Battle of Tauberbischofsheim

Battle of Tauberbischofsheim Part of the Austro-Prussian War Battlefield of Bischofsheim and Werbach Date 24 July 1866 Location Tauberbischofsheim (Grand Duchy of Baden) Result Decisive Prussian victory Belligerents Prussia  Württemberg  Baden Hesse-Darmstadt  Austria Nassau Commanders and leaders Edwin von Manteuffel Alexander von Hessen-Darmstadt Strength 60,000 Prussians The Federal 8th Corps (42,000 soliders) Casualties and losses 126 684

Austro-Prussian War and Third Italian War of Independence Custoza Hühnerwasser Podol Nachod Lake Garda Trautenau Burkersdorf Langensalza Skalitz Münchengrätz Schweinschädel Gitschin Königgrätz Tauberbischofsheim Valtellina Vezza d'Oglio Lissa Bezzecca Lamacs

The Battle of Tauberbischofsheim was an engagement of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, on 24 July at Tauberbischofsheim in the Grand Duchy of Baden.

Battle

Wurttemberg artillery in the battle near Tauberbischofsheim on 24 July 1866 on the east bank of the Tauber

The battle was between troops from German Confederation and Kingdom of Prussia, the former suffered a comprehensive defeat.

Aftermath

The Prussians occupied northern Württemberg and negotiated a peace in August 1866. Württemberg paid an indemnity of 8,000,000 gulden, and concluded a secret offensive and defensive treaty with her conqueror.

Although not officially part of the North German Confederation, the secret treaty effectively bound Württemberg to Prussia. Few years later, in 1870, Württemberger troops played a creditable part in the Battle of Wörth and in other operations of the Franco-Prussian War. In 1871, Württemberg became a member of the new German Empire.

Memorials

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  Monument to the Wurttemberg Fallen
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  Monument to the Wurttemberg Fallen

External links

• Battle of Tauberbischofsheim, 24 July 1866