Erm...wonderful allies those Swedes are...
Good to see this back and I hope to see a long reign for the Gryfite dynasty.
TheExecuter
Good to see this back and I hope to see a long reign for the Gryfite dynasty.
TheExecuter
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Nice! But what's your goal in the war, give 1 province to the swedes and that's all? Vassalization?
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Sweden manages to drag you into two tough wars at once, and that with a legitimacy crisis on your hands!
You'd be forgiven to think they didn't have your best interests in mind...
Sweden manages to drag you into two tough wars at once, and that with a legitimacy crisis on your hands!
You'd be forgiven to think they didn't have your best interests in mind...
TheExecuter - aye. If only they did any of the fighting. But they don't. The best effort I've seen them in was attacking the Polish Livland with a force of about 5'000 men 
. Glad to see you're still here as well .
demokratickid - I was considering whether I could call for another readAAR vote, like I did a dew game decades back, but when I saw all those voices against the nobles already, I thought it was clear what I should choose.
Don Matito - mostly survival, really. As you will see, the war against Poland won't be any easier than the one Gryfita won in the 1580's.
RGB - the thing is, there's no reason to get rid of them. I lack a CB against them to ban them from the alliance, and I don't want to dishonour it and get my other allies out of my influence.
All - many thanks for the comments. I'm happy to see you're still reading this, despite my lack of frequency of updates. I think we can expect a new one this weekend, maybe even earlier. All readAARs are hereby encouraged to leave a sign of their presence here - critique is also much welcome!
. Glad to see you're still here as well .demokratickid - I was considering whether I could call for another readAAR vote, like I did a dew game decades back, but when I saw all those voices against the nobles already, I thought it was clear what I should choose.
Don Matito - mostly survival, really
. As you will see, the war against Poland won't be any easier than the one Gryfita won in the 1580's.RGB - the thing is, there's no reason to get rid of them. I lack a CB against them to ban them from the alliance, and I don't want to dishonour it and get my other allies out of my influence.
All - many thanks for the comments. I'm happy to see you're still reading this, despite my lack of frequency of updates. I think we can expect a new one this weekend, maybe even earlier. All readAARs are hereby encouraged to leave a sign of their presence here - critique is also much welcome!
Well, looks like an early version of the Deluge, sort of. Hopefully the nobles won't attempt to win over the Poles on their side. A civil war would really be the last thing you need.
Vandervecken - thankfully, they don't use the Poles - they'll be too busy defending their homes from them! But a civil war is something to be expected, certainly: the king did, after all, reject all of the nobility's demands!
Nice to have you along, Vandervecken - I hope you'll stay for a longer time?
Nice to have you along, Vandervecken - I hope you'll stay for a longer time?
R3lic - glad to see you here . Now I hope you are not going to disappear too soon...
All - I'm going to write an update today, I hope I manage to do so.
. Now I hope you are not going to disappear too soon... All - I'm going to write an update today, I hope I manage to do so.
Troublesome conflict
War against Poland was among the worst events that could happen at that moment for Pomerania. The Rzeczpospolita was at the peak of its power at that time, excelling in terms of military technology, the quality of the training of its troops (especially cavalry - the dreaded winged hussars) and the number and ability of their commanders, like the hetmans Jan Zamoyski, Stanisław Żółkiewski and Jan Karol Chodkiewicz - to name just the few most famous and active in that very period. The latter two of these leaders were the ones to take the lead in the war against the Baltic State this time (for it was the lands of Pomerania that would suffer the most in the course of the war; the Swedish had a very short common border with Poland and were reluctant to direct any forces into the Polish Livland and Kurland to distract the forces invading Wielkopolska and Kujawy).
It was then that the peace agreement with Denmark was finally signed. The Scandinavians were once again crushed and were to cede Halland to Sweden and pay 275'000 ducats in reparations for the alliance. Bogusław XII didn't want the Swedes to grow too much in strength, especially with their recent almost traitorous behaviour, but had to humiliate the Danes while also pleasing Karl IX of Sweden, in vain hope of acquiring more meaningful help in the war against Poland. Therefore, he decided to settle for an almost symbolic contribution.
About half a year into the war not much actually happened: the Poles' armies, albeit strong, had one big disadvantage: the lands of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth were vast, and mustering the forces from all of them on the border of Kujawy lasted a very long time. The Pomeranians were in no other situation this time: a new force had to be recruited and trained, only to be merged with the already existent Royal Army, at that point very reduced in its numbers (around 17'000 troops); moreover, it had to be ferried back to the mainland from the siege of the Danish capital in København.
In March of 1610, two very important events happened: the Polish invasion force, consisting of no less than 50'000 men finally crossed the border with Pomerania; the other occurrence was the death, on the 14th of March, of its king, the great Bogusław XII Gryfita. It was his namesake son who took the throne after him, as well as the command of the Royal Army. He was not as capable a tactician as his predecessor, but nonetheless his skills were inspiring in his troops a hope that he would not lead them into defeat at the hands of the dreadful enemy.
