The monument No. 83 - Václavice-Branka, Czech Republic
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1866 Austro-Prussian War Memorial - the monument No. 83.
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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] (
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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.