Guns, Drums and Steel [OOC|Open]

[Costa Fierro]

So am I good to go now?

[Mesrane]

So am I good to go now?

Minor note: Safavid Persia was never Safavid Persia, but that is as I said a minor note. I'm just nitpicking.

[Sveltlana]

Generic Info
Nation Name: The Iberian League
Symbols: Bandera, Escudo, Himno Nacional
Homeland Population: 21,194,100
Imperial Population: 32,785,100
Location/Claims: Here we go.
Capital City: Madrid
Castilla: Toledo
Aragón: Barcelona
Portugal: Lisboa
Navarra: Pamplona

Government Info
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Brief Explanation of Government: The League (La Liga or La Mancomunidad) is a Commonwealth bridging the distinct regions of the Iberian Peninsula and granting each region a significant amount of autonomy when compared to true unitary states. Still, The League is not a collection of states — after all, it was brought about by the personal unions accrued by Charles V's predecessors prior to the Golden Days of the Spanish Empire. The most powerful regions include Castile, León, Barcelona, Valencia, Aragón, and Andalucía. The League is ruled by a monarch who abides by the so-called Constitution of Cadiz, the most liberal constitution of its time when drafted in 1814. Although still in use, the Constitution has seen several important changes, including the abolition of slavery in all lands occupied by the League.
Ideology: Pan-Iberianism, Classical liberalism, Laissez-faire, Imperialism
Leader/s:
State: Rey Próximo I de Saboya-Trastámara
Government: PM José Antonio García Cárdenas

Population Info
Brief Description of your people: Iberians is only the term applied to those of Iberia – there are multiple ethnic groups in the peninsula that make Iberia one of the most diverse countries in Europe. The dominant group is the Castilian, which speaks the eponymous language, which has grown to absorb other groups such as the Leonese-Asturian and the Aragonese.
Religion: Catholic
Ethnicity: Iberian
Main/Accepted Culture(s): Aragonese, Asturian, Castilian, Catalan
Other Cultures: Basque, Galician, Portuguese

Military Info
Army: The Army (Cas.: Ejército de Tierra, lit. "Army of the Ground"), is a comparatively small and underfunded force. Nevertheless, it is effective in its purpose to militarily represent the interests of Iberia. This is enforced both through maintaining a powerful yet neutral military presence in the peninsula and a strong hold in the colonial holdings of Iberia. The Army is divided into two distinct groups: the Ministry of War (Ministerio de la Guerra) and the General Staff (Cuartel General).

In terms of structure: 2 Battalions per Regiment (regiments are roughly 3.000), 5 Regiments per Division; several divisions per corps

1. Real Cuerpo de Granaderos, Madrid — 13.000
2. Ejército Central Castillense, Toledo – 36.000
3. Ejército Meridional Sevillano, Seville – 15.000
4. Ejército de Vasconia – 45.000
5. Ejército del Norte, Barcelona – 45.000
6. Ejército del Occidente, Santiago – 18.000
7. Real Ejército Portugués, Lisbon – 18.000
8. Ejército Expedicionario de los Marruecos, Morocco – 21.000
9. Ejército Colonial de Cuba de la Habana, Cuba – 12.000
10. Ejército Colonial de Las Filipinas, Philippines – 9.000
11. Ejército Colonial de Sudáfrica de Magallanes, South Africa – 12.000

Total: 244.000
Approximately 0.81% of the Imperial Population

After full mobilisation, the Spanish Army would number around 1.5 million individuals, or 5% of the Imperial Population, including the Standing Army. However, an invasion would put many thousands of Guerillas in the Iberian shrub, making an invasion of the country an excessively difficult (as Napoleon found out!) task.

Division Structure

• Regimiento de Infantería
• Regimiento de Infantería
• Regimiento de Infantería
• Regimiento de Caballería
• Regimiento de Artillería

Navy: The Navy (Cas.: La Armada) is a powerful and wieldy tool and the chief instrument by which Iberia once more attempts to build an empire anew. The Navy is well-funded, and there are projects in place to further modernise the fleet according to the latest British fashion. The Iberian Fleet is one of the largest in the world, The Navy is divided into the Ministry of Warfare (Ministerio de Guerra) and the Royal Admiralty (Real Almirantazgo).

1. Escuadrón Rojo, Cádiz
   
   • First Rate, Flagship: Mauricio I de Saboya y Trastámara
   • 6 other ships of the line:
     
     • Lonjoria
     • Fernando de Magallanes
     • El Trastámara
     • Melchor de Ocampo
     • El Visigodo
     • El Oviedo
   • 21 frigates
   • Support ships
2. Escuadrón Púrpura, Barcelona
   
   • First Rate, Flagship: Santiago de Compostela
   • 3 other ships of the line
     
     • Hércules
     • La Trinidad
     • El Héroe de Asturias
   • 14 frigates
   • Support ships
3. Escuadrón Verde, Lisboa
   
   • First Rate, Flagship: El Invierno
   • 2 other ships of the line
     
     • El Castigo de Barrabás
     • El Almirante Cárdenas
   • 13 frigates
   • Support ships
4. Flota de Transportes de la Havana
5. Flota de Transportes de las Filipinas

