Battle of Gerchsheim

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The Battle of Gerchsheim was an artillery battle during the Austro-Prussian War as part of the Campaign of the Main on July 25, 1866, between the Prussian Alliance and the German Federal Army.

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Battle of Gerchsheim
A 81, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Tauberbischofsheim

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97950 Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Tauberbischofsheim
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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