JSNES03: Déjà Vu, Jamais Vu, Presque Vu

Alright, update's not gonna be done today, but tomorrow evening it will be done with 100% probability. Spending orders are done, and much of the minor events have been fully covered. Blame Panda for sending rediculously late orders.
 
Evil!

It's not like I'm going to be mentioned, but...

Oh well, something to look forward to tomorrow. Keep up the good work!

And make sure you punish Panda ;D
 
Damnit. Now it comes while I'm away. Make the orders deadline next week sometime, I can't afford to miss a turn. :p
 
Update #2; 1821-1822 A.D. “O’ Brave New World...”
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“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.” -Andrew Carnegie
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Collateral Shmollateral…

“In modern warfare, there is no such thing as a civilian” -Imperator Viktor I

No one could have predicted the sheer scale of bloodshed which would befall the already ravaged region of Anatolia, but all knew that 1821 would be a year of reckoning for the Turkish people. The Turkish resistance went into 1821 with a great deal of confidence; foreign aid poured in from all around the world, French made weapons (the seeming favorite of rebel groups in the Americas and Middle East alike) equipped virtually all their soldiers, and their ranks were considerably bolstered by excellent pay and guarantees of food and water for sustenance. The Byzantines were dealt a humiliating defeat at Ankara, and now the Pasha Murad Hussein could effectively lead his rebellion from the heart of Turkish civilization.

The government of Murad Hussein was eerily reminiscent of the Russian dictatorship under Viktor I, with a complete abolition of noble titles and the establishment of total power and a European style bureaucracy set up in the revolutionary capital, all under a military dictator.

This was, of course, when Russia chose to intervene. Having rebuffed attempts by the rebel government to court Russian support in the war, Viktor decided that, in the name of orthodox Christianity, the “problem” of the Turkish rebellion should be eliminated at its “root”; the Turkish people. Signing an agreement of passage with the Georgian government, the Russians assembled their armies (though this took some time) and passed through the tiny Caucasian kingdom and into Turkish territory (this also took some time), arriving in the Northeast to a large population of jubilant Armenians. Almost immediately, the Armenians took to their Russian occupiers and began handing over Turkish “traitors”, all of which the Russians were more than willing to dispose of. The Russian armies moved methodically over the diverse Northeastern region, where Turks comprised a sizable minority (with Armenians, Greeks, Kurds, and other Caucasian peoples) and from town to town disposed of the rebellious Turks with the help of the Christian population. The true horrors, as those who survived would put it, came as the Russians entered the areas of the east in which Turks comprised the vast majority, many of whom were former labor and relocation camp members who had established makeshift communities utilizing what few resources were available. The Turkish resistance has already sapped most of the area of its male population, with mostly women and children remaining behind (though many also moved with their men back into Anatolia).

The Russians had developed an efficient method of removing these potential rebels from their land. It is said that the Russian cavalry and Cossacks arrived first at the towns, often to scattered shots from the rebels. There were few shots back, as most of the cavalry instead carried torches, and before long entire villages had erupted in flames behind the raiders, harassing the civilians and dismounting only when necessary, or when they fled. Behind them shortly arrived the Russian infantry, this time well equipped with rifles fixed with bayonets, going house to house (or rubble to rubble) hunting down all survivors and destroying any property which had escaped the cavalry raids. Some of the more stubborn buildings, such as mosques, were dismantled by artillery which accompanied the infantry.

Such utter destruction left the majority of eastern Anatolia virtually depopulated of Turks, but the going was slow, and though the Russians assigned 70,000 men to accomplish the job, and began recruiting zealous Greek and Armenian partisans to cover some of the more populated areas, going was slow. The Turkish population of Pontus in the north was essentially eliminated, and thousands of Turks fled continually south and westward, recognizing their chances as much better under the Byzantine occupied areas than those under Russian control.
As the Russians marched mostly unopposed through the East (with considerably partisan activity, which was minimized by the genocide), the Turks and Byzantines met in conventional battle in the West. Seemingly obsessed with seizing the Bosphorous, Murad Hussein marched the majority of his armies (about 50,000 regular and well trained Turks, as well as uncountable partisans) out of the stronghold in Ankara and marched Westward to the coastline, where awaited him the reformed and reorganized armies of Byzantium. The war with Montenegro had been quickly scrapped, and all the forces formerly deployed there had been redeployed to Western Anatolia, under direct command of Konstantinos XII himself.

