The intervention preserved the three powers' relative positions instead of delivering a clean victory to any one of them. Britain remained pre-eminent without letting France or Russia leap ahead. France and Russia retained their positions while being denied exclusive influence over Greece. That balance explains why joint action was preferable to allowing any partner to intervene alone.
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Joint intervention preserved the great-power status quo
The coalition's preferred outcome was not one partner's ascendancy but a settlement that preserved the existing balance among Britain, France, and Russia.