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Battle of Königgrätz

Battle of Königgrätz was a battle fought on 3 July 1866 at Sadová, in what is now Czech Republic. It was part of the Austro-Prussian War. The recorded result: Prussian victory; Peace of Prague (1866). Recorded strength: 220,984 against 206,000–215,000; 184,000 Austrians; 22,000 Saxons.

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Battle at Königgrätz. Prince Friedrich Karl orders his enthusiastic troops into battle.
Battle at Königgrätz. Prince Friedrich Karl orders his enthusiastic troops into battle.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 July 1866
WhereSadová, Czech Republic50.210N, 15.830E
OutcomePrussian victory; Peace of Prague (1866)
BelligerentsKingdom of PrussiaagainstAustrian Empire; Kingdom of Saxony
Part ofAustro-Prussian War1866

Where it sits in the Austro-Prussian War

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Record

Date3 July 1866
PlaceSadová, Czech Republic
50.210N, 15.830E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength220,984206,000–215,000; 184,000 Austrians; 22,000 Saxons
Casualties and losses9,172 killed, wounded, or missing
Commanders
Battle of KöniggrätzBattle of KöniggrätzBattle of Strakhov DvorBattle of WysokaBattle of LibčanyBattle of PodůlšanBattle of the Svíb ForestBattle of WysokaBattle of LibčanyBattle of the Svíb ForestPragueDresdenWrocławOstravaBrnoPizenZlínJihlava100 km50.210N, 15.830E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Königgrätz
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Königgrätz today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-12. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 240 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 213 to 322 m, 109 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 42% built-up, 24% tree cover, 18% grassland.

built-up: 42%tree cover: 24%grassland: 18%cropland: 14%built-up 42%tree cover 24%grassland 18%cropland 14%
west to east, 10.0 km227 to 258 mnorth to south, 10.0 km227 to 264 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1421 and 1866.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1866

Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: PR ARMY GROUPDefender: AUS & SAX ARMY
Strength220,000215,000
Casualties9,200 (4.2%)44,300 (20.6%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1075
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width12 km24 km
Attacker advanced9 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 169), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Königgrätz is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 172 in present-day Czech Republic.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q154942, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Königgrätz, revision 1381256183, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.