The Prussia-Poland-Austria Situation...
Different from all previous campaigns I've played so far, these three are NOT at war with each other. As a matter of fact, they are even all allied.
Austria and Poland are at war with France - though not with Spain, as the spanish seemed not ready to support France..
Because of the lack of other valid targets, the Prussians decided to conquer a region of the only nation they are at war with: Algier (previous property of the Barbary States..)
The Maratha - Mughal Situation
Very, very slow progress for Maratha.
Right now they own Carnatica, Hydarabad, Maradnagar, Orissa and Bijapur. The rest of India is in firm Mughal hands..
Russia (Poland) - Ottoman Empire
Seems not much has been going there.. Though Poland has taken Serbia and Russia conquered the Crim..
France - Britain Situation
Well... they are at war.. at least it's supposed to be a war.. though nothing has happened.. apart from maybe both blockading a harbour or a trade line of the other for a turn or two.. There had been a large naval battle with two British 70 Gun and three 50 Gun ships coming as support for a UP 50 Gun ship the french attacked, and a french fleet made of four 70 Gun and two 50 Gun ships.
That battle turned into a nasty infight, 'cause the british entered the map as support and had to sail against the wind. The french decided not to go after their initial target - my 50 Gun ship - and instead turned to engage the british ships. Maneuvering got very slow, due to the big ships turning against the wind. My ship had to sail without being able to get the wind in it's sails. It took it 45 minutes real time to get in gun range. In that time a french 70 gun ship and one 50 gun ships along with one british 70 gun ship and one 50 gun ship had already surrendered. The other british ships were down to about 60% guns and crew, the french had fared a bit better, with one of their 70s being nearly undamaged.. when my ship came into gun range, two of the still active british ships were routing, then got back when I managed to rake the french 70 guns from behind.. five minutes later the battle was won by the allied british/UP fleet..
Too bad this battle had happened during one of the turns which ended as bugged save files
Situation of the United Provinces:
Allied with Britain, Prussia, Poland, Austria, Venice, Württemberg, Saxony, Westphalia, Hannover and Genoa (whom I offered a tech and 5000 cash for an alliance, on which they made a counteroffer of getting an Alliance with me paying 25,000 and giving me Corsica - which I accepted)
At war with: France, Mysore
France went to all out war vs. Austria and it's allies a couple years ago, but had to do so on their own, as no ally was joining them (or had been asked to join the party). Since then France has lost it's island in the carribean and French-Guyana to me. Not other regions have changed hands (yet) due to this war. In preparation for going after the french regions on the North American mainland I've conquered Texas (with my carribean troops and a general, one artillery unit and one cavalry unit which were shipped to the carribean from Holland), 'cause my force seemed a bit inappropriate to deal with the french troops in Louisiana. So Texas was taken and some native troops are mustered to accompany the campaign into North America.
Mysore was the logical target for my expansion into India, because at the time I declared war they weren't allied with anybody.. So troops mustered at Ceylon were shipped to the indian mainland and now are laying siege on Mysore's capital. Next might be Goa.. or the Maratha regions.. not sure where to go right now ^^
Got three Army stacks right now:
- a big one in Amsterdam, waiting for the spanish to attack me.. (general, two sakers, two culverins, ten line infantry, two dragoons, two heavy cavalry) Could easily send them to France to take it, but it's not worth the effort (and a bit too unrealistic for my taste.. I'll rather wait 'til the spanish decide to wage war against me, then take Flandres and maybe the Elsace with these troops...)
- One made up of carribean troops now going after Louisiana (general, one sakers unit, one early heavy cavalry, four line infantry, one native elites and one native skirmishers)
- the last one in Mysore, made up completely of troops mustered in Ceylon (two guns, four sepoy infantry, four company infantry, two native lancers, two company cavalry + general)
Total war effort seems a bit slow..
Not many regions have changed hands so far, most small nations (except for the Crim, Pueblo Indians and Pirates..) are still alive, and the latter two were destroyed by me..
Spain seems to sport quite some fleet of 50/60 gun ships.. not sure if the cost for these keeps them from building enough land units to go for other regions.
France has a big fleet too, it seems. In the lost save game they had a battle, in which they lost three 70 gun ships to a combined UP/British fleet..
Trade slots are occupied by the usual suspects.. Britain, Portugal, Venice, Genoa, the Ottomans and UP - though I try to keep it low, occupying only one trade spot per trade theater and using only three ships per trade theater..
France had a trade fleet, too. But when they decided to go after my traders, I send some 50 gun ships to retaliate.. managed to take several of their traders and a 84 gun as prize *cough* (I needed five 50 gun ships to get that 84 gun SOL down.. three of my ships routed during the battle, but came back. I only managed to win by bringing two of my ships in position ahead and behind that big one and raking it with full broadsides for about five minutes..)