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Decisive? For the Greek side? I should assume the Royal Navy will be back in force though...
asd21593: ...Nevertheless, 1876 would be the last year of the war.
lets hope the British underestimate you yet again ! !
excellent update ! !
lets hope the British underestimate you yet again ! !
excellent update ! !
On vacation this week; many updates hopefully ; sorry for the long absence(school)
The Hungry Dog Returns: Part Eight
Finally, the war awakened in 1876. After 5 long years of silent death on the front, Greek soldiers were able to prepare for a real offensive. False promises of victories were washed aside, and the time came for new generals to rise to the occasion. And so, it started January 10th, 1876.
Greek troops spilled out of their trenches by the thousands and charged across the shelled out “no-mans land”. Dodging machine gun fire and with morale on their side, they reached the Turkish trenches. All the while, long-range artillery fired on the Turkish trenches, of course only the ones not yet filled with Greeks. So as the Greek men jumped over the barbed wire, some used their bayonets as spears, while others drew their short swords and fought with them. The scene became a medieval style battle in the deep mud.
Constantly, bodies sank into the mud as ancient warfare raged in the mire. Swords and bayonets stabbed and clashed. Finally, the brutal bloodshed proved too much for the Turks. They retreated from their trenches and most were killed under a hailstorm of artillery. By February 1st, the Greeks were over 100 miles inland at last.
Elsewhere, in the east, the Russians had cut the entire Ottoman Empire in half and captured Baghdad. They had also launched an offensive and finally broke through the Anatolian Mountain barriers. After a hard fought siege, in which 100,000 people died, the Russians entered Baghdad. All Turks within the city were forced to march outside. The highest ranking ones were executed by firing squad. Each one was shot and killed one by one, an agonizingly slow and painful last moment for the Ottoman administrators. Much of the city was also burned, and captured Turkish soldiers were also executed. It was obvious that the Russians were angry at being held back in Armenia for all those years.
Elsewhere, on the Greek front, soldiers were making great progress. None of the battles would match the brutality of the January Offensives, but they were just as important. Emperor Constantine’s strategy of artillery power was finally set in use, and constant bombardment destroyed Turkish defenses. Their weak and rushed trenches often crumbled as Ottoman men died from both disease and war. But an even greater prize came to the Greeks on March 22nd 1876, Smyrna. On that day, the city was surrendered to the Greek Empire in a formal ceremony and all Turkish officials were evacuated. But just like the capture of Baghdad by the Russians, angry Greek soldiers also killed many, if not all, the Ottoman community leaders.
After the capture the Smyrna, the war progressed even faster. Greek troops marched across Anatolia and by October had captured all of Pontus. The Ottoman Empire had already crumbled, the Sultan could no longer take it, he surrendered on October 8th. At the Peace Of Budapest, much of the Anatolian coast was given to Greece, while the Russians gained much of Bulgaria and Armenia. Serbia also gained territory in Bosnia, leaving the Ottomans with only isolated slivers of “autonomous protectorates” in the Balkans. The Ottomans had lost much territory and 500,000 people, Russia had lost over 400,000 men, while France and Britain together had both lost about 150,000 men. Greece and her allies were victorious, against all odds had won the war. And the profits from becoming a respected European power would certainly silence the dissenters who claimed that 300,000 Greek lives and 6 years of war had come to nothing. But whatever came out of the war that was good, would forever be overshadowed by the agonizing screams of 1,350,000 lost souls.
Nika! The Rise Of Modern Greece
The Hungry Dog Returns: Part Eight
Greek troops spilled out of their trenches by the thousands and charged across the shelled out “no-mans land”. Dodging machine gun fire and with morale on their side, they reached the Turkish trenches. All the while, long-range artillery fired on the Turkish trenches, of course only the ones not yet filled with Greeks. So as the Greek men jumped over the barbed wire, some used their bayonets as spears, while others drew their short swords and fought with them. The scene became a medieval style battle in the deep mud.
Constantly, bodies sank into the mud as ancient warfare raged in the mire. Swords and bayonets stabbed and clashed. Finally, the brutal bloodshed proved too much for the Turks. They retreated from their trenches and most were killed under a hailstorm of artillery. By February 1st, the Greeks were over 100 miles inland at last.
Elsewhere, in the east, the Russians had cut the entire Ottoman Empire in half and captured Baghdad. They had also launched an offensive and finally broke through the Anatolian Mountain barriers. After a hard fought siege, in which 100,000 people died, the Russians entered Baghdad. All Turks within the city were forced to march outside. The highest ranking ones were executed by firing squad. Each one was shot and killed one by one, an agonizingly slow and painful last moment for the Ottoman administrators. Much of the city was also burned, and captured Turkish soldiers were also executed. It was obvious that the Russians were angry at being held back in Armenia for all those years.
