The War of 1866 was started at the instigation of the expansionist Prussian Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck. It initially pitted Prussia against Austria and the bulk of the German Confederation. Despite initial victories in Bohemia and Lower Austria, the Prussian Army became bogged down in the vicinity of Vienna, as an unexpected enemy entered the fight.
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| - War of 1866 (Rise of the Second Empire)
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| - The War of 1866 was started at the instigation of the expansionist Prussian Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck. It initially pitted Prussia against Austria and the bulk of the German Confederation. Despite initial victories in Bohemia and Lower Austria, the Prussian Army became bogged down in the vicinity of Vienna, as an unexpected enemy entered the fight.
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side
| - Bremen
- Baden
- Lippe
- Waldeck
- Anhalt
- Brunswick
- Oldenburg
- Württemberg
- Saxe-Meiningen
- French Empire
- Austrian Empire
- Nassau
- Kingdom of Italy
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Kingdom of Saxony
- Free City of Frankfurt
- German Confederation:
- Hemburg
- Hesse-Darmstadt
- Hesse-Kessel
- Kingdom of Hanover
- Lubeck
- Mechlenburg-Schwerin
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Reuss Elder Line
- Saxe-Altenburg
- Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Schaumburg-Lippe
- Schwarzburg
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side2strength
| - Italy: 300,000
- Prussia and German allies: 500,000
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side2casualties
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side1casualties
| - Austria: over 130,000
- France: 55,000
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side1strength
| - French Empire: 300,000
- German Confederation : 600,000
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Name
| - Franco-Austro-Prussian War
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Begin
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Commanders
| - Albrecht von Österreich-Teschen
- Franz Joseph I of Austria
- Helmuth von Moltke
- Ludwig von Benedek
Napoleon III of France
- Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
- Wilhelm I of Prussia
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Result
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Place
| - Bohemia, Germany, Italy and Adriatic Sea
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abstract
| - The War of 1866 was started at the instigation of the expansionist Prussian Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck. It initially pitted Prussia against Austria and the bulk of the German Confederation. Despite initial victories in Bohemia and Lower Austria, the Prussian Army became bogged down in the vicinity of Vienna, as an unexpected enemy entered the fight.
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