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Horatio´s 2nd Revolt (Napoleonic RP|OOC|OPEN)

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Horatio´s 2nd Revolt (Napoleonic RP|OOC|OPEN)

Postby The Unified Isles » Sun Jun 26, 2016 7:23 am

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The Year is 1827


The Year of the great Isle´ish Revolution.

In pre-19th Century History the area of the world simply known as "The Isles" by among its inhabitants was of absolutely no relevance. While it claimed to be "Unified", it practically was only in name. The person styled "King of the Isles and Northern Floates" was usually just the most powerful among a series of local Warlords and Nobleman, and usually his death resulted in a Civil War (Or a Civil War resulted in his death).

In 1827 this changed. King Edward IV of House Essex was dead at the hand of one of his most beloved generals: Sir Horatio Mercator, born a commoner, and worked his way up in the military. He already tried to revolt once, but nobody, at least the King, expected him to attempt this atrocity again. But know he was dead, and the Royal Palace on Middlesex laid in ruins. The Glorious Revolution had started and the Isle´ish Lords picked their sides.

Edwards wife, Queen Anne, had managed to flee the Isle of Middlesex just in time to escape the certain death that she would have faced if Horatio captured her. Anne had been a tributary to the King, he had taken her as wife after winning his own Civil War. Now, she saw her moment to seize power. The Jarls of Wessex, Moray and Lothia aswell as the so-called "Pirate King" of Man and Atholl had pledged their support to her, though her forces are spread far.

North of her new residence on the Isle of Essex, three less powerful Jarls have combined their forces to take the crown: James of Warwick, Arthur of Gloucester and Andrew of Kent might not trust each other, but these "Northern Brothers" now pose a serious threat to anyone that might oppose them.

Among the other Jarl´s, the decisions aren´t quite as clear. Most of the Jarl´s in the South have declared that they will stay neutral until one power wins a decisive victory. Some have decided to take the crown for themselves though, including Oliver of Ulster, Patrick of Munster and Alexander of Albany, how is trying to stay up to his namesake´s fame.

Map of the Isles, Intentionally Bad.

The Forces of the Participants (Numbers on Paper, Field Size is about on half ot those)
Horatio´s Army (71.000 Footmen, 28.500 Horsemen)
The Grand Army
- ca. 20.000 Footmen (11.500 Light Infantry, 8.500 Line Infantry)
- ca. 20.000 Horsemen (11.500 Dragoons, 4.000 Heavy Cavalry, 3.000 Light Cavalry, 1.500 Lancers)
Additional Local Levies
- ca. 31.000 Footmen (of which 3.000 are Grenadiers and 11.500 are Light Infantry)
- ca. 8.500 Horsemen (5.500 Dragoons, 1.500 Heavy Cavalry, 1.500 Light Cavalry)

Queen Anne´s Army (22.500 Footmen, 4.400 Horsemen)
From the Jarl of Wessex´s Retinue:
- ca. 6.500 Footmen (of which 2.000 are Grenadiers)
- ca. 2.000 Horsemen (1.500 Dragoons, 500 Heavy Cavalry)
From the Jarl of Moray´s Retinue:
- ca. 6.500 Footmen (of which 1.500 are Skirmishers)
- ca. 1.000 Horsemen (All Lancers)
From the Jarl of Lothia´s Retinue:
- ca. 6.500 Footmen (All Fusiliers)
- ca. 700 Horsemen (All Lancers)
From the Rest of the King´s Retinue:
- ca. 3.000 Footmen (ca. 700 Skirmishers, and 700 Grenadiers)
- ca. 700 Horsemen (500 Dragoons, 200 Heavy Cavalry)

The Northern Brothers (17.000 Footmen, 4.700 Horsemen)
James of Warwick´s Retinue
- ca. 7.000 Footmen (of which 3.000 are Grenadiers)
- ca. 1.500 Horsemen (1.000 Dragoons, 500 Heavy Cavalry)
Arthur of Gloucester´s Retinue
- ca. 5.000 Footmen (of which 2.000 are Grenadiers)
- ca. 1.500 Horsemen (750 Dragoons, 750 Heavy Cavalry)
Andrew of Kent´s Retinue
- ca. 5.000 Footmen (of which 2.000 are Grenadiers)
- ca. 1.700 Horsemen (1.500 Dragoons, 200 Heavy Cavalry)

