Hello!

[Srpz2116]

Welcome to a fellow enthusiast for (presumably) 1866 and 1870, among others.

My current obsession, though, is the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848-1849. I commend it to you as meeting your criteria of sense of war-weariness, desperation and (as the revolution failed) ultimate pointlessness:
https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/hungary-1848-the-winter-campaign.php

Chris

Bloody Big BATTLES!
https://groups.io/g/bloodybigbattles
BBBBlog:
http://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.com/

Thank you! I'll certainly look into it more

[Orcs]

Welcome to the forum Samuel

[Techno II]

....and the same from me.

Cheers - Phil.

[paulr]

Welcome Samuel

A very thought provoking introduction

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Hi and enjoy