eli5 Why is it so important to „capture“ the capital city in a war?

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Does it really change the outcome of the war? Does a country fall when the capital city is captured?

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Unless you’re playing Civilization, capturing the capital is mostly for bragging rights. Sure, it could demoralize the opposition….or get them 10x more fired up.

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