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1492-1513 from a Brandenburg perspective
The beginning of 1492 was a period of hectic diplomatic activitity among Brandenburgs neighbours. Alliances were formed and several wars broke out. One of Brandenburgs diplomats, knowing we would need help in such an hostile environment, asked Holstein, Pommern, and Mecklenburg if he could join the alliance that they had recently formed but was turned down! This made their plans all to clear!
However, before they could put their evil plan against Brandenburg into action they were attacked by Poland. Brandenburg decided to use this oppurtunity and in march 1492 Brandenburg joined Poland and their allies in this honorable war against Brandenburgs hostile neighbours. Pommern was quickly run over and soon Vorpommern fell into the hands of Brandenburg and Hinterpommern in Polish hands.
Brandenburg now turned towards Mecklenburg and Holstein but just as they were about to be crushed Poland, as leader of alliance, signed a peace treaty which stated that Vorpommern should go to Brandenburg and Pommern be made a vassal of Poland.
Brandenburg decided to honor this peace treaty but the threat from Holstein and Mecklenburg remained, a situation that could not be tolerated forever. In january 1499 the honorable Casimir was appointed general of the army of Brandenburg and with his special skills a plan was quickly developed. The people of Mecklenburg and Holstein were to be liberated from their warmongering kings and incorporated into Brandenburg. Early spring 1499 the plan unfolded and the brilliant general Casimir quickly reached his objectives. With minimal losses Mecklenburg and Holstein were annexed and Brandenburg also managed to secure a sizeable naval fleet. The future looked bright.
The hostile attitude of Holsteins and Mecklenburgs former leaders prior to the attack was not known elsewhere and after the two annexations diplomats from all over the world informed Brandenburg that further war against other kingdoms might drive Brandenburg into a conflict wider then they could handle. Brandenburg therefore decided to enter a period of peace and consolidation despite the great unjustice southwest of Brandenburg, the province of Hannover, since long known to be a Brandenburg core being ruled by another king!
Brandenburg decided to abide it´s time and three prosperous years of peace followed. In may 1503 however all hell broke loose. Austria decided to attack Saxony and her allies Hessen, Würzburg and Hannover. Soon all of Brandenburgs neighbours were under siege by austrian forces. Brandenburg, highly offended by not beeing informed about the emperors reasons for this attack nor his objectives, quickly sent a diplomat to Vienna with the following content: If anyone is going to liberate the people of Hannover it´s Brandenburg. The emperor in Viennas response to this was: "If you do that I will crush you".
Brandenburg could not believe the emperor of Viennas words and decided that the response must be a joke. The emperor simply had a bad hairday, the gossip in the Brandenburg court revealed a story about a misplaced wig but that is still to be confirmed.
Therefore, in march 1504, Brandenburg declared war on Hannover and its allies and an army under the command of General Casimir quickly entered Hannover. As expected the emperor of Viennas threat had been just empty words. The Austrian forces sieging Hannover greeted Casimirs arrival with joy and with Casimirs special expertise the fortress soon fell. As the soldiers of Austria and Brandenburg cheered their common victory a messenger arrived from Vienna. The cunning French had decided to attack Austria while they were busy up north!
The Austrian army quickly marched off to face this new threat. Casimir, willing to join their cause, had to be held back from the king in Brandenburg. - "Casimir, if you follow our austrian friends to fight the french, who will secure our borders? We are still at war with Hannover, Saxony, Hessen and Würzburg and so is Austria. Defeating those nations will be your mission and thereby you will secure both ours and Austrias provinces from attack. You can do more for the people of Brandenburg and Austria here then in France".
Casimir reluctantly agreed and a number of staggering victories against Austrias and Brandenburgs common enemies followed. In october 1504 the province of Würzburg was conquered and annexed and in june 1505 Sachsen was captured from Saxony. Total victory was at hand but Casimir still felt depressed. Horrible news had arrived from Vienna stating that the Austrian forces had faced a humiliating defeat against the french.
-"How could this happen? I should have been there to help my austrian friends! Together we could have secured german supremacy in europe for good".
Things were about to get worse for Casimir however, much worse.
In september 1505 Austria accepted peace with France and Franche Comté and Artois had to be handed over to the french. The defeated austrian forces didn´t have to wait for their emperors orders, they knew what had to be done. Quickly they marched northwards to help Casimir with the final operations against Austrias and Brandenburgs common enemies.
