The Fall of Bavaria
As the haze lifted above Nuremberg on July 4th, 1863, the new German General Helmuth von Moltke arrived by train to command the German Armies. Upon a podium, he overlooked his German Soldiers, recently boosted by the 1st Bavarian Armee Korps, a group of loyal Bavarians who signed up after the Kaiser gave a speech, vowing to protect the Catholics inside Germany.
On the same train that brought the new General to the German Army, a brand new shipment of very mobile, and very strong, Krupp Guns arrived. Gathering his forces together and training with the new, deadly weapons, the German Army started their march towards Munich on July 26th, 1863. Along the way, many Bavarian partisans constantly attacked the army in small groups, to the point where they started to take a serious toll on the Army. However, once they approached Munich, the minor fighting stopped as both sides began to gear up for the might Siege of Munich. [-2,000 Regulars from the German Empire.]
The fighting started when the left flank of the German Army, the IX. KaiserKorps, started to march towards the outermost defenses around Munich, where the Germans easily overwhelmed the Bavarian defenders, chasing them back, until they were able to reel around at an unfinished railroad cut, and even pushed the Germans back. While occupying this location, a group of Bavarian Cavalry rode to the North and intercepted the German Telegraph lines, sending a message to Berlin that said Jesus Christ himself was seen on the battlefield, striking down German heathens. This news startled the operator in Berlin, where the message was immediately sent to the Kaiser, who started the messenger straight in his face and replied "If he is, aim all of Krupp's guns at him and send him back to Jerusalem."
Needless to say, the message wasn't very effective, and the Bavarians were finally beaten back to the City, where the main assault was poised to start at any moment.
1. Bavarian Forces before the main assault.
The main assault was carried out a little after noontime came and passed. The Bells of the Munich Cathedral chimed ominously in tune with the Krupp Guns, which constantly pounded away at the city. The German Center marched, at full speed, towards the city's walls, where they were meet with a weak resistance of gunfire and even a few stones were thrown. It did seem, however, that all of Munich's citizens were coming out to support in the defense of the city. Men, Women, and Children fought, dieing side by side. They all believed in a cause, and followed their King gallantly.
However, the relentless stream of German Troops simply was too much for the city to handle. The line began to waver, and street after street was capitulated to the Germans. However, even as this was happening, the Bavarian national anthem rose up from the citizens, every time a body dropped, they all did so willingly.
As the final assault waves hit the city, they pushed deeper and deeper, as more and more Bavarians fell to the German Guns. The Krupp Artillery was very effective at tearing down priceless and ancient structures, all of which held some defenders that were routed out. The final moral killer for the Bavarians was when a German sharpshooter took careful aim, fired, and shot the King of the German Federation straight through the heart, killing him instantly. Most resistance at this point was crushed, as the Germans slowly entered the city once and for all, approaching the city hall. As the Bavarian Flag was lowed over Munich, it was wrapped around the body of the dead King, now a martyr for the cause of Federation and Liberalism, and finally, after the long war of attrition, the German Empire proclaimed its complete dominance over Bavaria.
[-7,000 Regulars from the German Empire. Bavaria/German Federation annexed by Germany. +190 Base to the German Empire. -1 Stability from the German Empire.]