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Battle of Náchod

June 27, 1866 · Battle of Náchod

Result Prussian victory

The Prussian Second Army's V Corps beat an Austrian corps as it came through the mountains into Bohemia.

On the map Contemporaries

Prussia and allies

Austria and allies

Kingdom of Prussia

Austrian Empire

Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz military commander

Wilhelm Ramming military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: c. 24,000
Casualties: c. 1,200
Killed: c. 300
Wounded: c. 900
Guns: c. 102

Strength: c. 31,000
Casualties: 5,719c. 5,800
Killed: c. 1,110
Wounded: c. 2,590
Missing: c. 2,100
Guns: c. 88
Guns lost: c. 8

Units

Prussian Second Army (1866) Prussian V Corps (1866)

Austrian North Army (1866) Austrian VI Corps (1866)