Perfidious Albion - A British AAR

[Tani Coyote]

Perfidious Albion, an English AAR



I'm not one for crossdressing, but whatever, the idea is too appealing to not try.

Ha. Not the crossdressing. The variant:

In this AAR, I shall take control of the fledgeling English nation and try to guide it down a historical path, at least territorially speaking. This means I can only take territories if they were at one point British. I have the right to take new territories once I reach this mark, but as the British at their height ruled 1/4 of the globe... well, you understand. I am free to take territories outside these historical limits provided I give them to somebody else.

An exception to this rule is (historical) France, which I am free to conquer in reference to the Hundred Years War. Another exception is the Netherlands proper, which I am free to conquer out of interest in the English Channel.

I will also try to maintain historical alliances - and rivalries! - depending on the stage of gameplay. For example, I may buddy up with Portugal, but will generally be hostile towards France.

I am using Rhye's Mod with a few modifications, playing on Regent, and all 31 civilisations.

These restrictions will help compensate for how I "cheat" by knowing the world map like the back of my hand, aye?

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Table of Contents:

Chapter I: The Era of Four Families (right below)
Chapter II: The Edmundine Dynasty
Chapter III: The Warring Factions Era
Chapter IV: The British Republic
Chapter V: Republican Might
Chapter VI: Redcoat Revolution
Chapter VII: Land of Opportunity
Chapter VIII: Bella, Horrida Bella!
Chapter IX: The Red Tide
Chapter X: The Greek War
Chapter XI: Nuclear War
Chapter XII: The Last Years of Victor I
Chapter XIII: Henry IV
Chapter XIV: Queen Victoria I and the Spanish War


Chapter I: The Era of Four Families (4000 - 3041 BCE)

Spoiler :

Of course, we founded the city of London first in approximately 4000 BC. The greatest of empires begins with but a single city... and ambition to control other cities.

High Chief Richard I (r. 4000 - c. 3980 BCE) demanded scouts go out into the wilderness - with no weapons, but they would be executed if they refused the lord's orders - and search for places of interest on the god-forsaken island.

Richard created a tightly-knit network of clans and allies to keep power, with the main ones, in order of power, being the Ricardines(named after himself and composed of his descendants), the Aethels, the Mercians, and the House of Edmund(or Edmundines).



George I (r. 3980 - 3950 BCE) encountered the French after wisely ordering troops to the coast, trading technologies with them. The trade was conducted by men screaming at the top of their lungs across the English Channel. Back and forth. For hours.

Following Richard I's demise, the following chiefs had nothing of note besides day to day management:

Richard II (r. 3950 - 3925 BCE)
Offa I (r. 3925 - 3895 BCE)
Egbert I (r. 3895 - 3870 BCE)
George II (r. 3870 BCE - 3840 BCE)
Egbert II (r. 3840 - 3830 BCE) was a brief ruler from the Mercians, before power returned to the Ricardines.
Offa II (r. 3830 - 3805 BCE)
and Offa III (r. 3805 - 3770 BCE)

Alfred I (r. 3770 - 3745 BCE) organised the first professional army of England in 3749 BCE.

Edward I (r. 3745 - 3730 BCE) dispatched expeditions that discovered the rest of Wales.

Once more, England entered a period of non-notable High Chiefs:

George III (r. 3730 - 3710 BCE)
Aethelstan 1 (r. 3710 - 3695 BCE) was an Aethel clan ruler, but like Egbert II, saw his family removed from the chief position after his demise.
Edgar (r. 3695 - 3690 BCE)
Edward II (r. 3690 - 3660 BCE)

Under Richard III (r. 3660 BCE - 3620 BCE), England discovered parts of Scotland. After Richard's death, rule passed to the Aethel Clan.

Aethelwulf(r. 3620 - 3605 BCE), Aethelstan II (r. 3605 - 3580 BCE), Aethelryd (r. 3580 - 3560 BCE), and Aethelbald (r. 3560 - 3545 BCE) would oversee the further discovery of Scotland. The land didn't seem to offer much, but at least would have plenty of materials to mine, most likely, given the terrain. Furthermore, securing it would give England control of the entire island.

With Aethelbald, however, the Aethel Clan's senior branch died out, and in the chaos, the Mercians were finally able to secure their place in the Sun. Offa IV (r. 3545 - 3520 BCE) would be the first in a line of several Mercian Kings.



Many of the Mercian supporters believed it a sign of his greatness he would break the Ricardine monopoly, but what made the deal was that Offa discovered a village in Scotland and was able to secure from them the art of Masonry. When the scouting parties returned to London and announced the status of England as the sole inhabitant of the island, naturally, Offa received a boost in support and prestige.



George IV (r. 3520 - 3495 BCE) and Richard IV (r. 3495 - 3480 BCE) would oversee an expansionist campaign and expansion of the city's fisheries, respectively, and this made London a force to be reckoned with, controlling more land than before. Richard IV also doubled the size of the military, cutting into crime and keeping disorder low.

Perhaps the most notable, however, was Edward III(r. 3480 - 3445 BCE) who examined the Dutch and French and was amused to find out that England was either superior or equal to each technologically.

Eventually, the various dynasties turned on eachother, with the House of Edmund trying to broker peace and cooperation between them. Multiple Chiefs would rule at the same time and call the others pretenders, and this state of affairs would persist for centuries with brief reprieves. As a result, most of the period doesn't have any rulers named.

...well, then again, in case you couldn't tell, most rulers of this time period weren't that important anyway.

 

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Chapter II: The Edmundine Dynasty

Spoiler :

Sanity was finally restored in 3040 BCE, with the House of Edmund taking over with the reign of Edmund I(r. 3040 - 3005 BCE). From its humble route as a "peacekeeper," the House had actually been manipulating the other noble houses into destroying eachother.

Edmund declared all the previous regimes illegitimate and stomped out the Ricardines altogether. As a result, the count of rulers was reset, and modern history groups all previous chiefs into the "Four Families" Era; pre-Edmund rulers are called "of London" and those of the Edmund dynasty are called "of Edmund" as a result.

The Mercians intermarried with, and were eventually absorbed into, the House of Edmund. The Aethels found themselves weakened, but not destroyed. Numerous smaller nobilities were created with estates in the country.

Many estates were formed on lands re-possessed by the crushed Ricardines. The Ricardines who were not executed or imprisoned were driven low on the social ladder; some of them becoming overseers of Edmund I's labor force, or becoming part of the labor force itself.

Edmund I knew that wealth would come from development, and so ordered roads be built to connect London to the many villages outside its confines. The process would take many decades due to the primitive technology, but Edmund considered it a long-term investment.

The following Edmundine rulers oversaw more roadwork and increasing commercial activity:

Edmund II (r. 3005 BCE - 2985 BCE)
George I (r. 2985 - 2975 BCE)
Edward I (r. 2975 - 2950 BCE)
George II (2950 BCE - 2945 BCE)
Edmund III (r. 2945 - 2895 BCE)
Richard I (r. 2895 - 2880 BCE)
Richard II (r. 2880 - 2845 BCE)
Edmund IV (r. 2845 - 2825 BCE)

The cadet branch of the House of Edmund had to take over after Edmund IV's death.

