Austro-Prussian War
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Was a war between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire over the dominance of the German states. The war resulted in a Prussian victory. The German confederation was abolished and in 1871 Prussia united all the German states but Austria in the German Empire.
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Was the last of the three traditional Italian Wars of Independence, and also represented the southern theatre of the larger Austro-Prussian War. It was fought by the Kingdom of Italy against the Austrian Empire, resulting in the Italian annexion of the remaining territories of the Austrian Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia.
July 1866: Battle of Condino.
July 1866: The Italians occupy Vladobbiadene and Oderzo.
July 1866: General Medici, having left Padua, occupied Cittadella.
July 1866: Beyond Palmanova an Italian avant-garde clashed with an Austrian avant-garde, beating them, on 24 July.
October 1866: Through the Treaty of Vienna the third war of independence was declared closed. Under the peace agreement, the Austrian Empire would have ceded Veneto, Friuli and the province of Mantua (the last remaining territories of the Lombard-Veneto kingdom) to France , which in turn would then transfer them to the Kingdom of Italy, subject to the consent of the inhabitants of the territories concerned, through a plebiscite.
October 1866: The Treaty of Vienna signed on 12 October 1866 marked the end of the Third Italian War of Independence. It resulted in the transfer of Veneto from the Austrian Empire to the Kingdom of Italy, following the defeat of Austria by the Italian forces led by King Victor Emmanuel II and Prime Minister Bettino Ricasoli.
June 1866: Battle of Custoza (1866).
June 1866: Italian retreat to the Oglio River.
July 1866: Treviso is conquered by the Italians.
July 1866: San Doná di Piave conquered by italy.
July 1866: Siege of the Fort of Ampola.
July 1866: Vicenza conquered by italy.
July 1866: The Italians occupy Bassano.
July 1866: Giacomo Medici's Division occupied Primolano.
July 1866: The Italians occupy Levico.
July 1866: The last battle took place two days later at Ponte di Versa, after which the Italians victoriously entered Versa, in the province of Gorizia.
July 1866: The Italians occupy Civezzano.
October 1866: Through the Treaty of Vienna the Third Italian War of Independence was declared closed. Under the peace agreement, the Austrian Empire would have ceded Veneto, Friuli and the province of Mantua (the last remaining territories of the Lombard-Veneto kingdom) to France , which in turn would then transfer them to the Kingdom of Italy.
July 1866: Rovigo conquered by italy.
July 1866: On July 5, the siege of the fortress of Borgoforte began, lasting until July 18.
July 1866: Udine conquered by italy.
July 1866: The Italians occupy Borgo Valsugana.
July 1866: Battle of Bezzecca.
July 1866: Padova conquered by italy.
August 1866: On 9 August the news of the forthcoming armistice between Italy and Austria arrived and with it the order from La Marmora to clear Trentino within 24 hours.
1.1.Austrian Operations in Val Vestino
Was an Austrian military operation in Val Vestino during the Third Italian War of Independence.
July 1866: Austrian forces occupy Vestino Valley.
1.2.Austrian Operations in Valtellina
Was an Austrian military operation in Valtellina during the Third Italian War of Independence.
July 1866: An Austrian column descending from the Stelvio Pass occupied Bormio.
July 1866: Bormio conquered by Kingdom of Italy.
July 1866: On the evening of 3 July, an Italian detachment of about fifty men had proceeded reached the Mortirolo Pass.
Was the Bohemian front of the Austro-Prussian War.
July 1866: Battle of Trautenau.
June 1866: Battle of Hühnerwasser (modern-day Kuřívody, Czech Republic).
June 1866: Battle of Podol.
June 1866: Battle of Nachod.
June 1866: Battle of Skalitz.
June 1866: Battle of Munich Grätz.
June 1866: Battle of Gichin.
June 1866: Battle of Schweinschädel (modern-day Bitva u Svinišťan, Czech Republic).
July 1866: The Battle of Königgrätz was the culminating military event in the 1866 Austro Prussian War. It was also the largest European land battle before World War I. The battle was won by Prussia, that become the dominant German state.
June 1866: Battle of Trautenau.
July 1866: Battle of Blumenau.
June 1866: Battle of Königinhof (modern-day Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Czech Republic)
Was the Hannoverian front of the Austro-Prussian War.
June 1866: On June 29, 1866, Hanover's army capitulates due to military exhaustion, Hanover is annexed by Prussia.
Was a campaign of the Prussian army in the area of the river Main against the allies of Austria in Southern Germany during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866.
July 1866: Battle of Kissingen.
July 1866: On the day after next, on July 16, the Prussian Main Army occupied the city of Frankfurt without a fight.
July 1866: Battle near Tauberbischofsheim.
July 1866: The Prussians won the battle near Laufach against Hessian-Darmstadt troops and stormed Aschaffenburg on July 14 in fierce street fighting against Austrian troops under Field Marshal Erwin von Neipperg.
July 1866: Battle of Gerchsheim.
July 1866: Battle of Helmstadt.
August 1866: Battle of Rossbrunn.
July 1866: Battle near Werbach.
July 1866: Battle of Hundheim.
July 1866: Battle of Rossbrunn.
Were a series of treaties that ended the Austro-Prussian War. Prussia annexed the Austro-Prussian condominium of Schleswig and Holstein and several other territories. The German Confederation was dissolved, and a Prussian domained Northern German Confederation, that excluded the southern German states, was created.
September 1866: After the Austro-Prussian War, Prussia evacuated the territories it had occupied in Baden.
August 1866: Peace of Prague: renunciation of rights to the condominium in Schleswig and Holstein; Recognition of Prussian supremacy in northern Germany.
September 1866: At the end of the Austro-Prussian War, Prussia left the territories occupied in Bavaria.
September 1866: After the Austro-Prussian War, Prussia evacuated the territories it had occupied in Austria.
September 1866: Prussia annexed Frankfurt.
September 1866: In 1866, Hesse-Homburg was inherited by the grand-duke Louis III of Hesse-Darmstadt, following the dissolution of the Hessian Confederation after the Austro-Prussian War. Meisenheim, on the other hand, was annexed by Prussia during the same period.
September 1866: In 1866, Hesse-Homburg was inherited by the grand-duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, Louis III. Meisenheim, on the other hand, fell to Prussia as part of the territorial changes resulting from the Austro-Prussian War.
September 1866: Hessen-Kassel was annexed by Prussia in 1866 following the Austro-Prussian War.
September 1866: The peace treaty of September 3, 1866 with the Grand Duchy of Hesse resulted in territorial gains for the Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, specifically acquiring the territories of Rumpenheim und Amt Dorheim. This treaty was signed following the Austro-Prussian War, which ended with the defeat of Austria and its allies by Prussia and its allies.
September 1866: Annexation of Nassau by Prussian law.
Selected Sources
Tucker, S.C. (2011) Battles that changed History - An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, ABC-CLIO, p.352