The emperor in Austria had other plans however. The defeat against the french had put him in a state of temporary (?) insanity and in may 1506 the entire HRE was astound. Austria had declared war on Brandenburg! No demands were given prior to the attack and the emperor of Viennas word to his generals was simple:
- "I dont care if the people and soldiers of Austria and Brandenburg consider themselves to be brothers. I dont care if Hannover is a Brandenburg core, it belongs to me! Furthermore we must restore Austrias reputation as a victorious army and what prey could be easier then the small and warexhausted kingdom of Brandenburg? Crush them for me!".
The austrian generals were amazed when they heard the emperors order but dared not oppose him. His erratic behaviour was well known after the defeat against France. Rumour has it several generals were executed for expressing their proffesional opinions, different from the emperors, on how they thought the french should be defeated.
Reluctantly the austrian generals spread the emperors orders to their troops. However the generals fears of a revolt among the soldiers against the emperor when they issued the order proved wrong. The defeat against the french had "fortunately" destroyed not only the emperors, but also the soldiers ability to think...
The massive austrian army attacked general Casimir who could not believe his eyes! Our friends! In Hannover we fought together and proved unbeatable and now you are back to fight us? Brother against brother? Casimir had no other option then to put up a defense but the pointless bloodshed of the lifes of Brandenburger and Austrian soldiers finally overwhelmed him and he ordered a retreat. That however wasn´t enough for the austrian army who took up the chase and cowardly cut Casimir down from behind. Thus ended the story of the finest general Brandenburg had ever known. Much too early I might add, he had great plans for Brandenburg but what those were we will never know.
With the loss of general Casimir the soldiers of Brandenburg lost all hope. The Austrians quickly overran the entire kingdom of Brandenburg and slayed Brandenburgs army to the last man.
The emperor in Vienna smiled when the news of his armies victory arrived. His generals, unsure what to do next asked the emperor: -"Now that we have followed your orders and slayed every last soldier in Brandenburg, what are your orders?". Despite his total victory the emperor now made a new chaotic turn and decided to be merciful. -"Tell them that we want Würzburg".
The news of the emperors demand caused quite some confusion in Brandenburg. Würzburg? You mean that province down south that Casimir secured when Austria was busy in France? Offcourse you can have it, we never wanted it. In fact we tried to give it to the emperor as a sign of good will months ago but the diplomat we sent to Vienna was cut down at the gates before he could deliver the message once the guards found out where he came from. Orders from the emperor apparently... "All that is Brandenburg must be exterminated".
The warexhausted people of Brandenburg cheered when the Austrian invaders finally left Brandenburg. Now is our chance to restore our broken country and economy.
That was not to be however. With Brandenburgs army reduced to zero men every nation with bad relations to Brandenburg decided to have a pick at our crushed nation. First the coward italian alliance of Tuscany, Genoa, Modena and The knights attacked followed by an attack by Denmark, Helvetia, Swabia and Baden. Without an army there was little to do for Brandenburg. Ducats had to be minted and a new army set up. As of 1513, one by one the sieges of Brandenburgs provinces have been lifted and all invading troops have been defeated. At a high cost I might add and without monetary
contributions from some friendly nations war would probably still go on in Brandenburgs territory, those contributions will be remembered. As general Casimir once stated: -"To survive in this troublesome time you have to know who is your enemy and who is your friend". If Casimir had followed his own advice he would still have been alive today but in Brandenburg noone thinks less of him for it. How could he possibly have predicted what was to come?
Despite beeing utterly defeated Brandenburgs enemies refuse to accept peace and the war exhaustion of the people of Brandenburg is reaching dangerous levels. With Denmark under siege it is our belief however that a peacetreaty might soon be possible. If not Brandenburgs armies will go on for as long as it takes.
Once peace has been restored, what are Brandenburgs alternatives? In the northeast Sweden and Muscowy are rapidly expanding their territory. In the southwest France has proved both her willingness and ability to wage war and in the south the emperor in Vienna is pondering his next erratic move. Will Brandenburg be able to rebuild it´s country before it is attacked again?
At the same time rumours have spread about the discovery of a huge new virgin continent far to the west across the ocean. Perhaps that is where the future of Brandenburg lies? Only time will tell.
The beginning of 1492 was a period of hectic diplomatic activitity among Brandenburgs neighbours. Alliances were formed and several wars broke out. One of Brandenburgs diplomats, knowing we would need help in such an hostile environment, asked Holstein, Pommern, and Mecklenburg if he could join the alliance that they had recently formed but was turned down! This made their plans all to clear!