William I (r. 2825 - 2790 BCE)
Henry I (r. 2790 - 2770 BCE)
Edmund V (r. 2770 - 2735 BCE)
Richard III (r. 2735 - 2710 BCE)
William II (r. 2710 - 2684 BCE)

The Aethels led a rebellion against the Edmundine Dynasty in 2683 BCE, only a year after William II was dead. His young nine-year-old son, Henry, was whisked to safety, and the brief "London Republic" period was ushered in accordingly in the heir's absence. From 2684 to 2661 BCE, the Aethels, along with their new servants, the Ricardines, governed London as a supposed republic, but in reality, they were enriching themselves via a rigged process.

From 2663 to 2661, the aged Henry returned and waged a war against the aristocracy. Defeating them and taking the throne at thirty-one as Henry II, Henry restored the Edmundine Dynasty to power and swiftly imprisoned or executed many of the former nobles. Only those the peasantry had a taste for were spared for political purposes.

Henry died in 2642 BCE. His throne passed to the following:

William III (r. 2642 - 2613 BCE)
Stephen I (r. 2613 - 2589 BCE)
Edmund VI (r. 2589 - 2552 BCE)

In 2549 BCE, Stephen II (2552 - 2524 BCE) saw the completion of more of the road network.

A catastrophic fire in London destroyed many records, and as such, the rulers from Stephen II to Edmund VII (r. 2112 BCE - 2084 BCE) are unknown.



In 2397 BCE, the French entered a trade with England. While the French were good partners, the Dutch were preferred due to their less-arrogant demeanor.



In 2098 BCE, a dye network was established under Edmund VII. Edmund was compassionate and would randomly allot dye to the citizenry every year rather than letting the nobility have it all. This in turn, kept many people happy.

In 2049 BCE, Edmund VII's successor Charles I died in shock after hearing that England wasn't on the list of "the world's most powerful nations."

The poor ruler Stephen III (r. 2049 - 2043 BCE) was overthrown after a few years of famine and horrible management, thus ending the Edmund Dynasty.

After that, England would enter over two millenia of unstable government - the Warring Factions Era.

 

[Tani Coyote]

Chapter III: The Warring Factions Era

Spoiler :

Worse than the Four Families era, the Warring Families Era was so bad almost no rulers have numbers in their names, instead being known by their full names. The nobility and other factions each put their own rulers on the throne for however long they could hold it, but none were stable enough to claim a dynasty. The Edmunds had gone into hiding in Scotland, and so there was no end to this chaos, which would persist from 2043 BCE to over a millenia later.



In 1994 BCE, Britain was listed as one of the world's wealthiest nations, bringing much prestige to her name.



In 1694 BCE, Alan Roberts (r. 1803 - 1769 BCE), a minor aristocrat, oversaw the settling of the Land's End.



1297 BCE, just as it seemed Albion was falling behind in her research, the art of Literature was traded to the Dutch for a large sum of gold as well as Bronze Working, and to the French for Riding.



In 850 BCE, the Dutch gave Iron Working for a cheap price. The Dutch were increasingly-lucrative friends and business partners.



Cardiff was founded in 796 BCE, strengthening the English treasury with nearby gold deposits. The city was founded by using the military to round up the local Welsh and force them into a single, easily-managed community.



742 BCE, the French extorted England and, to avoid war, the leadership agreed to give them their demands.

In 569 BCE, Mathematics was traded to the Dutch and French for nearly 1000 units of gold.



In 209 BCE, English ships reached Iberia and met the Spanish, who thankfully were behind France and the Dutch and, by extension, England. The ships continued West in the hopes of finding more lands.

The Portuguese were contacted in 188 BCE. An embassy was constructed, and a right of passage was sold to them that recouped half the cost of the embassy's construction. Now, England could traverse the strategically-located Portuguese homeland.

The Carthaginians were contacted in 149 BCE, and they were very backward.

The Romans - alternatively called Italians - were met in 107 BCE. Straddling Italy with powerful soldiers, a note was made that they would make good allies in the event of a European War.

68 BCE, the Greeks were contacted, and they were on par with England.

Alas, around the 30s BCE, the expedition was sunk, just as it neared more civilisations further east in the great central sea. However, the expedition was still a success, garnering far more contacts, and therefore, markets for English goods and knowledge.



Edinburgh was founded in 71 CE.



214 CE, the Warring Factions Era finally ended not with a restoration of High Chief rule, but the establishment of a republic. This Crowned Republic had a monarch at the top and technically power rested with the People, but in reality, an oligarchy controlled all major decisions.

Income boosted as more rights and freedoms were granted, and England was ready to face a new world order... no longer as England, but as the British Republic.

 

[madviking]

Land's End isn't actually a town in Cornwall.

 

[Tani Coyote]

Land's End isn't actually a town in Cornwall.

Well it is now.

At least I tried real cities for all the other ones...

I'm more focused on keeping up with Europe than being 100% accurate anyway.

I assume my readers want a map of the world come next update? I have it typed out but no world map... so that'll have to come with Chapter V!

Britain possesses 5% of the world's population and 1% of its land though by the end of Chapter V, so.

 

[Tani Coyote]

Chapter IV: The British Republic

Spoiler :

The Council of Seven, the top seven aristocratic families, had effective government of the state due to alliances, and the support of most of the lower houses. With the for-show democratic process, it was also easy to gain public support. The Council of Seven was composed of the English Richardson, Blake, Lloyd, Webb, and Marshall families, the Scottish Maxwells and Welsh Glyndwrs. The support of the Maxwells and Glyndwrs ensured the nation would stay together and that powerful allies were held in non-English territories.

To cement their alliance, the seven had signed the rotation pact, where every Consulatorial election, they would forward the nominee of each family in rotation. This would give each family a shot at power. The Glyndwrs and Maxwells secured that they each would be given two terms rather than one before the process repeated, to balance things between the English and non-English sections.

Consuls served for life, making them practical monarchs, and were elected in this order:

1. Richardsons
2. Glyndwrs
3. Lloyds
4. Maxwells
5. Marshalls
6. Glyndwrs
7. Webbs
8. Maxwells
9. Blakes

The first Consul of the British Republic was its founder, Robert Richardson(r. 214 - 232 CE).

The 300s CE saw a bit of a crisis as the French stormed Hibernia and conquered the locals in the North from the settlement of Rheims. The Kingdom of Ireland was established, and with French help, soon covered all but the extremities of the island. This Kingdom was led by a native King, but in reality was a puppet state, of course.

411, the Romans were met and we gave support to the Republican movement there. In exchange, they gave us the secrets of the Roman monarchic system. We rejected the system, and they in turn rejected our Republican system and instead made it more complex; while the oligarchic order was kept, they made the Consuls have actual power, but made it so that there were two, rather than one, who could veto eachother's decisions.



The founding of Inverness in 433 signalled the near-complete conquest of the island of Great Britain. As such, new lands had to be discovered; an expedition was organised to cross into Dutch territory and make a trek into the European lands in the hopes of finding more partners. Hopefully there we less aggressive tribes than there were pirates.

530 CE, the Germans were met. They disliked the British automatically, but it was nonetheless assessed that they were strong and would make good allies if they could be won over.

552 CE, a cruise into the Baltic discovered both the Russians and Scandinavians.

673 CE, the French told the Romans we were easy to bully, and so, Rome demanded Construction. We promptly told them to screw off. Sure enough, they were bluffing.



730 CE, the Medieval Era reached Britain. Furthermore, an arena was built in London based loosely off the Roman model. This made the capital very content and would allow it to grow much larger without risks of riots.



200 years later, the French entered into a trade agreement with England, when it was feared they would try to gain valuable English furs via threat of force. France and England would enter a wines-for-furs agreement later on after this deal - which lasted decades - expired.



