The Aftermath of the Neuchatel War (ATL)
One of the lesser known wars of the 19. century was the Neuchatel War (or in German Neuenburgkrieg)
The Swiss canton of Neuchatel was both a Swiss canton and a principality in personal union under the King of Prussia.
In 1848 the principality successfully revolted against the King of Prussia. A royalist coup in the principality failed in September 1856, but set a crisis in motion, which lead to a Prussian military intervention.
The 1857 Neuchatel War was rather short. The Grand-Principality of Baden gave the Prussian Military the right of passage trough their territory.
The mobilization of the Swiss army wasn't fast enough to stop the Prussian Army from capturing Basel and Zürich.
International pressure from France and Austria brought the conflict parties back to the negotiation table.
Neuchatel was restored as a principality under the Prussian King, but remained largely autonomous from other Prussian Territories. Neuchatel was now clearly separated from Switzerland. The main railroad from Basel to Neuchatel was put under Prussian administration with the right to transport a limited amount of Prussian troops to Neuchatel trough Swiss territory.
The Grand Principality of Baden was rewarded by Prussia an annexed the Canton of Schaffhausen, and several small villages around Konstanz.
Over the long term, the Grand Principality of Baden became more dependent on Prussia, and therefore declared their neutrality in the Austro-Prussian war (while Württemberg and Bavaria fought against the Prussians). The long term relation between Baden and Switzerland suffered. The majority of the populations of Neuchatel and Schaffhausen desired a reunification with Switzerland, and therefore preferred local regionalist parties in their elections.
(In OTL a diplomatic solution solved the crisis, while war plans where drawn up, no war occured)
(POD 1856-1857 Neuchatel Crisis escalates into a Swiss-Prussian War; Map Format VT-BAM; Color Scheme THICC 2.2)
One of the lesser known wars of the 19. century was the Neuchatel War (or in German Neuenburgkrieg)
The Swiss canton of Neuchatel was both a Swiss canton and a principality in personal union under the King of Prussia.
In 1848 the principality successfully revolted against the King of Prussia. A royalist coup in the principality failed in September 1856, but set a crisis in motion, which lead to a Prussian military intervention.
The 1857 Neuchatel War was rather short. The Grand-Principality of Baden gave the Prussian Military the right of passage trough their territory.
The mobilization of the Swiss army wasn't fast enough to stop the Prussian Army from capturing Basel and Zürich.
International pressure from France and Austria brought the conflict parties back to the negotiation table.
Neuchatel was restored as a principality under the Prussian King, but remained largely autonomous from other Prussian Territories. Neuchatel was now clearly separated from Switzerland. The main railroad from Basel to Neuchatel was put under Prussian administration with the right to transport a limited amount of Prussian troops to Neuchatel trough Swiss territory.
The Grand Principality of Baden was rewarded by Prussia an annexed the Canton of Schaffhausen, and several small villages around Konstanz.
Over the long term, the Grand Principality of Baden became more dependent on Prussia, and therefore declared their neutrality in the Austro-Prussian war (while Württemberg and Bavaria fought against the Prussians). The long term relation between Baden and Switzerland suffered. The majority of the populations of Neuchatel and Schaffhausen desired a reunification with Switzerland, and therefore preferred local regionalist parties in their elections.
(In OTL a diplomatic solution solved the crisis, while war plans where drawn up, no war occured)
(POD 1856-1857 Neuchatel Crisis escalates into a Swiss-Prussian War; Map Format VT-BAM; Color Scheme THICC 2.2)
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