The Age of Imperialism

[Bill3000]

OOC: Hey! I still have Italy!

The Kingdom of Italy Settlers have fully settled in in Eritrea and Somalia. Part of the Italian Army has landed in the two colonies to enforce Italian rule.

To Etheopia: Do not attack Eritrea and Somalia. They are our colonies.

Nations of the World:

It has come the attention of the United States that we are on the brink of an arms race- Britain appears to be trying to double the Size of her navy- an arms race could bankrupt us all. If the nations of the world would agree- I propose we enter arms control talks- that is- agree to limit the amount of ships we will build.

[Mao]

To: Russia
From: Britain

We are always open to acquiring new lands. It has also come to our attention that you wish to make a railroad network in your great country, perhaps our contractors could help?

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Her Majesty has ordered the expansion of the Royal Navy to nearly double its present size. Needless to say, this will take many years to accomplish, but vessels will be systematically brought into service.

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In China...

The islands of Hainan of Hong Kong have rebeled against the Emperor. They have led a successful revolution against the Qing emperor and have freed their homeland. The contest was fairly one-sided with British-built weapons against the flint-lock weapons of the imperials. Battles are raging on in Tibet as well as peasants who know the land are pushing back imperial forces.

[Bolo]

President Bolo sat amongst his cabinet, there was much to be done, he had been in control a year and he still had much to do. The completion of the TransSiberian railroad was the most important of all, with its completion Russia would have permanent access to its Far East holdings and commication would be much improved.
Elsewhere industrialization was proceeding along nicely Tsarityn itself was benefiting greatly along with St. Petersburg and the increased trade Industrialization brings. The Armed Forces victorious after their war with the weakening Ottomans, were restless for war. General Valishinov had asked if a march into the Balkans to restore the Bulgarian hegemoney could be attempted.
"Once the army is re-equipped with the new repeating rifles and machine guns we will make an attack on the pizdi holding down the slavs in the Balkans." Bolo said.
Perhaps an attack on the Ottomans to gain more land in the Caucauses would be in order?" Valishinov asked.
"No, we will wait, for now I must work on our diplomacy."
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To Germany:
Let us continue the Alliance started by the Czar Alexander II, we must keep the French down and I feel this Allaince would help.

To Britain:
Perhaps you would be interested in expanding your eastern Medeterainian holdings? Russia needs away out of the Black Sea, we could make it worth your while. How would you like Crete?

[Spartan187]

OOC:Bas-there's a good map here http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/M...frica_1890.jpg
Although it's very big

[Spartan187]

To Ethiopia
Now that a peace treaty has been signed, we are providing 50 advisors to train your men in the art of guerilla and modern warfare. We wish you the best in your struggle against the infidel.

President Linder has proclaimed free land on the veld for any white settle who agrees to farm it for 5 years, and who is a citizen of Orania. Linder has also announced that 2 years of residency, and a knowledge of Afrikaans are the requirements for citizenship in Orania. If a child's parents has met these requirements the child need not meet them, however, the adverse does not apply. Special programs have been set up to teach people the language of Afrikaans, the official language of Orania.
Linder, in his latest act, has announced unlimited Jewish immigration may commence. He has cited evidence that the Jews were originally West European but were exiled to the East, thereby extending the provision that allows unlimited West Europeans to enter the country to all Jews.

To the Boers,

I am Shaka, king of the zulu. I accept your treaty of peace but know this, should you ever violate this pact, you shall be made to bow down to me.

[Spartan187]

The Transvaal is more then willing to help our Christian brethren in Ethiopia...unfortunately now we are locked in a struggle with the Zulus. Perhaps once we have ended the war we will abe able to aid you.

[Coug]

The nation of Portugal are ready to assist Ethiopia. If we were to acquire the lands of Somalia forever, our two countries could benefit from cooperation.

Negus Menelik II sat in his palace at Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. He had just finished his meal when a servant came in.

"Your Majesty, a message has arrived."

"Please, bring it in."

The servant went out of the room, and returned after a few minutes with a letter from one of his generals. He read it, and when he finished it, he left the room immediately and called for his best generals.

After an hour, most of the generals actually living in Addis Abeba had arrived in the palace of Negus Menelik II. The letter was read aloud, and Negus Menelik II stood up.

"My dear generals, the evil Mahdists have attacked and plundered two border villages in the west of our country. We cannot let these criminals get away with yet another brutality. We will eradicate those devils along with their Somali allies, those traitors have been a nuisance for two long. Mobilize the army, and destroy them!"

After a discussion on tactical details and some small talk, the generals left the palace, and contacted their inferiors.


To all European and American nations:

Dear friends,

the evil Mahdists and the Somalians have once again turned their aggression on us, and we have decided to eradicate the threat they pose to us forever. Although our armies are far superior to theirs, we lack the technology of the white civilizations. We would like to acquire some more modern technology, so that we, having been a Christian stronghold amongst infidels for centuries, can continue to hold off the animistic hordes.

