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"As the car quickly reversed, a thin stream of blood spurted from His Highness’s mouth onto my right check. As I was pulling out my handkerchief to wipe the blood away from his mouth, the Duchess cried out to him, “For God’s sake! What has happened to you?” At that she slid off the seat and lay on the floor of the car, with her face between his knees.
I had no idea that she too was hit and thought she had simply fainted with fright. Then I heard His Imperial Highness say, “Sophie, Sophie, don’t die. Stay alive for the children!” At that, I seized the Archduke by the collar of his uniform, to stop his head dropping forward and asked him if he was in great pain. He answered me quite distinctly, “It is nothing!” His face began to twist somewhat but he went on repeating, six or seven times, ever more faintly as he gradually lost consciousness, “It’s nothing!”
Then came a brief pause followed by a convulsive rattle in his throat, caused by a loss of blood. This ceased on arrival at the governor’s residence. The two unconscious bodies were carried into the building where their death was soon established."
I had no idea that she too was hit and thought she had simply fainted with fright. Then I heard His Imperial Highness say, “Sophie, Sophie, don’t die. Stay alive for the children!” At that, I seized the Archduke by the collar of his uniform, to stop his head dropping forward and asked him if he was in great pain. He answered me quite distinctly, “It is nothing!” His face began to twist somewhat but he went on repeating, six or seven times, ever more faintly as he gradually lost consciousness, “It’s nothing!”
Then came a brief pause followed by a convulsive rattle in his throat, caused by a loss of blood. This ceased on arrival at the governor’s residence. The two unconscious bodies were carried into the building where their death was soon established."
-Count Franz von Harrick describing the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
None can say why the war progressed as it had, but modern historians believe that the tension all started with the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke and Heir to the Throne, Franz Ferdinand. The first hostilities were between Austria-Hungary and Serbia on the twelfth day of August, 1914, and it quickly spread to the multi-national conflict we know of today. ANZAC sprung an offensive on German Oceanic and Pacific Islands eighteen days later. Even before the war officially started, French and British African holdings waged open conflict with Germany's holdings. In the fall, the trenches were extended all the way to the sea between France and Germany.
And this is where we start. The Fall of 1914 when the standing armies of the monarchs entered into battle. Soldiers entering into this era will either be high ranked career commanders or fresh out of boot camp and unproven, yet talented soldiers who are destined for history. At a time when the trenches were defended with nothing but bolt-action rifles and Entente Lewis Guns, and stalemates were frequent. In this harsh and unforgiving climate, resolve is survival.
And this is where we start. The Fall of 1914 when the standing armies of the monarchs entered into battle. Soldiers entering into this era will either be high ranked career commanders or fresh out of boot camp and unproven, yet talented soldiers who are destined for history. At a time when the trenches were defended with nothing but bolt-action rifles and Entente Lewis Guns, and stalemates were frequent. In this harsh and unforgiving climate, resolve is survival.