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More Updates: Rev. France: -Revolutionary army marches on Paris -With the Imperial Army still recovering in Versailles, the Revolutionaries take over Paris easily -Spies in Versailles are captured while trying to kidnap King Louis XVI Result: Paris becomes a Revolutionary Stronghold Imperial Army leaves Versailles, en route to Paris Russia: -Russian Imperial Expeditionary Force and Cossack Army invade Poland -Poland seems to have been warned beforehand by their spies, has an army of 12,000 (mostly hussars) ready. -Polish nobles raise bring their personal armsmen and own recruits, intent on not allowing the anti-aristocrat Russia gaining control over Poland -Russian and Polish armies meet in Lublin -Polish army beaten by superior Russian numbers, Polish army retreats to Warsaw and fortifies the city North America: -Great Britain increases efforts to raise colonial militias in the Florida region: 4,000 Colonial Militia raised -Great Britain regroups the Army of the Redcoats and the Colonial Army and moves to attack Philadelphia -US Revolutionary army blocks the advancing British Army, cue Battle of Philadelphia BATTLE OF PHILADELPHIA Colonial Army 5,000/10,000 Line infantry 1,000/2,000 Fusilers 10 Cannons 2,000 Lancers 3,000 Skirmishers 4,000/5,000 Dragoons Redcoats 5,000 Line infantry 2,000 Fusilers 10 Cannons 1,000 Hussars 2,000 Lancers 2,000 Grenadiers VS Revolutionary Army: General Gudyer 0/1,000 line infantry 2,000/4,000 skirmishers 2,000/5000 Fusiliers 2,000 dragoons 2000 Hussars 3 cannon -General Gudyer is only intent on holding the British in place, and so finds a chokehold position to defend -British attack due to their vastly superior numbers, American Revolutionary army is nearly destroyed, but.. -Dun, dun, dun: American Tea Brigade marches onto the field at the rear of the British position (not even joking, the maps were just too perfectly lined up) Tea Brigade: General Banks 1000 Imperial Guard 5000 Fusiliers 2000 Grenadiers 2000 Hussars 3000 Lancers 9100 Line Infantry 2500 Skirmishers 4 cannon -Caught between the Revolutionary army and the Tea Brigade the British are hammered hard, taking heavy casualties -Only thing that saves the two British armies from their predicament is the arrival of the 4,000 Colonial militia onto the field, which distracts the American Tea Brigade long enough for the Colonial/Redcoat armies to slip away while the militia is slaughtered to the last man Result: Result – Battle of Philadelphia: Victory for America Strength: 25,000+ American troops vs 25,000+ British Casualties: Britain: 5,000 line infantry, 2,000 Fusiliers, 1,000 lancers, 1,000 grenadiers, 2,000 skirmishers, 1000 hussars, 5 cannon, 4,000 colonial militia USA: 3,000 line infantry, 3,000 skirmishers, 2,000 Fusiliers, 2,000 dragoons, 1,000 hussars, 4 cannon ------ Elsewhere, the American Coffee brigade advanced further into Canada and then back Popular support for the war in Britain drops, dissent rises.

I've actually only just recently started to listen to podcasts recently, and I'm curious to see if anyone else listens to certain podcasts regularly? So far I've only found one that I really like, which is Dan Carlin's Hardcore History (Link for those interested). So, post yours.

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Noble rebels over-run the Swedish capital, and execute the king for his laziness. Sweden is now an NPC country. (Other updates will follow today)

Sorry, just got up. Had a full day yesterday so I only got around 10 mins on the computer lol. Must've missed that one, can you post it again? GB sends Thomas Picton to fight the rebels. He's shot in the head and dies and the army, now leaderless, is slaughtered by the Indian rebels. Rebellion spreads all across Britain's northern Indian provinces (why do you always pick the most boring options for these events? Wellesley would've stomped them into the ground, and Baird would've been captured and given you a bunch of events to mount a rescue :( ) It's whatever you haven't spent. ----- Random Event - Portugal: Colonial Prowess (+5% tariff income) Technology Updates: Press Gangs (-5% ship costs, stacks with any other bonuses) - Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Italy Musket Production I (-5% infantry costs) - Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, Prussia Mass Production II (+10% tech income) - Prussia, Netherlands, Italy Puddling Process (+10% tech income) - Netherlands Winter Warfare (-25% attrition loses) - Great Britain Irrigation I (+5% tech income) - Great Britain, Italy

