Langensalza is an important aspect of the…

Langensalza is an important aspect of the Austro-Prussian War as it leads to a quick Prussian occupation of Hanover, both taking the Austrians by surprise and greatly weakening their position in the war.

The Prussians also quickly overrun Kassel and Saxony at the same time they are attacking Hanover.

All together these small states could have contributed more than one hundred thousand good troops to Austria’s cause, but they are destroyed before they can unite and fight jointly.

If the Hanoverians had successfully reached other allies on the Austrian's side, the Austro-Prussian War may have gone very differently.