Other Info
Brief Description of your Economy: Much of the Iberian economy is focused around agriculture. Whether it be wheat in the heartland, the 'Sea of Castile', or Sugar and Coffee in the Colonies. There is limited industry in the Iberian Peninsula, as coal and other resources necessary for it are limited to very specific areas. More importantly, the industrial revolution has brought the railroad to Iberia, which has been generously installed throughout the realm with the effect that Iberia has, after France, Britain and Prussia, the longest system of rails in Europe. The League suffers little from inflation, and debt is also at a relatively low level.
Goals: Build a large navy, strike a non-aggression treaty with France, stay on good terms with Britain, maintain neutrality in Europe while building an Empire in Asia and Africa.
History:
The so-called 'Spanish Marriage' between second-cousins Enrique IV Trastámara and Juana de Trastámara-Terruel first united the Iberian Peninsula since the days of the Visigoths in the form of the rule of both Kingdoms from a seat in Toledo. The marriage, which occurred in 1469, produced numerous heirs. From Joanna the Mad of Castile, 'Juana la Loca', was born Charles V, who would rise to establish Castile-Aragón as a powerful and influential power in Europe, and subsequently merge both crowns into the Spanish Empire. The Spanish Empire would forge one of the largest and richest realms in history, acquiring enormous swathes of land throughout the Americas with the use of fire and sword.

So began the Golden Age of Spain, 'La Era Dorada'. From 1520 to 1660, Spain was the unchallenged premier power of Europe, and literature, the arts, architecture, and technological progress flourished throughout the land in a manner through both Spanish innovation but also through the reaping of the benefits of the Italian Renaissance. Spanish Tercios, terrible in battle and more disciplined than an iron gauntlet, soon became famous as the most powerful force in Europe.

Charles V's death saw Philip I rise to power. However, he died of illness before providing any suitable heirs — thus a fumble between Spanish noblemen for the crown began. Ruler after ruler, squabbling would occur to such an extent that the monarchy ceased to be hereditary for a period of time. Several important families dominated Spain during this time period: the Noyan, Préstamo, Escaldona and De Andujar families are the ones most worth noting. This time period is known as the Age of the Thousand Crowns, 'La era de las mil coronas'.

By keeping neutral during the Thirty Years' War despite Spain's catholic legacy, the Empire lost much of its international standing as the arbitrator of Europe. It could be said that, by 1700, the French, British, and Austrian realms had once more risen and surpassed Spain in terms of international standing. The rapid extraction of Silver caused a severe crisis of inflation in 1710, which was only rescued through the exportation of large quantities of the precious material. Still, Spain, despite being a mostly agricultural country, remained one of the richest in Europe.

In 1720, the Trastámara family once more gained power, ending almost 200 years of non-hereditary monarchy. Under consecutive rulers, the Spanish Empire continued growing at a reasonable pace until the Napoleonic Wars disturbed the peace in Europe. Emperor Ulisés II seized the momentum and invaded France in 1797, only to be defeated decisively at Bourdeaux in 1798 and suffer further calamitous defeats at Toulouse and Montpellier. Spain did not directly join the Napoleonic Wars again until it was invaded in 1806.

In 1806, Napoleon made the decision to invade Spain. The Spanish Army readied itself across the passes over the Pyrenees, successfully stopping a French incursion against San Sebastián during the Spring but failing to stop a French invasion of Catalonia. The French armies went as far east as Zaragoza and as far south as Castellón. However, Spanish Guerillas ensured that maintaining the Grande Armeé supplied would be a problem, and the superior Spanish Navy deterred the supplying of the army from the sea. Realising that so-called 'Guerilla warfare' would eventually whither down his army to a point of ineffectiveness, Napoleon withdrew most of his forces throughout 1808 and applied them against Austria and Russia in later campaigns.

After the failed invasion of Russia in 1812, Spain would once again join with the Allied forces and invade France from the South. With most of France's troops occupied in the East, Spain scored victories in the South and occupied much of the areas south of Bourdeaux before a peace was struck in 1813. Napoleon's return would see these gains reversed, and until the Battle of Waterloo in 1814, Spain remained on the defensive.

During this age of turbulence, many of Spain's colonies revolted against Spanish rule. The war had also been taxing on the colonies, and Spain was forced to draft more and more colonists over time to fuel the war effort. Most of the insurgent colonies rebelled from 1808 onwards, but many consummated their independence in 1814 and 1815 as nearly all of Spain's resources were employed on the fight against France.

Things took a turn for the better in the Congress of Vienna, where Spain received a considerable boost to its power. Given that Spain would grant internal autonomy to its individual component regions, Portugal was included in Spain in 1815 and the Spanish Empire was dissolved in favour of the Iberian League. As an act of goodwill, the Trastámara family and the Braganza family entered a royal marriage celebrated at the Cathedral of Burgos in 1816.

However, tragedy would strike in 1819 — the royal couple and their three children were assassinated by Republican radicals while visiting the centre of Madrid. The conspirators planted several bombs at a bend in the street, and managed to stop the royal carriage for long enough that the bombs were detonated from under the royal family. The closest heir to the throne was a Di Savoia, a certain Maurizio who was currently a prince in Piedmont. He accepted the throne of Spain and acceded to the throne as Mauricio I de Saboya y Trastámara, using both his first and second last name (his mother was Spanish) in his royal title.