The battle was fought at the city of Adapazari, an entirely Greek town which had found its Turkish inhabitants expelled years ago. This was not favorable for the Turkish army, who found itself surrounded by enemies, and few of the Turks knew the land as did the Byzantine army. The Byzantines were not without their deficiencies though; having just returned from the disastrous Montenegrin campaign, most of their army was comprised of weary veterans with considerably low morale, and many had a distaste for their ruler (and now commander) who had thrown many of their comrades and nearly themselves to death in the ill conceived war, then withdrawn making all of their deaths in vain. The match was fairly close; though the Byzantines were much superior in training and discipline, the Turkish forces were considerably better motivated and well led by their new dictator, and hardened by stories of atrocities in the Eastern parts of Anatolia. The battle soon descended into a bloody massacre for both sides; as both had brought more than adequate supplements of artillery and flung themselves madly against the other side in an effort to destroy the continually hardened lines. Ultimately, however, the Turks would carry the day; and as the Greek forces saw another massacre on their hands, the officers put tremendous pressure on the already old and weary (and honestly unfit for command) King to withdraw Greek forces back across the Bosphorous to defend the capital against a potential Turkish assault (though the Byzantine navy was vigilantly guarding the straight from any sort of crossing). Murad Bey celebrated, but word of the increasing proximity of the Russian forces in the East and North , and the continued success of Byzantine forces in the south, left Ankara threatened, and he withdrew his forces back towards the capital to prepare for the inevitable siege of the capital.

As previously mentioned, superior Byzantine numbers in the North (Pontus) and South (near Konya) had pacified (at least while the troops are there) the Turkish rebels in Southern Anatolia for the most part, but ground has been lost to many Arab Muslims and Turks in the extreme Southeastern corners of the empire. As superior Byzantine and Russian forces close in on Ankara, however, things look bleak for the Turkish rebellion, but it must be given credit for achieving the degree of success it has against overwhelming forces. Now it seems only an act of God, or wily diplomacy, can save both the Turkish rebellion and its people from utter extermination.

Also of note, shortly upon arriving back in Constantinople, King Konstantinos XII was paralyzed by a debilitating stroke, and confined to bed in his palace. Though he has recovered many of his faculties, his already elderly state has been further weakened, and now his son, creatively titled Konstantinos, is set to succeed his father, and rules in his stead (albeit not officially).

Turks:
(-9 Infantry, -1 Artillery, -4 Dragoons, +color on map)
Byzantine:
(-6 Infantry (Disciplined), -4 Dragoon (Disciplined) -7 Infantry (Rabble) -1 Artillery)
Russia:
(-2 Infantry (Disciplined), -2 Dragoons (Green))
Georgia:
(-2 Infantry (Rabble))


The Curse of King Solomon

During the events in Anatolia, an interesting event occurred in the formerly Russian-held Kingdom of Georgia. Shortly after Russian and Georgian forces marched into Anatolia, a Turkish assassin attempted to take the life of the King, and in the doing incite a Muslim uprising from the surrounding Muslim Caucasus regions to seize control of the Kingdom and cut off Russia’s primary route of intervention. Unfortunately for the assassin, King Solomon was informed of the possibility of attempts against his life. During a ceremony outside of the royal palace in Tsibli, the assassin made his move, actually managing to reach the king and stab him in his side before being tackled and subdued by the royal bodyguards. Rushed to be treated, King Solomon remained alive but in poor condition despite the credible information he had been provided beforehand, and the assassin was taken to a Tsibli jail for interrogation.

