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Beware the Peaceful
1570
After many years of war, Austria is at peace with the world again. Maximilian II declares it his policy to avoid war unless forced upon us, this saddens me as I feel the Poles must be punished for annexing our allies--we shall never forgive them for so hideous a deed. The year was uneventful, the only thing in my notes from the time being a Spanish DOW against the Inca Empire on January 5. Our sympathies go out to the Incas, even though we have no idea where they are.
1571
The census tax brings in 287D this year--a new record
! The Minister of Taxation is honored by the Kaiser for his excellent work. Polish agents stir up a peasant revolt in Posen, but it is swiftly defeated, as is a revolt in Savoie, no doubt also the work of Polish spies. In December, the Spanish ambassador tells us that his nation has annexed the Inca Empire, we tell him his statements are rubbish and ask him to point to the Incas (or their ex-realm) on the map. The ambassador has begun drawing additional territories in on the Habsburg maps before he catches himslef . He is soon recalled to Madrid.
1572
The year begins with a bang when Persia declares war on Turkey on January 30. Our spies are told to watch this one. Thuringen revolts in March, then again in August. Once the August uprising is put down, we tell the Chief of the Secret Police to redouble his efforts against German nationalists. Our recruitment efforts are helped by a wave of enthusiasm for the army, leading to a volunteer unit of 3,500/700/0 forming in the capital. Persia begins paying for their folly in September, parting with 26D to buy off the Hedjaz. Russia annexes their vassal Pskov at the end of the year.
1573
A bad year for Persia, they buy off Cyrenacia with 147D in May, then surrender Kars and 15D to Crimea in Septmeber, finally parting with Tabriz and 14D to restore peace with Turkey. We are unhappy at this news, as it signifies considerable growth of Turkish power in the Islamic lands. The Minister of Religion argues that we launch a crusade against the Turk. The ministry is stunned into silence when the Kaiser orders the Minister of Religion executed for warmongering. As most of the other ministers have wars planned with someone, we all decide to keep silent during the remainder of Maximilian's time.
1574
Maximilian's hopes for peace have become an obsession--he abolishes the Ministry of War by imperial decree on July 7. Then next comes a purge against pro-war ministers, even though I manage to escape the purge I have lost much favor in court. Diplomatiic ties with Poland are renewed, and word reaches me through my spies that the kaiser plans to demote me from Prime Minister to Ambassador to Poland !
1575
The first happy news in a long while reaches me in August, the Protestant heretics of Bohemia have learned the error of their ways and returned to the true faith(Random Event). The Minister of Roads and Bridges is now facing Maximilan's wrath for his known pro-war sympathies, he may soon join me in the ranks of those outcast from court. November brings horrible news, Maximilan holds talks with the Polish king, word has it he plans to surrender possession of Posen and give a Habsburg princess to the Polish court! I then hear that he is drafting a decree to dissolve all Habsburg armies! Mercifully, an assassain's dagger puts an end to all such plans in December. Rudolf II will now rule the realm. He restores me, the Minister of Roads and Bridges and all other pro-war ministers to power and invites us all to his coronation on January 1 of 1576. After washing the mysterious bloodstains which have appeared on my clothes I shall be happy to attend the ceremony.
1570
After many years of war, Austria is at peace with the world again. Maximilian II declares it his policy to avoid war unless forced upon us, this saddens me as I feel the Poles must be punished for annexing our allies--we shall never forgive them for so hideous a deed. The year was uneventful, the only thing in my notes from the time being a Spanish DOW against the Inca Empire on January 5. Our sympathies go out to the Incas, even though we have no idea where they are.
1571
The census tax brings in 287D this year--a new record
! The Minister of Taxation is honored by the Kaiser for his excellent work. Polish agents stir up a peasant revolt in Posen, but it is swiftly defeated, as is a revolt in Savoie, no doubt also the work of Polish spies. In December, the Spanish ambassador tells us that his nation has annexed the Inca Empire, we tell him his statements are rubbish and ask him to point to the Incas (or their ex-realm) on the map. The ambassador has begun drawing additional territories in on the Habsburg maps before he catches himslef . He is soon recalled to Madrid.1572
The year begins with a bang when Persia declares war on Turkey on January 30. Our spies are told to watch this one. Thuringen revolts in March, then again in August. Once the August uprising is put down, we tell the Chief of the Secret Police to redouble his efforts against German nationalists. Our recruitment efforts are helped by a wave of enthusiasm for the army, leading to a volunteer unit of 3,500/700/0 forming in the capital. Persia begins paying for their folly in September, parting with 26D to buy off the Hedjaz. Russia annexes their vassal Pskov at the end of the year.
1573
A bad year for Persia, they buy off Cyrenacia with 147D in May, then surrender Kars and 15D to Crimea in Septmeber, finally parting with Tabriz and 14D to restore peace with Turkey. We are unhappy at this news, as it signifies considerable growth of Turkish power in the Islamic lands. The Minister of Religion argues that we launch a crusade against the Turk. The ministry is stunned into silence when the Kaiser orders the Minister of Religion executed for warmongering. As most of the other ministers have wars planned with someone, we all decide to keep silent during the remainder of Maximilian's time.
