Poland, New and Improved and now with Screenshots
OOC: Please do not read if you are easily offended, this AAR is written in character thus by the end of it, it should have offended most people of most nationalities. I welcome all comments on how to make this better, if certain things offend too much, please let me know and I will try my best to tone it down, but try to remember I am playing in character as well.
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Chapter 1: The First Teutonic War
Time: Does not apply.
Place: Another plane of existence.
Event: A poker game, between myself, Ari, Big J. and Jes. The teams were set from the start Ari and me were playing against Big J. and Jes, we won. It was good that we won, we would have had to give up planar concessions, but now Big J. had to give something up, I asked for unrestricted rule of one nation on Earth, I chose Poland; Big J. got to choose the play time, he chose 1419, not a problem, although this will be a bit of a chore, I am willing to take the gamble. I have 400 years to change history, let the races begin.
Please allow me to introduce myself,
My name is Lucas, that is Baron Lucas to all of you peasants out there.
Status: Poland
Ruler: King Wladyslaw II Jagiello
Army: Late Medieveal (1) 35,000 cavalry/23,000 infantry/0 artillery
Navy: Medieval (0) Zilch, nada, zero, what is a navy?
Treasury: 500GD (Golden Ducats, in thousands)
Peasant and Nobleman happiness: Happy (Stability +2)
Aristocracy (+5)
Centralization (-4)
Innovativeness (+1)
Mercantilism (+4)
Offensive Doctrine (+3)
Land (+3)
Quality (0)
Serfdom (+4)
Jan. 1, 1419 A royal marriage with the kingdom of Bohemia.
Jan. 1, 1419 We chose to concentrate on our land forces.
Land (+4)
Apr. 8, 1419 We have gained military access to Lithuania.
Jun. 23, 1419 A royal marriage with the kingdom of Hungary has been sealed.
Jul. 6, 1419 Magdenburg is no more, it is annexed by Brandenburg, we are pleased, as this means fewer nations to annex in the future, and our reputation will not fall a much if we are not annexing all of these Catholic Nations. This war begun Jan. 3, 1419, we thought nothing of it then, after the annexation we still think nothing of it now.
Sept. 12, 1419 Bohemia became a vassal of Austria, they broke their royal marriage with us.
Nov. 1, 1419 A royal marriage with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Feb. 1, 1420 Our nation's stabilizing factions have reached their maximum for the very first time, everyone is very happy (stability +3).
Mar. 1, 1420 Our national trade levels have reached Early Renaissance, we send our merchants to Danzig, as this will not only gain us trade income, but also tax income, it is good to have a Center of Trade, as these provinces gain a lot of income for their owners, and the more merchants are there, the more taxes you can get from them.
"Greed is Good"
Jun. 19, 1420 Ragusa has been annexed by the Venetians, good for them, the war started
Jan. 2, 1419 and it has finally come to its conclusion.
Aug. 6, 1420 The Ottoman Empire has annexed Candar, who cares, not like anyone is really interested in what the heathens do. Their war begun Jan. 7, 1419.
Oct. 1, 1420 Our national infrastructure has also reached Early Renaissance, this is a great opportunity for us, I promote all of our bailiffs to the rank of tax-collector, the training costs me a bit of money, and they walk around happy that they have been honored, in about a year they will all realize that they have been trained so that they can work more, but I don't think I will inform them of this just yet.
On a side note we have begun to train another 13,000 cavalry in our capital, Krakow.
23,000 infantry/48,000 cavalry
Nov. 20, 1420 Albania has been annexed by Tuscany, maybe this will add some balance of power among the Italian city states, we can only hope. Their war begun on Jul. 11,
1419, it was originally started by the Duchy of Athens but it was the Tuscans who finished the job.
"Never send a Greek Orthodox to do a Catholic's job," I say. Actually the Balkans really don't interest us at this point so I give a whole lot less than would be imagined.
Nov. 22, 1420 A royal marriage with the royal house of Mecklenburg.
Jan. 1, 1421 We muster another 8,000 cavalry in Krakow.
23,000 infantry/56,000 cavalry
Feb. 1, 1421 Novogrod hands over Olonets to the Muscovites, we don't want them to become to powerful too soon, but we are willing to accept this state of affairs for now, as we can do nothing else.
Feb. 5, 1421 Pskov is annexed by Tver, the funny thing this is the first time the non-aggressor has annexed the aggressor, the war begun on Jan. 3, 1420. We are pleased, as this means that the Muscovites won't be swallowing these two provinces as easily as they could have.
On a side note we have married into the royal house of Wurzburg, may they perish in peace or pieces, when their time comes. I did not like Duke Mazowiecki's daughter anyway, the little slut can now pollute the German bloodlines, instead of our own.
