Immediately after the battle of Königgrätz, Venetia was offered by Austria to the French Emperor, and the Vth and IXth Corps were recalled to the Danube. The Italians, under the command of Cialdini, again advanced, and the Austrians (now numbering scarcely 30,000) fell back to the neighborhood of Venice. On the 25th of July all military operations were stopped by the conclusion of an armistice. The Italians had everywhere suffered defeat. Yet their alliance was of the utmost advantage to Prussia; for they neutralized three army corps, which would have been of priceless value to the Austrians in Bohemia. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE. In the preparation of this work the following books have been consulted: “The Campaign of 1866 in Germany,” by the Prussian Staff. Hozier’s “Seven Weeks’ War.” Derrécagaix’s “_La Guerre Moderne_.” Adams’ “Great Campaigns in Europe.” Lewis’ “History of Germany.” Jomini’s “Art of War.” Hamley’s “Operations of War.” Von der Goltz’s “The Nation in Arms.” Chesney’s “Essays in Military Biography.” Brackenbury’s “Field Works.” Home’s “_Précis_ of Modern Tactics.” Clery’s “Minor Tactics.” Maude’s “Tactics and Organization.” Prince Hohenlohe’s “Letters on Cavalry.” Prince Hohenlohe’s “Letters on Artillery.” Trench’s “Cavalry in Modern War.” Scribner’s “Army and Navy in the Civil War.” “Battles and Leaders of the Civil War.” Swinton’s “Army of the Potomac.” Memoirs of Gen. U. S. Grant. Memoirs of Gen. W. T. Sherman. Capt. F. V. Greene’s Essay on “The Important Improvements in the Art of War, etc.” Capt. J. R. Lumly’s Essay on “Mounted Riflemen.” The quotations from Baron Stoffel and Capt. May are taken from Home’s “_Précis_ of Modern Tactics.” * * * * * Transcriber’s Notes: Footnotes have been moved to the end of each chapter or appendix and relabeled consecutively through the document. Illustrations have been moved to paragraph breaks near where they are mentioned. Figure No. 2 comes before figure No. 1 in the text. Punctuation has been made consistent. Variations in spelling and hyphenation were retained as they appear in the original publication, except that obvious typos have been corrected. Changes have been made as follows: p. 45: Aulubitz changed to Aulibitz (to Aulibitz and) p. 105: Shönkirchen changed to Schönkirchen (at Schönkirchen. The) End of Project Gutenberg's The Campaign of Königgrätz, by Arthur L. Wagner