When Napoleon ordered his troops to withdraw from a strategic high point in the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805, many thought he had made a primary mistake.

Napoleon Bonaparte is considered the most prominent military commander in French history. He has won many resounding victories throughout his military career, leaving no small mark in history. One of them was the Austerlitz Battle in Austria, when his seemingly "basic mistake" tactic became the key to victory.

Napoleon was the emperor of France and the king of Italy at the time of the Third Union War broke out in 1805. He understood that it was necessary to conquer Austria, Russia and Prussia before these countries shook hands against France.

In April 1980, Britain, Russia, Austria, Prussia and Sweden signed the St. Treaty. Petersburg to form a coalition against France. After defeating the Austrian army in Ulm and capturing Vienna, Napoleon quickly launched a diversionary blow against Russia and Austria. He pretended to ask for peace talks, leading the enemy to believe that the French troops were weakened and considered it a time to attack.

On December 2, 1980, the Austerlitz battle broke out. The French army was overwhelmed in numbers by the Russian-Austrian forces, leading many to believe that they would fail and have to flee from Austria.

In order to entice the enemy to engage in a pre-selected location, Napoleon allowed the troops to take a strategic high point in Pratzen. But when the Russian-Austrian coalition approached, Napoleon ordered the French to withdraw from this important high point, which was considered "silly" in the art of military leadership.

However, the actions of the French troops made Tsar Alexander I even more convinced that Napoleon's forces were really weakening. This belief was further strengthened when Aleksandr I realized that the right wing of the French was very thin.

Believing that this was the enemy's weakest point, the Russian Emperor - Austria impatiently pushed his troops into the position, not expecting it to be a trap Napoleon unfolded, because the right flank is one of the strongest positions. of the French army.

When the troops attacked the right flank of the French, the Russian-Austrian coalition exposed their center on Pratzen. Napoleon sent forces to attack this hill, cutting the enemy squad in half, leaving the Russians - Austria in a chaotic situation.

Having their reinforcements cut, most of the Russian-Austrian coalition surrendered, some of the remnants tried to escape through the Satschan glacial lake but were blocked by French artillery. Most of these soldiers drowned due to the broken ice on the lake.

The Russian Union - Austria lost in a battle that seemed impossible to lose, while Napoleon became the master of European military art.