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The Battle of Koniggratz - Prussia's Victory Over Austria, 1866 (Paperback)
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The Battle of Koniggratz - Prussia's Victory Over Austria, 1866 (Paperback)
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Koniggratz, a city overlooking the river Elbe, was a western
strongpoint of the Austrian Empire. On the morning of July 3, 1866,
Prussia attacked the city against high odds and defeated the
Austrian army in a single day, despite the Austrian advantage in
heavy artillery and command of the high ground. The fall of
Koniggratz transferred power over the German states from Austria to
Prussia, marking the beginning of the German nation, a political
consequence considered to be among the most important of any
conflict in modern history.
The battle for the city of Koniggratz--now called Hradec Kralove,
located in the Czech Republic--was the largest of its time, with
nearly half a million troops involved. It was also the first battle
where the outcome was directly determined by the availability of
new technologies, including the railroad, telegraph, cast steel
rifled cannon, and breech-loading rifle. It also marked a lesson in
the fallacy of dependence on technology at the expense of sound
strategy.
In this full account, distinguished historian Gordon A. Craig
discusses the state of political affairs surrounding the battle,
the personalities involved, the weaponry, and the tactics in order
to recreate the battlefield in all its complexity.
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