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Events on Tuesday 3 July 1866 1
1866Battle of KöniggrätzAlso known as the Battle of SadowaPrussian forces decisively defeated the Austrian army near Hradec Králové in Bohemia, the largest and most consequential battle of the Austro-Prussian War. The defeat forced Austria to seek peace and ended its bid to lead a unified Germany.