Battle of Gitschin

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Battle of Jičín
Part of Austro-Prussian War
Battle of Gitschin. Illustration by Hugo Schüllinger (1896)
Date 29 June 1866 Location Jičín, Bohemia Result Prussian victory
Belligerents
Prussia	Austria Saxony
Commanders and leaders
August von Werder Wilhelm von Tümpling	Eduard Clam-Gallas Albert of Saxony
Strength
26,000	66,000 present 42,000 engaged
Casualties and losses
1,553[1] 329 killed 1,212 wounded	4,704 591

The Battle of Gitschin or Jičín (German: Schlacht bei Gitschin) took place during the Austro-Prussian War on 29 June 1866, ending with a Prussian victory over the Austrian forces. There is a memorial there today at Jičín in the Czech Republic.