Within a few years of its occurrence, the Battle of Langensalza was already being demonstrated as proof that Prussian Infallibility was a myth, since Von Fliess made several mistakes in his haste to prevent the Hanoverans from escaping, the chief of which was not waiting for the arrival of the columns of some troops of Beyer, Goeben and Kummer, who were still at Mulhausen, Eisenach, and Gotha respectively.

Other interesting scenarios revolve around the scheduled attack on Gotha actually being pressed home, as the Hanoverans had already started their attack upon that place when news of Berlin's acceptance of certain peace terms arrived (unfortunately for the Hanoverans, this was also a Prussian ruse – to gain time.)

Had the Archduke Charles actually attempted to support the Hanoveran attempts to link up with Federal VIII (Bavarian) corps at Fulda, the outcome of the war along the Weiser may have proved very different: the Allies would then have mustered some 60,000 troops and 130 guns. While the needle-gun effectively quadrupled a soldier's firepower, the Bavero-Hanoveran artillery would have helped offset this; additionally, the presence of the Hanoveran Officer Corps may well have led to the introduction of much-needed professional influence upon Archduke Charles' poltroonery.

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Battle of Langensalza: 26 June 1866

Introduction
Order of Battle
The Historical Battle
Large Map (slow: 170K)
Jumbo Map (extremely slow: 671K)
Wargaming Langensalza