The First Schleswig War was fought between Denmark and the German Confederation, with Prussia as its main military force, over the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. The revolutions of 1848 stirred German nationalism, and in Holstein and southern Schleswig a rebellion rejected the plan of the new Danish government to bind Schleswig more closely to Denmark. Prussian troops intervened, but pressure from Russia and Britain made Prussia accept an armistice, and the Danes won the decisive battles of Fredericia and Isted. The London Protocol of 1852 confirmed Danish rule over the duchies without incorporating them into Denmark. The unresolved question led to the Second Schleswig War in 1864.
Before and after
- 23 February 1848Death of John Quincy Adams
- from 24 February 1848 to 2 December 1852French Second Republic
- from 15 March 1848 to 4 October 1849Hungarian Revolution of 1848
- from 18 March 1848 to 22 March 1848Five Days of Milan
- from 24 March 1848 to 8 May 1851First Schleswig War
- June 1848Publication of Deșteaptă-te, române!
- 7 June 1848Birth of Paul Gauguin
- from 19 July 1848 to 20 July 1848The Seneca Falls Convention
- 29 July 1848Young Ireland rebellion
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