1574
Maximilian's hopes for peace have become an obsession--he abolishes the Ministry of War by imperial decree on July 7. Then next comes a purge against pro-war ministers, even though I manage to escape the purge I have lost much favor in court. Diplomatiic ties with Poland are renewed, and word reaches me through my spies that the kaiser plans to demote me from Prime Minister to Ambassador to Poland
!1575
The first happy news in a long while reaches me in August, the Protestant heretics of Bohemia have learned the error of their ways and returned to the true faith(Random Event). The Minister of Roads and Bridges is now facing Maximilan's wrath for his known pro-war sympathies, he may soon join me in the ranks of those outcast from court. November brings horrible news, Maximilan holds talks with the Polish king, word has it he plans to surrender possession of Posen and give a Habsburg princess to the Polish court! I then hear that he is drafting a decree to dissolve all Habsburg armies! Mercifully, an assassain's dagger puts an end to all such plans in December. Rudolf II will now rule the realm. He restores me, the Minister of Roads and Bridges and all other pro-war ministers to power and invites us all to his coronation on January 1 of 1576. After washing the mysterious bloodstains which have appeared on my clothes
I shall be happy to attend the ceremony.
zacharym87 said:After washing the mysterious bloodstains which have appeared on my clothes
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:Very funny, keep it up
Springtime for Rudolf
1576
Rudolf's coronation is a glorious event, he abjures his predecessor's follies, beginning by restoring the Ministry of War. The sins of Maximilian have left scars upon the army however, and in January our Italian army is defeated by a peasant rabble in Nice! Rudolf and his new Minister of War visit the troops and boost their morale by proclaiming that Habsburg military might shall once more terrorize the Protestant heathens of Europe. Thus inspired, the army returns to Nice in July, and the ungrateful swine are massacred to a man. Good news arrives in September, our spies inform us that Spain has been beset by civil war, we note that rebels have captured Spain's possessions in southern Italy. In November, more good news arrives from Iberia, Aragon has declared its independence from Spain!
1577
On April 21, the new nation of Aragon joins our military alliance and the Habsburg Council of War is called for the first time in 8 years. Regrettably, Aragon's coming to the alliance does not give us a CB on Spain, but the kaiser comes to agree with the plan of Tuscan annexation favored by the Minister of Roads and Bridges. I argue that Poland must be utterly crippled first, but I am overruled. An interesting presentation was given by a consultant calling himself Morpheus the Younger, who advised us on our problem of minor states ganging up on us and distracting us from our true enemies. Morpheus's recommendation was simply to annex all nearby minors, thereby ensuring that they will never attack the House of Habsburg agian. After the meeting, Morpheus departed for some place we have vaguely heard of called Sibir.
1578
Our spies in Spain tells us the war goes well for our Aragonian allies, Rousillon and Valencia have fallen to their control (they already had Aragon and Gerona). A Spanish army has captured Aragon though. As the year ends, Aragon's forces are attempting to retake the capital as Spain attempts to retake Valencia. We send the Spanish monarch a letter informing that his mother was a cur. We have cut ties with Poland once more, a fire destroyed the Polish embassy in Vienna on a hot summer's night. The Polish king claimed it was an act of arson by a Moldavian terrorist cell we are rumored to be hiding. We sever relations over this outrageous suggestion even as I toast the leader of COFM (Citizens for a Free Moldavia) at my villa. Anti-Polish sentiment is high, as we have been accepting Moldavian refugees from the Polsih tyranny ever since the dark year of 1547, when the dastardly Poles destroyed the Moldavian nation.
1579
A peasant revolt is launched in Mantua after some heavy drinking at the new year's party there, the battle with the rebels was short, as they were too disoreinted to wield their pitchforks properly. Aragon retakes their capital, but it is soon under seige by Spain once more. We enter a royal marriage with Aragon in March to cement ties between our two realms. Disaster strikes this summer, when a plague, carried no doubt by vermin from Poland, kills half the population of Tyrol, Moravia, and Pressburg (Random Event). On the plus side, Habsburg armies were equipped with matchlock rifles for the first time.
1580
We appoint a chief judge for Istria province, its infrastructure has been upgraded considerably since its liberation from Venice. The Aragonian War of Independence is brought to a close on May 18, with Aragon parting with a token sum of 2D. The head of Aragon's military is brought to Vienna, where a parade is staged in his honor. Maps are then exchanged with Aragon, giving us up-to-date Spanish maps ! The only dark spot on a wonderful year was a peasant revolt in Mantua, but it was speedily dispatched.
1581
We decide to invest this year's treasury in infrastructure improvements. These investments pay off in October when we reach infrastructure level 5, allowing us to promote mayors to governors in our provinces. Our cartological knowledge grows exponentially in August, when a defector from the French navy arrives in Vienna. After swearing an oath of allegiance to Rudolf, he hands us a complete copy of France's sea-charts. We now know of India and the Pacific Islands (Random Event). Elsewhere, war breaks out in Middle East between Perisa and Iraq in April and Oman and Aden in August.
1582
Our first governors are appointed to Styria and Bavaria provinces. We face yet another revolt in Mantua, this time the rebels even hold the citadel for a time. Our royal marriage with Hungary is renewed and a long war between Turkey Venice ends on December 23 with the Venetians ceding Corfu.
