BDWI-> Austrian victory in the 1898 Austro-Russian War

As whe know Russia was allied with Serbia,
And thanks to the total Incompantance of Johann von Appel - Austrian general and governor of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia was able to destroy the Southern 3rd Army,
This set up Russia's sweep to the sea, when She destroyed The Hungarian 7th and 11th Armies and reached Bosnia.

This upset both Great Britain who was eying France over Fashoda, And Germany who was also eying Russia's ally France.
This lead to Germany & GB working together, Pushing for a end to the War. The first step in the eventual Anglo-German Associated Powers. [AP]

The biggest outcome was Russia's Annexing Bosnia, in the peace treaty.
This gave Russia a warm water port on the Adriatic, And lead --"Stabbed in Back"-- Serbia to eventually join the AP.

But WI ?Johann von Appel - Austrian general and governor of Bosnia-Herzegovina Had been competent enuff to prevent the collapse of the AH 3rd army?.

Or to really raise a weird WI ?WI there had been no Serbian-Russian alliance in 1894, and no Balkan War of 1898?
 
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