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Battle of Podol 1866

Battle of Podol: Night battle by Podoli 1866
Image: Hugo Schüllinger (1856 – 1919), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate. Wikidata lists more than one location for this battle; the first is shown.

Key facts

Date27 June 1866Wikidata
Year1866Wikidata P585 (point in time)
Era19th century (1800–1913)derived from year
LocationCzechiaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictAustro-Prussian WarWikidata P361
Coordinates50.5709, 15.0650Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Podol was a minor engagement in the opening days of the Königgrätz campaign of the Austro-Prussian War in Bohemia on 26 and 27 June 1866. The battle took place in modern-day Svijany between troops of the Prussian First Army (Julius von Bose's 15th Brigade) and elements of Eduard Clam-Gallas' Austrian I Corps.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Podol (revision 1370586296), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

50.5709, 15.0650 · Czechia

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