prussia

By 1761 France had already lost the colonial war, but in the continent its allies still had the advantage, so what if they won? The PODs are: 1. French victory at Villinghausen: The french actually had a good chance of decisively winning this battle, had Soubise launch a full scale offensive at...

I got inspired by this threads central topic: Link So apparently King Frederick William 1(The Soldier King) of Prussia was intended to marry Queen Ulrika Elenora of Sweden at the start of 1700, but on the verge of certification Charles XII pulled the plug on these plans for reasons unknown...

"So Evident A Danger" ~Or, How One Fort Led to War between Britain, Prussia and Russia ~ The HMS Victory, Vice-Admiral Samuel Hood's flagship during the Russian Armament of 1791 "I speak however of the event of our coming to extremes, as a case which never can exist; for it is absurd to...

So: a different answer to the Eastern Question (with that answer being laissez-faire) has been a topic of alternate history that has interested me lately. One aspect of it that I have been thinking about: how does German unification happen in such a timeline? In OTL, of course, Austria loses...

The Fools Who Dream An Account of mid-18th Century Europe at War. The Seven Years’ War, French and Indian War, Third Silesian War, etc., whatever you want to call it, was undoubtedly a pivotal moment in history. It’s no wonder that it is (relatively) so often the subject of alt-history works...

After suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of Russia in the Battle of Potsdam (August 3rd 1761) Frederick II's Kingdom in Prussia was too exhausted to even attempt and continue the war effort. Great Britain begrudgingly acknowledged Prussia's surrender, choosing to continue the fight on...

Honestly I don't know much about the 18th century but this is an important point for my story "Victoria Austracista" (where Archduke Charles (Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor) becomes king of Spain in 1710) so I wanted some opinions to know what could happen. Elizabeth of Russia ruled the country...

Supposing that in order to return some of the old status quo a proposal is made to restore some of the old Ecclesiastical States in Germany that were part of the old HRE. What would be the effects of these states still being a part of Germany? How would social and religious dynamics work? How...

PREFACE I would begin by expressing my gratitude to everyone in this vibrant and knowledgeable community for encouraging and inspiring me to actualise this idea. As a long-time alternate history hobbyist, I have been reading forum discussions and stories for a few years. I always want to write...

In the real world despite a promise of Swedish help from the king of Sweden and Norway, Denmark fought alone. In an alternate world, what would fulfilling the promise look like? what would it take for the Swedish government to agree to help Denmark? What would opinions be like in Norway? (who...

‘It would require a greater philosopher and historian than I am to explain the causes of the famous Five Years’ War in which Europe was engaged; and, indeed, its origin has always appeared to me to be so complicated, and the books written about it so amazingly hard to understand, that I have...

The Franco-Prussian War of 1870 had many consequences in the history of Europe and the world at the end of the 19th century. This war poorly prepared by the French Empire cost him many men, the loss of Alsace and Lorraine, a military occupation and the collapse of the imperial regime then in...

A somewhat-frequent PoD bandied about when discussing an Austrian victory in the Austro-Prussian war of 1866 is the near-death experience of the Prussian king, Bismarck, and von Moltke with an Austrian cannon shell. Say that Austrian cannon shell had hit more precisely and the trio all died...

A long time ago someone commented on a map-art that I made that asked me why I hated Poland so much. Which stuck with me because I didn't have any strong feelings towards Poland but looking back to the gallery I made it did seem that Poland always get the short end of the stick. I chalked this...

The Prussians were a Baltic tribe that inhabited the region known as Prussia. Proudly pagan, they were able to fend off the forces of Christendom for longer than most. But while they held out for a while, they couldn't hold out forever, and they were eventually subjugated and assimilated by the...

Hi everybody, I've been kicking around what a scenario might look like where a united Germany never comes into being. I think it is a very possible scenario that doesn't often get explored in TLs. Prussia quickly dominating Austria and besting France was considered a shock, and few in 1860...

Note: I am not an expert on the topic, so if I have made any mistake, feel free to point it out So, let's say that the Austrian army manages to defeat the Prussians or at least fight them to a standstill at Königsgratz and later on close off the retreat routes for the Prussian army, forcing it...

Original Artist is unknown user deleted their reddit account long time ago. How different would the 19th Century be? What would be the attitude towards this in the German states?

Hullo, this is really a far-fetched question, but I was wondering if there is any conceivable way any of you could imagine where Prussia manages to somehow keep its 1795 borders in the east meanwhile gaining its western territories after the Congress of Vienna, so it somehow manages to become...

The Meiji Restoration was a time of foreign assistance in Japan. Much of this was indeed from Prussia/Germany, especially in the medical and military fields. But overall the Japanese would choose the British as their ally long-term, due to their naval power. I have a challenge for you, make...