I don't think Germany would have annexed Denmark. I don't think Denmark would have gotten involved anyway, they weren't stupid.
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The danish wanted to declare war on prussia, thinking that the french would kick prussian ass, so they were on their way to declare war (it's the thruth!), but before they could deliver their declaration of war, France had been beaten.
Yeah sure then sweden wouldve taken denmark as it would have violated their non agression pact. As for unification i think it should be hamdled via the nationality of the inhabitants of the province...
Sweden attacking Denmark! I think you are about 60 years of from those plans! At this time skandinavianism was at its hight, were students and others dreamt of a unified Skandinavia. I don't think that anybody in Sweden would try to annex Denmark if they declared war on Prussia.
There are only two contenders for the unification of Germany - either Prussia or Austria and the latter was happy leaving the other parts of Germany alone and keeping the German Confederation, set up in 1815 post-Napoleon. With regards Italy, which state other than Sardinia would have been capable - Naples? Again, Austria's interests were best served by the fragmentation of Italy with several of its states having Habsburg rulers.
This is true. Sweden would never attack Denmark at this time. But as we know neither would the lofty ideas of Scandinavism weigh heavier than self-interest and make Sweden help its southern neighbour in war with Prussia...
Denmark was waiting for French Forces to land to declare war on Prussia. The French had a navy infantry division ready for that, but it was diverted to the army after the border defeats and surrendered with Napoleon at Sedan.
The French plan initialy considered an offensive in southern Germany to cut the South German states from Prussia and join with Austrian forces.
The Germans kept a couple of corps on the North Sea Coast, and some troops on the Austrian border, at the opening of the war, until the situation in France made it unecessary.
There had been talks between France Italy and Austria, and those were hesistating. Bismarck however moved first and asked them to declare themselves immediately. Italy and Austria backed down.
At the appropriate he got out of his hat an old proposal to give Belgium to France as a compensation for not gaining anything in a war France was not involved in (that was the diplomacy of the time), so France remained isolated.
Overall the German unification under Prussia owes a lot to Bismarck's crafy diplomacy.
The French plan initialy considered an offensive in southern Germany to cut the South German states from Prussia and join with Austrian forces.
The Germans kept a couple of corps on the North Sea Coast, and some troops on the Austrian border, at the opening of the war, until the situation in France made it unecessary.
There had been talks between France Italy and Austria, and those were hesistating. Bismarck however moved first and asked them to declare themselves immediately. Italy and Austria backed down.
At the appropriate he got out of his hat an old proposal to give Belgium to France as a compensation for not gaining anything in a war France was not involved in (that was the diplomacy of the time), so France remained isolated.
Overall the German unification under Prussia owes a lot to Bismarck's crafy diplomacy.