Recently, Lord Ilduce published his famous work
Currency, The Lifeblood of the Modern World in London, and has also sparked the creation of the first system of such that England has ever seen. This is expected to strengthen the economy greatly in the coming years.
We have also completed a swift open borders agreement with Asoka, who was incredibly polite to our emissary-
-and developed Construction.
Our recent defeat at Arya-Nottingham has forced out men to defend Amsterdam, one of the other prestigious cities of Holland. We have, under the command of Lord Arya and Lord Mechaerik, cleared the immediate region of hostiles.
A column of Roman archers was recently spotted outside Ravus-York. Thinking quickly, Captain Athers of the Night Eagles and
de facto commander of the vestigial thrust north from Iberia attacked then with his heavy infantry and drove them into defeat and rout.
Ramesses of Egypt also demanded we come to his aid against the Zulus in Africa. We turned him down, being preoccupied on the existing front.
However, the battles of the last three weeks have caught the attention of the English people as well, as unlike the trade agreement where we received monarchy from the Egyptians or the secret developments of Metal Casting, media coverage was allowed through war correspondents.*
After Athers' rout of the Roman troops, it occured to General Haulsee that the bulk of the Roman troops had withdrawn past Antium, probably to hold the line in Eastern Euope - the Russians had seized the Roman Iron at Arretium, Ukraine and the Vikings had taken control over Ravenna, Belarus. So, Haulsee wondered, would it be possible to take Ravus-York earlier then planned?
Operating on his sole initiative, Haulsee planned and executed a landing of 9000 Swordsmen in three companies and two batteries of 200 catapults in Normandy. Athers advanced from the south with the ragged 4000 survivors of the First Battle of Ravus-York and the two armies flanked the historic city, then bombarded it for a day before storming it. The Roman 6500-man garrison held briefly, but collapsed by nightfall. Ravus-York had been retaken at the cost of 2281 English dead/wounded and (approximately) 3900 Romans dead, 1100 wounded, and 1500 prisoners.
However, the Roman use of Ravus-York as a shipyard for Triremes is worrisome to the General Staff.
*This means that me, klutz I am, forgot to get screenshots.
- Lighthearter