The monuments No. 21, 22 - Miskolezy, Czech Republic
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The Austro-Prussian War Memorial in Miskolezy.
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Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/13/2014
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The major battle of the Austro-Prussian war - Battle of Königgrätz (
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The monuments outside the central battlefield (i.e. those that are not here (
visit link) have their own number series.
This is the memorial of the victims of The Battle of Schweinschädel [CZ: Sviništany] (
visit link) . It was a minor engagement of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, during the Königgrätz/Sadowa campaign in Bohemia on June 29, 1866.
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Pomník c. 21 lze nalézt pod miskolezským dvorem, stojícím na okraji obce asi 400 kroku severozápadne na okraji lesa, Jde o pískovcový jehlanec na hromadném hrobe 13 pruských vojínu.
V lese nedaleko predešlého pomníku je na zemi neobvykle ležící kamenný kríž oznacující hrob pruského porucíka od 1. dolnoslezského peš. pluku Timona von Rentke Fink.