However, before they could put their evil plan against Brandenburg into action they were attacked by Poland. Brandenburg decided to use this oppurtunity and in march 1492 Brandenburg joined Poland and their allies in this honorable war against Brandenburgs hostile neighbours. Pommern was quickly run over and soon Vorpommern fell into the hands of Brandenburg and Hinterpommern in Polish hands.
Brandenburg now turned towards Mecklenburg and Holstein but just as they were about to be crushed Poland, as leader of alliance, signed a peace treaty which stated that Vorpommern should go to Brandenburg and Pommern be made a vassal of Poland.
Brandenburg decided to honor this peace treaty but the threat from Holstein and Mecklenburg remained, a situation that could not be tolerated forever. In january 1499 the honorable Casimir was appointed general of the army of Brandenburg and with his special skills a plan was quickly developed. The people of Mecklenburg and Holstein were to be liberated from their warmongering kings and incorporated into Brandenburg. Early spring 1499 the plan unfolded and the brilliant general Casimir quickly reached his objectives. With minimal losses Mecklenburg and Holstein were annexed and Brandenburg also managed to secure a sizeable naval fleet. The future looked bright.
The hostile attitude of Holsteins and Mecklenburgs former leaders prior to the attack was not known elsewhere and after the two annexations diplomats from all over the world informed Brandenburg that further war against other kingdoms might drive Brandenburg into a conflict wider then they could handle. Brandenburg therefore decided to enter a period of peace and consolidation despite the great unjustice southwest of Brandenburg, the province of Hannover, since long known to be a Brandenburg core being ruled by another king!
Brandenburg decided to abide it´s time and three prosperous years of peace followed. In may 1503 however all hell broke loose. Austria decided to attack Saxony and her allies Hessen, Würzburg and Hannover. Soon all of Brandenburgs neighbours were under siege by austrian forces. Brandenburg, highly offended by not beeing informed about the emperors reasons for this attack nor his objectives, quickly sent a diplomat to Vienna with the following content: If anyone is going to liberate the people of Hannover it´s Brandenburg. The emperor in Viennas response to this was: "If you do that I will crush you".
Brandenburg could not believe the emperor of Viennas words and decided that the response must be a joke. The emperor simply had a bad hairday, the gossip in the Brandenburg court revealed a story about a misplaced wig but that is still to be confirmed.
Therefore, in march 1504, Brandenburg declared war on Hannover and its allies and an army under the command of General Casimir quickly entered Hannover. As expected the emperor of Viennas threat had been just empty words. The Austrian forces sieging Hannover greeted Casimirs arrival with joy and with Casimirs special expertise the fortress soon fell. As the soldiers of Austria and Brandenburg cheered their common victory a messenger arrived from Vienna. The cunning French had decided to attack Austria while they were busy up north!
The Austrian army quickly marched off to face this new threat. Casimir, willing to join their cause, had to be held back from the king in Brandenburg. - "Casimir, if you follow our austrian friends to fight the french, who will secure our borders? We are still at war with Hannover, Saxony, Hessen and Würzburg and so is Austria. Defeating those nations will be your mission and thereby you will secure both ours and Austrias provinces from attack. You can do more for the people of Brandenburg and Austria here then in France".
Casimir reluctantly agreed and a number of staggering victories against Austrias and Brandenburgs common enemies followed. In october 1504 the province of Würzburg was conquered and annexed and in june 1505 Sachsen was captured from Saxony. Total victory was at hand but Casimir still felt depressed. Horrible news had arrived from Vienna stating that the Austrian forces had faced a humiliating defeat against the french.
-"How could this happen? I should have been there to help my austrian friends! Together we could have secured german supremacy in europe for good".
Things were about to get worse for Casimir however, much worse.
In september 1505 Austria accepted peace with France and Franche Comté and Artois had to be handed over to the french. The defeated austrian forces didn´t have to wait for their emperors orders, they knew what had to be done. Quickly they marched northwards to help Casimir with the final operations against Austrias and Brandenburgs common enemies.
