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Infantry RegimentsThe Kummer Brigade occupied the edge of the forest and the Prussians brought up two gun batteries. Two Austrian and one Nassau batteries immediately took the Prussian guns under fire from a distance of more than two kilometers, with the Prussians not only suffering losses, but also several guns severely damaged. After two Württemberg batteries from the VIII Corps intervened in the battle, the Prussians had to withdraw their batteries behind the forest after 45 minutes. The artillery now fired at the infantry positions at the edge of the forest in order to then advance with the Nassau Brigade to attack. Once again the Prussian needle gun proved itselfan advantage and the Nassau Brigade broke off their attack 400 meters from the edge of the forest. The artillery of the VIII. Corps continued to bombard the edge of the forest, but Prince Alexander did not manage to lead his Württemberg and Hessian divisions to another attack - the Württemberg had already withdrawn as far as Kist . At around 7 p.m., Wrangel's Brigade intervened from Schönfeld . His battery Coester fired at the artillery of the VIII Corps and parts of the 15th Infantry Regimentgot into a firefight with Hessian troops. The artillery of Prince Alexander now shot itself at the new enemy, whereupon Goeben had the batteries retreated behind the forest and the battery of the Oldenburg Brigade advance again and opened artillery fire on the enemy batteries from the edge of the forest. In addition, the Kummer and Weltzien Brigades advanced and the VIII Corps did not hold out, but withdrew to Irtenberg .
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Soldier grave near forester's house Irtenberg. After the actual battle, a rearguard battle between the 8th Federal Corps and pursuing Prussians took place in this forest.
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reads: In honor of the 12 Württemberg warriors who died on July 25, 1866.
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Reserve cavalry and reserve artillery in the VIII Federal Army Corps, 1866
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1st (Württ.) Division in the VIII Federal Army Corps, 1866
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Erfassungsbogen für das Kleindenkmal Nr. 31 in Gerchsheim
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3rd (Hess.) Division in the VIII Federal Army Corps 1866
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1111:Categories
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899:The Battle
676:VIII Corps
654:Background
601:Valtellina
596:Lake Garda
562:Gerchsheim
537:Frohnhofen
515:Main River
490:Königgrätz
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856:Remlingen
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