By 1821, all of Iberia's former colonies in the Americas with the notable exception of Cuba had become wholly independent. The Iberian League now focused its resources internally — Mauricio I's son, Mauricio II, would work extensively on reducing the massive debts incurred by Spain in the Napoleonic Wars. Soon, however, expenditure rose again — with the rise of Enrique II de Saboya y Trastámara to power. Known as 'The Admiral', (El Almirante), he would refurbish the Iberian Navy to such a massive extent that even during his reign the Iberian Navy rose as a force that could hold its own. He argued that the key for Iberian return to power was the construction of a Second Colonial Empire in the Africas and Asia, and this venture would be backed militarily by the fleet.

Thus, Iberia in the present fosters good relations with all of its neighbours, from Britain to France and to Northern Italy, the fatherland of the League's rulers. The Navy continues its skyward expansion, and Iberia focuses its gaze eastwards, where the riches of Africa and Asia beckon.

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[The Kingdom of Glitter]

Generic Info
Nation Name: The Iberian League
Symbols: Bandera, Escudo, Himno Nacional
Homeland Population: 21,194,100
Imperial Population: 32,785,100
Location/Claims: Here we go.
Capital City: Madrid
Castilla: Toledo
Aragón: Barcelona
Portugal: Lisboa
Navarra: Pamplona

Government Info
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Brief Explanation of Government: The League (La Liga or La Mancomunidad) is a Commonwealth bridging the distinct regions of the Iberian Peninsula and granting each region a significant amount of autonomy when compared to true unitary states. Still, The League is not a collection of states — after all, it was brought about by the personal unions accrued by Charles V's predecessors prior to the Golden Days of the Spanish Empire. The most powerful regions include Castile, León, Barcelona, Valencia, Aragón, and Andalucía. The League is ruled by a monarch who abides by the so-called Constitution of Cadiz, the most liberal constitution of its time when drafted in 1814. Although still in use, the Constitution has seen several important changes, including the abolition of slavery in all lands occupied by the League.
Ideology: Pan-Iberianism, Classical liberalism, Laissez-faire, Imperialism
Leader/s:
State: Rey Próximo II de Saboya-Trastámara
Government: PM José Antonio García Cárdenas

Population Info
Brief Description of your people: Iberians is only the term applied to those of Iberia – there are multiple ethnic groups in the peninsula that make Iberia one of the most diverse countries in Europe. The dominant group is the Castilian, which speaks the eponymous language, which has grown to absorb other groups such as the Leonese-Asturian and the Aragonese.
Religion: Catholic
Ethnicity: Iberian
Main/Accepted Culture(s): Aragonese, Asturian, Castilian, Catalan
Other Cultures: Basque, Galician, Portuguese

Military Info
Army: The Army (Cas.: Ejército de Tierra, lit. "Army of the Ground"), is a comparatively small and underfunded force. Nevertheless, it is effective in its purpose to militarily represent the interests of Iberia. This is enforced both through maintaining a powerful yet neutral military presence in the peninsula and a strong hold in the colonial holdings of Iberia. The Army is divided into two distinct groups: the Ministry of War (Ministerio de la Guerra) and the General Staff (Cuartel General).

In terms of structure: 2 Battalions per Regiment (regiments are roughly 3.000), 5 Regiments per Division; several divisions per corps

1. Real Cuerpo de Granaderos, Madrid — 13.000
2. Ejército Central Castillense, Toledo – 36.000
3. Ejército Meridional Sevillano, Seville – 15.000
4. Ejército de Vasconia – 45.000
5. Ejército del Norte, Barcelona – 45.000
6. Ejército del Occidente, Santiago – 18.000
7. Real Ejército Portugués, Lisbon – 18.000
8. Ejército Expedicionario de los Marruecos, Morocco – 21.000
9. Ejército Colonial de Cuba de la Habana, Cuba – 12.000
10. Ejército Colonial de Las Filipinas, Philippines – 9.000
11. Ejército Colonial de Sudáfrica de Magallanes, South Africa – 12.000

Total: 244.000
Approximately 0.81% of the Imperial Population

After full mobilisation, the Spanish Army would number around 1.5 million individuals, or 5% of the Imperial Population, including the Standing Army. However, an invasion would put many thousands of Guerillas in the Iberian shrub, making an invasion of the country an excessively difficult (as Napoleon found out!) task.

Division Structure

• Regimiento de Infantería
• Regimiento de Infantería
• Regimiento de Infantería
• Regimiento de Caballería
• Regimiento de Artillería

Navy: The Navy (Cas.: La Armada) is a powerful and wieldy tool and the chief instrument by which Iberia once more attempts to build an empire anew. The Navy is well-funded, and there are projects in place to further modernise the fleet according to the latest British fashion. The Iberian Fleet is one of the largest in the world, The Navy is divided into the Ministry of Warfare (Ministerio de Guerra) and the Royal Admiralty (Real Almirantazgo).

