With the Coalition of Southern Germany and France in deep trouble as the Allied states of Austro-Hungary and Northern Germany invade, the British and Russians, threatened by a powerful Germany, simultaneously declare war on the Allies in August, 1885. Britain sends ships and troops to the North Sea, invading Schleswig-Holstein. The Russians invade Galicia, in Austria. The Austrians try to regroup, but cannot fight a two-front war. Salzburg falls after Munich, and the Dual Monarchy is within days of surrendering, when they receive a huge surprise. By: Guns