Discovering Siegecraft in 1064 CE, the government was quick to sell it to the major players in the region to gain funds and to restore England's technological parity.



1131 CE, the Germans demanded gold, and England paid up. It could not afford any wrenches to be thrown into the gears of its "gift" to the Dutch.



1253 CE, the Anglo-Dutch War erupted. In a pre-modern blitzkrieg, Horse Archers cut down the Dutch forces with minimal losses in little over a year, seizing their capital. Plans were made to make peace ASAP; the conquest of the Netherlands gave a sizable base to Britain on the continent, as well as a source of Dyes.

At the time of its capture, Amsterdam was a beautiful city of 150,000 people, not counting the suburbs. As a harbor was constructed, Executive Order 1266-29 ordered that the people of Amsterdam be starved or even executed until only a handful remained, at which point England would repopulate the city with British citizens. All items of Dutch cultural importance were to be shipped back to Britain for storage in museums, or be sent to Holland if deemed non-suitable for museums.



1291, the Dutch accepted peace after the short, decisive war. The British Republic now controlled one end of the English Channel, had a source of dyes, was able to restore relations with the Dutch - even if they lost their homeland - and overall had gained more of a position for itself on the global stage. The Republic was already drawing up plans to build up the army ever more to take Paris and deal the French swine a blow. Or that was the ideal; Britain would take any opportunity that presented itself, due to how weak it was.

1302, Executive Order 1266-29 was lifted, allowing Amsterdam to start repopulating. Immigrants from all over Britain soon arrived at the city - now only 10,000 people strong - and began to transform it into an integral component of the British Republic.

But the question remained: Where would Britain go next?

 

[Tani Coyote]

Chapter V: Republican Might

Spoiler :

With the defeat of the Dutch, relations weren't horribly damaged and plans were made to fill the hole opened by the War. Soldiers were ordered to ride throughout Germany and discover more about the continent. It was important to know all the regional players and all the major cities if any war to be successful.

It was believed that France, generally being slightly ahead of Britain, would be too strong to defeat in a single blow. The plan instead, was to find a city, take it, fortify it, and wait for peace. This would enable French power to be damaged, but not risk overstretching British resources.

1313 CE, the Austrians were met, opening the eyes of Britain.

1349 CE, news arrived that the "Mongolians" had declared war on the Germans. The government secretly wished these mysterious people luck in damagin German power.

In the late 1300s, the Byzantines were discovered.

1423 CE, Spain and France joined the Austro-German war effort against the Mongols.

1446 CE, the Germans demanded money and the government gave it to them. Germany was put on the "Nations to be torn a new orifice" list.

1520 CE, the Black Death spread to Inverness.

By 1553 CE, the Black Death had spread to Wales and Cornwall.

1568 CE, Mercutio the Cartograph, an Italian employed by the British government, went all around Europe trading territory maps.

In 1569, British Edinburgh and French Rheims were both competing to build an expedition(Magellan's Voyage) across the ocean that would surely improve technology for all time. Edinburgh was lagging behind only slightly; productivity just couldn't keep up.



It was then that the Governor of Scotland came up with a scheme. He petitioned the London government to open trade with Spain or Rome for wines, luxury goods that would keep people so drunk they wouldn't mind working a little extra, thus helping to shoot Edinburgh ahead of France. Out of national interest and pride, the government agreed and established trade with Spain.

1576 CE, contact was made with the Koreans and Mongolians.

1583 CE, the Mongols were given Theology in exchange for a world map - which revealed much of Asia - and all their humble treasury. The Germans and French, meanwhile, remained behind.

1601 CE, the Iroquois and Americans were met. The Iroquois were a tempting target, possessing two weak cities and few units to defend them. This was all discovered thanks to embassies, as well as a deal to trade Philosophy for all the Iroquois' knowledge of the world.

1603 CE, the Greeks demanded furs, and were promptly escorted out.

1617 CE, the Iroquois capital was seized. Plans were made to regroup and then advance up north.

1634 CE, the government almost wet its pants with joy when it received the following message:



France and Germany, the two key powers of Europe, were at war! The Prussians had spent considerable centuries trying to pry the German powers from Austria's grasp, and now, Germany had a test of its might and unification: a war with one of the largest threats to its power. As Germany and France destroyed eachother, Britain would sit back...

...and of course, plot to find some way to profit.

1647, Rome joined the anti-French War.

1658, the Chinese were encountered, and beyond some polite exchanges, nothing occurred.

1665, half the invasion force was killed. In particular, Britain's "ace" - its Knights. However, they died to capture Grand River, thus taking a second city. The Iroquois were then asked to negotiate.



They were quite generous, giving Tonawanda and Oil Springs(right on the border of modern Canada so therefore it can be taken). Tonawanda, however, was deep in Aztec territory and thus deemed undesirable. It was decreed Tonawanda was to be depopulated and taxed heavily, and the shriveled remains given to the Aztecs.

And so, the British Republic's next move was complete; the Iroquois had been dealt a blow. The nation now controlled 7% of the world's population, rivalling Russia, who only had 6%. It also possessed 2% of the land to America's 2%. Britain's situation was turning around, not even mentioning the fact that Britain was winning the naval race by a large margin.

 

[Dumanios]

What about hungry hippos!

 

[Tani Coyote]

What about hungry hippos!

Probably somewhere in Egypt, which you'll all find out is rather.... reduced, next update.

The decision was made to invade America, rather than France, for all curious.

 

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Chapter VI: Redcoat Revolution

Spoiler :

The government of London lay divided. The Council debated amongst itself whether war with France or America would be more profitable.

France had great wealth and was the chief rival; karma would be done justice by slaughtering them like cattle and making so many of them bleed you couldn't tell whether that French wine was actual wine or not.

America, however, also had opportunity. They had a large river system, were primitive, and were isolated. Conquering them would also give Canada a viable seaport or two. They were more concentrated than the Iroquois, but a slow, steady campaign would be able to wrestle a few cities from them and secure Britain's place in the New World. When one thought of how the French had the best musketmen in the world - their infamous Musketeers - the Americans were an even more tempting target, that Knights could cut down and Longbowmen could easily defend against.

It was decided to prolong the British vengeance until France and Britain were on a more even footing. And a conquest of America would bring countless amounts of wealth into London from new colonies, thus allowing for a larger army, stronger economy, and an overall stronger Britain, able to compete in all fields with France and Germany.

Passing closed doors legislation to Parliament for a rubber stamp approval, the Council made its decision. The Americans, as eager as they were to adopt British ways in a matter of years after meeting, were to face the next stage of assimilation: annexation into the superior British Empire. America was split in half by the great Mississippi River, and this would be the Western boundary of the Occupation Zone.

Troops were ordered to be mobilised ASAP and shipped over to Canada for "training exercises"...

1679 CE, the Caravel fleet was upgraded to a Man-O-War Fleet, giving Britain more naval power.

1698 CE, Rome declared war on the Byzantines. Britain chuckled at the irony, given that for the longest time, the two empires considered eachother brothers in a confederation-like setup. But the emotional distance between Rome and Constantinople was just too much.



The decision was made to sell the secrets of Firearms to the Greeks. Germany and France followed, so as to capitalise on the market, seize the assets of both, and also make their war against eachother ever more bloody.

By the early 1700s, Europe was on its way to Hell; war declarations were flying left and right. Austria attacked Byzantium. Portugal attacked Holland. Byzantium attacked Babylon. Several nations we didn't even know about were attacking eachother in some psychotic frenzy, while Britain remained outside the mess, slowly building up...

