The Second Infidel Wars: 1579 - 1588
Jan 1579
Treasury: 491d. The Papal army dispersed the Rebel Scum by January 5.
Crimea began a siege of Bogutjar January 9. Several minor skirmishes and battles raged between the Russians and the Crimeans over the next few months with no single event standing out until June 26 when Russia assaulted and captured Volgograd from the Crimeans. The siege of Bogutjar, which had progressed very slowly, was raised and the Crimean army marched toward Volgograd.
On July 1 Persia (Poland-Lithuania, Austria, Teutonic Order, Brandenburg, Pommerania) sensing an opportunity, declared war on Crimea (Astrakhan). The alliance members of Brandenburg, Pommerania and the Order sent their regrets.
On August 8 an Astrakhani army marched into Volgograd and beat the Russian occupational force, laying siege to Sarieberke.
Persia defeated the Crimeans September 1 in Kouban, besieging Stavropol with 39000 men. On the 3rd the Crimeans suffered another defeat at the hands of the Russian/Polish-Lithuanian army in Lugansk. A combined Russian/Polish-Lithuanian army laid siege to Crimean held Karkhov in Donetsk on the 21st and on the 23rd Kouban fell to the Persians. On the 27th Brandenburg entered an alliance with Hannover, Hanseatic League and Saxony while Pommerania rejoined the Russian Alliance.
The Pope was given a demonstration of a fairly new device that had the Admiralty all a buzz. It was called an astrolabe. (NT-6)
Donetsk fell to Russia/Poland-Lithuania on December 8 while on the 12th Astrakhan liberated Volgograd from the Russians on behalf of her Crimean allies.
Jan 1580 - My name is Brother Alexander and it has fallen to me to continue the chronicle begun almost ninety years before. Brother Gregory has become too ill to continue his task and has passed on the job to me. I pray to God I am up to it.
Treasury: 572d. The merchant guilds informed his Holiness of a new Refinery that was constructed in Emilia to take advantage of increased trade opportunities. The Pope was extremely pleased. (Sp.Event)
The allied armies of Russia/Austria/Poland-Lithuania captured Crimea on January 23 forcing
Crimea to sue for peace with Russia on February 1, paying 40d in war costs. On the 26th Persia and Poland-Lithuania captured Volgograd from the Crimeans and on March 13 Persia/Poland-Lithuania/Austria took Lugansk from the Crimeans.
On May 13 the Teutonic Order entered a military alliance with Poland-Lithuania, Persia, and Austria. Pommerania and Saxony allied themselves with Thuringen and Wurtemburg. Morocco entered an alliance with Portugal, Mysore and Navarra.
On June 15 the Astrakhan held province of Uralsk was captured by Russia.
The month of July saw Astrakhan besieged by 94000 men of a joint Persian/Polish-Lithuanian/ Austrian/Russian army. The city fell to the combined host on September 21.
On October 28 Crimea made peace with Poland-Lithuania, paying 26d and ceding the province of Donetsk. On the same day she signed a treaty with Austria returning everything to Status Quo.
Jan 1581
Treasury: 648d.
On February 18 Astrakhan/Crimean forces liberated Volgograd from the Persian and on the 27th the Astrakhan province of Orenburg fell to a Persian/Russian army.
England (Prussia) entered a state of war against Spain (Genoa) on the 14th of September.
On December 28 Persia took Azow from the Crimeans.
Jan 1582
Treasury: 738d. The Pope was informed that all unrest in Sicily and Messina had been appeased through Christian goodwill, so all troops could be redeployed if necessary.
Persia forced Crimea to the bargaining table on April 16, though the negotiating was rather one-sided. For peace Persia got 136d and possession of Azow and Kouban. The war had cost Crimea dearly, losing three provinces to foreign conquerors.
On June 1 the Papal Alliance expired. It was the Pope's desire to let it go and see what offers, if any would come her way. On the 3rd Bavaria joined the Saxony (Thuringen, Wurtemburg, Hessen) alliance. On the 8th France entered a military alliance with England and Prussia while Bohemia followed Bavaria's lead and aligned with Saxony and company. On the 9th The Pope received invitations from three delegations. The Portuguese offer he turned down flat. The offer to join with Parma and Tuscany was tempting but left them with a rather weak coalition. Finally there was the mighty Poland-Lithuania (Persia, Austria, Pommerania, Teutonic Order) Alliance. With the Turk virtually on the Papal doorstep he felt that the need for maximum protection was paramount. Thus the decision was made, and the Papal States found itself with a collection of Catholic, Orthodox Protestant and Shiite allies.
