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Leaving the Napoleonic period behind, the mid to late 19th Century saw a wide variety of conflicts between most of the nations and states of Europe. In northern Europe, Denmark and Prussian engaged in a war over the Schleswig-Holstein region and Britain, France and Russia clashed in the Crimea. Further south saw Austria, France and Prussia fighting for many years over German plans for unification, whilst the Italian states clashed with Austria over similar issues.

  • 10mm Schleswig-Holstein War (1848-1851)
    10mm Schleswig-Holstein War (1848-1851)
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    The First Schleswig War was the first round of military conflict in southern Denmark and northern Germany, contesting the issue of who should control the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. The war, which lasted from 1848 to 1851, also involved troops from Prussia and Sweden. Ultimately, under international pressure, the Prussians had to withdraw their forces. As a result, the war ended in a Danish victory over the rebels but a second conflict, the Second Schleswig War, erupted in 1864.

  • 10mm Crimean War (1853-1856)
    10mm Crimean War (1853-1856)
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    The Crimean War was a military conflict fought from October 1853 to March 1856 in which the Russian Empire lost to an alliance of France, Britain, the Ottoman Empire and Sardinia. The immediate cause involved the rights of Christian minorities in the Holy Land, which was a part of the Ottoman Empire. The French promoted the rights of Roman Catholics, while Russia promoted those of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The longer-term causes involved the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the unwillingness of Britain and France to allow Russia to gain territory and power at Ottoman expense.

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  • 10mm Italian War of 1859
    10mm Italian War of 1859

    This small range covers some of the troop types in the Italian War of 1859, fought by the French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia against the Austrian Empire, and which played a crucial part in the process of Italian unification. France and Sardinia had agreed to carve up Italy between them but Austria disagreed, delivering an ultimatum to Sardinia. Upon their refusal, the war began on 26 April and Austria invaded the Kingdom of Sardinia.

    The invasion was stopped by the arrival of French troops and the Austrians were defeated at the Battle of Magenta on 4 June. The Franco-Sardinian victory at the Battle of Solferino on 24 June resulted in the end of the war and the signing of the Armistice of Villafranca on 12 July.

  • 10mm Austrian (1860's)
    10mm Austrian (1860's)
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    The Austro-Prussian War was a war fought in 1866 between the German Confederation under the leadership of the Austrian Empire and its German allies on one side and the Kingdom of Prussia with its German allies on the other, that resulted in Prussian dominance over the German states. This conflict also paralleled the Third Independence War of Italian unification. The major result of the war was a shift in power among the German states away from Austria and saw the abolition of the German Confederation and its partial replacement by a North German Confederation that excluded Austria and the other South German states. The war also resulted in the Italian annexation of the Austrian province of Venetia.

  • 10mm Bavarian (1860's)
    10mm Bavarian (1860's)
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    The mobilization of the Bavarian army in 1866 was only concluded on 22 June, by which time the Prussian army was almost in Bohemia. The war went very badly for the Bavarians as Prince Karl, who was hurrying to the aid of the Kingdom of Hanover when he heard of the Hanoverians' defeat at the Battle of Langensalza, was subsequently unable to link up with the western forces of the Confederation under Prince Alexander of Hesse. As a result, the Bavarian troops withdrew to Bad Kissingen, before withdrawing to Schweinfurt and Würzburg.

    The difficulties of the Bavarian army were attributed mainly to the Bavarian parliament who did not see itself as being able to accomplish manoeuvres above the brigade level. As a result, King Ludwig II appointed veteran General Siegmund von Pranckh as the new War Minister whose contributions were crucial to the modernization of the Bavarian Army. When relations worsened between Prussia and France in 1870, von Prankh mobilized the two Bavarian army corps to fight with the Prussians. They stormed Wissembourg and took part in the Battles of Wörth, Beaumont, Sedan and the Siege of Paris.

  • 10mm Hanoverian (1860's)
    10mm Hanoverian (1860's)
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    During the Austro-Prussian War, Hanover attempted to maintain a neutral position, along with some other member states of the German Confederation. However, Hanover's vote in favour of the mobilisation of Confederation troops against Prussia on 14 June 1866 prompted Prussia to declare war. George V fled Hanover, managing to raise forces loyal to him in the Netherlands, called the Guelphic Legion, but they were eventually disbanded in 1870. Nevertheless, George refused to accept the Prussian takeover of his realm and claimed he was still the legitimate king of Hanover. The outcome of the war led to the dissolution of Hanover as an independent kingdom and it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, becoming the Prussian Province of Hanover. Along with the rest of Prussia, it became part of the German Empire in 1871.

