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Good job taking that chunk of land from the French and right on time since it was at the end of the year.
Fair play to Salerno, his decisive break seems to have completely thrown the French. Now you can focus on crushing the Austrians and recovering those important cores. I'm surprised that you lost at Bergamo but you still seem to retain the initiative on that front.
I can't believe that Corsica is still in the hands of those inbred Frogs! I demand a Continuation War to liberate the rock! Now!!!
[And to get the rest of the French European Med, of course
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[And to get the rest of the French European Med, of course
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UPDATE PLEASE!
Very good AAR, the Drive To Paris was awesome and risky, good job on the South French gains!
asd
Very good AAR, the Drive To Paris was awesome and risky, good job on the South French gains!
asd
seconded, all of it.asd21593 said:UPDATE PLEASE!
Very good AAR, the Drive To Paris was awesome and risky, good job on the South French gains!
In Other News
This update will not be in the style of the others, as it is merely meant to bring you up to date on other things besides the war of independence.
In 1835, Texas had declared her independence from Mexico, but was defeated in their war of independence. Pressure from the United Sates prevented Mexico from reabsorbing Texas, but the Mexican government still considered the land theirs. On December 29, 1837 the situation became slightly more complicated as Texas applied for statehood with the US government.
The Mexican government was forced to react, and on January 1, 1838 war was declared…
Meanwhile on the other side of the world…
That should make the British happy as now they can get even more land once they eventually annex Punjab.
Lastly, as is the case with every AAR I write about…
With an unmanageable debt, the Italian government finally gave in to the obvious. The King declared that the new nation of Italy was not responsible for the debts incurred prior to her existence (even if they were his personal debts). This of course did not sit well with the rest of the world. Italy lost around 700 in prestige, as well as half the factories in the country. This left a lot of unemployed workers, especially in Napoli.
This update will not be in the style of the others, as it is merely meant to bring you up to date on other things besides the war of independence.
In 1835, Texas had declared her independence from Mexico, but was defeated in their war of independence. Pressure from the United Sates prevented Mexico from reabsorbing Texas, but the Mexican government still considered the land theirs. On December 29, 1837 the situation became slightly more complicated as Texas applied for statehood with the US government.
The Mexican government was forced to react, and on January 1, 1838 war was declared…
Meanwhile on the other side of the world…
That should make the British happy as now they can get even more land once they eventually annex Punjab.
Lastly, as is the case with every AAR I write about…
With an unmanageable debt, the Italian government finally gave in to the obvious. The King declared that the new nation of Italy was not responsible for the debts incurred prior to her existence (even if they were his personal debts). This of course did not sit well with the rest of the world. Italy lost around 700 in prestige, as well as half the factories in the country. This left a lot of unemployed workers, especially in Napoli.
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Ouch, that bankruptcy must hurt. How much were you in debt and will this affect your plans at all?
Good to see you back again with this AAR. Even if the news about an Italian bankruptcy are not actually good ... Italy will take decades to restore a positive prestige!
Ah, was just wondering when this would be updated! And yes indeed, it just wouldn't be one of your AARs if you didn't go bankrupt ! I think I'd actually feel quite uncomfortable without it...
! I think I'd actually feel quite uncomfortable without it...
Hannibal Barca2 said:Noot to be pessimistic but..... I feel you're pretty doomed
Was this the way Italy got unified in reallity?
Uhm... no. Alliance with France, and war against Austria
Feedback
I am determined to not fall behind on feedback in this AAR, but regrettably I have…
So this feedback post may be a little long, but I want to be sure and respond to everyone.
I am determined to not fall behind on feedback in this AAR, but regrettably I have…
So this feedback post may be a little long, but I want to be sure and respond to everyone.
Overall I don’t, but the French AI always seems to struggle with bringing his troops back from Africa. I don’t know why.Hannibal Barca2 said:
I occupied the provinces because it is actually faster that way. With 6 cavalry division (or more) you can occupy a province and moe on to the next faster than you would if you just kept on marching. As to the French AI, I have also noticed a trend to overcompensate on the German border. There’s probably a potential exploit there.ComradeOm said:
Well, it’s after the fact now, but hopefully you are satisfied with the peace deal.gis said:
Which is why the Italian colonial empire may have to wait a bit.Ahura Mazda said:
Thanks, which color do you prefer.oddman said:
Thank you, and welcome aboard.Minarchist said:
Hopefully you are correct.likk9922 said:
Yes, I do prefer the new border much better, although I’m not so sure the French would agree.Hastu Neon said:
Now don’t be bitter.rhynoclemmis said:
This comment of course spawned a whole discussions which made me smile. I was wondering at the time if anyone would say anything about it.Ahura Mazda said:
The French really frustrated me on this one. Usually the AI is not so stubborn, but this time…Terraferma said:
Actually the play between Salerno and Rafaldini was not by design. After I fought the war, I looked at it and saw some of the things that happened, and I couldn’t help but be reminded of the competition between Patton and Montgomery.ComradeOm said:
Hopefully this will be the only timelordvagrant said:
Hopefully not, things didn’t go well for Italy in that AARAthenadoros said:Prequel! Prequel!