The emperor in Austria had other plans however. The defeat against the french had put him in a state of temporary (?) insanity and in may 1506 the entire HRE was astound. Austria had declared war on Brandenburg! No demands were given prior to the attack and the emperor of Viennas word to his generals was simple:
- "I dont care if the people and soldiers of Austria and Brandenburg consider themselves to be brothers. I dont care if Hannover is a Brandenburg core, it belongs to me! Furthermore we must restore Austrias reputation as a victorious army and what prey could be easier then the small and warexhausted kingdom of Brandenburg? Crush them for me!".
The austrian generals were amazed when they heard the emperors order but dared not oppose him. His erratic behaviour was well known after the defeat against France. Rumour has it several generals were executed for expressing their proffesional opinions, different from the emperors, on how they thought the french should be defeated.
Reluctantly the austrian generals spread the emperors orders to their troops. However the generals fears of a revolt among the soldiers against the emperor when they issued the order proved wrong. The defeat against the french had "fortunately" destroyed not only the emperors, but also the soldiers ability to think...
The massive austrian army attacked general Casimir who could not believe his eyes! Our friends! In Hannover we fought together and proved unbeatable and now you are back to fight us? Brother against brother? Casimir had no other option then to put up a defense but the pointless bloodshed of the lifes of Brandenburger and Austrian soldiers finally overwhelmed him and he ordered a retreat. That however wasn´t enough for the austrian army who took up the chase and cowardly cut Casimir down from behind. Thus ended the story of the finest general Brandenburg had ever known. Much too early I might add, he had great plans for Brandenburg but what those were we will never know.
With the loss of general Casimir the soldiers of Brandenburg lost all hope. The Austrians quickly overran the entire kingdom of Brandenburg and slayed Brandenburgs army to the last man.
The emperor in Vienna smiled when the news of his armies victory arrived. His generals, unsure what to do next asked the emperor: -"Now that we have followed your orders and slayed every last soldier in Brandenburg, what are your orders?". Despite his total victory the emperor now made a new chaotic turn and decided to be merciful. -"Tell them that we want Würzburg".
The news of the emperors demand caused quite some confusion in Brandenburg. Würzburg? You mean that province down south that Casimir secured when Austria was busy in France? Offcourse you can have it, we never wanted it. In fact we tried to give it to the emperor as a sign of good will months ago but the diplomat we sent to Vienna was cut down at the gates before he could deliver the message once the guards found out where he came from. Orders from the emperor apparently... "All that is Brandenburg must be exterminated".
The warexhausted people of Brandenburg cheered when the Austrian invaders finally left Brandenburg. Now is our chance to restore our broken country and economy.
That was not to be however. With Brandenburgs army reduced to zero men every nation with bad relations to Brandenburg decided to have a pick at our crushed nation. First the coward italian alliance of Tuscany, Genoa, Modena and The knights attacked followed by an attack by Denmark, Helvetia, Swabia and Baden. Without an army there was little to do for Brandenburg. Ducats had to be minted and a new army set up. As of 1513, one by one the sieges of Brandenburgs provinces have been lifted and all invading troops have been defeated. At a high cost I might add and without monetary
contributions from some friendly nations war would probably still go on in Brandenburgs territory, those contributions will be remembered. As general Casimir once stated: -"To survive in this troublesome time you have to know who is your enemy and who is your friend". If Casimir had followed his own advice he would still have been alive today but in Brandenburg noone thinks less of him for it. How could he possibly have predicted what was to come?
Despite beeing utterly defeated Brandenburgs enemies refuse to accept peace and the war exhaustion of the people of Brandenburg is reaching dangerous levels. With Denmark under siege it is our belief however that a peacetreaty might soon be possible. If not Brandenburgs armies will go on for as long as it takes.
Once peace has been restored, what are Brandenburgs alternatives? In the northeast Sweden and Muscowy are rapidly expanding their territory. In the southwest France has proved both her willingness and ability to wage war and in the south the emperor in Vienna is pondering his next erratic move. Will Brandenburg be able to rebuild it´s country before it is attacked again?
At the same time rumours have spread about the discovery of a huge new virgin continent far to the west across the ocean. Perhaps that is where the future of Brandenburg lies? Only time will tell.
For some years the Holy Roman Empire had existed as a single political entity of sorts. Nation states had their independence guaranteed by the emperor, and his lands in Austria. This arrangement ensured both the security and a common policy on defence and taxation within the empire. However, gradually things were changing. New alliances were being formed within the HRE. Saxony, Hanover and many others were forming new alliances and bilateral agreements that undermined the emperors authority. Especially worrying was the state of Brandenburg who had allied with the polish house to the east.