1747, the Dutch declared war on the Byzantines... the Turks followed suit in declaring war on Germany.



A landbreaking deal in 1766 with France served to propel Britain ever forward. Much of the world was revealed, and France and Britain found themselves as technological equals; they were the foremost technological powers in the world together.

Austria, Scandinavia, and Greece were all at war with Germany within a few years... As the Germans were quite the power in Europe, Britain silently cheered the anti-German coalition - now surrounding them on nearly all sides - on.

1769, newly-inaugurated Consul Matthew Roberts announced Britain's enactment of the "Self-Reliance Policy," in the light of the brutal world around it. This doctrine stated that Britain would do whatever was necessary to achieve self-sufficiency, and in turn, avoid interference in others' affairs.



1773, an Iberian defector, Magellan, set sail on a voyage to China that would go around Africa. As he had scientists with him who studied sea travel, improvements were made in British tech, making the Republican Navy another step ahead of its rivals.

1775, the Egyptians were met.



1781, the Germans resumed the art of being total asses. The government caved in to demands for military training, due to the fact that even with war on so many fronts, Germany's military was still quite large and powerful.

1793, Spain declared war on Portugal.

1814, Rome declared war on Spain.

1850, as wars destroyed much of Europe, the Aztecs were met. Tonawanda was finally rubbed off on them in a gesture of goodwill.



1856, the Industrial Age was entered into, a time of great prosperity and progress for Britain. The oligarchic republic was becoming increasingly-less oligarchic as people advocated for more transparency and more participation in government starting in 1848.

1872, Tonawanda was finally sold after being gutted.

1888, the discovery of the railway spawned the development of the Cardiff-London Line.



In 1894, observations about Europe showed that Spain was becoming incredibly powerful: it had driven the Portuguese out of Andalucia, and had conquered 1/3 of Italy. The other powers, meanwhile, struggled over outpost cities that constantly changed hands.

1909, 16 units were prepared to conquer Washington - 3 Lancers, 2 Musketmen, 2 Horse Archers, 3 Cavalry, 5 Colonial Infantry, and 1 Fusilier - and research revealed that, in the target cities, the Americans had:



Washington - 3 Knights, 6 Crossbowmen
New York - 2 Urban Militia, 2 Spearmen, 1 Knight, 2 Crossbowmen
Chicago - 1 Crossbowmen
Boston - 1 Archer, 1 Crossbowmen
Niagara Falls - 2 Crossbowmen

In total, they had 21 units to our invasion force of 16.

By Executive Order, Oil Springs was ordered to impose martial law and destroy itself if it looked like it might ever fall to the Americans. Meanwhile, war was declared on the Eastern front, with the goal of a quick war to take mainly Washington, but hopefully other key cities to set the Americans back permanently.

1911, the Spanish, in a fit of Hubris from their growing power - they now controlled Rome - tried to extort Britain, and were promptly rejected.

Also in 1911, the Babylonians were destroyed, never having had the chance to meet Britain.. they were also the first casualty of a supercontinent-wide series of wars.



Washington was captured after a long, bloody battle. It became so desperate Britain had to turn to using musketmen to capture it and defeat the last garrison. A city of 450,000, the elites quickly required that resistors be summarily executed and the community as a whole be starved down to nothingness.

Only 2 units had been completely lost, and the 14 remaining took refuge in Washington.

1914, one of the four American labor gangs captured was worked to death to hurry construction of Washington's harbor, which would allow the New World to interface with Britain.

Furthermore, the Spanish had conquered the last of Italy, creating a Mediterranean Empire.



Boston was taken in 1916. Of the 16 units shipper overseas, only 13 remained now. At the very least, America had lost another source of saltpeter - one other source having been blown up by naval artillery - and now they only had one far in the West, likely disconnected.

That soon became 11 as two Lancers were cut down by opportunistic American Knights.



That was more than compensated, for, however, as the heroic defense of Oil Springs in 1917 triggered a rush of art, and the consumption base also expanded as the American colonies did. A golden age of sorts, had begun.

A gentleman's agreement was offered to the Americans: if no infrastructure was destroyed by incoming troops, the labor gangs, who had been kept free of labor, would not be slaughtered.

By the time only 10 units were left standing, relief forces were en route to Washington, a mixture of offensive and defensive troops.



Chicago was easily captured in 1922, due to a quick amphibious assault, bombardment, and the fact it was guarded by only one unit of crossbowmen.

Niagara Falls was captured only a month later, albeit with two cavalry units being cut down.

1926, nationwide riots and strikes erupted in protest of the War; in Britain proper, only London was spared due to heavy security. After 15 years of conflict, the British people wanted a solution. And now.

A force of nine units - 3 cavalry, 5 Colonial Infantry and 1 Fusilier - was assembled outside New York City in 1934. The navy offered support, but the American fleet kept soaking up the damage. During the wave of attacks, no units were lost.

1936, a second attack was launched. This time, two cavalry groups came from Washington to participate, and in the process, dealt a powerful blow to the Americans. It fell to the veterans of the First Battle to take out the garrison. During a second wave, a group of Colonial Infantry was lost, but the Crossbowmen were all but destroyed.



Eventually, the troops just barely defeated the American garrison. The American government fled to Allegheny, and all territory east of the Mississippi River - sans an area near Philadelpha - was occupied by Britain. The American government was swiftly overthrown and replaced with the Louisiana Republic, a state that seemed fairly loyal to France due to the abundance of French traders and settlers there.



The Treaty of the Mississippi was signed on a boat in the namesake river immediately, so Britain could begin the long process of rebuilding. Louisiana turned over the rich city of Seattle in the northwestern regions of the continent - this would reinforce Oil Springs - as well as the colony of Miami in South America. They also forked over all their cash and knowledge of the world.

The poverty and corruption-ridden Miami was rechristened Maracaibo, and given to Spain in the interest of better relations.



The new American colony, after the fall of the United States government. Notice the destruction incurred by the southern cities due to naval bombardment, and the heavy casualties the invasion force outside New York suffered. America would subsequently be divided into thirteen colonies.



(As a note, I like how historically accurate the Inca and Mexican Empires are)

After 25 years of war, Britain had doubled in size and made itself enormously prosperous, with tobacco plantations to sell to the world, plenty of open land for settlement - especially due to the systematic extermination of 1-2 million Americans via starvation, deportation, and just sheer brutality - and had begun the road to having a modern army capable of challenging her foes.

 

[Tani Coyote]

Chapter VII: The Land of Opportunity

Spoiler :

Many cities, when captured, had hundreds of thousands of people in their city center and tens of thousands more in their suburbs. Now, Washington and Boston - renamed Indiana City - only had just above 10,000 people in each city center. All the remaining cities, likewise, were starved down to this magic number before being allowed to repopulate.

Deaths by starvation, combat and brutality in occupied America:

Indiana City and surroundings: 195,000
Washington and surroundings: 587,000
Miami and surroundings: 192,000
Niagra Falls(renamed St. Louis) and surroundings: 343,000
New York(renamed Mobile) and surroundings: 356,000

In total, the American War killed 1.6-1.7 million people, mostly on the American side.

1938, a battle in the English Channel sunk privateers. The French and Germans were suspected as being their financiers. Privateers never appeared again, so it is assumed that whoever funded them saw that as a bad investment.

As the process of organising the vast American territory into effective colonies went about, statistics indicated that Britain was the world's largest and most populous nation, with 4% of the world's soil and 10% of its population. Germany was second-largest at 3%, and Spain second-most populous at 7%. Britain had truly pulled ahead...

