Battle of Gitschin
The Battle of Gitschin or Jičín (German: Schlacht bei Gitschin) took place during of the Austro-Prussian War on 29 June 1866, ending with a Prussian victory over the Austrian forces. There is a memorial there today at Jičín in the Czech Republic.
| Battle of Jičín | |||||||
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| Part of Austro-Prussian War | |||||||
Battle of Gitschin. Illustration by Hugo Schüllinger (1896) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Prussia |
Austria Saxony | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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August von Werder Wilhelm von Tümpling |
Eduard Clam-Gallas Albert of Saxony | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 26,000 |
66,000 present 42,000 engaged | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,553 329 killed 1,212 wounded |
4,704 591 | ||||||
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