On August 19 Russia annexed Astrakhan, substantially increasing her territories. The Pope was sure Poland-Lithuania would be worried.
In September Crimea joined the Turkish Union (Algiers, Wallachia, Oman, The Hedjaz, Aden) and on November 7 Russia declared war on the Uzbeks (Sidir).
Jan 1583
Treasury: 814d.
Very little happened with the war between Spain and England outside of several naval skirmishes in the Atlantic. It had been an extremely quiet year until May 23. Venice, still smarting over her humiliation at the hands of the Infidel declared war on Turkey. All of Venice's allies (Russia, Netherlands, Hungary, Milan, Ryazan) eagerly warmed to the idea of war, while Turkey's allies (Algiers, Wallachia, Oman, The Hedjaz, Aden, Crimea) took up the sword in return. The Hedjaz and Aden dishonoured the agreement claiming internal problems that had to be dealt with.
The first clash happened in Volgograd with the Turks utterly scattered on July 29 by a Russian/Ryazan army that subsequently settled down to besiege Sarieberke with an army of 52000 men.
On August 2 a Venetian army of 30000 soldiers invaded Istria and laid siege to Triest after defeating the Turkish army of occupation. From August 20 - September 24 the combined armies of Venice/Milan fought a series of battles with the Turk in Croatia, finally driving the heathen out of the province. On the 26th of September Volgograd fell to the Russian/Ryazan army.
Zagreb in Croatia came under siege from the Turks on October 20. On December 22 an army from Milan raised the siege and forced the Infidel from Croatia once again.
Jan 1584
Treasury: 891d.
On February 16 Milan and Hungary defeated a Turkish force in Wallachia and settled into a siege with 36000 men while on April 17 Russia/Ryazan forces took Lugansk from the Crimeans. On the 25th of April the Pope was shocked to hear that the English province of Anglia had fallen to the Spanish.
Istria fell to the army of Venice/Milan on June 3rd and on the 5th England and Spain signed a treaty with England paying 237d in war damages. On the 19th Wallachia was overrun by the Hungarian/Milan army, forcing a peace that cost Wallachia 250d, payable to Milan.
On September 13 Crimea fell to the victorious Russian/Ryazan armies while on November 6 Turkey recaptured Croatia.
Turkey won a victory over Milan in Istria and laid siege to Triest December 25. On the 27th Crimea agreed to terms with Russia, paying 120d and ceding Volgograd to the Bear.
Jan 1585
Treasury: 967d.
On February 8 England (Prussia, France) declared war on Scotland (Savoy). Savoy wisely decided to attend to internal affairs.
Gregorious XIII, creator of the Gregorian calendar, passed away on April 12. His successor was Pope Sixtus V. On the 20th Turkish controlled Banat fell to Hungarian forces. On the 23rd the Scots defeated the English in Strathclyde and laid siege to Glasgow.
Turkey laid siege to Ragusa on June 1 with 31000 men. On July 3 Milan defeated a Turkish force in Serbia and laid siege to Beograd while on the 17th England took Edinburgh from the Scots.
Ragusa fell to the Turkish Infidel on August 30 while September 22 saw Hungary/Milan take Serbia from the Turk who in turn recaptured Istria from Venice on the 5th of December.
Jan 1586
Treasury: 1044d. Pope Sixtus V secured a loan of 200d and with a substantial sum from the Papal treasury began construction on a Naval Manufactory in Messina.
On January 9 Scotland and England arranged a peace with England receiving the grand total of 9d for her efforts. Ryazan accepted Lugansk from Crimea under terms of a treaty signed February 1. On the 14th Algiers defeated an army from Milan in Serbia, laying siege to Beograd. By the 29th Turkish reinforcements had swollen the army to 54000 men.
On April 6 the Pope renewed a RM with King Allessandro of Parma.
Serbia fell to Turkey/Algeria June 13 while 26000 Wallachians besieged Galatz in Moldavia.
Pest fell after a short siege to the Algerians September 30 with Moldavia succumbing to the Wallachians October 4. In November 20000 Algerians marched into Banat and began a siege of the capital.
