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ha this is prtty intresting. Do you know who the person your advisor duncan ferguson shares his name is was?
 
New Scotland (1457-67)

New Scotland (1457-67)

In April 1457 the Lamb of Leith, after two months at sea, finally sighted land. The crew rejoiced at the miracle, but Wallace Montgomerie gave the order to sail on. The coast was icy and barren, New Scotland could not be founded here. Her supplies dwindling, and her mast damaged, the Lamb of Leith finally put to shore in a secluded bay. Wallace Playfair, a conquistador hand-picked by James II to lead the exploration of the new world, headed inland with 1000 troops. They quickly discovered villages of strange natives, bewildering animals, and new trees and plants.


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Montgomerie and Playfair planted a lion rampant beside the fir trees on the shore of what they now knew was Stadacona. After a week unloading troops and supplies, the Lamb of Leith set sail on the return journey to Scotland. But Wallace Montgomerie and his crew were never to see home again. The Lamb had suffered too much damage, and finally slipped beneath the waves off the coast of Greenland. Playfair and his men were now alone on the new continent, thousands of miles from home.

In time their exploits would become Scottish legend. During the following decade they explored, discovered new territories, and paved the way for scotlands first colonies in the new world.

More controversially, Playfair rejoiced in removing pagan threats to Scotlands' catholic rule, by 'pacifying' hundreds of native villages. By 1467, benefitting from Playfairs' ruthless methods, Scotland had established ten colonies along the eastern coast of the new continent.


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During his ten years of exploration Wallace Playfair had helped Scotland establish diplomatic relations with three new nations, known as the Huron, Iroquois and Cherokee. They watched Scotland's growth with unease.

Scotland was not alone in the New World. Castille had also established two colonies of her own, and border tensions were on the rise.

With news from home sporadic (and no Scottish navy to bring it...) Playfair grew increasingly surprised that colonists from England had not arrived in neighbouring territories. Soon he was to learn, from a Castilian merchant, of the series of disasters that had befallen Scotlands' bitter rival....
 
Calum Cornish: Do you know who the person your advisor duncan ferguson shares his name is was?

Yeah, not sure he was quite such a philosopher though... ;)

comagoosie: 10 colonies, you are moving along quite fast.

They are all 100-200 colonists each...Quantity of colonies not quality...
 
Since this is your first game, I thought I would give some advice. Since I am definitely NOT the best player out there but have a little more experience, it won't really be like cheating so much as finding a decent advisor ;)

Get Military Access from your Ally, Norway. Then you can use Iceland as a waypoint on trips between Scotland and the colonies when needed.

Conquering the "native empires" is easier than fighting in Europe or Asia, each of their territories can be annexed by you as soon as you take control of it. If you don't do it, Castille will....

Otherwise, this looks like a fun AAR and I'm going to shut-up and watch :cool:
 
Spain, vs Scotland. You are gonna have a hard war. Harder then a 1936 invasion of Poland by the U.S.S.R in HOI2. Spain can be destroyed with the help of France, who you are allied with!
 
the colonies are coming along nicely, being the same color as Spain / Castile doesn't help much though. how expensive were they to found (in-game terms) and did any fail?
 
Very nice too see you colonizing so early, don't let those Spainiards give you a hard time!
 
England: the dark times (1467)

England: the dark times (1467)

The early 1460s were a troubled time for England. The French launched an invasion of Wales, unsuccessful - but devastating to Englands' stability and prestige.

England made peace with France, but Brittany fought on - defeating the English navy again in the Channel. Sensing English weakness Burgundy, Switzerland, Liege, Wurzburg, and Alsace also declared war on England. At the height of war (1463) England had also been at war with Poland, Austria, Corsica, Portugal, and Castille. Nearly half the continent had opposed England, blockading her merchants and sinking her navy.


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England neared the middle of the decade low in prestige, and with peasant revolts against the nobility across the land. By 1467 one in ten of the English population were member of rebel organisations.


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Foreign support from Englands' many enemies aided the rebels in virtually every county, and pirates offshore disrupted Englands' commerce with the few Centres of Trade that would accept her merchants.

These were truly the dark times.
 
