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The Austro-Prussian War was part of the wider rivalry between Austria and Prussia, and resulted in Prussian dominance over the German states. The major result of the war was a shift in power among the German states away from Austrian and towards Prussian hegemony.
26 kwi 2015 · Historical Map of Europe & the Mediterranean (14 June 1866 - Outbreak of the Austro-Prussian War: 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.
Historical Map of Northwest Europe (14 June 1866 - Outbreak of the Austro-Prussian War: In June 1866 Prussia denounced Austria’s actions in the Schleswig-Holstein crisis as in breach of the Gastein Convention and invaded Austrian-administered Holstein.
Description: A map of Central Europe during the War of 1866, also referred to as the Austro–Prussian War, the Seven Weeks War, or the German Civil War. The map is color–coded to distinguish between countries, and shows Austrian alliance countries and city states of Saxony, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg, Hanover, Hesse, Hesse–Cassel ...
26 kwi 2015 · Historical Map of Europe & the Mediterranean (22 July 1866 - Königgrätz and its Aftermath: Three weeks into the war, invading Prussian armies crushed the Austrians at Königgrätz (Sadowa). Austria was forced to divert troops from the south to defend Vienna, allowing the Italians to make a second attempt on their front.
The Battle of Königgrätz (or Sadowa) was the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War in which the Kingdom of Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire. It took place on 3 July 1866, near the Bohemian city of Hradec Králové (German: Königgrätz) and village of Sadová, now in the Czech Republic.
The inset map shows the pre-war boundaries of Prussia and Austria between 1815 and 1866. Map of A map of Europe in 1866, subtitled "Peace of Prague," referring to the treaty between Prussia under Bismarck and Austria under William I, which ended the Austro-Prussian War.
