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Battle of Langensalza

Battle of Langensalza was a battle fought in 1866 at Bad Langensalza, in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bad Langensalza. It was part of the Austro-Prussian War. The recorded result: Hanoverian victory. Recorded strength: 9,000 against 19,000.

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Prussian Artillery attacked at the Battle of Langensalza 1866
Prussian Artillery attacked at the Battle of Langensalza 1866. Georg von Boddien (+1928), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1866
WhereBad Langensalza, Germany51.108N, 10.647E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeHanoverian victory
BelligerentsPrussia; Saxe-Coburg and GothaagainstKingdom of Hanover; Kingdom of Bavaria
Part ofAustro-Prussian War1866

Where it sits in the Austro-Prussian War

Battle of Königinhof, 1866Battle of Langenbruck, 1866Battle of Hühnerwasser, 1866Battle of Langensalza, 1866Battle of Trautenau, 1866Battle of Nachod, 1866Battle of Podol, 1866Battle of Oświęcim, 1866Battle of Skalitz, 1866Battle of Münchengrätz, 1866Battle of Burkersdorf, 1866Battle of Jičín, 1866Battle of Schweinschädel, 1866Skirmish of Immelborn, 1866Battle of Königgrätz, 1866Cavalry Battle of Střezetice, 1866Battle of the Svíb Forest, 1866Engagement at Dermbach, 1866Battle of Hünfeld, 1866Battle of Kissingen, 1866Skirmish of Oerlenbach, 1866Skirmish of Zorn, 1866Battle of Laufach, 1866Battle of Aschaffenburg, 1866Skirmish of Seligenstadt, 1866Battle of Tobitschau, 1866Skirmish of Erlenbach, 1866Engagement of Hammelburg, 1866Battle of Bezzecca, 1866Battle of Blumenau, 1866Battle of Hundheim, 1866Skirmish of Walldürn, 1866Skirmish of Bürgstadt, 1866Battle of Tauberbischofsheim, 1866Battle of Werbach, 1866Ambush of Hardheim, 1866Battle of Helmstadt, 1866Battle of Gerchsheim, 1866Battle of Roßbrunn, 1866Skirmish of Goßmannsdorf, 1866Combat of Seybothenreuth, 1866Combat of Bayreuth, 186618661866Battle of Langensalza, 1866
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Record

Date1866 (year precision)
PlaceBad Langensalza, Germany
51.108N, 10.647E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength9,00019,000
Casualties and losses170 killed; (11 officers); 643 wounded; (30 officers); 33 missing; 907 captured; (10 officers)378 killed; 1,051 wounded
Commanders
  • George V of Hanover
Battle of LangensalzaBattle of LangensalzaBattle of LangensalzaSkirmish of MechterstedtBattle of EisenachCapitulation of ErfurtSiege of ErfurtSkirmish of MechterstedtBattle of EisenachFrankfurtLeipzigMagdeburgGöttingenJenaGießenHofBielefeld100 km51.108N, 10.647E
Placed at Bad Langensalza; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Langensalza is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q535811, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Langensalza (1866), revision 1385472932, 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.