Despite having a numerically superior force, General Ludwig von Benedek was defeated in this battle, in part because his opponents enjoyed the faster-firing "needle gun."
During this battle, General von Fransecky heroically cleared the Swiep Forest of all enemy forces. The losing army at this battle had been forced to retreat from an earlier defeat at the battle of Jitschin and began this battle with the Elbe River to their backs. Despite having a numerically superior force, General Ludwig von Benedek was defeated in this battle, in part because his opponents enjoyed the faster-firing "needle gun." After this battle, the Treaty of Prague was forced upon Emperor Franz Josef, making this battle a major victory for Helmuth von Moltke and the Kleindeutsche policy of Otto von Bismarck. For ten points, name this decisive 1866 battle of the Austro-Prussian war.
During this battle, General von Fransecky heroically cleared the Swiep Forest of all enemy forces.
Battle of {Koniggratz} [accept: {Battle} of {Sadowa}; {Battle} of {Sadova}; {Battle} of {Hradec Kralove}]