Sounds like the monarchies of Europe are having some troubles.
Viva la Rivoluzione!
Viva la Rivoluzione!
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Ahh, the German revolutionary, long oppressed by the political order established by Prague and Anvers (and to a lesser extent, Copenhagen). It's time we bring back the German Revolutionary Wars. This time, we actually wipe the Habsburg, the fake-llbasch, and the Jagiellons from the face of the Earth.
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Europe is unstable, and hopefully revolutions will start firing, so that the previous vote is invalidated. What about Burgundian revolutionaries? 
Sounds like I have something to look forward to.
Chapter 12 : Socialism awakens
The Liberal movement had been divided since the beginnings of the Revolution between the classical Liberals and the “Populists”. The rift had grown for years between the two groups and it was not a surprise when the old Carmagnolesi broke apart. Led by the young Napuglione Buonaparte, the posthumous son of the Revolutionary General, the soon-to-be Socialists gathered in Florence to discuss their program. Buonaparte himself would take the stage for a few hours, calling for the people to gather behind the banners of the true revolutionary, quoting the words of Bresci that “The Etrurian Revolution was nothing but a precursor of another revolution, one that will be bigger, more solemn, and which will be the last.”
Napoleone Buonaparte in 1854Many has been written on Napoleone. During his youth he was only seen in the shadow of his father who was far from being loved by many in the Republic because of his final actions. He could however count on the support of many, like the previous Consul Pietro Testi. He did not experiment true poverty as he claimed several times in his life but one can think that his concern for the lower classes was genuine. Populism sure helped him to increase his political weight in the Republic but his writings and actions show that it was not merely a tool, and his actions would be praised by Otto Marx although he also considered that he had been too bourgeois to lead the true Revolution and had been too much implicated in bourgeois politics.
With the Firenze Proclamation, the Socialist movement began to take roots in Italy. The Communardi, the movement of Buonaparte, were the rightful heirs of the Italian Socialism tradition. Strongly linked with the Army [1], they supported strong intervention of the state into the economy with the key control of the vital industries and sectors of activity like railways, coal mines, ammunition factories, shipyards ... Walking into the footsteps of Bresci they called for better living conditions, minimum wages and compulsory public and free education. To not go against the Catholic masses, they adopted a secular view on the relations between the Pope and the Republic, calling for a separation of the Church and State but not going as far as the persecutions of the early Republican days.
The Communardi were soon joined on the political arena by a priest, long known in Napoli for his popular speeches, Ermanno Carni. This young Neapolitan had long criticized the abuses of capitalism and also witrhin the Church claiming that the it was contrary to the message of the Apostles. Of course, it was not the first time that a Christian movement claimed to go to the roots by helping the poors but Ermanno Carni always paid attention to the hierarchy, not condemning too fast and not angering the people who could remove him. Moreover he enjoyed a peculiar position in the Two-Sicilies and condemning him would have been too dangerous at this point. Moreover he enjoyed the support of the most liberal Cardinals, who hoped that his movement could be the way for the Church to regain his influence in the Peninsula. Indeed the Social-Catholics, as their name implies, supported the Church, especially in the educational affairs. They lacked support of the army in contrary to Buonaparte’s supporters, given they wanted to cut their budget, to finance more social-reforms.
The rift created between Liberals and Socialists was an heavy burden for the Consul, which had to arbitrate the divisions and try to keep the Progressives Senators with him and the Constitutionalists. Decided to avoid unrest at home with a possible loss of majority in the Senate, Lomonaco decided to host a Great German Council in Rome to help the potential revolutionaries in Germany. The move deeply angered both the Emperor in Prague and the King in Anvers, with both Burgundian and Italian forces increasing on both sides of the Alpes in the contested area of Savoy[2]. All German nationalist organization were contacted, even if the majority of the deputies would belong to the Liberal and Socialist movements. Tensions were high between Danubians because of the Salzburg War[3] and with them being the main participants, the Congress was delayed.
