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Austro-Prussian War

June 14 – August 23, 1866

Result Italo-Prussian victory

Ended by Peace of Prague (1866)

Seven-week war in which Prussia defeated Austria, which ended Austrian influence in Germany and opened the way to German unification under Prussia.

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Battles 28

1866
Battle of Königinhof Prussian victory Dvůr Králové nad Labem Ludwig von Gablenz
June 20 – August 12, 1866
Third Italian War of Independence Italian victory Austrian Empire Franz Joseph I of Austria, Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Victor Emmanuel II
June 24, 1866
Battle of Custoza (1866) Austrian victory Battle of Custoza (1866) Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Franz von John, Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen
June 26, 1866
Battle of Hühnerwasser Prussian victory Kuřívody Leopold Gondrecourt, Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld
June 27, 1866
Battle of Náchod Prussian victory Battle of Náchod Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz, Wilhelm Ramming
June 27, 1866
Battle of Langensalza (1866) Battle of Langensalza (1866) Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein, Gustav Friedrich von Beyer
June 27, 1866
Battle of Trautenau Austrian victory Battle of Trautenau Frederick III, German Emperor, Adolf von Bonin, Ludwig von Gablenz
June 27, 1866
Battle of Podol Prussian victory Svijany Eduard Clam-Gallas
June 28, 1866
Battle of Skalitz Prussian victory Battle of Skalitz Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz, Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria
June 28, 1866
Battle of Münchengrätz Prussian victory Mnichovo Hradiště Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Eduard Clam-Gallas, Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld
June 28, 1866
Battle of Burkersdorf (1866) Prussian victory Frederick III, German Emperor, Ludwig von Gablenz
June 29, 1866
Battle of Gitschin Prussian victory Battle of Gitschin Albert I of Saxony, August von Werder, Wilhelm von Tümpling
June 29, 1866
Battle of Schweinschädel Prussian Victory Svinišťany Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz, Hugo von Kirchbach
July 1–26, 1866
Campaign of the Main Prussian victory Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein, Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria, Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel
July 3, 1866
Battle of Königgrätz Prussian victory Battle of Königgrätz Wilhelm I, Frederick III, German Emperor, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
July 4, 1866
Battle of Dermbach Prussian Victory Battle of Dermbach Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein, August Karl von Goeben, Cäsar Rüstow
July 10, 1866
Battle of Kissingen Prussian victory Battle of Kissingen Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein, Gustav Friedrich von Beyer, August Karl von Goeben
July 13, 1866
Battle of Frohnhofen Prussian Victory Laufach Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein, Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, Ferdinand von Kummer
July 14, 1866
Battle of Aschaffenburg (1866) Prussian Victory Battle of Aschaffenburg (1866) August Karl von Goeben, Ferdinand von Kummer, Erwin von Neipperg
July 20, 1866
Battle of Lissa (1866) Austrian victory Battle of Lissa (1866) Carlo Pellion di Persano, Wilhelm von Tegetthoff
July 21, 1866
Battle of Bezzecca Italian victory Bezzecca Giuseppe Garibaldi
July 22, 1866
Battle of Blumenau Prussian victory Lamač
July 23, 1866
Battle of Hundheim Prussian – Saxe-Coburg – Gotha victory Külsheim Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel
July 24, 1866
Battle of Tauberbischofsheim Prussian victory Tauberbischofsheim Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
July 24, 1866
Battle of Werbach Prussian Alliance Victory Werbach August Karl von Goeben
July 25, 1866
Battle of Helmstadt Prussian victory Helmstadt Gustav Friedrich von Beyer, Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria, Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel
July 25, 1866
Battle of Gerchsheim Prussian Alliance victory Großrinderfeld August Karl von Goeben, Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
July 26, 1866
Battle of Roßbrunn Bavarian Victory Roßbrunn Jakob von Hartmann

Key commanders

Prussia and allies 21

Otto von Bismarck Minister President of Prussia, Planned the war to exclude Austria from Germany Wilhelm I King of Prussia, Commanded at Königgrätz Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora belligerent leader Victor Emmanuel II belligerent leader Giuseppe Garibaldi belligerent leader Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Chief of the General Staff, Directed the campaign and the victory at Königgrätz Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz military commander August von Werder military commander Wilhelm von Tümpling military commander Frederick III, German Emperor military commander Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia military commander Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld military commander Carlo Pellion di Persano military commander Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein military commander Gustav Friedrich von Beyer military commander Adolf von Bonin military commander August Karl von Goeben military commander Cäsar Rüstow military commander Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel military commander Ferdinand von Kummer military commander Hugo von Kirchbach military commander

Austria and allies 18

Franz Joseph I of Austria belligerent leader Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen belligerent leader Ludwig von Benedek belligerent leader Wilhelm von Tegetthoff military commander Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria military commander Ludwig II of Bavaria belligerent leader Franz von John military commander Wilhelm Ramming military commander Albert I of Saxony military commander Eduard Clam-Gallas military commander Georg V of Hanover military commander Ludwig von Gablenz military commander Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria military commander Oskar von Zoller military commander Erwin von Neipperg military commander Leopold Gondrecourt military commander Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine military commander Jakob von Hartmann military commander

Kingdom of Prussia 2

Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein military commander Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel military commander

Kingdom of Bavaria 2

Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria military commander Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine military commander