Mar. 21, 1421 New land has been claimed in the province of Poznan, our internal growth policies are paying off. The city of Poznan has gained 5000 new inhabitants, the taxes from the logging industry there will feed our coffers for centuries to come, and as a side note the 50,000 new settlers in the cleared lands are very patriotic, which has increased our manpower in the province. (Pop. +5,000; Manpower +1; and Basic Tax Value +1)
Mar. 26, 1421 Granada has given up the province of Gibraltar to Aragon, we could not care less, but that is due to our negligence, the significance of the event becomes evident later on. The war begun on Jan. 4, 1419 with Castile leading the attack, but Granada got there first.
Apr. 21, 1421 Fez is annexed by Portugal, boy o boy those Iberians sure are busy, but their petty wars do not affect us in the least.
Jun. 2, 1421 We have entered into a royal marriage with Siebenburgen, it is good to make friends with the Austro-Hungarian military alliance to the south, even if we are not a part of it.
Sep. 2, 1421 We entered into another royal marriage, this time it is with the Helvetian nation, it is not really significant, but I like the time-piece I received in return for arranging this wedding, they call it a pocket watch.
Oct. 1, 1421 Our navy has reached the Late Medieval stage of its development, we do not care much about the navy, but we are always pleased with internal entrepreneurs who do their best to serve their country.
Dec. 3, 1421 Another royal marriage, this time it is with Castile, what am I a match-maker.
Jan. 1, 1422 We raise 10,000 more cavalry.
23,000 infantry/66,000 cavalry
Mar. 1, 1422 That's right another wedding, this time with Holstein, I am pleased to do it though, because it is Katarzyna Jagiello, 'the king's ugly daughter', and all of the nobles have been avoiding showing up at court, not that I have a fetish for young noblemen mind you. Normally I wouldn't care, but those same single noblemen are also the commanders of Poland's armies. And I am not building those armies for show, I have a campaign in mind. The Holstein prince was quite willing to take Katarzyna as his wife, not that he noticed that she was 'ugly', the little sodomite. Once again we are sending the worst of Poland to the best of Germany, maybe I am acquiring some anti-German sentiments among the Poles, I don't worry about it too much though.
I also conduct a marriage between Poland and Denmark.
First War of Reunification
We declare this war against the Teutonic Knights who have stolen many lands from the Kingdom of Poland in the past. There is some unrest among the nobles, but the peasants are pleased that Poland will try to reclaim its glory. We begin this war with 30,000 cavalry in Mazovia; 23,000 infantry in Podlasia; and 36,000 cavalry in Krakow. Normally I would not bore you with my tactics, but I think this will properly show how all future wars of Poland will be fought.
Apr. 1, 1422 Poland declares war on the Teutonic Knights, they will be joined by the 'cast of Friends,' Prussia, Mecklenburg, Pommern, Bremen, and Holstein.
I send the 30,000 knights against Prussia, and my 36,000 Krakow cavalry heads for Mazovia.
Apr. 13, 1422 My 30,000 cavalry meets the Prussian forces 51 infantry/8,000 cavalry, from now on I will only note it as 0/30,000 vs. 51/8,000.
Apr. 15, 1422 The Prussians have been annihilated, we lost some 400 knights. We send the rest on to Memel.
Apr. 21, 1422 Prussia: Poland 0/29,600 vs. 5,000/0.
Apr. 25, 1422 Their army has been annihilated again, we lost about 1,000 knights, our first heavy losses, although I later realize that it is not such a bad loss as I thought. The cavalry marches on to Memel.
May 1, 1422 Attrition claims another 2,000 cavalry, I am not pleased. I send in the 36,000 Krakow cavalry, they head for Kurland, the 23,000 Podlasia infantry is sent north to Mazovia.
May 2, 1422 Another battle in Prussia, my 26,349 cavalry just can't seem to get out of here, we meet 4,528 Prussian infantry.
May 8, 1422 They were all annihilated, AGAIN, we lost 18 men, we now only have 26,331 Mazovian cavalry, I am afraid, afraid that this war is already won.
May 10, 1422 The Mazovian cav. arrives in Memel, they leave 1,200 men to make sure there are no more men being mustered in Prussia, 25,131 cav. march on Kurland.
I notice 7,968 Teutons fleeing Kurland, I hope that my cavalry can reach them before they reach somewhere else.
May 13, 1422 The Krakow cav. arrives in Prussia, they also leave 1,200 men; 34,800 march on to Kurland.
May 14, 1422 The Kurland 8k got out, now I won't get to find out if they were infantry or cavalry, this is highly unsettling.
May 21, 1422 3,961 troops arrive in Kurland??? Why, is beyond me, they should fight me together, not in pieces, but I will take them piece-meal if that is their wish.
