Königgrätz
Americannoun
noun
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But the issue of Königgrätz startled Napoleon and set France in ferment.
From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Archibald Forbes
I should like to see the gentlemen who consider this possibility answer an invalid from Königgrätz when he asks for the result of this mighty effort.
From Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire by James Wycliffe Headlam
The Austrian Archduke Albrecht, the victor of Custoza, burned to avenge the defeat of Königgrätz, and with this aim in view visited Paris in February to March 1870.
From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by John Holland Rose
He it was who had put into the hands of Prussian soldiers the weapon that won Königgrätz.
From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Archibald Forbes
The battle of Königgrätz settled this point,--that success in war depends more on good powder and improved weapons than on personal bravery or even masterly evolutions.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders by John Lord
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