Ive finally decided to write an AAR. I would try to add a bit of comedy but it’s my 1st AAR and I don’t think that trying to be funny would make it any easier. Ill be trying to play semi historically and not trying to build an empire. Ill be doing France in the Age of Exploration. Ive already played up to 1634 before beginning writing and ill quickly explain what has happened. (By the way if it seems things are going worse than should be expected of even a decent eu2 player..it’s intentional) and its an original work of me so if you don’t like it…lie
Dr Bob stood with Georgio on the fortress wall in Orleanis observing the rebels on the plains.
"There are 7,000 men in this province alone, the same number in Poitiou" Georgio said "and 27,000 in Champagne"
"41 thousand rebels" I said with awe
"The savoyan army may be on the way"
"And that is supposed to do….?"
“They did beat the Helvetians out of Schwyz”
Later that day I was visiting with the governor when suddenly a messenger burst in his court. He was tired and out of breath, blood dripping off his coat.
suddenly he burst into yelling "I have come on behalf of colonel Roland to announce..."
"Get on with it man!" someone yelled
"That...his army is lost"
Shocked murmering surged through the room. Roland had 16,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry under his command. Losses like that could cripple the french army and everyone knew it.
"This leaves only 30,000 soldiers!" Georgio whispered, there was panic in his voice.
“Colonel Lussac is going to march this way to relieve the siege, recruit any man willing to join him and head off to Champagne” The messenger continued.
I knew Lussac, had served with him in the Franco-Helvetian war. I knew he would stop in Paris before going to champagne and I had to go with him. The messenger must have been wounded and ill, for when he went to rest, he never regained consciousness in this world. That night I think no one slept, for gunshots could be heard almost continuously. In the morning Lussac was in the city and I went out to meet him. Many men were signing up and he needed help on his command staff. I had been a commander when I left the army to become governor of Normandy. I was still qualified and had put on my uniform. He recognized me and took me back to his command tent in the camp.
“Things are much more dire than you have been told, there are 14 thousand rebels in Bearn and 6 thousand in Dauphine”
“Colonel Castaing is quite capable of fighting them off though, isn’t he?” I asked.
“Very definitely, though he isn’t so well known”
We marched off early the next morning. None of the soldiers or officers below the rank of major was told we going to Paris while the army camped. We spent the next months fighting rebels until finally, the country was clear. By now a 2nd war with Helvetia had started.
(NOTE: Your now up to speed on everything that’s happened, I can keep going now)
“Helvetia has fallen under French control but the vote to annex them is being delayed by my friend in the kings court until we arrive” he said as we hurried to dress in our fancy uniforms. I had been re-established in the army and promoted to colonel. Somehow I was never addressed by my last name. The army was listed under Colonel Robert. (This was unplanned, but I got a leader named Robert and decided to bring bob into the army, BTW I know it’s really a last name) I fell asleep during the meeting in the king’s court so I don’t know much about it other than the decision on Helvetia will come later. We marched on after that to destroy the rebels in Champagne. The battle was to be fast, they did not know we had come. We set up a group of cavalry, they would charge the rebels camped outside. Then from a hill in the south cannons would be brought to blast a hole in the wall. Then the infantry would charge from the forest and overtake the men inside. It worked brilliantly, I led the cavalry charge, Lussac led the infantry. Once the city was firmly in control we held a meeting of the commanders to determine the fate of the rebel leaders.
“Let’s just cut their throats” I offered
“I think they should be hung” Lussac said
“Let’s cut their heads off!”
“No, let’s eat them!” someone shouted. Everybody stared at him rudely after that. We decided to postpone the decision until a later date, I’m beginning to think we are turning into a congress.
(I don’t really feel like continuing this anymore at the moment so I’ll leave it until the next update, id love to hear from you guys about how this is going, bear in mind I’ve never done this before. And give me any suggestions you have about how to deal with the rebel leaders and Helvetians.)
Dr Bob stood with Georgio on the fortress wall in Orleanis observing the rebels on the plains.
"There are 7,000 men in this province alone, the same number in Poitiou" Georgio said "and 27,000 in Champagne"
"41 thousand rebels" I said with awe
"The savoyan army may be on the way"
"And that is supposed to do….?"
“They did beat the Helvetians out of Schwyz”
Later that day I was visiting with the governor when suddenly a messenger burst in his court. He was tired and out of breath, blood dripping off his coat.
suddenly he burst into yelling "I have come on behalf of colonel Roland to announce..."
"Get on with it man!" someone yelled
"That...his army is lost"
Shocked murmering surged through the room. Roland had 16,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry under his command. Losses like that could cripple the french army and everyone knew it.
"This leaves only 30,000 soldiers!" Georgio whispered, there was panic in his voice.
“Colonel Lussac is going to march this way to relieve the siege, recruit any man willing to join him and head off to Champagne” The messenger continued.
I knew Lussac, had served with him in the Franco-Helvetian war. I knew he would stop in Paris before going to champagne and I had to go with him. The messenger must have been wounded and ill, for when he went to rest, he never regained consciousness in this world. That night I think no one slept, for gunshots could be heard almost continuously. In the morning Lussac was in the city and I went out to meet him. Many men were signing up and he needed help on his command staff. I had been a commander when I left the army to become governor of Normandy. I was still qualified and had put on my uniform. He recognized me and took me back to his command tent in the camp.
“Things are much more dire than you have been told, there are 14 thousand rebels in Bearn and 6 thousand in Dauphine”
“Colonel Castaing is quite capable of fighting them off though, isn’t he?” I asked.
“Very definitely, though he isn’t so well known”
We marched off early the next morning. None of the soldiers or officers below the rank of major was told we going to Paris while the army camped. We spent the next months fighting rebels until finally, the country was clear. By now a 2nd war with Helvetia had started.
(NOTE: Your now up to speed on everything that’s happened, I can keep going now)
“Helvetia has fallen under French control but the vote to annex them is being delayed by my friend in the kings court until we arrive” he said as we hurried to dress in our fancy uniforms. I had been re-established in the army and promoted to colonel. Somehow I was never addressed by my last name. The army was listed under Colonel Robert. (This was unplanned, but I got a leader named Robert and decided to bring bob into the army, BTW I know it’s really a last name) I fell asleep during the meeting in the king’s court so I don’t know much about it other than the decision on Helvetia will come later. We marched on after that to destroy the rebels in Champagne. The battle was to be fast, they did not know we had come. We set up a group of cavalry, they would charge the rebels camped outside. Then from a hill in the south cannons would be brought to blast a hole in the wall. Then the infantry would charge from the forest and overtake the men inside. It worked brilliantly, I led the cavalry charge, Lussac led the infantry. Once the city was firmly in control we held a meeting of the commanders to determine the fate of the rebel leaders.
“Let’s just cut their throats” I offered
“I think they should be hung” Lussac said
“Let’s cut their heads off!”
“No, let’s eat them!” someone shouted. Everybody stared at him rudely after that. We decided to postpone the decision until a later date, I’m beginning to think we are turning into a congress.
(I don’t really feel like continuing this anymore at the moment so I’ll leave it until the next update, id love to hear from you guys about how this is going, bear in mind I’ve never done this before. And give me any suggestions you have about how to deal with the rebel leaders and Helvetians.)
