Armies of Bismarck's Wars
Armies of Bismarck's Wars On July 3rd, 1866 a Prussian army overwhelmed and defeated an Austrian army near the fortress city of K niggr tz in a bloody battle that lasted all day. The event caused…
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Armies of Bismarck's Wars
On July 3rd, 1866 a Prussian army overwhelmed and defeated an Austrian army near the fortress city of K niggr tz in a bloody battle that lasted all day. The event caused anxiety and alarm in the capitals of the western world. At a stroke, the foremost power in Germany and central Europe had been reduced to a second rate player.
Only sixteen years before it had been put in its place by Austria with the treaty of Olm tz. How was an upstart country like Prussia able to upset the balance of power in Europe? Its performance as an Austrian ally had been less than stellar in the 2nd Schleswig War of 1864 despite its defeat of the Danes at D ppel.
Yet within five years a Prussian led army would humble France and a Prussian King would be crowned Emperor of a united Germany. The history of the world would be changed forever.The story of this army is the subject of a new book by Bruce