Hallo zusammen,
the saga of the Swedish Vasas has ended in valiant tragedy. King Charles X, cornered in North-East Germany, fell on his sword as Polish marines stormed the breached bastions of the once formidable fortress of Stettin rather than suffering the indignity of surrender and captivity.
Matt, many thanks for taking over the Swedish realm back in Winter 1652. Six long years of your rule followed and you never failed the morale check that befalls some players as their fortunes take a dive. I'd ask you to submit an EOG for later publication while the events are still fresh in your mind, say by Wednesday next week?
Now, being down to six powers, how have those others fared?
The Commonwealth of England seems to have lost its will to resist Stuart restoration, for all its units remained immobile. This has allowed Stuart heralds to proclaim Charles II King also outside of St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh. The Emperor can thus rejoice at that piece of good news while more worrying reports have reached Paris from the "Midi".
In the Mediterranean, the Sultan conquered the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, thanks to Bourbon support. I dare say that the Porte's court officials are adding "Master of Italy" to the long list of the Sultan's titles.
Lastly, peace overtures have come to naught. The DIAS proposal failed.
The 1648 Retreats/Adjustments are due this Friday, 6 PM CET.
Liebe Grüsse,
Charles
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PLAYERS:
AUSTRIA: Mike Hoffman
DENMARK-NORWAY: Marc Ellinger (eliminated Winter 1653)
ENGLAND: Harvey Morris
FRANCE: Nigel Phillips
POLAND-LITHUANIA: Jorge Saralegui
RUSSIA: Mikael Johansson (eliminated Winter 1650)
SPAIN: Dirk Knemeyer
SWEDEN: Matthew Kelly (joined Winter 1652)
TURKEY: Aidan Slattery
PROCLAMATIONS:
o ENGLISH COMMONWEALTH PARALYSED
o STUART RULE REESTABLISHED IN SCOTLAND
o POLES STORM STETTIN; DEAL SWEDISH REALM ITS DEATHBLOW
o SPANIARDS OVERRUN SOUTHERN FRANCE
o TUSCANY BECOMES AN OTTOMAN VILAYET
PRESS: None. :(
ORDERS:
Austria:
A Bavaria Supports A Saxony
A Brandenburg Supports A Saxony (*Cut*)
A Prague Supports A Saxony
A Saxony Supports A Brandenburg
A Trieste - Tyrolia
A Venice Supports A Trieste - Tyrolia
England:
F Abo Hold
A Christiania Hold
F Ireland Hold
A London Hold
F Norwegian Sea Hold
A Scotland Hold (*Dislodged*)
F Stockholm(ec) Hold
France:
F Bristol Supports F North Sea - Scotland
F English Channel - London (*Fails*)
A Gascony - Brest
A Hesse Hold
F Holstein(ec) Supports A Mecklenburg
A Lombardy Supports A Papal States - Tuscany
A Lorraine - Dauphiné
A Lower Saxony Supports A Mecklenburg
A Marseilles Supports A Savoy (*Dislodged*)
A Mecklenburg Supports A Lower Saxony
F North Sea - Scotland
A Savoy Supports A Marseilles (*Cut*)
A Swabia Supports A Hesse
A Switzerland Supports A Savoy
Poland-Lithuania:
F Baltic Sea Supports F Bay of Luebeck - Stettin
F Bay of Luebeck - Stettin
A Courland - Lapland
F Gulf of Bothnia Convoys A Courland - Lapland
A Ingria - Novgorod (*Bounce*)
A Karelia - Novgorod (*Bounce*)
A Lapland - Northern Norway
A Prussia Hold
A Turkestan Hold
A Warsaw Hold
Spain:
A Aragon - Marseilles
F Cantabrian Sea Supports A Leon - Gascony
F Gulf of Lion Supports A Aragon - Marseilles
A Leon - Gascony
A Madrid - Leon
F Tuscany - Savoy (*Disbanded*)
F Western Mediterranean - Tyrrhenian Sea (*Fails*)
Sweden:
A Stettin - Brandenburg (*Disbanded*)
Turkey:
F Adriatic Sea Convoys A Constantinople - Papal States
F Aegean Sea Convoys A Constantinople - Papal States
A Constantinople - Papal States
A Greater Poland Supports A Brandenburg
F Ionian Sea Convoys A Constantinople - Papal States
F Naples Supports A Constantinople - Papal States
A Papal States - Tuscany
A Persia Hold
F Sardinia Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea
F Sicily Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea
A Silesia Supports A Brandenburg
F Tyrrhenian Sea Supports A Papal States - Tuscany (*Cut*)
PENDING RETREATS:
French A Marseilles can retreat to Paris.
English A Scotland can retreat to Yorkshire.
PENDING ADJUSTMENTS:
Austria:
Build
England:
Remove
Remove?
France:
Build
Build?
Poland-Lithuania:
Build
Spain:
Build
Turkey:
Build
SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP (Winter 1658):
Austria(6+1=7): Bavaria, +Brandenburg+, Prague, Saxony, Trieste, Venice, Vienna.
England(7-2=5): Abo, -Bristol-, Christiania, Ireland, London, -Scotland-, Stockholm.
France(14+2-1=15): Brest, +Bristol+, Copenhagen, Flanders, Holstein, Lorraine, Lower Saxony, -Marseilles-, Mecklenburg, Paris, Rhineland-Westphalia, Savoy, +Scotland+, Swabia, Switzerland, United Provinces.
Poland-Lithuania(10+1=11): Courland, Cracow, Moscow, Novgorod, Prussia, Riga, +Stettin+, Turkestan, Vilna, Voronezh, Warsaw.
Spain(7+1-1=7): Algiers, Madrid, +Marseilles+, Morocco, Portugal, Seville, Tunis, -Tuscany-.
Sweden(2-2=0): -Brandenburg-, -Stettin-.
Turkey(12+1=13): Belgrade, Candia, Constantinople, Crimea, Damascus, Moldavia, Naples, Papal States, Persia, Transylvania, +Tuscany+, Ukraine, Wallachia.
DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET (i.e. GMT+1)...not local time)
o Winter 1658 Retreats/Adjustments: 21 May
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