The monuments No. 49-51 - Vysokov, Czech Republic
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The Austro-Prussian War Memorial in Vysokov.
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Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/14/2014
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The major battle of the Austro-Prussian war - Battle of Königgrätz (
visit link) - was preceded by several other military clashes and minor skirmishes and battles. These skirmishes had their own victims and these victims have own a monuments.
The monuments outside the central battlefield (i.e. those that are not here (
visit link) have their own number series.
This is the memorial of the victims of The Battle of Nachod [CZ: Náchod] (
visit link) . It was the first major action of the Austro-Prussian War on June 27, 1866.
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Tri hroby na malém hrbituvku u trati:
- litinový pomník ve tvaru krychle s krížem a Kristem venovaný porucíku 79. peš. pluku Karlu Mayerovi
- mohutný žulový jehlan venovaný nadporucíku 79. peš. pluku Franzu von Oppelovi, který padl ve veku 27 let u Vysokova
- nižší stéla ze šedého mramoru postavená na památku Emila Neumanna, poddustojníka pruského 6. braniborského peš, pluku c. 52