Quote Originally Posted by Monsieur Alphonse View Post
This has been like that in previous TW games. The faction that starts the battle is the one that gets the city (if you win the battle). In M2TW you could crusade against the heathens, show up at a city with a general and some peasants, if the city was under siege already by an ally, you could attack and let the ally do all the bloody work and still get the rewards.
No, there is something new in ETW - now not only your allies, but any other faction (that you're at peace with) can steal your city. You won't participate in the battle, as you're not allied with them, but your army will get teleported after they conquer.