1576
Rudolf's coronation is a glorious event, he abjures his predecessor's follies, beginning by restoring the Ministry of War. The sins of Maximilian have left scars upon the army however, and in January our Italian army is defeated by a peasant rabble in Nice! Rudolf and his new Minister of War visit the troops and boost their morale by proclaiming that Habsburg military might shall once more terrorize the Protestant heathens of Europe. Thus inspired, the army returns to Nice in July, and the ungrateful swine are massacred to a man. Good news arrives in September, our spies inform us that Spain has been beset by civil war, we note that rebels have captured Spain's possessions in southern Italy. In November, more good news arrives from Iberia, Aragon has declared its independence from Spain!
1577
On April 21, the new nation of Aragon joins our military alliance and the Habsburg Council of War is called for the first time in 8 years. Regrettably, Aragon's coming to the alliance does not give us a CB on Spain, but the kaiser comes to agree with the plan of Tuscan annexation favored by the Minister of Roads and Bridges. I argue that Poland must be utterly crippled first, but I am overruled. An interesting presentation was given by a consultant calling himself Morpheus the Younger, who advised us on our problem of minor states ganging up on us and distracting us from our true enemies. Morpheus's recommendation was simply to annex all nearby minors, thereby ensuring that they will never attack the House of Habsburg agian. After the meeting, Morpheus departed for some place we have vaguely heard of called Sibir.
1578
Our spies in Spain tells us the war goes well for our Aragonian allies, Rousillon and Valencia have fallen to their control (they already had Aragon and Gerona). A Spanish army has captured Aragon though. As the year ends, Aragon's forces are attempting to retake the capital as Spain attempts to retake Valencia. We send the Spanish monarch a letter informing that his mother was a cur. We have cut ties with Poland once more, a fire destroyed the Polish embassy in Vienna on a hot summer's night. The Polish king claimed it was an act of arson by a Moldavian terrorist cell we are rumored to be hiding. We sever relations over this outrageous suggestion even as I toast the leader of COFM (Citizens for a Free Moldavia) at my villa. Anti-Polish sentiment is high, as we have been accepting Moldavian refugees from the Polsih tyranny ever since the dark year of 1547, when the dastardly Poles destroyed the Moldavian nation.
1579
A peasant revolt is launched in Mantua after some heavy drinking at the new year's party there, the battle with the rebels was short, as they were too disoreinted to wield their pitchforks properly. Aragon retakes their capital, but it is soon under seige by Spain once more. We enter a royal marriage with Aragon in March to cement ties between our two realms. Disaster strikes this summer, when a plague, carried no doubt by vermin from Poland, kills half the population of Tyrol, Moravia, and Pressburg (Random Event). On the plus side, Habsburg armies were equipped with matchlock rifles for the first time.
1580
We appoint a chief judge for Istria province, its infrastructure has been upgraded considerably since its liberation from Venice. The Aragonian War of Independence is brought to a close on May 18, with Aragon parting with a token sum of 2D. The head of Aragon's military is brought to Vienna, where a parade is staged in his honor. Maps are then exchanged with Aragon, giving us up-to-date Spanish maps
! The only dark spot on a wonderful year was a peasant revolt in Mantua, but it was speedily dispatched.1581
We decide to invest this year's treasury in infrastructure improvements. These investments pay off in October when we reach infrastructure level 5, allowing us to promote mayors to governors in our provinces. Our cartological knowledge grows exponentially in August, when a defector from the French navy arrives in Vienna. After swearing an oath of allegiance to Rudolf, he hands us a complete copy of France's sea-charts. We now know of India and the Pacific Islands (Random Event). Elsewhere, war breaks out in Middle East between Perisa and Iraq in April and Oman and Aden in August.
1582
Our first governors are appointed to Styria and Bavaria provinces. We face yet another revolt in Mantua, this time the rebels even hold the citadel for a time. Our royal marriage with Hungary is renewed and a long war between Turkey Venice ends on December 23 with the Venetians ceding Corfu.
Nice AAR I havent read it all yet, but it looks good so far.
As for the Habsburg I just wanted to comment and say that i once made a Habsburg scenario, not an 100% historicle on but never the less... a Juggernaut in Europe (Yea I know hidden agenda... )
I havent read it all yet, but it looks good so far.As for the Habsburg I just wanted to comment and say that i once made a Habsburg scenario, not an 100% historicle on but never the less... a Juggernaut in Europe
(Yea I know hidden agenda... )
A good year and a bad year
1583
We plan for a year of infrastructure upgrades, promoting governors in Bohemia, Salzburg, and Tyrol. Alas--our designs for peace are undone on April 27, when the Turks, flush from their recent victory over Venice, declare war on the Habsburg Empire. Our allies Hungary and Aragon answer our call for armed assistance and we prepare for battle. The Turks annex their Crimean vassals in May, otherwise the Turkish front is quiet. The belligerence of the Turks brings reprisals--Poland declares war on Turkey in May--it is difficult to know who to root for here. Persia joins the Turk-bashing party on June 12, but our attentions are diverted by Hessen's DOW dated June 9 upon us. Their Saxon allies have joined them, but have no army to defend their realm with. The nearest Habsburg artillery units are ordered into Saxony. 2 more entrants to this mega-war appear in June, Astrakhan DOWing Poland and the Papal States DOWing us! Our first taste of action is had in Mainz, where from June 28 to July 3, the Habsburg armies face off against the armies of the Palatinat. Our glorious army is victorious in the conflict, thus securing our holdings in Central Germany until July, when we are DOWed by France. The 2nd Battle of Mainz in July goes much the same way as the first, as an army from the Palatinat is routed while attempting to evict the Austrian invaders. The year's most worrisome event is the arrival of a large and technologically advanced Prussian army in Posen. In a battle that will be relived for centuries to come, the heroic defenders of Posen annihilate the invaders despite being outnumbered and outgunned. The Prussians retreat to their one province with Habsburg armies behind them, we hope to annex Prussia soon. The year ends with the defeat of a combined Hessen/Palatinat force by Habsnurg armies in Hessen.
