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Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.
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Second Schleswig War
War between Denmark, Prussia, and Austria in 1864
The Second Schleswig War, also sometimes known as the Dano-Prussian War or Prusso-Danish War, was the second military conflict over the Schleswig–Holstein question of the nineteenth century. The war began on 1 February 1864, when Prussian and Austrian forces crossed the border…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Austrian Empire
Empire in Europe from 1804 to 1867
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Kingdom of Prussia
German state from 1701 to 1918
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German state that existed from 1701 to 1918. It played a significant role in the unification of Germany in 1871 and was a major constituent of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918. Although it took its name from the region called Prussia,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Heligoland (1864)
Battle of the Second Schleswig War
The Battle of Heligoland was fought on 9 May 1864, during the Second Schleswig War, between a Danish squadron led by Commodore Edouard Suenson and a joint Austro-Prussian squadron commanded by the Austrian Commodore Wilhelm von Tegetthoff. The action came about as a result of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)