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Europe 155 years ago today: Second Schleswig War (30 Oct 1864) https://buff.ly/2BWnnns The two most powerful German states were Austria and Prussia. After the German occupation of Holstein (1863), they demanded that Denmark relinquish Schleswig. When the Danes refused to back down, the Austrians and Prussians invaded. By October Denmark had been overrun and forced to come to terms. #1860s #1864 #19thcentury #october #austrianempire #carta #denmark #europe #europeanhistory #geopolitics #germanunification #historic #historical #historyfacts #historylover #historylovers #holstein #instahistory #map #mapmaking #maps #october30 #prussia #schleswig #victorian #victorianera #worldhistory #todayinhistory #historytoday #thisdayinhistory (at Flensburg) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4PIEghgHP8/?igshid=1bs3i3vdlkpp8

Europe 153 years ago today: Outbreak of the Austro-Prussian War (14 Jun 1866) https://buff.ly/2F8Hcdt After the war with Denmark, Austria and Prussia were left in control of Schleswig-Holstein. However the Prussian Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck really wanted both duchies and connived to provoke a war with Austria. Most of the German states backed Austria, voting for mobilization against Prussia in the German Federal Diet. #europe #history #welovehistory #welovemaps #map #1860s #19thcentury #victorianera #victorian #1866 #austrianempire #europeanhistory #germanunification #germanconfederation #holstein #june #june14 #ottovonbismarck #prussia #schleswig #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #germanhistory (at Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byrw5ilgUZK/?igshid=hxgvpf7e7wpe

Europe 153 years ago today: Sadowa and its Aftermath (22 Jul 1866) https://buff.ly/32JEMMf Three weeks into the war, invading Prussian armies crushed the Austrians at Sadowa (Königgrätz). Austria was forced to divert troops from the south to defend Vienna, allowing the Italians to make a second attempt on their front. #europe #history #welovehistory #welovemaps #map #1860s #19thcentury #victorianera #victorian #1866 #austrianempire #austriahungary #europeanhistory #germanunification #july #july22 #napoleoniii #prussia #germanempire #germanhistory #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #geopolitics (at Sadowa, Łódź Voivodeship) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Ni_8AAcwh/?igshid=kl9bjyi754wt

Europe 148 years ago today: Treaty of Frankfurt (10 May 1871) https://buff.ly/2Q5t4Gd With the end of the Franco-Prussian War, Bismarck forced France to cede Alsace-Lorraine and pay an indemnity of 5 billion francs. Germany was now the premier power of Europe. France’s struggle, however, was not yet over. At the end of the war, the people of Paris had risen up and proclaimed a Commune. This led to a second siege of Paris, this time by the French government. Although the Commune was crushed, it would provide inspiration for the revolutions of the next century. #europe #history #welovemaps #map #1870s #1871 #alsacelorraine #europeanhistory #frenchempire #germanempire #germanunification #germanhistory #may #may10 #napoleoniii #maps #bismarck #ottovonbismarck #welovehistory #historytoday #todayinhistory #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #19thcentury #victorianera #siegeofparis #pariscommune #cartography (at Frankfurt, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxRcmJSgHlw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fmfvgllllqda

Europe 171 years ago today: German Question (03 May 1848) https://buff.ly/2V5BZNv The 1848 call for German unification had led to nationalists congregating in Frankfurt to establish a national assembly and work on replacing the German Confederation with an Empire. While there was some debate over whether German-speaking Austria would be included in the new Germany, there was little over Schleswig-Holstein, which had just thrown off Danish rule. In mid-April, the embryonic National Assembly declared war on Denmark, sending a Prussian-led mixed German army to Schleswig. #europe #history #welovemaps #map #1840s #1848 #austria #baden #denmark #europeanhistory #frankfurt #germanconfederation #germanhistory #germanunification #holstein #schleswigholstein #may #may3 #prussia #austrianempire #schleswig #habsburg #hohenzollern #yearofrevolutions #yearrevolutions #maps #todayinhistory #welovehistory #historyteacher #historybuff (at Flensburg) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw_nsD_APdB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=112s5z31cvmix

Europe 153 years ago today: End of the German Confederation (24 Jun 1866) https://buff.ly/2X1P32y Prussia responded swiftly to the German Federal Diet's vote for mobilization, declaring the German Confederation at an end and occupying Austria's northern allies. Meanwhile Italy joined the war against Austria and launched an invasion of Venitia, only to be beaten back at Custoza just days later. #europe #history #welovehistory #welovemaps #map #1860s #19thcentury #victorianera #victorian #1866 #austrianempire #europeanhistory #germanconfederation #germanunification #germany #june #june24 #napoleoniii #prussia #bismarck #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #geopolitics (at Frankfurt, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzFbQKAApGG/?igshid=175dtn46i3lj6

Europe 155 years ago today: Schleswig-Holstein Question (24 Dec 1863) https://buff.ly/2EMk05X Schleswig and Holstein were two largely German duchies which had long been ruled by Denmark. In 1863 the Danes revised their constitution to tie Schleswig more closely to Denmark - outraging German nationalists across Europe, who wanted the two duchies free from foreign rule. Supporting the nationalist cause, the small German states of Hanover and Saxony marched into Holstein. #europe #history #welovemaps #map #1860s #1863 #december #december24 #schleswigholstein #europeanhistory #france #germanunification #austrianempire #holstein #austriahungary #kingdomofprussia #prussia #ottovonbismarck #saxony #schleswig #bismarck #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #germanhistory #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory (at Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brwo57RApwI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sowb4rl3q0kw

Europe 148 years ago today: Unification of Germany (28 Jan 1871) https://buff.ly/2Rkn8YE On January 18, 1871, King William of Prussia was declared Emperor of Germany by the leaders of the German states at Versailles Palace in France. Ten days later, Paris capitulated and the French agreed to peace. #europe #history #welovemaps #map #1870s #1871 #europeanhistory #frenchempire #germanunification #germanempire #kingdomofitaly #january #january28 #napoleoniii #prussia #maps #secondreich #germanreich #germanhistory #deutschland #francoprussianwar #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #19thcentury #victorianera #bismarck (at Versailles, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtKzBSPAq3t/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15ifj81r3bmgz