Europa Universalis 3 - New and Improved! (with ongoing MP game and AARs)
11-11-2011
, 03:26 PM
11-11-2011
, 03:32 PM
11-11-2011
, 03:40 PM
11-12-2011
, 12:40 PM
11-12-2011
, 04:41 PM
Session 5, 1522-1545
Map:
Stats:
http://www.europa3.ru/cgi-bin/mpstat...&yearsave=1545
Major stuff:
France + Hansa v. Spain + Austria + Milan, Ottomans v. Austria + Milan. Spain/Austria/Milan win, taking chunks of France and making Hansa cancel vassals.
Milan conquers south China, Spain conquers Korea and North China
Ottomans connect Indian **** to rest of Empire, look enormous
India finished
Sweden forms Scandinavia, conquers SE Asia
Hansa in West Africa and expanding in new world
Portugal gone from Europe
Spain decs portugal at end of session.
Map:
Stats:
http://www.europa3.ru/cgi-bin/mpstat...&yearsave=1545
Major stuff:
France + Hansa v. Spain + Austria + Milan, Ottomans v. Austria + Milan. Spain/Austria/Milan win, taking chunks of France and making Hansa cancel vassals.
Milan conquers south China, Spain conquers Korea and North China
Ottomans connect Indian **** to rest of Empire, look enormous
India finished
Sweden forms Scandinavia, conquers SE Asia
Hansa in West Africa and expanding in new world
Portugal gone from Europe
Spain decs portugal at end of session.
11-12-2011
, 04:56 PM
11-12-2011
, 05:11 PM
11-12-2011
, 06:31 PM
The History of Milan, 1522-1545
Though this time period is defined by the series of Austrian Puntative Wars, several important events transpired prior to the beginning of the massive world war.
Most important was the dissolution of the monarchy in Austria. Fed up with their monarch's constant belligerence the nobles in Austria rose up and overthrew the Emperor, installing a Noble Republic in his stead. The electors hastily met in Lombardia and proclaimed King Ascanio Maria I Montoro Holy Roman Emperor. While this title was not as prestigious as it had been in times past, what with the large reduction in size of the Empire, it allowed Milan to raise tens of thousands more troops that would shortly play a large role in the coming war.
King Ascanio Maria celebrated his coronation in 1523 by sailing to India and invading Ceylon. Which he did successfully, then immediately died. His much more capable son King Ascanio Maria II rose to the throne in Milan and was promptly proclaimed Holy Roman Emperor by the electors.
In 1525 the new King decided that the chinese were in danger of losing their immortal souls and promptly declared the 1st Milanese Crusade against Ming. The Milanese generals landed 40,000 troops on mainland china and began distributing bibles to everybody whether they wanted them or not. Some resistance was put up by the Chinese army...
But it was generally ineffective.
However, despite the good times being had by all in China, black times were on the horizon in Europe. The Hansa and France, for some reason disturbed my Milan's attempt to spread the word of Christ in China, decided that the appropriate response to this was to declare war on Austria. King Ascanio II was mortified by this naked act of aggression and sent "diplomats" to Paris, who then infiltrated the French Administration and sent back information on every soldier the French possessed to Lombardia.
The situation was grim. France had arrayed her army of about 100,000 troops along the border in a defensive line, effectively daring Milan to break it. The plan of the opposing powers was clear, France was to hold Milan in the south while the more powerful Hansa beat Austria in the north, then both France and the Hansa would break Milan in a pincer maneuver. The only way for Milan to emerge victorious from the war would be to do reverse, rapidly crush France then move into Austria to halt the Hanseatic advance. Plans were drawn up for the invasion of French Occitania.
20,000 troops stationed in Nice immediately crossed the border into Provence under the command of Emanuel Ghislieri, Milan's greatest general and veteran of the Indian and Chinese campaigns. The first Battle of Provence was a Milanese victory with French forces ceding the field, though little damage was done to either army.
With the arrival of the remainder of the Milanese Army, all told some 120,000 thousand fighting men, Provence was swiftly occupied and the invasion began in earnest with a push across southern France. A series of pitched battles were fought across southern france as 60,000 Milanese troops pushed against the French lines.
The 1st Battle of Languedoc
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battles of Rouergue
The 2nd Battle of Provence as Milan met a powerful French counter-thrust and pocketed almost 60,000 French troops.
The Disasterious (for France) Battle of Avignon where the French troops that lost at Provence attempted and failed to break the Milanese pocket, and surrendered to a man.
The Battle of Bourbon, where the part of the French Armies that fought in the 1st,2nd and 3rd battles of Rouergue were run down.
And Finally the Battle of Charolais, where the last remnants of the French Army were surrounded and taken prisoner.
The French Campaign lasted 9 months in which the entirety of the French Army, over 100 regiments, was rapidly pushed back and crushed by Milanese forces. A more glorious victory had never been seen on the fields of Europe. With the French Army now non-existent Milan left the task of occupying France to her allies the Spanish as the Milanese armies began the long trek to Austria, where the war was decidedly not going as well.
