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After the defeat of the British invasion force at Swinemunde in July 1836, Prussia wanted to bring a swift diplomatic end to the war. As the Prussian Navy consisted only of a few transport vessels, Prussia could not hope to bring the war to the British and total victory was out of the question as a result. The only thing the Prussians could really do was wait for the British to land troops and then try to defeat the invaders. For their part, the British seemed unwilling to even consider peace with Prussia, even going so far as to refuse to hear peace offers from the Prussian diplomatic corps. However, they were slow to commit more troops to the war in light of the defeat of their first invasion force.
In October of 1836, the British would land a cavalry division in the former Hannoverian province of Stade. The British hoped that the people of Hannover would rise up against their new masters and help the small British force liberate the country. No support came, however, and the British force was destroyed by Genral Yorck's Prussian cavalry near the town of Hagen in mid-October. Though the war would continue, it was the last British landing for some time.
British and Prussian cavalry clash at the Battle of Hagen in Oct. 1836
With the defeat of the latest British invasion effort, the war entered a period of quiet. As the armies of Britain and Prussia took a breather, their leaders were turning their attention to another conflict. The United Kingdom of the Netherlands was attempting to put down a rebellion in Belgium. The destructive civil war had been going on for some time and the major powers of Europe met in London to decide how to settle the conflict and maintain the balance of power.
The Belgian Revolution
The French delegate immediately declared that his country supported the complete independence of the Belgian state. This alarmed the other three major powers at the conference(Great Britain, Austria, & Prussia), who feared that France would simply annex an independent Belgian state. Austria promptly countered by offering it's support for the Netherlands and refusing to recognize the Belgian state. In a strange diplomatic occurrence given their present relations, Great Britain and Prussia both agreed to support Belgian independence and to guarantee military support for the new nation in order to protect it from French aggression. The Austrians, who felt that as the head of the German Confederation they should have had Prussia's support, stormed out of the conference and left the delegate from the Netherlands alone to bow to the pressure being put on him by the remaining major powers. In December 1836, the Treaty of London was signed and Belgium became an independent monarchy under it's first ruler, King Leopold I.
King Leopold I of Belgium
Though the British and Prussian delegates had worked together on the treaty, the war between the two would drag on for years longer. And now, the Austrian Empire eyed Prussia with suspicion.
In October of 1836, the British would land a cavalry division in the former Hannoverian province of Stade. The British hoped that the people of Hannover would rise up against their new masters and help the small British force liberate the country. No support came, however, and the British force was destroyed by Genral Yorck's Prussian cavalry near the town of Hagen in mid-October. Though the war would continue, it was the last British landing for some time.
British and Prussian cavalry clash at the Battle of Hagen in Oct. 1836
With the defeat of the latest British invasion effort, the war entered a period of quiet. As the armies of Britain and Prussia took a breather, their leaders were turning their attention to another conflict. The United Kingdom of the Netherlands was attempting to put down a rebellion in Belgium. The destructive civil war had been going on for some time and the major powers of Europe met in London to decide how to settle the conflict and maintain the balance of power.
The Belgian Revolution
The French delegate immediately declared that his country supported the complete independence of the Belgian state. This alarmed the other three major powers at the conference(Great Britain, Austria, & Prussia), who feared that France would simply annex an independent Belgian state. Austria promptly countered by offering it's support for the Netherlands and refusing to recognize the Belgian state. In a strange diplomatic occurrence given their present relations, Great Britain and Prussia both agreed to support Belgian independence and to guarantee military support for the new nation in order to protect it from French aggression. The Austrians, who felt that as the head of the German Confederation they should have had Prussia's support, stormed out of the conference and left the delegate from the Netherlands alone to bow to the pressure being put on him by the remaining major powers. In December 1836, the Treaty of London was signed and Belgium became an independent monarchy under it's first ruler, King Leopold I.
King Leopold I of Belgium
Though the British and Prussian delegates had worked together on the treaty, the war between the two would drag on for years longer. And now, the Austrian Empire eyed Prussia with suspicion.
Showing the Austrians who is boss even within the first few months. I think that there will be a clash before 1866 at this rate. Great Update! 
If I can get the damn British off of my back, you may be right.robou said:Showing the Austrians who is boss even within the first few months. I think that there will be a clash before 1866 at this rate. Great Update!
It's too bad the Prussians and British could not use their agreement over Belgium to help end their own war. Now Prussia has an angry Austria to the south as well. Precarious indeed.
mad general: There is something about an underdog isn't there?
coz1: Indeed. With the British showing no signs of ending the war, the bulk of my army is busy guarding the coastline. If any of the other major powers were to attack I would be in serious trouble.
coz1: Indeed. With the British showing no signs of ending the war, the bulk of my army is busy guarding the coastline. If any of the other major powers were to attack I would be in serious trouble.
I can't remember if you said this already but have you called up your reserves yet? If not then I would think those divisions would be more than enough to keep the Austrians at bay.
Quirinus308: No, I haven't called up the reserves yet. I was hoping that Britain would a agree to a white peace without me having to go to that expense. While I easily have enough men to repel the British landings, if Austria or Russia were to pounce on me they would have about two months to run amok while I wait for my reserves.
RossN: Perhaps, but that just makes it interesting.
RossN: Perhaps, but that just makes it interesting.
Regarding the British: In my (limited) experiance just keep killing the British units untill eventually they agree to a white peace.
Quite a good AAR, Hardraade. There is a good reason why you're easily my favorite writer in the forums. I've been thinking about buying Victoria for some time, is it much like HoI2? Perhaps you could PM me the key differences. Also an update would be nice (not at the expense of hearing more on Helmut and Otto mind you). I am a bit demanding aren't I? Lol.
Parabola: I actually found a way to end the war much more quickly.
Kampf_Machen: Thanks, your support of both AARs is much appreciated. I haven't forgotten this one and will be updating it again soon. It will, of course, not be at the expense of the Wolf brothers. My focus on that AAR is actually what has slowed this one down.
Kampf_Machen: Thanks, your support of both AARs is much appreciated. I haven't forgotten this one and will be updating it again soon. It will, of course, not be at the expense of the Wolf brothers. My focus on that AAR is actually what has slowed this one down.
I understand how it is. I write all kinds of things. It's hard to keep a steady pace on everything. So the war with Britain is over then?
Why are some of these pictures by the prussian soldiers taken out of the 7 years war
I have the same book about Frederic the Great were you took the pictures from.
Anyway good AAR , looking forward to German Unification.
I have the same book about Frederic the Great were you took the pictures from.
Anyway good AAR , looking forward to German Unification.
Kampf_Machen: I have managed to disentangle myself from the British which will be described in the next update.
OverlordPette: I am indeed guilty of reaching back too far into history. I searched the web for images of the Prussian Army and the vast majority of them are from before or after the time period that I'm depicting. I figured that before was better.
OverlordPette: I am indeed guilty of reaching back too far into history. I searched the web for images of the Prussian Army and the vast majority of them are from before or after the time period that I'm depicting. I figured that before was better.
