I gotta run, but hey warspite i think you diary idea is catching notice, check out the new austria aar
just another one of your wild ideas that worked
just another one of your wild ideas that worked-
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It would interesting to see at what speed warspite's brain can process information. Very nice AAR idea, very well written. Keep going, and going and going...
Originally posted by warspite
now i have to deal with my girlfriend, and my exgirlfriend just called me last night, AAARRRRGGGHH, now what do i do? hehe
Ooooo. Bad timing. Women have a talent for that. Just kidding!
Originally posted by warspite
I promise screenshots (promise is nullified if i die
I'll take care of it if you pass away, but not until next friday ok?? Promise dammit!!
AUGUST 10, 1502
I am here in my home in Kalmar, married now to Romela, she is also pregnant with our first child, praise god. The war is not going well from what i have heard at the docks. Our navy lost a huge battle against the entire Danish fleet in the sund, our fleet however somehow sank 6 of their warships and we lost 34 galleys but that must be wrong because we had only 20 galleys i thought? hmmm, rumors.
Maybe another rumor is that Denmark has some 100,000 trained soldiers in copenhagen waiting to board ships for sweden. My god we only have about 32,000 of our own, we would be crushed if this is true. Not to mention that the russians reportedly have invaded full force into Karelia but the fortress holds thank god.
We did manage to defeat small danish armies in gotland and bergslagen, both are too close to home. I must pray now....
DECEMBER 3RD , 1502
Great news has come from the merchants arriving in Kalmar. The russians are taking huge losses in the winter freeze in karelia while general H Gadh waits to attack with his men, what is he waiting for though?
Our navy regrouped, apparently the previous news was wrong because our navy was near full strength and sank 4 more danish ships and now boasts they control the sund and the danish soldiers in copenhagen are unable to get to sweden, GLORY BE TO GOD MY PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED.
More good news is that our small cavalry companies have ran accross north russia taking Kola, Far Karelia, Onega, Vologda and ARkhangelsk. We have also beaten back the danes from all sweden and now invade them, wow i almost want to join in the fight.
But Romela is about to give birth, we cant wait, perhaps the lad will come on christmas, ooohhh what a good day it would be uufta.
JUNE 5th, 1503
Romela gave birth, a boy thank god. We have decided to name him Johann Stensture Sutton in honor of our King and Romelas father. He is a scrappen lad he will be and ill teach him the ways of the ocean.
Bad news came may 23rd though, we are beginning to lose ground to the russians as general H Gadh is losing battles and Karelia is almost fallen. our cavalry is gone and russian armies march just to the north of stockholm, dear god in heaven, you must save our land.
Worse still the danes are building up armies and threaten our western border, where is our armies??? King Stensture must have a plan, he must, oh every night i am on my knees praying to our god for victory but it only gets worse, our neighbors lost their son they say. Now i have been given word i must go to the army, things must be bad if i have to go to the army and not the navy. My family will be left to take care of Romela and Johann, Romela is pregnant yet again.
I cried tonight, my sorrow is deep, i leave for the army in the morn, what will come of my family and my country, will i survive? I leave it in the hands of almighty god. amen.
I am here in my home in Kalmar, married now to Romela, she is also pregnant with our first child, praise god. The war is not going well from what i have heard at the docks. Our navy lost a huge battle against the entire Danish fleet in the sund, our fleet however somehow sank 6 of their warships and we lost 34 galleys but that must be wrong because we had only 20 galleys i thought? hmmm, rumors.
Maybe another rumor is that Denmark has some 100,000 trained soldiers in copenhagen waiting to board ships for sweden. My god we only have about 32,000 of our own, we would be crushed if this is true. Not to mention that the russians reportedly have invaded full force into Karelia but the fortress holds thank god.
We did manage to defeat small danish armies in gotland and bergslagen, both are too close to home. I must pray now....
DECEMBER 3RD , 1502
Great news has come from the merchants arriving in Kalmar. The russians are taking huge losses in the winter freeze in karelia while general H Gadh waits to attack with his men, what is he waiting for though?
Our navy regrouped, apparently the previous news was wrong because our navy was near full strength and sank 4 more danish ships and now boasts they control the sund and the danish soldiers in copenhagen are unable to get to sweden, GLORY BE TO GOD MY PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED.
