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Austerlitz Tour: Sokolnitz
By William Peterson
Click on any thumbnail image for a larger view.
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- View from the summit of the Pratzen Heights looking W to Sokolnitz, along the line of attack of Langeron's Allied II Column.
- View from the Pratzen Heights looking W to the north end of Sokolnitz and the Pheasantry, along the line of attack of Prebyshevsky's III Column.
- View of Sokolnitz "Castle," actually an 18th-century manor house. The Castle was taken by the Russian 7th Jaeger and Galicia Musketeers, retaken in a brilliant counterattack by the 2nd Battalion of the 26th Lègére, captured again by the Russians, and recaptured by the 33rd Ligne attacking from the northeast. Several further Russian attacks were beaten off, and the Castle remained a bulwark of the French line.
- View of Sokolnitz "Castle," actually an 18th-century manor house.
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(Left to right)
- View of Sokolnitz "Castle," actually an 18th-century manor house.
- French shell embedded in a house wall north of Sokolnitz Castle.
- Sokolnitz granary, used as a strongpoint during the battle and as a pen for Russian prisoners afterward.
- Old barn, Sokolnitz.
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- Looking NE from the west edge of Sokolnitz over the center of the village, along the line of advance of the 48th and 111th Ligne in their counterattack at about 1015. The Pratzen Heights are visible in the background.
- Looking E over the north end of Sokolnitz and the Pheasantry, from the starting point of the counterattack by the 33rd Ligne. Pratzen Heights in background.
- The east wall of the Pheasantry north of Sokolnitz, held by the 18th and 75th Ligne. The repaired sections of the wall are said to be embrasures where six French cannon were emplaced.
- The east wall of the Pheasantry north of Sokolnitz, held by the 18th and 75th Ligne. The repaired sections of the wall are said to be embrasures where six French cannon were emplaced.
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- (a1-17) Close-up view of repaired embrasure inscribed with the date of the battle.
- (a2-10) View from the Pheasantry looking E up the slope of the Pratzen Heights: A Frenchman's view of the advance of the Allied II and III Columns.
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