On consultation with Vienna’s generals the emperor announced that the only way to secure the empire was through the expansion of his Austrian holdings. Long standing claims on istria had been ignored by this whore of a nation - Venice. War was declared, and victory obtained. Thw long fighting had not gone unnoticed however. The empire was in flames. Various factions had declared war on each other in pursuit of land and fortune. It was decided to bring the empire to heel. War would be made on those who stood in the way of unity. Bavaria was attacked without warning and vassalized. Many smaller wars followed but only with rightful casius beli.
At the turn of the century things were getting complicated in the empire. The state of Brandenburg was growing ever stronger and more aggresive. They had annexed several of their neighbours and even their ally Poland had taken territory. It was decided to increase the empires influence in north Germany by way of vassal. Brandenburg’s neighbours would have their thrones taken as they were not fit to defend themselves.
The Austrian generals had been very wary of this plan. Brandenburg was still thought of as a loyal elector by many. The emperors view however is that annexation without consultation is an insult and this was in fact a liberal policy. Some hawks in the court even wanted direct military action.
Some months into the war of the north Brandenburg made contact with an ultimatum. They demanded we cease our attack in north Germany or they would intervene. Of course it was impossible to meet any such demands not least as it would make the emperor look weak in front of the world. Brandenburg now started a new war against its neighbours. There was confusion amongst Austria armies. Some even cooperated with the Brandenburg armies. Handing over sieges over a glass of brandy was common.
Not long after this the king of France declared war on Austria. As if out of nowhere French forces had swamped the lowlands. All Austrian armies were scattered in the east. Chaos followed. The strategic position was impossible. Wars across many lands and against various alliances. In the end peaced was signed with France without a shot fired. Artios and French comte were ceded. In the midst of the chaos Brandenburg had annexed another. Rumours spread of Brandenburg colluding with the French king. The timing seemed to speak for itself. This time action would be taken. War was declared on the Brandenburg alliance and imperial troops marched on Berlin. Several victorys later an alarming discovery was made. Icomming letters from the house of Brandenburg were being intercepted by hostile entities. Perhaps even France. Apparently their had been massive miscommunication. With new lines of communication established a peace was quickly reached and armies withdrawn. Hopefully a new era of cooperation is to follow.
On consultation with Vienna’s generals the emperor announced that the only way to secure the empire was through the expansion of his Austrian holdings. Long standing claims on istria had been ignored by this whore of a nation - Venice. War was declared, and victory obtained. Thw long fighting had not gone unnoticed however. The empire was in flames. Various factions had declared war on each other in pursuit of land and fortune. It was decided to bring the empire to heel. War would be made on those who stood in the way of unity. Bavaria was attacked without warning and vassalized. Many smaller wars followed but only with rightful casius beli.
At the turn of the century things were getting complicated in the empire. The state of Brandenburg was growing ever stronger and more aggresive. They had annexed several of their neighbours and even their ally Poland had taken territory. It was decided to increase the empires influence in north Germany by way of vassal. Brandenburg’s neighbours would have their thrones taken as they were not fit to defend themselves.
The Austrian generals had been very wary of this plan. Brandenburg was still thought of as a loyal elector by many. The emperors view however is that annexation without consultation is an insult and this was in fact a liberal policy. Some hawks in the court even wanted direct military action.
Some months into the war of the north Brandenburg made contact with an ultimatum. They demanded we cease our attack in north Germany or they would intervene. Of course it was impossible to meet any such demands not least as it would make the emperor look weak in front of the world. Brandenburg now started a new war against its neighbours. There was confusion amongst Austria armies. Some even cooperated with the Brandenburg armies. Handing over sieges over a glass of brandy was common.
Not long after this the king of France declared war on Austria. As if out of nowhere French forces had swamped the lowlands. All Austrian armies were scattered in the east. Chaos followed. The strategic position was impossible. Wars across many lands and against various alliances. In the end peaced was signed with France without a shot fired. Artios and French comte were ceded. In the midst of the chaos Brandenburg had annexed another. Rumours spread of Brandenburg colluding with the French king. The timing seemed to speak for itself. This time action would be taken. War was declared on the Brandenburg alliance and imperial troops marched on Berlin. Several victorys later an alarming discovery was made. Icomming letters from the house of Brandenburg were being intercepted by hostile entities. Perhaps even France. Apparently their had been massive miscommunication. With new lines of communication established a peace was quickly reached and armies withdrawn. Hopefully a new era of cooperation is to follow.
