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Yeah, they do seem keen to kill themselves!Enewald: Incas are very wise with this idea of joining the scottish empire.
Actually slightly smaller, but their troops have bows/arrows etc and i have muskets... I wonder what will happen...comagoosie: ...little did the incans know that there were 3 times their numbers on the other side of the border
Not so sure about that. They may have a more useful role as a cash cow to be squeezed a bit firstQorten: Everyone wave goodbye at the Inca Empire.
Thanks, and welcome!
Grab any Gold territory left and happily accept their treasury in full when you make peace with them. You need it to help cover the map in gold.
Finally I had the chance to read the entire AAR. It's really nice to read, and you are doing pretty well! Good job . I'll be following.
. I'll be following.
Victory! (1639)
Victory! (1639)
Early in February 1639, after weeks of marching, Scottish and Incan troops clashed outside Cuzco, the Incan capital. In total 8,000 men took to the field of battle. Following the Incan declaration of war Scottish reserves had been brought to the front from hundreds of miles away. While the fighting raged at Cuzco a second Scottish army had travelled across English territory, and was advancing from Lima into the Inca province of Tarma. This Incan enclave within English territory was about to see fighting erupt for the first time.
Within a week, the Incan army had been defeated. Cuzco was occupied, and ransacked, by Scottish troops. To the north, Scottish troops also began looting the undefended province of Tarma, Incan citizens helpless before them. The Incan monarchy, quickly realising the error of their campaign, begged John II for peace. Scotland accepted a huge payment of 1325 ducats, equivalent to almost three years taxation. John II quickly commissioned a new University in Edinburgh. Its great hall was to have a statue of the King, minted from Incan gold.
In Asia the war against Vijayanagar raged on. By late march only four provinces remained independent of Scottish sieges and occupation. Vijayanagar’s ramshackle army was falling apart at the seams. Proud regiments who had numbered 1000 men a year before now stood only 20 to 30 strong. Whole regions had been laid waste. And her navy had been utterly annihilated.
On 18th June the final battle of the third Scottish-Vijayanagaran war began. Duff Lindsay led 7,000 Scottish troops into battle at Aru, in modern day Indonesia. The Vijayanagari King, Achyota I led a smaller force of 6,000, and his kingdoms last artillery.
Thousands of miles away, at the Royal Military Academy in Edinburgh, Scottish scientists made new breakthroughs on gunpowder. Scotland was closing the technological gap with the world leaders.
On the 25th July 1639 Vijayanagar surrendered, utterly broken by the war. Achyota I travelled to Mauritius to sign the peace treaty, ceding Malabar, Madurai and Bangalore to Scotland. Bangalore occupied a strategic position in the centre of southern India. It would provide an ideal jump-off point should Scotland pursue a further advance against Vijayanagar. As well as ceding provinces, and over 200,000 subjects, she also renounced her claims on Madras and Kongu. Scotland’s international prestige rose to a new high. John II was rapidly establishing Scotland as a major Asian power.
Victory! (1639)
Early in February 1639, after weeks of marching, Scottish and Incan troops clashed outside Cuzco, the Incan capital. In total 8,000 men took to the field of battle. Following the Incan declaration of war Scottish reserves had been brought to the front from hundreds of miles away. While the fighting raged at Cuzco a second Scottish army had travelled across English territory, and was advancing from Lima into the Inca province of Tarma. This Incan enclave within English territory was about to see fighting erupt for the first time.
Within a week, the Incan army had been defeated. Cuzco was occupied, and ransacked, by Scottish troops. To the north, Scottish troops also began looting the undefended province of Tarma, Incan citizens helpless before them. The Incan monarchy, quickly realising the error of their campaign, begged John II for peace. Scotland accepted a huge payment of 1325 ducats, equivalent to almost three years taxation. John II quickly commissioned a new University in Edinburgh. Its great hall was to have a statue of the King, minted from Incan gold.
In Asia the war against Vijayanagar raged on. By late march only four provinces remained independent of Scottish sieges and occupation. Vijayanagar’s ramshackle army was falling apart at the seams. Proud regiments who had numbered 1000 men a year before now stood only 20 to 30 strong. Whole regions had been laid waste. And her navy had been utterly annihilated.