Elsewhere, on the Greek front, soldiers were making great progress. None of the battles would match the brutality of the January Offensives, but they were just as important. Emperor Constantine’s strategy of artillery power was finally set in use, and constant bombardment destroyed Turkish defenses. Their weak and rushed trenches often crumbled as Ottoman men died from both disease and war. But an even greater prize came to the Greeks on March 22nd 1876, Smyrna. On that day, the city was surrendered to the Greek Empire in a formal ceremony and all Turkish officials were evacuated. But just like the capture of Baghdad by the Russians, angry Greek soldiers also killed many, if not all, the Ottoman community leaders.
After the capture the Smyrna, the war progressed even faster. Greek troops marched across Anatolia and by October had captured all of Pontus. The Ottoman Empire had already crumbled, the Sultan could no longer take it, he surrendered on October 8th. At the Peace Of Budapest, much of the Anatolian coast was given to Greece, while the Russians gained much of Bulgaria and Armenia. Serbia also gained territory in Bosnia, leaving the Ottomans with only isolated slivers of “autonomous protectorates” in the Balkans. The Ottomans had lost much territory and 500,000 people, Russia had lost over 400,000 men, while France and Britain together had both lost about 150,000 men. Greece and her allies were victorious, against all odds had won the war. And the profits from becoming a respected European power would certainly silence the dissenters who claimed that 300,000 Greek lives and 6 years of war had come to nothing. But whatever came out of the war that was good, would forever be overshadowed by the agonizing screams of 1,350,000 lost souls.
a bloody but most profitable war! A Fantastic update! At last Greece is an accepted Great power! What is your ranking in the game?
robou said:
Well, I wouldn't say Great Power, but very close. I believe I was going in and out of anywhere from 10-12 by that point.
asd21593: ...At the Peace Of Budapest, much of the Anatolian coast was given to Greece, while the Russians gained much of Bulgaria and Armenia.
victory, at last ! ! wonderful ! !
awesome update ! !
victory, at last ! ! wonderful ! !
awesome update ! !
Love your use of pictures and screenies, sir! Very vivid...wow, Russia has sure entangled itself into the Middle East. Good luck getting them out of that region.
Hm. I wonder if the Russian AI is ever going to try to liberate the Finnish pixels from the Brits.
Yay Russia won the Crimean war (More or less, but how cares about Finland right?).
Well done, a very dark victory. The line "forever be overshadowed by the agonizing screams of 1,350,000 lost souls." is a great one. It puts the whole conflict in our face in a very nasty way.
Regardless, bye bye Ottomans.
Regardless, bye bye Ottomans.
That was one nasty and realistic war! Congratulations on winning it, and the fact that Russia did not win on all fronts can't be all that bad, now can it?
World Update 1870's ; 200th post!
The World Of The 1870’s
The 1870’s were a rather “loud” decade, so to speak. Much happened during the 1870’s, and not just the Great Eastern War. In early 1871, Prussia declared war on France. Instead of taking the expected path and striking at Alsace-Lorraine, they landed thousands of men in Normandy and Brittany. This shocked the French, who didn’t think the Prussians were that ambitious. The French had completely neglected her northern coast, and within weeks, it was almost completely captured by the Prussians.
By the same time the next year, the French had recovered a bit. After hard and bloody fighting, they had recaptured Normandy. But another problem now hampered the French military. With not enough manpower to defend Alsace-Lorraine and recapture Normandy at the same time, much of Western France was now in German hands.
The fighting continued for about another two years, before the collapsing French nation surrendered. The Prussians went on to capture Paris after a year long siege, and finally the French surrendered, signing peace in their heavily damaged capital. The Germans then proclaimed their empire in an instant. They had nearly destroyed France, and certainly ended French monarchy once and for all. The “lesser” German states surrendered their power to Prussia and the German Empire was founded in September of 1873.
In other world news, Canada was made an independent nation in 1872. The vast cold plains were set free by the British on April 12, 1872. Another important event during the 1870’s was the madness of Emperor Constantine I. After the Great Eastern War, he slowly became delirious. Perhaps it was old age or perhaps it was the fact that his “quick, painless, and powerful” war plan had failed and led to six years of war and death. For much of his last days, Emperor Constantine went through mood swings, ranging from proud and happy ranting about his glorious victory over the Ottomans and how he made Greece a top regional power. But other days, he was depressed and swore he heard screams coming from the Anatolian side of the Bosporus. His very last days were made as happy as possible by the Greek Imperial court and the powerful Emperor died of natural causes on September 14, 1877 at the old age of 87.