As the nation continued to develop, merchants hungrily eyed the Mayan territories. Their central location would allow Britain to have influence over movement between North and South America, and in some proposals, from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.

(British Honduras and the Mosquito coast are in the northernmost and southernmost parts of Mayan Central America, so I have a right to take them)



In 1941, Parliament was forced, under popular pressure, to pass a Constitution giving rights and freedoms to people across the board. The government found itself limited; fair trials were required, writs of assistance outlawed, and torture outlawed to name a few. Many of these ideas were borrowed from the Americans, who while a minority, easily spread their culture among recent immigrants who in turn spread them back to the Isles. English common law had long given many freedoms, but nowhere near as liberal as the Americans had. The Constitution of Britain was also the first formal one; Britain had existed for thousands of years with a mess of laws - sometimes contradicting if one looked hard enough! - rather than any formal document, being based on precedent rather than text.

But with the Constitution, the Republic now had more of the confidence of the People. But if you give people a meter, they will take a kilometer. As the nobility would soon find out...



1945, as the Louisianans suspiciously positioned troops outside St. Louis(possibly admiring the name), a revolution began.

Alan Smith, a successful businessmen and plutocrat, led an uprising, saying it was time "for the People to take back their government." Alan, 48, had built up a network of contacts, friends and favors over his lifetime, and pulled strings to gain enough support. Using promises of full equality for the Welsh, Dutch, Americans, Natives, and Scots on par with the English and combining it with all his influence, he was able to create a successful front. Due to Smith's varied ancestry, his promise was believed.

In less than two years, he was at the gates of London as one revolt after another gained steam, his populism and appeal to ethnic equality all doing their part to undermine the oligarchy. Countless nobles were executed or imprisoned by the mob, stirred up in a frenzy even Smith couldn't control.

The Council surrendered after seeing the situation was hopeless. Their estates were to be confiscated sans a "bare minimum" for each main family member, and redistributed to the masses. The 7 noble families were exiled to the Isle of Wight and other islands to keep them under British custody, but away from trouble or possible patrons in rivals like France.

It was at this juncture that Smith revealed that he was in fact, a descendent of the House of Edmund. His family, destroyed by the Republican government in its early years, had suffered for so many centuries, yet now, with common cause with the People, had been able to regain its honor, as well as reclaim the country for its populace. Alan submitted a humble request:

To be crowned King of Britain.

He said his mandate would come not by blood, but by popular approval. The crowds' yays swallowed the nays, and in official elections, Smith was confirmed by plebiscite, held all throughout the nation. He became Alanius I, King of Britain(r. 1947 - 1971).

The ordinals of the original Edmundine Dynasty were also deemed legitimate, in line with the idea that it was a legitimate regime rooted in traditional Britain. Further support came from the fact Alanius was a mixture of origins, thus making him seem like a truly British, rather than English, ruler.

His first order as monarch was to dismantle Parliament and then immediately reconstitute it after a few weeks, now composed of two Houses: the People's House and House of State.

The People's House would be elected by first-past-the-post from small districts, and would give power to popular majorities.

The House of State would be composed of equal numbers of representatives from each county. That was only half the State House, however; the other half would be composed of a number of representatives equal to the first half's, equally distributed between the nation's constituent ethnicities: Welsh, Scottish, American, Native American, Dutch and English. If there was ever a remainder, all these seats were to be filled by consensus of the second half of the House. The State House would preserve the interest of counties as well as that of ethnic groups.

The nobility, meanwhile, were screwed over. They could retain titles and estates, but any legal privileges they had were obliterated as soon as Alanius was inaugurated.

1953, the Louisianans came with an offer of mutual protection and freedom of movement. We were already dancing across their prairies however en route to an Iroquois city, though, so their latter was worthless. For the former, until they removed their troops, no agreement would be made.

The King had been ordering cavalry to cross to Iroquois territory behind the city of Philadelphia to flank it and make a quick, profitable war in case the Americans chose war when he would finally give an ultimatum for them to leave or be expelled forcefully.

1955, Austria destroyed Portugal, gaining a seaport in Lisbon.

1958, the Golden Age ended.

1971, Alanius passed away, his throne passing to Edmund IX (r. 1971 - 1998).

1973, the Spanish demanded Tobacco from the fine plantations. Rebuffed and embarassed, the Spanish went home empty-handed, while the Kingdom looked for buyers.

1974, a great encyclopedia was compiled in Inverness, bringing prestige to Scotland and to Britain as a whole. The scholarly rush stimulated advances in Chemistry and

1979, the Roman Cape was swallowed by the Zulu monstrosity, destroying the last vestige of the Roman Republic. At the same time, the Germans annexed Denmark, the historic refuge of the Dutch oligarchy, integrating it into their Großdeutschland. There were fears that Germany would turn to the Germanic-speaking regions of Amsterdam or French Lyons for their next meal. The Germans had also conquered most of Scandinavia from the backward locals.

In 1984, a quick statist revolt was crushed.



In 1989, full suffrage was granted to everyone regardless of economic or social status, or sex. Anyone over 21 or who had served in the armed forces if under 21 was entitled to the vote.



In 1996, Edinburgh became the first city to host the Olympics. From that point on, Britain hosted the Olympics for all time. It was argued that being a mostly-neutral power, Britain had the best legitimacy for it. The French and Germans opened their giant traps but promptly shut them, being giant warmongers themselves.



In 1998, Britain opened hostilities with the Louisianese, citing violations of the border - the Swordsmen fiasco in particular - occupation of lands east of the Mississippi, and overall, a belligerent attitude. Britain demanded Philadelphia, and when America refused, cavalry, lying in wait for orders, struck from Iroquois territory. Parliament and the Sovereign had come to an agreement that Philly would be the sole target, and one occupied, peace would be signed as soon as the Louisianese were open to it.

Occupying the city would also connect Western Canada to the main colonies. Not to mention, getting rid of the Louisanese saltpeter deposits, setting them back for ages and reducing the need for a strong defense on the Western frontier.

Ten bands of cavalry assaulted the city.



With no bands lost despite some heavy injuries, the British Army triumphed. Messengers were regularly dispatched to Louisiana every month to negotiate an end to the war.

Shortly after the quick victory, the King passed away, leaving Henry III (r. 1998 - 2031) to take the throne.

In 2000, the Russians and French, seeking to contain Germany, signed a mutual protection pact.

2002, the British Intelligence Agency was formed, as it became apparent that Britain needed more means to influence the globe. The MI6 would do the nation proud.



2003, after a quick five-year war, the Louisanese surrendered. They gave the island of Vancouver in the peace deal and accepted the loss of Philadelphia. The King shook the Louisianese President's hand and promptly declared that from that day forward, Britain would be a friend and not an enemy of the nation.

Philadelphia was rechristened Minneapolis, and Houston Vancouver. Britain now possessed a territory stretching all the way from coast to coast, thus "reserving" Canada for Britain alone.

As the months went by in 2003, agents were planted all over in France, Turkey, Scandinavia and Germany.

Oil Springs was renamed Bismarck to improve relations with Germany, and Seattle was renamed Calgary.

2005, a road was completed that linked everything from Calgary to the East coast. Roads still needed to be extended to Vancouver however.

2006, Inverness was connected to all the other cities on the Home Isle. The railway system was complete in Britain.

2009, Germany and Spain went to war.



