Bohemian Campaign PlanJune 1866
Moltke plans converging advances by three armies to defeat Austria in Bohemia.
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Helmuth Karl Bernhard Moltke Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Helmuth Karl Bernhard Moltke, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Germany.
13 records1866–186611 events8 places
Chronological biography
1866
MobilizationJune 1866
Moltke's railway-based mobilization plan concentrates three armies for the invasion of Bohemia.
Invasion of Holstein7 June 1866
Prussian troops enter Austrian-administered Holstein, escalating the constitutional crisis toward war.
Occupation of Holstein8 June 1866
Moltke directs Prussian occupation of Holstein after Austria refers the dispute to the Federal Diet.
Occupation of Dresden18 June 1866
The Army of the Elbe occupies Dresden after the Saxon army withdraws into Bohemia.
Battle of Náchod27 June 1866
The Second Army's V Corps defeats the Austrian VI Corps at Náchod.
Battle of Trautenau27 June 1866
Austrian forces win at Trautenau, but the Prussian Second Army continues advancing.
Second Army27 June 1866
The Second Army breaks through the Náchod pass and secures its route into Bohemia.
Second Army27 June 1866
I Corps suffers a setback at Trautenau while other Second Army formations keep advancing.
Battle of Münchengrätz28 June 1866
The First Army and Army of the Elbe defeat Austro-Saxon forces at Münchengrätz.
Battle of Gitschin29 June 1866
Moltke coordinates the First Army and Army of the Elbe victory at Gitschin.
Battle of Königgrätz3 July 1866
He times the convergence of three Prussian armies against Benedek's defensive position.
Battle of Königgrätz3 July 1866
Moltke's operational concentration produces the decisive Prussian victory at Königgrätz.
Titles and roles
Count · Chief of Prussian General Staff
Record provenance
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