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Ottoman Empire 1492-1513
In 1492 Ottoman Empire started following path leading to world supremacy. With his faith in his abilities and Allah Ottoman leader knew he may not fail. First steps on the path were succesfull. Our old enemy from Veneto was beaten and Corfu and Cyprus joined ottoman realm. Almost in the same time those little , silly separatists from Dulkadir were pacified. After that Moldovia attacked our vassal Wallachia, so Sultan had to liberate Wallachian people by joining this land to Empire. Moldovia was vassalised. But, still, that were only little steps comparing what was going to happen after 1510. Before that time many internal improvements was made. Most important is our succeed in spreading word of Allah among greek pagans. Now inhabitants of Morea and Hellas are our brothers in faith. The resistance of the rest is hopeless, sooner or later they'll leave their silly religion.
Ottoman leader could not waste his traders skills so he used them to expand trade in Thrace and Isfahan. Altough Spaniards are trying to compete, they are no threat for our merchants.
In 1510 this huge step or rather jump was made. War against heretic Mameluks have been declared. They could not resist our mighty armies and after conquering Cairo, Mameluk's Sultan gave up his title, so from that moment half of Northern Africa and Middle East belong to Ottoman Empire. Soon after that Mameluk's ally Hedjaz surrendered giving us 3/4 of it's lands.
The evil Europeans are fighting each other, but in the West , in Algieria we can see Spanish troops killing good moslem people. How Ottoman Empire will react ?
In 1492 Ottoman Empire started following path leading to world supremacy. With his faith in his abilities and Allah Ottoman leader knew he may not fail. First steps on the path were succesfull. Our old enemy from Veneto was beaten and Corfu and Cyprus joined ottoman realm. Almost in the same time those little , silly separatists from Dulkadir were pacified. After that Moldovia attacked our vassal Wallachia, so Sultan had to liberate Wallachian people by joining this land to Empire. Moldovia was vassalised. But, still, that were only little steps comparing what was going to happen after 1510. Before that time many internal improvements was made. Most important is our succeed in spreading word of Allah among greek pagans. Now inhabitants of Morea and Hellas are our brothers in faith. The resistance of the rest is hopeless, sooner or later they'll leave their silly religion.
Ottoman leader could not waste his traders skills so he used them to expand trade in Thrace and Isfahan. Altough Spaniards are trying to compete, they are no threat for our merchants.
In 1510 this huge step or rather jump was made. War against heretic Mameluks have been declared. They could not resist our mighty armies and after conquering Cairo, Mameluk's Sultan gave up his title, so from that moment half of Northern Africa and Middle East belong to Ottoman Empire. Soon after that Mameluk's ally Hedjaz surrendered giving us 3/4 of it's lands.
The evil Europeans are fighting each other, but in the West , in Algieria we can see Spanish troops killing good moslem people. How Ottoman Empire will react ?
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Ottoman Empire 1513-1561
In 1514 Ottoman Empire joined alliance with Morocco and Algieria to stop Spanish agression. This war was successfull and invaders quickly removed their forces from Africa. After saving western neighbours the time for futher expansion has come. New targets was Venice, Ragusa and Hungary (in 1520's). First two pathetic nations were no problem for Ottoman military and Dalmatia, Crete and Ragusa were taken, but the third one was bigger and allied with Austria. Ottoman forces armed with latest technology and great leaders begun attack. Banat and Transylvania were besieged at first, because forces standing there were secured by Danube river and mountains. Suleyman himself with small amount of troops moved to Croatia. Soon austrian forces appeared. Their army seize was comparable to our, but they was concetrated in one group, so they could outnumber any of our regiment in Hungary. They moved toward Croatia so Suleyman had to withdraw from Croatia. Than Banat was attacked by austrian forces, but Danube was an obstacle that even the most brave soldiers could not pass. Then, Austria changed strategy and focused on Transylvania but also mountains were bad terrain for offensive. While turkish troops were fighting in Banat and Transylvania , Suleyman could quietly siege Croatia again. When the three forts surrendered peace with Hungary was signed. Ottoman Empire get all they conquered: Croatia , Banat and Transylvania. White peace with Austria was signed soon. It seemed Empire was going to spend few years on infrastrucure, trade and diplomatic actions but once again Spain attacked Africa. Suleyman went himself to africa with about 35k troops. First battle was a success but further progress was stopped when Spaniards escaped to neutral Tangiers. Also Ottoman battle fleet won a few battle at the beginning, but later things on sea went wrong and Spain began domination on Mediteranean Sea. Going back to african land: situation was that Spanish forces were staying in Tangiers and small horse Ottoman army with Suleyman stood in Fez and the rest of horse army moved to another nearest province. Then came disaster. Communication between armies failed and Suleyman with his small army was surprised by reinforcemented Spaniards. Small army was encircled and annihilated. The rest of army moved with help too late and ended their lifes in the same way. Few weeks or months later another 35k horse army reached Morocco, and Spaniards had to run away. This time they went to Southern Morocco so they couldn't hide in Tagiers again, but unfortunatelly they managed to reach Terra Incognita, so they were safe. Ottoman army , a bit weaker because of attrition could only go back to Fez and wait for annihilation by spanish reinforcements. They tried to run, but the horsemen-only battles are mercyless. Suddenly war was over, and Spaniards could only celebrate killing best Ottoman leaders and showing incompetence of Sultan. Next years was spent on: diplo-annexing Algieria, vassalisation of Morocco, improving trade and conversions.