2016, a magnificent statue was erected at the Mouth of the Potomac. It represented the great freedom and opportunity in the New World territories. As time went on, more and more brilliant minds would move to British America, fostering a scientific prowess that France was sorely outperformed by.

The English Channel rapidly was clogged with vessels as time went on... British vessels, that is. The new Dreadnoughts were rolling off the assembly lines, about two every four years. This navy would sink any invasions, as well as be the basis of British power projection.

Artillery was also being amassed in the Home Isle, so as to be able to fend off landings as well as bomb passing ships, and in some cases, shell the coast should war with France ever occur.

And war with France loomed...

Well. It seems World War I is set up; France and Russia vs. Germany! The question is, where will Britain stand this time around? Me thinks the Central Powers; Germany is more powerful than France, but less advanced. I can let Germany and France cull eachother, seize what I can, and eliminate my greatest tech rival in France. Germany can be dealt with later once I get the Russians' support.

I'll also be able to use my tech lead and resources to bribe most of the world to go anti-France. I plan to construct a grand alliance of Spain, Germany, and Austria against France to isolate them. I'll especially want the assistance of the other regional powers of the world to harass France's colonies and thus cut them off from resources.

One more advantage: Germany has rubber and France doesn't. Once I take over the Mosquito Coast, I too will have rubber.

My troops are positioned to launch one-turn amphibious assaults on the Mayans. With 5 attack Colonial Infantry vs. 2 defense Slingers and Javelin Warriors, short of a Spearman vs. Tank, I'm bound to crush them.

For safety, I'll likely kill off the major Mayan cities. Any ideas who to turn them over to? Mexico has appeal, but so does Spain. Mexico at the very least isn't uber-powerful and so can't rape us with them later.

The Maya have an MPP with France, and I will use this. My ships and artillery should be able to destroy France's sole source of coal, leaving them at a huge disadvantage in an era where coal is God.

It may be the 2000s and the 2050s may be nearing, but... who says I'll stop there? ...considering the game hasn't even reached Future Tech yet, "2050" is wholly symbolic!

Oh, and just a reminder for those who forgot; unlikely at CFC but:

Spoiler :

 

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Chapter VIII: Bella, Horrida Bella! (Wars, Horrid Wars!)

Spoiler :

2019, it was decided war would be made on the Mayans, and by extension, their allies France. And France, in turn, would bring in Russia. But first, the government wanted the other side to be belligerents; war weariness would cripple France if they were the aggressor.

The Maya accepted extortion for their gold and world map. That route did not go well. It was decided to instead go to France and recoup royalties from long ago.

France did not budge, so the plan was scrapped and war declared on them anyway.

France was dealt serious damage in just few months, as ships and artillery opened fire on multiple locations and destroyed infrastructure.

The Mayans seemed to not honor their pact for whatever reason. They were still attacked, however, was they had valuable rubber the British Empire needed to compete with Germany and stay ahead of France.



Chicken Eats Her was bloodily captured - three Colonial Infantry were lost to bring down the defenders - and so one objective was complete. Due to the many forces guarding the rubber-producing city, forces were ordered to retreat.

1 group of Infantry was lost assaulting Copan, but at the very least, only one enemy was left standing.



Germany was given technology and payments to attack the Russian and French forces, as well as isolate the Mayans.

At the end of the year, France was at war with every nation on Earth besides Russia and the Mayans. While half the government's income had to be sent overseas, as well as countless technology, it was hoped this Grand Alliance would be able to crush the Franco-Russian menace. The government hoped, however, that it was not Germany that did all the crushing.



Copan was captured with no losses, as a horde of cavalry was rushed over from the Americas to the Mayan territories. This would enable a blitzkrieg to conquer Palenque and more or less eliminate the Mayan threat. Their entire army, after all, had been reduced to 5 Javelin Throwers, 7 Slingers, and 1 Swordsmen across 4 city centers.



Palenque fell with only an elite cavalry group's demise. The fall of the city gave valuable rubber to Britain, and it was promptly used to mass-upgrade all soldiers across the Empire with newer, better weapons. The French no longer faced five riflemen, but five machinegunners in Amsterdam should they attack.

The French, with 11 cities, only had 26 Riflemen across the board to defend them all, as well as 2 cavalry and 3 musketeers. Other than their navy, they wouldn't be able to stop a horde of British cavalry from taking over. In particular, the government wanted Paris, a symbolic as well as wealthy city.

2021, the Spanish and Germans saw their common cause and ended hostilities. France's hopes of divide and conquer were crushed.

The French soon lost their two sources of saltpeter to naval bombardment, crippling their defense. Every rifleman killed would have to be replaced with an inferior unit...

2023, Egypt was conquered by the Israelis.



Later that year, Lyons was captured, putting the eastern region of France - with its valuable iron mines - under British control. Though their riflemen were stronger than cavalry, the town's small size, the few numbers and some long-range artillery allowed it to be taken with no cavalry units lost.

As systematic "reduction" occurred in the Americas - reduction being the code word for summary executions(less frequent), forced starvation, deportation, and coercion to leave en masse - killed nearly 300,000 people, in France, Lyons was subjected to the process, where 127,000 people were lined up for reduction. Reduction's basic premise was to make the occupied populace so small they could not resist. Natural selection would cull those who fled.



2025, the coastal city of Orleans was seized with two of four Colonial Infantry killed. Continental France, heart of their Empire, now had no ports to the open seas; all possible routes went through enemy territory. France would now have to survive without any resources from its colonies. They also now had to worry about Paris being attacked from both sides. Reduction procedures began immediately, with 535,000 people targeted for reduction.

2026, Copan was rechristened Greek Honduras, stripped of any valuables, and given to the Greeks accordingly. The Byzantine Greeks, that is. The other Greece was the stronger of the two and thus immediately lowered in terms of priority.

2027, Cavalry attacked and burned down the French vineyards, severing them from their wine. Their people would be a little less happy as a result...

Units continued to systematically destroy roads, canals, and plant bombs in mines as the months went by, crippling Paris' economic power. Once that was crippled, units would begin surrounding the city, halting traffic and preventing people from gathering food; Paris would starve.



2028, Paris' situation was bleak. While partisans and troops continued to arm themselves, the city was starving to death ever so slowly - only 1/3 of the city's people could be fed by the food harvested from inside the city limits and from small bands going to the nearby forests and picking food. The rest were sustaining themselves off the city's stores, but these would deplete in a few years. Riots were becoming an increasingly-apparent risk, as the People continued to push for a noble defeat rather than a total defeat.

380,000 people resided in the city proper of Paris pre-war, and now, that number was down to 240,000, mostly killed from starvation or artillery barrages. The suburban region around Paris was hit even worse, having a pre-war population of 130,000 that was promptly reduced to 20,000, of around half were displaced and half killed in combat, by artillery, or in some cases brutality.

Later in the year, the number of those who could feed themselves in the capital dropped from 1/3 to 1/4, after cavalry screened the forest and killed or captured those who were foraging.

2029, Partisans desperately rushed the cavalry around Paris, but were cut down.

Henry III died in 2032, passing the throne to Alanius II(r. 2032 - 2048).

2032, artillery killed over half of Paris' population, ending their starving, miserable lives. All the units were horribly demoralised, the strongest being outdated Fusiliers.



Paris was occupied, now a humble city of 10,000. Many of its districts were in rubble and many were still on fire; the fire department was either exhausted or slaughtered in many cases. Never mind the fact that water was almost gone and only could be used for consumption. Plans were immediately made to rebuild the city, even if its residents detested British rule, and transform it into a cosmopolis with British, rather than French, overtones. It was the ultimate triumph for the British people, as the historical French rivals had lost their capital.

