
Episode 94: History on Horseback
The Age of Napoleon Podcast
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Napoleon's Orders to Bernadotte's Headquarters
The Battle of Austerlitz took place on October 14th, 1806. Napoleon ordered Marshal Devou to take his Third Corps around the Prussian Left flank. But he did not send any direct orders to this effect to Bernadotte's headquarters. This oversight would have major consequences for both armies.
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