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Country: Denmark
Scenario: Struggle for the Baltic
Start date: 1520
Difficulty / aggressiveness: Normal/ Normal.

(short, no thrills aar)

Denmark and Russia allies together in April of 1522, as response to the alliance of Sweden / Turkey / Crimea and the other powerful alliance of Poland, Teutonic Order and the Hansa.


Several months later Russia invades Kazan, we decide to support Muscovite intervention in the region although we are too far away to send forces.

Only several days later Turkey (with Swedish and Crimean support) declares war on Hungary (and their allies Venice, Austria and the Knights).


Denmark decides to stay out of this for now, waiting for a possible weakening of Swedish forces in Vastergotland sent to help the Turks in the Balkans. With Russia we could have a possible advantage.

On October 25th, 1522, Kazan is forced to pay 110d. in indemnities to the Muscovites and are also forced to hand over the territory of Lipetsk after the Muscovites assault the capital of Kazan and capture it.

December, 1522. Meanwhile a big Hungro-Aust-Venetian offensive into the Balkans smashes aside all Turkish defences in the area. Serbia, Bosnia, Kosvo are captured by allied forces, whilst Croatia is in the middle of being occupied.

* Frederik I rises to the throne of Denmark. Gustav Vasa rises to the Swedish throne, early 1523.

Possible preparations for an offensive into Sweden continue to take shape. A Danish fleet moves out of a port in Ostlandet on a course for Jyttland to ferry over 12,000 Danish soldiers back to Ostlandet / Skane as re-inforcements for Danish forces already being conscripted there.

Envoys of Vassili III and Frederik I continue to discuss possible plans for an invasion of Sweden. Vassili III is especially hopefull of success recently tasting fruits of victory against Kazan.


Meanwhile, Sofia in Bulgaria is captured by 25,000 Austrian soldiers in Feb of 1523. Turkish armies are being smashed all over the Balkans and in full retreat. The Crimea is under a strong Venetian assault as well. Rumelia is taken in March by the Austrians. Preveza, the capital of Albania under is under Venetian assault. Turkish re-inforcements move out of southern Greece.

In December of 1523 Denmark and Russia jointly declare war on Sweden. Turkey and Crimea support Sweden, but are unfortunately too far to do much about it as well as being under invasion by European armies.

Captain Holstein moves from Ostlandet into Swedish Vastergotland with 31,000 infantry, 10,000 cavalry and 9 artillery pieces. Captain Lingh attacks north into Smaland in May.

Holstein floods into Vastergotland and captures its capital within 2 weeks, whilst a surprise move from main Swedish army, forces a retreat by an 8k army under Lingth from Skane as the Swedes move onto Lund. Both major opposing armies now settle down to capturing their respective enemy cities. In late June, almost on the same day, Swedish armies take Lund whilst the Danes take Goteborg.

Holstein now decides to terminate this conflict, knowing that Denmark is not prepared financially for a long war, despite help from Russia in the east. Holstein orders his army to move south into Skane. Both main Swedish and Danish forces circle each other near Lund. In the east a Muscovite army assaults Kexholm.


Battle of Lund, August 21st, 1524.

Danish forces under Holstein, of 28,000 infantry, 9,000 cavalry and some artillery pieces converge on 30,000 Swedish infantry with close to 10,000 cavalry 10 miles north of Lund on open terrain. Meanwhile an 8K relief army under Lingth which had to retreat earlier in the campaign now moves with speed to provide help for Holstein. This decisive battle is both long and exceedingly bloody lasting over 12 hours. In the end however, the Danes are victorious, both opposing armies having suffered horrendous casualties. Over 15,000 Danes (mostly infantry) is killed or wounded in the battle, whilst the Swedes lose 14,000 dead and wounded. It's very probable that the advantage in artillery of the Danes won the day for them in the end, though at a very high cost. The remaining 19,000 Swedes are forced to retreat north into occupied Vastergotland.

Meanwhile, victorious Holstein attacks the Swedish garrison in Lund and is repelled with exceedingly high casualities. The Swedes number nearly 10,000 men in Lund.


The Swedes continue to have misfortune however. The slowly moving, bloodied and exhausted 19k Swede army moving through the fields of souther Vastergotland is surprised by a 1,000 man Danish skirmishing patrol. The Swedes are totally unprepared for a surprise of this sort and are forced to flee, the Danes chasing them for miles. Despite this Danish losses are shocking having attacked such a massive army. The skirmishing patrol losses nearly 90% of its men in this full hardly assault. Despite this the main Swede army is now in complete disarray.

Cap. Holstein decides to give up on the assault of Lund, knowing that without large artillery support he won't be able to take it. Instead he decides to go straight into the lions mouth: Stockholm. He marches north.

Meanwhile, the Austrians decide on a separate peace with the Turks. The Turks needing a positive resolution give up the whole of Serbia to the Austrians + 175 ducats in indemnities. Despite this, war continues in the Balkands. The Crimeans have successfully forced out repeated Venetian invasions of their territory.

The 19,000 Swede army hearing of Holsteins move on Stockholm decide to block his path at any costs. With great difficulty and speed the Swedes circle east and then south-east past Stockholm and confront the thundering Danes in early Septmber of 1523, on the border of Svealand. The tired Swedish army however is no match for the numerically superior Danes who have been well rested. The Swedes fleet after 2 hours of battle. Holstein how moves onto Stockholm.

After this defeat, the Gustavus Vasa offers Vastergotland to Denmark for peace. Frederik I declines knowing that Stockholm can be taken. During the Danish move on Stockholm, a revolt explodes in Copenhagen. The rebels demand an immediate white peace with Sweden and take Copenhagen by force to prove their mettle. The Danes are forced into a peace with Sweden and accept Vastergotland into their domains on Jan 3rd, 1525.

Meanwhile the Turks accept peace with Hungary (the leader of the anti-turk alliance), Hungary is forced to pay 175 in indemnities to the Turks. It seems the withdrawing of Austria from the war was a crucial turning point in this Balkan conflict, which up to then the Turks were seriously losing.

Denmark is forced to take out 3 loans over the course of 6 months, the treasury being continually at 0. The war has taken its toll, and Frederik must now repay these loans within 3 years, else risk a complete moral breakup of his armies and an economic crisis in his country.

End of AAR.1
 
They were busy assaulting that city, they simply couldn't capture it.

It only had minimal defences, though, so they should have taken it, even without artillery support.

The remainder of their armies didn't move from the border areas with Poland, which is always a smart move.

Sapura.
 
The tired Swedish army however is no match for the numerically superior Danes

Ah, how I wish the AI would take better care of its men. I.e. rest them up before trying to take on a stronger enemy.

Anyway, well played Sapura! Strange that the rebels could take your capital though.

/Doomie