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Danish and Austrian naval units clash in the North Sea at the Battle of Heligoland |
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Danish King Christian VIII denounces Prussian attempts to foster independence movements in Schleswig and Holstein |
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Danish Royal Palace at Frederiksborg gutted by fire |
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German and Austrian troops advance into Danish Schleswig, opening a six month war with the Danes |
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Greek succession crisis ends when Prince William of Denmark becomes King George I of Greece |
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In a formal ceremony on Corfu, Britain officially transfers the Ionian Islands to Greece |
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In Austria, Prussia and Austria's victorious war against Denmark comes to an official end with the Treaty of Vienna |
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In Copenhagen, Prince William of Denmark formally accepts the throne of Greece |
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In Schleswig, Danish troops fight their first battles against invading Austrians |
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In the Battle of Jasmund, the Prussian Navy fails in an effort to break the Danish blockade of Prussia |
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In the Second Schleswig War, Prussian forces assault and capture the important Danish strong point of Dybbøl |
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On Corfu, British officials transfer administration of the Ionian Islands to Greece |
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Prussia and Denmark agree to end their conflict over the territories of Schleswig and Holstein |
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The treaty formalizing the new Greek monarchy, and the transfer of the Ionian Islands, is signed in London |
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