Olly and Patrick
Oliver of Ulster´s Retinue
- ca. 17.300 Footmen (All Light Infantry/Skirmishers)
- ca. 1.900 Horsemen (950 Light Cavalry, 950 Dragoons)
Patrick of Munster´s Retinue
- ca. 10.000 Footmen (All Light Infantry/Skirmishers)
- ca. 1.200 Horsemen (Of which 200 are Heavy Cavalry)
Selkie Mercenaries
- 96 Lance-Riders
- 198 Dragans
- 162 Maors
- 84 Marcach
- 468 Raiders
--> Organized into 28 Vendettes/Banners, and 7 Squadrons.

Alexander of Albany´s Retinue
- ca. 13.000 Footmen (Of which 1.500 are Light Infantry)
- ca. 1.700 Horsemen (All Lancers)

Order of Battle of the Horatio´s Royal Army
Cavalry Division - CO: Sir Horatio Mercator
1st Light Cavalry Brigade - CO: Brigadier Sir James Leighton
- District of Essex Light Cavalry Regiment No. 1 "Bedford Hussars"
- National Light Cavalry Regiment No. 1 "Royal Hobelars"
- National Light Cavalry Regiment No. 2 "Royal Hussars"
- National Lancer Regiment No. 1 "Royal Lancers"

2nd Heavy Cavalry Brigade - CO: Brigadier Sir Arthur Pierce
- District of Essex Heavy Cavalry Regiment No. 1 "Middlesex Cuirassiers"
- National Heavy Cavalry Regiment No. 1 "Royal Demilancers"
- National Heavy Cavalry Regiment No. 2 "Cuirassiers Royale"

3rd Dragoon Brigade - CO: Brigadier Sir Andrew Villiers
- District of Essex Dragoon Regiment No. 1 "Middlesex Horse"
- District of Essex Dragoon Regiment No. 2 "Middlesex Cavalry"
- District of Essex Dragoon Regiment No. 3 "Northampton Horse"
- District of Essex Dragoon Regiment No. 4 "Bedford Light Horse"

4th Dragoon Brigade - CO: Brigadier Sir Charles Smythe
- National Dragoon Regiment No. 1 "Royal Dragoons"
- National Dragoon Regiment No. 2 "Guard Cavalry Regiment"
- National Dragoon Regiment No. 3 "Royal Harquebusiers"
- National Dragoon Regiment No. 4 "Royal Horse Guards"

5th Dragoon Brigade - CO: Brigadier Sir Edward Brown
- National Dragoon Regiment No. 5 "Royal Light Dragoons"
- National Dragoon Regiment No. 6 "Royal Mounted Rifle Regiment"
- National Dragoon Regiment No. 7 "The Guard Mounted"
- National Dragoon Regiment No. 8 "The Life Guards"

Infantry Division - CO: Field Marshal Sir John Keith
Grenadier Reserve Brigade - Under the direct Command of Field Marshal Keith
- District of Essex Grenadier Regiment No. 1 "Middlesex Grenadiers"
- National Grenadier Regiment No. 1 "The Grenadier Guards"

1st Line Brigade - CO: Brigadier Sir Aaron Adams
- District of Essex Regiment of Foote No. 1 "1st Middlesex"
- District of Essex Regiment of Foote No. 2 "2nd Middlesex"
- District of Essex Regiment of Foote No. 3 "3rd Middlesex"
- National Regiment of Foote No. 1 "Royal Guard"

2nd Line Brigade - CO: Brigadier Sir John Franklin
- District of Essex Regiment of Foote No. 4 "1st Northampton"
- District of Essex Regiment of Foote No. 5 "2nd Northampton"
- District of Essex Regiment of Foote No. 6 "1st Bedford"
- District of Essex Regiment of Foote No. 7 "2nd Bedford"

