27 June 1866
Battle of Langensalza
Arentschildt's Hanoverians defeat an outnumbered Prussian force at Langensalza.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Langensalza in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Arentschildt's Hanoverians defeat an outnumbered Prussian force at Langensalza.
Flies attacks the larger Hanoverian army and is forced to retreat after heavy fighting.
Arentschildt orders the counterattack that drives the Prussians from the battlefield.
Falckenstein's converging forces surround the Hanoverian army and force its surrender.
Manteuffel receives the Hanoverian capitulation under terms sent from Berlin.
George V authorizes capitulation because his army is surrounded and lacks supplies.
Prussian annexation legislation incorporates the Free City of Frankfurt.
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