The Battle of Königgrätz: Prussia's Victory Over Austria, 1866

by Gordon A. Craig

Book Overview

K niggr tz, 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 K niggr tz transferred power over the German states from Austria to Prussia, marking the beginning of the German nation, a political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812218442
• ISBN13: 9780812218442
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.9"