On December 9 Sibir accepted peace with Russia, paying the Bear 211d in reparations.
Jan 1587
Treasury: 182d.
On February 22 Wallachia and Venice signed a treaty of peace, with Wallachia paying 90d in indemnities. This author was perplexed, as a Venetian army had not been seen on the mainland for well over a year and she did not control Wallachia. Ah well.
On the 12th of March Venice pushed back an attempt by Turkey to storm Corfu, then 2 days later defeated the Turkish navy in an action off the Cyclades.
Hungary defeated a small Algerian army in Pest and put the capital under siege in May, while in June Turkey/Algeria regained control of Banat from Hungary.
On September 6 Algerian controlled Pest fell to Hungary and on the 30th Turkey marched into an unprotected Venice, laying siege to the capital with 13000 men.
Turkey/Algiers wasted no time marching on Pest, destroying the small Hungarian army of occupation and laying siege to the capital on October 8.
Jan 1588
Treasury: 255d. With great fanfare the first Naval Manufactory opened for business, attracting shipwrights, engineers and craftsman the world over.
On the 12th of January Pest was recaptured by Algiers while on the 1st of February the Venetian island of Corfu was successfully invested by Turkey, who went on to win a naval victory in the Cyclades on the 7th. Later in the month 26000 Algerians entered Magyar and laid siege to Eger. Hungary's allies appeared to be nowhere in sight while the heathen was running roughshod over southeastern Europe.
On March 1 9000 Hungarians took up the siege of Banat. This province was fast becoming the Kujbyschew of the Russian Wars from so many years ago.
Venice fell to the combined armies of Turkey/Crimea on May 7. On June 16 Crimea and Venice declared a Status Quo peace, though Turkey still controlled the Venetian province. Finally, on a ship off the coast of the Cyclades a representative of the Venetians met with a representative of the Turks to discuss peace. After some negotiation, though Venice was in little position to deal, the war ended with Turkey gaining ownership of Ragusa.
Even though a state of war still existed between Milan and the Union of Turkey (Algiers, Oman, Crimea) and Russia against Turkey (Algiers, Oman), the balance of the year passed ominously quiet.
Jan 1579
Treasury: 491d. The Papal army dispersed the Rebel Scum by January 5.
Crimea began a siege of Bogutjar January 9. Several minor skirmishes and battles raged between the Russians and the Crimeans over the next few months with no single event standing out until June 26 when Russia assaulted and captured Volgograd from the Crimeans. The siege of Bogutjar, which had progressed very slowly, was raised and the Crimean army marched toward Volgograd.
On July 1 Persia (Poland-Lithuania, Austria, Teutonic Order, Brandenburg, Pommerania) sensing an opportunity, declared war on Crimea (Astrakhan). The alliance members of Brandenburg, Pommerania and the Order sent their regrets.
On August 8 an Astrakhani army marched into Volgograd and beat the Russian occupational force, laying siege to Sarieberke.
Persia defeated the Crimeans September 1 in Kouban, besieging Stavropol with 39000 men. On the 3rd the Crimeans suffered another defeat at the hands of the Russian/Polish-Lithuanian army in Lugansk. A combined Russian/Polish-Lithuanian army laid siege to Crimean held Karkhov in Donetsk on the 21st and on the 23rd Kouban fell to the Persians. On the 27th Brandenburg entered an alliance with Hannover, Hanseatic League and Saxony while Pommerania rejoined the Russian Alliance.
The Pope was given a demonstration of a fairly new device that had the Admiralty all a buzz. It was called an astrolabe. (NT-6)
Donetsk fell to Russia/Poland-Lithuania on December 8 while on the 12th Astrakhan liberated Volgograd from the Russians on behalf of her Crimean allies.
Jan 1580 - My name is Brother Alexander and it has fallen to me to continue the chronicle begun almost ninety years before. Brother Gregory has become too ill to continue his task and has passed on the job to me. I pray to God I am up to it.
Treasury: 572d. The merchant guilds informed his Holiness of a new Refinery that was constructed in Emilia to take advantage of increased trade opportunities. The Pope was extremely pleased. (Sp.Event)
The allied armies of Russia/Austria/Poland-Lithuania captured Crimea on January 23 forcing
Crimea to sue for peace with Russia on February 1, paying 40d in war costs. On the 26th Persia and Poland-Lithuania captured Volgograd from the Crimeans and on March 13 Persia/Poland-Lithuania/Austria took Lugansk from the Crimeans.
