In short, the utterly inexperienced Prussian colonial team had already collapsed before they even reached the colony assigned to them.
The Russians were worse off. They had few men to begin with, and their inability to adapt to the climate further intensified their losses. They were routed by native tribes halfway there and could only scurry back to the coast to await reinforcements.
Acquiring colonies should have been a joyous occasion, yet the nations of Europe were now all wracked with चिंता and gloom because of it.
Perhaps the only ones happy were the zoologists. Thanks to the island effect, Madagascar Island possessed a vast number of strange plants and animals, which would greatly accelerate research into evolutionary biology.
After Bismarck was rescued, he fell seriously ill. The illness lasted nearly a month, and Austrian Empire military doctors had to save him several times before dragging him back from death's door.
By the time Bismarck had just recovered from his grave illness, he had lost nearly twenty pounds. His hollow gaze made him seem as though his soul had left him.
Bismarck wrote William IV a letter requesting to resign from all his posts and return home to recuperate. Upon learning the news, Franz did not immediately move to recruit him. After all, clever people like this were prone to letting their thoughts run wild.
Of course, he was not the only one who had suffered a blow. Upon returning to Bagamoyo, Bishop Alfred locked himself inside the confessional.
Governor Eduard Taaffe felt somewhat guilty.
"Brother, don't blame me. I am your elder brother, but I am also the Empire's governor. I could not disregard the safety of more than three hundred thousand people just to save you."
"It has nothing to do with you. Your choice was correct. I