It is at this point the information becomes hazy. Many say the assassin took his own life rather than indulge information about the conspiracy against the King, others that the Tsibli interrogators became too overzealous in their efforts to extract information from the beleaguered assailant. Regardless, the Turk died, and no Muslim invasion came from within or without of Georgia. That of course, would not stop the Russians.

Almost immediately, somewhat suspiciously some would say, after the King was nearly killed (and during his time of weakness) Russian garrisons in the surrounding areas were mobilized to occupy Georgia and the Muslim regions to ensure stability in the region and protect the orthodox fortress nation (and the route through the Caucasus) from falling to Turkish partisans. Imperator Viktor, seeing that the King was still in a fairly fragile condition and in no state to lead his people or armies against the heathens. Snatching up the King’s daughter Maryam, Viktor assuaged and appalled many in Russia by marrying her and whisking her away to be the new Empress (What is the female of Imperator? Impress?) of the Second Russian empire. Not only did Viktor now have a new wife (and as many hoped, sons, even with the new line of succession), but also a solid claim to the title of King of Georgia, which he conveniently now occupied. King Solomon, upon hearing the news, was understandably outraged, but still weakened from the assassination attempt (and having heard that Russians now occupied Georgia completely, while most of the Georgian army was off fighting in Byzantium), and chose to compromise with the Russians. Being allowed to remain as King of Georgia for the rest of his natural life, and his heirs being allowed to serve as princes of the region (with Viktor assuming the title of King after Solomon’s death), King Solomon accepted Georgia’s return to Russia as a protectorate (much along the lines of Finland or Livonia).

Georgia:
(-1 Georgia)
Russia:
(+1 Georgia)

The man of steel

“I do not want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers.” -Friedrich Krupp

The Holy Roman Empire’s newest celebrity, the state funded and propped up coal, iron, and steel king Friedrich Krupp, has attracted new attention from everyone in Europe and ire from the German government for some of his latest dealings. Continually subsidized by the Holy Roman Empire’s government, Krupp has found himself unable to fail, and in recent times has also been partaking in a number of extravagant (and usually unsuccessful) industrial and technological experiments knowing that the money from the state will continue to flow and compensate for any failures that he may encounter during his spending sprees. There is considerable skepticism in some of the legislative bodies of the Holy Roman Empire on Franz’s recent spending splurges, and those outside the Ruhr look to Krupp and see his investments as fruitless waste (often over pre-existing rivalries and fear of decreasing power at the hands of the Austrian Imperial government). There is already fear from Franz’s supporters that they may block or limit Imperial spending to the KSG in next year’s budget.

Despite his shortcomings, Krupp has shown much skill as a businessman, and completely ignoring German and British cries against it, sold the knowledge of steel making to the French, Spanish, and Scandinavian governments and businessmen in exchange for iron and coal mining rights in the Alsace region, Norway/Sweden, and the new world. The Scandinavian regions have attracted most of his focus, with some disagreements with the French government over the mining rights already causing Krupp to cry foul over the deal previously struck with the French in Alsace. The New World for the most part has yet to be exploited or developed by Krupp‘s agents, but rights to much of the La Paz region has been purchased and exports are expected to be redirected to his factories in the Ruhr.

In a related note, a British industrialist by the name of Henry Bessemer has done what Krupp’s experiments failed to do; create a process by which steel can most effectively be mass produced. Krupp’s steel industries up to this point have only been kept afloat by the German government’s extravagant spending for the expensive steel product (and resource gathering profits), and already Krupp has been frantically trying to imitate this process, and most expect that, given his resources, will probably be able to recreate the process fairly quickly.

The Imperial German government also began a serious of centralizing reforms, initiating a grand project to create a singular currency across the realm over the course of a few years, as well as standardizing laws entirely on the national level. This has rubbed many, especially the local princes, the wrong way, but promises of continued power at the local level (just subordinate to the Imperial decrees) has kept the dissent to mostly grumbles.

