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Immediately following the Russian War, Egypt declared war on Ethiopia again and launched an invasion of Crimea Island. There, the forces of Egypt encountered the battle-hardened veteran Musketmen of Ethiopia. Egypt's assault was repelled easily, and they soon sought peace. Thus began and ended the third Egyptian War.
When peace came at last to Ethiopia after two short wars, the land enjoyed a renewed era of prosperity. The wisdom of King Hooray's leadership, and the resources being brought in from Crimea combined were responsible for this era.
The prosperity led to the creation of many great new projects, such as the Supreme Court in Matara, and Edison's Workshop in Aksum.
The peace was not to last, however. Egypt was determined to capture Crimea Island. After the last war they had strengthened and restructured their forces. Then, in 1794 AD, the Egyptians once again launched an invasion of Crimean Island. This was the beginning of the Fourth Egyptian War, also known as the Crimean War since that was where most of the fighting took place.
Ethiopia's hold on Crimea was solid enough that Egypt's invasions were repelled again and again. King Hooray wanted to attack Egypt in retaliation, but he knew that Ethiopia's forces were not sufficient for it. Instead, he sent a large fleet of Frigates to attack Egypt's coastal areas until Egypt was willing to negotiate peace.
While Ethiopia's army was perhaps only the third strongest in the world, their navy was unmatched. The attack on Egypt's coast was a grand success.
In 1810 AD, Egypt finally agreed to negotiations and ceased its attacks on Crimea.
King Hooray knew that it was a false peace. Surely Egypt would declare war again in a few years after it had strengthened and restructured its armies even further. Deciding not to wait for that to happen, King Hooray begin a massive build-up of Ethiopia's military.
New technologies allowed for weapons far superior to those used before. Obsolete muskets were replaced with repeating rifles. Soon, Ethiopia had a large force of Riflemen and Cavalry ready and willing for war. The navy was also expanded to include new Clippers and Iron Frigates which were the fastest ships in the entire world at the time.
In 1846, King Hooray obtained permission from The Council to declare war on Egypt as retaliation for their attacks on Crimea. Ethiopia's fleet and armies were gathered and prepared, and soon shipped away to Egypt.
War was officially declared in 1849 AD. The fleet landed on Egypt's far East coast where England once was. So began the Fifth Egyptian War.
The war began well. Coventry and London were captured immediately. The army fortified itself in London to use it as a headquarters for the invasion.
For the first two years of the war, there was almost no resistance from the Egyptians. But, as the ancient Ethiopian saying goes, "It is calmest before the storm."
In 1853 AD, Egypt suddenly counterattacked at London and Coventry with massive numbers of Cavalry. The defenders were well prepared for the assault, but they hadn't expected Egypt to attack with such a huge army all at once. The casualties were nearly 10 to 1 in Ethiopia's favor, but even with such odds the cities nearly fell. The battle went on for weeks and months on end, with only an occasional rest when both armies were too tired to continue fighting. Casualties were unbelievably high on both sides. By the end of the year, however, the cities remained in Ethiopian hands.
When the English front became more stable, Ethiopia developed an ambitious new plan of attack. Some forces of Bedouin Raiders were secretly sent to Egypt's West coast to pillage and burn the Egyptian countryside, then swiftly move on before the Egyptians could engage them in battle.
The war began proceeding well from there. Egypt continued throwing large numbers of Cavalry at London, but now the Ethiopians were prepared for it. Back home, however, the Ethiopian people began protesting the massive casualties of the war. King Hooray increased luxury spending, but he knew it was only a temporary solution.
After much fighting, the Ethiopian army managed to push forward and capture Hastings and York. It looked as though Egypt was finally giving ground and the Ethiopia could begin a massive offensive and strike into the heart of Egypt.
It was not to be. In the year 1860 AD, Egypt coerced Siam and Persia into an alliance and made them declare war on Ethiopia. The Fifth Egyptian War had officially become a World War.
After a few more years of fighting, it soon became apparent that Ethiopia could not sustain a war on two fronts. So, in 1862 AD, Ethiopia signed a peace agreement with Egypt and redirected its forces to Crimea to hold off the attacks from Persia.
These are the lands which Ethiopia managed to capture from Egypt before the war ended:
With heavy heart, King Hooray prepared for war with Persia and Siam. A great opportunity to crush Egypt had slipped from his grasp. Still, he proved that victory was possible. Some day soon Ethiopia would once again challenge Egypt.
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Notes: There were actually several Great and Small Wonders I built during this time, but I didn't feel like getting screenshots of all of them. I think they were: Universal Suffrage, Theory of Evolution, East India Company, and Eiffel Tower.
I maybe should have allied with Persia and Siam. But, I hate military alliances because I always find myself fighting a war long after I was ready to make peace just so I wouldn't ruin my reputation. It backfired this time.
Words cannot describe Egypt's massive attacks on London. I just sat there in shock for minutes on end as Cavalry after Cavalry appeared from the fog and attacked my cities. They just kept coming and coming, and I eventually began to wonder if it would ever end. My only saving grace was that I had two Rifleman armies in the city. But even so they were redlined quickly and weaker defenders did most of the rest of the fighting.
After 20 or 30 minutes, it finally ended. London was only barely standing. I literally yelled "FINALLY!" when it was my turn again.
After a few turns I began to push back, but only slowly. But, with the combination of war weariness and the alliance of Persia and Siam I had no choice but to make peace with Egypt.
Good story! Keep us updated!
