1843 - 1855
The World in 1855
Major World Events
Completion of the French Acquisition of Tunisia - France annexes Tunisia, to a rounding chorus of silence from the rest of the world
Peru Annexes Ecuadorian Pastaza - cutting Ecuador down to a single state
Sardinian Conquest of East Switzerland - as Austria and France laughed riotously at the AI's (Talkingcarrot was absent) silliness, and plotted their attacks, Sardinia cut Switzerland down to half it's original size
Formation of Germany in 1844 - After President of Prussia, TrashIt accidentally clicked the wrong button on some futuristic device known as a 'computer', Germany was formed. And there was much rejoicing! And confusion. And rage quitting. And then war.
Russia-Khivan war - Russia expands into Asia by annexing Khiva. Afgahnistan jumps in on Khiva's side, and is made to relinquish the province of Afghan Farrah to Russia's Ally, Kokand.
1st and 2nd Wars of Douro - Spain attempts to requisition part of the Portugeuse mainland,. Fails miserably at first, much more successful second time round.
Formation of Scandinavia in December 1844 - and the souls of a million Danes and Norweigans cried out, and were silenced.
Japanese Annexation of Korea -
Finally
German-Prussian War - wat
British Conquest of Dumyat - a successful, but very long war, which ended up having Portugal on the side of the Ottomans, and China on the British side.
German-Austrian Brothers War - and the AI continues to ruin things for absent players.
Massive Raping and Pillaging of the German AI, including -
French War of Propping up Baden,
Russian Conquest of East Prussia and many, many more! Coming soon to a copy of Victoria near you!
Colombian Conquest of Bolivar - Gran Colombia takes another chunk out of Venezuala. The USA is displeased, and spheres the Venezualans.
2nd Mexican War - The USA, Texas and Britain once again decide to go pillaging for cheap labour. UK is successful in the South, and a joint Texan-American attack force annhiliates the Mexicans in Arizona, while a large Mexican army marches on Houston. The war is brought to an inconclusive end with...
The American Civil War - Some initial gains by the Confederacy as the Union marches its army back from Mexico. The Union go for a strategy of gradually rolling back the rebels, while the Army of Texas marches straight for Columbia, South Carolina, and wipes out a 20,000-strong confederate army forming up for an attack, breaking the back of the South's armed forces. By spring 1852, the Confederates are broken, and brought back to the Union
Colombian Annexation of Ecuador - The Colombian forces win a stunning victory on the ground, but the Ecuadorian government evacuated to the Galapagos island, forcing the Colombians to sail round the bottom of Argentina to reach them...and half way through the journey France builds the Panama canal :rofl:
Panama Canal built in October 1852
1854 French War of Morocco - France attmepts to annex the Moroccans into the rest of her North African Empire, but by 1855 the war was still ongoing.
German Conquest of Bohemia - War situation still inconclusive by mid 1855
3rd Mexican War - initial battles of the war ongoing as game session ended.
Sorry to repost the world picture from 1855, Kadon