The monuments No. 119, 120 - Hronov, Czech Republic
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The Austro-Prussian War Memorial in Hronov.
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Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/15/2014
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The major battle of the Austro-Prussian war - Battle of Königgrätz (
visit link) - was preceded by several other military clashes and minor skirmishes and battles. These skirmishes had their own victims and these victims have own a monuments.
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 Nachod [CZ: Náchod] (
visit link) . It was the first major action of the Austro-Prussian War on June 27, 1866.
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Na starém hrbitove vedle kostela Všech Svatých lze nalézt dva pomníky:
- c.119 - pískovcový jehlanec s reliéfem zkrížených pušek a klobouku
- c. 120 - nižší kamenná stéla s nápisem: "Hrob vojínu z roku 1866". Jsou zde pohrbeni vojáci jmenovaní na jehlanu.