August 2, 1799.
All roads in the small town of Mödling, south of Vienna, were filled with French soldiers standing tall and proud, while the townspeople nervously hid in their homes, peeking out from window slits to observe the situation on the streets.
This city, known as the "City of Music" and the hometown of renowned musicians such as Beethoven and Schubert, had now become the focus of all Europe.
Because a ceasefire agreement affecting all of Europe would be signed here, a brutal war involving hundreds of thousands of soldiers on both sides, with over a hundred thousand casualties, would come to an end.
Officials from the warring nations such as Prussia, Baden, Bavaria, Milan, Parma, and Modena had long arrived at the largest square in the town. They, along with hundreds of journalists, were looking towards the southern avenue, waiting for the appearance of the most important figure.