On 18th June the final battle of the third Scottish-Vijayanagaran war began. Duff Lindsay led 7,000 Scottish troops into battle at Aru, in modern day Indonesia. The Vijayanagari King, Achyota I led a smaller force of 6,000, and his kingdoms last artillery.
Thousands of miles away, at the Royal Military Academy in Edinburgh, Scottish scientists made new breakthroughs on gunpowder. Scotland was closing the technological gap with the world leaders.
On the 25th July 1639 Vijayanagar surrendered, utterly broken by the war. Achyota I travelled to Mauritius to sign the peace treaty, ceding Malabar, Madurai and Bangalore to Scotland. Bangalore occupied a strategic position in the centre of southern India. It would provide an ideal jump-off point should Scotland pursue a further advance against Vijayanagar. As well as ceding provinces, and over 200,000 subjects, she also renounced her claims on Madras and Kongu. Scotland’s international prestige rose to a new high. John II was rapidly establishing Scotland as a major Asian power.
Nice peace agreement, though I don't see the logic in renouncing claims, but if that is what floats your boat
Great job milking the Incans! I always seem to do that gamey tactic, too bad the AI doesn't know when to waste.
Great job milking the Incans! I always seem to do that gamey tactic, too bad the AI doesn't know when to waste.
Finally got caught up on this AAR. Great job!
How are your relations with Ming?
Agree on the Incans On the renouncing claims, in NI removing cores affects what kind of rebels are generated. Been too long since I have played vanilla to remember if it has the same impact there...
How are your relations with Ming?
comagoosie said:Nice peace agreement, though I don't see the logic in renouncing claims, but if that is what floats your boat
Great job milking the Incans! I always seem to do that gamey tactic, too bad the AI doesn't know when to waste.
Agree on the Incans
On the renouncing claims, in NI removing cores affects what kind of rebels are generated. Been too long since I have played vanilla to remember if it has the same impact there...
They didn't, at least not yet. They've been very quiet for a decade. No wars, no new colonies, no sign of new armies. Maybe ominous...
I took a bit of a chance. Leave them with all their territories so they can rebuild their bank for me to come and rob it again soon. Hopefully it'll work! And the English won't be clever enough to do anything first.
Thanks, and welcome! Hope I keep doing ok!Monnikje: Finally I had the chance to read the entire AAR. It's really nice to read, and you are doing pretty well! Good job.
It is a bit gamey, but heck - i needed the money ;-)comagoosie: Nice peace agreement, though I don't see the logic in renouncing claims, but if that is what floats your boat
Ming and I are not best friends. We're at +15 at the mo. Though its slowly increasing (i've got high tolerance for eastern religions). They hate most of their other neighbours, with -180 for Mughals etc. So hopefully if it came to war (they've been quiet for a while) i wouldn't be first choice. On vanilla its just plain rebels, with no stated politics.Rastar: Finally got caught up on this AAR. Great job! How are your relations with Ming? Agree on the Incans
Indeedy! gets scotland back up the country rankingsSlinky: More gold and prestige never harmed anyone
Cheers, though the Inca did make it rather easy...
Thanks! I'll try and keep it up!demokratickid: I just finished reading this epic work, and nice job!
Nope, Scotland went on a major anti-inflation drive about 110 years ago, after adopting National Bank. Managed to get it down from 8% to 1%. Its been at 0.5 to 0.7% for decades. Quite nice, a few other countries are up at 40%!
Babington-Smyth: ...On the 25th July 1639 Vijayanagar surrendered
excellent finish to the last war ! !
not to mention, liberating that gold from the Incas was really nice ! !
awesome updates ! !
excellent finish to the last war ! !
not to mention, liberating that gold from the Incas was really nice ! !
awesome updates ! !
Taking stock (1639)
Taking stock (1639)
At the end of the third Scottish-Vijayanagari war Scotland’s High Command ordered several obsolete regiments to stand down, and for several years the focus was to be on civilian and economic investments and improvements.
The great plains of Nova Scotia, and the territories bordering the Andes, ensured that grain remained the largest single Scottish crop. But spice cultivation, drying and trading now made up a sizeable portion of the Scottish economy. And as new colonists departed for modern-day Argentina, gold became an increasing crucial component of Scotland’s wealth. King John II’s advisors estimated that Scotland’s empire now accounted for half of the worlds gold production.