On May 13 the Teutonic Order entered a military alliance with Poland-Lithuania, Persia, and Austria. Pommerania and Saxony allied themselves with Thuringen and Wurtemburg. Morocco entered an alliance with Portugal, Mysore and Navarra.
On June 15 the Astrakhan held province of Uralsk was captured by Russia.
The month of July saw Astrakhan besieged by 94000 men of a joint Persian/Polish-Lithuanian/ Austrian/Russian army. The city fell to the combined host on September 21.
On October 28 Crimea made peace with Poland-Lithuania, paying 26d and ceding the province of Donetsk. On the same day she signed a treaty with Austria returning everything to Status Quo.
Jan 1581
Treasury: 648d.
On February 18 Astrakhan/Crimean forces liberated Volgograd from the Persian and on the 27th the Astrakhan province of Orenburg fell to a Persian/Russian army.
England (Prussia) entered a state of war against Spain (Genoa) on the 14th of September.
On December 28 Persia took Azow from the Crimeans.
Jan 1582
Treasury: 738d. The Pope was informed that all unrest in Sicily and Messina had been appeased through Christian goodwill, so all troops could be redeployed if necessary.
Persia forced Crimea to the bargaining table on April 16, though the negotiating was rather one-sided. For peace Persia got 136d and possession of Azow and Kouban. The war had cost Crimea dearly, losing three provinces to foreign conquerors.
On June 1 the Papal Alliance expired. It was the Pope's desire to let it go and see what offers, if any would come her way. On the 3rd Bavaria joined the Saxony (Thuringen, Wurtemburg, Hessen) alliance. On the 8th France entered a military alliance with England and Prussia while Bohemia followed Bavaria's lead and aligned with Saxony and company. On the 9th The Pope received invitations from three delegations. The Portuguese offer he turned down flat. The offer to join with Parma and Tuscany was tempting but left them with a rather weak coalition. Finally there was the mighty Poland-Lithuania (Persia, Austria, Pommerania, Teutonic Order) Alliance. With the Turk virtually on the Papal doorstep he felt that the need for maximum protection was paramount. Thus the decision was made, and the Papal States found itself with a collection of Catholic, Orthodox Protestant and Shiite allies.
On August 19 Russia annexed Astrakhan, substantially increasing her territories. The Pope was sure Poland-Lithuania would be worried.
In September Crimea joined the Turkish Union (Algiers, Wallachia, Oman, The Hedjaz, Aden) and on November 7 Russia declared war on the Uzbeks (Sidir).
Jan 1583
Treasury: 814d.
Very little happened with the war between Spain and England outside of several naval skirmishes in the Atlantic. It had been an extremely quiet year until May 23. Venice, still smarting over her humiliation at the hands of the Infidel declared war on Turkey. All of Venice's allies (Russia, Netherlands, Hungary, Milan, Ryazan) eagerly warmed to the idea of war, while Turkey's allies (Algiers, Wallachia, Oman, The Hedjaz, Aden, Crimea) took up the sword in return. The Hedjaz and Aden dishonoured the agreement claiming internal problems that had to be dealt with.
The first clash happened in Volgograd with the Turks utterly scattered on July 29 by a Russian/Ryazan army that subsequently settled down to besiege Sarieberke with an army of 52000 men.
On August 2 a Venetian army of 30000 soldiers invaded Istria and laid siege to Triest after defeating the Turkish army of occupation. From August 20 - September 24 the combined armies of Venice/Milan fought a series of battles with the Turk in Croatia, finally driving the heathen out of the province. On the 26th of September Volgograd fell to the Russian/Ryazan army.
Zagreb in Croatia came under siege from the Turks on October 20. On December 22 an army from Milan raised the siege and forced the Infidel from Croatia once again.
Jan 1584
Treasury: 891d.
On February 16 Milan and Hungary defeated a Turkish force in Wallachia and settled into a siege with 36000 men while on April 17 Russia/Ryazan forces took Lugansk from the Crimeans. On the 25th of April the Pope was shocked to hear that the English province of Anglia had fallen to the Spanish.