That’s a joke right…rhynoclemmis said:
good, laughter will help the time pass by between updates.Ahura Mazda said:
For some reason, all the Italian states but Sardinia have cores on Corsica. For this reason I was unable to ask for Corsica.Riptide said:
Thanks, I hope to post an update todayasd21593 said:
see abovegis said:
You probably should read the quote in my signature.Ahura Mazda said:*waits patiently*
thanks, fixed itTwistedChimp said:
I don’t remember how much I was in debt, but I didn’t think it was that bad. Oh well. I still have a positive prestige so it shouldn’t affect any plans. The biggest issue now are all the unemployed pops.ComradeOm said:
Actually we didn’t go negative. I had gained so much prestige from unification that I was able to take the hit. Truth be told, I always thought the unification brought in too much prestige, so this pretty much balanced it out.Hastu Neon said:
Yea I know. But just once I’d like to not go bankrupt. Is that asking too much?DerKaiser said:
You are correct, but I kind of like my way too…Cercatore said:
The Winter Push
Following the armistice with the French, all eyes in Italy turned towards the defeat of their old oppressor, the Hapsburg Empire. Unfortunately most of the Italian troops were still in France and it would be some months before an organized offensive could be launched.
In the mean time orders were given to the troops on the front line to push the front forward in anticipation of the eventual drive to Wien. At the time it was referred to as the Winter Push but history would later refer to it as the Lienz campaign.
It began with the troops on the front lines carrying out their orders to push forward. The first battle took place at Lienz where 3 Italian divisions met 3 Austrian divisions. Italian reinforcements would help, but the battle was destined to turn into an entire campaign.
Meanwhile the Austrians, realizing that time was not on their side began to make peace overtures. These of course were quickly dismissed by Rafaldini who stated that nothing less than the liberation of Lombardo-Veneto would be acceptable. Of course coming off of his victory over France, the King was more than willing to give Rafaldini the authority to negotiate the eventual peace with Austria.
Meanwhile the French are busy repairing their own damaged relations with Italy.
This would be a continual French policy for the next century as the French would be constantly trying to ingratiate themselves to the Italians.
But, despite these brief diplomatic maneuvers, Italy remained focused on Lienz. On February 23,1839 the city was encircled, cutting off any hope of retreat for the Austrian defenders.
Additional troops were then sent into Lienz while two other legions were left to protect the encirclement and hopefully press the front forward still.
As winter was drawing to a close in March of 1839, the Italians maintained a strong superiority at Lienz, but were still unable to finish off the Austrian defenders.
Meanwhile Austrian troops were threatening to break the encirclement of Lienz. By April however Rafaldini and Salerno were nearing the front, and could be used to maintain the encirclement.
Rafaldini ordered Salerno to swing north in order to protect the Lienz encirclement while he would drive east, moving closer to Wien.
These steps would prove unnecessary as by April 3rd, the Austrian morale at Lienz was beginning to break.
On April 14, 1839 it was all over as the last of the Austrian defenders surrendered.
The Winter Push had lasted into the middle of spring, but it had successfully wiped out 4 Austrian divisions, while capturing 6 provinces. Of paramount importance however was the fact that both Rafaldini and Salerno were only two provinces away from Wien. And the race was on…
Following the armistice with the French, all eyes in Italy turned towards the defeat of their old oppressor, the Hapsburg Empire. Unfortunately most of the Italian troops were still in France and it would be some months before an organized offensive could be launched.
In the mean time orders were given to the troops on the front line to push the front forward in anticipation of the eventual drive to Wien. At the time it was referred to as the Winter Push but history would later refer to it as the Lienz campaign.
It began with the troops on the front lines carrying out their orders to push forward. The first battle took place at Lienz where 3 Italian divisions met 3 Austrian divisions. Italian reinforcements would help, but the battle was destined to turn into an entire campaign.
Meanwhile the Austrians, realizing that time was not on their side began to make peace overtures. These of course were quickly dismissed by Rafaldini who stated that nothing less than the liberation of Lombardo-Veneto would be acceptable. Of course coming off of his victory over France, the King was more than willing to give Rafaldini the authority to negotiate the eventual peace with Austria.
Meanwhile the French are busy repairing their own damaged relations with Italy.
This would be a continual French policy for the next century as the French would be constantly trying to ingratiate themselves to the Italians.
But, despite these brief diplomatic maneuvers, Italy remained focused on Lienz. On February 23,1839 the city was encircled, cutting off any hope of retreat for the Austrian defenders.
Additional troops were then sent into Lienz while two other legions were left to protect the encirclement and hopefully press the front forward still.
As winter was drawing to a close in March of 1839, the Italians maintained a strong superiority at Lienz, but were still unable to finish off the Austrian defenders.
Meanwhile Austrian troops were threatening to break the encirclement of Lienz. By April however Rafaldini and Salerno were nearing the front, and could be used to maintain the encirclement.
Rafaldini ordered Salerno to swing north in order to protect the Lienz encirclement while he would drive east, moving closer to Wien.
These steps would prove unnecessary as by April 3rd, the Austrian morale at Lienz was beginning to break.
On April 14, 1839 it was all over as the last of the Austrian defenders surrendered.
The Winter Push had lasted into the middle of spring, but it had successfully wiped out 4 Austrian divisions, while capturing 6 provinces. Of paramount importance however was the fact that both Rafaldini and Salerno were only two provinces away from Wien. And the race was on…
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