1584
The war had progressed well until Febuary, when a large French force utilizing the latest in military technology defeats the Imperial Guard in Milan. France has captured Nice and Savoie is under seige by March. Good news arrives in March from Germany, where Dresden falls on March 1. Our ex-allies Saxony are annexed for their treachery on March 4. The seige of Prussia goes well until the Hungarians arrive, take command of the seige, and order an assault. Prussia falls, and Hungary takes 165D in peace with the Prussians. Our own army is too depleted to resiege Prussia and we withdraw them in great bitterness after agreeing to a white peace with Prussia. Savoie falls to France in July, and with a large French force capable marching unopposed through our lands following the defeat of the Imperial Guard, we cede the province of Nice to France in the Treaty of Milan, the first time since my arrival Austria has been forced to part with provinces. A hideous summer is rounded out with a loss to the Palatinat in Thuringen in August. Our Turkish front continues to be inactive, but the Turks have invaded Iberia, and we watch helplessly as they overrun our Aragonian allies, who are annexed into the Ottoman realm on November 1.
1583
We plan for a year of infrastructure upgrades, promoting governors in Bohemia, Salzburg, and Tyrol. Alas--our designs for peace are undone on April 27, when the Turks, flush from their recent victory over Venice, declare war on the Habsburg Empire. Our allies Hungary and Aragon answer our call for armed assistance and we prepare for battle. The Turks annex their Crimean vassals in May, otherwise the Turkish front is quiet. The belligerence of the Turks brings reprisals--Poland declares war on Turkey in May--it is difficult to know who to root for here. Persia joins the Turk-bashing party on June 12, but our attentions are diverted by Hessen's DOW dated June 9 upon us. Their Saxon allies have joined them, but have no army to defend their realm with. The nearest Habsburg artillery units are ordered into Saxony. 2 more entrants to this mega-war appear in June, Astrakhan DOWing Poland and the Papal States DOWing us! Our first taste of action is had in Mainz, where from June 28 to July 3, the Habsburg armies face off against the armies of the Palatinat. Our glorious army is victorious in the conflict, thus securing our holdings in Central Germany until July, when we are DOWed by France. The 2nd Battle of Mainz in July goes much the same way as the first, as an army from the Palatinat is routed while attempting to evict the Austrian invaders. The year's most worrisome event is the arrival of a large and technologically advanced Prussian army in Posen. In a battle that will be relived for centuries to come, the heroic defenders of Posen annihilate the invaders despite being outnumbered and outgunned. The Prussians retreat to their one province with Habsburg armies behind them, we hope to annex Prussia soon. The year ends with the defeat of a combined Hessen/Palatinat force by Habsnurg armies in Hessen.
1584
The war had progressed well until Febuary, when a large French force utilizing the latest in military technology defeats the Imperial Guard in Milan. France has captured Nice and Savoie is under seige by March. Good news arrives in March from Germany, where Dresden falls on March 1. Our ex-allies Saxony are annexed for their treachery on March 4. The seige of Prussia goes well until the Hungarians arrive, take command of the seige, and order an assault. Prussia falls, and Hungary takes 165D in peace with the Prussians. Our own army is too depleted to resiege Prussia and we withdraw them in great bitterness after agreeing to a white peace with Prussia. Savoie falls to France in July, and with a large French force capable marching unopposed through our lands following the defeat of the Imperial Guard, we cede the province of Nice to France in the Treaty of Milan, the first time since my arrival Austria has been forced to part with provinces. A hideous summer is rounded out with a loss to the Palatinat in Thuringen in August. Our Turkish front continues to be inactive, but the Turks have invaded Iberia, and we watch helplessly as they overrun our Aragonian allies, who are annexed into the Ottoman realm on November 1.
You let the Turks invade and annex your allies? That cannot be tolerated, retaliate swiftly and brutally, punish them for their greed!
