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Battle of Nachod

Battle of Nachod was a battle fought on 27 June 1866 at Náchod, in what is now Czech Republic. It was part of the Austro-Prussian War. The recorded result: Prussian victory.

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Die Schlacht bei Nachod / en:Battle of Nachod 1866, links der böhmische Heilige Nepomuk. Er gibt einen Hinweis auf die Hauptaustragungsstätten dieses Krieges. Detail aus dem Relief 1866 von Moritz Sch
Die Schlacht bei Nachod / en:Battle of Nachod 1866, links der böhmische Heilige Nepomuk. Er gibt einen Hinweis auf die Hauptaustragungsstätten dieses Krieges. Detail aus dem Relief 1866 von Moritz Sch. Sculptor: Moritz Schulz Photographer: Achim Raschka Cropper (Seher): Mutter Erde, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 June 1866
WhereNáchod, Czech Republic50.426N, 16.194E
OutcomePrussian victory
BelligerentsPrussiaagainstAustrian Empire
Casualties and losses1,122and5,719

Where it sits in the Austro-Prussian War

Battle of Königinhof, 1866Skirmish of Witzenhausen, 1866Skirmish of Mechterstedt, 1866Battle of Langenbruck, 1866Combat of Mechterstädt, 1866Battle of Hühnerwasser, 1866Battle of Langensalza, 1866Battle of Trautenau, 1866Battle of Nachod, 1866Battle of Podol, 1866Battle of Oświęcim, 1866Battle of Skalitz, 1866Battle of Münchengrätz, 1866Battle of Burkersdorf, 1866Battle of Jičín, 1866Battle of Schweinschädel, 1866Campaign of the Main, 1866Skirmish of Immelborn, 1866Battle of Königgrätz, 1866Cavalry Battle of Střezetice, 1866Battle of the Svíb Forest, 1866Engagement at Dermbach, 1866Battle of Hünfeld, 1866Battle of Kissingen, 1866Skirmish of Oerlenbach, 1866Skirmish of Zorn, 1866Battle of Laufach, 1866Battle of Aschaffenburg, 1866Skirmish of Seligenstadt, 1866Battle of Tobitschau, 1866Skirmish of Erlenbach, 1866Engagement of Hammelburg, 1866Battle of Bezzecca, 1866Battle of Blumenau, 1866Battle of Hundheim, 1866Skirmish of Walldürn, 1866Skirmish of Bürgstadt, 1866Battle of Tauberbischofsheim, 1866Battle of Werbach, 1866Ambush of Hardheim, 1866Battle of Helmstadt, 1866Battle of Gerchsheim, 1866Battle of Roßbrunn, 1866Bombardment of the Fortress Marienberg, 1866Skirmish of Goßmannsdorf, 1866Combat of Seybothenreuth, 1866Combat of Bayreuth, 186618661866Battle of Nachod, 1866
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Record

Date27 June 1866
PlaceNáchod, Czech Republic
50.426N, 16.194E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses1,1225,719
Commanders
  • Wilhelm von Ramming
Battle of NachodBattle of NachodBattle of SkaliceBattle of SkalitzBattle of PetroviceBattle of SchweinschädelBattle of BurkersdorfBattle of SkaliceBattle of PetroviceBattle of SchweinschädelPragueDresdenWrocławOstravaZlínPardubiceJihlavaOpole100 km50.426N, 16.194E
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Battle of Nachod is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 188 in present-day Czech Republic.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q695680, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Náchod, revision 1372434191, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.