(+ Alsace EC, +Northern England EC, +2 Ruhr EC’s +almost EC in Scandinavia)

It‘s more than a feeling…

Spain’s troubles with its colonies continue, as the disputes from last turn are met by reaction in Spain and further reaction back in the colonies.

The issue of the weapons manufactory in Mexico mostly died down as the Spanish government offered a stern warning to the Mexico City administration but took no action. Many of the more radical (and reactionary) in Mexico were sorely disappointed, as Spanish infringement into their rights would have provided the casus belli for resistance to their rule, and independence for Mexico. Regardless, the Mexican identity continues to develop, especially as a new, very liberal (almost radical) working class grows in the factories which continue to rise throughout the primary industrial region around Mexico City, carrying with it dangerous ideas of Republicanism, and, some fear, Orbanism…

Regardless, the Spanish government’s policy and ideology of the “New Latino” has appealed greatly to many of the mestizos and more liberal of creoles in the Spanish colonies, much to the discontent of the Peninsulares and other more conservative whites who detest being lumped in with negros and Indians as fellow Spaniards. In the Carribean especially, many white slave owners were not terribly happy with this declaration that, despite color, all residents of the Spanish empire were in fact “people”.

In Peru, of course, the speech was met by considerable protest and outrage over the new Spanish policy. Already deeply conservative and resentful of the Spanish crown, the reactionary population of Peru immediately organized open protests to the speech, publicly burning copies of the speech and effigies of the King, something the local viceroyalty found as treason (and justly so). A few were arrested for their treasonous acts but most were let go by corrupt or sympathetic local administrators. Regardless, the revolutionary society Hermanos De La Libertad (Brothers of Liberty) continues to work fairly openly in the region, enjoying support from much of the criollo and peninsular population alike (being as many are Spaniards who fled after Fernando ascended the throne, and hold a personal grudge against his rule), much to the dismay of Spanish authorities, whose overwhelming presence (and support of the local indigenous people) is the only thing that has ensured that no organized violence has broken out in the region thus far.

In La Plata region, even the Nuevo Latino policy was not enough to keep the mostly indigenous Paraguayans from complaining about being lumped in the same viceroyalty as the overwhelmingly white Argentinean population, but so far their complaints have mostly fallen on deaf ears. Protests were held in Buenos Aires against this, as well as those from Montevideo seeking separation to help compete with the rivals in Buenos Aires for economic prominence over the rich delta. This has led to a dangerous trend amongst the populations there, as pamphlets advocating separation from the Kingdom entirely, and establishment of republican rule were passed by some of the more radical protestors, who are surprisingly resourceful and organized. Still, Argentina proper remains one of the most loyal regions to the crown, and the Buenos Aires administration has given no indication of changing any of its current policies.

But of course, the best must be saved for last, as the happenings in California were by far the most interesting of them all. The powerful Terencio Hidalgo, hero of many California, turned his mints over to the Spanish government in a move that disappointed many of the Californian population which had looked more to its local administration for effective distribution of basic services. Regardless, it was not forgotten that Hidalgo was the man behind the reform of the minting entirely, and despite Spanish demands, Hidalgo retained control over his other assets in the region, maintaining his near monopoly of economic assets in the remote northern colony.

It was under these conditions that one night, as Hidalgo was dining in his luxurious villa atop San Francisco’s wealthy Cerro Español, agents of the Spanish crown infiltrated the compound by hiding within wine barrels. The plan fell apart from there, however, as when Hidalgo’s servants when to the wine cellar to fetch more liquor for the wealthy family’s guests, they instead found Spaniards waiting in ambush, who subdued the servants and moved to the dining room where Hidalgo’s family dined away. Though the agents were able to nab Hidalgo, they failed to take into account the large, almost garrison-sized bodyguard of Chinese soldiers that Hidalgo had managed to secure from deals with the Chinese government, and narrowly avoiding a shootout, the agents were forced to surrender.

