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I had a question about the First Schleswig War, since I've had difficulty finding in-depth information about it.

My understanding was that after the Duchies revolted, the German Confederation stepped in on their side. However, Prussia and Austria were not terrible interested in supporting them (and preferred the status quo). Given that, why was von Wrangel in command of the German forces in the Duchies?

Also, von Wrangel refused to remove his forces from the Duchies when ordered to by the King of Prussia, stating that he was under the command of the regent of Germany - von Wrangel was also not a supporter of the liberals, so why did he do such? Would it have been possible for the Diet to command the support of more Prussian or potentially Austrian forces as well?

Given that, if the Duchies had won and successfully seceded from Denmark and joined the Confederation, what impact would that have had on the Frankfurt Diet and the German Confederation itself?
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