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Palace of Versailles, second floor.
The sunlight streamed through the vast arched floor-to-ceiling windows into the spacious corridor, enveloping the Crown Prince and his entourage in a faint golden sheen.
"So, Austria has been defeated?" Joseph frowned slightly, looking at Eman holding the freshly delivered report.
"Indeed, Your Highness," the latter glanced at the document in his hand, "General Wilmze lost more than 5,000 soldiers, and was even nearly encircled by the Prussian Army. He kept retreating until he reached Luxembourg, where he barely managed to stop the Prussians' pursuit."
Joseph shook his head inwardly. He remembered that in history, Wilmze wasn't supposed to be defeated until the end of this year, and it wasn't even June yet.
He looked again at Eman: "You just mentioned that the Dutch also provided support to Southern Netherlands?"
