The Battle of Königgrätz, by Georg Bleibtreu. Oil on canvas, 1851
Date
16 July 1849 – 2 February 1850
Location
Prussia
The Balkans
Result
Inconclusive Third wave of Counter-Revolution suppressed Prussian Parliament dissolved & most members exiled. Constitution of 1848 officially reciended.
Austrian Empire dissolved, Croatia & Galicia-Lodomeria made autonomous parts of Hungary, Albania made independent
Serbian Vojvodina dissolved by Hungary while everybody was distracted
Russia, Prussia, & Bulgaria officially recognize the German Empire & authority over the Rhineland
Russia cedes Trebizond to the Alawiyaa Empire, Basarabia to Romania
Bulgaria cedes territory to Greece & Romania
Germany cedes territory to France, Italy & Prussia
Francis Joseph steps down as King of Hungary and renounces all claims to the throne. Cousin given Hungarian throne, who renounces all claims to German territory
Hungary Ally aligned states: Vojvodina(After Bulgarian Invasion of Serbia, until Hungarian dissolution) Serbia(After Bulgarian Invasion) France(After Brussels Agreement) Italian Confederation(After Brussels Agreement) Alawiyya Empire(After 15 January 1850) Greece(After 18 January 1850)
Phase 1: Revolutionary Victory
Near total breakdown of Austrian central authority Croat unification with Dalmatia, Slavonia, and Bosnia
Resignation of the Austrian Government and Emperor Ferdinand I
Austrian adoption of the July Constitution making it a Federation.
Reactionaries revolt in response to the July Constitution
Multiple federal states illegally self-declared in the Austrian Empire
Serbia adopts new Constitution, Liberal-Nationalists win first elections, official support for rebels in Croatia and Hungary begins
Bulgarian government overthrown, Tsar flees to Russia
Polish revolutionaries split between support and rejection of July Constitution Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia officially ceded to Sardinia-Piedmont
Tensions between liberal governments and Radicals, Socialists grows
Negotiations between Austria and Hungary break down, Hungarian independence declared again Phase 2: Hungarian Victory, Counter-Revolutionary Defeat
Duchy of Slovakia fully occupied and dissolved
Rumelian Congress defeated Bukovina ceded to Romania
Russia invades Bulgaria, restores Tsar and absolutist rule
Czech unrest suppressed, given minor concessions Croat-Serb War ends in cession of some territory to Serbia, end of Croatisation, recognition of Vojvodina
Romania ceases support of Transylvania in exchange for support against potential Russian invasion, last few strongholds conquered
Austrian & Hungarian governments defeat internal revolts & consolidate power