The new emperor was elected by a landslide in the Imperial Council. Winning over 75% of the votes, Charilaos Trikoupis (anglicized as Charles) was crowned the third emperor of Greece. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople proclaimed him Emperor Charles I in the great Church of Holy Wisdom. Russia was pleased about what this naval and colonial minded leader would do for “the Russian’s little brothers.”
Indeed, within two years, Emperor Charles did do much. Greece was richer than ever in her gains from the Great Eastern War. He flawlessly led the Greek economy into the post war years with ease and avoided the usual recession. He expanded the navy greatly, learning from his years as an admiral and from the actions of France and Britain during the Great Eastern War, about how important a navy is to a war effort. By 1879, this new navy had fully conquered and colonized the island of Madagascar. The local rule was subjugated and Madagascar was made the newest province of the Greek Empire.
But perhaps the most important event of the 1870’s was the complete collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Their nation had been devastated by Greek and Russian occupation during the War. Their economy both during and after the war was reduced to nothing and the nation was heavily in debt. Foreign nations pulled their investments out of the empire to avoid disaster. Finally after the war, the Communist Party took over the empire and it plunged into disaster. The Ottoman Commune was proclaimed, but everyone knew that the dying land was descending into a civil war between atheist communists and Muslims. The nation was now a land of chaos and seriously threatened the stability of the entire Middle East.
Nika! The Rise Of Modern Greece
The World Of The 1870’s
The 1870’s were a rather “loud” decade, so to speak. Much happened during the 1870’s, and not just the Great Eastern War. In early 1871, Prussia declared war on France. Instead of taking the expected path and striking at Alsace-Lorraine, they landed thousands of men in Normandy and Brittany. This shocked the French, who didn’t think the Prussians were that ambitious. The French had completely neglected her northern coast, and within weeks, it was almost completely captured by the Prussians.
By the same time the next year, the French had recovered a bit. After hard and bloody fighting, they had recaptured Normandy. But another problem now hampered the French military. With not enough manpower to defend Alsace-Lorraine and recapture Normandy at the same time, much of Western France was now in German hands.
The fighting continued for about another two years, before the collapsing French nation surrendered. The Prussians went on to capture Paris after a year long siege, and finally the French surrendered, signing peace in their heavily damaged capital. The Germans then proclaimed their empire in an instant. They had nearly destroyed France, and certainly ended French monarchy once and for all. The “lesser” German states surrendered their power to Prussia and the German Empire was founded in September of 1873.
In other world news, Canada was made an independent nation in 1872. The vast cold plains were set free by the British on April 12, 1872. Another important event during the 1870’s was the madness of Emperor Constantine I. After the Great Eastern War, he slowly became delirious. Perhaps it was old age or perhaps it was the fact that his “quick, painless, and powerful” war plan had failed and led to six years of war and death. For much of his last days, Emperor Constantine went through mood swings, ranging from proud and happy ranting about his glorious victory over the Ottomans and how he made Greece a top regional power. But other days, he was depressed and swore he heard screams coming from the Anatolian side of the Bosporus. His very last days were made as happy as possible by the Greek Imperial court and the powerful Emperor died of natural causes on September 14, 1877 at the old age of 87.
The new emperor was elected by a landslide in the Imperial Council. Winning over 75% of the votes, Charilaos Trikoupis (anglicized as Charles) was crowned the third emperor of Greece. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople proclaimed him Emperor Charles I in the great Church of Holy Wisdom. Russia was pleased about what this naval and colonial minded leader would do for “the Russian’s little brothers.”
Indeed, within two years, Emperor Charles did do much. Greece was richer than ever in her gains from the Great Eastern War. He flawlessly led the Greek economy into the post war years with ease and avoided the usual recession. He expanded the navy greatly, learning from his years as an admiral and from the actions of France and Britain during the Great Eastern War, about how important a navy is to a war effort. By 1879, this new navy had fully conquered and colonized the island of Madagascar. The local rule was subjugated and Madagascar was made the newest province of the Greek Empire.
But perhaps the most important event of the 1870’s was the complete collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Their nation had been devastated by Greek and Russian occupation during the War. Their economy both during and after the war was reduced to nothing and the nation was heavily in debt. Foreign nations pulled their investments out of the empire to avoid disaster. Finally after the war, the Communist Party took over the empire and it plunged into disaster. The Ottoman Commune was proclaimed, but everyone knew that the dying land was descending into a civil war between atheist communists and Muslims. The nation was now a land of chaos and seriously threatened the stability of the entire Middle East.
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