On the internal side, a riot erupted in Fiume in Istria, caused by Croatian Patriots, of course supported by the absolutist neighbouring Kingdom of Illyria. Illyria thought of themselves as the natural hegemon of the South Slavic People and distributed propaganda in the disputed peninsula. The uprising was swiftly quelled by the Army but the “Illyrian problem” had grown in the public opinion. The nationalist newspaper kept telling that Dalmatia was a rightful Venetian territory and thus a core Italian territory and that the Republic was need to bring a new Order in the Balkans. However it still paled in comparison with the Arborean Islands, still controlled by Catalonia. Even in the more radical interventionist circles, Dalmatia was a secondary matter. But the revolt of Fiume was not forgotten and would be used years later in the propaganda.
Eventually, while Italy was in a full electoral campaign, the German nationalists were gathered in Roma in January-February 1855. After much discussion the different organisations decided the creation of a United Front in South Germany. The Radicals would take control of the decadent monarchies and theocracies with the support of the people and Italian weapons and would challenge the Bohemian and Burgundian armies. Already Lomonaco was funnelling funds and rebels prepared their coups throughout South Germany.
The second Italian Consular election saw a shift in politics. Etruria had been the political core of the country and the unification had not changed the Liberal orientation of the country. But the Socialist movement drew many of his votes from this same Liberal base, dividing even more the electorate. And even with a common ticket, due to the fact that Carni could not become Consul while being a Priest, the new popular movement could not hope to win over the conservative rural populations of the South and North-West. Their campagn was also hindered by the lack of monetary supports, the financial and industrial elites threatened by their propositions. Thus the Royalists won and their candidate Massimo Disderi, marquess of Taparelli became the second Consul of the Italian Republic.
[1] : The Etrurian Army had been a major stronghold of Revolutionaries since the Revolution but their domination soon was challenged by the new Conservative leadership led by di Robilant or Pacoret. There were thus tensions in the army between these two movements with most of the soldiers adhering to the Communardi POV and the leadership strongly linked with the Royalists.
[2] : “Greater Savoy” had been coined by a Genevan deputy in Anvers calling for the annexation of the Alpine Passes by Burgundy to unite the Arpitanians under one banner in 1820. Savoy being an Anglois ally it did not come to pass but the Burgundian government was still planning at the time on an eventual annexation in the case of a future war.
[3] : the Kingdom of Bavaria had attempted to annex the Archbishopric of Salzburg but had soon faced both the Archduchy of Austria along with Bohemia and was forced to relinquish several conditions to the winners. Not to say, even in Republican circles, this war of Princes divided the Danubian movement
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So many words to just introduce the Socialists. Sure would have been easier to just say : "Then Socialism emerged as a new political force in 1854 "
Just to have it clear, they are not Marxists. Think Robespierre's ideas enriched by Utopian Socialism. Yeah that's kind of hard to imagine. Not to say there will be Marxism. I mean I don't have the skills nor the will to write a completely new Socialist ideology. But maybe it would be a bit different for sure.
Revolutions and Instable Europe will come for sure. But will Italy continue as always with Conservatives in the Consulate ? That remains to be seen.
Napoleone Buonaparte in 1854
The Communardi were soon joined on the political arena by a priest, long known in Napoli for his popular speeches, Ermanno Carni. This young Neapolitan had long criticized the abuses of capitalism and also witrhin the Church claiming that the it was contrary to the message of the Apostles. Of course, it was not the first time that a Christian movement claimed to go to the roots by helping the poors but Ermanno Carni always paid attention to the hierarchy, not condemning too fast and not angering the people who could remove him. Moreover he enjoyed a peculiar position in the Two-Sicilies and condemning him would have been too dangerous at this point. Moreover he enjoyed the support of the most liberal Cardinals, who hoped that his movement could be the way for the Church to regain his influence in the Peninsula. Indeed the Social-Catholics, as their name implies, supported the Church, especially in the educational affairs. They lacked support of the army in contrary to Buonaparte’s supporters, given they wanted to cut their budget, to finance more social-reforms.