More good news is that our small cavalry companies have ran accross north russia taking Kola, Far Karelia, Onega, Vologda and ARkhangelsk. We have also beaten back the danes from all sweden and now invade them, wow i almost want to join in the fight.
But Romela is about to give birth, we cant wait, perhaps the lad will come on christmas, ooohhh what a good day it would be uufta.
JUNE 5th, 1503
Romela gave birth, a boy thank god. We have decided to name him Johann Stensture Sutton in honor of our King and Romelas father. He is a scrappen lad he will be and ill teach him the ways of the ocean.
Bad news came may 23rd though, we are beginning to lose ground to the russians as general H Gadh is losing battles and Karelia is almost fallen. our cavalry is gone and russian armies march just to the north of stockholm, dear god in heaven, you must save our land.
Worse still the danes are building up armies and threaten our western border, where is our armies??? King Stensture must have a plan, he must, oh every night i am on my knees praying to our god for victory but it only gets worse, our neighbors lost their son they say. Now i have been given word i must go to the army, things must be bad if i have to go to the army and not the navy. My family will be left to take care of Romela and Johann, Romela is pregnant yet again.
I cried tonight, my sorrow is deep, i leave for the army in the morn, what will come of my family and my country, will i survive? I leave it in the hands of almighty god. amen.
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Ahhhh...must be those long winter nights. Or the fact that maybe you think the world should be populated by your "advanced genes"
.Nice work warspite....
Originally posted by Carolus Rex
Dude.... Warspite, how do you keep track of all your aar's??
And don't forget that he is a moderator, the Holy AAR emporer, and he has to put up with me
Great AAR, nice and easy (to read), has the biggest of potencial. In fact I to have seen this style catching up in other threads I believe, but don't remember.
I don't question your work or th way you do it, but how do you do it? I can't find an answer, as many others, that I see.
I don't question your work or th way you do it, but how do you do it? I can't find an answer, as many others, that I see.
DECEMBER 19, 1503
After leaving my home in August i was assigned to the Kalmar cannon unit being assembled outside of stockholm. My skill from the navy with these iron wonders was enough to get me command of a ten cannon brigade. In all we had 30 cannons and a good group of men that we trained into the winter. Once we were trained we met up with some 8000 infantry recruits in gastrekland. No news of the russian front was coming nor of the naval war. Our mission was to strike at jamtland after the winter season. The danes had some 5000 men in jamtland so we knew there would be a fight. All we could do at camp was wait out the winter, think about home and train.
Terrible news came on the 16th of december that our glorious king Stensture sjoblad had died and left the crown to Svante Sture Nattoch Dag. well with a new king it was not certain what our future would be in the war, but we prepared as normal for spring. I wonder how Romela and the children are doing in Kalmar, god keep them safe i pray.
28 MAY 1504
I finally have some time to write, i have to use some fresh paper i got from another lad, my diary is muddied from the battles and siege in jamtland. What a fight it was, i have never been in a land battle before and i must say it was most energizing and tiring. The spring thaw made it hard to move the heavy cannons but we were able to set them up on a hill as ordered as the battle against 5000 danes began. Our 8000 men , though still green put up a great fight, our cannons helped some too. We mauled them all right and only a few enemy escaped. The cleaning up part was the worst, dead bodies everywhere and all the mass grave was merely a heaping pile of dead flesh with dirt put over it. War is sick but ill fight to my death for the King and my family.
We began the siege of Ostersund castle in may. My cannon brigade was a strong lot of men, we had all 10 cannons, i made them clean them to perfection and we were proud of our company, we even had our own flag made. We sent many a shell into the castle but the siege lasted some time. We did get news of the war during the siege. General Gadh had broken through the russian lines and now sieged moscow, what a great day for the king. we will surely teach these scum who is rulers of this land. I wish i had a map to see all the lands we were fighting for. All i know is this muddy ground and the memory of my home in Kalmar, hope the war ends soon.
some of the men got sick, it was aweful, hundreds died during the siege as attrition took its toll. Luckily my men stayed healthy and i did too.
