The Viennese public that came to the Emperor's funeral numbered more than ten thousand, tightly filling several nearby streets.
Joseph, clad in a black overcoat, sat in a wheelchair, following closely behind Leopold II, contemplating how to withdraw the French Army from Silesia in stages.
Well, his legs were fine, but the official story was that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had suffered a leg wound from a bullet on the battlefield. During his journey to Vienna, the wound became infected, and it was now starting to affect his mobility.
The conflict in Silesia had come to a halt. Lacy had dragged the cannons he'd used during the standoff at Legnica back to Breslau and built new defensive lines.
Just the day before yesterday, Leopold II had formally announced the suspension of Joseph II's reforms, causing an uproar throughout Austria.
