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Battle of Aschaffenburg (1866) 1866

Battle of Aschaffenburg (1866): Die Gartenlaube b
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date14 July 1866Wikidata
Year1866Wikidata P585 (point in time)
Era19th century (1800–1913)derived from year
LocationGermanyNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictAustro-Prussian War, Campaign of the MainWikidata P361
Coordinates49.9798, 9.1641Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Aschaffenburg, sometimes also called The Skirmishes Near Aschaffenburg, was a battle of the Austro-Prussian War on 14 July 1866 between pitting the armies of Prussia on the one hand and parts of the VIII Corps of the German Federal Army on the other side which primarily consisted of soldiers from the Austrian Empire, Hesse-Darmstadt and Hesse-Kassel.

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Location

49.9798, 9.1641 · Germany

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