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
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Cavalry engagement at the battle of Königgrätz (Alexander von Bensa, [de] 1866)
Ludwig von Benedek
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Ludwig August Ritter von Benedek, also known as Lajos Benedek, with the Hungarian form of Ludwig, was an Austro-Hungarian general, best known for commanding the imperial army in 1866 in their defeat a
Battle of Königgrätz
…of Leipzig in 1813. Prussian forces totalled around 285,000 troops, whilst Austria had 240,000 men on the Bohemian front. Austrian commander-in-chief Ludwig von Benedek had accepted the post with reluctance because he was unfamiliar with both troops and local terrain. Superior training, Moltke's tactical doctrine, and…
Ludwig Ritter von Benedek, 1860
Bust of Benedek in the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Wien