3rd Line Brigade - CO: Brigadier Sir Joseph Good
- National Regiment of Foote No. 2 "Guard Sappers"
- National Regiment of Foote No. 3 "The Foot Guards"
- National Regiment of Foote No. 4 "The Marine Guards"

1st Light Brigade - CO: Brigadier Sir Robert Hawthorne
- District of Essex Light Regiment No. 1 "Middlesex Light Infantry"
- District of Essex Light Regiment No. 2 "Northampton Light Infantry"
- District of Essex Light Regiment No. 3 "Bedford Light Infantry"
- National Light Regiment No. 1 "The Borderers"

2nd Light Brigade - CO: Brigadier Sir Thomas Mather
- National Light Regiment No. 2 "The Guard Rifles"
- National Light Regiment No. 3 "Guard Fusiliers"
- National Light Regiment No. 4 "Rangers of the Guard"

Regarding Tech
We just switch that around a little: While the year is 1827, Military Technology and Tactics are still on the level of late 18th to early 19th Century, and we might develop towards Mid-19th Century Tactics and stuff during the RP.


Important OOC Note: This is mainly a sort of "Worldbuilding RP". The Ultimate Victory of Horatio Mercator is a set event, this RP will just document his way to victory.

Application
As usual, I won´t have a formal app. Just write a short notice on who you are, who you are supporting and with what...
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Postby Western Pacific Territories » Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:01 am

Oh, why the heck not? I'll be playing as myself, at the time, the Pacifican Empire. Now, while the lore is still unconfirmed, at this time the Pacificans would have been under the leadership of a guy named Napoleon *cough* French Empire *cough*. For the sake of it, I'll be supporting the claim of Alexander of Albany (your map doesn't feature any of the Jarls trying to claim the throne, so I'll assume Alex is claiming it.), OBRAT will come soon.

OBRAT: VI. Corpes, under General d'Nicholas.
  • 1éme. Brigade, under command of Brigadier Marshal Hech. 15,000 line infantry.
    • 1éme. Régiment.
    • 2e. Regiment.
    • 3e. 'Iron Foot' Regiment.
    • 4éme. Regiment.
    • 5éme. Regiment.
  • 2e. Brigade, under command of Brigadier Marshal Loubaut. 15,000 line infantry.
    • 1éme. Régiment.
    • 2e. Regiment.
    • 3e. Regiment.
    • 4éme. Regiment.
    • 5éme. Regiment.
  • 1éme. Cavalerie Brigade, under command of Brigadier Marshal Durutte. 5,000 cavalry.
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Postby The Unified Isles » Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:07 am

Western Pacific Territories wrote:Oh, why the heck not? I'll be playing as myself, at the time, the Pacifican Empire. Now, while the lore is still unconfirmed, at this time the Pacificans would have been under the leadership of a guy named Napoleon *cough* French Empire *cough*. For the sake of it, I'll be supporting the claim of Alexander of Albany (your map doesn't feature any of the Jarls trying to claim the throne, so I'll assume Alex is claiming it.), OBRAT will come soon.


Quite well ^^ It does though, the Light Blue Area in the north is the Jarldom of Albany (And a little bit of surrounding stuff). And yes, he tries to claim the throne. It has something to do with his family history, his Grand-Grand-Grand (...) Father became pretty famous for rebelling. (That was like in the High Middle Ages)

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Postby Vangaziland » Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:07 am

Just putting a note in that I'll be partaking in this. I'll be building an ORBAT, hopefully I get struck with quick creativity. I have on idea on how I want to approach this. Still deciding how many troops to send. Maybe there should be a suggested troop amount, so people don't show up with way too many, however much that is..

I think this should be an operation for the Vannish Marines of the time, maybe their signature conflict. Easier said than done, because it'll take lots of research to figure out 1800s marine tactics... But this will definitely be fun!

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Postby Western Pacific Territories » Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:25 am

OBRAT put in.

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Postby The Unified Isles » Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:28 am

Western Pacific Territories wrote:OBRAT put in.

