Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) THE GREAT WAR OF 189— [Illustration: THE BOMBARDMENT OF VARNA. ‘A black mass of some kind was seen to drop from the Russian balloon; as it reached the level of tallest buildings it suddenly exploded, its course being marked by crashing buildings and falling ruins.’ _Frontispiece._ ] THE GREAT WAR OF 189— _A FORECAST_ BY REAR-ADMIRAL P. COLOMB COLONEL J. F. MAURICE, R.A., CAPTAIN F. N. MAUDE, ARCHIBALD FORBES, CHARLES LOWE, D. CHRISTIE MURRAY AND F. SCUDAMORE _WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FROM SKETCHES SPECIALLY MADE FOR ‘BLACK AND WHITE’ BY F. VILLIERS_ [Illustration] LONDON WILLIAM HEINEMANN 1895 _SECOND EDITION_ _First Edition, December, 1892_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE. The following narrative appeared originally in the pages of _Black and White_, the work being the outcome of consultations between some of the most eminent authorities upon modern warfare and international politics. The story has been carefully revised, and is now reprinted in response to a general wish that it should be available in a convenient form. CONTENTS PAGE Attempted Assassination of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, 1 Russian Movement upon the Austrian Frontier, 26 Interview between General Caprivi and the French Ambassador, 30 Departure of Troops to the East, 32 Banquet in the Schloss, 33 Ill-treatment of a War-correspondent by the German Hussars, 37 The Austrian Plan of Campaign, 40 First Collision of Russian and German Troops, 43 Warlike Excitement in Paris, 44 Declaration of War by France, 52 The German Plan of Campaign, 61 The French Plan of Campaign, 65 Public Feeling of England, 66 Battle at Alexandrovo, 71 Occupation of Alexandrovo by the Germans, 74 Capture of Czenstochau by Prince George of Saxony, 76