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TIMELINE OF... MILITARY RAILWAYS
History of War
|Issue 113
Rail transportation and artillery played an important part in military planning from the mid-19th century to the Cold War
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PRUSSIAN DEVELOPMENTS
Powered rail transport is a relatively new concept and soon put to military use. Prussia transports soldiers and materiel by railway to Kraków in 1846. It then transports troops by rail during the First Schleswig War against Denmark.
GRAND CRIMEAN CENTRAL RAILWAY 01
The British build a military railway during the Crimean War to supply Allied forces at the Siege of Sevastopol. Headquartered at Balaklava, the line eventually runs for 23km (14 miles) and plays a crucial role in helping the Allies defeat the Russians at the siege.
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 02
Railways play a major role in this conflict. They are used by both Union and Confederate forces as a major logistical tool and become military targets. Railways even have a direct effect on battles such as the First Battle of Bull Run.
SECOND ITALIAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
The French Army transports tens of thousands of soldiers into Italy to fight the Austrians. The French use of trains prompts the Austrians to destroy the Valenza railway bridge in Piedmont. This is possibly the first military action against a rail network.
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