Wenceslas Forest - battlefield, monuments of the battle of 1866

Wenceslas forest, from there Prussian hunters and fusiliers threatened the advancing Austrians from the flank. However, the forest was occupied by the vigorous advance of the Austrian infantry regiments No. 60 and 20. After the involvement of Major General Rosenzweig's brigade, the Prussians were pushed all the way to Branka Hill. The Austrian Infantry Regiment No. 20 during its further advance, when after leaving the forest it became an easy target for the Prussian needles in open terrain, suffered significant…
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Other places in the vicinity - Wenceslas Forest - battlefield, monuments of the battle of 1866

Václavice - monuments of the battle of 1866

Václavice - monuments of the battle of 1866

Václavice - church of St. Wenceslas with the belfry

Václavice - church of St. Wenceslas with the belfry

Branka - a monument to the cavalry battle in 1866

Branka - a monument to the cavalry battle in 1866

Vysokov - Zeměbranecký cross

Vysokov - Zeměbranecký cross

Vysokov - chapel of the Divine Heart of the Lord

Vysokov - chapel of the Divine Heart of the Lord

Náchod - church of St. John the Baptist

Náchod - church of St. John the Baptist

Branka - a monument to an equestrian battle

The battlefield of the 1866 battle near Náchod

educational trail signpost

NS crossroads in the footsteps of the 1866 war - Václavice

tourist crossroads Dobenín (Václavice)

tourist crossroads Dobenín (Václavice)

tourist crossroads Branka - battlefield

tourist crossroads Branka - battlefield