Battle of Austerlitz: gotta love those military historians
The BBC has an incredible set of photos from the recent historical reenactment of the Battle of Austerlitz, which was fought in 1805. More details from Praha:
The battle of Austerlitz is also known as the Battle of Three Emperors, because the rulers of France, Russia and Austria: Napoleon Bonaparte, Czar Alexandr, and Francis I, took part in the battle themselves.
I love the people who do historical reenactments. Nobody knows the details better. This time 4,000 of them (yes, 4,000) went all the way to the Czech Republic for the reenactment. And there was snow, even. A well organized reenactment is better than the most meticulously done movie, because all senses are brought into play. Until you've heard artillery up close, you have no idea how loud a battle is.
And besides: there are some really, really nice looking uniforms. And men inside them.