President Phelps was captured, having been stuck in the city during its siege, and shipped off to the good ole' "Prison Islands" as the many isolated locales that held dangerous people were termed. In case one forgot, these islands had held the head nobility of the former Republic ever since the Monarchy was restored.



2033, Alanius received a blessing to his rule: the conquest of Marseilles and therefore the destruction of Continental France.

With the fall of France, the diverse colonies were split on where to go. The Kingdom of Ireland re-asserted its autonomy and independence, becoming a truly independent entity rather than just a puppet. It did this by arresting and/or executing most of the French-installed ministers and key figures. The Republic of Dakar broke free in West Africa. French Patagonia became its own independent state as well. French Australia's loyalty resided with Patagonia, the state it could relate to as a settler community.

As troops tried to stabilise the continent and put down revolts, spare troops were shipped to Ireland, where they starved Rheims as well; only 9/16 of the population could feed itself there. Pre-war, Rheims had possessed 440,000 people in its core, with 1.6 million Irish inhabiting the rest of the country. Now, due to a British-induced famine, deportations, emigration, and other means, Rheims only had 330,000 and Greater Ireland 700,000 in the rest of it.

When the city of Rheims and all Ireland was captured in 2035, the city had a population of 150,000 souls in it with 200,000 in the countryside. Orders were given to begin reduction, and many of them were to be mass deported throughout the Empire, where they would be assimilated into local populations. Packed into large ships like sardines, they would be transported to various uninhabited regions or humane countries that would accept refugees, and the lucky ones would actually reach the British cities.

While Reduction was underway, the people of Britain celebrated; France was done for.



Estimated people killed by Reduction(includes speculation about completed procedures) in France and Ireland:

Paris - 270,000
Lyons - 153,000
Orleans - 432,000
Marseilles - 117,000
Rheims - 400,000
Maya Regions - 293,000

Total killed in French War as of 2035: 1.275 million people

Estimated people deported(includes speculation):

Paris - 530,000
Lyons - 52,000
Orleans - 176,000
Marseilles - 123,000
Rheims - 700,000
Maya Regions - 201,000

Total: 1.782 million

Total culled by reduction: 3.057 million people of 25 million in France (12.24%)



Notice the explosive growth of the German Empire, far outpacing the growth of Britain. The conquest of Russia has given Germany the title of world's largest nation, but Britain retains the title of most populous.

Once France is done, I think I'll do a quick attack on Carthage to secure Malta; anything else will probably be passed on to some minor powers.

 

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Chapter IX: The Red Tide

Spoiler :

With Ireland conquered, plans were made to formally annex it in any peace treaty, and in the meantime, the government framework was set up in the Kingdom of Ireland. Similarly, France possessed an occupation government. Parliament drew up plans for annexation of both territories whenever peace came about, which would grant the Irish and French status of constituent ethnicities alongside Native Americans, Americans, Englishmen, Scots, Welsh, and Dutch in the country.

Around the same time, King Alanius II sent legislation to Parliament to promote the "Naval Doctrine." Britain had only begun to build a real navy near and during the French War. If it was to protect its empire, it needed ships.

"If your enemy cannot reach you, they cannot hurt you." The King referred to how the navy would be able to block any ships that could threaten the country, transports especially. "They will amass their forces, only to see them all sunk due to their folly."

"Then..." he added, "If you can reach them, and they still cannot hurt you, you can repay their intended mischief with interest." He was referring to how the ships could harass a coastline and easily wreck fisheries and infrastructure to disrupt growth, commerce, and overall strength.

"Without an economy, a military is nothing. We should use our economy to build a fleet capable of easily crippling our enemy's."

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The doctrine proposed Britain's fleet of ships be larger than the next three largest fleets combined. At the time the Doctrine passed, Britain had a fleet of 9 Transports, 1 Man-O-War, 1 Cruiser, 9 Dreadnoughts, and 1 Ship of the Line.

Germany possessed 2 transports, 1 Privateer, 7 Cruisers, and 1 Dreadnought. Their projection capability may have been hindered by their lack of transports, but they still were a menace as Britain barely outpaced them in terms of destruction.

The other key players - Spain, Persia, Arabia, China and Japan - were impenetrable to data collection. Spain, however, made extensive use of her navy during the war to bombard the French coast near Orleans, and so naturally there was an urge to find out what they had. Especially considering they neared the technological point that would allow them to convert their fleet into a modern one.

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Marseilles was renamed Lyons, Lyons renamed Strousburg, and Orleans renamed La Rochelle.

2036, a Privateer was sunk in the Channel. Reports confirmed it was from Germany, but the event was allowed to slide...

It was also noticed the Vikings had very good settlements around the globe, but their poor technological standing prevented them from using these settlements effectively. An obvious plan began to form in the minds of British commanders... they would seize the Viking possessions and convert them into beacons of British superiority around the globe. They would act as refueling stations around the world.

(The Vikings control ports in Nigeria, the Gold Coast, and the Shetlands)

Across seven cities distributed across the globe, they possessed only 14 units, most of them Crossbowmen or Berserks. They were ripe for the picking, being stuck in Medieval times and having had their main base destroyed by the Germans.



The French War ended 20 years after it had began, in 2039. While the French couldn't cede their Australian territory anymore, the city of Rouen in French Patagonia was seized; it would be granted to a friend of London's choosing. The city was promptly renamed Puerto Aisen.

2040, war was declared on the Scandinavians. The people of the British Empire had less than a year to enjoy peace. The King guaranteed his people, however, that this war would be cheap, quick, and quite profitable.



Reykjavik was shelled extensively by the homeland's many artillery divisions as much as the nearby naval vessels. The Germans, passing by in a cruiser, were awed by the destructive efficiency of the British military. This was one more reason for the war: the King wanted to demonstrate British naval and artillery power.

In two weeks, Reyjavik was occupied. It had been reduced from a "level 7" city to a "level 2." The people were lined up for reduction immediately. The settlement, meanwhile, was renamed The Shetlands.



The Colonies of Nigeria and Gold Coast were formed with the fall of Aarhus and Stavanger. No losses had been incurred in the war, and very few injuries as well. Plans were made to end the war ASAP as the goals had been achieved.

2042, the first British Carrier was produced. While Britain lacked an air force, it certainly was a step forward in the doctrine of power projection.

The Spanish Navy was revealed to have 3 galleons, 2 transports, 2 cruisers, 1 Junk and 19 Ship of the Lines, making them quite potent.



2044, the British Empire became the most advanced nation on Earth after inventing the automobile. Armored cars became a proposed unit of the armed forces.



The Scandinavians surrendered, turning over all but their capital territory.

The cities were handed out in the interest of "nation revitalisation." As such, all three cities were handed to the Byzantines, to foster Greek rivalries as well as to create more balance. Uruguay was given shortly after Puerto Aisen. The other Viking territories, renamed Sao Paulo and Rio Negro, were handed off. The Byzantine nation doubled in size. Of the Byzantine Empire's major cities, 5 of 7 were given to them by the generosity of Britain.

2046, the King and Prime Minister told the Carthaginian ambassador, that, in the interest of good relations, that the island of Malta be turned over to British interests. The Carthaginians refused and promptly ordered the expulsion of all British people from the island. In response, war was declared to take the island for the Kingdom.



Malta was occupied with no losses OR serious injuries. The might of the British navy had been demonstrated yet again, as the Carthaginian coast would soon discover.