The Habsburg War Machine Goes into High Gear
1585
On January 4, Poland receives 215D in a treaty with Astrakhan. I cannot bear to see success by Habsburg's arch enemies, so once more all income is diverted to the treasury. This decision seems especially wise as Febuary rolls around and the Swiss declare war along with their allies Lorraine. Our nearest seige army is immediately dispatched to Helvetia. Meanwhile, Febuary sees Essen's garrison submit to its Habsburg besiegers. Hessen shells out 180D to be allowed to continue its existence. The German units then precede to Hannover, the lastest country fool enough to declare war upon us. Hannover falls to Austrian arms in June and is allowed to remain independent in exchange for 250D. September 1 brings happy news--the oppressed people of Ukraine declare independence from the vile Poles. We welcome them into our alliance on the 22nd. In November, we pay a nominal sum for peace with Turkey. Although the Turks invaded our allies, we saw no action in our war with them. After the annexation of Helvetia in October, our only remaining enemy is Lorraine, whose army is presently laying seige to Baden. Our German seige army now heads for Lorraine, while the army that so recently conquered the Swiss heads for Alsace.
1586
The annexation of Lorraine in April brings us another nice little army, which will be of great use in our military rebuilding. Poland is forced to recognize Ukranian independece in August. As we prepare to settle down to a new time of peace, we receive a declaration of war from Tuscany dated September 23. As the annexation of Tuscany has long been the pet project of the Minister of Roads and Bridges we decide to pursue an annexation war.
1587
Our Milan garrison routs the Tuscan army in the Battle of Luca in January, as our seige armies get to work, the remnants of the Tuscan forces flee to Mantua to witness their homeland's defeat. The Ukranians offer us a royal marriage in August, which we accept. Florence falls in October, but Luca still holds out. Tuscany's Papal allies agree to a white peace on Septmeber 18.
1588
On Febuary 26, Luca falls and the Minister of Roads and Bridges personally drafts our declaration of annexation. We settle down to peace once more with the Habsburg arms once more victorious and a considerably expanded Habsburg domain. In October, England DOWs Scotland and Polish instigaters spark a revolt in Saxony, which is easily crushed in November.
1585
On January 4, Poland receives 215D in a treaty with Astrakhan. I cannot bear to see success by Habsburg's arch enemies, so once more all income is diverted to the treasury. This decision seems especially wise as Febuary rolls around and the Swiss declare war along with their allies Lorraine. Our nearest seige army is immediately dispatched to Helvetia. Meanwhile, Febuary sees Essen's garrison submit to its Habsburg besiegers. Hessen shells out 180D to be allowed to continue its existence. The German units then precede to Hannover, the lastest country fool enough to declare war upon us. Hannover falls to Austrian arms in June and is allowed to remain independent in exchange for 250D. September 1 brings happy news--the oppressed people of Ukraine declare independence from the vile Poles. We welcome them into our alliance on the 22nd. In November, we pay a nominal sum for peace with Turkey. Although the Turks invaded our allies, we saw no action in our war with them. After the annexation of Helvetia in October, our only remaining enemy is Lorraine, whose army is presently laying seige to Baden. Our German seige army now heads for Lorraine, while the army that so recently conquered the Swiss heads for Alsace.
1586
The annexation of Lorraine in April brings us another nice little army, which will be of great use in our military rebuilding. Poland is forced to recognize Ukranian independece in August. As we prepare to settle down to a new time of peace, we receive a declaration of war from Tuscany dated September 23. As the annexation of Tuscany has long been the pet project of the Minister of Roads and Bridges we decide to pursue an annexation war.
1587
Our Milan garrison routs the Tuscan army in the Battle of Luca in January, as our seige armies get to work, the remnants of the Tuscan forces flee to Mantua to witness their homeland's defeat. The Ukranians offer us a royal marriage in August, which we accept. Florence falls in October, but Luca still holds out. Tuscany's Papal allies agree to a white peace on Septmeber 18.
1588
On Febuary 26, Luca falls and the Minister of Roads and Bridges personally drafts our declaration of annexation. We settle down to peace once more with the Habsburg arms once more victorious and a considerably expanded Habsburg domain. In October, England DOWs Scotland and Polish instigaters spark a revolt in Saxony, which is easily crushed in November.
A New Strategic Situation
1589
After appointing governors to the provinces of Ansbach and Ostmarch, the Habsburg Council of State meets to discuss our future strategy. Our latest war has made the once-modest Austrian realm into a major central European Power. Other nations are unlikely to look kindly upon this chain of events and we fully expect the outbreak of new wars. Though I continue to argue for an anti-Polish crusade and the Minister of Roads and Bridges, drunk with the successful annexation of Tuscany urges upon us a war with France, the Kaiser outlines a vision of securing the realm by annexing all minor states to the north of south until Germany and Italy have come entirely under our control. Regarding the warlike Turks, we have noticed that the Turks have adopted a strategy of DOWing us as an indirect method of taking shots at our allies. It is decided not to call our allies in the next Turkish war, thus forcing the long avioded conflict over Balkan supremacy. Our alliance currently includes ourselves, Hungary, and Ukraine. Ukraine is a minor 3-province state that will most likely be unable to help us in the conquest of central Europe. The Hungarians have been a consistent disappointment in their continous lack of military preparedness. The Teutonic Knights left our alliance at the beginning of the last war, and we determine to try and get them to rejoin our alliance as soon as their worthless alliance with the English runs out. We also decide to try and make allies with Brandenburg, the only Germanic state capable of offering serious resistance to the Austrian Empire. Finally, it is decided that we must launch a major campaign of internal improvements, our last war revealing our military backwardness relative to France. The French are the only nation to have bested us at war, and our spies report that they are absolutely fuming at our annexation of Lorraine. France will most likely be our biggest threat in future.
