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The attitude of Prussia and Sweden angered Catherine II, but after calming down, Her Majesty the Empress was helpless, and the Ottoman Turks in the Black Sea region were moving more and more, and Russia had to concentrate on guarding against the ambitious Caliph, so that a war with Prussia and Sweden in the Baltic region would not be very good for Russia's prospects.
At Wilhelm's instructions, the Prussian government sent a sternly worded letter to the Duke of Mecklenburg, in which Prussia accused Mecklenburg of refusing Prussia's proposed military right of passage as an act of extreme contempt for Prussia, and Prussia hoped that the Mecklenburg government would eliminate its hostility towards Prussia as soon as possible, otherwise Prussia would see Mecklenburg as an accomplice in helping Denmark.
Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg, was furious when he received a letter from the Prussian government "What do the Prussians want to do, they actually make such an impudent demand, does that boy the king think that Mecklenburg is his Prussian vassal!"
Under Frederick's anger, the Mecklenburg officials could only look at each other, and later, Mecklenburg's cabinet minister, Kiaves, stepped forward "Your Royal Highness, the Prussians have amassed an army of 30,000 on the borders of our country, and it is clear that Prussia is preparing to gather more troops, and I think we must make up our minds as soon as possible."
"Did the envoy to Vienna have any contact with Austria?"
Frederick's brow furrowed at Chiavis's words, and he immediately asked him about Mecklenburg's connection with Austria.
"Well, our envoy did get in touch with Austria, but the Austrian government did not want to get involved in our affair with Prussia."
"What?
Had Austria rejected our request for help, and was His Majesty the Emperor willing Prussia to expand its territory within the Reich?
” Frederick seemed a little incredulous, he thought that Mecklenburg would definitely get Austria's help when he asked Austria for help, but now Austria would refuse, which was really unexpected.
"We don't know exactly what happened, but we did get rejected by the Austrians."
With that, Kiaves looked like he was ten years older.
To be honest, he is not optimistic about Mecklenburg's prospects.
You must know that Mecklenburg was only a dukedom, and in any case Mecklenburg's army of 10,000 men could not stop the Prussians, this is what Kiavis is convinced.
"Immediately ask for help from Denmark, tell the Danes if we are defeated by Prussia in Mecklenburg.
Then they Denmark will definitely not have a good life. and to ask Schleswig and Holstein for help, and to tell those two fellows that we in Mecklenburg are a lesson for them, and that only together we can fight against the Prussian ambitions for us."
"Yes.
Your Highness" Immediately after leaving the Duke's palace, Kiavis sent people to Schleswig and Holstein to convey Frederick's message, as the Duke said, only when everyone is united can there be a chance of survival, otherwise they will not be in a good end.
The reason why Austria refused to help Mecklenburg was, of course, because Prussia had given Austria the benefit of making His Majesty the Emperor happy.
Wilhelm promised Joseph II that if Austria became neutral in this matter, Prussia would give up its ambitions for the Holy Roman Empire, and William would also give up his bid to marry Princess Anna, and that Prussia could also consider withdrawing from Bohemia as a dowry for Princess Anna.
Such conditions were naturally enough to impress Joseph II, after all, as long as Austria remained neutral, wouldn't it be a good thing to regain Bohemia without expending a little strength?
Of course, in order to prevent Austria from suddenly interfering in the mundane affairs between Prussia and Denmark, before Prussia got Denmark.
For the time being, Bohemia would be administered by Prussia, but Prussia would sign an agreement with Austria first.
Although Austria was skeptical that Prussia would return Bohemia, who would spit out the duck that had been eaten in its mouth?
But for the sake of the agreement, Austria agreed to Prussia's terms, in the opinion of Joseph II.
Even if this was a Prussian delaying tactic, as long as there was something written, then Austria would have the undisputed right to rule Bohemia, even if Prussia later reversed it.
Austria is in an invincible position to do so.
Deployed on the border with Mecklenburg were the Prussian 3rd, 5th, and 8th Divisions from Brandenburg, Saxony, and Western Lithuania.
In addition, three regiments of the Lithuanian region were rushing to the border area of Mecklenburg, which was speeding up.
In Wilhelm's opinion, there was absolutely no problem in pacifying the small country between Prussia and Denmark with more than 30,000 men.
