Napoleonic Hegemony

[Retech]

Sweden doesn't touch Russia, Norway does, but only a little bit and it's probably cold as hell up there.

 

On the map it seems like it does.

[Nero]

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

[The_Mather1]

During its control by Denmark the area of Norway retained its name.

[jasignhagj]

Mather, just for you I'm brutally crushing all Norwegian rebels in my game as Sweden in Victoria.

 

Spain is working on a new social program to be launched, in hopes of stopping revolutionary ideals from taking hold.

[Retech]

Imperial Russia is glad that Portugal and Spain are launching social programs to help the poor, even if it is for unseen motives. ;)

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[Retech]

Is there ever going to be an event where Russian nobles run amok in Prussia? Pleeeeeeease. <3:

[Retech]

...

 

They were supposed to be lighted?

[Retech]

I wasn't exactly given an oppertunity to do anything with them either. If I was, I would've sent my calvary 'round to arrest them and put their wealth in the imperial treasury. :thumbsup:

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Hehe, I just have this vision of Retech and Rocco standing next to some noble, on the border to Prussia, with Retech saying 'You are free to go. Just carry this keg into Prussia, they have some strange ways over there so you will need this to get in.'

The Noble, scared witless, nods and waddles down the road with the keg on their back.

A few minutes later Retech snaps his fingers and curses as the noble throws open the keg to reveal a sack of cash and legs it into Prussia.

Rocco just puts his head in his hands and says 'Next time we don't let the noble bring their own gunpowder.'

[Retech]

I can imagine that too, now that you've so brilliantly written it up for us, but Rocco is just the stick figure from his old profile. :thumbup:

[Wisp]

I'm kinda liking in these more pre-modern age games that we can't just go "I launch all my ICBM's" everytime we get mad, or get into an argument.

[Nero]

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

 

:P

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Happy Birthday Dusty's Dad

Prussia gives 21 gun salute

[Retech]

Poland and Russia team up to help the Prussians with their gun salute, adding 39 more cannons, to make 60. :thumbup:

[paul191600]

Italy slaughters several endangered species in celebration.

[Grim_]

Holland smokes a [cabbage] tonne of weed adds 20 cannons and 200 muskets to the salute.

[Nero]

<3:

[Retech]

Nooo, now it's some bogus 101 gun salute. What does 101 even symbolise?

 

 

 

 

 

To celebrate Dusty's dad's birthday, Catherine the Great plans to have a 60^60 musket salute. Unfortunately, the court mathematicians quickly broke the news to her that the cost of such an endeavor would probaly take the entire continent's budget until the remnants of the Aztecs developed seafaring technologies, came over to Europe, and smash us with their superior weapons and deadly diseases.

[The_Mather1]

Nooo, now it's some bogus 101 gun salute. What does 101 even symbolise?

First stage of education within a subject.

[Nero]

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

[Retech]

Russo-Polish lancers. ;)

[Wisp]

I assume the troops will be replaced? Revolutionary celebrations begin, and the troops are given a few months to recover and rest. Major amounts of revolutionary writers, and speechmakers begin spreading dissent and revolutionary activity to the Northern provinces of France, including Paris.

Prussia is asked to leave Paris.

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Prussia beings a major crack down on revolutionary activity in Northern France.

Additional troops are brought in to deal with this.

 

Also more bread and such is sent in incase France has bankrupted itself again...

 

Given the shattered French Imperial Morale, the Prussians should be able to bend them to allow martial trials to be held by Prussian Commanders, as well as French Judges.

 

All those found guilty during these trials against revolutionaries are condemned as enemies of France.

 

Enemies of France are shipped back to Prussia where they are imprisoned, away from those who would free them.

French Judges and such can overrule Prussian Commanders, if required.

 

 

Prussian Commanders are told that they must be just in these trials and face harsh punishments if they are found to have been overzealous.

 

 

Prussia invites 5 French Revolutionaries to come to a neutral location in Switzerland, and negotiate, under the white flag of peace.

[Retech]

Are you interested in an alliance with Revolutionary France? You're in the perfect position to involve yourself, and a joint statement by both of our monarchs in support of Revolutionary France would probaly stop Prussia from intervening.

 

Here is what I plan to say, if you could comment on what you think:

 

 

 

We, monarchs of the Kingdom of Spain and the Empire of Russia, hereby affirm our commitment to the independance of France and the freedom of its people from oppression, at home or from abroad. All military action against the French people will be viewed as a threat to the balance of power in Europe, and a bane to French independance.

 

(Then some more stuff, which we can discuss)

 

 

Ill 'sign' the statement, and back up France if Prussia intervenes, but I don't want a full alliance.

 

Now that you have all the facts, I encourage you to reconsider your position in regards to revolutionary activity in France.