Battle of Gerchsheim

Battle of Gerchsheim
Part of Austro-Prussian War

Artillery battle near Gerchsheim on July 25, 1866
DateJuly 25, 1866
Location
Gerchsheim, Baden
49°41′11″N 9°47′02″E / 49.68639°N 9.78389°E / 49.68639; 9.78389
Result Prussian Alliance victory
Belligerents
Prussia
Oldenburg		 Austrian Empire
Baden
Württemberg
Hesse-Darmstadt
Nassau
Commanders and leaders
Edwin von Manteuffel
August von Goeben		 Prince Alexander von Hesse-Darmstadt
General von Faber
General von Fischer
General Roth
Units involved
Regiment No. 13 VIII Army Corps
Strength
16,000 soldiers 26,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
8 dead; 51 wounded; 1 missing person 13 dead; 89 wounded; 151 missing people
Location within Baden-Württemberg
Battle of Gerchsheim (Germany)

The Battle of Gerchsheim was an artillery battle during the Austro-Prussian War as part of the Campaign of the Main on July 25, 1866, between the Prussian Alliance and the German Federal Army.

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