Battle of Gerchsheim

Battle of Gerchsheim
Part of Austro-Prussian War
Artillery battle near Gerchsheim on July 25, 1866
Date July 25, 1866 Location Gerchsheim, Baden 49°41′11.00″N 9°47′2.00″E / 49.6863889°N 9.7838889°E / 49.6863889; 9.7838889 Result Prussian Alliance victory
Belligerents
Prussia  Oldenburg[1]	Austrian Empire  Baden  Württemberg  Hesse-Darmstadt  Nassau
Commanders and leaders
Edwin von Manteuffel August von Goeben	Prince Alexander von Hesse-Darmstadt General von Faber General von Fischer General Roth
Units involved
Regiment No. 13	VIII Army Corps
Strength
16,000 soldiers	26,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
8 dead; 51 wounded; 1 missing person	13 dead; 89 wounded; 151 missing people
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The Battle of Gerchsheim was an artillery battle during the Austro-Prussian War as part of the Campaign of the Main on July 25, 1866, between the Prussian Alliance and the German Federal Army.