Despite heroic efforts on the part of the Austrian Army to slow the advance of The Hansa's armies they (Austria) were on the verge of total defeat. While 2/3rds of the Austrian army still fought the country was out of manpower and, to add insult to injury, facing a massive Ottoman invasion in the south as the Infidels sought to capitalize on Austria's weakness. However, with the victory in southern France Milan's armies were on the way and The Hansa had taken its focus off of Austria and begun a desperate push to northern Italy in an attempt to halt Milan's armies from relieving the beleaguered Austrians.
The Milanese plan was simple, to attack along the Hanseatic lines of advance, destroy their armies or drive them back into Austria proper, link up with what Austrian defenders remained, and then push the invaders out of Austria entirely. Crucial battles were fought in northern Italy as the majority of The Hansa's army were met with a hammerblow by returning Milanese troops.
The 1st Battle of Chur where a Hanseatic army initially delt Milan a defeat, then were driven back in the 2nd Battle of Chur (pictured here).
The Battle of Munchen, where half of the Hanseatic Army was destroyed following their defeat in the Battle of Tirol (not pictured).
And the Battle of Lombardia and 3nd Battle of Chur (neither pictured), where Chur was liberated and the remaining Hanseatic forces were defeated and surrounded by Milan.
Facing total defeat the rulers of France and The Hansa asked for terms, which were harsh. France would cede the province of Labourd to Spain, and the provinces of Provence, Languedoc, and Dauphine to Milan. The Hansa would revoke her core on Sudety (an Austrian province), release Baden, Trier, and Wurzburg from their Vassalships, and cede the province of Sandomierz to Austria. With peace declared on the northern front the focus of the war shifted to the Balkans as the Ottomans stubbornly refused to end the war.
Once again, the burden of the war lay upon Milan. With Austria's army shattered and out of manpower, Milan planned her invasion of the Ottomans carefully. Milanese Armies would first liberate occupied Austria, then push toward Thrace while the combined Milanese-Spanish Navies would institute a blockade of the Mediterranean, simultaneously preventing Ottoman reinforcements from easily arriving at the front lines and crippling the Ottoman economy.
The Liberation of Austria was not contested by the Ottoman Army, but multiple skirmishes were fought in the Balkans as the tired Milanese attacked the Ottoman front lines.
Battles were also fought in Spanish held India as Milan attempted to prop up her ally, who was not doing a stellar job defending herself.
This campaign came to near disaster as Milan's sole army was nearly destroyed by the advancing Ottomans, only narrowly escaping into transports offshore.
The result was stalemate, until a breakthrough was achieved in Bosnia where an Ottoman army was routed by 40,000 Milanese troops lead by Emanuel Ghislieri, the "Warhorse of Italy", and finally destroyed in the Battle of Nis.
This cleared the way for a rapid Milanese push, and within 2 months Istanbul herself was occupied. Soon after a white peace was declared, neither side being totally defeated and both being weary of endless war. After two years Milan would finally have peace.
*To be continued*
Though this time period is defined by the series of Austrian Puntative Wars, several important events transpired prior to the beginning of the massive world war.
Most important was the dissolution of the monarchy in Austria. Fed up with their monarch's constant belligerence the nobles in Austria rose up and overthrew the Emperor, installing a Noble Republic in his stead. The electors hastily met in Lombardia and proclaimed King Ascanio Maria I Montoro Holy Roman Emperor. While this title was not as prestigious as it had been in times past, what with the large reduction in size of the Empire, it allowed Milan to raise tens of thousands more troops that would shortly play a large role in the coming war.
King Ascanio Maria celebrated his coronation in 1523 by sailing to India and invading Ceylon. Which he did successfully, then immediately died. His much more capable son King Ascanio Maria II rose to the throne in Milan and was promptly proclaimed Holy Roman Emperor by the electors.
In 1525 the new King decided that the chinese were in danger of losing their immortal souls and promptly declared the 1st Milanese Crusade against Ming. The Milanese generals landed 40,000 troops on mainland china and began distributing bibles to everybody whether they wanted them or not. Some resistance was put up by the Chinese army...
But it was generally ineffective.
However, despite the good times being had by all in China, black times were on the horizon in Europe. The Hansa and France, for some reason disturbed my Milan's attempt to spread the word of Christ in China, decided that the appropriate response to this was to declare war on Austria. King Ascanio II was mortified by this naked act of aggression and sent "diplomats" to Paris, who then infiltrated the French Administration and sent back information on every soldier the French possessed to Lombardia.
The situation was grim. France had arrayed her army of about 100,000 troops along the border in a defensive line, effectively daring Milan to break it. The plan of the opposing powers was clear, France was to hold Milan in the south while the more powerful Hansa beat Austria in the north, then both France and the Hansa would break Milan in a pincer maneuver. The only way for Milan to emerge victorious from the war would be to do reverse, rapidly crush France then move into Austria to halt the Hanseatic advance. Plans were drawn up for the invasion of French Occitania.