After leaving my home in August i was assigned to the Kalmar cannon unit being assembled outside of stockholm. My skill from the navy with these iron wonders was enough to get me command of a ten cannon brigade. In all we had 30 cannons and a good group of men that we trained into the winter. Once we were trained we met up with some 8000 infantry recruits in gastrekland. No news of the russian front was coming nor of the naval war. Our mission was to strike at jamtland after the winter season. The danes had some 5000 men in jamtland so we knew there would be a fight. All we could do at camp was wait out the winter, think about home and train.
Terrible news came on the 16th of december that our glorious king Stensture sjoblad had died and left the crown to Svante Sture Nattoch Dag. well with a new king it was not certain what our future would be in the war, but we prepared as normal for spring. I wonder how Romela and the children are doing in Kalmar, god keep them safe i pray.
28 MAY 1504
I finally have some time to write, i have to use some fresh paper i got from another lad, my diary is muddied from the battles and siege in jamtland. What a fight it was, i have never been in a land battle before and i must say it was most energizing and tiring. The spring thaw made it hard to move the heavy cannons but we were able to set them up on a hill as ordered as the battle against 5000 danes began. Our 8000 men , though still green put up a great fight, our cannons helped some too. We mauled them all right and only a few enemy escaped. The cleaning up part was the worst, dead bodies everywhere and all the mass grave was merely a heaping pile of dead flesh with dirt put over it. War is sick but ill fight to my death for the King and my family.
We began the siege of Ostersund castle in may. My cannon brigade was a strong lot of men, we had all 10 cannons, i made them clean them to perfection and we were proud of our company, we even had our own flag made. We sent many a shell into the castle but the siege lasted some time. We did get news of the war during the siege. General Gadh had broken through the russian lines and now sieged moscow, what a great day for the king. we will surely teach these scum who is rulers of this land. I wish i had a map to see all the lands we were fighting for. All i know is this muddy ground and the memory of my home in Kalmar, hope the war ends soon.
some of the men got sick, it was aweful, hundreds died during the siege as attrition took its toll. Luckily my men stayed healthy and i did too.
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Originally posted by Carolus Rex
and my location too...
You might want to change that.
30 DECEMBER 1504
Our army is camped for the winter in the wood of Jamtland. We took the territory over with a successful siege back in June. What a victory it was, we were so excited and we got so much booty from the danes we defeated. I didnt get any money this go around, but i did get some paper to write my diary with. My cannone unit is doing great, we were given honors by the Major of the army and he said he would tell the King of our skill.
Well thats all well and fine, but i just want to get home soon, so ill be more than happy to win some more battles for the king to end this bloody war. I thought up a prayer for the church i should tell my bishop-priest at home. "Hail Mary, mother of god, take away the blood on my hands and put my child in my hands instead, amen" hey i like it, should please the bishop too.
through the rest of the year our army dug into jamtland and waited for any counter attacks but none came. The men were hungry for news of the war and in august we started to get that news. Rumors came that france was sending men to invade norway and help sweden against denmark-norway. That would be great, i never met a frenchman before, but i did meet an english man in kalmar, he was a trader, neat guy with a funny talk.
Well some other news was that general Gadh was making progress against russia but we didnt know for sure how much until just a few days ago we learned that the King made peace with russia. Yippeee the war is almost over, now we just have to whoop the danes. I guess sweden got some barren lands called Kola and Far Karelia from russia for the peace. Sheesh, why get useless land when we should get gold for our victory? hmmm royalty.
More news flooded in while we squated in this freezing land. This began to be a bad time as it was cold and we didnt have the greatest of supplies but we made due. The other news was that our fleet began to beat up the danish fleet, yes yes yes, i wish i was out there with them. I can imagine it now, ramming up to them scum and wacking some heads off....... dear lord, am i starting to like war? God forgive me for my sins, please take me from this insanity.
France apparently are now landing to the west, about 15000 men, humph, i bet them boys dont last through this harsh winter, hope they have better supplies than we do.
Well, off to celebrate the new year, welcome in the bloody 1505...
Our army is camped for the winter in the wood of Jamtland. We took the territory over with a successful siege back in June. What a victory it was, we were so excited and we got so much booty from the danes we defeated. I didnt get any money this go around, but i did get some paper to write my diary with. My cannone unit is doing great, we were given honors by the Major of the army and he said he would tell the King of our skill.