From what I can remember of my non-existent French lessons, I think you got the ordinaries wrong... But looks good all around. 15.000 is pretty much for a Brigade, though, especially in that time. I assume that is just the paper figure and the campaign figure is about half of that again ?

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Postby Western Pacific Territories » Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:33 am

The Unified Isles wrote:
Western Pacific Territories wrote:OBRAT put in.

From what I can remember of my non-existent French lessons, I think you got the ordinaries wrong... But looks good all around. 15.000 is pretty much for a Brigade, though, especially in that time. I assume that is just the paper figure and the campaign figure is about half of that again ?

I guess we could say that. At this point in time according to lore, Napoleon would have already been spending 11 years nonstop fighting other nations, the manpower pool would have been pretty low.

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Postby The Unified Isles » Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:36 am

Western Pacific Territories wrote:
The Unified Isles wrote:From what I can remember of my non-existent French lessons, I think you got the ordinaries wrong... But looks good all around. 15.000 is pretty much for a Brigade, though, especially in that time. I assume that is just the paper figure and the campaign figure is about half of that again ?

I guess we could say that. At this point in time according to lore, Napoleon would have already been spending 11 years nonstop fighting other nations, the manpower pool would have been pretty low.


Generally speaking, most armies even when their home nations were healthy were only at half-strength. Many men were lost underway to disease and such (This was still a problem till WW2).

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Postby Victores » Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:59 am

Im interested in a role as a small naval force that came to explore the region. At this time Victores was an enormous, isolationist empire in decline.
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Postby The Green Union » Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:06 am

Looks interesting. I suppose all the alliances are more or less identical in ethics and whatnot? Nothing specific we should know about the doctrines and civilizations themselves? About the leaders of these factions?

I would very much like to join in with this as my own nation, but it will be difficult to formulate a story for justification considering that my nation at this time wouldn't really care all that much about a massacre between small islands.

But maybe King Edward's death can be my motive. What kind of king was he? What did he accomplish in his lifetime?

Edit: Did a little thinking and I believe that this may also help my history building. If this war starts to take up enough of the Union's resources and alliances are formed it could set the stage for an interesting history for The Green Union's navy (which was quite large during the age of sail and liked nothing better than interfering with these kinds of things)
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Urlistan covers the west coast and mouth of the Green River. English speaking, it is a rocky country based with industry and culture based around the sea. Currently under the control of the Arcadian Empire.
Arasland is a large northern landmass dominated by rocky forests and, above the treeline, tundra. Speaking several dialects of Emerstarian and Arcadian German, and culturally dominated by small family clans.

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Postby Vangaziland » Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:07 am

I am into allies and such, so Victores, if you'd like to work with my Navy, that could be cool. We are also an isolationist Empire, but the Unified Isles ends up as a close ally. So we'll support Horatio in his mission. Here is my ORBAT so far. I may tweak it a little or a lot. Still lots to look into. It's the on paper number, be we won't be at 50 percent strength. It varies by unit and type of unit. The infantry battalions might be at 60-70 percent or less. The marines are all there... Artillery I'm still working on the math.. And I'd like to do something with the Navy.. Stay tuned.

1st Interim Brigade
A co., B co. - 1st Marine Battalion - 200 men
1st Battalion - 2nd Infantry Regiment 1005 men
2nd Battalion - 2nd Infantry Regiment 1002 men
3rd Battalion - 2nd Infantry Regiment 1007 men
219th Artillery Battalion - 3 Foot Artillery Batteries, 1 Horse Artillery Battery
2nd Battalion - 5th Dragoon Regiment - 450 men

2nd Interim Brigade
C co., D co. - 1st Marine Battalion - 200 men
1st Battalion - 33rd Infantry Regiment 1002 men
2nd Battalion - 33rd Infantry Regiment 1005 men
3rd Battalion - 33rd Infantry Regiment 1005 men
127th Artillery Battalion - 3 Foot Artillery Batteries, 1 Horse Artillery Battery
4th Battalion - 5th Dragoon Regiment - 445 men