1. Escuadrón Rojo, Cádiz
   
   • First Rate, Flagship: Mauricio I de Saboya y Trastámara
   • 6 other ships of the line:
     
     • Lonjoria
     • Fernando de Magallanes
     • El Trastámara
     • Melchor de Ocampo
     • El Visigodo
     • El Oviedo
   • 21 frigates
   • Support ships
2. Escuadrón Púrpura, Barcelona
   
   • First Rate, Flagship: Santiago de Compostela
   • 3 other ships of the line
     
     • Hércules
     • La Trinidad
     • El Héroe de Asturias
   • 14 frigates
   • Support ships
3. Escuadrón Verde, Lisboa
   
   • First Rate, Flagship: El Invierno
   • 2 other ships of the line
     
     • El Castigo de Barrabás
     • El Almirante Cárdenas
   • 13 frigates
   • Support ships
4. Flota de Transportes de la Havana
5. Flota de Transportes de las Filipinas

Other Info
Brief Description of your Economy: Much of the Iberian economy is focused around agriculture. Whether it be wheat in the heartland, the 'Sea of Castile', or Sugar and Coffee in the Colonies. There is limited industry in the Iberian Peninsula, as coal and other resources necessary for it are limited to very specific areas. More importantly, the industrial revolution has brought the railroad to Iberia, which has been generously installed throughout the realm with the effect that Iberia has, after France, Britain and Prussia, the longest system of rails in Europe. The League suffers little from inflation, and debt is also at a relatively low level.
Goals: Build a large navy, strike a non-aggression treaty with France, stay on good terms with Britain, maintain neutrality in Europe while building an Empire in Asia and Africa.
History:
The so-called 'Spanish Marriage' between second-cousins Enrique IV Trastámara and Juana de Trastámara-Terruel first united the Iberian Peninsula since the days of the Visigoths in the form of the rule of both Kingdoms from a seat in Toledo. The marriage, which occurred in 1469, produced numerous heirs. From Joanna the Mad of Castile, 'Juana la Loca', was born Charles V, who would rise to establish Castile-Aragón as a powerful and influential power in Europe, and subsequently merge both crowns into the Spanish Empire. The Spanish Empire would forge one of the largest and richest realms in history, acquiring enormous swathes of land throughout the Americas with the use of fire and sword.

So began the Golden Age of Spain, 'La Era Dorada'. From 1520 to 1660, Spain was the unchallenged premier power of Europe, and literature, the arts, architecture, and technological progress flourished throughout the land in a manner through both Spanish innovation but also through the reaping of the benefits of the Italian Renaissance. Spanish Tercios, terrible in battle and more disciplined than an iron gauntlet, soon became famous as the most powerful force in Europe.

Charles V's death saw Philip I rise to power. However, he died of illness before providing any suitable heirs — thus a fumble between Spanish noblemen for the crown began. Ruler after ruler, squabbling would occur to such an extent that the monarchy ceased to be hereditary for a period of time. Several important families dominated Spain during this time period: the Noyan, Préstamo, Escaldona and De Andujar families are the ones most worth noting. This time period is known as the Age of the Thousand Crowns, 'La era de las mil coronas'.

By keeping neutral during the Thirty Years' War despite Spain's catholic legacy, the Empire lost much of its international standing as the arbitrator of Europe. It could be said that, by 1700, the French, British, and Austrian realms had once more risen and surpassed Spain in terms of international standing. The rapid extraction of Silver caused a severe crisis of inflation in 1710, which was only rescued through the exportation of large quantities of the precious material. Still, Spain, despite being a mostly agricultural country, remained one of the richest in Europe.

In 1720, the Trastámara family once more gained power, ending almost 200 years of non-hereditary monarchy. Under consecutive rulers, the Spanish Empire continued growing at a reasonable pace until the Napoleonic Wars disturbed the peace in Europe. Emperor Ulisés II seized the momentum and invaded France in 1797, only to be defeated decisively at Bourdeaux in 1798 and suffer further calamitous defeats at Toulouse and Montpellier. Spain did not directly join the Napoleonic Wars again until it was invaded in 1806.

In 1806, Napoleon made the decision to invade Spain. The Spanish Army readied itself across the passes over the Pyrenees, successfully stopping a French incursion against San Sebastián during the Spring but failing to stop a French invasion of Catalonia. The French armies went as far east as Zaragoza and as far south as Castellón. However, Spanish Guerillas ensured that maintaining the Grande Armeé supplied would be a problem, and the superior Spanish Navy deterred the supplying of the army from the sea. Realising that so-called 'Guerilla warfare' would eventually whither down his army to a point of ineffectiveness, Napoleon withdrew most of his forces throughout 1808 and applied them against Austria and Russia in later campaigns.

After the failed invasion of Russia in 1812, Spain would once again join with the Allied forces and invade France from the South. With most of France's troops occupied in the East, Spain scored victories in the South and occupied much of the areas south of Bourdeaux before a peace was struck in 1813. Napoleon's return would see these gains reversed, and until the Battle of Waterloo in 1814, Spain remained on the defensive.

