Battle of Kissingen

Battle of Kissingen
Part of the Austro-Prussian War

Battle of Kissingen
Date10 July 1866
Location
Result Prussian victory
Belligerents
 Prussia  Bavaria
Commanders and leaders
Eduard von Falckenstein
August von Goeben
Edwin von Manteuffel
Gustav von Beyer
Karl von Bayern
Oskar von Zoller 
Strength
16 battalions
9 squadrons
18,000
31 cannons
14 battalions
28 squadrons
15,000
36 cannons
Casualties and losses
1,589 killed
2,345 wounded
780 missing or captured[1]
899 killed
1,256 wounded
587 missing and captured[2]

The Battle of Kissingen was a battle between Bavarian and Prussian troops on 10 July 1866 during the Austrian-Prussian War in and around the town of Kissingen (today: Bad Kissingen) in Bavaria. It was part of the campaign of the Main and ended with a victory of the Prussians.

  1. ^ Österreichs Kämpfe im Jahre 1866. Nach Feldacten bearbeitet durch das k.k. Generalstabs-Bureau für Kriegsgeschichte. Fünfter Band (Vol. 5), Vienna 1869, chapter: Die Kriegsereignisse in Westdeutschland im Jahre 1866, III. Abschnitt, p. 75 and 81 (scan p. 249 and 255) digitalised
  2. ^ Antheil der königlich bayerischen Armee am Kriege des Jahres 1866. Bearbeitet vom Generalquartiermeister-Stabe. Mit 3 Beilagen und 6 Plänen Munich 1868. p. 130 and 139 (scan p. 144 and 153) digitalised