May 22, 1422 My Mazovian cav. meets the Kurland defense force, 25,131 Polish heavy cavalry vs. 2,967/994 Teutons, sad really a lot of peasants sent to meet my charging men, I am not calling this one a victory, slaughter is more like it, I will still accept the laurels for this offensive however.
May 23, 1422 The Mazovian cav. lost 119 men, the Teutons were annihilated. We leave 12,000 cav. to besiege Kurland and send the rest on Polotsk.
May 25, 1422 The 34,800 Krakow cav. arrive in Kurland, on to Livland.
May 27, 1422 The 23,000 Podlasia infantry arrive in Mazovia, they will besiege Memel and Prussia next month, let them rest for now.
Jun. 1, 1422 The Podlasia inf. are headed for Memel and Prussia to lay siege.
Jun. 10, 1422 11,062 Mazovian cav. arrive in Polotsk to meet 1,000 Teutonic untrained peasants.
Jun. 11, 1422 My Mazovians took no losses, Polotsk is under siege, I hate beating up on children. Actually I don't really mind, I also enjoy taking candy from a babies, but that is a personal hobby, and not your business.
Jun. 15, 1422 31,320 Krakow cav. enter Livland before 7,889 can cross the Divna River, my attrition losses are greater than the battle losses. If I can win this battle, the war is over, there is 9,953 infantry and 7,889 cavalry, well I found out what those 8,000 running men are. This is the cream of the Teutonic manhood, after this battle, Estland lies open, ripe for the pickings.
Jun. 21, 1422 The war is over, after 6 days of heavy fighting, I am left with 28, 263 of the Krakow cav. left. They have nothing to throw at me now and their allies, well they sent their greetings and good wishes, but no troops. HAR, HAR, HAR!!!
I send 4,266 back to Mazovia and 12,000 on to Estland to take it by siege.
Jun. 23, 1422 Pommern and Mecklenburg 32,000 troops to Poznan, may be the dogs have some fight left in them still, let us hope not.
Jul. 3, 1422 My 11,500 inf arrives in Prussia, the 1,200 cav. are sent to Mazovia. The Krakow cav. arrives in Estland, only 10,560 got there, I hate the attrition costs.
Jul. 5, 1422 3,000 new recruits are sent outside of the Kurland walls vs. my 10,200 cav. They are still new to the game, let us find out how well they acquit themselves.
Jul. 7, 1422 They fought well, we buried them better, right under the hooves of my heavy cavalry charge.
Jul. 7, 1422 Estland sends its 6,000 fresh knights against my 10, 560 veterans.
Jul. 10, 1422 About 3,000 got away. They are headed to Livland, I have another 10,560 cavalry stationed there, HAR, HAR, HAR!!! Let the dogs come, I enjoy kicking them, we lost 300 men exactly, the curs had some fight in them, let the Livland siege force beat it out of them.
Jul. 25, 1422 The besieging infantry arrives at the gates of Memel, I send the 1,200 cav. back to Mazovia.
In Livland 3,624 of the knights survived, let us hope none survive this battle.
Jul. 30, 1422 2,000+ of the Estland knights have escaped our swords, they are headed for Kurland. I like tennis and all, but this game of 'beat them up and send them packing' is ridiculous.
Aug. 7, 1422 975 of those 2,000+ knights arrive in Kurland, 1,500 deserters, smart men.
Aug. 18, 1422 No Teutons or Prussians anywhere. The court jester is playing a funeral dirge for the Teutonic Order, I guess good news travels fast. There are only some 26,000 besieging troops left in Poznan but I see 32,000 on the move from Pommern. Time to send half of the cavalry back to Mazovia and teach the bastards not to mess with Poland.
Sep. 10, 1422 57,000 besiegers in Poznan.
Oct. 1, 1422 48,950 left in Poznan.
Oct. 14, 1422 26,361 cavalry returns to Mazovia from all of the Teutonic lands. Time to teach the German scum not to put their filthy hands on mother Poland. I believe this war has made me quite fanatical about my loyalties to Poland, I will have to have my head examined later on.
Oct. 29, 1422 The cavalry arrives in Wielkopolska, we will wait, they will weaken some more due to attrition. Another 1,000 arrived in Poznan, hehe, my men hate digging graves, so they want to go fight, now, I have patience however, we can wait more. Besides I prefer digging the graves of my enemies over them digging ours, any day of the week.
Nov. 1, 1422 41,000 are still besieging Poznan, some 7,000 lost to attrition, I am willing to wait longer. Winter sets-in in Estland, not good for my troops there.
Nov. 13, 1422 Holstein signs a peace treaty with me, 12,000 besiegers leave Poznan; 27,900 to go. My men are getting impatient, but I have never listened to fools before, why start now.
