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Austrian Army
Modern, Austrian Empire
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The Austrian Army was one of the most formidable forces Napoleonic France had to face. After Prussia made peace with France in 1795, Austria carried the main burden of resistance for nearly a decade, and its unwillingness to join the Third Coalition was overcome by British subsidies before its decisive defeat at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805 forced the humiliating Treaty of Pressburg.
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Founded YearThe Austrian Empire was proclaimed in 1804, but the army that fought at Austerlitz in 1805 was the continuation of the Habsburg Monarchy's existing standing forces rather than a newly raised institution; 1804 is used here as the empire's own founding year. Cross-Tradition Connections
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