Battle of Ulm

The Battle of Ulm was a French victory over Austrian forces in October 1805 that forced the surrender of a large Austrian army during the War of the Third Coalition.

Ulm Campaign: The October 1805 campaign in which French forces encircled and defeated an Austrian army around Ulm. The battle was the campaign’s decisive outcome, produced by French movements across southern Germany.
War of the Third Coalition: A 1805 war in which France fought a coalition led by Austria, Russia, and Britain. Ulm was the first major campaign of this conflict.
Fall of Vienna (1805): The French occupation of Vienna in November 1805 during the War of the Third Coalition. With the Austrian army at Ulm surrendered, Napoleon advanced toward the Austrian capital.
Battle of Trafalgar: A British naval victory over French and Spanish fleets on 21 October 1805. Trafalgar was the coalition’s major victory in 1805, but at sea rather than on land.
Grande Armée: Napoleon’s French imperial army, assembled for the campaigns of the early nineteenth century. Its rapid concentration and coordinated corps made the encirclement possible.
Third Coalition: An alliance formed in 1805 by Austria, Russia, Britain, and other states against France. Its formation brought Austria into war before Russian forces could fully support it.
Battle of Austerlitz: A decisive French victory over Austrian and Russian forces on 2 December 1805. The campaign continued after Ulm with Napoleon’s victory over the remaining allied field army.
Battle of Jena-Auerstedt: Two French victories over Prussian forces fought on 14 October 1806. These victories also destroyed an opposing field army through rapid French operations.
Karl Mack von Leiberich: An Austrian general who commanded the army trapped around Ulm in 1805. His decisions and position shaped the Austrian army’s surrender.
Napoleon: French military and political leader who became emperor in 1804 and dominated European affairs. He devised the campaign that trapped the Austrian army.

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