What if austria won the austro prussian war

Anaxagoras Banned. What is this? Do my eyes deceive me? A first-timer actually posting something interesting and well-thought-out, rather than something about Nazi wonder weapons or the Libertarian Party? Boto von Ageduch. Also a hearty welcome from me imperialaquila said:. So a lot of how the scenario plays out seems to rest on how conclusively Prussia is beaten. The most interesting route would be an style peace; would a little embarrassing punishment like losing Silesia cause a lot of Revanchist sentiment exploding be possible?

If Austria lost the Magyars to rebellion would they want to pursue a stronger union with the other southern kingdoms? They wouldn't really have much choice in the matter if a victorious Austria really wanted to push the issue, would they? Could Austria form a strong alliance with France by pushing Catholic ties, as well as wanting to contain Prussia and Italy?

This sets up Europe for the great war. If Russia pursued to Great Game further, could that end up with Russia and the UK each joining one of the existing power blocs? On a more random note, with Austria more consolidated in Europe, would it want to pursue Mediterranean colonies? I've seen a lot of things happen with a victorious CSA, it either becomes a loose band of States or a more typical 19th Century nation, expanding into Mexico and the Caribbean with founding principles taking a backseat to glory.

I imagined it playing out with a CSA victory at Vicksburg, and subsequently the British send some aid which is fired upon. Well, you can pretty much take it from there, some very angry Britons unleash hellfire upon the Yankees. Last edited: May 8, Uncharacteristically wise of Napoleon III. Still I suspect he would try to gain something why go to war if you don't get anything , so I think he would be able to get part of the Rhineland, probably the part between the Moselle and the Rhine.

Luxemburg is sort of out of the question as it was Dutch, or at least in personal union with the Netherlands and because of that, not involved in the war. So France wouldn't be able to get it that way. Although Willem III, the Dutch king, was willing to sell it, so it might be part of a peace treaty that France will be allowed to buy Luxemburg from the Dutch king. Belgium, wether French speaking or the Flemish coast, I don't see France getting it with this war or any war with Germany in which Belgium isn't involved.

Last edited: May 11, Would anyone be willing to work on a timeline-game with me and a few coordinated others for this scenario? Starting , Austria has formed close economic union and military alliance with the south-German states, Prussia has done the same in the north. The CSA got its maximal claim after the war ended, it went on to purchase much of Northern Mexico and Baja and acquired Cuba after a victorious war with Spain late in the century.

Whilst I always have a soft spot for the Prussians getting a thrashing in the Austro-Prussian War even if their armies in Austria are beaten how much of a hole are they in, I don't have any books to hand at the moment but didn't the Prussians have an equal number of troops in reserve as the number they'd invaded with?

Now granted they'd be mostly three year conscripts rather than professionals but they should still be able to put up a decent fight I would have thought.

Granted I'm not very knowledgeable about this period though so I could well be wrong. Simon said:. Oh good, they're well and truely screwed then. Glad to be completely misremembering it.

What the consequences on the italian front in a Austria-win scenario? Does just Austria keep Venice, ir does it re-take Lombardy, too? Probably neither. What country is Prussia known as today? Prussia no longer exists, but former west and east Prussia are today part of Poland and Russia. They were given to Poland and Russia after the world war for various good reasons. Yovany Fragiel Explainer. Why did Bismarck exclude Austria? Because Austria didn't want to be part of the unified Germany.

When there was a revolution in in Germany the revolutionaries created a parliament which was meeting in a church in Frankfurt. They were talking about the future of the unified Germany republic or monarchy? Tanika Lombardero Explainer. Why did Austria and Germany split? Tyler Magnani Explainer. What was the outcome of the Seven Weeks War 5 points? This war was a war between the German Confederation under the leadership of Austria against German cities under the leadership of Prussia.

The war ended with Prussia taking over the leadership of Germany, which ended up to the unification of Germany. Manue Holmogorov Pundit. What did the Treaty of Prague do? The Treaty of Prague 23 August ended the Austro-Prussian War of , and saw the Austrians withdraw from German affairs and acknowledge the supremacy of Prussia in northern Germany. Prussia gained some four million citizens, and leadership of a North German Confederation. Liberia Goico Pundit. Where was the Seven Weeks War fought?

Cristy Vinuesa Pundit. Why didnt Austria unite Germany? There are many reasons why Austria was excluded from the German Empire. The main reason I think it is because Chancellor Bismarck didn't want any influence from the Catholic Habsburg Emperor. Germany was going to be ruled by a German.

Trang Limorte Pundit. Why was Austria not part of Germany? The Empire was dissolved, the monarchy abolished, Austria became a republic and was forbidden from entering into a union with any other country without the agreement of the League of Nations. And so it remained, unable to unite with Germany as punishment for its part in starting WW1.

It was caused by Otto Von Bismarck altering a telegram from the Prussian King to provoke the French into attacking Prussia, thus hoping to get the independent German states to unify with Prussia which they did, thus creating Germany. The Franco-Prussian War of ended with a humilliating defeat of France. The greatest humiliation was the proclamation of the unified German Empire at the Palace of Versailles, the palace of French kings.

This caused clashes with Great Britain and France that had large colonial empires in Africa and Asia.