Dec. 1, 1422 Everyone in Poland is very happy, I am even popular among the nobles again. (Stability +3). 23, 700 left in Poznan, let us wait some more, my commanders are beginning to see the wisdom of my actions.
Winter sets-in in Polotsk.
Jan. 1, 1422 Kurland is now covered in snow.
21,8000 men in Poznan, but I see reinforcements coming, we will wait again. I begin mustering 13,000 more infantry in Mazovia.
Jan. 3, 1423 Prussia fell to siege, the infantry is sent on to Kurland.
Bremen, Mecklenburg, and Pommern all sign hasty peace treaties, now the Teutons and their vassals are ALL ALONE, and Poznan is free. My troops are pleased for not going to Poznan, let the peasants bury the dead, they got out of doing a nasty chore. I am a hero among the troops.
Jan. 22, 1423 The victorious Prussian siege force arrives in Kurland, the Kurland occupying force is sent on to Polotsk to speed up that little victory waiting to happen.
Feb. 1, 1423 The bad weather recedes to Polotsk and Estland only. I send 1,000 infantry from Mazovia to Estland to prevent the siege being broken.
Feb. 8, 1423 The Kurland cavalry arrives in Polotsk.
Mar. 1, 1423 Estland is still gripped by winter cold hard touch. Only 2,800 men left, when I find out I am so enraged I kick a stray dog on the street of Krakow and break my toe in the process.
Apr. 1, 1423 My 13,000 infantry are ready in Mazovia, they make a hard march straight north for Estland, it must fall.
May. 9, 1423 Polotsk falls, the cavalry is set back home to Mazovia.
June 23, 1423 12,356 of 13,000 infantry arrive in Estland, I send the cavalry back home to Mazovia.
Oct. 2, 1423 Granada is annexed by Castile, do you remember I was saying that it was due to my negligence that I did not see the significance of Aragon receiving Gibraltar in the peace of March 26, 1421. Well now Castile has taken the other province in war, the reason I was impressed was because this was the first gang-bang that I have seen any European nations make. First, it was Aragon, who molested Granada now Castile finished the job, quite impressive if you ask me. I am pleased that we have a royal marriage with such sneaky scum, maybe it will rub of on us.
Dec. 21, 1423 Livland falls, I send 1,000 infantry north to Estland, but the cavalry gets to go home for a well-deserved rest.
Jan. 1, 1424 9,000 infantry mustered.
Feb. 1, 1424 Royal Marriages with Scotland, England, and Savoy, but the French refused like the frog eating scum that they are.
Apr. 1, 1424 I send the 9,000 infantry to break the stalemates, Memel first.
Apr. 24, 1424 Poor Government Policies, when I heard this I thought I was going to kill someone, as a matter of fact I did, I hung 45 demonstrators, who in their enthusiasm for showing me what was wrong with the country attacked our local government offices and merchant's guild, the damages equaled to 500GD. (-1 stability; -250 to infrastructure; and -250 to trade)
Apr. 25, 1424 Memel falls, I guess no need for reinforcements here, on to Kurland.
Apr. 27, 1424 Prussia signs a peace treaty. Poland demands Memel, military access, and 400GD, they agree, the poor fools striped their coffers, bare, all they had was 92GD, we are still pleased.
Jul. 23, 1424 Kurland finally cracks like a rotten egg, "Dear Estland Here We Come" is the song of my marching infantry.
Sep. 11, 1424 The infantry arrives, Estland falls on September 25, 1424.
Sep. 25, 1424 The Teutonic Order signs a humiliating treaty, we demand Kurland, Polotsk, and Estland as well as damages of 500GD. As they march in before our king with their Prussian vassals, our royal jester begins a song composed by me 'Why do Prussians suddenly appear, every time you are near. Just like me (Poland) they long to be close to you.' When Grand Master finally signs the treaty he is introduced to me, he looks me deeply in the eyes, and he sees that his nation will not withstand another decade, he crosses himself and walks away with tears running down his face. Upon closer examination their coffers only had 111GD, but we have reunited most of Poland now, it is time for rejoicing, nation wide celebrations, and a time to rebuild.
Oct. 1, 1424 I am promoted to Viscount, I am not to ecstatic, after the show I put on for the king, but I guess I must be patient.
War Totals:
Poland's casualties, almost 22,000 cavalry lost, 18,000 infantry lost, and one broken toe, mine.
They lost 26,000 cavalry and 23,000 infantry, I am only counting the Prussians and Teutonic Order.
We are left with 42,265 cavalry and 28,582 infantry.
Words of Wisdom: "He who feels with the heart, finds it will bleed. Feel nothing but victory."
