Co-operative Empire. An interactive AAR

[General Lorange]

To Naval administration

Dear sir.
5 Frigates will be enough at the moment.
and i thank you sir for the understanding you have shown the Carribean peoples safety at seas.

one day i will repay your deeds.

Best wishes for the future.

Christian von Rulow
General govenor of Carribean

 

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I'd like to be an army general, in any theatre. I'm not sure how these AAR's work though, so if you could brief me via PM that'd be great. Name : Andrew Wellington.

 

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I'd like to be an army general, in any theatre. I'm not sure how these AAR's work though, so if you could brief me via PM that'd be great. Name : Andrew Wellington.

I'll just explain it here

You take up a command in the army. That means that you write about what happens with that army. For example if we go to war with China you may ask for a transfer to the middle east. Propose a war plan. Talk about the war and individual battles.

In peace time you probably would be lobbying for military spending and what not.

I am the only person to play the game so you tell me what to do with the units you are assigned command to.

btw welcome

 

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Can I get a list of armies, and where they're located?

 

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An OOB

1st Division
London
Andrew wellington

1st Cavalry Division
London

2nd Division
Nottingham Under the command of General Edmund Windsor

3rd Division
Cardiff

4th "Ulster Rangers" Division
Bissao Under the command of the Governor General of Ireland

5th Division
Edinburgh

6th Division
Ottowa under the command of Governor General Charles Grant of Canada

7th Division
Bissao Under the command of Sir Robert Thessiger Governor General South africa

8th Division
Timor Under the control of Governor General Sir James Kingston of australia and Tory leader

1st EIC Sinahla Division
Under the command of Sir Dorian Russel Head of the Board of control for the East India company

2nd EIC Sinhala Division
Under the command of Sir Dorian Russel Head of the Board of control for the East India company

3rd EIC Sinhal Division
Under the command of Sir Dorian Russel Head of the Board of control for the East India company

Boer mounted Cavalry
Under the command of Sir Robert Thessiger Governor General South africa

Note if I say under the control of they havn't done any posts that are got to do with the military so they may be able to be convinced to give any general who wants its.

 

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1st Division, London

 

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To Her Majesty, Queen Victoria

I have one subject that I want to address : The Second Oriental Crisis. Should we take a side at all, I suggest sending an expeditionary force to give our home troops some combat experience. If this suggestion is acted on, I'd like to volunteer the 1st Division to sail to the Middle East as said force. Also, though not to overstep my boundaries, I have an opinion on the situation. I find this crisis similar to the American revolution of the seventeen hundreds. Therefore, I fully support the Ottomans in their request for European aid, and if Her Majesty chooses that course, I feel it would be the right decision.

God Save The Queen,
General Andrew Wellington, Commander of the Home Isles 1st Division

 

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[OOC]I would like Sir Beaufort Rose to take command of the 3rd Division, since a Dragoon division doesn't exist.[/OOC]

To Her Majesty The Queen,

Regarding the developing situation in the Far-East:

For the time being, I would like to call for re-stationing of the 3rd Division to the Far-East. Continuing expansion of the Empire in this area will require a stronger military presence, and the threat to our trade in China may require military response in the near future. Should Her Majesty choose to accept this proposal, I can assure her she would not be disappointed.

God Save The Queen,

Sir Beaufort Rose, General of the British Empire

 

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To:Governor O'Connell
From: MP Michael O'Hara

I will attend the parade and dinner as long as talks on home rule, industrial growth and press freedom in Ireland are discussed. Lets hope we all get along great.

Best of Luck
Michael O'Hara

OOC: a wiki! wow.
How are Elections(ingame) affect us and maybe a election section in the wiki to post results each time we have one.

 

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OOC: a wiki! wow.
How are Elections(ingame) affect us and maybe a election section in the wiki to post results each time we have one.

Well we havn't had an in game election yet. I think we are due on in 1840. I'll post the results here and whoever wants to can copy it into the wiki.

 

[Freddan]

To Christian Von Rulow, General Governor of the Caribbean

Dear Von Rulow,

Five frigates will be sent to the Caribbean immediately.

These five will be taken from the channel fleet. In case of war on the European continent these will be sent back if needed.

God Save the Queen

Rule Britannia, rule the seas!
Rear – Admiral Noel Holland

 

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OOC where am I supposed to get these frigates from??

 

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To Her Majesty's Government,

apologies for the delay before my reply- I was attending to important London business that could not wait, not even with matters of politics at stake, and am sorry. I will now devote my attentions fully to the matter at hand- the Company Charter.

I think this will be a short negotiation, because on balance the Charter is extremely satisfactory. All the points are largely satisfactory, but I would like, if I may, on behalf of the Company and the Board to suggest two slight changes which I'm sure will be satisfactory.

The first is a change to Article II, Subsection I, where it is simply a matter of semantics. Namely, I would like to suggest that some mention be given of the Company's freedom of movement in it's administration- to do whatever it deems necessary at the time. As a later point confirms our duty to act in the interests of the Empire, I don't think this is moving us too far out of the control of London. Is this satisfactory? Something like:

Article II Subsection I
Affirming The British East India Company to govern independently as the effective administration of the imperial possessions in the Indian subcontinent. (Italics indicate my suggested change).

Secondly I think another subsection should be added, perhaps to Article II, which touches on the Company's right to also engage in foreign affairs and warfare independently, should the circumstances dictate and should the cause be common with the Empire. Something like:

Article II Subsection V
Affirming the right of the East India Company to engage in foreign affairs and overseas military enterprises should it deemed prudent to do so.

I hope my changes are satisfactory, and my delay was not too troublesome.

