Napoleonic Hegemony

[Retech]

Announcing the World's Fair, celebrating technological innovation and the exquisite culture of Europe. It will be held in a new part of Saint Petersburg, where each nation will have the chance to set up its own exhibit, showing its unique culture and cuisine. This is not a political event, and no soldiers will be allowed (except for maybe ten "show" soldiers or something).

 

The event will take place in the 1790s, probaly around 1795.

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Prussia stakes out a very large plot(This is also for all the HRE countries too), which will become the new Prussian Embassy after the fair has finished.

[Nero]

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

[Icuownage]

Britain states that it is weird that the technologically impaired Russia would hold such an event when nations like Prussia or Italy who have exceeded in technological advancement should be holding the event. On the contrary, Britain is keen to attend the event, but will only be spectating.

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Prussia is overjoyed that Britian shall be attending a suggests that St. Petersburg is a very long way to travel for many members of the Kingdom of Great Britian, and indeed many Europeans...

 

Thus perhaps Britian could contribute some of its ships, surely the finest ships the Oceans know now, and ever shall know, to ferry those individuals from further afield to St. Petersburg.

That way the first and last memories of the World Fair will be those of the Glorious British Navy.

[Icuownage]

The Royal Navy is happy about the words the HRE emperor has to say, and they gladly offer a ship or two to ferry the mainland Europeans who may find it difficult to traverse such a distance. Though it is rather a shame to see that the three decker ships that have recently been designed will not be able to be used due to budget constraints with the war in Americas, the colonial armies suffered a huge lost.

[Wisp]

What exactly is the difference between Fusiliers and Line Infantry?

Wikipedia says they were basically the same.

[Icuownage]

I read that fusilers main job was to protect areas or escort cannons around, that is why I soley use them for that purpose.

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Nay, say it is not so, I myself recently had such war with those who seek to bring disarray to the world. Indeed their wickedness is a plight on our fair lands that must be scourged lest it does spread as did the fire from thornbushes to fields of grain as was foretold us in the Holy Book.

Thus I cannot, as Protector of the Holy Roman Empire, stand by while a fellow King would be ravaged by those servents of chaos, I feel so moved me that I am compelled to commission the HMS Hannover, the first of the three deck ships. Though I fear, though we Prussians may march in our ranks with the Iron Will, I quaff at the notion that ships may ever be made of Iron. Only those of the Unshakable Island Nation, those whom none may dare oppose in open sea, are fit to hold the great honour of the first three deck ship - Indeed, though I have the greatest faith in my carpenters, they themselves inform me that it is the British who stand above them when it comes to the art of ship building.

So I yield the sum of 1,350,000 Ducats to your finest shipbuilder, and call upon your most experianced crews to be stationed on the HMS Hannover, so that your Kingdom, and your friends, on the continent shall never need fear from the sea, what they no longer fear from the land.

 

His Royal Majesty and Protector,

King Frederick II

[Icuownage]

I totally forgot about the 10% thing. :blink:

 

The HMS Hannover is scheduled to be built, and will be finished in time for the world fair. It will be a symbol of two nations strong bond. The ship is to be a multi national ship, controlled by Prussian and British forces.

 

Prussian sailors are also offered a place in British naval academies.

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His Royal Highness (People have no sense for roleplaying -.- ) agrees and is most grateful, hoping to learn much from the fine sailors of Greatest Britian.

[Nero]

What exactly is the difference between Fusiliers and Line Infantry?

Wikipedia says they were basically the same.

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.

 

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Great Britain mobilizes its armies.

[Wisp]

General's Lambert and Rodier of the Revolutionary Army hold a delayed military funeral for the fallen general. Revolutionary speakers detail his final glorious charge, saving the rest of the army.

[Iconic]

Dusty, hows my country been going?

[Retech]

Lalala

[Icuownage]

I call it "interesting"

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One would imagine it was some kind of a plan, delievered in a roleplaying kind of a way, with an aire of secrecy about it...perhaps more subtle than 'Don't tell anyone about this'...

 

Traditionally, if I deliever a plan in any kind of an espionage-y way, I put a meta-comment at the end.

[Nero]

Dusty, hows my country been going?

You lost the title of Holy Roman Emperor, but otherwise everything is going peachy.

 

Revolutionary French army:

7,000 Revolutionary guard (Old Guard) 14m

10,000 Mercenary Line Infantry 10m

3,000 Cuirassier 7.5m

1,000 Skirmishers 1.2m

30 Cannon 15m

2500 Fusilier 3m

1500 Young Guard 3m

2,000 Grenadiers 3m

2,000 Hussar 4m

 

With Generals:

RIP - General Virieu (defensive doctrine)

General Rodier (fortress breaker)

General Lambert (offensive doctrine)

General Royer (winter specialist)

General Duclos (offensive doctrine)

General Naudin

General Lanier

General Régnier

General Chesnier

General Jantot

 

Prussia offers up the Puddling Process technology for sale for the price of 5 million ducats.

 

 

 

(Oh look, anachronism - go figure)

[Nero]

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.

 

 

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And there's a whole host of tech advancements, but I'll have to do those tomorrow.

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THOMAS JEFFERSON!

He idealized the independent yeoman farmer as exemplar of republican virtues, distrusted cities and financiers, and favored states' rights and a strictly limited federal government. Jefferson supported the separation of church and state[4] and was the author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1779, 1786).

When President John F. Kennedy welcomed 49 Nobel Prize winners to the White House in 1962 he said, "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent and of human knowledge that has ever been gathered together at the White House – with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."

 

!

>.<

You've:

Annoyed me.

Annoyed Retech.

Annoyed Dungeonal.

Hehe I created a Triangle

 

Anywho. King Frederick has taken to wearing a black armband for the rest of the year.

 

King Frederick also makes a powerful speech condemning the continued war.

The main focus of the speech is on how overseas empires cause nothing but suffering for their mother country. He apportions most of the blame to America, since a treaty was already signed when they sought alliance with Spain to attack the British with no reasonable justification for war.

He finally calls for an end to hostilities before more innocents are killed.

[The Dark Lord]

Here's some background music for the American Revolution:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZVurT6ZiQY

 

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[Icuownage]

Option A

 

Oh and poor Jefferson no 2$ bill for you.

 

The British King replies to the HRE Emperors view.

"Grand Emperor, the war in the Americas has turned into a long and bloody one, but for what they did to our former colonial army, we British will pay in blood!"

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OCC:

I think you mean 'Demand payment in blood'

What you said was that, for killing your army you are gonna pay them with the lives of your soliders.

[Icuownage]

What you said was that, for killing your army you are gonna pay them with the lives of your soliders.

 

Implying that lives aren't a currency.

[a_bert]

Implying that lives aren't a currency.

 

This quote is spread among the British states.. How can they want to live under a leader who sees them only as objects to be spent and thrown away?..

 

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