OOC: Please do not read if you are easily offended, this AAR is written in character thus by the end of it, it should have offended most people of most nationalities. I welcome all comments on how to make this better, if certain things offend too much, please let me know and I will try my best to tone it down, but try to remember I am playing in character as well.
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Chapter 1: The First Teutonic War
Time: Does not apply.
Place: Another plane of existence.
Event: A poker game, between myself, Ari, Big J. and Jes. The teams were set from the start Ari and me were playing against Big J. and Jes, we won. It was good that we won, we would have had to give up planar concessions, but now Big J. had to give something up, I asked for unrestricted rule of one nation on Earth, I chose Poland; Big J. got to choose the play time, he chose 1419, not a problem, although this will be a bit of a chore, I am willing to take the gamble. I have 400 years to change history, let the races begin.
Please allow me to introduce myself,
My name is Lucas, that is Baron Lucas to all of you peasants out there.
Status: Poland
Ruler: King Wladyslaw II Jagiello
Army: Late Medieveal (1) 35,000 cavalry/23,000 infantry/0 artillery
Navy: Medieval (0) Zilch, nada, zero, what is a navy?
Treasury: 500GD (Golden Ducats, in thousands)
Peasant and Nobleman happiness: Happy (Stability +2)
Aristocracy (+5)
Centralization (-4)
Innovativeness (+1)
Mercantilism (+4)
Offensive Doctrine (+3)
Land (+3)
Quality (0)
Serfdom (+4)
Jan. 1, 1419 A royal marriage with the kingdom of Bohemia.
Jan. 1, 1419 We chose to concentrate on our land forces.
Land (+4)
Apr. 8, 1419 We have gained military access to Lithuania.
Jun. 23, 1419 A royal marriage with the kingdom of Hungary has been sealed.
Jul. 6, 1419 Magdenburg is no more, it is annexed by Brandenburg, we are pleased, as this means fewer nations to annex in the future, and our reputation will not fall a much if we are not annexing all of these Catholic Nations. This war begun Jan. 3, 1419, we thought nothing of it then, after the annexation we still think nothing of it now.
Sept. 12, 1419 Bohemia became a vassal of Austria, they broke their royal marriage with us.
Nov. 1, 1419 A royal marriage with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Feb. 1, 1420 Our nation's stabilizing factions have reached their maximum for the very first time, everyone is very happy (stability +3).
Mar. 1, 1420 Our national trade levels have reached Early Renaissance, we send our merchants to Danzig, as this will not only gain us trade income, but also tax income, it is good to have a Center of Trade, as these provinces gain a lot of income for their owners, and the more merchants are there, the more taxes you can get from them.
"Greed is Good"
Jun. 19, 1420 Ragusa has been annexed by the Venetians, good for them, the war started
Jan. 2, 1419 and it has finally come to its conclusion.
Aug. 6, 1420 The Ottoman Empire has annexed Candar, who cares, not like anyone is really interested in what the heathens do. Their war begun Jan. 7, 1419.
Oct. 1, 1420 Our national infrastructure has also reached Early Renaissance, this is a great opportunity for us, I promote all of our bailiffs to the rank of tax-collector, the training costs me a bit of money, and they walk around happy that they have been honored, in about a year they will all realize that they have been trained so that they can work more, but I don't think I will inform them of this just yet.
On a side note we have begun to train another 13,000 cavalry in our capital, Krakow.
23,000 infantry/48,000 cavalry
Nov. 20, 1420 Albania has been annexed by Tuscany, maybe this will add some balance of power among the Italian city states, we can only hope. Their war begun on Jul. 11,
1419, it was originally started by the Duchy of Athens but it was the Tuscans who finished the job.
"Never send a Greek Orthodox to do a Catholic's job," I say. Actually the Balkans really don't interest us at this point so I give a whole lot less than would be imagined.
Nov. 22, 1420 A royal marriage with the royal house of Mecklenburg.
Jan. 1, 1421 We muster another 8,000 cavalry in Krakow.
23,000 infantry/56,000 cavalry
Feb. 1, 1421 Novogrod hands over Olonets to the Muscovites, we don't want them to become to powerful too soon, but we are willing to accept this state of affairs for now, as we can do nothing else.
Feb. 5, 1421 Pskov is annexed by Tver, the funny thing this is the first time the non-aggressor has annexed the aggressor, the war begun on Jan. 3, 1420. We are pleased, as this means that the Muscovites won't be swallowing these two provinces as easily as they could have.
On a side note we have married into the royal house of Wurzburg, may they perish in peace or pieces, when their time comes. I did not like Duke Mazowiecki's daughter anyway, the little slut can now pollute the German bloodlines, instead of our own.
