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Episode 3.7

Bismarck's Wars - Blood and Iron

Following the crushing Prussian Army victory over Austria, the Prussian King wanted a peace settlement which allowed Prussia to seize land from the Austrian Empire and a victory march in Vienna Otto von Bismarck totally disagreed and demanded a milder peace settlement which did not include any loss of Austrian land to Prussia. As usual Bismarck won out and got his milder peace deal.

Episode 3.6

Bismarck's Wars - Blood and Iron

The Prussian Army of the Main defeats Austria's allies in Southern Germany. first the Bavarian Army and then the armies of the other South Germen states. The main Prussian Armies capture Prague and march to the very gates of Vienna. The Austrian Emperor realises that the war is lost and asks for peace terms. However the Prussian Army loses over 6,000 killed due to an outbreak of disease within their camps.

Episode 3.5

Bismarck's Wars - Blood and Iron

In this episode, I will deal with the fighting between the Italian and Austrian armies in North East Italy. The simple involvement of the Italian Army in the Seven Weeks War, would divert Austrian troops from being committed to fight against the Prussian Army in Bohemia. While the Austrian Army would beat the Italian Army in the first major of the war, in the end Italian troops would occupy North East Italy.

Episode 3.4

Bismarck's Wars - Blood and Iron

The Battle is seen as the decisive battle of the Seven Weeks War, it was indeed a major Prussian victory over the Austrian and Saxony Armies. However the Austrian Army had already been weaken by losses in the earlier battle and the Austrian Army commander now believed even before the battle that his army would be defeated and had asked the Austrian Emperor to make peace.

Episode 3.3

Bismarck's Wars - Blood and Iron

The Prussian Second Army commanded by the Crown Prince, advances into Bohemia, in a series of battles they defeat three Austrian Corps. The Austrian North Army falls back and its commander fears that he faces defeat unless peace can be reached but the Austrian Emperor disagrees and insists that it faces another battle but four of its eight Corps have already suffered heavy losses.

Episode 3.2

Bismarck's Wars - Blood and Iron

In this episode, I well tell of the advance of the Prussian First Army and the Army of the Elbe into Bohemia, they would fight and defeat the Austrian First Corp and the Saxon Corp. The fighting would prove the power of the Prussian Needle Rifles over the Austrian Smoothbore muskets as the two Prussian Armies advanced into Bohemia.

Episode 3.1

Bismarck's Wars - Blood and Iron

At the start of the seven weeks war, the Prussian Army invades Hanover. The Hanoverian Army marched south to join up with Austria's South Germen allies but the Hanoverian Army is trapped by Prussian but not before it inflicts a defeat upon a Prussian Landwehr Brigade. The Prussian Army also invades the Kingdom of Saxony, the Saxon Army march south to join up with the Austrian North Army.

Episode 2.10

Bismarck's Wars - Blood and Iron

Bismarck achieved his aim of starting war between Prussian and Austria but the war would involve more those two states indeed it would include nearly all the Germen states. In many ways it was a Germen Civil War, indeed at the time in Germany, it was known as the Brother's War. In this episode I will look at those other Germen states and the size of their army and while they choose to side with Prussia or Austria.

Episode 2.9

Bismarck's Wars - Blood and Iron

In 1866, Otto von Bismarck was determined to start a war between Prussia and Austria. In reached an agreement with the Italian Government to join in a war against Austria. Yet Bismarck would not find it ease to get the Prussian King's agreement to that war. Bismarck faced the opposition of the the Kings' son the Crown Prince, his biography is given.

Episode 2.8

Bismarck's Wars - Blood and Iron

In this episode, I discuss the next target for Otto von Bismarck war like intensions, the Austria Empire. While it might seem like a giant in central Europe, this multi ethnic empire had many problems including Nationalism and lack of money. I give a detailed biograph of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph. I also outline the developing plans of the Prussian General Staff to attack Austria.

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