I THOUGHT I had done everything correctly. Alas, I messed up again. :( Misadjucated England's orders. The below adjucation is corrected accordingly .
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Hallo zusammen,
not so much movement in the HRE as I had first indicated. But the Rhineland seems to be a focal point of great power rivalry.
In other news, it looks like rumours of an Anglo-Danish war were greatly exaggerated. For Denmark fleet in Aberdeen harbour has left the British Isles. Perhaps to again intervene in Russia...?
I might also mention that I'm now closely looking at map changes that'd affect England the most. I'm looking at the following alternatives:
a) an additional arrow connecting Ireland and Bristol
b) having the English Channel (then better renamed the British Sea) border Ireland
Either of these two options would afford England a good deal more flexibility.
I'm also leaning towards making Croatia a minor power/SC.
Thoughts?
Anyway, both Andrew and Samy owe me retreat orders, due to the turmoil in the HRE. Hope I got all press and maps correctly sorted, this time over...
Happy dipping!
Charles
PLAYERS:
AUSTRIA: Samy Elias zzzurn@gmail.com
DENMARK-NORWAY: Andrew Tanner damienthryn@gmail.com
ENGLAND: George Atkins georgewrites@outlook.com
FRANCE: Lynn Mercer hancockfc@yahoo.com
POLAND-LITHUANIA: Wladimir Mysonski wmysonski@gmail.com
RUSSIA: Leif Kjetil Tviberg Leifkjetil@getmail.no
SPAIN: Ben Bratter mandrathrax@live.com
SWEDEN: Andras Vaski avaski@hotmail.com
TURKEY: Douglas Kent dougray@yahoo.com (previously abandoned by Bryan Laferriere in Fall 1652, eliminated in Fall 1655)
HEADLINES:
IMPERIALS RETURN TO THE RHINELAND
DANES MARCH INTO HESSIAN TERRITORY
MADRID WELCOMES THE INGLESE
POLES MOVE AGAINST RUSSIAN OVERLORDS
SPANISH FLOTILLA SIGHTED IN AEGEAN
ANONYMOUS PRESS: Once again, French armies are seen running to and fro to little purpose, but certainly getting their quota of aerobic exercise. The citizens are proud to have an army that can outrun any invading army. Perhaps their peregrinations will bear fruit and make the Austrian and English armies to be spellbound and frozen trying to figure out the reason of French strategy, thereby ensuring survival of the once-respected and feared army. But maybe not.
A Russian envoy stated that rumurs of a Russian takeover of Europe were exagerrated. "Nyet! Our chief goal is Poland. Poland and Sweden...Ah, no. Our two goals are Poland and Sweden...And Italy. Grrrrr, amongst our goals are such diverse countries as Poland, Sweden and Italy. That's all!"
DANISH PRESS: Denmark Proposes an Austria-Denmark-England-Russia Draw!
ENGLISH PRESS: London is in an uproar over the so-called unintentional landing of Danish troops on British soil. "Even if it is only Scotland, it is OUR Scotland, and not Denmark's!" exclaimed Lord Protector Cromwell. There was also rumor that British envoys have been in touch with the Austrian foreign embassy to discuss the Northern Situation. "If Denmark thinks they can get away with slipping into Scotland like a thief in the dark and get away with it, they will pay a pretty penny."
SWEDISH PRESS: "In the icy northern reaches of of Swedish Finland, deep inside the fortress of Sveaborg, a grizzled warrior listens to the news that an envoy has brought him from Stockholm. The great capital has fallen to the dastardly Danes! The warrior bristles with indignation, how dare those Germanic, spineless, traitorous excuses for Scandinavians attack the Swedish homeland. Denmark must be taught a lesson, it is Sweden's turn to rule supreme in Scandinavia. Baron Andras of Sweden is baron no more, he is now Jarl! It is time for the warriors of Sweden to cast off this false christian religion. Ready the longboats, the Swedes now fight in the name of Odin!"
ORDERS:
Austria:
A Franconia Supports A Saxony
A Hesse Supports A Swabia - Rhineland (*Disbanded*)
A Lombardy Supports A Savoy - Tuscany
A Lorraine Supports A Swabia - Rhineland
A Prague Supports A Saxony
A Savoy - Tuscany (*Fails*)
A Saxony Supports A Slovakia - Silesia
A Slovakia - Silesia
A Swabia - Rhineland (*Bounce*)
A Switzerland - Tyrolia
F Trieste - Venice
Denmark-Norway:
A Brandenburg Supports A Silesia - Saxony
F Copenhagen - Baltic Sea
F Helgoland Bight Supports A Lower Saxony
F Holstein(ec) - Bay of Luebeck
A Lower Saxony Supports A Rhineland - Hesse
A Mecklenburg - Stettin
A Rhineland - Hesse
F Scotland - Norwegian Sea
A Silesia - Saxony (*Dislodged*)
F Stockholm(ec) - Gulf of Bothnia
England:
F Brest Hold
F Cantabrian Sea Supports F Brest
F Christiania Hold
A Flanders - Rhineland (*Bounce*)
F Gulf of Lion Supports F Tuscany
A Leon - Madrid
A Luxembourg Supports A Flanders - Rhineland
A Sahara - Morocco
F Strait of Sicily - Ionian Sea
France:
A Dauphine - Marseille
A Marseille - Aragon
A Paris - Brest (*Fails*)
Poland-Lithuania:
A Belgrade Hold
A Cracow Hold
A Moldavia Supports A Podolia - Transylvania
A Podolia - Transylvania
A Vilna - White Ruthenia
Russia:
F Aegean Sea - Levantine Sea
A Astrakhan Supports A Onega - Moscow
F Black Sea Convoys A Crimea - Armenia
A Candia - Constantinople
A Constantinople - Illyria
A Crimea - Armenia
A Moscow - Smolensk
A Onega - Moscow
A Transylvania - Wallachia
A Voronezh Supports A Moscow - Smolensk
Spain:
F Ionian Sea - Aegean Sea
F Naples Supports F Strait of Sicily - Ionian Sea
F Papal States(ec) - Adriatic Sea
A Tunis Hold
F Tuscany Hold
Sweden:
A Courland Hold
A Karelia - Lapland
A Novgorod Supports A Smolensk - Vitebsk
A Pskov Supports A Novgorod
A Smolensk - Vitebsk
RETREATS:
Danish A Silesia can retreat to Greater Poland.
SC OWNERSHIP (Winter 1655):
Austria (11): Bavaria, Lorraine, Prague, Savoy, Saxony, Swabia, Switzerland, Trieste, Venice, Vienna, Wallachia.
Denmark-Norway (10): Brandenburg, Copenhagen, Holstein, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg, Rhineland, Scotland, Stettin, Stockholm, United Provinces.
England (9): Brest, Bristol, Christiania, Flanders, Ireland, London, Morocco, Portugal, Seville.
France (3): Madrid, Marseille, Paris.
Poland-Lithuania (5), Cracow, Moldavia, Vilna, Warsaw.
Russia (10): Candia, Constantinople, Crimea, Damascus, Moscow, Persia, Transylvania, Turkestan, Ukraine, Voronezh.
Spain (5): Algiers, Naples, Papal States, Tunis, Tuscany.
Sweden (5): Abo, Courland, Ducal Prussia, Novgorod, Riga.
PLANNED SCHEDULE (3 PM GMT):
Summer 1656: 29 January
Fall 1656: 3 February
Winter 1656: 5 February
Spring 1657: 10 February |