Mar. 21, 1421 New land has been claimed in the province of Poznan, our internal growth policies are paying off. The city of Poznan has gained 5000 new inhabitants, the taxes from the logging industry there will feed our coffers for centuries to come, and as a side note the 50,000 new settlers in the cleared lands are very patriotic, which has increased our manpower in the province. (Pop. +5,000; Manpower +1; and Basic Tax Value +1)
Mar. 26, 1421 Granada has given up the province of Gibraltar to Aragon, we could not care less, but that is due to our negligence, the significance of the event becomes evident later on. The war begun on Jan. 4, 1419 with Castile leading the attack, but Granada got there first.
Apr. 21, 1421 Fez is annexed by Portugal, boy o boy those Iberians sure are busy, but their petty wars do not affect us in the least.
Jun. 2, 1421 We have entered into a royal marriage with Siebenburgen, it is good to make friends with the Austro-Hungarian military alliance to the south, even if we are not a part of it.
Sep. 2, 1421 We entered into another royal marriage, this time it is with the Helvetian nation, it is not really significant, but I like the time-piece I received in return for arranging this wedding, they call it a pocket watch.
Oct. 1, 1421 Our navy has reached the Late Medieval stage of its development, we do not care much about the navy, but we are always pleased with internal entrepreneurs who do their best to serve their country.
Dec. 3, 1421 Another royal marriage, this time it is with Castile, what am I a match-maker.
Jan. 1, 1422 We raise 10,000 more cavalry.
23,000 infantry/66,000 cavalry
Mar. 1, 1422 That's right another wedding, this time with Holstein, I am pleased to do it though, because it is Katarzyna Jagiello, 'the king's ugly daughter', and all of the nobles have been avoiding showing up at court, not that I have a fetish for young noblemen mind you. Normally I wouldn't care, but those same single noblemen are also the commanders of Poland's armies. And I am not building those armies for show, I have a campaign in mind. The Holstein prince was quite willing to take Katarzyna as his wife, not that he noticed that she was 'ugly', the little sodomite. Once again we are sending the worst of Poland to the best of Germany, maybe I am acquiring some anti-German sentiments among the Poles, I don't worry about it too much though.
I also conduct a marriage between Poland and Denmark.
First War of Reunification
We declare this war against the Teutonic Knights who have stolen many lands from the Kingdom of Poland in the past. There is some unrest among the nobles, but the peasants are pleased that Poland will try to reclaim its glory. We begin this war with 30,000 cavalry in Mazovia; 23,000 infantry in Podlasia; and 36,000 cavalry in Krakow. Normally I would not bore you with my tactics, but I think this will properly show how all future wars of Poland will be fought.
Apr. 1, 1422 Poland declares war on the Teutonic Knights, they will be joined by the 'cast of Friends,' Prussia, Mecklenburg, Pommern, Bremen, and Holstein.
I send the 30,000 knights against Prussia, and my 36,000 Krakow cavalry heads for Mazovia.
Apr. 13, 1422 My 30,000 cavalry meets the Prussian forces 51 infantry/8,000 cavalry, from now on I will only note it as 0/30,000 vs. 51/8,000.
Apr. 15, 1422 The Prussians have been annihilated, we lost some 400 knights. We send the rest on to Memel.
Apr. 21, 1422 Prussia: Poland 0/29,600 vs. 5,000/0.
Apr. 25, 1422 Their army has been annihilated again, we lost about 1,000 knights, our first heavy losses, although I later realize that it is not such a bad loss as I thought. The cavalry marches on to Memel.
May 1, 1422 Attrition claims another 2,000 cavalry, I am not pleased. I send in the 36,000 Krakow cavalry, they head for Kurland, the 23,000 Podlasia infantry is sent north to Mazovia.
May 2, 1422 Another battle in Prussia, my 26,349 cavalry just can't seem to get out of here, we meet 4,528 Prussian infantry.
May 8, 1422 They were all annihilated, AGAIN, we lost 18 men, we now only have 26,331 Mazovian cavalry, I am afraid, afraid that this war is already won.
May 10, 1422 The Mazovian cav. arrives in Memel, they leave 1,200 men to make sure there are no more men being mustered in Prussia, 25,131 cav. march on Kurland.
I notice 7,968 Teutons fleeing Kurland, I hope that my cavalry can reach them before they reach somewhere else.
May 13, 1422 The Krakow cav. arrives in Prussia, they also leave 1,200 men; 34,800 march on to Kurland.
May 14, 1422 The Kurland 8k got out, now I won't get to find out if they were infantry or cavalry, this is highly unsettling.
May 21, 1422 3,961 troops arrive in Kurland??? Why, is beyond me, they should fight me together, not in pieces, but I will take them piece-meal if that is their wish.
