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Battle of Gitschin
Battle during the Ausso-Prussian War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Gitschin or Jičín (German: Schlacht bei Gitschin) took place during 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.
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Battle of Jičín | |||||||
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Part of Austro-Prussian War | |||||||
![]() Battle of Gitschin. Illustration by Hugo Schüllinger (1896) | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
26,000 |
66,000 present 42,000 engaged | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,553[1] 329 killed 1,212 wounded |
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