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Liechtenstein Military History - Cole - 12-24-2018 I was tired of reading the same old information, some of it bad about Liechtenstein so I decided to dive in and see what I could find. For Englisher readers search online and chances are you'll read: The Liechtenstein Army's role in the Austrian Prussian War of 1866.  80 men went to guard a pass in Italy and they came back with 81 (an Italian "friend").   No, they came back with an Austrian, maybe a liaison officer or maybe someone heading home in the same direction. A Swiss unit on night exercises inadvertently "invaded" the principality.  1km in they realized their mistake and withdrew and the Swiss apologized. Vaduz Castle was razed by the Ottomans twice, in 1529 and 1683.  Wrong.  Confused with Liechtenstein Castle near Vienna. I wrote a series of blog posts on the topic and thinking of publishing an e-book as my research develops.  The posts are a high level overview of the various wars that are relevant to the modern territory of Liechtenstein. Found a good book in English yesterday and Liectenstein was very close to be on the receiving end of its own Anschluss. Any comments or suggestions are welcome and appreciated, especially on the blog posts: Part I Part II Part III Plus supplementary posts (more pictures and maps) on my own blog: Part I supplement Part II supplement Part III supplement.