The Second Schleswig War was fought between Denmark and the German powers Prussia and Austria over the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, whose status had been a source of conflict for years. It began after Denmark approved a constitution that tied Schleswig closely to the Danish kingdom, which Germans saw as a breach of earlier agreements. Prussian and Austrian troops advanced quickly, and the Prussians took the fortified Danish positions at Dybbol. Denmark lost the duchies and about a third of its territory. The war was the first of three that Bismarck used to unify Germany, followed by the war with Austria and the Franco-Prussian War.
Before and after
- from 8 December 1863 to 31 March 1877Reconstruction Era
- 12 December 1863Birth of Edvard Munch
- 18 December 1863Birth of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
- 13 January 1864Birth of Wilhelm Wien
- from 1 February 1864 to 31 October 1864Second Schleswig War
- from 10 March 1864 to 22 May 1864Red River campaign
- from 14 April 1864 to 1 January 1866Chincha Islands War
- 20 April 1864Pasteurization
- 21 April 1864Birth of Max Weber
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