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The Wars of Schleswig

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Danish soldiers return to Copenhagen, 1849, by Otto Bache (1839–1927), 1894 Map of the territorial changes, without the royal Danish enclaves (German) In 1864, the Second War of Schleswig, also known as the Danish- Prussian War, pitted the German Confederation against Denmark. Bismarck instigated the war and shrewdly gained unlikely support from Austria, in a bid to redress Prussian frustration…

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Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)

Greek infantry charge near the River Gediz Mustafa Kemal’s visit to Çay. From left to right: chief of staff of the Western Front Miralay Asim Bey (GĂĽndĂĽz), commander of the Western Front Mirliva Ismet Pasha (Ä°nönĂĽ), unknown, military attachĂ© of the Soviet Russia K.K. Zvonarev, ambassador of Soviet Russia S.I.…

France Prussia Wars 17 Min Read

Jena-Auerstädt Campaign (1806) Part I

The stunning speed with which Napoleon overthrew the much-vaunted Prussian army in the fall of 1806 was dramatic, even by the standards this great captain set. Following on from his decisive defeat of the Austro-Russian army at Austerlitz in December 1805, Napoleon now established himself as master of central Europe…

France Prussia Wars 16 Min Read

Jena-Auerstädt Campaign (1806) Part II

This painting of Pierre Vafflard (1777-1837) shows the removal of Rossbach columns by the French, four days after the battle of Jena. The symbol is one that cannot be clearer: Napoleon avenged the defeat that Frederick II of Prussia had inflicted on the army from Louis XV to this meme…

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Matthias Corvinus expanded the Kingdom of Hungary

Encased in mail and armor, the soldiers of the kingdom of Hungary’s Black Army stood rigidly at attention on a warm summer day in late August 1487 at Wiener Neustadt in Lower Austria. Their capture of the town came at the end of a long conflict between archrivals King Matthias…

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Hungarian War with the Holy Roman Empire (1477–1485)

PRINCIPAL COMBATANTS: Hungary vs. the Holy Roman Empire (chiefly Austria) PRINCIPAL THEATER(S): Austria MAJOR ISSUES AND OBJECTIVES: The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III wanted to assume the throne of Hungary; Matthias Corvinus, elected to that throne, resisted. OUTCOME: Matthias Corvinus’s resistance to the Holy Roman Empire was highly successful, and…

Crusades Ottoman Wars 10 Min Read

Varna Crusade (1444)

The last great land-based crusade against the Ottoman Empire, which ended in the defeat of a Balkan Christian coalition by the Turks near the city of Varna (in mod. Bulgaria). The Varna Crusade came about in response to Ottoman advances in the Balkans, notably the occupation of Serbia (1439) and…

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Uniforms of Italian Wars (1494-1559)

A series of sharp but also intermittent conflicts broke out over control of Italy at…

Army Group North’s Years of Hope and Frustration I

1941: Race to Moscow, German Army Group North, the leadership. The German Push to Leningrad…

War of 1812 (1812-1815)

Chaotic and inconclusive war between the United States and Great Britain that nevertheless provided a…

War Junks

There are many types of sea-going Chinese Junks. They usually have a high stern and…