Spring 1905: Newspapers throughout Europe report heavy fighting almost everywhere. Armies of France, Russia and England fought a bloody war in Holland but no one won; what was left were desolate and barren lowlands. The North Sea had never before seen so many ships: it was like armies could walk across! The French Fleet in the English Channel overwhelmed by the British Navy is now reported to be retreating.
Severe losses were reported for Italy, whose army in Greece - who had nicknamed themselves Liberators of the Greek people - has been destroyed by Austrian forces; and closer to home, the Venetian Army was surprised by an invasion from the Austrians. The Corriere della Sera reports from neighbouring Piedmont that the Italian army is now regrouping outside Venice and will retaliate in Fall. But not all bad news for the Italians: their forces from Armenia and the Aegean Sea were successful in Smyrna and send the last remaining unit of Turkey into hiding.

Orders received for Spring 1905:

Austria:
A Budapest - Galicia
F Bulgaria(sc) - Greece
A Rumania - Ukraine
A Serbia Supports F Bulgaria(sc) - Greece
A Trieste Supports A Tyrolia - Venice
A Tyrolia - Venice

England:
A Edinburgh - Holland (*Bounce*)
F Irish Sea Supports F London - English Channel
F Kiel Supports A Edinburgh - Holland
A Liverpool - Edinburgh (*Fails*)
F London - English Channel
F North Sea Convoys A Edinburgh - Holland
F Norway Supports F North Sea

France:
F Brest - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
F English Channel - North Sea (*Dislodged*)
F Marseilles - Spain(sc)
F Norwegian Sea - Barents Sea
A Ruhr Supports F Belgium - Holland

Germany:
A Berlin - Silesia (*Fails*)
A Bohemia Supports A Berlin - Silesia
A Gascony - Paris

Italy:
F Aegean Sea Supports A Armenia - Smyrna
A Armenia - Smyrna
F Constantinople - Black Sea
A Greece Supports A Naples - Albania (*Disbanded*)
F Ionian Sea Convoys A Naples - Albania
A Naples - Albania
A Venice Hold (*Dislodged*)

Russia:
F Belgium - Holland (*Bounce*)
A Galicia - Warsaw
A Munich Supports A Silesia - Berlin
A Sevastopol - Armenia
A Silesia - Berlin (*Fails*)

Turkey:
F Smyrna Hold (*Dislodged*)

The Turkish Fleet in Smyrna is Disbanded because it was dislodged while in Civil Disorder.

Two retreats are due:
* French Fleet in the English Channel - can retreat to BRE, PIC or WAL
* Italian Army in Venice - can retreat to PIE, TUS, ROM, or APU
Deadline for the retreats is Wednesday June 18, 23.00 GMT.
I will send out the RP file for Fall 1905 with the adjudication of Summer 1905.

Deadline for Fall 1905 orders will be MONday June 23, 23.00 GMT.
Prelims are welcome anytime.

Your GM
Frank