The purpose of the exercise is precautionary. For East Africa, the actual national defense pressure is not as great as other countries, but if other countries want to make things unpleasant for East Africa, it is also quite easy to achieve.
After making an appearance at the exercise, Ernst quickly boarded a train and returned. His visit was to show his attention to the military, but he had more important matters to attend to.
July 1875.
Bajamojo Port.
"This time, our fleet's mission is to set off from East Africa, pass through the Malacca Strait, go past Kalimantan, and finally arrive in the Far East to conduct state visits to various countries," said Grand Duke Ferdinand to the navy officers.
This made the young Austrian officers very excited, as this mission was quite rare, and even in Austria, they might not have encountered such an opportunity.