During this age of turbulence, many of Spain's colonies revolted against Spanish rule. The war had also been taxing on the colonies, and Spain was forced to draft more and more colonists over time to fuel the war effort. Most of the insurgent colonies rebelled from 1808 onwards, but many consummated their independence in 1814 and 1815 as nearly all of Spain's resources were employed on the fight against France.

Things took a turn for the better in the Congress of Vienna, where Spain received a considerable boost to its power. Given that Spain would grant internal autonomy to its individual component regions, Portugal was included in Spain in 1815 and the Spanish Empire was dissolved in favour of the Iberian League. As an act of goodwill, the Trastámara family and the Braganza family entered a royal marriage celebrated at the Cathedral of Burgos in 1816.

However, tragedy would strike in 1819 — the royal couple and their three children were assassinated by Republican radicals while visiting the centre of Madrid. The conspirators planted several bombs at a bend in the street, and managed to stop the royal carriage for long enough that the bombs were detonated from under the royal family. The closest heir to the throne was a Di Savoia, a certain Maurizio who was currently a prince in Piedmont. He accepted the throne of Spain and acceded to the throne as Mauricio I de Saboya y Trastámara, using both his first and second last name (his mother was Spanish) in his royal title.

By 1821, all of Iberia's former colonies in the Americas with the notable exception of Cuba had become wholly independent. The Iberian League now focused its resources internally — Mauricio I's son, Mauricio II, would work extensively on reducing the massive debts incurred by Spain in the Napoleonic Wars. Soon, however, expenditure rose again — with the rise of Enrique II de Saboya y Trastámara to power. Known as 'The Admiral', (El Almirante), he would refurbish the Iberian Navy to such a massive extent that even during his reign the Iberian Navy rose as a force that could hold its own. He argued that the key for Iberian return to power was the construction of a Second Colonial Empire in the Africas and Asia, and this venture would be backed militarily by the fleet.

Thus, Iberia in the present fosters good relations with all of its neighbours, from Britain to France and to Northern Italy, the fatherland of the League's rulers. The Navy continues its skyward expansion, and Iberia focuses its gaze eastwards, where the riches of Africa and Asia beckon.

RP Sample: Will provide if asked for.
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Accepted

[The Union of Courland]

Glit, did you already tell everyone I allowed you to use my troops? Also, I wrote a response to your last post.

[The Kingdom of Glitter]

Glit, did you already tell everyone I allowed you to use my troops? Also, I wrote a response to your last post.

fak I forgot to add that spoiler.

Also, love the references.

[The Union of Courland]

Glit, did you already tell everyone I allowed you to use my troops? Also, I wrote a response to your last post.

fak I forgot to add that spoiler.

Also, love the references.

I never can remember the whole rant, so I just put little parts.

[Elepis]

Generic Info
Nation Name: The Iberian League
Symbols: Bandera, Escudo, Himno Nacional
Homeland Population: 21,194,100
Imperial Population: 32,785,100
Location/Claims: Here we go.
Capital City: Madrid
Castilla: Toledo
Aragón: Barcelona
Portugal: Lisboa
Navarra: Pamplona

Government Info
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Brief Explanation of Government: The League (La Liga or La Mancomunidad) is a Commonwealth bridging the distinct regions of the Iberian Peninsula and granting each region a significant amount of autonomy when compared to true unitary states. Still, The League is not a collection of states — after all, it was brought about by the personal unions accrued by Charles V's predecessors prior to the Golden Days of the Spanish Empire. The most powerful regions include Castile, León, Barcelona, Valencia, Aragón, and Andalucía. The League is ruled by a monarch who abides by the so-called Constitution of Cadiz, the most liberal constitution of its time when drafted in 1814. Although still in use, the Constitution has seen several important changes, including the abolition of slavery in all lands occupied by the League.
Ideology: Pan-Iberianism, Classical liberalism, Laissez-faire, Imperialism
Leader/s:
State: Rey Próximo II de Saboya-Trastámara
Government: PM José Antonio García Cárdenas

Population Info
Brief Description of your people: Iberians is only the term applied to those of Iberia – there are multiple ethnic groups in the peninsula that make Iberia one of the most diverse countries in Europe. The dominant group is the Castilian, which speaks the eponymous language, which has grown to absorb other groups such as the Leonese-Asturian and the Aragonese.
Religion: Catholic
Ethnicity: Iberian
Main/Accepted Culture(s): Aragonese, Asturian, Castilian, Catalan
Other Cultures: Basque, Galician, Portuguese

Military Info
Army: The Army (Cas.: Ejército de Tierra, lit. "Army of the Ground"), is a comparatively small and underfunded force. Nevertheless, it is effective in its purpose to militarily represent the interests of Iberia. This is enforced both through maintaining a powerful yet neutral military presence in the peninsula and a strong hold in the colonial holdings of Iberia. The Army is divided into two distinct groups: the Ministry of War (Ministerio de la Guerra) and the General Staff (Cuartel General).

