Where did I finish? In 1519... wait, I didn't even finish it. Another war waited in that year!
The Hungarians were chosen to be the target. They were only an annoyance as of their current state (allied with some unimportant country), but allied with other countries, they would give us unwanted trouble. Well, the Sultan would assure that they won't. War was declared.
This war lasted two years, with mainly siege attrition taking their toll on our men as opposed to Hungarians. Their excuses for an army were swept aside, but it was moderately difficult to siege some forts. So the generals decided to storm them instead after a few months of siege.
Turkish soldiers demolished much of Hungary, after which they begged for peace. "Is 5 years a long time? No, I don't think so." was the Sultan's thought, so he accepted Croatia and Banat.
1522:
Apparently, 5 years is a long time. Our Sultan got bored and decided to just wait 1 year before declaring war again! The cannons were pointed south though, this time: The Mamelukes were living in relative peace, so it was time to finish this dream.
The Sultan didn't want much however. Just a crushing blow or two, a few quick peacedeals and a 5-year wait. The Hafsids, Algeria and Crimea all answered the call. The first two were especially active, raiding unprotected Mameluke territory and sometimes assisting in siege.
The Turkish main army however skipped much of Middle-East (if my geography knowledge is correct, it is Middle East - the editor) and headed straight for Alexandria, after a tiresome and treacherous walk through Sinai. The siege lasted until about 1524, but the Sultan couldn't bail out with that one province, especially not if the peace deal left the allies to fight on. So the army marched on Egypt.
Attacking Cairo was a surprisingly easier task, though Alexandria wasn't exactly very difficult either. It fell by 1525. By this time Algeria took the area of Nile near Assuan, while the Hafsids walked away with El Alamein. Finally Cairo gave in and the Mameluke leader gave us Alexandria. Good work, took them that long to realise. Gazi Husein or whoever he was, got transported to home at Smyrna by ship, though - Alexandria was more effective to defend with a generic squadron.
1529:
The Hafsids realised their place and joined us as our vassals! Well, now there is no need for forceful methods. Soon the country will be ours and we will lay our hands on their Tripolitanian ivory... heheh.
The political map as of 1529:
(Notice how the Teutonic Order is still big. Good for them.)
The Hungarians were chosen to be the target. They were only an annoyance as of their current state (allied with some unimportant country), but allied with other countries, they would give us unwanted trouble. Well, the Sultan would assure that they won't. War was declared.
This war lasted two years, with mainly siege attrition taking their toll on our men as opposed to Hungarians. Their excuses for an army were swept aside, but it was moderately difficult to siege some forts. So the generals decided to storm them instead after a few months of siege.
Turkish soldiers demolished much of Hungary, after which they begged for peace. "Is 5 years a long time? No, I don't think so." was the Sultan's thought, so he accepted Croatia and Banat.
1522:
Apparently, 5 years is a long time. Our Sultan got bored and decided to just wait 1 year before declaring war again! The cannons were pointed south though, this time: The Mamelukes were living in relative peace, so it was time to finish this dream.
The Sultan didn't want much however. Just a crushing blow or two, a few quick peacedeals and a 5-year wait. The Hafsids, Algeria and Crimea all answered the call. The first two were especially active, raiding unprotected Mameluke territory and sometimes assisting in siege.
The Turkish main army however skipped much of Middle-East (if my geography knowledge is correct, it is Middle East - the editor) and headed straight for Alexandria, after a tiresome and treacherous walk through Sinai. The siege lasted until about 1524, but the Sultan couldn't bail out with that one province, especially not if the peace deal left the allies to fight on. So the army marched on Egypt.
Attacking Cairo was a surprisingly easier task, though Alexandria wasn't exactly very difficult either. It fell by 1525. By this time Algeria took the area of Nile near Assuan, while the Hafsids walked away with El Alamein. Finally Cairo gave in and the Mameluke leader gave us Alexandria. Good work, took them that long to realise. Gazi Husein or whoever he was, got transported to home at Smyrna by ship, though - Alexandria was more effective to defend with a generic squadron.
1529:
The Hafsids realised their place and joined us as our vassals! Well, now there is no need for forceful methods. Soon the country will be ours and we will lay our hands on their Tripolitanian ivory... heheh.
The political map as of 1529:
(Notice how the Teutonic Order is still big. Good for them.)