Seeing as Hidalgo had a monopoly on the local newspapers, the news spread like wildfire. The crafty businessman played up the attempted kidnapping as an attempted assassination (which may or may not be inaccurate, as the agent’s intentions beyond nabbing him are still unknown), inflaming the population against Spanish authorities and causing a sizable protest against California’s position in the Mexican Viceroyalty rather than as it’s own separate administrative province. Hidalgo’s popularity has reached its height, and his sizable mercenary army of Chinese and local French, Spanish, and even some Indians has struck quite a bit of fear in the authorities that he may make a play for independence fairly soon. Hidalgo so far has played the benevolent card, refusing to press charges against his would be assassins and smugly denying any allegations that he plans on any action against his most beloved King in Spain.

And of quick mention is that of the Anglo settlers in Spanish territories, which this year were mostly forcibly removed from some of the more sparsely populated regions of the lower Mississippi. Many Anglos swore their loyalty to Spain rather than accept being forcibly removed, and many Spanish were thankful of this, because the Tennessee valley (which has an almost entirely Anglo population) is already populous enough to make mass deportations considerably difficult for the Spanish authorities. Though the official policy has been that of freeing any slaves found in the areas, considerably corruption ensured that many plantations were in fact “areas of free employment”, and therefore “overlooked” by the not too zealously anti-slavery Spanish army in its searches.

Rev-er, Resolution in Burma?

The Aaramapuran war mostly died down this turn, and much to the disappointment of the more morbid observers, did not incite a renewed Franco-British war. The British moved in to fight the remnants of the Aramapuran army, who mostly fled toward the south where they desperately awaited French supplies and reinforcements, but to no avail. Combined British and Siamese forces poured down on them and dispersed the organized force, which quickly gave way to partisan and rebel activity. The British then withdrew from most of the land (save Rangoon, of course) and lent only a token force of 10,000 British cavalry to aid Siam in putting down the increasingly unwieldy Aramapuran resistance to Siamese rule. Still, the capital area was secured, and as Chinese lands were handed over to Siam, it emerged the victor in the rivalry which had spilt so much blood for well over a decade.

British:
(-3 Infantry, -2 Dragoon (regular))
Siam:
(-5 Infantry, -1 Dragoon)
Aramapura:
(-1 Aramapura, -1 Stat for God to have to maintain)

Missionary Style

While other nations around the world have focused primarily upon military forces and economic expansion to expand their influence, France has been remarkably quiet in this regard. Though sending a sizable expedition southward down the Nile to ensure the safety of the Christian Ethiopian population, it has been this religious focus that has marked the expansion of its influence.

Working closely with the Papal states, which completed the construction of a massive missionary university (which serves as a training center, bible translation center, and missionary tactics archive), the French have gone about their colonies (and other’s) converting the masses to Christianity with surprising effectiveness. In Palestine this is most pronounced, a combination of some more forceful methods and combined Franco-Italian immigration has created a marked increase in Christian population, which many feel within a few years could even reach a majority. Egypt too has noticed a sizable increase of both its Coptic population and the increasingly influential catholic Egyptians, both of which vehemently support the Christian French administration over the former Muslim order.

Of note here is the massive Arab Muslim conspiracy that was unveiled by the French authorities in a massive colonial raid in May of 1821. Given surprisingly specific information from an unnamed source, the French officials throughout Egypt and Arabia arrested dozens of men suspected of conspiring to lead a revolution, including the purported lead Aslan Nasser. All were dealt with brutally by the French, executed with naught but a show trial, and quickly following tens of thousands of French soldiers poured into Hejaz and crushed the rebellions which rose in light of the arrests. The troops did also occupy the Muslim holy city of Mecca, something which… well, won them the ire of nearly every Muslim in their empire. The word of the blasphemous actions; not just outsiders of non-Muslim descent, mind you, but MILITARY FORCES in the capital of Islam spread like wildfire, and religious leaders all across the French colonies decried their occupiers as agents of Satan. Further revolts erupted after this, but, yet again, the French were more than prepared, and made full use of their tremendous military power to crush and kill all who resisted. All those captured were tortured and in a move eerily reminiscent of the inquisition, forced to convert to Catholicism, swear loyalty the Pope and Crown of France, or die. Most chose death. In the wake of these events, the French have generated quite a few new martyrs, Aslan Nasser chief among them, and there are circles throughout the middle east which preach a brand of Arab Muslim nationalism dubbed “Nasserism”. For now though, the French military presence is far too overwhelming for even the heart of Islamic resistance, Egypt, to coalesce.