In terms of structure: 2 Battalions per Regiment (regiments are roughly 3.000), 5 Regiments per Division; several divisions per corps

1. Real Cuerpo de Granaderos, Madrid — 13.000
2. Ejército Central Castillense, Toledo – 36.000
3. Ejército Meridional Sevillano, Seville – 15.000
4. Ejército de Vasconia – 45.000
5. Ejército del Norte, Barcelona – 45.000
6. Ejército del Occidente, Santiago – 18.000
7. Real Ejército Portugués, Lisbon – 18.000
8. Ejército Expedicionario de los Marruecos, Morocco – 21.000
9. Ejército Colonial de Cuba de la Habana, Cuba – 12.000
10. Ejército Colonial de Las Filipinas, Philippines – 9.000
11. Ejército Colonial de Sudáfrica de Magallanes, South Africa – 12.000

Total: 244.000
Approximately 0.81% of the Imperial Population

After full mobilisation, the Spanish Army would number around 1.5 million individuals, or 5% of the Imperial Population, including the Standing Army. However, an invasion would put many thousands of Guerillas in the Iberian shrub, making an invasion of the country an excessively difficult (as Napoleon found out!) task.

Division Structure

• Regimiento de Infantería
• Regimiento de Infantería
• Regimiento de Infantería
• Regimiento de Caballería
• Regimiento de Artillería

Navy: The Navy (Cas.: La Armada) is a powerful and wieldy tool and the chief instrument by which Iberia once more attempts to build an empire anew. The Navy is well-funded, and there are projects in place to further modernise the fleet according to the latest British fashion. The Iberian Fleet is one of the largest in the world, The Navy is divided into the Ministry of Warfare (Ministerio de Guerra) and the Royal Admiralty (Real Almirantazgo).

1. Escuadrón Rojo, Cádiz
   
   • First Rate, Flagship: Mauricio I de Saboya y Trastámara
   • 6 other ships of the line:
     
     • Lonjoria
     • Fernando de Magallanes
     • El Trastámara
     • Melchor de Ocampo
     • El Visigodo
     • El Oviedo
   • 21 frigates
   • Support ships
2. Escuadrón Púrpura, Barcelona
   
   • First Rate, Flagship: Santiago de Compostela
   • 3 other ships of the line
     
     • Hércules
     • La Trinidad
     • El Héroe de Asturias
   • 14 frigates
   • Support ships
3. Escuadrón Verde, Lisboa
   
   • First Rate, Flagship: El Invierno
   • 2 other ships of the line
     
     • El Castigo de Barrabás
     • El Almirante Cárdenas
   • 13 frigates
   • Support ships
4. Flota de Transportes de la Havana
5. Flota de Transportes de las Filipinas

Other Info
Brief Description of your Economy: Much of the Iberian economy is focused around agriculture. Whether it be wheat in the heartland, the 'Sea of Castile', or Sugar and Coffee in the Colonies. There is limited industry in the Iberian Peninsula, as coal and other resources necessary for it are limited to very specific areas. More importantly, the industrial revolution has brought the railroad to Iberia, which has been generously installed throughout the realm with the effect that Iberia has, after France, Britain and Prussia, the longest system of rails in Europe. The League suffers little from inflation, and debt is also at a relatively low level.
Goals: Build a large navy, strike a non-aggression treaty with France, stay on good terms with Britain, maintain neutrality in Europe while building an Empire in Asia and Africa.
History:
The so-called 'Spanish Marriage' between second-cousins Enrique IV Trastámara and Juana de Trastámara-Terruel first united the Iberian Peninsula since the days of the Visigoths in the form of the rule of both Kingdoms from a seat in Toledo. The marriage, which occurred in 1469, produced numerous heirs. From Joanna the Mad of Castile, 'Juana la Loca', was born Charles V, who would rise to establish Castile-Aragón as a powerful and influential power in Europe, and subsequently merge both crowns into the Spanish Empire. The Spanish Empire would forge one of the largest and richest realms in history, acquiring enormous swathes of land throughout the Americas with the use of fire and sword.

So began the Golden Age of Spain, 'La Era Dorada'. From 1520 to 1660, Spain was the unchallenged premier power of Europe, and literature, the arts, architecture, and technological progress flourished throughout the land in a manner through both Spanish innovation but also through the reaping of the benefits of the Italian Renaissance. Spanish Tercios, terrible in battle and more disciplined than an iron gauntlet, soon became famous as the most powerful force in Europe.

Charles V's death saw Philip I rise to power. However, he died of illness before providing any suitable heirs — thus a fumble between Spanish noblemen for the crown began. Ruler after ruler, squabbling would occur to such an extent that the monarchy ceased to be hereditary for a period of time. Several important families dominated Spain during this time period: the Noyan, Préstamo, Escaldona and De Andujar families are the ones most worth noting. This time period is known as the Age of the Thousand Crowns, 'La era de las mil coronas'.

By keeping neutral during the Thirty Years' War despite Spain's catholic legacy, the Empire lost much of its international standing as the arbitrator of Europe. It could be said that, by 1700, the French, British, and Austrian realms had once more risen and surpassed Spain in terms of international standing. The rapid extraction of Silver caused a severe crisis of inflation in 1710, which was only rescued through the exportation of large quantities of the precious material. Still, Spain, despite being a mostly agricultural country, remained one of the richest in Europe.

