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 Sadowa, Battle of
Sadowa, Battle Of Prussian victory over the Austrian army 13 km/8 mi northwest of Hradec Kralove (German Königgrätz) 3 July 1866, ending the Seven Weeks' War.
It confirmed Prussian hegemony over the German states and led to the formation of the North German Confederation 1867.
It is named after the nearby village of Sadowa (Czech Sadová) in the Czech Republic.
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At 10 o clock the villages of Mokrowous, Dohalitzka, Unter-Dohalizu and Sadowa were in prussian hands.
The situation of the austrian army was hopeless and Benedek ordered the retreat after attacking the prussians with his cavalry.
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Leads the combined army of the Elbe & The first army to defeat the Saxons
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 WHKMLA : History of the Austro-Prussian War, 1866
Prussian troops marched into Saxony and from there into Bohemia, where the Austrian forces were defeated in the BATTLE OF SADOWA (Königgrätz) on July 3rd.
On the Italian front the main battles were fought on sea; in the NAVAL BATTLE OF LISSA (July 20th) the Austrian navy defeated the Italian navy.
The Prussian victory at Sadowa has been credited to (1) Prussian superior weaponry (the NEEDLE GUN which coulf ne reloaded faster), (2) superior Prussian military leadership and (3) the diversion of some Austrian troops to the Italian theatre of operation.
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 Stock Illustration of The Battle of Sadowa, 1866 - Search Clip Art Drawings Illustrations and Vector EPS Images - ...
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GENERALLY: This is the rifle that got Styerwerks off the ground!
As a result of the obvious superiority of the Dreyese Needle guns shown at the battle of Sadowa, Austria decided to adopt a small calibre metallic cartridge breech loader.
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