The French also continued their march up the Nile, searching fervently for its source, which had eluded mankind for millennia. They did not in fact find it, but their forces have crushed the fur sultanate almost in its entirety, capturing the sultan and destroying the capital and dispersing the population. The weak sultanate is no more, and now French influence (and missionaries) have established full control over the Sudan.

France also created the new Grand Duchy of Laurence in its Quebec holdings, leaving leadership to Antoine Joseph de Rye. It is said however, that de Rye is good friends (and, some catholics say more cynically, a mere puppet) of the Huguenot Jacques Guite. Regardless, the Duchy has been set up in a parliamentary monarchy style similar to that of France, with specifics yet to be hammered out by the Grand Duke as the fledgling state enters its formative years. This news has delighted the large British minority (nearly a majority) especially with the news that a protestant will have strong influence in the government. The Duchy still owes its loyalty to France, and is more of a dominion than a truly independent state, assuaging most French fears of British movements to take control.

French:
(-2 Infantry, -2 Dragoon (Seasoned))
Darfur:
(-1 Darfur)
 
Live Free or Die

“Jefferson must be weeping” -Henry Clay

The Washington war… already a mess of bloodshed and rivalries, enlarged and ultimately ended this year. Few foresaw the outcome, least of all the Washingtonians.

Georgia came out of 1820 in very poor shape; its armies lie dead, its slaves run amok, and its King grasped on to the last corners of his empire. Its future looked bleak, and its only hope that remained was that either internal disorder back in Washington, or outside intervention, turned the war decisively back to their favor. By the grace of God, some say, came both.

In Washington, the ever more unpopular James Monroe continued to dodge bullets at home from Congress, and eventually, from the people themselves. A failed assassination attempt against Monroe by an enraged Virginian (worse that it was from his own home state) finally drove the increasingly weary president to become the first President in Washington’s history to resign the post, ceding control of the country to Henry Clay. Though not as adept at warfare and administration as James Monroe, Henry Clay was by far a much more dynamic personality, and immediately reversed many of the unpopular policies enacted by Monroe before he left, least of which was the abolition of slavery in the southern colonies. This may have been too little too late, however, for soon reports came in from Delaware that a new threat had arisen… French ships had been spotted not far from the coast.

A French battle fleet led their invasion, defeating Washington’s navy in a short battle and lifting the seige of off Georgia just in the nick of time. Landing some 12,500 troops with full artillery cover at the city of Dover, the French quickly moved up toward the capital of Philadelphia demanding that Henry Clay submit to all of Georgia’s demands immediately. Washington was not totally unprepared, and had kept some cavalry behind to defend against possible French or British intervention. Alas, it was too little, and as Washington called back forces to defend its home and Georgians followed closely on their tail, the French laid siege to the great city of liberty, bombarding it and destroying many historical buildings in the process. Clay, recognizing that defeat was imminent, sent an envoy to France asking for a cease-fire in exchange for a chance to negotiate peace.

The Georgians were ecstatic. Suddenly, King George found himself with the upper hand, having miraculously gone from near death at the hands of the Washingtonians to now being put in the primary position to make demands of their former enemies. Somewhat power hungry, George demanded a complete and unconditional surrender, but as fighting seemed about to break out again (with the Washingtonians in a better position with their forces regrouped and many in the northern parts angrily opposing domination by the former King) George came up with a compromise. He made two demands of the Washington government; 1. That the State of Virginia, in its entirety, would be annexed immediately into Georgia and 2. That Andrew Jackson, war hero, would be returned to Georgia after being captured in the battle of Charleston.