I’m dead tried today so no flowery reports, just the meat of it. British attack on the USA Naval: -British fleet split in half, moves to attack American east coast -1st Squadron of the British Navy sights American transport ships heading towards GB, breaks off their attack to pursue, engages and finds only skeleton crews with no troops (1st squadron out of the round along with half the Army of the Redcoats they were transporting, making their way back for next round) -2nd squadron finds no resistance, begins bombarding American coastal cities near the Florida coast, and unloads the other half of the Army of the Redcoats. Land: -Canada Theater – Half the Colonial Army attacks from Eastern Canada into America, American Coffee Brigade retreats, is pursued. American Coffee Brigade links up with the American Tea Brigade and the two combined soundly trounce the halved Colonial Army at the Battle of Michigan and chase it back up to Eastern Canada. Result – Battle of Michigan: Victory for America Strength: 25,000 + American troops vs 11,000 British Casualties: Britain: 3,000 Line infantry, 1,000 Fusiliers USA: 3,000 Line infantry -Florida Theater- Half the British Colonial Army attacks the American Revolutionary Army in Florida. Battle seems to be going badly for the British until half the Army of the Redcoats march onto the field and attack the American army and drive it back into American territory. Provinces in the area return to British control. Result – Battle of Florida: Victory for Great Britain Strength: 22,000 + British soldiers vs 14,000 Americans Casualties: Britain: 2,000 Line infantry, 1,000 Lancers America: 3,000 Fusiliers, 1,000 Line infantry, 2,000 Skirmishers Other: British spy manages to assassinate Thomas Jefferson before he is captured and hanged. Next round morale reduced for America. Victor of Round: Britain by a hair. --- And there's a whole host of tech advancements, but I'll have to do those tomorrow.

You wanted bear mounted cavalry units wielding AK47s and flanked by yak pulled metal coffin-tanks in 1787. -.-

You lost the title of Holy Roman Emperor, but otherwise everything is going peachy. Revolutionary French army: Prussia offers up the Puddling Process technology for sale for the price of 5 million ducats. (Oh look, anachronism - go figure)

Line infantry came about in the late 17th century/early 18th century, whereas Fusiliers were a napoleonic unit designation. Basically though, they're the same. Fusiliers just have slightly better training. --- Great Britain mobilizes its armies.

Poland has been removed as an active player nation. All treaties/diplomatic agreements/everything between Poland and other countries is now null and void.

Good. Poland is removed as an active country (sorry Retech, no more of Poland's budget or military).

You have 7k. Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the casualty report, all troops will be replenished next reset (to factor in recruitment to active battalions and whatnot).

A battle most likely. ---- All the budgets on the front page are accurate btw, I'm keeping them all up to date. Oh, and Trol: One of your colonization missions into the Amazon failed, because well...it's the Amazon.

If I was doing it in real time then I would've had to stay up until 4am to post the results. They didn't have enough time to get there so they're still with your armies (rather than not telling you and having them be halfway to France with the battle already over). It just sort of slipped my mind to inform you of that, sorry. But, no harm done since they wouldn't have got there in time anyways (since I can't really think of a way for them to actually get there without taking some giant detour that takes in past the HRE).