Plans were made to make peace as soon as possible, but until then, ships were ordered to slaughter all fishermen, blow up fisheries, and overall sabotage all coastal infrastructure and be a complete pain in the Carthaginians' behinds. If possible, troops were also to attack Carthage itself, capture it, cull its people, and then send it to Byzantium as a gift.

By 2047, naval shelling had cut Carthage off from the rest of the country, as shells destroyed mines, burned fields, and ruined canals beyond repair. The carnage would take forever to clean up, and that wasn't counting the other plans Britain had.

2048, destruction of roads severed the northern and Southern parts of the country from eachother, cutting the Carthaginians off from wines. Further destruction of greater Carthage made it so the capital was starving - only 3 of every 14 people could eat a satisfactory diet. The government and its soldiers claimed their share, and the remainder was allotted amongst the citizens; each citizen could eat three times a week and drink once every three days. The order was specified by the government to prevent instability.

Alanius passed away late in the year, his grandson Robert taking the throne at age 26; a tragedy had killed the former heir in 2044. Unlike most British rulers, Robert took a regnal name - Victor I. He ruled from 2048 to 2107, making him the longest British monarch in history.

2049, Japanese troops conquered the last bastion of France, eradicating them for all time.

Victor also saw a great achievement in his reign; Cardiff constructed the first national airport, thus making it easier to ferry troops around the Empire.

Victor's first major order was saying that all British people, in the interests of morality and economic productivity, should have access to healthcare. Hospitals were built everywhere as a result of grants, and a national insurance scheme was instituted that gave practically everyone free care.

2050, the Ottomans joined the war on Carthage's side, pitiful one-city people.



The German Chancellor, for some reason, declared in his poor English, "all your base are belong to us!" Several men in suits tried to drag the Monarch and PM out of their chambers; they were promptly executed.

While Carthage was willing to negotiate peace, it was decided to give them a "thank you present"... in the form of forces storming over two of their cities, including their precious capital, as well as one in Western Libya.

When peace was made, the poor sods were so bankrupt all they could offer was an embargo against the Turks and their world map. Ah well. The British state took it and began setting plans in motion to destroy the Turkish menace.

A grand alliance of Byzantium, Austria, Israel, and Greece was amassed. The Turks were surrounded and likely to be killed in only a few years with their tiny, weak city-state.

Meanwhile, it was discovered Greece lacked both saltpeter and rubber across their far-flung territories. As well, the islands of Crete and Cyprus were quite desirable strategically... hmm.

In 2051, Leptis Minor was renamed Tripoli and turned over to Austria. Austria, like Byzantium, would be built up as counterweights to Spanish and German power.

2053, the last Russian outpost was conquered by the Habsburgs. The Two Germanies together had vanquished the Russians.

Germany managed to convince the Arabs to attack Persia. Being the two most advanced powers in the world alongside Britain, it was likely Persia wouldn't last much longer. Especially considering Germany had carved out an empire in their lands already.

The ruined city of Carthage, depleted of any hard assets, was given to the Osterreichers.



Due to the fact the Grand Alliance was horribly incompetent, forces that were saved up for the invasion of Crete were deployed outside the Turkish capital so as to gain valuable experience.

2054, the Chinese government declared war on Korea. Plans were made to switch silk providers.



2057, the Byzantine Cataphracts finally conquered the Turks. Now with coal, the Byzantines had an industrial base. ...if they were in the Industrial Age. Tech gifts to Byzantium and Austria would remedy this, putting them more on par with the Great Powers.

Meanwhile, plans to assault Greece continued...

 

[Tani Coyote]

Chapter X: The Greek War

Spoiler :

In 2061, the first British tank was built. Germany, however, had superior tanks, and in far larger numbers.

2064, Byzantium attacked Greece, like a sign from God that Britain had to get in on the action. The Greeks, though Industrial, had almost no resources - saltpeter, rubber or oil - and so were horribly underequipped. While the Byzantines stormed the mainland, Crete would be struck down by British might.

The outbreak of the Greek War caused Japan and Mongolia to declare war on Britain.



Crete was occupied with few casualties. A source of incense was garnered, even if it went through German territory.

2065, the city of Athens itself was occupied. After standard reduction procedures and the fall of Sparta, it would be handed over to the Byzantines.



Sparta fell in 2066.

Feeling the need for allies, the Caliph of Arabia was petitioned, given his status as wealthiest man on Earth as well as being in charge of one of the great powers. For about 1/3 of the government's revenue, the Arabs agreed to go against the enemy alliance.

Before long, almost every nation except Abyssinia and the smallest ones were at war with our enemies. Plans were made to kill off the Greeks fast in their remaining two cities to end this conflict.

The damned Germans extorted Britain again in 2067.



The Greek Caribbean was easily captured in 2068. Reduction procedures began immediately. In the meantime, tired of trying to put down revolts, the homeland of Greece was turned over to Byzantium to give them the hard work.

While the government refused to ask for German assistance out of fear they'd stampede across Eurasia, it was decided to ask for permission to use their railways to deal with a Greek territory in the former Russia. Tanks could be field tested, and valuable intelligence on the German infrastructure gathered.



The fall of Japanese Avignon evicted them from the Americas, setting their alliance back one step. The city was renamed Buenos Aires and surrendered to the Iroquois, a neutral party. The humiliated Japanese soldiers decided not to press the issue, but instead focus on other targets.



St. Helena was colonised after years spent taming the wilderness there to make it fit for living. The workers and their transports, and the escorts all packed up, marooning an artillery group, settler group, and infantry regiment to make the island worthwhile. The island's purpose would be to serve as a coaling station and naval/air base.

2071, Germany declared war on Japan. At the very least, they'd send their navy far away from Europe...

2075, the Germans established the United Nations in the interest of peace. Britain boycotted the UN, as did much of the world, when it was obvious it was just a facade for German power. ...like the permanent veto power Germany alone possessed. The building in Hamburg would be a mockery of an international organisation for some time. Due to this, the UN instead went around prosecuting people for legal nonsense such as using their name without permission.

2080, the Spaniards discovered a horrifying weapon: the atomic bomb. But, as loaded up on artillery as British forces were, a note was made to produce three of these bombs. They would be tested on the Germans.



2082, any thought of sparing Germany was removed upon hearing they'd destroyed Ethiopia and had founded German East Africa. "They must be stopped, no matter what the costs!"

Soon, negotiations opened to end the Greek War after 22 years of conflict.

Mongolia was given a white peace, sans the fact it's entire country was now carved up.

Japan ceded all their money and their base in the Hawai'ian Islands. Britain decided to keep the islands as a strategic naval base, for future use. (Hawai'i historically was a protectorate of the British Empire for several decades, so I consider this valid; the Hawai'ian flag even has the Union Jack on it!)

And so, with Crete, Cyprus and the Hawai'ian islands gained as prizes, and Byzantium greatly expanded in power, the Greek War was a huge success, Mongolia and Greece meeting their de facto demises. Japan was spared, and this would be good for them: they could prove themselves in the coming German War...

..does anyone even read this story?

 

[Arexander]

Strousburg

It's STRASBOURG in French and STRASSBURG in German (or ß instead of ss)! How many times do I need to say about this!
(Don't take it to seriously. Just nickpicking here and there. )

And yes, I'm reading this story, as you can see.

 

[ZeletDude]

Great story so far! Definitely reading

 

[GamezRule]

Great to see another TaniciusFox story. Subscribed.