EUC 10 Campaign 10.0 - Alliance wins!

[Jurek 135]

It is a dry morning in Sevastopol. The air smells of ash and smoke: peasants carry bodies off to burial, and church bells ring for the many thousands who gave their lives defending the city. Four flags adorn the walls: those of Britain, France, the Ottomans and Sardinia. They are the victors. Two years of bloodshed, disease and suffering have come to an end as the last Russian detachments are driven off from the outer walls. Sporadic rifle fire is heard from the woods surrounding the city, but the Russians have had enough. The Crimean steppe lay open as the defeated Russian army limps away: their effort to break the blockade, though valiant, comes to naught. The Tzar and his ministers decide to cut their losses and sue for peace. 

 

On a cold night in Paris, they give away vast swathes of land to Moldavia. Their warships are barred from sailing the Black Sea, and their influence in the Danubian Principalities are greatly diminished. Russia is humiliated. The Bear has lost scores of her sons.

 

The victors too, have suffered. The Ottomans have managed to extend their lifespan for a few more decades, but at what cost? They are now indebted to the Great Powers, and they will certainly be wanting their cut. France has humiliated Russia, but a strong Prussia now looms on the border. Britain has restored the concert of Europe, but they've also gone through several government crises. Sardinia has impressed the Great Powers in her quest to unify Italy.

 

Nobody knows what the future holds, but one thing is for certain - the war is over.