Country: Siebenbürgen
Campaign: Age of Merchantilism
Difficulty: Very Hard / Normal
Goals: Unite Romania... Then "Wing it" afterwards
Modifications: Siebenbürgen given German and Romanian culture (on top of their current "Magyar").
Prelude to the First Tale.
In the year 1617, Transylvania, or "Siebenbürgen" (Named after the Saxons' Seven Colonial Forts) was an Ottoman vassal, as was Wallachia and Moldavia.
Gábor Bethlen, the Voivode of Transylvania decided to end the Turkish Vassalization, feeling his people had been under their Tyrrany long enough... But it required an ingenious plan to succeed. He met with the Caliph in Istanbul and told him that he was breaking Vassalation, but told him that the people of Transylvania were still loyal to the Ottomans, and to prove it, he gave him 100 gold ducats; the entire Transylvanian treasury.
The Caliph was not pleased, but he didn't seem as enraged as most of the Voivode's advisors thought he would be. The Voivode then pledged military support for the Ottomans, and asked them to offer the same. the Caliph signed the document in Blood, and the Voivode seemed to have done the same. (It was really pig's blood... thus the document wasn't valid.)
A year later, after the Transylvanians had put together an army of 12,000 men, they declared war on Wallachia. Many Turks still remembered the genocide against Muslims under Wallachia's Voivode, Vlad Tepes, and the Caliph decided to honor the pact and support Transylvania against his Vassals in Wallachia due to popular opinion and his pact of Blood.
the Transylvanian army charged into Wallachia, backed by 30,000 Turks. Once the city was captured, Wallachia was annexed and the Turkish troops weren't permitted inside the city gates.
Outraged, the Caliph vented his frustration and decided to test the Transylvanians. the Caliph declared war on the tiny Catholic nation of Ragusa, and asked for Transylvanian support.
15,000 Transylvanians charged into Ragusa, captured the city for themselves, and demanded 150 gold ducats and Vassalization from Ragusa. Ragusa accepted and became a Protectorate of Transylvania.
The Ottomans tried to capture Ragusa, but thousands died of Attrition every time. They simply couldn't capture the province.
It seemed the Ottomans and Transylvanians were heading for a collision... One that could only end in Defeat for the Voivode, Gábor Bethlen.
Campaign: Age of Merchantilism
Difficulty: Very Hard / Normal
Goals: Unite Romania... Then "Wing it" afterwards
Modifications: Siebenbürgen given German and Romanian culture (on top of their current "Magyar").
Prelude to the First Tale.
In the year 1617, Transylvania, or "Siebenbürgen" (Named after the Saxons' Seven Colonial Forts) was an Ottoman vassal, as was Wallachia and Moldavia.
Gábor Bethlen, the Voivode of Transylvania decided to end the Turkish Vassalization, feeling his people had been under their Tyrrany long enough... But it required an ingenious plan to succeed. He met with the Caliph in Istanbul and told him that he was breaking Vassalation, but told him that the people of Transylvania were still loyal to the Ottomans, and to prove it, he gave him 100 gold ducats; the entire Transylvanian treasury.
The Caliph was not pleased, but he didn't seem as enraged as most of the Voivode's advisors thought he would be. The Voivode then pledged military support for the Ottomans, and asked them to offer the same. the Caliph signed the document in Blood, and the Voivode seemed to have done the same. (It was really pig's blood... thus the document wasn't valid.)
A year later, after the Transylvanians had put together an army of 12,000 men, they declared war on Wallachia. Many Turks still remembered the genocide against Muslims under Wallachia's Voivode, Vlad Tepes, and the Caliph decided to honor the pact and support Transylvania against his Vassals in Wallachia due to popular opinion and his pact of Blood.
the Transylvanian army charged into Wallachia, backed by 30,000 Turks. Once the city was captured, Wallachia was annexed and the Turkish troops weren't permitted inside the city gates.
Outraged, the Caliph vented his frustration and decided to test the Transylvanians. the Caliph declared war on the tiny Catholic nation of Ragusa, and asked for Transylvanian support.
15,000 Transylvanians charged into Ragusa, captured the city for themselves, and demanded 150 gold ducats and Vassalization from Ragusa. Ragusa accepted and became a Protectorate of Transylvania.
The Ottomans tried to capture Ragusa, but thousands died of Attrition every time. They simply couldn't capture the province.
It seemed the Ottomans and Transylvanians were heading for a collision... One that could only end in Defeat for the Voivode, Gábor Bethlen.