As soon as the army was reorganized, Bogusław XIII directed it into the capital of Syradia, Sieradz, ordering to assault the walls as soon as the city was besieged. The attack didn't succeed, and what was more, a small Polish relief force from Warszawa was able to rout the Pomeranians, forcing them to withdraw back to Wielkopolska. Meanwhile, the overwhelmingly numerous, and therefore unencountered, Poles were able to capture the cities of Kujawy. The main bulk of their army was called back to Poland, while a smaller, 10'000-strong contingent was left behind to maintain the province. Bogusław XIII saw this as a perfect opportunity to uplift the morale of his men and, obviously, retake the province. Therefore, he ordered the army to advance quickly, hoping to meet the Poles unprepared.
At which he failed. Despite numerical superiority of about 3:2, the Pomeranians failed - due to the quick march, which resulted in an almost complete lack of reconaissance. The Royal Army lost about a quarter of it's size, inflicting similar casualties (3'000) on the Poles, who - despite loosing a third of their army - held their ground. The only thing that stopped Bogusław XIII's troops from fleeing was the news that came on the next morning of an unexpected 'ally' in the east: Russia has declared Poland and herself at war once again!
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The promised update, featuring my hopeless attempt at Photoshop + GIF animation. All critique, negative too, welcome.
Read, my deAARs, comment on what you see, and (hopefully) enjoy it!
Russia to the rescue!
Although I suspect the Pomeranians still have a lot of fighting to do...
Although I suspect the Pomeranians still have a lot of fighting to do...
Boguslaw should not worry. XIII is a really lucky number in my book. . Well, seems like the Deluge has moved on to the Poles this time as it should. (what is it with me and the Deluge?!). Nevertheless, I expect you'll be doing most of the fighting, seeing that the Pomerian flag is so much more appealing than the Russian one .
Good luck and grab Prussia! Too bad the old Grand Elector of Brandenburg isn't still around. Would've been a fun bone to pick with.
. Well, seems like the Deluge has moved on to the Poles this time as it should. (what is it with me and the Deluge?!). Nevertheless, I expect you'll be doing most of the fighting, seeing that the Pomerian flag is so much more appealing than the Russian one .Good luck and grab Prussia! Too bad the old Grand Elector of Brandenburg isn't still around. Would've been a fun bone to pick with.
That Poland looks nasty - far too many troops!
Your graphics are fine - I was pleased with myself when I managed to put a red dot on a jpeg on Painto
Your graphics are fine - I was pleased with myself when I managed to put a red dot on a jpeg on Paint
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RGB - your suspicion is quite justifiable, believe me!
Vandervecken - I wouldn't be so sure the Pomeranians are going to get anything out of this war. As you see, despite having a fairly competent leader at the head they still lose battle after battle. This early deluge that happened to Poland seems to be the one they are going to get out of almost unharmed...
PrawnStar - that is true. They seem to have unlimited numbers of troops, which, when taking into account the size of my own armies, becomes quite a problem. And thank you.
All - it seems that the next update will be procrastinated somewhat - my gaming computer had to go to the service, and it is hard to predict how long it will spend there. However, you are encouraged to vote for this humble work of mine in the upcoming ACAs (History-Book category), if you find this deserving your vote, of course (which case would be quite easily understandable, given the scarcity of updates of 'Dreams'...). All of you who would haven't yet, but would like to comment on the excellence (or lack thereof) of thisp), please, do so! Leave a sign that you have visited my thread!
Vandervecken - I wouldn't be so sure the Pomeranians are going to get anything out of this war. As you see, despite having a fairly competent leader at the head they still lose battle after battle. This early deluge that happened to Poland seems to be the one they are going to get out of almost unharmed...
PrawnStar - that is true. They seem to have unlimited numbers of troops, which, when taking into account the size of my own armies, becomes quite a problem. And thank you
.All - it seems that the next update will be procrastinated somewhat - my gaming computer had to go to the service, and it is hard to predict how long it will spend there. However, you are encouraged to vote for this humble work of mine in the upcoming ACAs (History-Book category), if you find this deserving your vote, of course (which case would be quite easily understandable, given the scarcity of updates of 'Dreams'...). All of you who would haven't yet, but would like to comment on the excellence (or lack thereof) of this
p), please, do so! Leave a sign that you have visited my thread!
Just curious, when do the Pomeranian monarchs expire? I can just tell Boguslaw XIII is a player-made monarch.
Wari Bana -
Walter Model - they would expire in 1637 if I didn't change the monarchlist. But I did, of course. Nice to see you back here!
Walter Model - they would expire in 1637 if I didn't change the monarchlist. But I did, of course
. Nice to see you back here!
I finally read up to this point. So, as far as I'm concerned, you may continue updating.
Very good AAR!
Very good AAR!
R. Daneel - Thank you for these kind words, sir! I'm glad you like this
All - Most probably I'll be posting an update tomorrow or on Tuesday - stay tuned!
All - Most probably I'll be posting an update tomorrow or on Tuesday - stay tuned!