No. 1130, Bojiste u Nachoda 27.cervna 1866, CZ
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ToRo61
N 50° 24.159 E 016° 08.024
33U E 580569 N 5584014
Battle of Nachod - Cavalry Monument.
Waymark Code: WMJ9VH
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/16/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Arogant
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At this site the big and bloody cavalry battle happened on June 27, 1866 at about 11 a.m. Austrian cavalry brigade of General Solms had 660 cuirassiers against 1 350 equestrians of the Prussian cavalry brigade of General Wnuck. The Austrians were winning at ?rst but they had to retreat to the village of Vysokov due to the successful Prussian manoeuvre. The encounter lasted for 35 minutes only and the Austrian army lost 8 officers, 142 cuirassiers and 200 horses, whereas the lost 20 officers, 149 rank-and-?les and 119 horses.
The 13 m tall pyramidal monument of granite was unveiled here on June 27, 1901. The momnnent was designed by Archduke Franz Salvator and created by Johann E. Tomola, sculptor from Brno.


CZ
Památník pripomíná potycku jízdních jednotek rakouské a pruské armády behem bitvy u Náchodu za prusko-rakouské války v roce 1866. Potycka probehla dne 27. cervna 1866.
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