Respectfully,

Alexander Russell, Admiral of the Company Navy, Member of the Board of Control

 

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To Her Majesty's Government,

Sirs, regarding this Chinese difficulty. In the past the Company has, once or twice, had occasion to come up against the wishes of the Manchu Empire of China, and thus we tend to know both what they intend and what they are capable of. In this new case, I am personally rather concerned about the implications of allowing the Chinese to have their way in this matter of the opium trade. Firstly, obviously, we will lose a colossal amount of the opium trade- which I can tell you unreservedly will be an enormous hurt to the Empire. Not only will we lose an invaluable medicinal drug for the peoples of the Empire, but the revenue loss is also unacceptable, quite simply.

Therefore, something must be done. As to what, we must examine the character of the Chinese Emperor and his government. The first thing to know is that they are arrogant and obstinate beyond the imaginings of even the most opulent Mughal Emperor, the second is that their Empire is the most incredible "paper tiger" that has ever been witnessed in the world's long history. Thus I submit that we will not only be forced to engage in a military contest with the Manchus (as nothing else will deter them), but they will equally be so easy to defeat that it will be risible. I suggest a policy of marine invasions of the key coastal areas- the island of Formosa (OOC Taiwan for anyone that doesn't know), Hong Kong, Shanghai etc. This will both put the vital opium ports in our own hands and capture most of China's key strategic settlements, handing us rapid victory.

Those are my suggestions regarding China, but London and Her Majesty's Government must, I suppose, decide the issue for themselves. However, please remember my and the Company's particular expertise in this area, and therefore I urge you to let yourselves be guided by me. In a war with China over opium, the Company will support the Crown.

God Save the Queen,

Sir Dorian Russell, Chief Executive of the East India Company

 

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To Sir Alexander Russell
RE East India Company Charter.

I agree with your first change however I would have a slight problem with your second proposal. Ive included a small ammendment to the subsection

Article II Subsection V
Affirming the right of the East India Company to engage in foreign affairs and overseas military enterprises should it deemed prudent to do so and should it not create major problems to the greater empire.

In clarification this change means that should the East India company wish to go to war with a major power capable and willing to retaliating by attacking another part of the empire it is forbidden without the agreement of crown agents.
Signed and Sealed
Queen Victoria

 

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To Sir Dorian Russel
RE China & Russia

Dear Sir
Whould war break out with the Machus what would your suggestion be for a peace target? Obviously we can't aim to completly eliminate this ancient empire in a single war.

I also invite your comments on the Egypt Ottoman conflict which appears likely to erupt as the best argument for intervention is the potential of the Ottomans to balance. The same Russia who you compete with in Central Asia.

Signed and Sealed Queen Victoria.

 

[robou]

To the Queen, the EIC and the Government
RE the looming tiger and the falling giant

In regards to the situations in Manchu China and the Ottoman Empire, i would like to put volenteer my services as a servent of the Empire to formulate plans for both the Intervention in the Middle East and the war with China. If the EIC would feel the honour should fall to them, i would not hesitate from letting them run the war, though i simply feel that although the Company is militaristicly powerful and its leaders competent, in recent years they have not had enough experiance against larger foes than small Sheiks, Sultans and Maharajas.

If you do turn me down then i have a small bonus to add that i picked up while i was in China after the Napoleonic wars. Their leaders all speak Manderin Chinese. The comman folk speak Cantonese which is rather different to that of the Manchu's. I have a feeling this could lead to mistakes or slowness in their command structure which we must take advantage of.

God Save the Queen
Sir Robert Thesiger

 

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OOC Rob respond to my last letter a few pages back now. Basically its a request to know where your troops are going.

I'll leave the arguing over planning to you the any generals interested and Sir Dorian.

BTW I intend to play a year tomorrow

 

[Terraferma]

To HM government,

If General Rose and General Wellington are to deploy overseas I would like to remain here with the troops in Nottingham to continue further training until called upon. As for the conflict in the Middle East, I personally think we should not intervene. I think our forces are needed elsewhere but that of course is my professional opinion. Nevertheless I will serve the crown and respect its decisions.

Sincerely,

General Edmund Windsor
For King and Country

 

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Emergency Meeting of Parliament​

(Hanlon walks into a dark and sparsely filled chamber in casual dress.)

RE: The Second Oriental Crisis,

I apologize for the brevity, sirs, but I'm afraid Her Majesty the Queen needs a response quickly. The Ottoman Empire's well known cracks are starting to come to the surface - Muhammad Ali of Egypt has refused to recognize the Sultan and declared independence from the Empire. If the situation cannot be diplomatically resolved this will lead to a costly war that will provide a detrimental blow to the already weakening Ottoman Empire. Although no one here would shed any tears over their collapse, other powers, notably Russia or God forbid, the Kingdom of France, might attempt to exploit the situation to increase their own power. Although I am against risking our own lives and resources in a Muslim conflict, we must prevent France or Russia from benefiting from it at all costs! My suggestion is we offer support to the Ottomans for a diplomatic resolution in exchange for them agreeing to abolish all trade tariffs against us. This support, however, may lead us to open involvement and war with the Egyptian rebels if the situation should arise. This is not a meeting regarding war, this is merely to decide whether those present here today support a resolution for the British Empire to intervene in the Second Oriental Crisis in the Ottoman's favor or not. Make haste, the Queen needs your response urgently. The floor is also open to suggestions.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE!​

OOC: For the plethora of new people, voting works like this, everyone can vote, even though your charcters may not be Members of Parliament. The percentage what we players voted for is not the only thing taken into consideration when devising votes, however, but nevertheless you can all vote on anything. You can also try to sway people's opinions by making speeches, offering ideas, arguments, rebuttles, etc.

What happened to the Foreign Minister, (Goraja was it?) Did he disappear as well? I was enjoying his exchanges! I hope he realizes we were kidding?