Prussian/French Assault on Versailles With a breach made in the walls of Versailles, the Prussian and Imperial French armies prepared for the assault. At dawn on August the First, 1787 the attack began. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyC5KnVEHiY The Assault on Versailles, June 28th, 1787 Prussia – General Rommel (Cavalry commander) 3,000 Curissars 1,500/2,000 Dragoons 1,000 Lances Prussia – Paulus(Fortress Breaker) /Von Santa Klause(Offensive Doctrine) 2,000 Skirmishers 2,000 Fusiliers 7,500/8,000 Line Infantry 2,000 Imperial Guards 15 Cannons 0/1,000 Quicklime Grenadiers Imperial France – King Louis XVI (Cavalry Commander) 3,000/8,000 line infantry 4,000/8,000 fusiliers 700/2,000 skirmishers 500/4,000 cuirassiers 25 cannon Revolutionary France - General Virieu (Defensive Doctrine) 4,000/7,000 Revolutionary guard (Old Guard) 4,000/10,000 Mercenary Line Infantry 1,000/3,000 Cuirassier 0/1,000 Skirmishers 20 Cannon Continued bombardment of the breach for months had prevented the Revolutionary forces inside from actually mining the breach, and so the Prussian Forlorn Hope didn’t actually die instantly when it first assaulted the breach. 500 Prussian line infantry made the first attack, and were repelled by the Revolutionary Old Guard who stood defending the breach, but outside the eastern gate of the city the Prussians had managed to knock out the fortress’ gate, and 2,000 Prussian line infantry attack there. They were held off by 1,000 Mercenary line infantry on the revolutionary side, but the Revolutionary commanders was needing to spread his men thin now, as there were Prussian cannons striking at the western and southern gates of Versailles as well. The Revolutionaries had only 8,000 men to defend all of Versailles, with 1,000 cuiriassiers in reserve. The Revolutionary’s cannons were doing most of the work however, as they shot canister into the attacking ranks of the Prussian and Imperial French assault columns. Smoke wreathed the walls of Versailles as Revolutionary musket and cannon fire tried desperately to hold back the Prussian and Imperial French forces, but there were simply too many attack points that the Prussians were utilizing, and the breach was wide enough that 150 men could make their way through at a time. The breakthrough came as General Paulus ordered 1,000 of Rommel’s dragoons to dismount and had 1,000 of his Imperial Guard mount and ride round to the southern gate. As the Prussian cannon demolished the gate, 500 Prussian Fusiliers led the attack. They were beaten back, but they achieved their objective of soaking up the fire from the defending Mercenary line infantry. As the line infantry was reloading, the Prussian Imperial Guard struck with bayonets fixed. The line infantry tried to hold, but were forced back through sheer force. General Virieu sent his 1,000 Cuiriassiers to the southern gates to retake them, but already there were 2,000 Prussian troops inside Versailles and the Cuiriassiers were forced to retreat – the tight streets of Versailles were no place for a grand cavalry charge. As pressure on the southern side of Versailles intensified, Virieu was forced to withdraw some of his troops from the eastern gate to try and retake the gate again. This weakening of his eastern line meant that the Prussians there also forced a breakthrough, and so Virieu knew at that point that Versailles was lost. He ordered all his troops to retreat to the western gate, which was the Imperial French’s space to hold alongside 5 Prussian cannons and their crews. As the Prussians flooded into Versailles they slowed their advance, finding more *ahem* pleasurable things to do than die trying to force the last Revolutionaries out of Versailles (even the vaunted Prussian discipline is no match against booze, women, and loot). Virieu managed to rally a sizeable portion of his army together and led the breakout from Versailles, but the Prussian cannons were waiting and began ripping through the tightly packed retreating army. The Imperial French were also waiting, but their effectiveness was highly questionable. Defeated soundly before by the Revolutionaries, many chose to desert the line and circle round to the other entrance points to try and take their share of the easy plunder in the city (even if technically it was their city – see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soissons#History ). Those that stayed still remained a sizeable force, and one that the Revolutionaries would need to get through in order to survive. Virieu knew what he needed to do, and gathered every last remaining man of the Old Guard that was there with him and led them personally into the attack. 1,500 of the Revolutionary Old Guard charged the French line of 4,000 Fusiliers. They were killed by the hundreds, but managed the breakthrough after General Virieu was killed and they flew into a rage for their fallen commander. Into the hole that the Old Guard had hacked in the French line followed the remainder of the Revolutionary army, who managed to escape the field while the rest of the Imperials flooded into Versailles. The victory for Prussia was however short lived, as Generals and commanders darted through the city and pulled their victorious soldiers from the pleasures of the city and reformed them into their battalions, and marched quickly back to Prussia. The Imperial French army was left to defend Versailles (though it would be 3 days before there was any sort of order established within the city). Result: Tactical Victory: Prussia/Imperial France Strategic Victory: Prussia/Imperial France Casualties: Prussia: 1,000 Skirmishers 1,000 Fusiliers 4,000 Line infantry 1,000 Imperial Guard 500 Dragoons Imperial France: 2,000 Fusiliers 1,000 Line infantry 700 Skirmishers Revolutionary France: General Virieu (Defensive Doctrine) (WILL NOT BE REPLACED, He's a dead 'un) 3,000 Old Guard 3,000 Mercenary Line infantry 1,000 Cuiriassiers 10 Cannon (WILL NOT BE REPLACED, CAPTRUED BY THE PRUSSIANS) -------- Budget resets NOW, so all units that were lost but not entirely destroyed are replenished. Revolutionary France lost 10 cannons for good (and Prussia gained 10 cannons). And yes, I have another battle report to write. And it's a big 'un. Everything is locked in now though.

