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The Kingdom of Bavaria
Population: 2,144,000
Leader: Duke Maximilian IV Joseph
Capital: Munich
Army: Weakened but Recovering
Navy: None
Economy: Pretty Good

Relations:
England - Alliance
Prussia - Alliance
Austria - Alliance
Saxony - Good Relations
France - Good Relations

Army:
Well organized and modelled after the French and Austrian armies.
12 Regiments of 1,500 Infantry
5 Regiments of 500 Calvary
3 Regiments of Artillery

Resources
Natural: Low (Timber, Silver, Some Ores)
Agricultural: Low (Sustenance, Hops)
Industry: Low (Ale, Crafting)
Infrastructure: Medium
Trade: Medium (Mostly imports)
Standard - Kreuzers (Silver Coins)

Recent events:

1800 - Max IV has begun the Bavarian Recovery Plan to rebuild the kingdom after it's two last defeats and help protect it from future invasions. Reformation of the Bavarian Army and modernization are top priorities of the plan. Bavarian forces began expanding in southwest Germany.
1799 - Duke Theodor dies with no heir. Max IV Joseph takes the throne. Bavaria regains it's independence and joins the Second Coalition.
1798 - Austria conquers Bavaria. War of Bavarian Succession begins with Prussia and Saxony against Austria.
1796 - French forces reach Munich. Duke Charles Theodor flees Bavaria to Saxony. Bavaria bribes the French into an armistice.
1795 - France invades Bavaria.

Bavaria will make it's first move by invading the Germanic tribes of southwest Germany (Baden-Württemberg). 10,500 infantry accompanied by 800 calvary and some artillery have been dispatched into the region to persuade any tribes that will join Bavaria peacefully and crush any that resist. Diplomats have also been dispatched to the Hessen and Saarland areas with silver and other artifacts to help "persuade" the many tribes to join the Kingdom of Bavaria. Peaceful annexation will be used when possible.

Bavaria will make it's first move by invading the Germanic tribes of southwest Germany (Baden-Württemberg). 10,500 infantry accompanied by 800 calvary and some artillery have been dispatched into the region to persuade any tribes that will join Bavaria peacefully and crush any that resist. Diplomats have also been dispatched to the Hessen and Saarland areas with silver and other artifacts to help "persuade" the many tribes to join the Kingdom of Bavaria. Peaceful annexation will be used when possible.

"Tribes"? I was under the impression that Germany was comprised mainly of independant city states. Perhapse that was what you were refering to by "tribes". Still, the word evokes a certain "Barbarian" mentality.

Of cource I could be mistaken, if so, feel free to correct me.

OOC: I know. Most of them were small farming kingdoms and such. I just use tribes to describe their small size and so it doesn't get confused with the major german kingdoms like Bavaria, Saxony, Prussia, etc. ;)

OOC: I know. Most of them were small farming kingdoms and such. I just use tribes to describe their small size and so it doesn't get confused with the major german kingdoms like Bavaria, Saxony, Prussia, etc. ;)

Understood, carry on.

Captain Krieger knelt upon the banks of the Rhine, washing his bloody saber off in the cold waters. His division, although only 1,300 strong with few cannons, had been the first to make it through Baden-Württemberg. Behind him stood a burning village and a field of bodies, all thanks to the stubborness of that village's chieftain. Before him sat open farmland - the kingdom of France. Back in Munich he had heard news of another French invasion and what seemed like the entire world against the great empire. Bavaria had been wise to stay out of this. So many families would be without a man to support them, so many supplies would be wasted on the battlefield. At least many German towns had enough common sense to join Bavaria peacefully. It would save them from the horrors of French soldiers burning down their homes without any negotiations whatsoever. However, many villages had resisted, for reasons Krieger couldn't understand. This land could be transformed into part of a great kingdom. But that was seasons away. For now, all he could do was sit and wait for his fellow divisions to arrive. His men wandered around, talking and drinking as usual. They had just marched around and over four mountains and across several hills with their homes a hundred miles away. Now all that was left was to meet up with the rest of the forces and return home to tell the duke that he had another 20,000 square miles under his control.

