The series of different commemorative events of the 200th bicentennial of the battle of Austerlitz organized within the Project Austerlitz 2005 (PA2005) will be held in last weeks of November and in early December 2005. Their detailed program will be available in the first half of 2005. adidas yeezy boost The climax of the commemorative events and long-time preparations will come on the weekend of December 2nd–4th with the main re-enactment event Austerlitz 2005. It will take place in Slavkov u Brna (Austerlitz), Brno (Brünn) and on the historical battlefield itself.

The Project Austerlitz 2005 will again be organizing the event with logistical support provided by Davay Communications Ltd. in co-operation with the town of Slavkov u Brna (Austerlitz) and the community of Tvarozna (Bosenitz). The Central European Napoleonic Society (CENS) in co-operation with other major world associations will provide the program of the military-historical part of the commemorative events.

The scale of the event will be enormous. For security reasons, strict conditions of participation are going to be adopted. This is in order to comply with some parts of the Czech Arms and Ammunition Act.

The participant of the event must be exclusively a member of a registered unit or staff on the list of participating subjects wearing a historical uniform. The participant has a right (except specific exemptions for women and children) to participate in all parts of the military-historical program within the frame of his/her unit. The participant of the event must obey the general conditions of participation and the organizer’s instructions. For breaking the rules or conditions, an individual or an entire unit could be excluded from the event by the organizer at a moments notice.

Any other person (an unregistered individual or a group) in historical uniform or a group not matching the conditions of participation IS NOT an event participant and MUST NOT take part in the military-historical program for re-enactors. Such a person bears the status of a visitor. A visitor in ANY historical uniform or costume has a free entrance in the auditorium of the re-enactment exhibition under the Santon Hill,

Any interested military-historical re-enactment group MUST truly represent a unit or a staff of an army of any country from the period of 1789–1815, be equipped with properly registered and appropriate firearms, and fill in the registration form at austerlitz.org. They MUST then be supported by one of the major societies listed below, the unit will then be added to the list of participants (of which it receives feedback) and receive the official invitation. The registration will be under way until May 31st 2005. After this date, it WILL NOT be possible to register for the event.

A group not matching the general conditions of participation or with its participation not backed up by the chosen association WILL NOT be accepted for the event. Its members would be accepted as visitors ONLY.

The participating unit MUST pledge to follow the conditions of participation and to respect the organizer’s instructions. Each participating unit MUST have one designed commander and his deputy who will be responsible for all discipline, following the conditions and time schedule of the event, which they will receive well in advance. The unit will be assigned to the particular larger formation according to a decision of the organizer and obliged to respect the designed commander of such formation.

Minimal count of MEN in the unit MUST be 5 troopers for the cavalry, 10 men for the infantry, 5 men for the artillery and 5 officers for the staff. Women in civil costumes, suttler costumes and children under the age of 16 WILL NOT be accepted to this count. Units and staffs not matching these figures should join with larger unit and register for the event within its frame. Units joined together in order to reach required figures will be registered under one title and for the duration of the event they will be considered as one subject both from the administrative and tactical point of view. They will be entitled to ONE commander and ONE deputy. The payment of travel reimbursements will be carried out per registered units, i.e. together for joined units.

Women in civil costumes, suttlers and children under the age of 16 WILL NOT take part in the main re-enactment exhibition of the battle. An alternative program for them will be provided with further information about the event.

Safety rules & conditions for handling short firearms and cannons attached to this document. To view safety rules, please click on the relevant link.

Any breaking of conditions of participation WILL BE considered as a reason to ban an individual or an entire group from the event. Such a decision remains the right of the organizer.

To the form, the unit’s representative MUST attach a photograph of the unit and of its commander in uniform.

The association chosen by the unit will guarantee the participation of a unit in the event. Based on its experience and standards, the association will rate the unit’s quality. The accepted unit will be further considered as a member unit of the particular association, liable to its staff and receiving all the future information regarding the event via its internal information channels. The unit would take part in the main re-enactment exhibition most probably in the formation created by the particular association.

Repetitive registration in case of negative reference from the chosen association WILL NOT be possible.