The monument No. 83 - Václavice-Branka, Czech Republic
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1866 Austro-Prussian War Memorial - the monument No. 83.
Waymark Code: WMMNQY
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/15/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Colonel74
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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 (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 severním okraji lesa nad Václavicemi je mohutný pískovcový jehlanec venovaný III. eskadrone 6. pluku rakouských kyrysníku, zdobený reliéfem dvouhlavého orla a krížem Vojenského rádu Marie Terezie. Pomník nechal v roce 1900 zrídit podmaršálek Josef Siebert.
Size / Velikost: medium

Access restrictions ? / Omezeny pristup ?: no

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