BALTIC CAMPAIGN AD 1735

[Lysimachos]

"In the hour of danger every soldier must fulfill his duty. If Prussia is destined to succumb, we will bear it, but we will certainly succumb fighting to the last man!"

The King of Prussia speaking to his staff officers before marching towards the advancing Saxon hordes

In the direst situation for the realm decisions are quickly made:

1) Requisitions to scrap the last money in the realm
2) Major Fortress in Pomerania to defend the homeland
3) Attack from Pomerania to Brandenburg to regain the lost honour
4) Reinforcements in Pomerania to help the King in battle

Suum cuique

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[gribol]

"In the hour of danger every soldier must fulfill his duty. If Prussia is destined to succumb, we will bear it, but we will certainly succumb fighting to the last man!"

The King of Prussia speaking to his staff officers before marching towards the advancing Saxon hordes

In the direst situation for the realm decisions are quickly made:

1) Requisitions to scrap the last money in the realm
2) Major Fortress in Pomerania to defend the homeland
3) Attack from Pomerania to Brandenburg to regain the lost honour
4) Reinforcements in Pomerania to help the King in battle

Suum cuique

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Encounter battle please

[gribol]

1) Propaganda
2) Taxation
3) CounterAttack From Brandenburg to Pomerania
4) Reinforcements from Brandenburg to Pomerania

[awesum4]

Poland turn 4;

1/Requisition

2/ Propaganda

3/ Attack from Lithuania to Prussia (we have heard of a Scottish King and a spider)

4/Reinforce the attack from Lithuania

[Lysimachos]

1) Propaganda
2) Taxation
3) CounterAttack From Brandenburg to Pomerania
4) Reinforcements from Brandenburg to Pomerania

Encounter battle also for me, thanks

[Lysimachos]

Poland turn 4;

1/Requisition

2/ Propaganda

3/ Attack from Lithuania to Prussia (we have heard of a Scottish King and a spider)

4/Reinforce the attack from Lithuania

My God, the Poles again!

Nobody suggested to the Polish King that also Sweden and Saxony are open for pillaging?

Anyway the usual encounter battle for me ...

[awesum4]

We Poles are conservative and stubborn and have leadership based on huge mustaches.

We have always attacked Prussia so we will continue to attack Prussia.

Battle set up. Password Prussia

[snooky51]

The most noble King of the Danes will

1) Propagandize our subjects
2) Impose taxation on the uppity burghers
3) Major Fortress in Zealand
4) Holiday in a spa town (no action taken)

[Lysimachos]

Challenge launched for gribol.

Password: Brandenburg

[gribol]

Counter battle also awaits, Sire!

[snooky51]

REJOICE

The brave defenders of Denmark have driven the Swede invaders off by a score of 38-50

Neutral observers have noted that the battle was much closer than the score suggests and separated by a few percentage points for several rounds while half of each army were a morale check away from rout. Neither commander opted for finesse or tactics and instead chose to align their respective armies in almost a straight unbroken line for the width of the map and let the boys have at it like rival chimp packs who stumbled upon a cache of beer.

[awesum4]

REJOICE

The brave defenders of Denmark have driven the Swede invaders off by a score of 38-50

Neutral observers have noted that the battle was much closer than the score suggests and separated by a few percentage points for several rounds while half of each army were a morale check away from rout. Neither commander opted for finesse or tactics and instead chose to align their respective armies in almost a straight unbroken line for the width of the map and let the boys have at it like rival chimp packs who stumbled upon a cache of beer.

This is pure poetry, military writing at its best.

[Lysimachos]

AD 1741
Encounter Battle in Pomerania
Prussian – Saxon 40% - 14%

Saxon tactical victory

The hastily assembled Prussian army, made essentialy of recruits called to confront the fearsome Saxon host, proved no match for the enemy, immediately disintegrating under the rolling musket volleys of a well ordered line of infantrymen, brilliantly led by their valorous commander.

The last hopes of salvation are now placed on the outcome of the campaign that the King is waging in Brandenburg, but the news regarding the battle aren't good ...

Only God can save Prussia now!


Suum cuique

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[snooky51]

This is pure poetry, military writing at its best.

Thank you, as part of our officer training program we instruct them in rhetoric when drafting after action reports. Our Royal Sovereign likes to read these to the princes and princesses around the fire place during Advent. It is a House of Oldenburg tradition.

[awesum4]

There has been a great Polish victory over the Prussians in their heartland of Prussia.

Instead of deploying in a line across the entire battlefield as in previous battles the Prussians got very clever and deployed almost their entire force on the large hill on their right, with their main artillery batteries behind some rough going to the left of that near the baseline with several units to protect them.
The Poles advanced on the hill and having light artillery and units in depth and outflanking them steadily weakened the hill while their light horse backed by Pancerni raced to envelop the units protecting the guns and eventually charged the guns in the rear. The Prussians advanced from the hill but the stationary Polish units devastated them.

The final result of 50% to 33% would be a tactical victory but the fortress reduces it to a marginal, so the Poles withdrew in good order having restored the Glory of Poland.