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rcduggan: the colonies are coming along nicely, being the same color as Spain / Castile doesn't help much though. how expensive were they to found (in-game terms) and did any fail?

Basically Scotland's entire budget for 10 years has gone on colonists.....but good success rate (one or two failures), more in next post.


Montague: Get Military Access from your Ally, Norway. Then you can use Iceland as a waypoint on trips between Scotland and the colonies when needed.

Ta for the tip, they have just given me access :) Just need a navy now...
 
Always a pain when you end up bordering someone with the same colour.

But a good initial spread. The Eastern seaboard can be a real moneyspinner.
 
Prestige (and pipe tobacco)

Prestige (and pipe tobacco)

Ten years of colonial expansion radically changed Scotlands' prestige. In 1457 she had been a backwater, known to those in Nothern Europe - but with limited influence. By 1467 Scotlands' establishment of colonies in the New World, and the tales of Wallace Playfairs' many battles against the heathen natives, had transformed her reputation. She was know envied around Europe, and her styles emulated.


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The discovery and exploitation of New Scotland had also dramatically changed her economy, from one based around fishing to one profiting from lucrative (though small scale) trade in fur, cotton, and the new crop of tobacco.


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James II, whose Declaration of Bonnybridge had altered the course of Scottish history, passed away in 1459 - and the nation mourned. Alexander IV, his eldest son, ruled for less than 18 months. The crown passed to James III, a highly skilled administrator. James called his court together at Bonnybridge, and stated his desire to continue his fathers plans - Scotland needed to accelerate her colonial growth, before other European powers could lay claim to the New World.

New orders were sent to Wallace Playfair: "Explore the lands to the West and South, journey as far as you can - and lay claim on all you find on behalf of James, and Scotland"
 
The East in Flames (1477)

The East in Flames (1477)


While Scotland expanded her colonial empire, and England struggled against never-ending warfare and civil unrest, potentially momentous events were taking place to the East. The 1470s saw two major campaigns begin to re-shape the map from the Balkans to the Caucasus.

The Ottoman Empire, after two decades of border skirmishing, launched a sudden assault on Hungary and Austria. In April 1477, after barely 2 months of fighting, the Ottomans had captured over two thirds of Hungarys' territory, and dealt heavy defeats to a combined Austrian, Hungarian and Polish army. Ottoman troops looked poised to strike deep into the heart of Europe, either north into Poland, or west towards Vienna.

Further to the East the Lithuanian Empire had also embarked on a savage war of conquest, strengthening her position as a key barrier between Eastern tribal societies and Central Europe.


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The 1460s and 1470s also saw Burgundy successfully pursue a series of small scale wars with her neighbours, vassaling many smaller states.

In Italy Sicily had grown her power and influence, as with Burgundy at the expense of smaller independent states.

Scotland watched continental events unfolding, but remained determined to avoid any diplomatic or military entanglements.
 
The long march of Wallace Playfair (1467-1477)

The long march of Wallace Playfair (1467-1477)


In 1467 James III, the King of Scotland, had issued a new challenge to Wallace Playfair - Conquistador of the Scottish Army in the New World:

"Explore the lands to the West and South, journey as far as you can - and lay claim on all you find on behalf of James, and Scotland"

Wallace and the 1000 men under his command spent the next decade carrying out James' orders. They travelled deep into the new continent, pacifying thousands of natives, and clearing the way for future Scottish colonists. Initially they travelled hundreds of miles West, then followed the shore of several great lakes. They then travelled south for two years, following the course of a mighty river. Their journey uncovered territories rich in fur, cotton and other valuable produce - but this was little consoloation to many of Playfairs' men. Many had been fighting in the New World for over 20 years. Eventually, when all hope of finding a route back to communication with Scotland was gone, Playfairs' army discovered a strip of coast.


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The first Scottish colonists were soon dispatched to the new coastal territories. The new provinces would be rich in cotton and tobacco, and give Scotlands' overstretched economy valuable income. More importantly they would give Scotland a new route for colonial expansion, further from Castille's gaze. The Scottish King, and his court, waited anxiously for news of whether the settlers had reached Atakapa...