Battle of Frohnhofen

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Battle of Frohnhofen
Part of Austro-Prussian War
Date 13 July 1866 Location Frohnhofen, Bavaria Result Prussian Victory
Belligerents
Prussia	Hesse
Commanders and leaders
Karl von Wrangel Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel Ferdinand von Kummer	Philipp Georg Frey August von Stockhausen †
Units involved
VIII Corps	3rd Division
Strength
7 battalions, 2 squadrons, 2 batteries	8 battalions, 1 squadron, 1 battery
Casualties and losses
5 dead, 60 wounded	175 dead, 394 wounded, 115 captured[1]

The Battle of Frohnhofen or Battle of Laufach took place on 13 July 1866 as part of the Main Campaign of the Prussian Army in the Austro-Prussian War. In a battle lasting several hours, the Prussian 26th Infantry Brigade repulsed attacks by the 3rd (Hessian) Division of the VIII. Corps of the North German Confederation , with the Hessians suffering heavy losses. It thus secured the Spessart crossings and created favorable conditions for the Battle of Aschaffenburg around the Main crossing the next day.