Well thats all well and fine, but i just want to get home soon, so ill be more than happy to win some more battles for the king to end this bloody war. I thought up a prayer for the church i should tell my bishop-priest at home. "Hail Mary, mother of god, take away the blood on my hands and put my child in my hands instead, amen" hey i like it, should please the bishop too.
through the rest of the year our army dug into jamtland and waited for any counter attacks but none came. The men were hungry for news of the war and in august we started to get that news. Rumors came that france was sending men to invade norway and help sweden against denmark-norway. That would be great, i never met a frenchman before, but i did meet an english man in kalmar, he was a trader, neat guy with a funny talk.
Well some other news was that general Gadh was making progress against russia but we didnt know for sure how much until just a few days ago we learned that the King made peace with russia. Yippeee the war is almost over, now we just have to whoop the danes. I guess sweden got some barren lands called Kola and Far Karelia from russia for the peace. Sheesh, why get useless land when we should get gold for our victory? hmmm royalty.
More news flooded in while we squated in this freezing land. This began to be a bad time as it was cold and we didnt have the greatest of supplies but we made due. The other news was that our fleet began to beat up the danish fleet, yes yes yes, i wish i was out there with them. I can imagine it now, ramming up to them scum and wacking some heads off....... dear lord, am i starting to like war? God forgive me for my sins, please take me from this insanity.
France apparently are now landing to the west, about 15000 men, humph, i bet them boys dont last through this harsh winter, hope they have better supplies than we do.
Well, off to celebrate the new year, welcome in the bloody 1505...
16 NOVEMBER 1505
Well a year has past since i last had a chance to write in the diary. I have been sooo busy over the past year with the war. Even after our army defeated Russia and our King made peace with them, still russias ally Pskov wanted war with our King and so my unit with almost all of swedens army was sent to the east to fight the armies of Pskov. I guess the french would take care of our western front from the danes while we took care of the pskov.
The march to the east was grueling and miserable. I thought the winter was rough, the long march across the Kings many lands is too long and took us months to complete. I want to be back in the navy i think. Pskov had an 19000 man army with many recruits coming. Our assembled army under the great general Ghad was 25000 men and some cavalry and the 37 cannon of which i was now second in command of the whole cannon brigade, what an honor.
In June 1505 we were ready for battle and the enemy army apparently was smaller than before due to attrition. So we attacked and they had about 8000 cavalry only with 22 cannon. The battle was brilliant, i could watch it all from a hill top. Our men overwhelmed the enemy cavalry and our cavalry cut off their escape. We lost only 432 men in the entire battle while destroying the Pskov army. I took some of their cannon supplies also to fill my units needs. Got somemore paper too hehe.
News came that our navy lost a critical battle in the sund against the danes. This could be bad especially if the danes get their so called 100,000 man army across to sweden we are done for.
In october our army was resting in nyland ,when scouts reported a 8000 man danish army was marching against us. On oct 14th we engaged in battle and we were ready. My cannons i set up so we could fire upon the enemy during battle. Everything worked perfect and we slaughtered the enemy to every man. I wonder how many children we made fatherless this day? Thank god i am still alive for my family.
After war one thinks about the death and carnage, i use to be sick of the sight of dead people. Now its just another dead body , no big deal. Im used to it and i rather enjoy killing the enemy now. I hate this war though, its so lonely and brutal. No way to know of my family or my future. Once it got so cold last winter, i had not enough cloths, we were in bad times then and i almost wanted to kill myself, but i kept on and my men encouraged me. Life is hell sometimes.
We fought some really small battles against Pskov a week ago, now general Gadh is splitting our army and ill be one of them that goes by ship to the west again. THANK GOD, i also have orders to take second in command of a galley in the navy. WOOOHOOO, im going to be at sea again. Oh there is a god that loves me. Now if he can just end this war.
Well a year has past since i last had a chance to write in the diary. I have been sooo busy over the past year with the war. Even after our army defeated Russia and our King made peace with them, still russias ally Pskov wanted war with our King and so my unit with almost all of swedens army was sent to the east to fight the armies of Pskov. I guess the french would take care of our western front from the danes while we took care of the pskov.
