Prussia and Austria (Military Occupation)
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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Prussia and Austria that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
November 1659: A combined force of 17,000 Austrians and 13,000 Brandenburgers led by general Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches invaded Swedish Pomerania, took and burned Greifenhagen, took Wollin island and Damm, besieged Stettin and Greifswald without success, but took Demmin on 9 November.
Chronology
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A series of wars fought in northern and northeastern Europe from the 16th to the 18th century.
1.1.Second Northern War
Was a war between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden (along with their respective allies) over the hegemony in the Baltic Sea.
May 1660: The Treaty or Peace of Oliva. at Oliva was made between Sweden, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Habsburgs and Brandenburg-Prussia. Sweden was accepted as sovereign in Swedish Livonia, Brandenburg was accepted as sovereign in Ducal Prussia, and John II Casimir Vasa withdrew his claims to the Swedish throne, though he was to retain the title of a hereditary Swedish king for life. All occupied territories were restored to their pre-war sovereigns.
Were two wars caused by the Schleswig-Holstein question (a series of issues deriving from the status of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein to the Danish Crown and to the German Confederation).
2.1.Second Schleswig War
Was a war caused by the status of the duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg, that were Dnish possession but at the same also part of the German confederation. When the Danish King died without an heir acceptable to the German Confederation, Prussian and Austrian troops invaded and occupied the duchies.
February 1864: On February 1, 1864, the Allies 8Prussia and Austria) crossed the Eider, the border river between Holstein and Schleswig.
February 1864: The Austrian troops reached the Sorge River.
February 1864: On February 3, 1864, heavy fighting broke out near Ober-Selk, Jagel, on the Königshügel and near Wedelspang, during which the Danes were pushed back into their entrenchments.
February 1864: The Prussian army, led by General Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein, crossed the Schlei River near Arnis on February 6, 1864. This marked the beginning of the military occupation of the territory by Prussia and Austria during the Second Schleswig War.
February 1864: Christian Julius de Meza had the Danewerk evacuated on February 6, 1864 in order to escape the Prussian encirclement and, leaving the heavy artillery behind, retreated via Flensburg to the Düppeler Schanzen, a fortification located across from Sonderburg between Flensburg Fjord and Alsensund. return.
February 1864: Battle of Sankelmark.
February 1864: In 1864, during the Second Schleswig War, Austrian forces led by General Ludwig von Gablenz captured Vejle after intense house-to-house combat against Prussian and Danish defenders. The town was then placed under military occupation by Prussia and Austria.
February 1864: On February 11 and 12, the Prussian army corps under Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia took up position on the Sundewitt peninsula, six to eight kilometers from the Schanzen.
February 1864: Some Prussian hussars, in the excitement of a cavalry skirmish, crossed the north frontier of Schleswig into Denmark proper and occupied the town of Kolding.
April 1864: The Danish army commanded by General Niels Christian Lunding, on direct order from the Minister of War, abandons Fredericia.
July 1864: Another advance of Prussian troops after crossing the Limfjord after a short fight reached the northern tip of Jutland on July 11, whereby the entire Danish mainland, a large part of the Danish kingdom itself, was occupied by Prussian and Austrian troops.
2.1.1.Treaty of Vienna (1864)
In the Treaty of Vienna, 30 October 1864, Denmark ceded Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg to Prussia and Austria. Denmark was also forced to surrender the enclaves in western Schleswig that were legally part of Denmark proper and not part of Schleswig.
October 1864: In the Treaty of Vienna Denmark ceded Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg to Prussia and Austria. Denmark was also forced to surrender the enclaves in western Schleswig that were legally part of Denmark proper and not part of Schleswig, but was allowed to keep the island of Ærø (which had been administered as part of Schleswig), the town of Ribe and its surrounding land, and eight parishes from Tyrstrup Herred south of Kolding.
Disestablishment
February 1864: On February 1, 1864, the Allies 8Prussia and Austria) crossed the Eider, the border river between Holstein and Schleswig.
February 1864: The Austrian troops reached the Sorge River.
February 1864: On February 3, 1864, heavy fighting broke out near Ober-Selk, Jagel, on the Königshügel and near Wedelspang, during which the Danes were pushed back into their entrenchments.
February 1864: The Prussian army, led by General Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein, crossed the Schlei River near Arnis on February 6, 1864. This marked the beginning of the military occupation of the territory by Prussia and Austria during the Second Schleswig War.
February 1864: Christian Julius de Meza had the Danewerk evacuated on February 6, 1864 in order to escape the Prussian encirclement and, leaving the heavy artillery behind, retreated via Flensburg to the Düppeler Schanzen, a fortification located across from Sonderburg between Flensburg Fjord and Alsensund. return.
February 1864: Battle of Sankelmark.
February 1864: In 1864, during the Second Schleswig War, Austrian forces led by General Ludwig von Gablenz captured Vejle after intense house-to-house combat against Prussian and Danish defenders. The town was then placed under military occupation by Prussia and Austria.
February 1864: On February 11 and 12, the Prussian army corps under Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia took up position on the Sundewitt peninsula, six to eight kilometers from the Schanzen.
February 1864: Some Prussian hussars, in the excitement of a cavalry skirmish, crossed the north frontier of Schleswig into Denmark proper and occupied the town of Kolding.
April 1864: The Danish army commanded by General Niels Christian Lunding, on direct order from the Minister of War, abandons Fredericia.
July 1864: Another advance of Prussian troops after crossing the Limfjord after a short fight reached the northern tip of Jutland on July 11, whereby the entire Danish mainland, a large part of the Danish kingdom itself, was occupied by Prussian and Austrian troops.
October 1864: In the Treaty of Vienna Denmark ceded Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg to Prussia and Austria. Denmark was also forced to surrender the enclaves in western Schleswig that were legally part of Denmark proper and not part of Schleswig, but was allowed to keep the island of Ærø (which had been administered as part of Schleswig), the town of Ribe and its surrounding land, and eight parishes from Tyrstrup Herred south of Kolding.
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