Battle of Frohnhofen
The Battle of Frohnhofen or Battle of Laufach took place on 13 July 1866 as part of the Main Campaign of the Prussian Army in the Austro-Prussian War. In a battle lasting several hours, the Prussian 26th Infantry Brigade repulsed attacks by the 3rd (Hessian) Division of the VIII. Corps of the North German Confederation , with the Hessians suffering heavy losses. It thus secured the Spessart crossings and created favorable conditions for the Battle of Aschaffenburg around the Main crossing the next day.
| Battle of Frohnhofen | |||||||
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| Part of Austro-Prussian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Prussia | Hesse | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Karl von Wrangel Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel Ferdinand von Kummer |
Philipp Georg Frey August von Stockhausen † | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| VIII Corps | 3rd Division | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7 battalions, 2 squadrons, 2 batteries | 8 battalions, 1 squadron, 1 battery | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5 dead, 60 wounded | 175 dead, 394 wounded, 115 captured | ||||||
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