20,000 troops stationed in Nice immediately crossed the border into Provence under the command of Emanuel Ghislieri, Milan's greatest general and veteran of the Indian and Chinese campaigns. The first Battle of Provence was a Milanese victory with French forces ceding the field, though little damage was done to either army.
With the arrival of the remainder of the Milanese Army, all told some 120,000 thousand fighting men, Provence was swiftly occupied and the invasion began in earnest with a push across southern France. A series of pitched battles were fought across southern france as 60,000 Milanese troops pushed against the French lines.
The 1st Battle of Languedoc
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battles of Rouergue
The 2nd Battle of Provence as Milan met a powerful French counter-thrust and pocketed almost 60,000 French troops.
The Disasterious (for France) Battle of Avignon where the French troops that lost at Provence attempted and failed to break the Milanese pocket, and surrendered to a man.
The Battle of Bourbon, where the part of the French Armies that fought in the 1st,2nd and 3rd battles of Rouergue were run down.
And Finally the Battle of Charolais, where the last remnants of the French Army were surrounded and taken prisoner.
The French Campaign lasted 9 months in which the entirety of the French Army, over 100 regiments, was rapidly pushed back and crushed by Milanese forces. A more glorious victory had never been seen on the fields of Europe. With the French Army now non-existent Milan left the task of occupying France to her allies the Spanish as the Milanese armies began the long trek to Austria, where the war was decidedly not going as well.
Despite heroic efforts on the part of the Austrian Army to slow the advance of The Hansa's armies they (Austria) were on the verge of total defeat. While 2/3rds of the Austrian army still fought the country was out of manpower and, to add insult to injury, facing a massive Ottoman invasion in the south as the Infidels sought to capitalize on Austria's weakness. However, with the victory in southern France Milan's armies were on the way and The Hansa had taken its focus off of Austria and begun a desperate push to northern Italy in an attempt to halt Milan's armies from relieving the beleaguered Austrians.
The Milanese plan was simple, to attack along the Hanseatic lines of advance, destroy their armies or drive them back into Austria proper, link up with what Austrian defenders remained, and then push the invaders out of Austria entirely. Crucial battles were fought in northern Italy as the majority of The Hansa's army were met with a hammerblow by returning Milanese troops.
The 1st Battle of Chur where a Hanseatic army initially delt Milan a defeat, then were driven back in the 2nd Battle of Chur (pictured here).
The Battle of Munchen, where half of the Hanseatic Army was destroyed following their defeat in the Battle of Tirol (not pictured).
And the Battle of Lombardia and 3nd Battle of Chur (neither pictured), where Chur was liberated and the remaining Hanseatic forces were defeated and surrounded by Milan.
Facing total defeat the rulers of France and The Hansa asked for terms, which were harsh. France would cede the province of Labourd to Spain, and the provinces of Provence, Languedoc, and Dauphine to Milan. The Hansa would revoke her core on Sudety (an Austrian province), release Baden, Trier, and Wurzburg from their Vassalships, and cede the province of Sandomierz to Austria. With peace declared on the northern front the focus of the war shifted to the Balkans as the Ottomans stubbornly refused to end the war.
Once again, the burden of the war lay upon Milan. With Austria's army shattered and out of manpower, Milan planned her invasion of the Ottomans carefully. Milanese Armies would first liberate occupied Austria, then push toward Thrace while the combined Milanese-Spanish Navies would institute a blockade of the Mediterranean, simultaneously preventing Ottoman reinforcements from easily arriving at the front lines and crippling the Ottoman economy.
The Liberation of Austria was not contested by the Ottoman Army, but multiple skirmishes were fought in the Balkans as the tired Milanese attacked the Ottoman front lines.
Battles were also fought in Spanish held India as Milan attempted to prop up her ally, who was not doing a stellar job defending herself.
This campaign came to near disaster as Milan's sole army was nearly destroyed by the advancing Ottomans, only narrowly escaping into transports offshore.
The result was stalemate, until a breakthrough was achieved in Bosnia where an Ottoman army was routed by 40,000 Milanese troops lead by Emanuel Ghislieri, the "Warhorse of Italy", and finally destroyed in the Battle of Nis.
This cleared the way for a rapid Milanese push, and within 2 months Istanbul herself was occupied. Soon after a white peace was declared, neither side being totally defeated and both being weary of endless war. After two years Milan would finally have peace.
*To be continued*
Last edited by djstu; 11-12-2011 at 06:59 PM.
11-12-2011
, 06:35 PM
Its my first time playing as England and first multiplayer game. Its also been a while since I tried a colonial power. All my money seems to be going towards that instead of fighting lots of wars it seems. At the start I planned to keep it quiet just to get my feet, but now I realise now I've made quite a few mistakes and am quite exposed considering how spread out my land is all over the world. At the moment, its probably best if I don't make too many enemies.