Friends,
How often is it that Poland-Saxony and Prussia appear poised to spearhead an overrun of Europe? Not very, but based on the apparent coordination between our two central powers, Austrian leadership of central Europe may be short-lived. Along with the moves of the scrappy Ottomans and perhaps even the Quixotic French, there is not a lot of good to reports from the land of red dots. In other activity, Sweden's fist gets ever-closer to Catherine the Great's enlightened head, Spain becomes the first power to appear to make a play for the Med, and Britain and Denmark engage in maneuvers that serve to benefit seemingly everyone else more than themselves.
There are only two retreats: Austrian A Swi (valid retreats to Milan or Venice) and Ottoman A Bosnia (valid retreats to Croatia, Dalmatia or Constantinople).
Happy to extend the summer or fall deadlines if anyone would like it. Otherwise, retreats due in 28 hours, prelims in 52 hours and fall 1764 will adjudicate in a bit over 6 days.
Happy hunting!
Dirk
PLAYERS
Austria - Daniel Eichner, Knightofroma@hotmail.com
Denmark - Karel Verbrugge, diplodocus83@gmail.com
France - Robert Stein, smileyrob68@gmail.com
Great Britain - Nathan Deily, ndeily@yahoo.com
Ottoman - Michael Thompson, psychosis@sky.com
Poland/Saxony - Jim Atkins, savwa4@comcast.net
Prussia - Chris Morse, camorse22@yahoo.com
Russia - Suzanne Castagne, sucastag@wanadoo.fr
Spain - Warren Fleming, alwayshunted@hotmail.com
Sweden - Wladimir Mysonski, wmysonski@gmail.com
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HEADLINES
Swiss holdings undermined as uhlans lead advance into Bosnia
Long-term prospects for stagnating Danes unclear
Louis XV does his best Cardinal Richelieu impersonation from their French fortress
Admiralty convenes in London as main fleet goes in for refit
Ottomans appear to be getting the worst of things against beleaguered Austrians
Stanislaus II August invites Prussians into the heartland as his coronation approaches
Von Seydlitz, Prince Henry join Frederick the Great in leading armies forward
Alexander Suvorov has private council with the Tsarina, strategizing a path forward
Charles III orders fleets into Med, dreaming of a glorious private lake
Adolph Frederick pleased with steady advance into the heartland of their old enemy
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ORDERS
Austria:
A Budapest - Bosnia
A Switzerland Supports A Republic of Venice - Tyrol (*Dislodged*)
A Republic of Venice - Tyrol
F Vienna - Adriatic Sea (*Fails*)
A Wallachia Supports A Budapest - Bosnia
Britain:
F Edinburgh - North Sea (*Bounce*)
F English Channel - London
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - English Channel (*Bounce*)
Denmark:
F Helgoland Bight - North Sea (*Bounce*)
F North Sea - Edinburgh (*Fails*)
France:
A Austrian Netherlands Supports A Burgundy
F Brest - English Channel (*Bounce*)
A Burgundy Supports A Savoy
A Paris - Picardy
Prussia:
A Berlin - Posen
A Breslau - Bohemia
A Hanover - Hesse-Westphalia
A Hesse-Westphalia - Baden-Wuerttemberg
A Koenigsburg - Lithuania
Russia:
A Livonia - Moscow
A Moscow - Kiev
Saxony:
A Baden-Wuerttemberg - Switzerland
A Lithuania - Zaporozh'ye
A Warsaw - Galicia
Spain:
F Andalusia - Gibraltar
F Barcelona - Western Mediterranean
A Portugal Hold
Sweden:
A Abo - Novgorod Territory
A Karelia - St Petersburg
F St Petersburg - Gulf of Bothnia
Turkey:
A Bosnia - Budapest (*Dislodged*)
F Constantinople - Adriatic Sea
Algiers:
F Algiers Hold
Bavaria:
A Bavaria Supports A Breslau - Bohemia
Courland:
F Courland Hold
Crimea:
A Crimea Supports A Lithuania - Zaporozh'ye
Mecklenburg:
A Mecklenburg, no move received
Morocco:
F Morocco Supports F Andalusia - Gibraltar
Papacy:
A Papal States Hold
Sardinia:
A Savoy Supports A Baden-Wuerttemberg - Switzerland
Tunis:
F Tunis Hold
Tuscany:
A Tuscany Supports A Savoy
TwoSicilies:
F Two Sicilies Supports F Constantinople - Adriatic Sea
UnitedProvinces:
F United Provinces Hold
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OWNERSHIP (only updates after Fall season)
Austria: Budapest, Milan, Switzerland, Republic of Venice, Vienna
Britain: Edinburgh, Liverpool, London
Denmark: Christiania, Copenhagen
France: Austrian Netherlands, Brest, Marseilles, Paris
Prussia: Berlin, Breslau, Hanover, Hesse-Westphalia, Koenigsburg
Russia: Kiev, Moscow
Saxony: Baden-Wuerttemberg, Dresden, Warsaw
Spain: Barcelona, Madrid, Portugal
Sweden: Abo, St. Petersburg, Stockholm
Turkey: Ankara, Constantinople
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Upcoming Deadlines (all orders are due at 5 PM EST, GMT -5)
Summer 1764 Retreats, Thursday December 29
Fall 1764 Prelims, Friday December 30
Fall 1764 Orders, Tuesday January 3
Winter 1764 Retreats/Adjustments, Thursday January 5
Spring 1765 Prelims, Friday January 6
Spring 1765 Orders, Tuesday January 10 |
