army was disarmed and sent home at Langensalza. Two armies entered Bohemia without resistance and a third army followed the retreating Saxon army. Forced to fight on two fronts from the Italian and Prussian alliance, Austria only won at Trauenau. After the decisive battle of Koniggratz Austria surrendered. The superior numbers, organization, and use of technology enabled Prussia to defeat Austria, which was thought to be stronger, in only seven weeks. The Treaty of Prague ended the Seven Weeks War. In it Prussia was very lenient towards Austria, so no bitter feelings towards Prussia would be created after the war that might cause problems. Austria only lost Venetia to the Italian, but it also signaled Austria no longer being involved in German affairs. Prussia annexed Schleswig-Holstein, Heese-Cassel, Hanover, Nassau, and Frankfort. The old Austria dominated confederation was abolished was replaced by the Northern German Confederation by Prussia. Although the states south of the Main River stayed independent, they did sign military treaties with Prussia.After Austria was defeated in the Seven Weeks War it was seriously weakened. Internal revolts erupted in the country; the Hungarian uprising led to the renaming of the empire to the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1867. More importantly though Austria was defeated by a power thought to be lesser than it was, and removed from German affairs. Prussia, now the head of the Northern German Confederation, was strengthened by the Seven Weeks War. Now the dominant power in Germany, Prussia would unify Germany under its rule without interruption from Austria. Since Prussia was the only strong power in the area they could bully the other smaller nations within or without the Confederation. For the first time in history, a strong single German state was connected in the north because of the Northern German Confederation.The unification of Germany wasn’t complete yet, Southern states were unwilli...
