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Napoleon Invades Russia
Napoleon attempted to defeat the Russian army. The opposing army consisted of 680,000 soilders. The Russians retreated,but many French died because of the frigid tempatures in Russia. -
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Congress of Vienna
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Otto Von Bismarck Birth
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Batttle Of Waterloo
Napoleons army was defeated by armies of the Seventh coalation. comprising an Anglo-allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blücher.. -
Zollverein
The German Customs Union was a coalition of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies within their territories -
Frankfurt Assembly
The Frankfurt assenbly was the first freely elected parliament for all of Germany. The session was held from 18 May 1848 to 31 May 1849, in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt -
Blood and Iron speech
A speech given by Otto Von Bismarck given in 1862 about the unification of the German territories. He supposedly says "Blood and Iron" in the end. The phrase has became very popular today. -
Otto Von Bismarck becomes chancellor
In 1871, Otto von Bismarck was raised to the rank of Prince. He was also appointed as the first Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire, . He was also promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general, and given another country estate.
