battle, notable, nineteenth century
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. Sculptor: Moritz Schulz Photographer: Achim Raschka Cropper (Seher): Mutter Erde, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 27 June 1866
Where Náchod, Czech Republic 50.426N, 16.194E
Outcome Prussian victory
Belligerents Prussia against Austrian Empire
Casualties and losses 1,122 and 5,719
Where it sits in the Austro-Prussian War Battle of Königinhof, 1866 Skirmish of Witzenhausen, 1866 Skirmish of Mechterstedt, 1866 Battle of Langenbruck, 1866 Combat of Mechterstädt, 1866 Battle of Hühnerwasser, 1866 Battle of Langensalza, 1866 Battle of Trautenau, 1866 Battle of Nachod, 1866 Battle of Podol, 1866 Battle of Oświęcim, 1866 Battle of Skalitz, 1866 Battle of Münchengrätz, 1866 Battle of Burkersdorf, 1866 Battle of Jičín, 1866 Battle of Schweinschädel, 1866 Campaign of the Main, 1866 Skirmish of Immelborn, 1866 Battle of Königgrätz, 1866 Cavalry Battle of Střezetice, 1866 Battle of the Svíb Forest, 1866 Engagement at Dermbach, 1866 Battle of Hünfeld, 1866 Battle of Kissingen, 1866 Skirmish of Oerlenbach, 1866 Skirmish of Zorn, 1866 Battle of Laufach, 1866 Battle of Aschaffenburg, 1866 Skirmish of Seligenstadt, 1866 Battle of Tobitschau, 1866 Skirmish of Erlenbach, 1866 Engagement of Hammelburg, 1866 Battle of Bezzecca, 1866 Battle of Blumenau, 1866 Battle of Hundheim, 1866 Skirmish of Walldürn, 1866 Skirmish of Bürgstadt, 1866 Battle of Tauberbischofsheim, 1866 Battle of Werbach, 1866 Ambush of Hardheim, 1866 Battle of Helmstadt, 1866 Battle of Gerchsheim, 1866 Battle of Roßbrunn, 1866 Bombardment of the Fortress Marienberg, 1866 Skirmish of Goßmannsdorf, 1866 Combat of Seybothenreuth, 1866 Combat of Bayreuth, 1866 1866 1866 Battle of Nachod, 1866
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Record
Date 27 June 1866
Place Náchod, Czech Republic50.426N, 16.194E
Kind Battle, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses 1,122 5,719
Commanders
Battle of Nachod Battle of Nachod Battle of Skalice Battle of Skalitz Battle of Petrovice Battle of Schweinschädel Battle of Burkersdorf Battle of Skalice Battle of Petrovice Battle of Schweinschädel Prague Dresden Wrocław Ostrava Zlín Pardubice Jihlava Opole 100 km 50.426N, 16.194E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
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.