1866

After diplomatic fallout over Schleswig-Holstein and a greater rivalry over influence in Germany, Austria and Prussia found themselves in a state of war in June 1886. However, due to a string of bad luck, as well as France getting involved after Otto von Bismarck failed to insure their...

Would it be possible for the United States to annex Canada before it became it's own country if his act passed into law? Could this even be done by the US army just after the Civil War? Would the US congress choose to delay Reconstruction enforcement a few years in order to do this first? What...

Why wasn't the Kingdom of Saxony annexed by expanding Prussia after the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, unlike other similarly significant kingdoms who also fought for Austria, like Hanover and Hesse-Kassel? If Saxony had indeed been annexed by Prussia after being defeated in 1866, what would the...

Hi all, longtime lurker here. Thank you all for so much high quality content to enjoy. I am especially interested in 19th century warfare. And right now I am studying the 1866 war. Now it is well understood that benedek oscillated between staying defensive and attacking the two Prussian armies...

Unfortunately, my only English lang source for this is wiki, so... i'll just post this link here. What if the July 1866 uprising of Polish political prisoners/exiles in Siberia, sometimes known as the Irkutsk Uprising, had gained more momentum, perhaps due to more things going according to plan...

Basically what the tin says.For a very different 20th century I was thinking about a world without A-H. An obvious POD might be an even more disastrous 1866 but I am open to other suggestions. I would also love it if we explore the consequences a little bit.

Lets assume that 1866 is even more devastating for Austria than IOTL. Austrian Silesia and the predominantly German parts of Bohemia (basically the Sudetenland) are annexed by Prussia. What could be a way to dissolve this weakened Austrian Empire until January 1st 1900? And what would be the...

So, for whatever reason Bismarck is convinced to annex the german parts of Austria into Germany (maybe the king forces him to accept it or something, it really doesn't matter). To prevent rhe backlash that surely would come from neighboring nations if such thing happened, he tries to involve as...

What will happen? also: any good TL's or old discussions around?

Let's say that Bismarck, for X reason(maybe he is overruled by the König or something like that) accepts the danish proposition to become a member of the German Confederation in exchange to keeping Schleswig-Holstein, so the dispute between Prussia and Austria over the occupation of the region...

Let's say that Otto von Bismarck, fresh off of ensuring Prussian supremacy in Germany by defeating Austria in the Seven Weeks' War, gets into an accident that incapacitates him and forces Wilhelm I to get a new Foreign Minister. Let's also say this happens before 1870, before Bismarck can unite...

So, I'm in the midst of writing a TL, with an emphasis on the Second Mexican Empire, and poor Anglo American relations throughout the 19th century. With an eventual goal of U.S joining the Central Powers. I realize that a larger Fenian Invasion of Canada will polarize Ango-American relations for...