The monument No. 85 - Václavice-Branka, Czech Republic
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1866 Austro-Prussian War Memorial - the monument No. 85.
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Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/15/2014
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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 Nachod [CZ: Náchod] (
visit link) . It was the first major action of the Austro-Prussian War on June 27, 1866.
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Pomník v poli mezi braneckou silnicí a lesíkem nad Václavicemi, Jde o pískovcový jehlanec postavený na hrobe setníku Ludvíka Koprivy a Aloise rytíre Stránského od peš. pluku c. 20.