1590
We rebuild our military strength with revolts in Alsace and Helvetia as distractions.
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The Habsburg Empire as of 1588
1589
After appointing governors to the provinces of Ansbach and Ostmarch, the Habsburg Council of State meets to discuss our future strategy. Our latest war has made the once-modest Austrian realm into a major central European Power. Other nations are unlikely to look kindly upon this chain of events and we fully expect the outbreak of new wars. Though I continue to argue for an anti-Polish crusade and the Minister of Roads and Bridges, drunk with the successful annexation of Tuscany urges upon us a war with France, the Kaiser outlines a vision of securing the realm by annexing all minor states to the north of south until Germany and Italy have come entirely under our control. Regarding the warlike Turks, we have noticed that the Turks have adopted a strategy of DOWing us as an indirect method of taking shots at our allies. It is decided not to call our allies in the next Turkish war, thus forcing the long avioded conflict over Balkan supremacy. Our alliance currently includes ourselves, Hungary, and Ukraine. Ukraine is a minor 3-province state that will most likely be unable to help us in the conquest of central Europe. The Hungarians have been a consistent disappointment in their continous lack of military preparedness. The Teutonic Knights left our alliance at the beginning of the last war, and we determine to try and get them to rejoin our alliance as soon as their worthless alliance with the English runs out. We also decide to try and make allies with Brandenburg, the only Germanic state capable of offering serious resistance to the Austrian Empire. Finally, it is decided that we must launch a major campaign of internal improvements, our last war revealing our military backwardness relative to France. The French are the only nation to have bested us at war, and our spies report that they are absolutely fuming at our annexation of Lorraine. France will most likely be our biggest threat in future.
1590
We rebuild our military strength with revolts in Alsace and Helvetia as distractions.
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The Habsburg Empire as of 1588
zacharym87 said:1589
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The Habsburg Empire as of 1588
I can see it!! Yehooow!
You should be thinking of doing it, that would fit in nicely.
I can see the screenies now! woohoo! You should go conquer parts of Poland, they look ugly.... clean them up a bit
I can see the screenies now! woohoo! You should go conquer parts of Poland, they look ugly.... clean them up a bit
Working on it, but they are proving stubbornly resistant to vassilization. If they persist in this foolishness, I may have to kick them out of the alliance and attack them.
The next installment will include a new war with Poland and all the usual suspects.
No Rest for the Weary
1591
We continue to repair our damaged military capacity. Due to sheer size of the Austrian realm, the army is divided into 5 divisions--The German division, the Balkan division, the Polish division, the Italian division, and the Imperial Guard. The 4 geographic divisions each consist of an attack force numbering 30-40,000 soliders and a seige force numbering 20-25,000 soliders and accompanied by at least 70 cannon. The job of the Imperial Gurad, numbering 40,000 men, is to repel any would be invaders of the homeland "core" provinces. Though this military reogranization is expensive, money is found with which to continue our policy of checkbook diplomacy among those nearby nations we hope to impress favorably. Our new armies are also assigned areas of coverage in case of revolt, a system tht receives its first test in October, when a peasant revolt is launched in the vineyards of Alsace.
1592
War erupts in Europe once again on Febuary 19, when Venice DOWs Turkey. We have long had our eyes on the rich province of Venice, hopefully the Turks can ease our annexation route by snatching some of the Agean islands. The Nubian ambassador announces to the court that Tripoli has accepted vassalage from his nation on April 15. The court is still questioning the Nubain ambassador when an out-of-breath courier bursts onto the scene to informs us that Hungary has declared war upon the Turks and asks us to honor our alliance. Though we had hoped for a longer period of rebuilding after our last war, we vow to join our allies on the field of battle. The Balkan division is mobilized to the Turkish border and told to adopt a defensive posture, we expect new declarations of war any minute. We are not disappointed, as our old enemies the Hessens declare war upon us on May 29. We elect not to call our allies, as they will need to focus their attention upon the Turk. As the German divisions engage in combat with the combined forces of Hessen and the Palatinat in Thuringen, we receive news that Poland has DOWed us. I travel to the Polish border to personally take charge of the preparations for the invasion of Poland. As our Polish divisions lay seige to Western Prussia, I hear word that we have decisively defeated the Hessens before the walls of Essen. The seige army goes to work as our comabt forces mops up in any remaining Hessen units.
1593
Western Prussia falls in March, and our troops move on to Danzig. We have encountered only token resistance from Poland thus far, and we begin to wonder where the Polish military has gone. Hessen offers us a WP in April when Essen's garrison succumbs and the Hessen capitol is ours once more, but we refuse, the kaiser has sets his mind on annexation. Back on the Baltic seacoast Danzig surrenders in November and we set off for Warsaw when a Polish diplomat arrives in Vienna offering the provinces of Danzig and Western Prussia in exchange for peace. We sign the deal, wondering why Poland joined war with us if they were so ill-prepared to fight and why they gave up so much so easily. As I end the year by touring the captured provinces, I marvel that in the 101 years of my tenancy in Vienna, Austria has expanded from a rump 7 provinces to a vast empire spanning from the Baltic to the Mediterranean.
