they did not even got the most stereotypical Egyptian fact right. THEY MUMIFIED THEIR DEAD!!#also why in hell did he shot the pyramids? who knows? was it a cool scene? maybe for someone who did not have any idea of anything.#my mom telling me that physically ice doesn't break like that in the scene of the battle of Austerlitz #for some reason they butchered Napoleon's entire relationship with Josephine. also weirdo #there was almost nothing good there #points for how good the customs were. making it easy to distinguish armies in a battlefield is not an easy task

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empirearchives · 9 months

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I’m crying, this author was UNHINGED 😂😂

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captainknell · 1 year

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I'm not a super Christmas-y person even though I try for my kids but... this is too real 😅

#napoleon #napoleon bonaparte #meme #Christmas #emperor napoleon's coronation #battle of austerlitz

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illustratus · 2 months

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Cavalry of the Russian Imperial Guard Captures a French Eagle at the Battle of Austerlitz

by Bogdan Willewalde

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inkliinng · 1 year

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I fell behind for the last four days or so and left Nikolay violently infatuated with his Tsar. Looking forward to catching up with them at the Battle of Austerlitz!

#battle of austerlitz #war and peace #leo Tolstoy #book blog #bookblr #booklr #book photography #booknook

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usergreenpixel · 2 years

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MALMAISON MEDIA SALON SOIRÉE 11: AUSTERLITZ (1960)

1. The Introduction

SURPRISE! Hi, my dear Neighbors! This is a surprise soirée where we can finally discuss the long awaited topic of “Austerlitz”, a movie directed by Abel Gance (who also wanted to make a series of movies about Napoleon).

I have already seen the 1927 silent movie called “Napoleon” by this very director and I have reviewed it under the Jacobin Fiction Convention tag, but I also quickly found out about today’s review subject so this soirée was only a matter of time. And wouldn’t you know it, the time has come! Yay!

Unfortunately, while researching where this movie can be found, I realized that the English version is only on Netflix so those with subscriptions should be able to find the entire thing there. Russian speakers like myself are a bit luckier because there is a “two voice dub” (basically the one where you can kinda hear the original voices) online and should be easily accessible.

Okay, with that out of the way, let’s begin this party! Also, this review is dedicated to @tairin , @count-lero and @kaxen .

2. The Story

You would think that a movie called “Austerlitz” would depict only, well, the titular battle, but nope. It doesn’t show only that!

In fact, about the entire first half of the movie is spent on setting the stage for the events that would result in the battle. We see Napoleon as consul (later Consul for Life ™️), then there’s his coronation (not actually shown though), his family drama, etc.

Now, initially I thought I would be annoyed by the fact that so much time is spent on something other than the Battle of Austerlitz, but nope! Surprisingly, it wasn’t boring or annoying at all because all of these events give important context and insight into Napoleon as a person, so I don’t think pacing is an issue here. It might be too slow for some people though.

Also I love the fact that we’re not shown only the French side, but actually the prospectives of the Coalition members as well, so there’s no sense of “good French vs. evil Allies”, which is honestly great! It’s good to see multiple points of view.

I will have to admit that the time skips are a bit confusing, especially if the movie is being watched by someone who doesn’t know Jack Shit about the time period, but it wasn’t a problem for me most of the time.

And also, trigger warning because there are scenes with blood, obviously.

3. The Characters

Napoleon here is… complicated.

I dislike him, much like I dislike his real counterpart. He is impulsive as fuck, ambitious, stubborn and at times acts like a total dick, but also has moments of tenderness and kindness to his so that’s nice. Plus his tactics and strategy are shown, but that’s a given considering what kind of movie this is.

His family is also a mess, but they’re minor characters so I don’t have much to say about them.

Fouché and Talleyrand are scheming bastards as always.

Murat is a minor character, but he is brave and flamboyant.

Lannes is blunt, informal with Naps and isn’t afraid to call him out on bullshit.

Napoleon’s valet, Constant, is pretty interesting and shares a few witty quips with Napoleon in the beginning of the movie.

There’s also an old soldier called Alboise who is even blunter than Lannes, witty and all around badass, so he was one of my favorite minor characters.

Honestly, there’s a lot of characters and even more cameos so I can’t name them all, but the cast ends up being almost as diverse as my playlist.

4. The Setting

Love the settings! To me they looked accurate and really well made!

5. The Acting

Everyone is great! Pierre Mondy as Napoleon is something else and I loved his performance in particular.

By the way, a nice touch is the fact that there are multiple languages used in the movie (French, English, German and Russian) so that’s a bonus point for effort!

6. The Music

For some reason I have a soft spot for music in older movies, and this one is no exception. I especially love the triumphant music in the end and the fact that we have our soundtrack in moderation so it’s not annoying.

7. The Conclusion

Honestly, I’m glad that Abel Gance returned to Napoleon again in a way, even though his original plans of a multiple part saga didn’t work out.

I found the movie well done and I liked almost everything about it, except the time skips and some of the scenes depicting soldiers with injuries (I’m a bit squeamish).

Definitely recommend it! Great movie!

But with that, let us finish our surprise soirée at the Malmaison Media Salon. Stay tuned for updates, dear Neighbors!

Love,

- Citizen Green Pixel

#history #napoleonic art #napoleonic media #napoleonic movies #napoleon bonaparte #austerlitz 1960 #napoleonic wars #battle of austerlitz #malmaison media salon #marshal lannes #marshal murat #i still refuse to make a fouche tag #talleyrand

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