May 22, 1422 My Mazovian cav. meets the Kurland defense force, 25,131 Polish heavy cavalry vs. 2,967/994 Teutons, sad really a lot of peasants sent to meet my charging men, I am not calling this one a victory, slaughter is more like it, I will still accept the laurels for this offensive however.
May 23, 1422 The Mazovian cav. lost 119 men, the Teutons were annihilated. We leave 12,000 cav. to besiege Kurland and send the rest on Polotsk.
May 25, 1422 The 34,800 Krakow cav. arrive in Kurland, on to Livland.
May 27, 1422 The 23,000 Podlasia infantry arrive in Mazovia, they will besiege Memel and Prussia next month, let them rest for now.
Jun. 1, 1422 The Podlasia inf. are headed for Memel and Prussia to lay siege.
Jun. 10, 1422 11,062 Mazovian cav. arrive in Polotsk to meet 1,000 Teutonic untrained peasants.
Jun. 11, 1422 My Mazovians took no losses, Polotsk is under siege, I hate beating up on children. Actually I don't really mind, I also enjoy taking candy from a babies, but that is a personal hobby, and not your business.
Jun. 15, 1422 31,320 Krakow cav. enter Livland before 7,889 can cross the Divna River, my attrition losses are greater than the battle losses. If I can win this battle, the war is over, there is 9,953 infantry and 7,889 cavalry, well I found out what those 8,000 running men are. This is the cream of the Teutonic manhood, after this battle, Estland lies open, ripe for the pickings.
Jun. 21, 1422 The war is over, after 6 days of heavy fighting, I am left with 28, 263 of the Krakow cav. left. They have nothing to throw at me now and their allies, well they sent their greetings and good wishes, but no troops. HAR, HAR, HAR!!!
I send 4,266 back to Mazovia and 12,000 on to Estland to take it by siege.
Jun. 23, 1422 Pommern and Mecklenburg 32,000 troops to Poznan, may be the dogs have some fight left in them still, let us hope not.
Jul. 3, 1422 My 11,500 inf arrives in Prussia, the 1,200 cav. are sent to Mazovia. The Krakow cav. arrives in Estland, only 10,560 got there, I hate the attrition costs.
Jul. 5, 1422 3,000 new recruits are sent outside of the Kurland walls vs. my 10,200 cav. They are still new to the game, let us find out how well they acquit themselves.
Jul. 7, 1422 They fought well, we buried them better, right under the hooves of my heavy cavalry charge.
Jul. 7, 1422 Estland sends its 6,000 fresh knights against my 10, 560 veterans.
Jul. 10, 1422 About 3,000 got away. They are headed to Livland, I have another 10,560 cavalry stationed there, HAR, HAR, HAR!!! Let the dogs come, I enjoy kicking them, we lost 300 men exactly, the curs had some fight in them, let the Livland siege force beat it out of them.
Jul. 25, 1422 The besieging infantry arrives at the gates of Memel, I send the 1,200 cav. back to Mazovia.
In Livland 3,624 of the knights survived, let us hope none survive this battle.
Jul. 30, 1422 2,000+ of the Estland knights have escaped our swords, they are headed for Kurland. I like tennis and all, but this game of 'beat them up and send them packing' is ridiculous.
Aug. 7, 1422 975 of those 2,000+ knights arrive in Kurland, 1,500 deserters, smart men.
Aug. 18, 1422 No Teutons or Prussians anywhere. The court jester is playing a funeral dirge for the Teutonic Order, I guess good news travels fast. There are only some 26,000 besieging troops left in Poznan but I see 32,000 on the move from Pommern. Time to send half of the cavalry back to Mazovia and teach the bastards not to mess with Poland.
Sep. 10, 1422 57,000 besiegers in Poznan.
Oct. 1, 1422 48,950 left in Poznan.
Oct. 14, 1422 26,361 cavalry returns to Mazovia from all of the Teutonic lands. Time to teach the German scum not to put their filthy hands on mother Poland. I believe this war has made me quite fanatical about my loyalties to Poland, I will have to have my head examined later on.
Oct. 29, 1422 The cavalry arrives in Wielkopolska, we will wait, they will weaken some more due to attrition. Another 1,000 arrived in Poznan, hehe, my men hate digging graves, so they want to go fight, now, I have patience however, we can wait more. Besides I prefer digging the graves of my enemies over them digging ours, any day of the week.
Nov. 1, 1422 41,000 are still besieging Poznan, some 7,000 lost to attrition, I am willing to wait longer. Winter sets-in in Estland, not good for my troops there.
Nov. 13, 1422 Holstein signs a peace treaty with me, 12,000 besiegers leave Poznan; 27,900 to go. My men are getting impatient, but I have never listened to fools before, why start now.
