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French victory always shines under the Austerlitz sun

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Tvarozna, Czech Republic. Le Figaro

In this 1eh December 1805, straw pieces ignited the darkness that enveloped the French camp. The Russians, mockingly and imprudently, thought that the French were burning their baggage before fleeing. “This is the most beautiful night of my life.” Napoleon was emotional on the eve of his victory at Austerlitz. Not far from the battle site, 217 years later, the French victory will be repeated in Tvarozna, Czech Republic.

The same inhabited eyes will follow Napoleon, who will look from his horse’s head at the troops that offered him the victory of December 2 against the Austrians and Russians. Among these “soldiers” in the costume of the period are several dozen Frenchmen. Some go there for the first time, but most have already wandered in the footsteps of the grognards. “I want to pay tribute to our ancestors who wrote history on the soles of their shoes across Europe. Nothing political, just a tribute to all the nameless people who died…

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