1594
The empire grows larger still on May 5, when the Hessens are vanquished and annexed. the German seige unit precedes to Palatinat-held Oldenburg to begin the siege, while the Palatinat's army is routed in Mainz by our comabt troops. We restrict the German war further in September by agreeing to a WP with Kleves.
1595
Oldenburg capitulates in May and we lay seige to the Palatinat's capital in June. Our troops in the Balkans have yet to see a single Turk, Hungary and Ukraine's armies must be doing well. The constant state of war in the empire leads to unahppiness amongst Pacifist elements of the clergy, who begin spreading sedition in November. We send the Secret Police to deal with it.
1596
The Palatinat sees the futility of war with Austria in May, when their capital falls and they agree to cede Oldenburg to the Habsburg Empire. We have now smashed our way to the northern sea, and the heads of the mercantile Hansa state must quiver as they note their unsightly interruption of Austrian control of the Baltic littoral
1597
The Turks too are impressed at the might of Habsburg arms and offer us a WP in November, we agree, bringing badly needed peace to the realm. Revolts are occuring with depressing frequency among the peasantry, a rebel army in Florence briefly holds the citadel during the autumn months before we can finally spare an army to defeat them.
1591
We continue to repair our damaged military capacity. Due to sheer size of the Austrian realm, the army is divided into 5 divisions--The German division, the Balkan division, the Polish division, the Italian division, and the Imperial Guard. The 4 geographic divisions each consist of an attack force numbering 30-40,000 soliders and a seige force numbering 20-25,000 soliders and accompanied by at least 70 cannon. The job of the Imperial Gurad, numbering 40,000 men, is to repel any would be invaders of the homeland "core" provinces. Though this military reogranization is expensive, money is found with which to continue our policy of checkbook diplomacy among those nearby nations we hope to impress favorably. Our new armies are also assigned areas of coverage in case of revolt, a system tht receives its first test in October, when a peasant revolt is launched in the vineyards of Alsace.
1592
War erupts in Europe once again on Febuary 19, when Venice DOWs Turkey. We have long had our eyes on the rich province of Venice, hopefully the Turks can ease our annexation route by snatching some of the Agean islands. The Nubian ambassador announces to the court that Tripoli has accepted vassalage from his nation on April 15. The court is still questioning the Nubain ambassador when an out-of-breath courier bursts onto the scene to informs us that Hungary has declared war upon the Turks and asks us to honor our alliance. Though we had hoped for a longer period of rebuilding after our last war, we vow to join our allies on the field of battle. The Balkan division is mobilized to the Turkish border and told to adopt a defensive posture, we expect new declarations of war any minute. We are not disappointed, as our old enemies the Hessens declare war upon us on May 29. We elect not to call our allies, as they will need to focus their attention upon the Turk. As the German divisions engage in combat with the combined forces of Hessen and the Palatinat in Thuringen, we receive news that Poland has DOWed us. I travel to the Polish border to personally take charge of the preparations for the invasion of Poland. As our Polish divisions lay seige to Western Prussia, I hear word that we have decisively defeated the Hessens before the walls of Essen. The seige army goes to work as our comabt forces mops up in any remaining Hessen units.
1593
Western Prussia falls in March, and our troops move on to Danzig. We have encountered only token resistance from Poland thus far, and we begin to wonder where the Polish military has gone. Hessen offers us a WP in April when Essen's garrison succumbs and the Hessen capitol is ours once more, but we refuse, the kaiser has sets his mind on annexation. Back on the Baltic seacoast Danzig surrenders in November and we set off for Warsaw when a Polish diplomat arrives in Vienna offering the provinces of Danzig and Western Prussia in exchange for peace. We sign the deal, wondering why Poland joined war with us if they were so ill-prepared to fight and why they gave up so much so easily. As I end the year by touring the captured provinces, I marvel that in the 101 years of my tenancy in Vienna, Austria has expanded from a rump 7 provinces to a vast empire spanning from the Baltic to the Mediterranean.
1594
The empire grows larger still on May 5, when the Hessens are vanquished and annexed. the German seige unit precedes to Palatinat-held Oldenburg to begin the siege, while the Palatinat's army is routed in Mainz by our comabt troops. We restrict the German war further in September by agreeing to a WP with Kleves.
1595
Oldenburg capitulates in May and we lay seige to the Palatinat's capital in June. Our troops in the Balkans have yet to see a single Turk, Hungary and Ukraine's armies must be doing well. The constant state of war in the empire leads to unahppiness amongst Pacifist elements of the clergy, who begin spreading sedition in November. We send the Secret Police to deal with it.
1596
The Palatinat sees the futility of war with Austria in May, when their capital falls and they agree to cede Oldenburg to the Habsburg Empire. We have now smashed our way to the northern sea, and the heads of the mercantile Hansa state must quiver as they note their unsightly interruption of Austrian control of the Baltic littoral
1597
The Turks too are impressed at the might of Habsburg arms and offer us a WP in November, we agree, bringing badly needed peace to the realm. Revolts are occuring with depressing frequency among the peasantry, a rebel army in Florence briefly holds the citadel during the autumn months before we can finally spare an army to defeat them.
