Finale · 14 July 1870
Sedan
- Turns
- 20 turns, a week each
- Map
- 20 districts
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The Revolution
The Empire has declared war on Prussia and the boulevards cheer. They will not cheer for long. When the defeat comes, be at the Hôtel de Ville with the city behind you and proclaim the Republic.
Objective
After the defeat (turn 8), hold the Hôtel de Ville (Marais) and proclaim the Republic there with Opinion at +20 or better
Stars
- Win the level
- Win within 15 turns
- No assaults or riots
The game's hint The defeat falls on turn 8. If Glory is under 60 by then, the city turns hard against the Empire. You must hold the Marais and have a unit there to proclaim.
- Won
- The Republic
- Lost
- The regency
The Law
War with Prussia, and every victory announced in Paris is worth more than a regiment. Bank Glory before the news from the front turns. After the defeat, hold the Louvre and the Cité for the empress's regency.
Objective
At turn 20, hold the Louvre and the Cité; Glory at 60 or more on turn 8 softens the defeat
Stars
- Win the level
- Already meet the objective by turn 15
- No rise in your Violence
The game's hint Victory communiqués raise Glory every other turn until the defeat. After it, keep the Marais out of the Revolution's hands or Opinion under +20, and hold the two palaces.
- Won
- The regency
- Lost
- The Republic
Events
News that reaches both sides during the level. Each side answers for itself.
The journalist's funeral
A young journalist has been shot dead by a member of the imperial family. A hundred thousand people follow the coffin toward Neuilly, and some want to march on the Tuileries instead.
The Revolution
- March on the cityOpinion +5Unrest +10 in Belleville
- Keep the procession peacefulRepublicans of '48 loyalty +6
The Law
- Line the route with troopsPrefecture loyalty +5Opinion −3
- Let it passLegitimacy −3
A victory at the frontier
The army has crossed the frontier and taken a town. The emperor's son received his baptism of fire. The boulevards cheer.
The Revolution
What happensImperial Glory +8
The Law
What happensImperial Glory +8
Defeats in Alsace
Two defeats on the same day in Alsace and Lorraine. The despatches are slow and the crowds at the newspaper offices are not.
The Revolution
What happensImperial Glory −12Opinion +3
The Law
What happensImperial Glory −12Opinion −3
The army shut in Metz
The main army has fallen back on Metz and is surrounded there.
The Revolution
What happensImperial Glory −8
The Law
What happensImperial Glory −8
Sedan
The relief army is trapped against the Belgian border at Sedan. The emperor has surrendered with it. The telegram reaches Paris in the evening.
The Revolution
What happensLegitimacy −10, Opinion +4
The Law
What happensLegitimacy −10, Opinion −4
The empress's regency
The empress governs from the Tuileries with what is left of the ministers. Crowds gather outside the Legislative Body.
The Revolution
What happensThe Empire loyalty −6
The Law
What happensThe Empire loyalty −6
The siege
The Prussian armies are closing round the city. The forts are manned and the gates shut.
The Revolution
What happensUnrest +6 in the workers' districts
The Law
What happensUnrest +6 in the workers' districts
This level's booklet page
VI. September
The war began in July with cheering crowds and ended at Sedan in six weeks.
One way “Sedan” can end
On the fourth of September the crowd walked into the Legislative Body and then on to the Hôtel de Ville, where the Republic was proclaimed from a window. Nobody fired a shot.
Otherwise
The empress held the Tuileries a while longer behind the regiments that were left, and the Republic waited.