Chapter 5: The Prussian "liberation" of Bavaria
May 10, 1706: We pass the Importation Act (+6 TE, +6 National Trade Income, -4% compete chance abroad, -6% tech cost)
January 29, 1707: As our armies advance into the Netherlands, we wipe the floor with their armies in Holland.
April 7: Netherlands gives up some cores, releases Gelre, and gives up 424 ducats.
June 12: With 5 magistrates, we Formalize Scales, Weights, and Measures. -.5 RR, +10% TE, +10% PE, +5% National Tax Modifier. This is a really nifty capitol only province decision.
July 3: Spain lets us out of the war by conceding defeat. Finally...
July 17: Fortification Suffering event - lose a fort level or go defensive. We choose defensive since it staves off the constant invading armies.
August 1: Mecklenburg defects due to the fanatics we hired. Defections now trigger a CB for the original country, but Netherlands has a truce with me, so they're SOL.
August 18: Bavaria declares war, via Nationalism CB. It's so nice to have stupid neighbors while you're in Regency Council. Poland and Cologne jump in. Gee, another war with Poland. At this rate, I'll never get to use my Conquest CB to grab Danzig and Warmia.
April 27, 1708: As we go charging through Bavaria and assaulting everything before France can be a pain, Poland offers White Peace. They have 3 of my provinces (Hinterpommern, Memel, and Ostpreussen, the usual 3), so they must know I'll kick them to the curb when I'm done with Bavaria, and they see France's high War Capacity. This leaves Bavaria and Cologne in serious trouble.
September 6: Switzerland eats Tirol.
September 15: We take Koln from Cologne. We eat an extra infamy that we might other wise not pay if we were using the Nationalism CB, but it's worth it. Cologne is now a German-cultured English Minor.
September 17: Bavaria is split into 3 non-bordering provinces, and we take 6 provinces, including Franken, the second to last one we need to form Germany. Our infamy is now 29.33/33.00...with -.30/year burn since I can't get a Diplomat.
September 23: Bavaria converts to Protestantism.
November 1: Niederbayern converts after a month of missionary work.
December 20: Sweden offers white peace. We decline, for a reason I don't remember.
January 7, 1709: Fortifications are doing poorly event. Again - lose a fort level or go 1 point defensive. We go defensive.
October 17, 1710: Austria embargoes us. Whatever.
November 1, 1711: We pass the Mining Act (+6% PE, +3% Tax, -.04 merchants, -3% Merchant Chance, -3% Compete)
May 13, 1712: DoW Saxony to take Dresden (the last province required for Germany). Mainz and Bavaria join in.
November 27: Saxony is annexed for 4 infamy (half cost due to Nationalism CB).
December 13: Bavaria renounces claims, treaties, and their treasury for peace.
A shot of Central Europe.
May 11, 1713: Poland warns us again.
July 11: We move 1 point to Centralization (now at Decentralization 1), and a pretender rises. He dies in a hail of cannonfire.
December 20: Netherlands declares war on Gelre via Reconquest CB. Bet Gelre is feeling stupid for dishonoring our alliance now...
March 22: 1714: Petition for Redress: we accept the petition and move 1 point towards Free Subjects.
March 26: We DoW Poland to take back Danzig and Warmia. No one important jumps in.