3rd Interim Brigade
E co., F co. - 1st Marine Battalion - 200 men
1st Battalion - 44th Infantry Regiment - 1004 men
2nd Battalion - 44th Infantry Regiment - 1002 men
3rd Battalion - 44th Infantry Regiment - 1004 men
93rd Artillery Battalion - 3 Foot Artillery Batteries, 1 Horse Artillery Battery
1st Battalion - 5th Dragoon Regiment - 450 men

Artillery Battalion Breakdown
140 officers and men
four 6-pounder guns
two 8" howitzers
two 5.5" howitzers
two 10" mortars
multiple Congreve rocket launching frames
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Postby The Unified Isles » Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:33 am

Vangaziland wrote:I am into allies and such, so Victores, if you'd like to work with my Navy, that could be cool. We are also an isolationist Empire, but the Unified Isles ends up as a close ally. So we'll support Horatio in his mission. Here is my ORBAT so far. I may tweak it a little or a lot. Still lots to look into. It's the on paper number, be we won't be at 50 percent strength. It varies by unit and type of unit. The infantry battalions might be at 60-70 percent or less. The marines are all there... Artillery I'm still working on the math.. And I'd like to do something with the Navy.. Stay tuned.

1st Battle Group
A co., B co. - 1st Marine Battalion - 200 men
1st Battalion - 2nd Infantry Regiment 1005 men
2nd Battalion - 2nd Infantry Regiment 1002 men
3rd Battalion - 2nd Infantry Regiment 1007 men
219th Artillery Battalion - 3 Foot Artillery Batteries, 1 Horse Artillery Battery
2nd Battalion - 5th Dragoon Regiment - 850 men

2nd Battle Group
C co., D co. - 1st Marine Battalion - 200 men
1st Battalion - 33rd Infantry Regiment 1002 men
2nd Battalion - 33rd Infantry Regiment 1005 men
3rd Battalion - 33rd Infantry Regiment 1005 men
127th Artillery Battalion - 3 Foot Artillery Batteries, 1 Horse Artillery Battery
4th Battalion - 5th Dragoon Regiment - 845 men

3rd Battle Group
E co., F co. - 1st Marine Battalion - 200 men
1st Battalion - 44th Infantry Regiment - 1004 men
2nd Battalion - 44th Infantry Regiment - 1002 men
3rd Battalion - 44th Infantry Regiment - 1004 men
93rd Artillery Battalion - 3 Foot Artillery Batteries, 1 Horse Artillery Battery
1st Battalion - 5th Dragoon Regiment - 850 men


The numbers look good, though I need to make a few historical remarks (You need to know yourself if you want to change that stuff around, its mostly names):

- Cavalry (Even Dragoons who weren´t really considered Cavalry) didn´t had Battalions. They would normally deploy as full regiment, or as Squadrons (IIRC the Americans had Cavalry Battalions during the Civil War though, they just didn´t appear in Europe)
- "Battle Group" is too a very American term, I´d suggest calling them Brigades instead.

The Green Union wrote:Looks interesting. I suppose all the alliances are more or less identical in ethics and whatnot? Nothing specific we should know about the doctrines and civilizations themselves?

I would very much like to join in with this as my own nation, but it will be difficult to formulate a story for justification considering that my nation at this time wouldn't really care all that much about a massacre between small islands.

But maybe King Edward's death can be my motive. What kind of king was he? What did he accomplish in his lifetime?