Few reasons for the high casualty rate: 1. They were moving quickly (raiding parties) 2. They had no idea the mines were there 3. They had no idea what the effectiveness of the mines were when they encoutnered them and 4. Budget is reset today so they've all been reinforced anyways Basically the mines were a sort of get out of jail free card that you can only really use once. Now that they know where they are (roughly), and what they can do, their effectiveness drops pretty hard. Oops. I thought there was a payment to upgrade them but it seems there isn't. Right, they're Old Guard now. However. Due to the fact that they're kinda crazy units, you can only have 10 battalions/regiments (1,000 men) at any given point of them. Sound fair? --- Map is updated, doing battle reports

Dutch military forces: ---- Russian Cossacks enter Prussia Russian Cossacks meet minefields - 2,000 dead Russian Cossacks' advance blocked by 6,000 Prussian Line infantry, forced to retreat back into Russia ---- (You can influence electors with bribes, diplomatic treaties (guarantee independence, military alliance, etc) All influences are to be PMed to me and I'll work it all out. They vote tomorrow; shucks to whoever misses this and wanted to be part, but it is an emergency election after all. ---- Also if Earthsage doesn't start actually playing then Poland goes back to being an NPC state and all previous agreements between Earthsage's Poland and other countries become null and void. Minor bit: It was the British Colonial Army that was nearly destroyed, not the Redcoats. http://forum.tip.it/topic/272561-napoleonic-hegemony/page__st__660__p__4440849#entry4440849

