Chapter 60, Things That Can Only Be Done, Not Said

People are pragmatic, especially those nobles with centuries of inheritance, all having their own means of survival; it was now that their usefulness became evident.

On April 13, 1848, after receiving the news of the Prague rebellion, Prince Windischgrätz immediately led his troops back to the city to suppress it. With the cooperation of the local nobility, the whole city was recaptured in less than three days.

To deter the local power factions, Prince Windischgrätz ordered the execution of all the leaders involved in the rebellion, and essentially all rebels, from minor leaders upwards, were executed.

Over two thousand heads hung in the streets of Prague, causing the nobles who had escaped disaster to tremble in fear.

It should be noted that it was not just commoners being killed this time; at Franz's request, the priority was now to execute the big shots.