[1] : The Etrurian Army had been a major stronghold of Revolutionaries since the Revolution but their domination soon was challenged by the new Conservative leadership led by di Robilant or Pacoret. There were thus tensions in the army between these two movements with most of the soldiers adhering to the Communardi POV and the leadership strongly linked with the Royalists.
[2] : “Greater Savoy” had been coined by a Genevan deputy in Anvers calling for the annexation of the Alpine Passes by Burgundy to unite the Arpitanians under one banner in 1820. Savoy being an Anglois ally it did not come to pass but the Burgundian government was still planning at the time on an eventual annexation in the case of a future war.
[3] : the Kingdom of Bavaria had attempted to annex the Archbishopric of Salzburg but had soon faced both the Archduchy of Austria along with Bohemia and was forced to relinquish several conditions to the winners. Not to say, even in Republican circles, this war of Princes divided the Danubian movement
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So many words to just introduce the Socialists. Sure would have been easier to just say : "Then Socialism emerged as a new political force in 1854
" Just to have it clear, they are not Marxists. Think Robespierre's ideas enriched by Utopian Socialism. Yeah that's kind of hard to imagine. Not to say there will be Marxism. I mean I don't have the skills nor the will to write a completely new Socialist ideology. But maybe it would be a bit different for sure.
Stay tuned for the München Revolution. Jagiellons will have to wait though.
Burgundy is incredibly stable. Even later when they were fully occupied they did not rebel.Europe is unstable, and hopefully revolutions will start firing, so that the previous vote is invalidated. What about Burgundian revolutionaries?
Revolutions and Instable Europe will come for sure. But will Italy continue as always with Conservatives in the Consulate ? That remains to be seen.
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Great chapter First Vicky II AAR I am reading. Took me a while to catch up. Keep it going!
First Vicky II AAR I am reading. Took me a while to catch up. Keep it going!
ThanksGreat chapter
I'm honored to introduce you here
If you wanna check V2 AARs I would advise reading The Greatest Germany, one of the AAR that inspired me to start Up to the Euphrates and now Unione ; in the DVG setting if you like alternate history there is the hilarious All hail Britannia from Athalcor and the Sun has risen also looks promising even if it has just started ; there is also the polandball masterpiece of Österreich über alles. To end with the comedy AARs one should not forget the Australia Project.
All these would take quite a time to catch up with given they are either finished or really long but that's a quick selection. (most don't "suffer" from the fact that the first chapters are more fanfic than AAR in medium since I did not play the Revolution
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It'd be amusing if Napoleone was elected Consul.
Conservatives and reactionaries in power? The revolution will stagnate and die under their rule. Far left or bust.
Viva la Rivoluzione!
Conservatives and reactionaries in power? The revolution will stagnate and die under their rule. Far left or bust.
Viva la Rivoluzione!
So now we have socialists, but they are either led by a Napoleon III look-alike (not that I'm criticizing your choice, it makes sense) or a Priest? When will we have the true revolutionary socialists? May Marx come quickly.
And meanwhile, this Royalist, Massimo Disderi rules over the republic! Should had been a grand coalition against him.
May Marx come quickly. And meanwhile, this Royalist, Massimo Disderi rules over the republic! Should had been a grand coalition against him.
The plan is to introduce the Marxists once Communism is activated with the most Marxist base going away to fund their own parties. You can expect some Marxist views to integrate the speeches and proposals of both parties ( the analysis grid of Marx is quite powerful to describe the links in society even if you don't agree with his solutions) in the years to come though.When will we have the true revolutionary socialists?
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Thank for this list! I'll make sure to take a look at them when I have enough time to read through them. I'm not a big Polandball fan but if you call it a masterpiece then it might be worth reading anywaysIf you wanna check V2 AARs I would advise reading The Greatest Germany, one of the AAR that inspired me to start Up to the Euphrates and now Unione ; in the DVG setting if you like alternate history there is the hilarious All hail Britannia from Athalcor and the Sun has risen also looks promising even if it has just started ; there is also the polandball masterpiece of Österreich über alles. To end with the comedy AARs one should not forget the Australia Project.