Only Ross can deal with this one. ----- Prussian invasion of Revolutionary France and the Second Battle of Versailles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtBll0rh4nM&feature=related February 8th , 1787. Under the joint command of General Paulus and General Von Santa Klause, a Prussian army marched through the HRE and into France and attacked the Revolutionary Stronghold of Versailles. En route they were met by the remnants of the French Imperial Army who joined along side them. At Versailles stood the still not reinforced Revolutionary army, who was now facing an army double their size under capable Prussian Generals. The Second Battle of Versailles, February 8th, 1787 Revolutionary France - General Virieu (Defensive Doctrine) 5,000/7,000 Revolutionary guard (Young Guard) 6,000/10,000 Mercenary Line Infantry 1,000/3,000 Cuirassier 500/1,000 Skirmishers 20 Cannon 4500/5000 Polish Lancers (General Gryzbow) Prussia – General Rommel (Cavalry commander) 3,000 Curissars 2,000 Dragoons 1,000 Lances Prussia – Paulus(Fortress Breaker) /Von Santa Klause(Offensive Doctrine) 2,000 Skirmishers 2,000 Fusiliers 8,000 Line Infantry 2,000 Imperial Guards 15 Cannons 1,000 Quicklime Grenadiers Imperial France – King Louis XVI (Cavalry Commander) 3,000/8,000 line infantry 4,000/8,000 fusiliers 1,000/2,000 skirmishers 500/4,000 cuirassiers 25 cannon General Virieu had been camped outside Versailles and was caught by surprise by the swift Prussian attack, and had to march quickly so as to prevent the Prussians from reaching the city before his artillery was inside, and as the two (well, three) armies met on the field outside of Versailles, it became readily apparent to General Virieu that he was horridly outnumbered, and so he deployed his infantry to guard his artillery that was making its way inside the walls. The Prussian and French leadership, recognizing that they had the opportunity to sting the already weakened Revolutionary army (from their battle with the Imperials the year before), began rapidly deploying their own infantry. The Prussian and French cannon had complete control of the battlefield at this point, as the Revolutionary army was hastily pulling theirs into the city, and so the cannonade began to inflict heavy damage on the revolutionary army (500 skirmishers killed, morale loss). Out from the flank of the French infantry’s position came General Rommel’s cavalry brigade, forcing the French right flank into square from the threat of a cavalry charge, and the Prussian/French cannon shifted onto this position. The cannons slammed back on their carriages and ripped through the Revolutionary’s right flank. The Polish and Russian lancers were ordered to attack Rommel’s brigade but General Gryzbow refused and instead led his cavalry off the field and into Versailles, unsure of whether the Czaress even wanted him at this battle, let alone fighting in it. The withdraw was further complicated even further as 1,000 Prussian grenadiers armed with quicklime charged the revolutionary line and tossed their chemical grenades into the enemy line. The quicklime grenadiers were killed in droves, but they accomplished their objective as the center of the French line began to take steps back to get outside the range of the quicklime’s effects. Prussian and French line infantry seized on this opportunity and began to advance, peppering the withdrawing French center (held by the Revolutionary’s Young Guard) with musket fire. On the Revolutionary’s left flank came the Prussian Imperial Guard, easily driving back the mercenary line infantry that stood against them. The Revolutionary line was close to breaking, but thankfully for General Virieu his last artillery piece had managed to get inside the wall, and so he ordered his men back in good order. The Revolutionaries obeyed part of that order, running like mad in through the gates of the city, pursued by General Rommel’s cavalry brigade that slashed and cut at the mob that made its way through the gates. The only battalions that managed to maintain a semblance of order were the Young Guards, who took significantly less casualties because of it. Eventually those inside closed the gates on the last revolutionaries (who were promptly slaughtered or captured by Rommel’s brigade before the cavalry was driven off by musket fire from the walls). At that point, General Paulus (Fortress Breaker) took over command of the joint Prussia/Imperial French army, and is leading the siege of Versailles. A breach is predicted to be ready for assault in 3 months (12 hours irl). Result: Tactical Victory: Prussia/Imperial France Strategic Victory: None Casualties: Prussia: 1,000 Quicklime Grenadiers 500 Line infantry 500 Dragoons Imperial France: 300 Skirmishers Revolutionary France: 2,000 Mercenary Line infantry 1,000 Young Guard 500 Skirmishers

You do. I've just been forgetful in transfering PM posts to the forum. Update: Revolutionaries burn more villages in Northern France (Normandy) for no apparent reason, turning the local populations against them. -Rev. France loses 1 province in Northern France from the list of revolutionary influenced provinces from these actions -Denmark quashes its Revolution in the early stages -A 12,000 strong Swedish noble army is raised, and revolts against the King of Sweden who has done abolutely nothing for the past 10+ years (if they succeed Ross is kicked from the game for inactivity) -Prussia mobilizes its army