The march to the east was grueling and miserable. I thought the winter was rough, the long march across the Kings many lands is too long and took us months to complete. I want to be back in the navy i think. Pskov had an 19000 man army with many recruits coming. Our assembled army under the great general Ghad was 25000 men and some cavalry and the 37 cannon of which i was now second in command of the whole cannon brigade, what an honor.
In June 1505 we were ready for battle and the enemy army apparently was smaller than before due to attrition. So we attacked and they had about 8000 cavalry only with 22 cannon. The battle was brilliant, i could watch it all from a hill top. Our men overwhelmed the enemy cavalry and our cavalry cut off their escape. We lost only 432 men in the entire battle while destroying the Pskov army. I took some of their cannon supplies also to fill my units needs. Got somemore paper too hehe.
News came that our navy lost a critical battle in the sund against the danes. This could be bad especially if the danes get their so called 100,000 man army across to sweden we are done for.
In october our army was resting in nyland ,when scouts reported a 8000 man danish army was marching against us. On oct 14th we engaged in battle and we were ready. My cannons i set up so we could fire upon the enemy during battle. Everything worked perfect and we slaughtered the enemy to every man. I wonder how many children we made fatherless this day? Thank god i am still alive for my family.
After war one thinks about the death and carnage, i use to be sick of the sight of dead people. Now its just another dead body , no big deal. Im used to it and i rather enjoy killing the enemy now. I hate this war though, its so lonely and brutal. No way to know of my family or my future. Once it got so cold last winter, i had not enough cloths, we were in bad times then and i almost wanted to kill myself, but i kept on and my men encouraged me. Life is hell sometimes.
We fought some really small battles against Pskov a week ago, now general Gadh is splitting our army and ill be one of them that goes by ship to the west again. THANK GOD, i also have orders to take second in command of a galley in the navy. WOOOHOOO, im going to be at sea again. Oh there is a god that loves me. Now if he can just end this war.
7 OCTOBER 1506
I am back in the navy thank god, well sorta. I much rather be home. I did get a chance to visit my family in Kalmar during my transfer. OOOOOhhh it was so needed to see my family. My father has passed away since i left over two years ago. Mom is doing ok and is staying with my wife and kids in Kalmar. Romela is beautiful as ever she has taken care of my son Johan who is now four years old and is a strong ladd. She also had a healthy girl right after i left for the army, my daughter Ingrid is now 2 years old and she is a joy to be with. I am so lucky though, so many of my friends did i see parish in this war. countless thousands of families are without, im thankful mine still has me.
My stay lasted a couple days then i was off to meet the fleet. I was assigned the new galley Sture Stenture a large galley with several cannon. I was placed second in command.
In april our navy was 32 ships strong, we battled a dane fleet and was forced to retreat due to poor planning on our parts. we lost a galley. During the months up to now we sank several other dane ships and managed to fight our way back to supremacy of the sund. The dane fleet is reeling from our attacks and we wonder if they will be much more of a threat.
Word is that we have defeated the last of Pskov troops but they refuse to accept peace, one day we will just take them over.
I am back in the navy thank god, well sorta. I much rather be home. I did get a chance to visit my family in Kalmar during my transfer. OOOOOhhh it was so needed to see my family. My father has passed away since i left over two years ago. Mom is doing ok and is staying with my wife and kids in Kalmar. Romela is beautiful as ever she has taken care of my son Johan who is now four years old and is a strong ladd. She also had a healthy girl right after i left for the army, my daughter Ingrid is now 2 years old and she is a joy to be with. I am so lucky though, so many of my friends did i see parish in this war. countless thousands of families are without, im thankful mine still has me.
My stay lasted a couple days then i was off to meet the fleet. I was assigned the new galley Sture Stenture a large galley with several cannon. I was placed second in command.
In april our navy was 32 ships strong, we battled a dane fleet and was forced to retreat due to poor planning on our parts. we lost a galley. During the months up to now we sank several other dane ships and managed to fight our way back to supremacy of the sund. The dane fleet is reeling from our attacks and we wonder if they will be much more of a threat.
Word is that we have defeated the last of Pskov troops but they refuse to accept peace, one day we will just take them over.
Question:
Will his son take over the role as diary keeper when the old man get too old??
Will his son take over the role as diary keeper when the old man get too old??