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Second Schleswig War

1864 CE

Bismarck engineered a war over the Schleswig-Holstein question, with Prussia and Austria jointly defeating Denmark.

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War between Denmark, Prussia, and Austria in 1864

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Conflict · Europe

Second Schleswig War

1864 CE

Bismarck engineered a war over the Schleswig-Holstein question, with Prussia and Austria jointly defeating Denmark. The joint occupation of the duchies set the stage for the Austro-Prussian War two years later — exactly as Bismarck planned.

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