In 1720, the Trastámara family once more gained power, ending almost 200 years of non-hereditary monarchy. Under consecutive rulers, the Spanish Empire continued growing at a reasonable pace until the Napoleonic Wars disturbed the peace in Europe. Emperor Ulisés II seized the momentum and invaded France in 1797, only to be defeated decisively at Bourdeaux in 1798 and suffer further calamitous defeats at Toulouse and Montpellier. Spain did not directly join the Napoleonic Wars again until it was invaded in 1806.

In 1806, Napoleon made the decision to invade Spain. The Spanish Army readied itself across the passes over the Pyrenees, successfully stopping a French incursion against San Sebastián during the Spring but failing to stop a French invasion of Catalonia. The French armies went as far east as Zaragoza and as far south as Castellón. However, Spanish Guerillas ensured that maintaining the Grande Armeé supplied would be a problem, and the superior Spanish Navy deterred the supplying of the army from the sea. Realising that so-called 'Guerilla warfare' would eventually whither down his army to a point of ineffectiveness, Napoleon withdrew most of his forces throughout 1808 and applied them against Austria and Russia in later campaigns.

After the failed invasion of Russia in 1812, Spain would once again join with the Allied forces and invade France from the South. With most of France's troops occupied in the East, Spain scored victories in the South and occupied much of the areas south of Bourdeaux before a peace was struck in 1813. Napoleon's return would see these gains reversed, and until the Battle of Waterloo in 1814, Spain remained on the defensive.

During this age of turbulence, many of Spain's colonies revolted against Spanish rule. The war had also been taxing on the colonies, and Spain was forced to draft more and more colonists over time to fuel the war effort. Most of the insurgent colonies rebelled from 1808 onwards, but many consummated their independence in 1814 and 1815 as nearly all of Spain's resources were employed on the fight against France.

Things took a turn for the better in the Congress of Vienna, where Spain received a considerable boost to its power. Given that Spain would grant internal autonomy to its individual component regions, Portugal was included in Spain in 1815 and the Spanish Empire was dissolved in favour of the Iberian League. As an act of goodwill, the Trastámara family and the Braganza family entered a royal marriage celebrated at the Cathedral of Burgos in 1816.

However, tragedy would strike in 1819 — the royal couple and their three children were assassinated by Republican radicals while visiting the centre of Madrid. The conspirators planted several bombs at a bend in the street, and managed to stop the royal carriage for long enough that the bombs were detonated from under the royal family. The closest heir to the throne was a Di Savoia, a certain Maurizio who was currently a prince in Piedmont. He accepted the throne of Spain and acceded to the throne as Mauricio I de Saboya y Trastámara, using both his first and second last name (his mother was Spanish) in his royal title.

By 1821, all of Iberia's former colonies in the Americas with the notable exception of Cuba had become wholly independent. The Iberian League now focused its resources internally — Mauricio I's son, Mauricio II, would work extensively on reducing the massive debts incurred by Spain in the Napoleonic Wars. Soon, however, expenditure rose again — with the rise of Enrique II de Saboya y Trastámara to power. Known as 'The Admiral', (El Almirante), he would refurbish the Iberian Navy to such a massive extent that even during his reign the Iberian Navy rose as a force that could hold its own. He argued that the key for Iberian return to power was the construction of a Second Colonial Empire in the Africas and Asia, and this venture would be backed militarily by the fleet.

Thus, Iberia in the present fosters good relations with all of its neighbours, from Britain to France and to Northern Italy, the fatherland of the League's rulers. The Navy continues its skyward expansion, and Iberia focuses its gaze eastwards, where the riches of Africa and Asia beckon.

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You another Hapsburg?

[The Kingdom of Glitter]

Nu. Iberia is of glorious di Savoia *evil grin*

[Elepis]

Nu. Iberia is of glorious di Savoia *evil grin*

You may have won in the Papal States but you will face a tougher task with Sicily, mark my words...

[Elepis]

Siam can into Austria.

Austria cant even into Austria

Sardinia can't even in to Italy, literally, over half of it is not Sardinia

[The Kingdom of Glitter]

Nu. Iberia is of glorious di Savoia *evil grin*

You may have won in the Papal States but you will face a tougher task with Sicily, mark my words...

I mean considering the Sicilies pretty much collapses to an army of a few thousand volunteers I'll be fine.

Austria cant even into Austria

Sardinia can't even in to Italy, literally, over half of it is not Sardinia

You say this after:
1. I stole Lombaria, Verona, and Padua from you.
2. Annexed the Habsburgh states of central Italy
3. Annexed Umbria and Marche.

The majority of Italy is under my rule. Besides, I'm the North Italian Confederation. So Sardinia did just fine into the nation it actually formed.

[Elepis]

You may have won in the Papal States but you will face a tougher task with Sicily, mark my words...

I mean considering the Sicilies pretty much collapses to an army of a few thousand volunteers I'll be fine.

Sardinia can't even in to Italy, literally, over half of it is not Sardinia

Austria shall train the army and invest in the people. If you attack Sicily, you will be attacking areas of Austrian economic and strategic importance.

You say this after:
1. I stole Lombaria, Verona, and Padua from you.
2. Annexed the Habsburgh states of central Italy
3. Annexed Umbria and Marche.

