Gah! I saw the Heraldry and I got my hopes up.The Wookie said:
Good luck in the coming war, but you wont need it with those numbers.
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Good luck in the coming war, but you wont need it with those numbers.
Do you want to take Roussillon from Aragon in this war ? Or you want to have CB for future?
You sure did a fine job on the diplomatic front. The war with Aragon shouldn't be that big a problem, as you outnumber them quite well. Just try not to stray too far into enemy territory without having occupied it.
Good update!
Let's hope not England decides do jump at you now when you're distracted...
Let's hope not England decides do jump at you now when you're distracted...
France... always strong, always a great power, always fighting... and sometimes colonizing. But have fun...
I except Burgundy might not exists for long...
I except Burgundy might not exists for long...
Good start, I've been playing a France game for IN, its very interesting to see our points of divergence, I seem to have played it very aggressively
Chapter IV - The First War of French Aggression
Aragon, realising it now faces a greater threat than a couple of Italian minors, quickly signs a white peace. This improves their chances of winning the war by about .5% Meanwhile, in the north, Armée de l'Est assaults the already weakened fort of Vendée. The siege lasts for only 24 days. The army rests for a couple of days then moves on to the province of Morbihan.
Meanwhile, in the south, the Royal Army (under the command of Charles VI himself) assault the fort in Roussillon. No breakthrough is made, despite the arrival of savoyard reinforcements.
Both fronts remain largely inactive throghout the winter period. In April 1403, Charles attempts another assault on the fort. Roussillon finally falls on the 16th of May. With Castille occupied on the southern front, I decide to take care of Navarra myself. The Royal Army is sent to annihilate their forces and swiftly occupy their only province. Savoy sends its troops south and crush the Aragonese forces in Girona.
In July, Armor and Morbihan are brought under my control. The brave troops of Brittany make their final stand in Finistère. The cowardly English throw everything they've got at them. I decide to sit this one out and see what happens. Charles and his troops arrive in Vizcaya and slaughter the Navarran troops present there. He then quickly orders the army to turn around and go back to the province of Navarra and begin the siege.
August 16th Brittany surrenders to the english, having lost their entire army in the battle for Finistère. They are to pay England 53 ducats. As the English troops begin to fall back I quickly issue orders to my troops. I send one army to besiege Finistère, the other to help Charles in the south.
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Chapter IV - The First War of French Aggression (continued)
October 1403. The war has been going on for nearly a year now. My armies are next to full strength and my manpower is still over 20,000. The economy is stable but most of the money I earn goes to the army.
On October the 7th, Armée du Nord assaults the last Breton province, Finistère. It falls within days, and Brittany is brought to peace talks. My terms are accepted and Brittany becomes a French vassal. They are also forced to pay me 50 ducats in tribute. Sicily makes me an offer I can't refuse.
With Brittany and Sicily out of the way, Aragon and Navarra are my only remaining enemies. Navarras only province falls in December 1403. The Royal Army is sent to the Aragonese capital, Barcelona. They make a stop in Pirineo where they meet up with the forces of Armée de l'Est. The two armies surround the fort and assault it. In February 1404, Pirineo falls.
Charles moves The Royal Army and Armée de l'Est to the Aragonese capital of Barcelona. Initially, they encounter little resistance. In May 1404, 8000 Aragonese troops under the command of their King Martí I arrive. The french forces (helped by Lorranian troops) outnumber them 4 to 1 and quickly deal with them. Martí retreats his troops to Pirineo, and Charles decide to chase them. Half-way there, a peasant uprising in Barcelona forces him to halt and join up with Armée de l'Est. Fighting is fierce, and the battle is not resolved until September.
Having defeated the peasant uprising in Barcelona, Charles and the Royal Army moves to Pirineo once again. The retreating Aragonese troops had retaken the province. With morale and troop numbers low, no assault orders are issued. Barcelona finally falls in April 1405. All but two Aragonese provinces, Pirineo and The Baleares, are in french or allied hands. Aragon is forced to accept a humilating peace. They cede Rousillon to France, Alicante and Aragón to Castille and pay 100 ducats in trubite to France.
Using most of the money earned through conquest, gifts are sent to Savoy. In April 1405, they accept to become a French vassal. Throughout 1405 and 1406 Lorraine suffers from rebel uprisings. The nobility is not happy that the peasant rabble are allowed liberties. The uprising is finally crushed in September 1406 with the help of battle-hardened French troops.
In early 1407 nine more regiments are ordered to be recruited from the south. This brings our number of regiments up to 39. The new army is called Armée du Lyonnais, where it is stationed. Our offensive policy is reconsidered, and we are now at -1, slightly decreasing the shock value of our forces.
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Chapter IV - The First War of French Aggression (continued)
French troop positions, April 1407. Can you guess my next target?
THE END! (of part 4)
As always, maps! Muscowy
Damn you Golden Blob!comagoosie: Ask, and ye shall receive!
Sling Shot: Glad you like!
robou: VERY happy (especially when it benefits me
)germanpeon: Hard to go wrong with superior numbers, but you never know (well you do now...)
Tycho: I thought about taking Navarra, Pirineo and Girona as well, so I could use the pyrenees as a natural defensive line against the iberians. But in the end, diplomacy prevailed and I settled for just Roussillon. Castille and I are now BFFs.
Eärendil, Ahura Mazda: Thank you
Quorten: Attrition can be a bitch, especially when you're deep into enemy territory. I've learned this lesson before... 10% reinforcement rate is not good when attrition is twice as high
o Stnylan: Oh you've not seen the grandest war yet
Enewald: Aye, I'm going to try and limit myself. I am not going to push for a world conquest, or anything like that.
Thank you all for reading!
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I don't think it could be... Burgundy!!! :rofl: That wasn't obvious at all. You also had my mum laughing about King Marti, she foudn that a name not fit for a king!
:rofl: That wasn't obvious at all. You also had my mum laughing about King Marti, she foudn that a name not fit for a king!
You should see the russians in my game, crazy :wacko:
nice expansion, time to annex all those little vassals
nice expansion, time to annex all those little vassals
Neat. France will soon be unbeatable if you continue like this. I see you're trying to make Castille get Aragon and transform into Spain. It's always nice to have some historical truth. Sad Muscowy is being slaughtered by the Golden Horde in that regard. I've hardly ever seen Russia form in any of my games, whether with plain EU3, NA or IN.
Qorten said:
Same here, and its a real pity.
I'd say you're in a good position to attack Burgundy, may I enquire as to how many soldiers you and Burgundy have?
A very succesfull war that was.
The next war, with Burgundy?, could be even more succesfull.
Great AAR
The next war, with Burgundy?, could be even more succesfull.
Great AAR
excellent! careful increasing of influence and now the first war against a major. yay! i cant wait to read about your french troops landing in england