Karl Friedrich Steinmetz Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Karl Friedrich Steinmetz, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Germany.

4 records1866–18664 events4 places

Chronological biography

1866

V CorpsJune 1866

Warfare / Seven Weeks War · Commander of V Corps · Silesia

Steinmetz commands V Corps during the Second Army's advance from Silesia into Bohemia.

Battle of Nachod27 June 1866

Warfare / Seven Weeks War · Commander of V Corps · Nachod

Steinmetz defeats repeated Austrian attacks and secures the Nachod pass.

Battle of Skalitz28 June 1866

Warfare / Seven Weeks War · Commander of V Corps · Skalitz

Steinmetz wins at Skalitz and pushes the Austrian VIII Corps away from the Elbe.

Battle of Schweinschadel29 June 1866

Warfare / Seven Weeks War · Commander of V Corps · Schweinschadel

Steinmetz defeats the Austrian IV Corps and clears another route toward Koniggratz.

Titles and roles

Commander of V Corps

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.