ORDER OF BATTLE // June 29, 1866
Battle of Jičín
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 92,000 estimated
Prussia
26,000
Medium-confidence figure
Austria
66,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Jičín on 29 June 1866 resulted in a Prussian victory over a substantially larger Austrian and Saxon force. Prussian commanders Werder and Tümpling defeated a combined force under Clam-Gallas and Crown Prince Albert of Saxony that outnumbered them by more than two to one, with Austrian and Saxon casualties running to 4,704 against Prussian losses of 1,553. The engagement was part of the opening Prussian offensive into Bohemia during the Austro-Prussian War, contributing to the rapid sequence of defeats that broke Austrian resistance in the theater within weeks. A memorial at Jičín in the Czech Republic marks the site today.
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