My strategy to conquer the world.
Here are in a few words the strategy which I adopted to extend my sovereignty over Europe and across the seas from America to Indochina.
All my efforts of search were only concentrated on land technology, which enabled to have the best and the most advanced army.
1°. I started by vassalizing the nations with which I had the best relationship : Scotland, Savoy, Lorraine. Then I annexed Savoy and Lorraine diplomatically. No Scotland because I have no common borders.
2°. I concentrated my efforts of war against Spain.
3°. I took guard not to annex the Dutch territories under Spanish control in order to not have to recruit unceasingly new troops to repress the revolts.
What allowed me two things:
a) I could concentrate my efforts elsewhere in Europe.
b) Spain mobilized many troops and gold to preserve control of Holland.
4°. While Spain weakened, I conquered and annexed all the minor nations in Italy and Germany diplomatically (Tuscany for example) or militarily (all others
).
5°. Did an alliance with Turkey enable me to DoW upon Venice and after some maritime expeditions in the Mediterranean Sea to conquer Cyprus, Crete and Rhodes.
6°. Each time that a war was declared against a minor nation, I accepted peace only by annexing this nation to my kingdom. Only exception, Prussia and Austria which I annexed in two wars.
7°. After having annexed the whole of Central Europe, that was a play of child to conquer Denmark (with an expedition in Iceland) and Sweden.
8°. I did not forget the old enemy of France: England !
I had with the favor of a war put a first foot in England from the beginning of the 16th century by annexing Kent. Thanks to this head of bridge and an annexation (military) rather fast of Scotland I could carry out the war to London and Dublin.
9°. The wars against Poland were difficult at the beginning: I even gave up Memel (which I had annexed following my fight against The Hansa) to Poland following our first war (I was then in war against Austria at the same time). But the ceaseless combat between Russia and Poland facilitated the task to me. And Poland never was able to be opposed to my expansion.
10°. I then undertook to take again the European territories under Turkish control but also to extend to the east and to destroy the Russian power.
11°. During a long time, I hesitated to extend my kingdom to the Middle East then finally my dreams (or madness) of Power and Glory pushed me to conquer the Muslim provinces (but also Lebanon).
12°. Perhaps the next stage will be China?
My policy of colonization was non-existent until 1700, I benefited to a stolen map from the Spanish maritime maps to establish a colony in Manhattan and to ensure myself at the proper time of the substantial incomes of a very rich CoT.
But also by chauvinism, I colonize in Quebec.
Thereafter, I developed my colonization as I did not have any more enemies in Europe.
In the same time, with my incomes, I built in every provinces of France, Italy and Holland and in other provinces manufactories (especially Fine Art Academies !)
At this stage, every 5 years, I declare war upon Turkey, Russia, Spain, or England and sometimes upon Portugal each one in his turn to extend my possessions in the new World and in the Middle East.
My big problem at this time is the ceaseless revolts which occur in the Muslim world (or in other provinces in time of war).
To counter that, I have in every Muslim provinces an army of 20 000 to 35 000 men.
And my incomes are sufficient to pay this expenditure of war.
PS: Just a feliciattion for The Knights which resisted to me very well on their small island!
That those which want to understand me tries to annex them
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Si vis pacem, para bellum
[This message has been edited by JP (edited 24-10-2000).]
