battle of Austerlitz, Austerlitz - a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II

town - an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work"

Czech Republic - a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993

pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place

Napoleonic Wars - a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815

Austerlitz - a town in Czech Republic; site of the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805