The Jackson demand was immediately agreed upon but Clay, hailing from Virginia himself, was very reluctant to abandon his former homeland. Not only would it leave him as president of a foreign country, it would force out well over half of Washington’s population (and most of its leadership). Virginia itself lauded this move however, glad to be rid of the crazed “pro-Negro” government which had left so many of them fearing that slavery would be abolished. Ultimately, Clay was forced to agree to these demands, as the French began renewing the bombardment of the capital as his deliberations stretched on for weeks. He too, resigned weeks later, disgraced, and was succeeded by the Pennsylvanian Alexander J. Dallas.

So it was settled. The war between the independent states of the free world had ended, and Georgia had gained control of a vast new territory and population. It had paid a heavy price; tens of thousands of Georgians lie dead, and even still, freed and armed blacks still roamed near the Spanish border, increasingly hunted down by the yet more zealous “slave catchers”, now more bounty hunters than anything. The union also almost immediately entered difficulties; the various Virginians, which had enjoyed the republican rule out of Philadelphia, demanded considerable reform from the King, and more than a few have been talking about seceding from Georgia now and forming their own independent state of Virginia. Georgia will have to act soon, and seeing as Charleston is now utterly demolished, many are calling for Richmond to be the new capital, helping to restore confidence amongst the unhappy Virginians. King George must also consider much more democratic reforms, as, quite frankly, his current state is unacceptable, and nearly all Virginians are at least calling for a complete constitutional monarchy with less power invested in the King. The traditions and influence of great men like James Madison, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson still reside in their minds, and it is highly unlikely that they will settle for the status quo. Instead, the state of Georgia, may soon become, the state of Virginia. And that is what many are attempting to do.

Washington:
(-8 Infantry (Untrained), -2 Dragoons, -3 Infantry (Green) -2 Infantry (Disciplined) -1 Guard (Disciplined), -1 Confidence, -1 Economy, -1 Virginia, -9 Frigates, -1 Battleship (Green))
France:
(-3 Infantry (Disciplined), -6 Frigates (Regular)
Georgia:
(-1 Guard (green) -6 Infantry (Rabble) -4 Infantry (Untrained) -1 Dragoon (Geen), +1 Virginia, +1 Economy, -1 Confidence (Virginian dissenters))

And now for something completely different

And there always seems to be China, jealous of the damned Europeans always stealing the limelight from the world’s most populous nation. Things chug along there, and the Emperor has increasingly grown interested in Western technology (and anything at all, very different from his predecessors :p). He has garnered a reputation from some traders that he will spend extravagantly on any seeming “miracle device” from the West, and some Scandinavian and British traders have made quick work of taking advantage of this. Regardless, China has acquired some basic machine tools from various European traders, and is already making attempts at setting up textile mills in an effort to imitate western industrialization. Thus far most of the attempts have been lackluster and far too small in scale to have a strong effect, but progress is definitely being made in the right direction. Mongolia was also set up as a puppet state, which delighted many… Mongolians, but angered God for having to figure out exactly which borders the Emperor desired.

OOC: Thomander, exactly what borders do you want? Inner Mongolia too? I’ll fix the map once you tell me.

And in Japan… nothing happened. For the second year in a row, the paranoid British stacked the Japanese islands with more than adequate forces, much to the delight of their armed forces. Japan is a much desired location for garrison, though a tad cold in the winters it is much preferable to the hellish assignments of Indonesia or India.

OOC: I have the lingering feeling I forgot something really important… someone please tell me. I'm kinda disappointed in the quality of this update, it wasn't as good as I'd hoped for. I apologize for taking so long with it. Quebec will get stats tomorrow, as well as other minor changes.
 
OOC: That was... an interesting update. If Mongolia gets Inner Mongolia as well thomander, I'll murder your Emperor :p IT BETTER NOT!!! I must say what das is doing in the Middle East is quite... interesting to say the least.

