Can't invade Cuyani

[kevarms]

Playing as Spain (Enlightenment scenario) I'm at war with the Netherlands. This is the war of Spanish Succession so France is my alliance leader, Netherlands' is Austria.

I can't do much on the Continent so I come up with the great idea of doing some damage to my enemies colonies.

The Dutch outpost of Cuyuni in South America is undefended so I gather a small troop of marauders (approx. 2,000 men)but when I get to the border I cannot invade the province. I just get the cross when I right-click on it.

When a rebellion started there I was able to go in and fight them but when I beat them my army marched straight back. What's happening here ?

 

[kevarms]

Just had a similar situation in the same game. I think maybe the invading army has to be a minimum size in relation to the target population's population. Correct ?

 

[hjarg]

You have to have an army big enough to begin siege. Looks like 2000 of your bums just isn't enough. Or they started drinking and forgot there was a war.

 

[kevarms]

Originally posted by hjarg
You have to have an army big enough to begin siege. Looks like 2000 of your bums just isn't enough. Or they started drinking and forgot there was a war.

That definitely figures. Both colonies I tried to take over traded in sugar. I guess my men requisitioned all that rum as war booty while I tried to work out what the hell I was supposed to be working out what was happening