All these would take quite a time to catch up with given they are either finished or really long but that's a quick selection. (most don't "suffer" from the fact that the first chapters are more fanfic than AAR in medium since I did not play the Revolution
Looking forward to your next chapter!
Chapter 13 : The new German Wars
The marquess of Taparelli in 1855Massimo Desderi was a noble from Piedmont, who had resisted the various change of regimes in the area thanks to his strong nationalistic views and his numerous relations even in the Liberal Circles thanks to his intellectual background. A devout Catholic and a Conservative to heart he was one of the main actors behind the creation of the Neorealisti movement. His election as Consul created an uproar in Liberal and Socialist groups ; many fearing that he would end the Republic and institute a Monarchy. Their fears were soon calmed in his speech of introduction to the Consulate in front of the Senators. There he asked the members of his own party to abandon the idea of an Italian kingdom, stating that “the Republic [was] the regime that [divided] the Italian Nation the less”. He reaffirmed his commitment to virtue and Catholic values, promising to negotiate with the Papacy. Some of the Royalists preferred to join the Restaurationists, closer to their goals of restoring the Old Order but he was nonetheless able to get a majority in the Senate thanks to the support of the Conciliators and also with some briberies among the Constitutionalists.
The marquess of Taparelli was clearly a politician mastermind who understood how worked the Republic and how to rule it without opposition. The Conservatives were pleased by the values promoted and the Law repelling the exile of the noble families was allowed to pass after he assured the Senate that they would receive no monetary support from the government. Most of these ducal families would however get some of their old properties thanks to the support of the Duke of Milan. And the more Progressives were placated by his commitment in the German war. His genius was to strongly link the National Idea to Conservatism. Since the Revolution the Nation was an idea used by the Liberal and now Socialist Left, the Conservatives being more reserved on the subject. Taparelli was however a staunch nationalist and his supports of Irredentist movements left a deep mark on Italian politics, the Royalists member forming the National Defense Party later, whose members were still vividly called Royalists by their opponents. To summarize he had won thanks to the rural masses of the South and the traditional elites but had then seduced the jingoistic elements of society while pursuing a policy of consensus.
Meanwhile the Congress of Roma bore its fruits. On the 14th of May 1855, the Wittelsbach-Zweibrücken were arrested and expelled out of Bavaria, the King condemned as a traitor and executed in München. Soon in a few days all Southern Germany erupted in violence with more and more cities joining the Danubian Federation. Taparelli soon assured the Federation of the total support of the Italian Republic. The various Legione were prepared to cross the border at any moment, fearing both a Burgundian and Bohemian intervention to cripple the hopes of the South Germans.
And eventually in May the news came : Bohemia had declared war. All the Italian Armies crossed the Alpine passes to defend their new ally. Contrary to the wars they had waged before the Italians would face a far more equal opponent. The Empire of Bohemia[1] had one of the best Armies in Europe, seconded by a powerful military industry. The Italians had a small advantage but the situation was completely different compared to the wars of Unification.
South Africa in 1855, with the Boer "Republics" of Leeuwin, Transkaap and NuweflanderOne could wonder why the Burgundian king, directly threatened by the Danubian claims on the Rhineland did not join the Bohemians in the war. First there was of course the common mistrust between the two powers rivalling in Germany but moreover Burgundy was embroiled in costly wars in South Africa. I will not go too much in detail, you can always check Du Cap et Van Afrika, the building of South Africa for more information on the subject. Basically Anvers had decided it was time to re-establish control over its former colonies around the Cape, notably after the insistence of the hereditary governor of Ville du Cap. The war against the Boers was not going well and it mobilized too much forces to allow an easy war against both the Danubians and the Italians.
