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APPENDIX. 
CHRONOLOGY OP THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS OP THE WAR. 
June 12, The ambassadors recalled from Berlin 
and Vienna. 
n 14, Division in the German Diet on the 
motion brought forward by Austria 
against Prussia. 
n 15, Invasion of Saxony, Hanover, and 
Electoral Hesse, by Prussian troops. 
a 23, The First Prussian Army and the 
Elbe cross the frontier of Bohemia. 
n 24, Battle of Custozza in Italy. 
a 26, Actions at Liebenau, Turnau, Podol, 
and Hunerwasser by the First and 
the Elbe armies. The Second 
Army crosses the frontier. 
n 27, Actions at Trautenau and Nachod, 
by the 1st and 5th Prussian Corps. 
n 28, Further actions at Burgersdorf, 
Skalitz, &c. 
Miinchengratz carried. 
Capitulation of the Hanoverian army 
at Langensalza. 
a 29, Action at Jaromirz; Gitschin carried. 
July 3, Battle of Koniggratz. 
The army of the Maine engaged at 
Dermbach, &c. 
a 4, Further actions at Neidhardshausen, 
Wiesenthal, &c. 
n 5, The Prussians cross the Elbe. 
July 8, In Italy, Gen. Cialdini again crosses 
the Po. 
n 10, Actions at Kissingen and Nudlingen. 
n 11, Cavalry action at Tischnowitz. 
a 12, The Austrians begin to retire from 
Olmutz. Archduke Albert assumes 
command. 
n 13, Action at Laufach. 
n 14, Action at Ascbaffenburg. 
Cialdini occupies Padua. 
a 15, Action at Tobitschau. 
n 16, The Prussians enter Frankfort. 
n 18, The King’s head-quarters moved to 
Nikolsburg. 
a 20, Naval Battle of Lissa. 
a 21, The Prussians resume operations from 
Frankfort. 
a 22, Battle at Blumenau; a truce begun 
at noon, after which no further 
hostilities took place on this scene 
of action. 
n 24, Action at Tauber-Bischofsheim. 
ii 25, Actions at Helmstadt, Gerchsheim, 
&c. 
n 26, The Prussians reach Wurzburg. 
Preliminaries of peace signed at 
Nikolsburg. 
Aug. 4, The King re-enters Berlin. 
Note A. Composition of Army Corps. 
The ordinary composition of the Prussian and Austrian Army Corps, so 
far as the combatants are concerned, was as follows:— 
Prussian Army. 
A .corps contained about 24 battalions of line infantry, 2 battalions of light 
infantry (Jagers); 24 squadrons of cavalry, and 17 batteries: in numbers it 
represented about 25,000 foot, 3600 horse, and 102 guns. 
It consisted of 2 infantry divisions, a cavalry division, and an artillery reserve. 
Each infantry division contained two brigades of line infantry (with 2 regiments 
of 3 battalions each) a battalion of Jagers (or a fusilier regiment with 3 battalions), 
a regiment of cavalry (4 or 5 squadrons), and 24 field artillery guns. 
A cavalry division contained two brigades, 16 or 18 squadrons in all; and 1 or 
2 batteries of horse artillery; i.e. 6 or 12 guns. 
The artillery reserve for a corps consisted of 4 field batteries, and 2 or 3 horse 
batteries; 36 or 42 guns accordingly. 
A battalion consisted of about 1000 men, and a squadron of 150 horses: a 
battery contained 6 guns. 