Dec. 1, 1422 Everyone in Poland is very happy, I am even popular among the nobles again. (Stability +3). 23, 700 left in Poznan, let us wait some more, my commanders are beginning to see the wisdom of my actions.
Winter sets-in in Polotsk.
Jan. 1, 1422 Kurland is now covered in snow.
21,8000 men in Poznan, but I see reinforcements coming, we will wait again. I begin mustering 13,000 more infantry in Mazovia.
Jan. 3, 1423 Prussia fell to siege, the infantry is sent on to Kurland.
Bremen, Mecklenburg, and Pommern all sign hasty peace treaties, now the Teutons and their vassals are ALL ALONE, and Poznan is free. My troops are pleased for not going to Poznan, let the peasants bury the dead, they got out of doing a nasty chore. I am a hero among the troops.
Jan. 22, 1423 The victorious Prussian siege force arrives in Kurland, the Kurland occupying force is sent on to Polotsk to speed up that little victory waiting to happen.
Feb. 1, 1423 The bad weather recedes to Polotsk and Estland only. I send 1,000 infantry from Mazovia to Estland to prevent the siege being broken.
Feb. 8, 1423 The Kurland cavalry arrives in Polotsk.
Mar. 1, 1423 Estland is still gripped by winter cold hard touch. Only 2,800 men left, when I find out I am so enraged I kick a stray dog on the street of Krakow and break my toe in the process.
Apr. 1, 1423 My 13,000 infantry are ready in Mazovia, they make a hard march straight north for Estland, it must fall.
May. 9, 1423 Polotsk falls, the cavalry is set back home to Mazovia.
June 23, 1423 12,356 of 13,000 infantry arrive in Estland, I send the cavalry back home to Mazovia.
Oct. 2, 1423 Granada is annexed by Castile, do you remember I was saying that it was due to my negligence that I did not see the significance of Aragon receiving Gibraltar in the peace of March 26, 1421. Well now Castile has taken the other province in war, the reason I was impressed was because this was the first gang-bang that I have seen any European nations make. First, it was Aragon, who molested Granada now Castile finished the job, quite impressive if you ask me. I am pleased that we have a royal marriage with such sneaky scum, maybe it will rub of on us.
Dec. 21, 1423 Livland falls, I send 1,000 infantry north to Estland, but the cavalry gets to go home for a well-deserved rest.
Jan. 1, 1424 9,000 infantry mustered.
Feb. 1, 1424 Royal Marriages with Scotland, England, and Savoy, but the French refused like the frog eating scum that they are.
Apr. 1, 1424 I send the 9,000 infantry to break the stalemates, Memel first.
Apr. 24, 1424 Poor Government Policies, when I heard this I thought I was going to kill someone, as a matter of fact I did, I hung 45 demonstrators, who in their enthusiasm for showing me what was wrong with the country attacked our local government offices and merchant's guild, the damages equaled to 500GD. (-1 stability; -250 to infrastructure; and -250 to trade)
Apr. 25, 1424 Memel falls, I guess no need for reinforcements here, on to Kurland.
Apr. 27, 1424 Prussia signs a peace treaty. Poland demands Memel, military access, and 400GD, they agree, the poor fools striped their coffers, bare, all they had was 92GD, we are still pleased.
Jul. 23, 1424 Kurland finally cracks like a rotten egg, "Dear Estland Here We Come" is the song of my marching infantry.
Sep. 11, 1424 The infantry arrives, Estland falls on September 25, 1424.
Sep. 25, 1424 The Teutonic Order signs a humiliating treaty, we demand Kurland, Polotsk, and Estland as well as damages of 500GD. As they march in before our king with their Prussian vassals, our royal jester begins a song composed by me 'Why do Prussians suddenly appear, every time you are near. Just like me (Poland) they long to be close to you.' When Grand Master finally signs the treaty he is introduced to me, he looks me deeply in the eyes, and he sees that his nation will not withstand another decade, he crosses himself and walks away with tears running down his face. Upon closer examination their coffers only had 111GD, but we have reunited most of Poland now, it is time for rejoicing, nation wide celebrations, and a time to rebuild.
Oct. 1, 1424 I am promoted to Viscount, I am not to ecstatic, after the show I put on for the king, but I guess I must be patient.
War Totals:
Poland's casualties, almost 22,000 cavalry lost, 18,000 infantry lost, and one broken toe, mine.
They lost 26,000 cavalry and 23,000 infantry, I am only counting the Prussians and Teutonic Order.
We are left with 42,265 cavalry and 28,582 infantry.
Words of Wisdom: "He who feels with the heart, finds it will bleed. Feel nothing but victory."
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