In 1514 Ottoman Empire joined alliance with Morocco and Algieria to stop Spanish agression. This war was successfull and invaders quickly removed their forces from Africa. After saving western neighbours the time for futher expansion has come. New targets was Venice, Ragusa and Hungary (in 1520's). First two pathetic nations were no problem for Ottoman military and Dalmatia, Crete and Ragusa were taken, but the third one was bigger and allied with Austria. Ottoman forces armed with latest technology and great leaders begun attack. Banat and Transylvania were besieged at first, because forces standing there were secured by Danube river and mountains. Suleyman himself with small amount of troops moved to Croatia. Soon austrian forces appeared. Their army seize was comparable to our, but they was concetrated in one group, so they could outnumber any of our regiment in Hungary. They moved toward Croatia so Suleyman had to withdraw from Croatia. Than Banat was attacked by austrian forces, but Danube was an obstacle that even the most brave soldiers could not pass. Then, Austria changed strategy and focused on Transylvania but also mountains were bad terrain for offensive. While turkish troops were fighting in Banat and Transylvania , Suleyman could quietly siege Croatia again. When the three forts surrendered peace with Hungary was signed. Ottoman Empire get all they conquered: Croatia , Banat and Transylvania. White peace with Austria was signed soon. It seemed Empire was going to spend few years on infrastrucure, trade and diplomatic actions but once again Spain attacked Africa. Suleyman went himself to africa with about 35k troops. First battle was a success but further progress was stopped when Spaniards escaped to neutral Tangiers. Also Ottoman battle fleet won a few battle at the beginning, but later things on sea went wrong and Spain began domination on Mediteranean Sea. Going back to african land: situation was that Spanish forces were staying in Tangiers and small horse Ottoman army with Suleyman stood in Fez and the rest of horse army moved to another nearest province. Then came disaster. Communication between armies failed and Suleyman with his small army was surprised by reinforcemented Spaniards. Small army was encircled and annihilated. The rest of army moved with help too late and ended their lifes in the same way. Few weeks or months later another 35k horse army reached Morocco, and Spaniards had to run away. This time they went to Southern Morocco so they couldn't hide in Tagiers again, but unfortunatelly they managed to reach Terra Incognita, so they were safe. Ottoman army , a bit weaker because of attrition could only go back to Fez and wait for annihilation by spanish reinforcements. They tried to run, but the horsemen-only battles are mercyless. Suddenly war was over, and Spaniards could only celebrate killing best Ottoman leaders and showing incompetence of Sultan. Next years was spent on: diplo-annexing Algieria, vassalisation of Morocco, improving trade and conversions.
Corrections: a new army reached to Fez, it was Bali, my leader was taking all of Marocco with 10k, so i decided to use one of my great explorers with 40k cav armies and killed Bali, may i say you've slided with the same stone? I was no interested in OE's vassals but I was in Timbuktu that was taken the next year once i peaced Marocco out (leader of this war).Oe without Bali and Suleyman, Austria was safe to inherit their inheritance, so i wasn't expecting a war in short term and i decided to invest in infrastructure, it's 1561 and i have infra 5. Timbuktu was converted to catholicism as well as Incas and creeks. Spain was given Holland and I'm planning to keep it for the moment. It's Golden Age.
Spanish AAR of the 16th century next weekend.
