Battle of Königgrätz
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The Battle of Königgrätz was the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War in which the Kingdom of Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire. It took place on 3 July 1866, near the Bohemian city of Hradec
The Battle of Königgrätz, Georg Bleibtreu
Ludwig von Benedek, commander of the Austrian forces (lithograph by Eduard Kaiser, 1857)
Interior of the Swiepwald
![Cavalry engagement at the battle of Königgrätz (Alexander von Bensa, [de] 1866)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Gefecht_zwischen_k.k._Husaren_und_preu%C3%9Fischen_K%C3%BCrassieren_in_der_Schlacht_von_K%C3%B6niggr%C3%A4tz_%28A._Bensa_1866%29.jpg/500px-Gefecht_zwischen_k.k._Husaren_und_preu%C3%9Fischen_K%C3%BCrassieren_in_der_Schlacht_von_K%C3%B6niggr%C3%A4tz_%28A._Bensa_1866%29.jpg)
Cavalry engagement at the battle of Königgrätz (Alexander von Bensa, [de] 1866)
Austro-Prussian War
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The Austro-Prussian War was fought in 1866 between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, with each also being aided by various allies within the German Confederation. Prussia had also allied
Battle of Königgrätz
…The Battle of Königgrätz (or Battle of Sadová; Czech: Bitva u Hradce Králové) was the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War in which the Kingdom of Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire. It took place on 3 July 1866, near the Bohemian city of Hradec Králové (German: Königgrätz…
The memorial to the Battery of the dead in Chlum (modern Czech Republic) commemorates some of the heaviest fighting during the Battle of Königgrätz.
Prussian Prince Friedrich Karl is cheered on by his troops.
The Prussian Dreyse needle gun