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Die Dresdener FischVerpackung, ed. 6

War with Russia is over!
A representative of the Minister of War issued a public announcement that the war with Russia had ended. The announcement came less than two weeks after the initial declaration and long before Sachsen troops reached combat. The spokesman said that the initial declaration had been issued under some misunderstandings and based on misinformation regarding the treatment of the citizens of Warsaw following the Russian capture of the city. “The Czar has personally guaranteed the safety of the citizens of Warsaw. Rumors of mistreatment by Russian soldiers have apparently been grossly exaggerated.” All Sachsen troops are expected to be back at home within three weeks.
While there was no official parade following the announcement, an unofficial celebration began in the city starting at the Wallpavillion, where two newly formed infantry regiments dressed in white uniforms were being inspected. The celebrations lasted well into the night throughout the city. There has been no official word of plans for a parade to be held for the returning troops but the War Minister’s office did not deny that it was a possibility.
How the peace agreement will effect the status of Prussian-Sachsen relations is unclear. The few Prussian troops who had passed through Dresden two weeks ago have not been seen since. Minister of War, Generalleutnant Graf von Funck was unavailable for comment as he traveling with the troops returning from Prussia.

News from abroad

In southern France, it is reported that Austrian and their H.R.E. allies have advanced over 100 miles into French territory and would likely reach Marseilles within a week. Reports of a battle outside Geneva have not been confirmed. There is no word yet of peace negotiations between the French and Austrian governments.

In Holland, the reports that the Coalition forces gained a minor success in the capture of Nijmegen were offset by the news that French troops had captured Koblenz and that revolutionary governments would be established in Berg and the Palatinate. How the French successes will impact peace negotiations is yet to be seen.

In eastern Prussia, Russian forces continue to advance across the Polish plains. Russian soldiers entered the city of Lodz. Reports that Austrian and Hungarian troops crossed the border into southern Prussia have been confirmed but there have been no incidents of armed conflict between Austrian and Russian forces.