The Battle of Schweinschädel (Czech: Bitva u Svinišťan) took place during the Austro-Prussian War between Prussia and Austria on 29 June 1866.

[2] On 29 June 1866, the Austrian reconnaissance patrols revealed that the guards were still at Praussnitz and the V Corps at Skalitz.

The avant-garde (under special orders from Lieutenant General von Kirchbach) leaves at 2 p.m., goes from Zlic via the Úpa to Ratiboritz, from there via Westec and Westernec to tour the left wing of the enemy outpost chain behind the Trebesnow-Miskoles section, clears the terrain against Horicka on the right flank and wins the Chawalkowic-Gradlitz road.

[3] Although he was not to fight with superior enemy troops, but only to achieve a delay, Festetics did not want to leave his position without a fight, so as not to weaken the morale of his troops, and so the batteries remained in position and fired at them Prussia forming an attack.

67 and 68, as well as the 30th Jäger Battalion), which was not in combat, had taken up position south of Schweinschädel between the Úpa river and the road to Josefov (Jaroměř) .

The first attacks by the Prussians led to the penetration into the town of Schweinschädel, where they inflicted considerable losses on the Austrian defenders with the rapid fire of their breech-loaders.

This unit offered resistance to the Prussians for a long time, but was almost completely wiped out or fell into captivity.