Update: -Prussia invades Mecklenburg (again) -Easily routs Mecklenburg's army -Mecklenburg asks the Holy Roman Emperor (Austria-Hungary) for assistance in dealing with Prussia Revolutionary France - Imperial France War http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8jFDdY9oDs It was time for King Louis XVI to take action - Revolutionary fervour had spread like wildfire across France and the government's slow response meant that it now needed to ramp up its anti-revolutionary practises. Unfortunately for them, the Revolutionaries had managed to raise an army of their own, and had taken Versailles no less! It was time for a fight to reclaim the seat of the royal government. Imperial France - King Louis XVI (Cavalry commander) 8,000 line infantry 8,000 fusiliers 2,000 skirmishers 4,000 cuirassiers 26 cannon Revolutionary France - General Virieu (Defensive Doctrine) 7,000 Revolutionary guard (Young Guard) 10,000 Mercenary Line Infantry 4,000 Cuirassier 1,000 Skirmishers 20 Cannon -5000 Polish Lancers (General Gryzbow) The Battle of Versailles, April 9th 1786 The Revolutionary army was already set up around Versailles as the Imperials came to. The Imperial army had been soundly defeated just 2 years ago by the Austrians, but it had replenished its numbers and was now moving to quash the Revolution once and for all. Both sides opened the battle with their artillery salvos, seeking to destroy the other army’s cannons, and the Revolutionaries got the best of the engagement, having had the good fortune to be able to choose the exact place of the battle, and so hold the height advantage over their adversaries. By some freak probability, a shot from the revolutionaries actually managed to send itself straight down the barrel of one of the Imperial cannons, cracking it open like an egg. Smoke was already obscuring the battlefield, and General Virieu had a moment of panic as 5,000 lancers were spotted on his right flank, but it was merely the Polish lancers who had come to assist him. The Revolutionaries were content to sit and wait, and eventually Louis realized he must be the one to attack, and so the Imperial army set out on its lumbering march forward. 8,000 line infantry and 8,000 fusiliers marched forward in line, led in front by 2,000 French skirmishers. General Virieu sent out his own skirmishers to counter, with orders not to get too stuck into the fight, and retreat if necessary back to the main revolutionary line. The skirmishers had their little duel, but eventually the Revolutionaries were forced to withdraw against the superior numbers that the Imperial army fielded, and took up their positions on the flanks of the battalions there. The main section of the Revolutionary line was held by the Revolutionary Young Guard, the elite of their army, and it was this elite that the Imperial Fusiliers met. 7,000 Fusiliers (cannons killed 1,000 others) against 7,000 Young Guard. The battlefield was coated with smoke as both sides exchanged volleys with one another, and the Revolutionary’s mercenary line infantry held their ground against the French Imperial line infantry. 4,000 Imperial cuiriassiers made a wide flank to attack the Revolutionary’s cannons, which were hitting the Imperial’s hard. Instead they were stopped as 4,000 Revolutionary cuiriassiers. It was an even battle, but was tipped in the Revolutionary side as a battalion of mercenary line infantry inched towards the battle in square and poured their fire into the Imperial’s cavalry. At the end of the skirmish 3,500 Imperial cuiriassiers lay dead to the Revolutionary’s 3,000, the survivors just barely managed to flee in time. The infantry battle was still an even fight, and the exhausted Revolutionary cuiriassiers could provide no assistance, but just as it seemed that the Imperial’s had a chance of breaking through the revolutionary line, General Gryzbow led his 5,000 lancers into the left flank of the Imperial line. The smoke and chaos of the battlefield had obscured his attack from the royalists, and he hit like a hammer along their line. General Gryzbow leads his lancers into the fight General Virieu knew this was the moment to counter-attack, and so they order to fix bayonets was relayed all along the revolutionary line, and they went forward cheering. The two sides crashed together with a sickening thud as Frenchman fought Frenchmen at knife distance. The Imperial line could not hold, facing the full weight of the revolutionary line and a cavalry attack on its left flank. The last straw came as the revolutionary Cuiriassiers regrouped and led an attack on the French right flank. The Imperials broke and ran. Exhausted, the infantry collapsed (or looted the dead) while the lancers and cuiriassiers pursued the broken Imperial army. Result: Tactical Victory: Revolutionary France Strategic Victory: Revolutionary France Casualties: Revolutionary France 3,000 Cuiriassiers 4,000 Mercenary Line infantry 2,000 Young Guard 500 Skirmishers 500 Lancers Imperial France: 3,500 Cuiriassiers 5,000 Line infantry 4,000 Fusiliers 1,000 Skirmishers 1 cannon

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Oh, and it's my Dad's 60th birthday today, so no moderation from me. :P

Ther's also no Norway on the map - that's Denmark

Eh hell why not, I'll play. I'll probably get voted off in the first turn regardless of what I am though - evil Dusty!

Update (not in chronological order): -Revolutionaries burn villages in Calais, and kill the inhabitants -Imperial France allows Prussian troops in to help with the Revolution -Imperial France raises another 6,000 Line infantry, thus nearly bankrupting themselves -The French Imperial army moves again to try and take Versailles -Revolution spreads to Denmark -Rev. France gains all of Guyenne (south western france) as Revolutionary Influenced -Russia begins construction on expanding St. Petersburg -Rev. France spreads the word of the Declaration of the Rights of Man/Woman -Revolutionary France raises an army: News from Russia: