This is my very first AAR but I am an experianced player in Victoria, so be nice! 
I'll be going from a "soldier's view" in the country of Sweden, but first I'll write a little backround first.
I'm running on very hard and furious
My starting goals are:
BTW: The only thing I've edited is the claims for Sweden, I've got claims on ALL of the nordic nations. I go to school, so the updates might take some time. I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter I
Swedish History 1792 - 1836
A new constitution was adopted and signed by Duke Karl in 1809 and this became the basis for the Swedish government for 162 years. The Swedish constitution was based on historical traditions and experiences, and its purpose was to create a balance between the various organs of the state. Before the King made any important decisions, he had to take advice from a nine-member council, which was appointed by him. Legislative power was divided between the King and the Swedish Riksdag, but only the Riksdag had the right to collect taxes from the people.
In May 1810, the Swedish Crown Prince Christian August of Augustenborg passed away. His older brother succeeded him, but a French marshal named Jean Baptiste Bernadotte was declared successor to the throne. At the age of 47 he was adopted as son to Charles XIII and took the name Charles XIV John. The reason why Sweden looked for a king in France was that the government wanted Finland back from the Russians and they thought that if we could get a good relationship with Napoleon he could help us to achieve this goal of ours. But it didn't turn out that way at all. In fact Charles was very pro-Russian.
His first important foreign political decision was to work for a creation of an alliance with Russia, so that they could help Sweden conquer Norway from Denmark. In exchange, Sweden should participate in the fight against Napoleon's tyranny. And that's what happened.
In 1812, Napoleon besieged the Swedish Pommern and that engendered heavy reactions in Sweden, which led to much more support for Charles ideas. So Russian and Prussian troops together with Swedish went to Pommern in 1813 and defeated Napoleon at the battle of Leipzig, 16-19 Oct. After that, Charles led his 158 000 men strong troop towards Denmark, that were defeated in 4 days. After the peace in Kiel the year after, Norway belonged to the Swedish King and was therefore unified with Sweden.
The Norwegians didn't like this. They had already declared themselves as an independent state, so Charles, he marched in with his troops and after a short campaign the Norsemen gave up and Charles XIII became king of Norway. In 1818 the king died and Charles became the first Bernadotte to sit upon the Swedish throne. During his reign the country went through some hard times with violent inflation, caused by the many expensive wars. As a king he became more and more independent, and this gave energy to many liberal thoughts that flourished among the people, which led to big changes in the society.
Because of the Industrial Revolution, there were increased demands for grain that was used for making bread. During this period Sweden developed very fast from being a poor agricultural country to a well-organized industrialism. Big changes were made which improved the living conditions for most of the population. This resulted in the fact that the farmers did not live so close to each other as they used to, and became free from conservative influences of their neighbors. Life expectancy also increased at that time. New ways of planting and a newly discovered crop, the potato, was introduced and this led to an improved diet for most of the population.
Even though the living standard was improving, there were a growing number of peasants who did not have any properties at all. Because of that, liberal ideas started to spread and became a fast-growing ideology that gained more and more supporters. In the beginning of the 1800s, Britain discovered a revolutionizing way of producing bar iron by using pit coal instead of charcoal. That is the reasons why Sweden lost its main customers in the ironwork industry. Some years later, the middle class in Sweden attacked the government because they wanted a radical change in the organization of the Riksdag, and this led, among other things, to an extensive reform of political representation and education. Therefore, it was decided that there should be at least one school in every parish. And this helped the spread of the liberalism even further, since many of the teachers had liberal ideas that they worked very hard to establish in the Swedish society.
The formation of liberal parties in Sweden took place among the free traders and craftsman in the cities. They were luckily to be well supported in the countryside by small farmers and were also helped by the Free Church.
I'll be going from a "soldier's view" in the country of Sweden, but first I'll write a little backround first.
I'm running on very hard and furious
My starting goals are:
- Make Sweden the 1'st or 2'nd great power of the world (if 2'nd, Sweden shall atleast be a threat to the 1'st)
- Make Sweden a major colonial power in the world
- Rebuild Swedish army and navy to her former glory.
- Take back Sweden's rightful claims on neighbouring nations. (and maybe a bit more )
- Endure a GREAT war!
- AND MORE!!!
BTW: The only thing I've edited is the claims for Sweden, I've got claims on ALL of the nordic nations. I go to school, so the updates might take some time. I hope you enjoy it!
The Swedish Soldier
Chapter I
Swedish History 1792 - 1836
A new constitution was adopted and signed by Duke Karl in 1809 and this became the basis for the Swedish government for 162 years. The Swedish constitution was based on historical traditions and experiences, and its purpose was to create a balance between the various organs of the state. Before the King made any important decisions, he had to take advice from a nine-member council, which was appointed by him. Legislative power was divided between the King and the Swedish Riksdag, but only the Riksdag had the right to collect taxes from the people.
In May 1810, the Swedish Crown Prince Christian August of Augustenborg passed away. His older brother succeeded him, but a French marshal named Jean Baptiste Bernadotte was declared successor to the throne. At the age of 47 he was adopted as son to Charles XIII and took the name Charles XIV John. The reason why Sweden looked for a king in France was that the government wanted Finland back from the Russians and they thought that if we could get a good relationship with Napoleon he could help us to achieve this goal of ours. But it didn't turn out that way at all. In fact Charles was very pro-Russian.
His first important foreign political decision was to work for a creation of an alliance with Russia, so that they could help Sweden conquer Norway from Denmark. In exchange, Sweden should participate in the fight against Napoleon's tyranny. And that's what happened.
In 1812, Napoleon besieged the Swedish Pommern and that engendered heavy reactions in Sweden, which led to much more support for Charles ideas. So Russian and Prussian troops together with Swedish went to Pommern in 1813 and defeated Napoleon at the battle of Leipzig, 16-19 Oct. After that, Charles led his 158 000 men strong troop towards Denmark, that were defeated in 4 days. After the peace in Kiel the year after, Norway belonged to the Swedish King and was therefore unified with Sweden.
The Norwegians didn't like this. They had already declared themselves as an independent state, so Charles, he marched in with his troops and after a short campaign the Norsemen gave up and Charles XIII became king of Norway. In 1818 the king died and Charles became the first Bernadotte to sit upon the Swedish throne. During his reign the country went through some hard times with violent inflation, caused by the many expensive wars. As a king he became more and more independent, and this gave energy to many liberal thoughts that flourished among the people, which led to big changes in the society.
Because of the Industrial Revolution, there were increased demands for grain that was used for making bread. During this period Sweden developed very fast from being a poor agricultural country to a well-organized industrialism. Big changes were made which improved the living conditions for most of the population. This resulted in the fact that the farmers did not live so close to each other as they used to, and became free from conservative influences of their neighbors. Life expectancy also increased at that time. New ways of planting and a newly discovered crop, the potato, was introduced and this led to an improved diet for most of the population.
Even though the living standard was improving, there were a growing number of peasants who did not have any properties at all. Because of that, liberal ideas started to spread and became a fast-growing ideology that gained more and more supporters. In the beginning of the 1800s, Britain discovered a revolutionizing way of producing bar iron by using pit coal instead of charcoal. That is the reasons why Sweden lost its main customers in the ironwork industry. Some years later, the middle class in Sweden attacked the government because they wanted a radical change in the organization of the Riksdag, and this led, among other things, to an extensive reform of political representation and education. Therefore, it was decided that there should be at least one school in every parish. And this helped the spread of the liberalism even further, since many of the teachers had liberal ideas that they worked very hard to establish in the Swedish society.
The formation of liberal parties in Sweden took place among the free traders and craftsman in the cities. They were luckily to be well supported in the countryside by small farmers and were also helped by the Free Church.
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