Well:
- Horatio, compared to the others, wants to abolish the Feudal State of being and establish a United Absolutist State, which could be a sizeable power. He is also disliked by all other factions, because only he would profit from an Absolutist State.
- Edward (And by extension his wife) had about a dozen unsuccessful revolts against him in his lifetime, that´s his accomplishment
- The Jarls that support Anne are all basically hoping to hook up with her and get a bunch of legitimacy (Especially the Pirate King who has been running around since god-nows-when urging everyone to make him a real Jarl). The exception here is the Jarl of Wessex, who is her brother. Their father was actually the King (Charles II.) that came before Edward IV., Anne was taken by him as a tributary after he had taken the throne himself, killing Charles II. (Both her and her brother ended up hating Edward pretty much)
- The Northern Brothers have been conspiring against Edward for ages, and had done so against the Kings before him for a few decades now. All of their Jarldoms are strong economically and demographically, but they have all been astoundingly unsuccessful at politics or military affairs.
- With Alexander of Albany , it has something to do with his family history, the Albans were their one faction in every of the Isles thousand civil wars, but never managed to win anything (Making them hated with pretty much everyone).
- Oliver and Patrick hate each others guts, but they even more hate all the others. They both hail from a region that has been politically irrelevant (Nearly all Kings of the Isles had hailed from the Western Parts of the Isles) for centuries. For know they mostly want independence from any other crown, and would work together to do so. (They wouldn´t say no to the Crown if they could have it though)
- The Neutrals are all of mediocre influence, and basically just waiting who becomes the most powerful and then place their bits on them. The Problem is that the currently most powerful is Horatio, and as said: No Nobleman likes Horatio.

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Postby Vangaziland » Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:42 am

Thing is, they aren't Brigades because they have marines and are actually attached to the small force of Marines. A thing about Vangaziland is that it does have American style things. In this universe, maybe America took the term Battle Group from the Vangazi. That's how I think of NS, it doesn't have to be just like Earth's world. Now it may sound too modern, but what other term is there for a unit pieced together for a conflict?

I'll keep that in mind about the Dragoon units. Usually they would be deployed as one unit. But here we broke that unit down and split it between the groups.

I don't want Vangaziland to be too European. In NS, Europe doesn't exist, not like it does on Earth. So everything for me isn't tied to is this American or is this European. I take many elements to form Vannish. Remember, we are far and isolated. We don't have BCTs, so we tailored units from different brigades into deployable forces.

Now after the war, these may become Marine Brigades. But they aren't yet.

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Postby The Selkie » Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:55 am

Good evening,
I would like to participate as well, if possible. If anyone needs mercenaries, especially light cavalry, please give me a shout! Or, as the IC is concerned, contact the Mercenary Guild of Redruth.
The offers since last time haven't really changed, so that's mostly good to go.
I play PT, MT and a bit FT. I am into character-RPs.
My people are called the Selkie, the nation is usually called the Free Lands in MT-settings. Thanks.

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Postby The Unified Isles » Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:56 am

The Selkie wrote:Good evening,
I would like to participate as well, if possible. If anyone needs mercenaries, especially light cavalry, please give me a shout! Or, as the IC is concerned, contact the Mercenary Guild of Redruth.
The offers since last time haven't really changed, so that's mostly good to go.


Greetings than again ^^

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Postby The Selkie » Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:58 am

The Unified Isles wrote:
The Selkie wrote:Good evening,
I would like to participate as well, if possible. If anyone needs mercenaries, especially light cavalry, please give me a shout! Or, as the IC is concerned, contact the Mercenary Guild of Redruth.
The offers since last time haven't really changed, so that's mostly good to go.


Greetings than again ^^


I'm happy to be here - although the other one didn't really start, it was quite fun.
I play PT, MT and a bit FT. I am into character-RPs.
My people are called the Selkie, the nation is usually called the Free Lands in MT-settings. Thanks.

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Postby The Green Union » Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:14 pm

The Unified Isles wrote:Well:
- Horatio, compared to the others, wants to abolish the Feudal State of being and establish a United Absolutist State, which could be a sizeable power. He is also disliked by all other factions, because only he would profit from an Absolutist State.
- Edward (And by extension his wife) had about a dozen unsuccessful revolts against him in his lifetime, that´s his accomplishment
- The Jarls that support Anne are all basically hoping to hook up with her and get a bunch of legitimacy (Especially the Pirate King who has been running around since god-nows-when urging everyone to make him a real Jarl). The exception here is the Jarl of Wessex, who is her brother. Their father was actually the King (Charles II.) that came before Edward IV., Anne was taken by him as a tributary after he had taken the throne himself, killing Charles II. (Both her and her brother ended up hating Edward pretty much)
- The Northern Brothers have been conspiring against Edward for ages, and had done so against the Kings before him for a few decades now. All of their Jarldoms are strong economically and demographically, but they have all been astoundingly unsuccessful at politics or military affairs.
- With Alexander of Albany , it has something to do with his family history, the Albans were their one faction in every of the Isles thousand civil wars, but never managed to win anything (Making them hated with pretty much everyone).
- Oliver and Patrick hate each others guts, but they even more hate all the others. They both hail from a region that has been politically irrelevant (Nearly all Kings of the Isles had hailed from the Western Parts of the Isles) for centuries. For know they mostly want independence from any other crown, and would work together to do so. (They wouldn´t say no to the Crown if they could have it though)
- The Neutrals are all of mediocre influence, and basically just waiting who becomes the most powerful and then place their bits on them. The Problem is that the currently most powerful is Horatio, and as said: No Nobleman likes Horatio.