The latest conquest had seen hundreds of thousands of new subjects join the empire, contributing to the growing minorities of Sunni, Hindu and Buddhist followers. Over time Scotland’s religious policies had evolved to support these eastern religions, removing a source of potential tension.
Scotland now had the joint highest income in the world, tied with her continental ally Burgundy. Their economies were almost double the size of the third largest Castille. Later historians would also refer to the mid-seventeenth century as the golden age for Novgorod. Although only two provinces strong, she had built up the world’s largest network of merchants and trading posts – and become a global economic power. Her conquests of the 1620’s and 30’s had seen the Ottoman Empire grow her economy too, rising above several more developed European powers.
Although Scotland’s economy was growing strongly, her administrators were poor at collecting taxation. Their book-keeping and financial literacy were bad, and becoming the laughing stock of her neighbours. Genoa led the world in efficient and effective tolls and taxation. Scotland’s scientists and merchants were beginning to collaborate over investments in new machines and manufactures. Scotland’s efficiency at production was now 50% better than Ming, France and others.
Scotland’s high and growing income was based on sound economic policies. The mild 5-6% inflation of the late fifteenth century had been eliminated by the Scottish National Bank. Many of her rivals were not so effective. England’s economy, by 1639, was creaking at the seems, her inflation rate nearing 37%. Maintaining a navy of over 50 ships, and a large field army in England and the Americas was not affordable for a nation of England’s status. But her royal family, jealously watching their Scottish cousins, desperately maintained the façade. England was not alone. France, the Ottomans and Austria all had inflation nearing 30%. Again, the resources raised were used to maintain large field armies. Time would tell whether these investments would truly pay off.
Taking stock (1639)
At the end of the third Scottish-Vijayanagari war Scotland’s High Command ordered several obsolete regiments to stand down, and for several years the focus was to be on civilian and economic investments and improvements.
The great plains of Nova Scotia, and the territories bordering the Andes, ensured that grain remained the largest single Scottish crop. But spice cultivation, drying and trading now made up a sizeable portion of the Scottish economy. And as new colonists departed for modern-day Argentina, gold became an increasing crucial component of Scotland’s wealth. King John II’s advisors estimated that Scotland’s empire now accounted for half of the worlds gold production.
The latest conquest had seen hundreds of thousands of new subjects join the empire, contributing to the growing minorities of Sunni, Hindu and Buddhist followers. Over time Scotland’s religious policies had evolved to support these eastern religions, removing a source of potential tension.
Scotland now had the joint highest income in the world, tied with her continental ally Burgundy. Their economies were almost double the size of the third largest Castille. Later historians would also refer to the mid-seventeenth century as the golden age for Novgorod. Although only two provinces strong, she had built up the world’s largest network of merchants and trading posts – and become a global economic power. Her conquests of the 1620’s and 30’s had seen the Ottoman Empire grow her economy too, rising above several more developed European powers.
Although Scotland’s economy was growing strongly, her administrators were poor at collecting taxation. Their book-keeping and financial literacy were bad, and becoming the laughing stock of her neighbours. Genoa led the world in efficient and effective tolls and taxation. Scotland’s scientists and merchants were beginning to collaborate over investments in new machines and manufactures. Scotland’s efficiency at production was now 50% better than Ming, France and others.
Scotland’s high and growing income was based on sound economic policies. The mild 5-6% inflation of the late fifteenth century had been eliminated by the Scottish National Bank. Many of her rivals were not so effective. England’s economy, by 1639, was creaking at the seems, her inflation rate nearing 37%. Maintaining a navy of over 50 ships, and a large field army in England and the Americas was not affordable for a nation of England’s status. But her royal family, jealously watching their Scottish cousins, desperately maintained the façade. England was not alone. France, the Ottomans and Austria all had inflation nearing 30%. Again, the resources raised were used to maintain large field armies. Time would tell whether these investments would truly pay off.
I would actually say that Burgundy is richer than Scotland, since their stability is at -3, giving tax penalty's and your is at 2 giving a bonus. So you still have some work to do, but the progress is good
Slinky's got a point. Burgundy and Scotland at the same stability would see a richer Burgundy. But second place isn't bad at all. It's just showing that there's room for improvement. I'd say congrats on your success so far. Keep it going.