Istria fell to the army of Venice/Milan on June 3rd and on the 5th England and Spain signed a treaty with England paying 237d in war damages. On the 19th Wallachia was overrun by the Hungarian/Milan army, forcing a peace that cost Wallachia 250d, payable to Milan.
On September 13 Crimea fell to the victorious Russian/Ryazan armies while on November 6 Turkey recaptured Croatia.
Turkey won a victory over Milan in Istria and laid siege to Triest December 25. On the 27th Crimea agreed to terms with Russia, paying 120d and ceding Volgograd to the Bear.
Jan 1585
Treasury: 967d.
On February 8 England (Prussia, France) declared war on Scotland (Savoy). Savoy wisely decided to attend to internal affairs.
Gregorious XIII, creator of the Gregorian calendar, passed away on April 12. His successor was Pope Sixtus V. On the 20th Turkish controlled Banat fell to Hungarian forces. On the 23rd the Scots defeated the English in Strathclyde and laid siege to Glasgow.
Turkey laid siege to Ragusa on June 1 with 31000 men. On July 3 Milan defeated a Turkish force in Serbia and laid siege to Beograd while on the 17th England took Edinburgh from the Scots.
Ragusa fell to the Turkish Infidel on August 30 while September 22 saw Hungary/Milan take Serbia from the Turk who in turn recaptured Istria from Venice on the 5th of December.
Jan 1586
Treasury: 1044d. Pope Sixtus V secured a loan of 200d and with a substantial sum from the Papal treasury began construction on a Naval Manufactory in Messina.
On January 9 Scotland and England arranged a peace with England receiving the grand total of 9d for her efforts. Ryazan accepted Lugansk from Crimea under terms of a treaty signed February 1. On the 14th Algiers defeated an army from Milan in Serbia, laying siege to Beograd. By the 29th Turkish reinforcements had swollen the army to 54000 men.
On April 6 the Pope renewed a RM with King Allessandro of Parma.
Serbia fell to Turkey/Algeria June 13 while 26000 Wallachians besieged Galatz in Moldavia.
Pest fell after a short siege to the Algerians September 30 with Moldavia succumbing to the Wallachians October 4. In November 20000 Algerians marched into Banat and began a siege of the capital.
On December 9 Sibir accepted peace with Russia, paying the Bear 211d in reparations.
Jan 1587
Treasury: 182d.
On February 22 Wallachia and Venice signed a treaty of peace, with Wallachia paying 90d in indemnities. This author was perplexed, as a Venetian army had not been seen on the mainland for well over a year and she did not control Wallachia. Ah well.
On the 12th of March Venice pushed back an attempt by Turkey to storm Corfu, then 2 days later defeated the Turkish navy in an action off the Cyclades.
Hungary defeated a small Algerian army in Pest and put the capital under siege in May, while in June Turkey/Algeria regained control of Banat from Hungary.
On September 6 Algerian controlled Pest fell to Hungary and on the 30th Turkey marched into an unprotected Venice, laying siege to the capital with 13000 men.
Turkey/Algiers wasted no time marching on Pest, destroying the small Hungarian army of occupation and laying siege to the capital on October 8.
Jan 1588
Treasury: 255d. With great fanfare the first Naval Manufactory opened for business, attracting shipwrights, engineers and craftsman the world over.
On the 12th of January Pest was recaptured by Algiers while on the 1st of February the Venetian island of Corfu was successfully invested by Turkey, who went on to win a naval victory in the Cyclades on the 7th. Later in the month 26000 Algerians entered Magyar and laid siege to Eger. Hungary's allies appeared to be nowhere in sight while the heathen was running roughshod over southeastern Europe.
On March 1 9000 Hungarians took up the siege of Banat. This province was fast becoming the Kujbyschew of the Russian Wars from so many years ago.
Venice fell to the combined armies of Turkey/Crimea on May 7. On June 16 Crimea and Venice declared a Status Quo peace, though Turkey still controlled the Venetian province. Finally, on a ship off the coast of the Cyclades a representative of the Venetians met with a representative of the Turks to discuss peace. After some negotiation, though Venice was in little position to deal, the war ended with Turkey gaining ownership of Ragusa.
Even though a state of war still existed between Milan and the Union of Turkey (Algiers, Oman, Crimea) and Russia against Turkey (Algiers, Oman), the balance of the year passed ominously quiet.
Last edited:
