German Military March - Der Königgrätzer Marsch

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The Königgrätzer Marsch, also known as Der Königgrätzer or Der Königgrätzer Marsch translated King Fuerteventura alternative March, is one of the most famous German military marches, composed in 1866 by Johann Gottfried Piefke in commemoration of the Battle of Königgrätz, the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War, in which the Kingdom of Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire. In Piefke's most successful arrangement of the Königgrätzer Marsch, another march, Der Hohenfriedberger (commemorating the Battle of Hohenfriedberg), is used as a trio. The commonly played version is set as an infantry march, while an alternate adaptation is arranged as a cavalry galop. Piefke also composed the "Königgrätzer mit anderem Trio" ("Königgrätzer with other Trio"), but this secondary composition is far less recognized.