Lunchtime is often more a state of mind than a set time.

(Plus, I've been having lots of problems with the forum server today!!)
OK, here's the recap:
1295 AD, civ_steve again takes the reins of the Persian Empire. Planning - contain Rome (save them for last), ignore Babylon, Germany, India (too small and backward); France is the problem, but America must go first.

All extra defensive units, report to nearest Barracks for your Muskets. Outlying cities, build libraries, and then Immortals. Press citizens into army! Form settlers to build bases from which to stage attacks. Overseers, order extra whips!!!

Move armies towards Washington. Form new armies to South and East of France. Amer. Cav kills 1 immo but remains in field.
1300 AD, An elite Immo destroys Amer. Cav. Armies begin moving.
1305 AD, No American attacks; has Abe spent his last offensive unit? Rome moves worker/Cav to reconnect pillaged saltpeter. Persian Armies move; defense upgrades occur.
1310 AD, all civs have trade embargoes agains us. Mass army movement; upgrades. Lots of whip cracking sounds.
1315 AD, Amer. Cav comes from York; kills 1 immo; retreats to Wash. Armies in American territory; pillage begins. Whips, whips,...
1320 AD, Amer. Cav kills another Immo. He must die!

Knight-Army formed near Thebes; assignment - counter any aggresive AI move in SouthEast corner. Muskets moving in around Washington reduces Amer Cav easy targets. Pillaging continues.
1325 AD, exchange WM's with Rome. Amer Cav avoids Muskets, mountains, kills exposed immo, but can't retreat to Washington. One of our Knights ends this threat!

8 hexes immediately around Washington are pillaged; we control all high grounds.
1330 AD, Ducking under fire, a settler founds city in American Territory; potential risk of flip, but provides quicker access to America for our forces, and reduces the number of workable tiles for Washington's citizens. Amer Cav kills our brave Knight; we counter, killing the Cav. Washington's citizens are feeling the squeeze.
1335 AD, 2 Amer Longbow attack!! (Abe is out of horses.) 1 dies, and 1 kills a immo, and then dies. We occupy all food sources around Washington.
1340 AD, Occupation continues; pillaging begins towards York.
1345 AD, India declares war on us! Occupy, pillage, whip!!
1350 AD, Our troops are amused by the parade of French Cavalry each turn. Occupy, pillage, whip.
1355 AD, DC has been starved to a size 6. Start assembling the assault force! Amer Longbow from York kills Musket.
1360 AD, Indian galley approaches. Cannons begin bombardment. Gordium is founded on Roman border; their Saltpeter is now ours!!
1365 AD, French start building Universal Suffrage. India's galley is scared off by our stack of Immos outside Tenochtitlan. Amer York LongBow defeated. Washington Assault Force receives final briefings; Washington is now a size 4.
1370 AD, Our combined forces group surges towards Washington; 6 immos take the brunt of the defensive fire, but the 4 defending riflemen are dispatched. Washington is ours! :die: But, Abe wont deal.
1375 AD, A small Indian force (2 swords, 1 spear) attacks our York Pillage group; they lose 1, we lose 1. Our counter destroys their spearman. Our American Task Force starts to heal, and moves towards York. civ_steve retires.
