The monument No. 64 - Novy Rokytnik, Czech Republic
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1866 Austro-Prussian War Memorial - the monument No. 64.
Waymark Code: WMMK8E
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/01/2014
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The major battle of Austro-Prussian war (
visit link) was preceded by several other military clashes and minor skirmishes and battles. These skirmishes had their own victims and this victims has own a monuments.
The monuments outside the central battlefield (i.e. those that are not here (
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This is the memorial of the victims of The Battle of Trautenau [CZ: Trutnov] (
visit link) . It was fought on June 27, 1866. It was the only battle of the war that ended in an Austrian victory over the Prussians, but at a large cost.
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Tento pomník je venován obetem bitvy u Trutnova. Pouze v této bitve slavila vítezství rakouská armáda, avšak za velkou cenu.
Na jižním okraji obce stojí typový litinový kríž. Pocet pohrbených vojáku není znám.