Frog Stomp

[marcuspeddle]

Race you for it!

[marcuspeddle]

Orleans looks so much prettier in yellow, don't you think?

[Paddy]

Mar 1803 to Lord Aqualung

[Aqualung71]

Russia has completed its research obligations to its allies and has delivered General Education to you all.....you bunch of Philistines

[Aqualung71]

to rickety

and anybody's welcome to attack Paris and rid the world of the Frog.....but we'll try to take him down next turn!

[ricketyclik]

1804AD to Masuro

I'm thinking of going after Austria next. Does anyone have a mutual protection pact with them that doesn't expire within the next few turns?

[Aqualung71]

Not sure, I'll check. I'm going to annex Sweden next, then the Ottoman menace needs to be eradicated.

[marcuspeddle]

The king of Spain wishes to publicly express his horror at the plans his allies are making. The Austrians, Swedes, and Ottomans are our allies and have aided greatly in the fight against the tyrant Napoleon. If we now turn on our allies in our greed for territory, doesn't that make us worse than him? I oppose any plans to annex friendly nations. We should spend our wealth helping the peoples of Europe become happy and prosperous and not subject them to more years of war.

[Aqualung71]

To what end, oh great Carlos IV of Spain? What lies in store for the future of Europe, if we do not consolidate the peasants under the guidance of the Grand Imperial Alliance and rid the world of the weaker powers who will merely stand in our way?

We Russians can still hear in our dreams the dying screams of Frenchmen put to the sword by your armies, and the pitiful moans of the maimed women and children of France burned beyond recognition by that dastardly Ferdinand, Captain of your Artillery.

And now you plead for peace in our war-torn Europe? Ah, the hypocrisy

[marcuspeddle]

France declared war on our nation and we purposely did not damage any of the surrounding countryside when we marched to war. Also, my soldiers helped the local people while they were stationed in the cities.
As for your shock at the dying screams of Frenchmen put to the sword, you're just jealous that your army was too weak to take any cities yourselves.

And Ferdinand is just a cannon loader, not a captain. His rank is somewhere just above the cannon ball. ^^

P.S. Check the foreign advisor screen carefully before you start trying to annex anyone.

[Aqualung71]

Of course you didn't want to damage the surrounding countryside....you wanted the cities for yourself, and the farming and other industry that goes with them to add to your economy. Do not try to soften your image with stories of your soldiers helping the locals.....our spies have told us the real story of your Spanish occupation. Why, the Prussians told us that you put many innocent French men to the sword in order to give their wives to your troops as spoils of victory.

No, dear Carlos....you are a tryant, as we all are. Admit it, and we shall all get along quite nicely.

No, you are not correct.....our army was not too weak to have much impact upon the French....do not forget the great distance our Cossacks had to travel just to reach the battlefield that was conveniently close to Spain.....leaving our home empire dangerously undefended. Besides, you mock the Russian Royal House at your peril, reckless lad.....jealousy is not something that the Royal Czar could contemplate, for he is the king of kings.

And in addition, we put our efforts to scientific research....efforts from which I believe your nation benefited greatly in our benevolence. So perhaps you had better strike at Russia, while your armies are superior to ours.

But do not threaten Russia with cautions about Mutual Protection pacts. If you are in one such pact with Sweden, then so be it

As for Ferdinand, he is merely symbolic of your cruel and destructive artillery raids on France.

[marcuspeddle]

Dear Russian Naughty Person

You are a very silly king and I refuse to argue with you anymore. From now on we will let actions speak.
So there.

Masuro of the Merciful, Generous, Brilliant, Mighty Spanish

[Aqualung71]

Oh, I was just starting to enjoy it

But alas, the Spanish pretender has no spine. One wonders how he will fare against the pride of Europe, instead of those perfumed French nancy-boys.

[Paddy]

To Austria

Originally posted by ricketyclik
1804AD to Masuro

I'm thinking of going after Austria next. Does anyone have a mutual protection pact with them that doesn't expire within the next few turns?

Austria sounds like a plan

Do we take the Ottomen as allies or let them join up with Austria?

[Paddy]

Austrian Minister Caught with Spainish Senorita

Originally posted by Masuro
The king of Spain wishes to publicly express his horror at the plans his allies are making. The Austrians, Swedes, and Ottomans are our allies and have aided greatly in the fight against the tyrant Napoleon. If we now turn on our allies in our greed for territory, doesn't that make us worse than him? I oppose any plans to annex friendly nations. We should spend our wealth helping the peoples of Europe become happy and prosperous and not subject them to more years of war.

Ahh mighty Lord of Spain.
You may be a king and feel that you have a grasp of the situation in Europe, but I feel you should be aware of what we are reading in the Germanic papers that we get from Austria,,,

Today it has been reported that Frederick Dorfmann, Minister of Foriegn Affairs, has been caught yet again in a most dispicable situation. This time he was found with Cassandra Mavro of the Spainish Fruit Flying Circus. The compromising positions that they were discovered in would have been consider impolite and quietly hushed up if not for the fact that Senorita Mavro had her feet bound and a gag in here mouth... You could clearly see where her tears had left trails through her makeup.

When later questioned on his behaviour Minister Dorfmann was quoted as saying "Bloody Spainish Wenchs, they deserve no less!"

It is not clear if Minister Dorfmann will be removed from office, but it is clear that this situation has caused very little concern or impact with the Austrian Government and the Austrian People.

We must at this time remember that Minister Dorfmann has been caught in these situations several times in the past year.