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Battle of Oświęcim

Battle of Oświęcim was a battle fought in 1866 at Oświęcim, in what is now Poland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Oświęcim. It was part of the Austro-Prussian War. The recorded result: Austrian victory. Recorded strength: 3000−4000 men against ?.

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Fought1866
WhereOświęcim, Poland50.038N, 19.221E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAustrian victory
BelligerentsPrussiaagainstAustrian Empire
Casualties and losses172 killed, wounded or missingand?
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 Oświęcim, 1866
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Record

Date1866 (year precision)
PlaceOświęcim, Poland
50.038N, 19.221E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength3000−4000 men?
Casualties and losses172 killed, wounded or missing?
Commanders
  • Johann von Trentinaglia
  • Friedrich von Ziegler und Klipphausen
Battle of OświęcimBattle of OświęcimBattle of PszczynaBattle of MikołówBattle of SosnowiecDefense of KatowiceBattle of KrzykawkaBattle of PszczynaBattle of MikołówBattle of KrzykawkaWrocławGliwiceOstravaKielceZlínPrešovŽilinaBytom100 km50.038N, 19.221E
Placed at Oświęcim; 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 Oświęcim is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q139772005, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Oświęcim (1866), revision 1381253593, 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.