With the victory at Dybbĝl the tide of the war turned with the Danes taking the offensive. The Danes continued to use the espingols and off shore bombardment tactics to harass the much larger Prussian and Austrian armies. Soon, despite being out numbered and, in many ways, out gunned, the Danes were able to provoke a general route of all the German forces. This military setback combined with the naval blockade and increasing political pressure and potential military intervention of Russia on Prussia and the potential threat from both Italy and Turkey on Austria the war was brought to a close on Danish terms. Despite have initially no territorial goal, and fighting a purely defensive war against two much larger power, the Danes were granted a number of territorial concession which would propel them to major power status. Holstein, "The free and hanseatic city of Hamburg", Ratzeburg, "The free city of Lübeck", and the Lübeck district of Oldenburg were taken from the German Confederation and granted to Denmark along with other minor border territories. Norway was ceded by the Swedish crown back to Denmark.
The treaty guaranteed the territorial integrity of Denmark, and settled the succession to Denmark and all the German territories on the Glücksburg branch of the Danish royal house, which derived its claim through the female line. (as a confirmation of the treaty of London of 1852). With these unsought gains and the invigorated Danish navy, the Danes soon became recognized as a major world power and were able to pursue their colony ambitions.
The colonies of Denmark included Ghana in Africa, Greenland, Iceland Danish West Indies, Virgin island colony, which had been reclaimed from Britain after the settlement of the Anglo-Danish war. The most important part of this colony was St. Thomas with the harbor Charlotte Amalie, a transit harbor for most of the West Indies. the colony's economy was based on coffee growing and production of cane. Likewise The Danish East India Company holding in India at Tranquebar and Serampore were to grow greatly with the invigoration of all of the Danish colonies.
