| Battle of Kissingen | |||||||
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| Part of the Austro-Prussian War | |||||||
 Battle of Kissingen | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Prussia |
 Bavaria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Eduard von Falckenstein August von Goeben Edwin von Manteuffel Gustav von Beyer |
Karl von Bayern Oskar von Zoller † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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16 battalions 9 squadrons 18,000 31 cannons |
14 battalions 28 squadrons 15,000 36 cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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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.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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