However, not all divisions had fared as well as Captain Krieger's. Captain Reifsnyder, tasked solely with bringing the city of Stuttgart under his control, was now camped in a forest in the middle of a terrible storm. His "less-than-polite" approach had gotten him thrown out of the city. When a few of his men had decided to take some horses from the stables, Reifsnyder's army was fired upon. Taken up refuge in the nearby forest, the Bavarian division returned fire but couldn't deal any major damage. With the ground reduced to marshlands by the endless rain, the Bavarian artillery couldn't be wheeled into attack range and so they were stuck in the forest until the rain let up, which, in Germany, could be days. Diplomats travelling through the Odenwald weren't doing as great either. While the smaller Hessen villages had agreed to join Bavaria for a little gold and the promise of protection from neighboring kingdoms, the larger towns simply threw the men out. Already robbed twice, Saltz, one of the diplomats, decided to take a new approach. He would turn the townspeople against their king and start a revolution. Then when Hesse was unstable and leaderless, Bavarian forces could come and "save them".

Envoy of Koenig Fredrick Wilhelm III of Koenig von Prussen
to Max IV

"Bavaria withdraw from Baden-Wurtenburg at this moment or this will mean war between Prussia and its allies and yourself. Cease your illegal Invasion immediately if you would like to keep a peaceful relationship between our two Kingdoms."


I remind you that you would not hold this throne if it wasn't for my armies, That could be easily taken away, now cease this expansionism immedietly, Baden-Wurtenburg is under the protetion of the Koenig von Prussen. Remember your place and position in this world


OOC: WHAT THE FUCK!?
all ground combat is handled by myself, the Ground warfare and tactics moderator. If you have Aol Instant messenger, my S/N is Wayno838, we need to talk.

All Bavarian troops shall be out of any other German state that has not given a permission for the presence of those troops within a month, 30 days, from the day this ultimatum is sent.

If you refuse to obey, we take it as a declaration of war.

Be warned.


Charles I of Austria

To: King Fredrick Wilhelm III of Prussia
From: Duke Maximilian IV

My forces in Baden-Wurtenburg are merely united the small kingdoms. If you wish, my forces shall withdraw from the area. We did not know of an alliance between your great kingdom and the indiginous people. Bavaria simply wishes to obtain the resources needed to support and rebuild itself, which our current holdings do not provide.

OOC: When no one responded to my first post, I figured the smaller NPC kingdoms weren't under moderator control. Are we doing tactical/number battles or roleplaying battles? And how can Prussia have an alliance with ALL of those villages. I might understand some of the larger city-states...

To: King Charles I of Austria
From: Duke Maximilian IV Jospeh

I was not aware of Austrian interests in the German principles. Bavarian forces shall be withdrawn as soon as possible. We did not mean to offend you. Bavaria was simply trying to obtain resources to support and rebuild itself. No offense was meant against the Austrian Monarch.

OOC: Yeah, next time you want to expand your Kingdom or something, just clear it with the realism mod, which is me. So we can avoid any problems in the future.

To: King Fredrick Wilhelm III of Prussia
From: Duke Maximilian IV

My forces in Baden-Wurtenburg are merely united the small kingdoms. If you wish, my forces shall withdraw from the area. We did not know of an alliance between your great kingdom and the indiginous people. Bavaria simply wishes to obtain the resources needed to support and rebuild itself, which our current holdings do not provide.

OOC: When no one responded to my first post, I figured the smaller NPC kingdoms weren't under moderator control. Are we doing tactical/number battles or roleplaying battles? And how can Prussia have an alliance with ALL of those villages. I might understand some of the larger city-states...

To: King Charles I of Austria
From: Duke Maximilian IV Jospeh

I was not aware of Austrian interests in the German principles. Bavarian forces shall be withdrawn as soon as possible. We did not mean to offend you. Bavaria was simply trying to obtain resources to support and rebuild itself. No offense was meant against the Austrian Monarch.




OOC: I'll put it plain and simple, I'm big, your small. When I say jump, lesser German nations ask how far. Ya dig?

OK i guess we could have been more clear on stuff. Any nation not player controlled is Moderator Controlled. Here's some basic stuff for you to know both IC and OOC

IC stuff, no german nation so much as sneazed without asking permission from Austria or Prussia. It just wasn't done.
IC2- All these little city states that aren't independant belong to the Holy Roman Empire and look their for protection, what everyone is going to learn is that Austria handed over their protection to me. So yeah i have a vested interest
IC3 Prussia wants to unify Germany some day and a new german rival in that category is the last thing Prussia needs. Austria has already withdrawn as a rival so now i have none. If Bavaria really wants to fight me, expect a hurting.
IC4: You start annexing territory that leads up to and is on the French Border, it might piss Napolean off. Your a little country, you can't do much of anything without asking permission.

OOC1: All wars are handled by war moderator, i.e. ME(except those involving my nation, and then another mod steps in) You tell me what you have, what you want to do with, send it in the general direction and then i tell you what happens. You want to continue this invasion? expect to meet resitance from the entire HRE
OOC2 Consider this your warning, your one and only warning.