  the battle of kÃ¶niggrÃ¤tz (), also known as the battle of sadowa, sadovÃ¡, or hradec krÃ¡lovÃ©, was the decisive battle of the austro-prussian war, in which the kingdom of prussia defeated the austrian empire. taking place near kÃ¶niggrÃ¤tz (hradec krÃ¡lovÃ©) and sadowa (sadovÃ¡) in bohemia on 3 july 1866, it was an example of battlefield concentration, a convergence of multiple units at the same location to trap and/or destroy an enemy force between them. ==preliminary campaign== at the outset of the war in june, the prussian armies were gathered along the prussian border: the army of the elbe under karl herwarth von bittenfeld at torgau, the first army under prince friedrich karl of prussia between senftenberg and gÃ¶rlitz, and the second army under crown prince friedrich in silesia west of neiÃe (nysa). the austrian army under ludwig von benedek was concentrated at olmÃ¼tz (olomouc). the campaign began with herwath von bittenfeld's advance to dresden in the kingdom of saxony, where he easily defeated the saxon army of 23,000 and joined with the first army. the reluctant austrian commande
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