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Battle of Jičín
Part of Austro-Prussian War

Battle of Gitschin. Illustration by Hugo Schüllinger (1896)
Date29 June 1866
Location
Jičín, Bohemia
Result Prussian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Prussia Prussia Austrian Empire Austria
Saxony Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Prussia August von Werder
Kingdom of Prussia Wilhelm von Tümpling
Austrian Empire Eduard Clam-Gallas
Saxony Albert of Saxony
Strength
26,000 66,000 present
42,000 engaged
Casualties and losses
1,553[1]
329 killed
1,212 wounded
Austrian Empire 4,704
Saxony 591

The Battle of Gitschin or Jičín (German: Schlacht bei Gitschin) took place during the Austro-Prussian War on 29 June 1866, ending with a Prussian victory over the Austrian forces. There is a memorial there today at Jičín in the Czech Republic.

  1. ^ Barry 2009, p. 261.

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