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Austro-Prussian war 1866 (HOW IT ENDED & CONSEQUECES (Relations…
Austro-Prussian war 1866
GENERALS
Von Moltke (Elder)
Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke was a Prussian field marshal. The chief of staff of the Prussian Army for thirty years, he is regarded as the creator of a new, more modern method of directing armies in the field.
Benedek
Austrian general ( Feldzeugmeister) of Hungarian descent, best known for commanding the imperial army in 1866 in the Battle of Königgrätz against the Prussian Army
WEAPONRY
Prussian Artillery
Prussian artillery had been a neglected branch of the army since the time of Frederick the Great who had underestimated its importance
Many Prussian cannons were old pieces. All guns, limbers and wagons were painted in medium-blue, and their metal parts were painted black
Rifles during this time
Prussian troops were able to achieve a 5-to-1 superiority in rate of fire to their Austrian enemies due to the Needle Gun's loading mechanism. The Needle Gun also allowed Prussian soldiers to easily reload from a concealed, prone position while the Austrians were forced to stand to reload their muzzle-loaders.
KEY BATTLES
Sadowa / Konnigratz
The Battle of Königgrätz was the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War in which the Kingdom of Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire. It took place near Königgrätz and Sadowa in Bohemia on 3 July 1866.
Battle of Langensalza
The Battle of Langensalza was fought on 27 June 1866, between the Kingdom of Hanover (Hanoverians) and the Prussians. The Hanoverians won the battle but were then surrounded by a larger and reinforced Prussian army, and, unable to link up with their Bavarian allies to the south, they surrendered.
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WHY IT STARTED
Role of Bismarck
. Bismarck maintained that he orchestrated the conflict in order to bring about the North German Confederation, the Franco-Prussian War and the eventual unification of Germany.
Bismarck was the president of Prussia and his main objective was to make Prussia not Austria the dominant power in Germany.
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German unifiacation
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Austria was a major obstacle to unification. To succeed there aims, war seemed inevitable. there actions against Austria can be seen as very deliberate. Before attacking Austria, Bismarck weakened its position in Europe. To isolate Austria, Bismarck built up alliances with other major powers
Prussia wanted the unification of the Germanic states within Europe, this would create one central power in Europe with large industries in coal and iron.