This is my second AAR, my first one is dying...
Hands-off, EUII 1.9 Very Hard/Aggressive, watching England on its path to what I hope is victory.
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ENGLAND THROUGH THE AGES
1419 - 1819
As we look at England in the year 1419, we must look back several years, to the begining of the “Hundred Years’ War,” or at least the 1415 breakout of war. This particular section of war rooted itself in 1414, when King Henry V refused an offer to restore the 1369 territorial boundries. He refused because he wanted the full terretories controled by King Henry II, which consited of the Kingdom of England and duchies or counties of Normandy, Anjou, Poitou, Maine, Gascony, Touraine, Béarn and Aquitaine. Brittany, Wales, Toulouse, Scotland and Ireland were held in vassalige to some extent at the time. The war began in August 1415, when Henry V took an army to Normandy. He quickly advanced to Calis, and was shortly outmaneuvered and low on supplies. However, he was forced into combat in the Battle of Agincourt. However, he still managed a victory, despite the odds. He took much of Normany before 1419, when our history begins.
During the Early days of 1419, vast forces from North England, commanded by Glouchester, were called south to France, despite the Scotish forces. Meanwhile in Southern France Bedford and Deuchamp were called north, presumably to Poitou. As January came to a close, King Henry V took his 29,000 men south to Orleanais. This turned out to be the destination of all the English forces. At one point 50,000 to as many as 55,000 men were beseiging the fortifacations in Orleanais. Before that many men could come, there was a breif battle with freshly raised recruits and the English. The recruits were slaughtered, as there were only 4,000 of them, to the 29,000 English at the time. The fortifactions were never breached, unfortunatly.
While this was occuring, 6,000 green English recruits engaged 5,000 green French soldiers in Picardie, and it was a back and forth struggle. The English came out on top in the end. Also Scotts besieged the lands of North Umberland, and never breached the walls. On August 10, 1419, the English paid an astounding 11,000£ for peace, an astounding cost at the time. This is commonly considered Henry's only major mistake in the war.
Peace was not to last however. In early August of 1420, Burgandy declared war on Friesland. England was drawn in as an ally of Burgandy. An amphibious landing was preformed, with no resistance. The British forces numbered 20,000 an astounding number for a landing on hostile soil. Fresh recruits would chalenge British forces, only to be struck down. On September 4, 1420 Friesen’s fort was destroyed, and Friesen Annexed into England. (See Fig. A for boundries in post war France and surrounding areas.)
Fig A:
Hands-off, EUII 1.9 Very Hard/Aggressive, watching England on its path to what I hope is victory.
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ENGLAND THROUGH THE AGES
1419 - 1819
As we look at England in the year 1419, we must look back several years, to the begining of the “Hundred Years’ War,” or at least the 1415 breakout of war. This particular section of war rooted itself in 1414, when King Henry V refused an offer to restore the 1369 territorial boundries. He refused because he wanted the full terretories controled by King Henry II, which consited of the Kingdom of England and duchies or counties of Normandy, Anjou, Poitou, Maine, Gascony, Touraine, Béarn and Aquitaine. Brittany, Wales, Toulouse, Scotland and Ireland were held in vassalige to some extent at the time. The war began in August 1415, when Henry V took an army to Normandy. He quickly advanced to Calis, and was shortly outmaneuvered and low on supplies. However, he was forced into combat in the Battle of Agincourt. However, he still managed a victory, despite the odds. He took much of Normany before 1419, when our history begins.
During the Early days of 1419, vast forces from North England, commanded by Glouchester, were called south to France, despite the Scotish forces. Meanwhile in Southern France Bedford and Deuchamp were called north, presumably to Poitou. As January came to a close, King Henry V took his 29,000 men south to Orleanais. This turned out to be the destination of all the English forces. At one point 50,000 to as many as 55,000 men were beseiging the fortifacations in Orleanais. Before that many men could come, there was a breif battle with freshly raised recruits and the English. The recruits were slaughtered, as there were only 4,000 of them, to the 29,000 English at the time. The fortifactions were never breached, unfortunatly.
While this was occuring, 6,000 green English recruits engaged 5,000 green French soldiers in Picardie, and it was a back and forth struggle. The English came out on top in the end. Also Scotts besieged the lands of North Umberland, and never breached the walls. On August 10, 1419, the English paid an astounding 11,000£ for peace, an astounding cost at the time. This is commonly considered Henry's only major mistake in the war.
Peace was not to last however. In early August of 1420, Burgandy declared war on Friesland. England was drawn in as an ally of Burgandy. An amphibious landing was preformed, with no resistance. The British forces numbered 20,000 an astounding number for a landing on hostile soil. Fresh recruits would chalenge British forces, only to be struck down. On September 4, 1420 Friesen’s fort was destroyed, and Friesen Annexed into England. (See Fig. A for boundries in post war France and surrounding areas.)
Fig A:
