Rewards
How many francs were provided to the higher officers?
Battle of Austerlitz
Napoleon's words to his troops after the battle were full of praise: "Soldats! Je suis content de vous" (). The Emperor provided two million golden francs to the higher officers and 200 francs to each soldier, with large pensions for the widows of the fallen. Orphaned children were adopted by Napoleon personally and were allowed to add "Napoleon" to their baptismal and family names. This battle is one of four that Napoleon never awarded a victory title, the others being Marengo, Jena and Friedland.