Destruction Of Retreating Russians At Satschan Lake

Destruction of Retreating Russians at Satschan Lake', 1805, (1896). Retreat by Russian forces that had been defeated by the French at the Battle of Austerlitz (modern-day Slavkov u Brna in the Czech Republic). The ice broke on the frozen Satschan ponds and men were drowned. Typogravure after the aquarelle by F De Myrbach. From Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume II, by William Milligan Sloane. [The Century Co., Macmillan & Co., Limited, New York & London, 1896]. Artist Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)