A time of peace?
1598
We renew our vow taken in 1589 to try for a period of peace, all pro-war ministers agree to put agression on the back-burner (temporarily at least). Austria will not declare a war for a generation--we doubt our enemies will let us wait that long. However, Spain will be temporarily out of the running, as their nation once again falls into civil war. We begin to pursue detente with our neighbors, purchasing several gifts for the Margrave of Brandenburg in order to improve relations. We are troubled yet again by the belligerent Hessians--even after their state has been annexed we learn that even the peasants are agressive here as a revolt is raised in July, disrupting our economy until an troops can suppress the revolt in August.
1599
Our yearly revenue has hit 400D. We spend the year improving our nation's infrastructure, promoting governors for the provinces of Austria and Odeburg. Our Hungarian allies are still at war with the Turks, and doing poorly--they are forced to pay 188D to buy off the Hedjaz in December. The year passes peacefully except for revolts in Alsace and Helvetia.
1600
Our Ukranian allies come to Hungary's rescue, defeating the Turks in the Crimea and taking Azov in the peace settlement. More gifts are purchased for nearby heads-of-state.
1601
Our determination to avoid war is stiffened in March, when the Kaiser gets hold of a bad mushroom and begins to babble incoherently. The court doctor rules it temporary insanity and the chief ministers of the realm assume control of the government while the Kaiser is away on his rest-cure to the Dalmatian coast. The Council elects to empty the state treasury to build a Fine Arts Academy in Vienna, the largest internal improvement project we launched upon yet. In September, the Minister of War announces that our armies can now explore new lands with or without a conquistador (land tech 11)--it's a shame we can't find any brave men to lead a colonizing expedition.
1602
We remain at peace while Europe goes to war, England DOWs France and Venice DOWs Astrakhan . The Hessian peasants in Munster revolt once more and we mobilize armies into Hessen for the upteenth time. Venice and Astrakhan agree to a WP in November as our spies in Venice scratch their heads.
1603
The bastards in Venice declare war on us! It seems peace is not in the cards, we send a large army straight to Venice to make short work of this war and receive 250D indemnities when Venice's garrison succumbs in October. The highlight of my year was not victory in Venice, but my attendance at the opening ceremonies of the Vienna Art Academy and Museum, which open on March 9.
1598
We renew our vow taken in 1589 to try for a period of peace, all pro-war ministers agree to put agression on the back-burner (temporarily at least). Austria will not declare a war for a generation--we doubt our enemies will let us wait that long. However, Spain will be temporarily out of the running, as their nation once again falls into civil war. We begin to pursue detente with our neighbors, purchasing several gifts for the Margrave of Brandenburg in order to improve relations. We are troubled yet again by the belligerent Hessians--even after their state has been annexed we learn that even the peasants are agressive here as a revolt is raised in July, disrupting our economy until an troops can suppress the revolt in August.
1599
Our yearly revenue has hit 400D. We spend the year improving our nation's infrastructure, promoting governors for the provinces of Austria and Odeburg. Our Hungarian allies are still at war with the Turks, and doing poorly--they are forced to pay 188D to buy off the Hedjaz in December. The year passes peacefully except for revolts in Alsace and Helvetia.
1600
Our Ukranian allies come to Hungary's rescue, defeating the Turks in the Crimea and taking Azov in the peace settlement. More gifts are purchased for nearby heads-of-state.
1601
Our determination to avoid war is stiffened in March, when the Kaiser gets hold of a bad mushroom and begins to babble incoherently. The court doctor rules it temporary insanity and the chief ministers of the realm assume control of the government while the Kaiser is away on his rest-cure to the Dalmatian coast. The Council elects to empty the state treasury to build a Fine Arts Academy in Vienna, the largest internal improvement project we launched upon yet. In September, the Minister of War announces that our armies can now explore new lands with or without a conquistador (land tech 11)--it's a shame we can't find any brave men to lead a colonizing expedition.
1602
We remain at peace while Europe goes to war, England DOWs France and Venice DOWs Astrakhan
. The Hessian peasants in Munster revolt once more and we mobilize armies into Hessen for the upteenth time. Venice and Astrakhan agree to a WP in November as our spies in Venice scratch their heads.1603
The bastards in Venice declare war on us! It seems peace is not in the cards, we send a large army straight to Venice to make short work of this war and receive 250D indemnities when Venice's garrison succumbs in October. The highlight of my year was not victory in Venice, but my attendance at the opening ceremonies of the Vienna Art Academy and Museum, which open on March 9.
Well at least you manage not to declare war And that is right way to do it crush those Venice bastards at once and make them pay, good job here and with getting a Fine arts Academy. Keep the good work up
So when are you going to really kick Venice's ass and annex them=
And that is right way to do it crush those Venice bastards at once and make them pay, good job here and with getting a Fine arts Academy. Keep the good work upSo when are you going to really kick Venice's ass and annex them=
As soon as I have a navy large enough to invade the Aegean, then Venice and Genoa shall be mine (maniacal laughter).