After four days of discussion among the senior military officials of the Allied Forces, the overall strategic direction for the campaign against France was finally set.
Next, it was time for the staff officers of each nation to begin drafting detailed operational plans.
Of course, the General Staffs of Prussia and Austria would be the core—Austria had followed Prussia last year in creating a General Staff modeled on France, but as a subordinate department within the Royal Military Commission—England still had no such institution, so at this moment simply let Prussia and Austria take the lead.
The chief commanders of the British and Prussian forces walked out of the conference hall side by side, exchanging polite bows, then headed off in opposite directions.
