1577-1579 : First war with Great Britain (1)
Although a war against Great Britain was inevitable in the long run, the war council identified a couple of soft targets that would be worth a short war. The first target were the Ottomans. They should be dismemebered in a couple of wars and we would get control over Bithynia and the Bosphorus. War is declared on the Ottomans.
The other target is Bambuk , in Sokoto, who has a COT and gold. War is declared at the same time on Sokoto, who would be in the war anyway as defender of the Sunni faith.
The doge is reconfirmed into power. After routing the Ottoman stack, their country is put under siege.
Diplomatic map in December 1577
Meanwhile, the textile manufactory in Bosnia is completed and therefore the mission. Next mission will be defend Crete, which is a straighforward mission (hold on to Crete after the war with the Ottomans)
In January 1578, we are pretty much finished with the Ottomans. Yazgod and Angora are being sieged by Candar and we won't get them.
So peace is made. They cede Anatolia and release Karaman. In the next war, we will outright annex them.
Crete has been defended and we lose 1 infamy. The next mission will be colonize Bone.
Through an event our missionary chance improve by 2.5% for 4 years.
The war with the Sokoto turns out to be slower as we hoped and goes on until July 1578. But we reach our goal, control over the Bambuk COT.
Meanwhile, we had infiltrated the British administration and identified their stacks. 24k in France, 24k in Great Britain, 24k in Scandinavia and a minor stack in India.
Also the Netherlands's administration had been infiltrated and to our great joy, we find out they are in trouble. They lost control over Zeeland and Breda, who are now independent under Brabant's banner, and their mainland is being seiged by Brabant's stacks. The Netherlands's stacks are still busy in Russia.
We give war subsidies to Brabant. In January 1579, military access to Great Britain is canceled. And in February 1579, after positioning armies and fleet in the position we judged best, war is declared on Great Britain. Being them in trouble, I hoped the Netherlands would stay out, but regrettably they don't. We are at war with Great Britain, the Netherlands, Finland and a couple of minors.
British colonies are attacked in Subsaharan Africa...
in Southern Africa...
and in North America.
It is pretty obvious, though, that we are the stronger side in this war.
We lured their fleet out of their port in Africa...That would prove costly, we'd lose all of our flytes.
Our main battle fleet comes in time to turn the tide.
We win, but it turns out to be a costly victory.
We lay a blockade in the Black Sea.
Kisarna is seized in March 1579
Although a war against Great Britain was inevitable in the long run, the war council identified a couple of soft targets that would be worth a short war. The first target were the Ottomans. They should be dismemebered in a couple of wars and we would get control over Bithynia and the Bosphorus. War is declared on the Ottomans.
The other target is Bambuk , in Sokoto, who has a COT and gold. War is declared at the same time on Sokoto, who would be in the war anyway as defender of the Sunni faith.
The doge is reconfirmed into power. After routing the Ottoman stack, their country is put under siege.
Diplomatic map in December 1577
Meanwhile, the textile manufactory in Bosnia is completed and therefore the mission. Next mission will be defend Crete, which is a straighforward mission (hold on to Crete after the war with the Ottomans)
In January 1578, we are pretty much finished with the Ottomans. Yazgod and Angora are being sieged by Candar and we won't get them.
So peace is made. They cede Anatolia and release Karaman. In the next war, we will outright annex them.
Crete has been defended and we lose 1 infamy. The next mission will be colonize Bone.
Through an event our missionary chance improve by 2.5% for 4 years.
The war with the Sokoto turns out to be slower as we hoped and goes on until July 1578. But we reach our goal, control over the Bambuk COT.
Meanwhile, we had infiltrated the British administration and identified their stacks. 24k in France, 24k in Great Britain, 24k in Scandinavia and a minor stack in India.
Also the Netherlands's administration had been infiltrated and to our great joy, we find out they are in trouble. They lost control over Zeeland and Breda, who are now independent under Brabant's banner, and their mainland is being seiged by Brabant's stacks. The Netherlands's stacks are still busy in Russia.
We give war subsidies to Brabant. In January 1579, military access to Great Britain is canceled. And in February 1579, after positioning armies and fleet in the position we judged best, war is declared on Great Britain. Being them in trouble, I hoped the Netherlands would stay out, but regrettably they don't. We are at war with Great Britain, the Netherlands, Finland and a couple of minors.
British colonies are attacked in Subsaharan Africa...
in Southern Africa...
and in North America.
It is pretty obvious, though, that we are the stronger side in this war.
We lured their fleet out of their port in Africa...That would prove costly, we'd lose all of our flytes.
Our main battle fleet comes in time to turn the tide.
We win, but it turns out to be a costly victory.
We lay a blockade in the Black Sea.
Kisarna is seized in March 1579
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