Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

Chapter 215 The Grand Duke of Australia? Prince of Orange!

November 20, 1865, is a day worth remembering.

As the North American War continued, the North continued to occupy the southern states of Tennessee and northern Mississippi, pretending to attack the south and making the south prepare for war.

On the Balkan Peninsula, the Tsarist Empire and the allied forces of the British Ottoman Empire and the Austrian Empire were fighting in southern Romania. The Tsarist Empire currently has more than 200,000 troops there.

The coalition forces have 220,000, the Ottoman Empire has more than 130,000, the Austrian Empire has 40,000, and the remaining 50,000 British troops.

The two sides are squeezed into this small space in southern Romania, and small fights continue, which may lead to a huge war at any time.

More than 100,000 troops were deployed in eastern Hungary to defend the eastern part of the Austrian Empire to prevent Tsarist Russia from launching an attack here while abandoning Romania.

More than 200,000 troops were deployed in the Austrian mainland in the north, among the 580,000 Austrian troops (30,000 in Schleswig), so there were only 160,000 in the west and 50,000 in the south.

Prussia has an army of 630,000.

When northern Austria attacked Prussia's 200,000-strong army, Joseph I also became anxious.

Prussia still has more than 400,000 unused, which is a huge threat to the Austrian Empire.

Italy in the south obviously wants to take advantage of the crisis and seize Venice.

With 100,000 troops in the south, Austria is more likely to be attacked from both sides.

In desperation, Austria could only transfer 30,000 of Hungary's 100,000 troops to the south, using 80,000 against Italy's 100,000, which was not too much of a difference.

On November 25, 1865, the whole country in the Netherlands rejoiced.

Because on this day, the eldest son of King William IV and Queen Alexandra was born.

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Mother and child health.

William IV gave the new generation of the Dutch royal family the full name of William Christian Albert.

William IV created him Prince of Nassau-Orange and also made him Archduke of Australia.

Although many people do not understand why William IV would make him the Grand Duke of Australia, the territory of the Far East, the title of the Prince of Orange before he became the Crown Prince of the Netherlands made Prince Albert's status stable.

Not that there were too many questions.

The birth of a new bloodline in the Netherlands, and it is also a male. This is a major event worthy of universal celebration for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Greece and the Principality of Luxembourg.

Because this means that the Netherlands and Luxembourg have successors, and Denmark can continue to stabilize its marriage with the Netherlands. Greece can naturally allow the people in that country to accept the rule of William III with peace of mind, and even accept the Kingdom of Greece for his other second son. Start preparing.

Even with the emergence of William IV's descendants, the Greek government began planning to make William III's second son, Prince Frederick, the crown prince of Greece, in order to stabilize the restless hearts of the people.

In short, the appearance of the next generation of Dutch royal family members has been welcomed a lot.

Congratulatory messages from various countries continued one after another. Even Siam in the Far East sent congratulations to William IV.

However, this is just a small episode for various countries.

Because the mystery of the war still trapped the eyes of high-level officials in various countries, making it difficult to look away.

The Tsarist Empire seemed to have received divine help from Prussia and Italy, which acted as the main offensive. It actually specialized in Austria's defensive positions in Romania, causing the restless Austrian army to be beaten.

Although the British army in the east had the upper hand, they could not suppress the opponent and could only maintain the status quo.

The Ottoman Empire army in the middle is not inferior to the Tsarist Russian army in terms of weapons, but its training is much rougher because it is suppressed by the Tsarist Russian army. If the British weapons were not advanced enough, they would have been defeated by the Tsarist Russian army. The military suppressed him obediently.

So south of Romania, Austria to the west was quickly pushed back to the Serbian side. The Ottomans and the British continued to defend their positions.

On December 1, 1865, Prussia launched an attack.

Prussia launched an attack on the Principality of Bohemia, one of Austria's current allies. The Prussian army suddenly attacked. Chief of Staff Moltke ordered the three legions to move eastward, and the first legion moved towards the Neisse River.

The Second Army entered the area east of Görlitz, and the Elbe Army moved south along the Elbe River.

The Elbe Army approached the right flank of the 1st Army.

Finally joined the First Army in Dresden.

At this time, Chief of the General Staff Moltke learned that the Austrian army was tight in the south and had been defeated by the Tsarist Empire and returned to the Principality of Serbia. So he made a prompt decision and ordered the Second Army to cross the Sudeten Mountains and advance southwestward.

The First Army and the Elbe Army followed the narrow paths of the Erzgebirge Mountains and marched south of the mountains.

In this way, the Prussian army's pincer offensive, divided into separate attacks, destroyed the main force of the Austrian army in the Principality of Bohemia under the rule of Benedek.

As Dresden and the Principality of Bohemia were occupied by Prussia, Vienna, the capital of Austria, was exposed to Prussia at this time.

“The Prussians used breech-loading guns that were easy to use, and soldiers could load them while looking for cover, while the Austrian soldiers used front-loading guns, but there was no cover when loading. Their strength was obvious.

The Prussian armies made use of the most developed railway network and telegraph in the mobilization and strategic development of the armies, while Austria was still using its previous fighting methods because Prussia was always one step ahead of Austria.

In the Principality of Bohemia from Brig on the Oder River to Torgau on the Elbe River, this 250-kilometer front allowed Prussia to assemble more than 180,000 European legions and 70 artillery pieces in a short period of time.

In terms of combat training, Prussia, which implemented a universal conscription system, was superior to the Austrian army, which had a conscription system.

Economically, Prussia was also far superior to Austria, with developed industry and densely populated Prussian railways. The most important thing is that the commander this time is the plan formulated by General Moltke, the Prussian Chief of General Staff. The god and form are integrated, which is very advantageous for Austria's passive.

One had planned it for a long time, and the other was caught off guard.

Under these circumstances, it would be surprising if Austria could win.”

Amsterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The Privy Council had just finished its meeting, and William IV, who had just become a father, watched Chief of General Staff Mark Rudd analyze the pros and cons of both sides in the current Austro-Prussian War. Nod from time to time.

Prime Minister Tolbeck said at this time: "It's basically the same, but what matters in the end is that Austria will definitely lose this war, not to mention that it will be dragged into the quagmire of the Balkan Peninsula, and it will be difficult to extricate itself.

Too much strength and energy were wasted there.

Public opinion in their country was beginning to grow tired of the war;

Everyone, I suspect that the battlefield between Austria and Prussia will not last long, because Austrian public opinion does not allow Joseph I to do this.

At the same time, there were enemies in the east, west, north and south, and Joseph I was also an old fox.

He knew that under the current circumstances, Austria could not escape.

So I think that on the battlefield in the Balkan Peninsula, Austria will soon withdraw their troops and return to defend their homeland.

As for how long the Austro-Prussian War will last, it all depends on the willpower of Joseph I.”

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