The Austro-Prussian War, also called the Seven Weeks' War, was fought in the summer of 1866 between the Austrian Empire and Prussia, each supported by allies among the German states, while Italy fought on the Prussian side. The conflict grew out of rivalry over the leadership of the German states, which the Prussian minister-president Otto von Bismarck was determined to settle in Prussia's favor. Prussian armies, using the railway and the breech-loading needle gun, won a decisive victory at Königgrätz in Bohemia on 3 July. The Peace of Prague ended the Austrian role in German affairs, and Prussia annexed several north German states and formed the North German Confederation. The war paved the way for the unification of Germany under Prussian leadership in 1871.
Before and after
- 1866Origins of Christian Science
- 1866Gregor Mendel publishes his experiments on plant hybrids
- 29 January 1866Birth of Romain Rolland
- from April 1866 to October 1871Fenian raids
- from 14 June 1866 to 26 July 1866Austro-Prussian War
- from 20 June 1866 to 12 August 1866Third Italian War of Independence
- 20 July 1866Battle of Lissa
- 28 July 1866Birth of Beatrix Potter
- 12 August 1866Birth of Jacinto Benavente
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