Isn't it against some international law for there to be Chinese soldiers in California defending the good Hidalgo? :p Krupp... is a very interesting man I must say.
 
Excellent update guvna, if I do say so myself.

Questions later, talleyho!

From: Prime Minister Cartwright of the British Commonwealth
To: President Dallas of the Washington Republic

Whats all this then? Have your knickers in a bunch do you? *sips tea* Perhaps you have learned the lesson of playing the imperialist game of poker with no high cards, eventually someone will call your bluff. I have no idea if that made sense, but lets pretend it does, shall we?

The point is, the Commonwealth wishes to ensure the independence of Washington. Actually, the Commonwealth WILL ensure the indepedence of Washington whether you like it or not.

Cheerio!
 
The following is delivered on parchment attached to a Turkish peasant by means of dagger inserted into a non-vital area.

TO: Turkish Rebels
FROM: Russian Empire

Surrender now or what steps will be necessary to ensure that a Turkish rebellion never again troubles Byzantium, and, by consequence Russia, will be taken with extreme prejudice. This is your first and last warning. Responses short of unconditional surrender will not be recognized.
 
Fun update, Josef! Don't feel bad...it was good stuff.
 
To: Washington Republic
From: His Eternal Majesty By the Grace of God, King George the Second of Great Georgia, Defender of the Faith

His Majesty extends the olive branch of peace towards President Dallas, and hopes our two nations can live as neighbors in peace and harmony for all time.

To: King Louis XVII of France
From: King George II of Great Georgia

The admiration of a job well-done and the eternal thanks of a nation preserved go to Yourself and Your Royal Armies and Navies. May the bonds of friendship between France and Great Georgia last a thousand years and not lose one bit of lustre!

To: Spain
From: Great Georgia

The forced relocation of Anglo settlers from lands currently occupied by yourself is troubling to His Majesty, being sworn protector of Georgians all over the globe. May We inquire as to why Anglos are no longer welcome in the Realm of Fernando?
 
LightFang said:
Fun update, Josef! Don't feel bad...it was good stuff.
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We shall not surrender. The Russians and Byzantium already have proved they have no intention of treating the Moslem people as equal, if we are to surrender now you shall just kill us all! We have treated the greeks in the occupied lands very generously, and yet as you strike you slaughter all Turks in your paths.

It is clear who is the true monsters in this war. We shall never surrender!

(Oh, and Joe I think you did forget something... I made a navy this turn and sent it out, Im surprised it wasn't mentioned?

what was the problem, didn't get in a battle or something? Just wondering)
 
Nice update - the Middle East in this world is (and is going to be) a rather different kind of religious mess. Oh, and Mongolia was already an autonomous province, IRC.

Impress?
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Imperatrix, at least in Latin. In Russian it would actually be Imperatritsa, but - though I largely blame this on the Latin alphabet being rather ill-suited for the Russian language, as usual - Imperatrix clearly looks better.

Terencio Hidalgo is quite interesting as well, IMHO he fits in very well with the rapidly-developing Spanish California in this world - a hybrid of a desperado and an opportunistic capitalist that eventually transformed into a local "boss" with a private army. I wasn't following too closely - is he PC?

the rivalry which had spilt so much blood for well over a decade.
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Very well over a decade. ;) I think it goes back to at least 1569.

which many feel within a few years could even reach a majority
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I am pretty sure Palestine was already very underpopulated in this time period; how hard could reaching a narrow majority be with such weak competition?

The troops did also occupy the Muslim holy city of Mecca, something which… well, won them the ire of nearly every Muslim in their empire.
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Yay! :D

Oh, and Stalinator, I didn't initially intend to conquer Darfur Proper, but now that my troops are there anyway, I suppose I don't mind it too much.
 
BEHIND_THE_MASK said:
It is clear who is the true monsters in this war. We shall never surrender!
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At the end of this war of cultures, one shall stand, one shall fall. You have made your choice.
 
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