So the inevitable outcome is a victory for Horatio, who will Unite the Isles and create a country ruled solely by himself, in the same way as the English civil war unseated the monarch but placed someone else in his place that was essentially the same thing.

And the fated end for all the nobles who oppose Horatio is execution or some other form of death by the end?

Also, how long is this story expected to run?
A confederation of three nations and their Arctic territory, currently torn apart by competing interests.
Calendôr is in the GU heartland, located along the Green River. Francophone, it is the most urban nation. Dominated by boreal forests.
Urlistan covers the west coast and mouth of the Green River. English speaking, it is a rocky country based with industry and culture based around the sea. Currently under the control of the Arcadian Empire.
Arasland is a large northern landmass dominated by rocky forests and, above the treeline, tundra. Speaking several dialects of Emerstarian and Arcadian German, and culturally dominated by small family clans.

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Postby The Unified Isles » Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:20 pm

The Green Union wrote:So the inevitable outcome is a victory for Horatio, who will Unite the Isles and create a country ruled solely by himself, in the same way as the English civil war unseated the monarch but placed someone else in his place that was essentially the same thing.


Aye.

The Green Union wrote:And the fated end for all the nobles who oppose Horatio is execution or some other form of death by the end?


Not necessarily. He still needs the Nobles for his Legitimacy, but he will make sure to get rid of the most despicable ones.

The Green Union wrote:Also, how long is this story expected to run?


I always mentioned that Horatio was officially crowned and accepted as King by 1836, though we can switch this around if needed. My basic estimate is that the Civil War should maybe take a decade.

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Postby Kustgebied » Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:21 am

(after having a quick talk with The Unified Isles through telegram)

So, the idea of the Kustburgers and Isle'ish having a few wars beforehand seems like it has been made a plan. During Horatio's 2nd Revolt the Unified Kingdom of Kustgebied & Kevranow would definitely support the Northern Brothers in an attempt to destabilise the Isles.
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Postby Vangaziland » Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:25 am

Changed the term battle group to interim brigade. Battle Group is too naval. I might want to have my ships in battle groups, which I still need to add. I also cut the number of dragoons in half because we'd have to make room for horses in transit. But I like the idea of having the Dragoon regiment, with it's battalions attached to each interim brigade.

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Postby The Green Union » Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:33 am

The Green Union will commit a large naval force in support of Queen Anne, focused around the objective of completing specific missions to hamper the naval actions of other factions. The purpose for this commitment is mixed, but not unlike that of the Jarls, the thought being to expand The Green Union's influence with the creation of an alliance with a faction who relies heavily on naval strength (ie. a collection of islands) for protection.

The naval force consists of three battle columns, including one from the Loyalist Women's Navy. Ships are labeled in order of appearance in the column, and I will update this post accordingly when I come up with names for notable ships.