[markleslie]

SWEDEN

Regarding the matter of Chimps being Chimps in Jutland.

First Battle of Jutland - Sweden seeks revenge!

https://go.screenpal.com/watch/cTlZhonYNf8

[gribol]

Due to Prussia's recent defeats, young Prince Frederick has fallen into a more melancholy than usual.

These are just rumors, but the Prussian Marshal Lysimachos is already rushing to sadly announce the depressing news.

[Lysimachos]

AD 1741
Encounter Battle in Brandenburg
Prussian – Saxon 48% - 26%

Saxon tactical victory

Having reached the heights near his beloved Berlin, the King of Prussia, eager to reconquer it, threw his usual prudence to the wind and launched his troops into a frenzied attack against the well-equipped Saxon lines which, after having bombarded the advancing enemy with lethal fire, repelled him inflicting serious losses.

Now he has taken refuge in the winter quarters to meditate on the changing fate of human people, exchanging hundreds of letters with his friend Voltaire, who is at pains to invite him not to despair!

Suum cuique

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[Lysimachos]

IV^th TURN SUMMARY

DENMARK (snooky51)
Treasury 49.000 Th. (54.000 Th. => 49.000 Th)
Internal Stability 4 (3 => 4)
Provinces: Zealand, Jutland, Holstein
VPs 920 (820 => 920)
Assets: Major Fortress in Holstein and Zealand
Reforms: Fiscal Reform / Military Reform
Turn 4 Actions
Propaganda
(-15.000 Th. / +2 SL)
Taxation
(-1 SL / + 37.000 Th.)
Major Fortress in Zealand
(-35.000 Th.)
Defense in Jutland from Smaland
(Marginal Victory / +8.000 Th.)

POLAND (awesum4)
Treasury 53.000 Th. (25.000 Th. => 53.000 Th.)
Internal Stability 4 (4 => 4)
Provinces: Mazovia, Polesia, Lithuania
VPs 880 (880 => 880)
Assets: Major Fortress in Mazovia
Reforms: Fiscal Reform
Turn 4 Actions
Requisitions
(-2 SL / +62.000 Th.)
Propaganda
(-15.000 Th. / + 2 SL)
Attack from Lithuania to Prussia
(-20.000 Th. / Tactical Victory turned Marginal by Minor Fortress / +8.000 Th.)
Reinforcements in Lithuania
(-7.000 Th. / +100 pts. army)

PRUSSIA (Lysimachos)
Treasury -4.000 Th. (19.000 Th. => -4.000 Th.)
Internal Stability 4 (6 => 4)
Provinces: Pomerania, Prussia
VPs 670 (790 => 670)
Assets: Minor Fortress in Pomerania
Reforms: =
Turn 4 Actions
Requisitions
(-2 SL / + 55.000 Th.)
Major Fortress in Pomerania
(-35.000 Th.)
Reinforcements in Pomerania
(-7.000 Th. / +100 pts. army)
Attack from Pomerania to Brandenburg
Defense in Pomerania from Brandenburg
(-20.000 Th. / Mutual Battle Tactical Defeat turned Marginal by Major Fortress / -8.000 Th. / Fortress degraded from Major to Minor)
Defense in Prussia from Lithuania
(Tactical Defeat turned Marginal by Minor Fortress / -8.000 Th. / Fortress destroyed)


SAXONY (gribol)
Treasury 93.000 Th. (70.000 Th. => 93.000 Th.)
Internal Stability 7 (6 => 7)
Provinces: Saxony, Eastphalia, Neumark, Brandenburg
VPs 1.340 (1.280 => 1.340)
Assets: Major Fortress in Neumark, Saxony and Eastphalia
Reforms: Fiscal Reform
Turn 4 Actions
Propaganda
(-15.000 Th. / + 2 SL)
Taxation
(-1 SL / + 37.000 Th.)
Reinforcements in Brandenburg
(-7.000 Th. / +100 pts. army)
Defense in Brandenburg from Pomerania
Counterattack from Brandenburg to Pomerania
(-20.000 Th. / Mutual Battle Tactical Victory turned Marginal by Major Fortress / +8.000 Th.)


SWEDEN (markleslie)
Treasury 80.000 Th. (93.000 Th. => 80.000 Th.)
Internal Stability 6 (5 => 6)
Provinces: Smaland, Gothland, Livonia
VPs 1.020 (960 => 1.020)
Assets: Minor Fortress in Smaland and Gotland
Reforms: Fiscal Reform
Turn 4 Actions
Taxation
(-1 SL + 37.000 Th.)
Propaganda
(-15.000 Th. / +2 SL)
Garrison in Smaland
(-7.000 Th. / +100 pts. army)
Attack from Smaland to Jutland
(-20.000 Th. / Marginal Defeat / -8.000 Th.)

PLAYED TRUCES
Prussia on Saxony
Sweden on Poland

[Lysimachos]

Campaign map at the beginning of the fifth turn / AD 1743

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