Historedia
Person

Moltke the Elder

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1866

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Moltke the Elder, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Langensalza, 27–29 June 1866

    1866

    Role: Credited in the cited passage with the Kesselschlacht order of battle used against the Hanoverian Army

    1. 27 June 1866 · Bad LangensalzaBattle of Langensalza

      Hanoverian forces defeated chaotic Prussian troops on 27 June 1866 near Bad Langensalza during the Austro-Prussian War.

    2. Late June 1866 (inferred) · Thuringian BasinHanoverian Capitulation

      Within a few days of its field victory, the Hanoverian army was forced to surrender by superior Prussian numbers and its own logistical catastrophe.

Sources

  1. Hanover Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06