King's Column, Under Admiral Michael Wilson
-RLS Stormstalker, 3rd Rate Ship of The Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-4th Rate Frigate, 58 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-6th Rate Frigate, 32 guns

Sword Column, Under Admiral Joseph Greenwood
-RLS Trident, 3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-RLS Mosquito, Brig, 26 guns
-Sloop of War, 18 guns
-Sloop of War, 18 guns

Shield Column, Under Women's Admiral Alexia Stöckler
-RLS Ville de Himmelsdorf, 3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-4th Rate Frigate, 58 guns
-4th Rate Frigate, 58 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-RLS Red Archer, Rocket Ketch, 14 guns

Attached
-RLS Audacious, Razee, 48 guns
-Carronade Frigate, 24 guns
-Carronade Frigate, 24 guns
-Rocket Ketch, 14 guns
-Rocket Ketch, 14 guns
-Rocket Ketch, 14 guns
-Rocket Ketch, 14 guns
-Sloop of War, 18 guns
-Sloop of War, 18 guns
-Sloop of War, 18 guns
-Sloop of War, 18 guns

Note: Numbers of guns is based on the standard for that classification of ship. Ships vary slightly in guns and compliment, but for the sake of the RP the ships that are stated as the same class are all standardized.

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Postby The Unified Isles » Tue Jun 28, 2016 9:31 am

The Green Union wrote:The Green Union will commit a large naval force in support of Queen Anne, focused around the objective of completing specific missions to hamper the naval actions of other factions. The purpose for this commitment is mixed, but not unlike that of the Jarls, the thought being to expand The Green Union's influence with the creation of an alliance with a faction who relies heavily on naval strength (ie. a collection of islands) for protection.

The naval force consists of three battle columns, including one from the Loyalist Women's Navy. Ships are labeled in order of appearance in the column, and I will update this post accordingly when I come up with names for notable ships.

King's Column, Under Admiral Michael Wilson
-RLS Stormstalker, 3rd Rate Ship of The Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-4th Rate Frigate, 58 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-6th Rate Frigate, 32 guns

Sword Column, Under Admiral Joseph Greenwood
-RLS Trident, 3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-RLS Mosquito, Brig, 26 guns
-Sloop of War, 18 guns
-Sloop of War, 18 guns

Shield Column, Under Women's Admiral Alexia Stöckler
-RLS Ville de Himmelsdorf, 3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-3rd Rate Ship of the Line, 74 guns
-4th Rate Frigate, 58 guns
-4th Rate Frigate, 58 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-5th Rate Frigate, 48 guns
-RLS Red Archer, Rocket Ketch, 14 guns

Attached
-RLS Audacious, Razee, 48 guns
-Carronade Frigate, 24 guns
-Carronade Frigate, 24 guns
-Rocket Ketch, 14 guns
-Rocket Ketch, 14 guns
-Rocket Ketch, 14 guns
-Rocket Ketch, 14 guns
-Sloop of War, 18 guns
-Sloop of War, 18 guns
-Sloop of War, 18 guns
-Sloop of War, 18 guns

Note: Numbers of guns is based on the standard for that classification of ship. Ships vary slightly in guns and compliment, but for the sake of the RP the ships that are stated as the same class are all standardized.

The RLS Stormstalker cannot be sunk or taken when the RP ends, or have sustained serious damage. This is a ship that is important to my nation's history, and is intended to still be in existence as a museum ship in modern times.


Cool^^ I´ll create an IC Thread tomorrow if nobody minds anymore ?

@Selkia I´ll probably have one of the remaining factions without a lot of support bolster there numbers up with a few of your mercenaries.

@Kustgebied Could you provide a composition for the force you are submitting ?
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Postby The Selkie » Tue Jun 28, 2016 9:37 am

The Unified Isles wrote:[...]
@Selkia I´ll probably have one of the remaining factions without a lot of support bolster there numbers up with a few of your mercenaries.

[...]


Sounds good to me. About how many men are we talking about?
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Postby The Unified Isles » Tue Jun 28, 2016 9:46 am

The Selkie wrote:
The Unified Isles wrote:[...]
@Selkia I´ll probably have one of the remaining factions without a lot of support bolster there numbers up with a few of your mercenaries.

[...]


Sounds good to me. About how many men are we talking about?


Drawing from the Info you gave on your post at my last attempt, I´m assuming a few hundred acting mainly as a sort of Vedette.

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Postby Kustgebied » Tue Jun 28, 2016 9:51 am

Any tips for creating it?
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