The majority of Italy is under my rule. Besides, I'm the North Italian Confederation. So Sardinia did just fine into the nation it actually formed.

Yes, you are the most powerful Italian nation, but as yet (geographically speaking) you are not even half of Italy yet (Venetia, the southern half and the Island of Sicily)

If the Two Sicilies took up half of Italy, as they did IRL, and I still own Venetia, that means Sardinia is not half of Italy yet

[Caltarania]

>Weaker than Russia
>Columbia coming fifth is an achievement, considering we're literally doing nothing but giving people rights.

ffs, that list was written by Russia. Are you sure there's no bias there?
Also, Prussia coming fourth is an achievement, considering we only became Prussia like a century and a half ago.
EDIT: 152 years, exactly. /EDIT

Tbh, the list was only relevant in terms of the category. I didn't actually put them into an order when I wrote it.

EDIT: Also, what letters does Rossiya have to reply to?

[Elepis]

Warships going to Siam:

Paddle Gunboat, SMS Split: 2 X pivot-mounted 32-pounders, 4 X 6-pounder guns, 1 X 13 inch mortar, 1 X rocket launcher. She is both sea and richer capable

Former Austrian Army River Gunboat, SMS Sava (Imagine her with less tourists): 2 X pivot mounted 30 pounders, for and aft. She is primarily a river ship but can travel by sea, shell will be lashed to SMS Split during the voyage

[Elepis]

what are the conditions of the Treaty of Milan?

[Elepis]

ffs, that list was written by Russia. Are you sure there's no bias there?
Also, Prussia coming fourth is an achievement, considering we only became Prussia like a century and a half ago.
EDIT: 152 years, exactly. /EDIT

Tbh, the list was only relevant in terms of the category. I didn't actually put them into an order when I wrote it.

EDIT: Also, what letters does Rossiya have to reply to?

Mine, about the stuff in Poland suggesting a meeting of the League to deal with it in a unified way

[Caltarania]

Tbh, the list was only relevant in terms of the category. I didn't actually put them into an order when I wrote it.

EDIT: Also, what letters does Rossiya have to reply to?

Mine, about the stuff in Poland suggesting a meeting of the League to deal with it in a unified way

I'll reply to that in the next post.

Also, you seen the LBC Labour Leadership debate?

[Elepis]

Mine, about the stuff in Poland suggesting a meeting of the League to deal with it in a unified way

I'll reply to that in the next post.

Also, you seen the LBC Labour Leadership debate?

Well, I listened to it, yes. I think Corbyn came the best out of it (unsurprising opinion as I support him), was a bit odd the Farage called up. Corbyn also seemed to be the only one who disagreed with what is happening to Greece, which is good of him as the Labour party is meant to be, well, for the Labourers

[The Holy Dominion of Inesea]

I'll reply to that in the next post.

Also, you seen the LBC Labour Leadership debate?

Well, I listened to it, yes. I think Corbyn came the best out of it (unsurprising opinion as I support him), was a bit odd the Farage called up, blabering about immigration again

Ahh, when it's noon in Great Britian and six in the morn in the States...

Saw you post ELepis, I'll reply tomorrow. I got a campus tour today.

[Caltarania]

I'll reply to that in the next post.

Also, you seen the LBC Labour Leadership debate?

Well, I listened to it, yes. I think Corbyn came the best out of it (unsurprising opinion as I support him), was a bit odd the Farage called up. Corbyn also seemed to be the only one who disagreed with what is happening to Greece, which is good of him as the Labour party is meant to be, well, for the Labourers

Ditto.

By the way...

[Elepis]

Well, I listened to it, yes. I think Corbyn came the best out of it (unsurprising opinion as I support him), was a bit odd the Farage called up. Corbyn also seemed to be the only one who disagreed with what is happening to Greece, which is good of him as the Labour party is meant to be, well, for the Labourers

Ditto.

By the way...

80% for Corbyn, hurrah

Well, I listened to it, yes. I think Corbyn came the best out of it (unsurprising opinion as I support him), was a bit odd the Farage called up, blabering about immigration again

Ahh, when it's noon in Great Britian and six in the morn in the States...

Saw you post ELepis, I'll reply tomorrow. I got a campus tour today.

This must all seem very alien to you Yankees

[Liecthenbourg]

ffs, that list was written by Russia. Are you sure there's no bias there?
Also, Prussia coming fourth is an achievement, considering we only became Prussia like a century and a half ago.
EDIT: 152 years, exactly. /EDIT

Tbh, the list was only relevant in terms of the category. I didn't actually put them into an order when I wrote it.

EDIT: Also, what letters does Rossiya have to reply to?

Shhh.

Let me live in a world were Columbia is ranked 5th.

[Lunas Legion]

Tbh, the list was only relevant in terms of the category. I didn't actually put them into an order when I wrote it.

EDIT: Also, what letters does Rossiya have to reply to?

Shhh.

Let me live in a world were Columbia is ranked 5th.

Would you like opium for that?

[Elepis]

Shhh.

Let me live in a world were Columbia is ranked 5th.

Would you like opium for that?

Britain is the world's Opium supplier, ask China