Battle of Tauberbischofsheim
Battle of Tauberbischofsheim was a battle fought on 24 July 1866 at Tauberbischofsheim, in what is now Germany. It was part of the Austro-Prussian War. The recorded result: Prussian victory. Recorded strength: 60,000 against 42,000 (VIII Army Corps).
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Stab der Königlich Württembergischen Felddivision am 24. Juli 1866 vor der Schlacht bei Tauberbischofsheim (Baden-Württemberg), sieben Offiziere zu Pferd in Uniform, teils mit Schärpe und Mütze, ein O. Fotografie eines Ölgemäldes des Malers T. Zweigle, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 24 July 1866
Where Tauberbischofsheim, Germany 49.626N, 9.671E
Outcome Prussian victory
Belligerents Prussia against Württemberg; Baden; border|22px|alt=|link= Hesse-Darmstadt; Austrian Empire; border|22px|alt=|link= Nassau
Where it sits in the Austro-Prussian War Battle of Königinhof, 1866 Battle of Langenbruck, 1866 Battle of Hühnerwasser, 1866 Battle of Langensalza, 1866 Battle of Trautenau, 1866 Battle of Nachod, 1866 Battle of Podol, 1866 Battle of Oświęcim, 1866 Battle of Skalitz, 1866 Battle of Münchengrätz, 1866 Battle of Burkersdorf, 1866 Battle of Jičín, 1866 Battle of Schweinschädel, 1866 Skirmish of Immelborn, 1866 Battle of Königgrätz, 1866 Cavalry Battle of Střezetice, 1866 Battle of the Svíb Forest, 1866 Engagement at Dermbach, 1866 Battle of Hünfeld, 1866 Battle of Kissingen, 1866 Skirmish of Oerlenbach, 1866 Skirmish of Zorn, 1866 Battle of Laufach, 1866 Battle of Aschaffenburg, 1866 Skirmish of Seligenstadt, 1866 Battle of Tobitschau, 1866 Skirmish of Erlenbach, 1866 Engagement of Hammelburg, 1866 Battle of Bezzecca, 1866 Battle of Blumenau, 1866 Battle of Hundheim, 1866 Skirmish of Walldürn, 1866 Skirmish of Bürgstadt, 1866 Battle of Tauberbischofsheim, 1866 Battle of Werbach, 1866 Ambush of Hardheim, 1866 Battle of Helmstadt, 1866 Battle of Gerchsheim, 1866 Battle of Roßbrunn, 1866 Skirmish of Goßmannsdorf, 1866 Combat of Seybothenreuth, 1866 Combat of Bayreuth, 1866 1866 1866 Battle of Tauberbischofsheim, 1866 43 placed engagements of the Austro-Prussian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 24 July 1866 Place Tauberbischofsheim, Germany49.626N, 9.671E Kind Battle, nineteenth century Strength 60,000 42,000 (VIII Army Corps) Casualties and losses 16 killed; 107 wounded; 3 missed or captured; Total: 126 62 killed; 455 wounded; 192 missed or captured; Total: 709 Commanders Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
Battle of Tauberbischofsheim Battle of Tauberbischofsheim Battle of Werbach Battle of Königshofen Battle of Königshofen Kampf um Messelhausen Battle of Gerchsheim Kampf um Messelhausen Battle of Gerchsheim Frankfurt Stuttgart Strasbourg Wiesbaden Koblenz Regensburg Ingolstadt Gießen 100 km 49.626N, 9.671E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Plan des Gefechtsfeldes von Bischofsheim und Werbach. Unknown authorUnknown author, not menioned anywhere, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Battle of Tauberbischofsheim 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 Q618935 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tauberbischofsheim , revision 1380933697, 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.