OOC: Does somebody have a good map of Ethiopia around this time? And what exactly is the status of Eritrea and Somalia, are they inhabited by a bunch of tribes or something?

[JT3]

King Johan Maximilian I rode quickly through a large forest near the Macedonian border(I think that area south of me is Macedonia, if it's not, please tell me). It was time for the battle, and he was ready. His advisors had warned him that he should not be the one to lead the first battle of this new war, but he had not listened. This would be his victory, noone else's.

He arrived to see that his artillery was already set up and the men were armed and ready. 76 rifled artillery had been set up on three hills near the battlefield, and 21 "Napoleons" were ready on both sides of the main army. 32 Gatling Guns, which had proven their effectiveness in several previous wars, including the American Civil War, had also been set up near the front. The main army, numbering 43,800, would be going straight up the middle, while a flanking force of 21,300 men would sweep around the right side and hit the Macedonians after they became engaged with the main Austrian army.

The Macedonians had been preparing to defend their homeland for several days now. They had set up artillery and called up men from all regions nearby. Their army numbered 36,000 in total. Their only hope was that their two forts guarding this area would be enough to keep the Austrians back.

Johan ordered the artillery to load and prepare to fire. The armies took up their battle lines and stood ready to march. The command was given. Over 90 artillery cannons went of, shattering the morning quiet and the Macedonian walls. They reloaded and fired again, as quickly as possible. This barrage continued unchanged until only two hours from dusk. Then Johan ordered the armies to begin to march forward. The artillery kept up their firing, pounding the Macedonian forts into pulp. The Macedonian cannon had long been slient, destroyed by the more advanced, more powerful, and more numerous Austrian cannon.

The Austrian main army came within gun range 20 minutes later. Despite the artillery fire, the Macedonians had managed to hold their positions and had very concentrated fire. The Austrians dug in and began firing back. They were waiting for the flank to arrive, which would hopefully end this battle quickly.

The flank arrived only ten minutes later. They took the Macedonians completely by surprise, and were now inside one of the forts and quickly beating back the defenders. The fort finally surrendered after only a few more minutes, giving up over 3000 men as prisoners. The flank then began firing on the enemy fort from the one they now held, while a small group of 4000 went behind the second Macedonian fort. The Austrians had the Macedonians completely surrounded. After another hour of fighting, the Macedonian commander finally gave up, surrendering another 4500 men, any operational artillery left, and the second fort.

King Johan was extremely pleased. It had been his victory. The Macedonians were falling back. Soon another territory would be added to the Austria-Hungarain Empire. Soon the border would be extended yet again. Soon, with any luck, Austria-Hungary would control possibly the most strategic point in the world....

OOC: This point isn't in Macedonia, I'm just hinting at the future.

[PolarisGL]

And history...

If your leader is not related to Napoleon Bonaparte or II, III, then he could not just name himself Napoleon IV, he would have to be just Napoleon because he is the first Napoleon in his genetic family.

[PolarisGL]

OOC: That is not what I am saying. In small terms, you are horrible at France (no offense) because you do not know how to speak French nor do you know some various cultural knowledge of them (I know little as well, but at least I know the language ).

I didn't find interest in this thread until now, so I suppose I will join.

[Napoleon Bonaparte]

OOC: HA! Beat ya to it man! Hopefully in the coming years I'll pick up more French customs and language, I wanna go to the exchange program.

IC:

Buildings to be erected in Paris

Strange underground buildings are being constructed in Paris over the next few years, it is unknown the reason for these.

Intelligence Agency renamed to NSA

The Intelligence Agency currently employed by the French government has been renamed to the NSA, or the Never-Say-Anything Agency. This name change came after the new President Napoleon enactedbills decreasing the burocratic(sp?) portions of government. In 5 years the French government is expected to be the most efficiently run government in Europe.

French Navy News

The French navy will be christening 5 more modern Ship-of-the-Lines. These will have minor reinforced iron hulls and also will have 25% more guns then the previous model.

French Army News

The French Armies in Toulon, Paris, Marseille, and other major cities have been brought under the tutelage of German and Russian instructors. The Army will be trained and the Companies will consist of smaller groups after the 2 year training is complete. The Government wishes to have a large, well-trained army which knows the terrain and can defeat a larger force. For this purpose the German and Russian instructors will pick a Regiment of men to be an Opposition Force, aka OpFor. This group will be well-trained and their readiness always the highest. They will be dragoons if you will, being efficient on foot and on the horse.

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Almighty ruler and Resident God!!

[PolarisGL]

OOC: Napoleon, horrible, but I'll pass on being France for now.

I will claim Italy, seeing that Bill has not posted but once which was his claim.

[This message has been edited by PolarisGL (edited April 21, 2000).]