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Brawny man with shorts made in Japan.
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Pre-breakfast start on the battlefield.
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The first gourmet meal of the day. The battle is off to a good start.
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A hearty breakfast gives us the energy to set up the battlefield. The French are set up at left, the Austrians at right.
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A view from the Austrian left, showing substantial forces facing each other beside the Ebersberg forest. The town of Hohenlinden is at top-center.
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Austrians dribble on to the battlefield in the center-left.
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Another group of Austrians march on in the center-right.
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...And on the far right Austrian flank yet more troops arrive. The French must take advantage of the dispersed deployment of the enemy.
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The French line, with the left flank at bottom.
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French troops in the center.
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Hohenlinden, with French defenders thickly clustered around the town.
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Austrian forces massed opposite Hohenlinden.
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Austrian generals in action.
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All the world's a stage...and here are more of the players.
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French generals prepare their grimmest faces for the battle.
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The Austrian far right flank begins to push down the road towards the center of the battle.
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French troops move up to the center, some shifting to meet the Austrian right.
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A view from the Austrian center. French troops have advanced everywhere to put pressure on the deploying enemy.
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Opposite Hohenlinden, French troops (left) meet the Austrians at the forest line.
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More scrappy fighting in front of Hohenlinden, with Austrian troops using the Ebersberg forest as cover.
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Meanwhile, another skirmish is brewing--in the kitchen!
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Our chef is preparing the delicate pastry for the strudel. (After all, you can't miss out on a good strudel when Austrians are involved.)
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The studel filling has been deployed, and now our chef begins the delicate process of rolling the studel.
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See the the skill, dare I say it, the love, put into this dessert!
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Easy does it! Our chef demonstrates the painstaking care that is needed in the rolling process.
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The baked result! Gah! Be still my gnashing teeth and watering mouth!
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A fine gourmet lunch is served for the hungry armchair warriors. It's Austrian-themed, and was it tasty!
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Genuine goulash! Many families of paprika were sacrificed to produce this bowl of heaven.
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The studel is a casualty of war.
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A home-baked chocolate birthday cake completes the feast. Note that it has been carefully censored so that you'd never guess the name of the birthday boy.
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The battle resumes, now that the generals have been fed. Heavy fighting on the French right.
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In the center, troops from both sides fight over a frozen pond.
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An impressive Austrian gun line tries to take on the French guns at top right.
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Austrian troops march on in greater numbers in the center-right.
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French cavalry attacks the head of the Austrian right column. The infantry held--if they hadn't the result would have been disaster for the Austrians.
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An overall view of the fighting, with Hohenlinden at bottom-left, Austrian forces at right.
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Austrian forces mass in defense, and shore up their left flank in anticipation of a French flanking move through the Ebersberg forest.
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The French left flank is facing increasing numbers of enemy infantry and cavalry. The Austrians are applying pressure.
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In the center, French infantry burst from the cover of a forest to attempt an outflanking move.
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French cavalry mill around in the center. The Austrians keep a discreet distance, and try to score casualties with their artillery.
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More French cavalry mass on the right flank.
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The French flanking attack on the Austrian far left begins. The Austrians are ready and waiting.
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Another shot of the French flanking move, with artillery pieces slowly traversing the forest.
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French cavalry prepare to charge Austrian infantry in the forest.
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Austrian infantry on high ground stops the French attack in the center. The French are subsequently forced back with heavy casualties.
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French cavalry of the right flank make their charge into the forest. This was an ill-advised move, and they were subsequently thrown back with heavy losses.
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Meanwhile, progress of the French flanking attack through the Ebersberg forest was progressing slowly.
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The French left flank has been compromised, as a large Austrian cavalry unit breaks through the thin blocking force.
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Charge and counter-charge in the center. The Austrians are feisty, growing more and more confident.
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A view from behind the French center-left. The Austrians have established themselves, and will not budge. The French have had enough, and order a general retreat. The Austrians win the day!
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