The forces in South Germany in JuneThus the Danubians only faced the Bohemians in Germany. Like the Italians after the Council of Etruria their forces were scarce and disorganised, allowing the Bohemians to easily cross the border. Italian armies stationed in Tyrol and Istria soon blocked Austria from the Imperial Armies but there was no opposition apart from local militias in Bavaria. The Federation was facing harsh times, mere days after its creation.
The War was not without consequences in Italy. The Italian government saw his role increasing with the armies to support and equip. The government saw also its role more delimiatated after the amendments to the Constitution of 1855, introducing the possibility of bypassing the Senate by calling to the People, a proposal supported by the Communardi but that the Royalists would not use while in power.
In the last days of August the Italians managed to force the Bohemians to cross back the Danube after the fierce battle of Sankt Polten, while the Army in charge of the defence of Vienna began to make incursions in Imperial territory.
But it was the battle of Mühldorf, a town near München, that ended the war. The Imperial Staff had decided that taking the Republican Capital was the priotary objective and soon gathered three entire armies numbering 110.000 men for the attack. There the Legione of Pacoret of St-Bon held against the numerous attacks, soon joined by other Italian divisions and German conscripts. Casualties were high on both sides with 20.000 dead and 70.000 invalidated. War had turned and out of dear of losing control in his own possessions Sigismund reluctantly signed the peace of Prague, ending the war. The talks of peace were quite lenient for the Bohemians who lost nothing, only being forced to acknowledge the Danubian Federation as a rightful state and stop funding counter-revolutionary movements.
[1] : After the various rebellions of 1848 proved that the Imperial dream of Wenceslaus could not be reached, Sigismund V abdicated his title of Holy Roman Emperor, and became Emperor Sigismund I of Bohemia. It did not mean that he had no views on Germany though.
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I know there is only one war technically but I had no other ideas for a title
Well it's very different from your regular Polanball and the art is superb.
The marquess of Taparelli in 1855
The marquess of Taparelli was clearly a politician mastermind who understood how worked the Republic and how to rule it without opposition. The Conservatives were pleased by the values promoted and the Law repelling the exile of the noble families was allowed to pass after he assured the Senate that they would receive no monetary support from the government. Most of these ducal families would however get some of their old properties thanks to the support of the Duke of Milan. And the more Progressives were placated by his commitment in the German war. His genius was to strongly link the National Idea to Conservatism. Since the Revolution the Nation was an idea used by the Liberal and now Socialist Left, the Conservatives being more reserved on the subject. Taparelli was however a staunch nationalist and his supports of Irredentist movements left a deep mark on Italian politics, the Royalists member forming the National Defense Party later, whose members were still vividly called Royalists by their opponents. To summarize he had won thanks to the rural masses of the South and the traditional elites but had then seduced the jingoistic elements of society while pursuing a policy of consensus.
South Africa in 1855, with the Boer "Republics" of Leeuwin, Transkaap and Nuweflander
The forces in South Germany in June
[1] : After the various rebellions of 1848 proved that the Imperial dream of Wenceslaus could not be reached, Sigismund V abdicated his title of Holy Roman Emperor, and became Emperor Sigismund I of Bohemia. It did not mean that he had no views on Germany though.
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I know there is only one war technically but I had no other ideas for a title
You are welcome. It's only a small list, there are far more interesting V2 AARs in this forum if one looks for it.Thank for this list! I'll make sure to take a look at them when I have enough time to read through them. I'm not a big Polandball fan but if you call it a masterpiece then it might be worth reading anyways
Looking forward to your next chapter!
Well it's very different from your regular Polanball and the art is superb.
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Viva la Rivoluzione!
I wonder what the final armies situation was, how far did our armies go into Imperial territory. Plus, didn't German substates join the side of the King of Bohemia? We could have got something out of that!
I wonder what the final armies situation was, how far did our armies go into Imperial territory. Plus, didn't German substates join the side of the King of Bohemia? We could have got something out of that!
A bit anticlimactic . The defeat at Munich had to hurt the Bohemian militaristic/aristocratic pride.
. The defeat at Munich had to hurt the Bohemian militaristic/aristocratic pride.