  • 10mm Danish (1864)
    10mm Danish (1864)
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    This range covers the Danish troops for the Second Schleswig War, beginning on 1 February 1864, when Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig. Like the First Schleswig War (1848–51), it was fought for control of the duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg, due to the succession disputes concerning them when the Danish king died without an heir acceptable to the German Confederation. The war ended on 30 October 1864, when the Treaty of Vienna caused Denmark's cession of the Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein, and Saxe-Lauenburg to Prussia and Austria. This range is one of our oldest now and will be replaced at some point in the future.

  • 10mm French (1870's)
    10mm French (1870's)
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    The Franco-Prussian War took place from 19 July 1870 – 10 May 1871, and saw the Second French Empire of Napoleon III attempt to halt German plans for unification due to a fear of the shift in the European balance of power that would result if the Prussians succeeded. Despite the initial French declaration of war, the German coalition were able to mobilize quicker, in greater numbers and with better equipment. The French armies were defeated and in May 1871 the war ended with a German victory, cementing the new German union and ceding Alsace-Lorraine to German control. This would be a factor in the impending Great War.

  • 10mm Prussian (1860s / 1870s)
    10mm Prussian (1860s / 1870s)
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    The Austro-Prussian war of 1866 saw Austria fighting Prussia, each with supporting German states backing them up. A Prussian victory cemented Prussia as the major power in the region and moved the region closer to a unified Germany. Moving forward, the following Franco-Prussian War (19 July 1870 – 10 May 1871) saw the French Empire of Napoleon III attempt to halt these German plans for unification due to a fear of the shift in the European balance of power that would result if the Prussians succeeded. After a French declaration of war, the German coalition mobilised quickly, in greater numbers and with better equipment than the French, resulting in a German victory, and cementing the new German union.

  • 10mm Saxon (1866)
    10mm Saxon (1866)
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    Saxony provided the fourth largest contingent to the Armed Forces of the German Confederation, after Austria, Prussia and Bavaria. The Saxon troops, together with the quotas from Hesse-Kassel and Nassau, formed the mixed IX. Army Corps. When the Austro-Prussian War in 1866 began, Saxony supported Austria and mobilized its 32,000-strong army around Dresden under the command of Crown Prince Albert. After the declaration of war the Prussian Army crossed the border on 16 July 1866 near Strehla and Löbau. Saxony unsuccessfully called for support from their allies but the Saxon army was forced to pull back into Bohemia. The Saxon army took part in several battles including the Battle of Ji?ín and a had a prominent role in the Battle of Königgrätz (3 July 1866) where they held the extreme left of the Austrian position. The Saxons maintained their post with great tenacity, but were involved in the disastrous defeat of their allies.

  • 10mm Wurttemberg (1870's)
    10mm Wurttemberg (1870's)
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    In 1866, Württemberg took up arms on behalf of Austria in the Austro-Prussian War, but three weeks after the Battle of Königgrätz on 3 July 1866, her troops suffered a comprehensive defeat at Tauberbischofsheim and the country lay at the mercy of Prussia. The Prussians occupied the northern part of Württemberg and negotiated a peace in August 1866 forcing Württemberg to pay an indemnity of 8,000,000 gulden, but they immediately formed a secret treaty with their conqueror. The end of the hostilities allowed a renewal of democratic agitation in Württemberg, but this soon stopped when the war between France and Prussia broke out in 1870. Although Württemberg had continued to be antagonistic to Prussia, the kingdom shared in the national enthusiasm which swept over Germany, and its troops took a creditable part in the Battle of Wörth and in other operations of the war. In 1871, Württemberg became a member of the new German Empire.

  • 10mm Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)
    10mm Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)

    The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Eastern Orthodox coalition led by the Russian Empire and composed of Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro. Fought in the Balkans and in the Caucasus, it originated in emerging 19th-century Balkan nationalism. Additional factors included Russian hopes of recovering territorial losses suffered during the Crimean War, re-establishing itself in the Black Sea and supporting the political movement attempting to free Balkan nations from the Ottoman Empire. The Russian-led coalition won the war. As a result, Russia succeeded in claiming several provinces in the Caucasus and also annexed the Budjak region. The principalities of Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro, each of whom had had de facto sovereignty for some time, formally proclaimed independence from the Ottoman Empire. After almost five centuries of Ottoman domination, the Bulgarian state was re-established as the Principality of Bulgaria. The Congress of Berlin in 1878 also allowed Austria-Hungary to occupy Bosnia and Herzegovina and Great Britain to take over Cyprus.

  • 10mm European Misc (19th Century)
    10mm European Misc (19th Century)
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    Various items to go with Pendraken's extensive 19th Century European ranges, including engineers, wood stacks and casualty markers.

  • 10mm 19th Century European Flags
    10mm 19th Century European Flags
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    A collection of Flags and Banners for use with Pendraken's 19th Century European Gaming Miniatures.

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