As for Denmark, although Denmark's navy is okay, its army is completely like scum, and even the declining Swedish army can't beat it, so what can it do to fight the Prussian army that is in full swing.
In August 1788, Prussia formally declared war on Denmark after negotiations with Denmark failed, and a few days later, King Gustav of Sweden officially issued a war mobilization order against Denmark on behalf of Sweden, and 20,000 Swedish troops immediately pressed on Denmark and Norway.
Frederick VI of Denmark was completely panicked when he received the news of Purry's declaration of war on Denmark, and unlike what he expected, the Russians did not take the slightest action at all, except in some verbal form.
In addition to the threat of Ottoman Turkey, Catherine II had to remain silent on the promise of Prussia to support Russia's seizure of Warsaw.
In 1782, Prussia, Austria, and Russia completely carved up Poland, but because of the delicate relationship between the three countries, they had to separate the capital of Poland, Warsaw, and plan it as a free city.
And now that Prussia is willing to support Russia in taking Warsaw, then Russia is nine out of ten, and St.
Petersburg has decided to wait and see the situation for the time being, and if Pry shows his decline, then Russia will not mind taking another bite.
After stabilizing Austria and Russia, William immediately had the British side contacted, and George IV had promised William that England would send the main force of the home fleet to help Prussia.
William wanted Britain to help blockade the Kattegat Strait this time, as long as the Kattegat Strait was opened, then the Danish maritime industry would be devastated, and then the time came I'm afraid that the Danish navy did not have the energy to go to the Prussian Baltic region to cause trouble.
On August 7, 1788, Prussia used Mecklenburg as an accomplice of Denmark to be punished, 30,000 Prussian troops brazenly invaded Mecklenburg, the commander of this 30,000 army was Marshal Dessau, with the Brandenburg Military Academy more and more formalized, Dessau, who had been busy for four years, was transferred back by William into the military department, and now he is the supreme commander of more than 30,000 Prussian troops in the attack on Denmark.
The commander of the 3rd Division, Schaenhorst, the commander of the 5th Division, Clauenz, and the commander of the 8th Division, Blucher, these three young generals of the Prussian army, played the leading roles in this war, although Kraunz was forty-seven years old, and the youngest Scharnhorst was thirty-three.
The young man whom Wilhelm had admired at the first entrance examination at the Brandenburg Military Academy, Gneisenau, also held the position of regimental commander under Scharnhorst.
It can be said that the war against Denmark is a test for William to the Prussian military young strong faction, with the establishment of the Brandenburg Military Academy, countless professional military talents have been sent to various departments of the Prussian army, but the peaceful life of these years has made these pride of heaven useless, now, there is a rare opportunity to exercise, so William sent these Prussian future to the battlefield for them to experience the test of war.
A group of veterans such as Henry and Ferdinand are old, and although they can still lead the Prussian army to victory, Wilhelm must train more talents for the future of Prussia, especially Hans, the first president of the Brandenburg Military Academy.
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The death of Marshal Zitten was a great blow to Wilhelm, and it made Wilhelm understand the urgency of cultivating the future pillars of Prussia.
Therefore, William decided to appoint Marshal Dessau as the commander-in-chief of the war, as the vice-president of the Brandenburg Military Academy and after the death of Marshal Ziten, he took over as the dean, and many officers in the three divisions involved in the operation came out of the Brandenburg Military Academy, and Dessau as the commander can undoubtedly maximize the combat effectiveness of this army.
On August 8, 1788, when the Prussian army approached Palming, the officers defending the city of Mecklenburg chose to surrender in the face of the Prussian army's strength, which also gave the Prussian army a good start.
In order to deal with the Prussian attack, Duke Frederick of Mecklenburg knew that it was not advisable to divide his troops into four guards, so he concentrated the entire force of Mecklenburg in Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg, and under the persuasion of the duke, Schleswig and Holstein also sent reinforcements to Mecklenburg with a total of more than 6,000 men.
Together with the 12,000 troops of Mecklenburg, the combined army of Mecklenburg in Schwerin reached more than 18,000 people, but in the face of the Prussian army of 30,000, Frederick still felt insufficient, and he sent five waves of envoys to Denmark in succession, and after several discussions, Denmark agreed to send 13,000 troops to support Mecklenburg.
The Great War is imminent!