1760-1766: Revolutionary wars against Portugal, Britain, Spain and Ayutthaya. USA.
Thank you for your feedback, sprites and dragonizer.
In December 1760, Paraguay begins its quest for independence as well. We wait until 1762 before starting our first Revolutionary war, since we need the diplomats for several other purposes (ally with vassals, improve papal relations and so on)
But in January 1762, we declare war on Portugal and Great Britain....
So we defeat Portugal's stack in Lisboa, which we then wipe out in Ribatejo.
We declare war on the Ayutthaya as well.
The British army is busy in Ireland, so we declare war on Connaught to catch it - they wouldn't give us military access.
In October 1762, after expanding our influence, we can grab some provinces from Ayutthaya. We connect also Malacca to the capital this way.
In July 1763, we peace Portugal and we expand a lot in the Iberian peninsula.
At last we get their colonies in America (Bahamas)...
and in Africa (Fernando Po). Both colonies can be assimilated.
Since we are nearing the infamy limit (which is 22 by now, we have a new ruler, which I forgot to mention), Great Britain just cedes two provinces : London and Ayshire, who are fairly rich.
Connacht just gets away with having to become Catholic. In July 1763, the USA are released - which takes our infamy immediately to 0. It was 19 provinces - too bad I won't risk going over the BB limit.
We need infamy very quickly - we pick the OPM Delhi as our victim, which is annexed in December 1763.
We get a core on Breisgau, Baden. In February 1764, we declare war on Spain, who in the meantime has grabbed two provinces from Portugal. We also take an important decision, we abandon Press Gangs to embrace the Idea of Improved Foraging : -50% attrition. We are not really building new ships right now, and money is not an issue - I can afford the extra maintenance cost.
In July 1764, Canada begins its quest for independence as well. We set later their culture to Lombard in the save file.
We were at war with Baluchistan, which we annex in the nick of time, when our infamy was 0.0.
Spain also has to cede several provinces.
Trinidad, Falklands and the islands in the Pacific are now Italian as well. They can all be assimilated, apart from Trinidad.
We create a new COT in Pegu to split Malacca. We had moved our focus to Toungoo, also to increase the conversion rate there.
Trade map in Asia. All of the COTs belong to us, but for Bihar (vassal) and Kyoto.
In January 1763, we can fulfill our mission - vassalize Nevers. Meanwhile, France has collapsed and the state of Hainaut has been reborn as a Monarchy, which is good news.
Yearly income is now 94933 ducats. The next mission is to save a province from rebels. Then I have to build a level 2 fort in MicMac.
In February 1766, we diploannex Lorraine, to get their COT in Lothringen. In fact, some of Italy's provinces were trading through that COT, and that is unacceptable.
And In April 1766, I get hit again by the +50% trade income event, which will shoot our income through the roof.