[NTW AAR] Liberation, A British AAR.

[Sebastos Abdes Pantera]

I say go for it, going to need lots of naval power for this expansion. Are you planning to liberate any of the Balkans?

[Nanny de Bodemloze]

Attack Russia??!!!!? My thoughts HERE





go for it! sounds like fun!

Nanny

[The Gallant Forty-Twa]

I love that ending.

Leads on perfectly to the next update. Good luck with that, make sure you have a big fleet - it can take a good 6/7 turns to sail to Russia...

[myrmedon]

Attack Russia??!!!!? My thoughts HERE





go for it! sounds like fun!

Nanny

LOL! thats good.... I second that.
Bon chance Lewis... (perhaps french wasn't the best choice of language)

[LuckyLewis]

Thanks for the luck, chaps.

Nanny, I actually lol'd a little. haha.

[Erik3E]

@ERIK3E
Even if u have lost trust with CA ur not going find many games on the same scale as NTW/ETW
And how have u lost there trust, they have only made minor blips which can be sorted out patches and as to the battle AI i do recognise it's pretty budget but they have least made an effort to make it better and its VERY VERY hard to make the AI without giving them amazing bonuses. So i disagree with u

Hehe, yea I love the games mostly thanks to all the mods that fix the game where CA dont and I love history and there are no better history games like this out there (still that sholdent meen they can do what they whant without conceqenses)... but why I lost my trust got more to do with how they marketed ETW. First came ETW vanilla then Warpath (if I remember corectly?) It was obviusly planed that warpath wold have more american regions as CA left some big areas open in the vanilla probably just so peapel wold buy Warpath, then we got the 1st DLC then numero 2 and then the third. Not only are the DLC destroying our beutiful modding comunity but CA said themsellfs that it wold be realy easy to mod the game and that turned out false. So my trust is down becous of there marketing and that they are lying right in our faces probably just to gett us to buy the game. (I have also worked as a salesman so I know what tricks they are using, dident stay there long tho as I dont like...I shold say never lie. And thats why I am unemployed right now ).

Still I havent decided if im going to buy it or not, I will wait a cuple of months and see what peapeal think of NTW then(as far as I can tell peapel are starting to gett tired of it already),

"BLIP"

Hope that answered your question


@Luckylewis

Keep it up man! Looking good

[SirGejor]

@Luckylewis

Your AAR is Amazing mate! I love to read.

Waiting for your new updates! Hold tight.

[LuckyLewis]

@Everyone

Thanks guys, very kind of you all. Unfortunately, I don't have an invasion of Finland in this update, but something that will probably surprise some of you happens at the end.

@Destroyer
Nothing worthy of note is happening with Oswald, if so, I would have mentioned it. I know I didn’t mention it in an update but further regions were given to the Crimean Khanate but as I’ve said, they were all defended very lightly and therefore surrendered. You will see him soon though.
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New Update

LIBERATION

Europe at the end of July 1813


August 1813 - Part 92 – United at Küstrin


Despite the re-establishment of the Kingdom of Prussia and the advancement further east, French armies still occupy several smaller towns within the Prussian Kingdom’s lands. The Prussians have quickly recruited and trained several new regiments especially from the Brandenburg region after establishing trade with the smaller German states and the Scandinavians.

In early August, a fresh army left Berlin and headed west towards the small town of Küstrin, which has remained in French hands despite the victorious in the region. The town was attacked by the Prussians alongside Gebhard Burckhart, who had moved north from Breslau.



- The Battle of Küstrin 1813

The Anglo-Prussian army intended to remove the French from Küstrin and to push them further east into Poland as Burckhardt’s army and the Prussians met on the outskirts of the town.

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The Prussian Army was very impressive; the defenders at Brandenburg and Breslau in June were primarily composed of Landwehr and smaller Dragoon regiments. This army was entirely different, featuring artillery, light infantry and even some of the elite Prussian Foot Guards.

The Prussian force lined up on the outskirts of Küstrin, on the left flank, deep woodland with Infantry hidden within while in front and to the right lay plains of grassland with further heavy vegetation to the north east.
The French army was also respectfully strong, composing of several Grenadier Regiments, Guard Chasseurs à Cheval with contingents of the Young Guard and Grenadiers à cheval. However, with Burckhardt’s army alongside the Prussians, the Napoleonists were certainly outnumbered as the Anglo-Prussian army was almost double in strength.

The first of the combat occurred on the grassy plains on the right flank when the Grenadiers à cheval attempted to move on the Prussians only to be intercepted by a group of Prussian cavalry. The Grenadiers à cheval were clearly winning the ensuing cavalry battle as their sabres cut down the Prussian horsemen. The Prussian cavalry fled back to the Prussian line, and the perusing Grenadiers à cheval were shattered by volleys from the Prussian musketeers.

Meanwhile, two regiments of the Guard Chasseurs à Cheval were also performing flanking manoeuvres. One regiment was galloping around the left flank before charging into the woodlands, pushing the Prussian infantry out of the forest from their exposed flank. On the right flank, the other regiment of Guard Chasseurs à Cheval had avoided the combat with the Prussian Dragoons and released powerful shots from their carbines deep into Burckhardt’s force while moving at a fast rate.

Guard Chasseurs à Cheval fire their carbines into Burckhardt’s army while a regiment of Prussians are driven away



As the Guard Chasseurs à Cheval fired into Burckhardt’s army, he quickly moved his regiments to perform square formations as the Chasseurs smashed into a regiment of Highlander Foot. Much damage was caused in the initial charge from the chasseurs as several of Burckhardt’s men’s broken bodies lay trampled upon as those in the squares successfully resisted another charge. The French Chasseurs à Cheval on both flanks were eventually successfully defeated by Burckhardt’s men as Prussian Hussars delivered their own charge on the chasseurs at the right while those in the woodland became trapped while the Connaught rangers rushed through with their bayonets.

Meanwhile, Prussian Infantry, particularly a regiment of Brunswickers were involved in the main line battle while musket fire was shared between the two lines. Burckhardt sent several of his own forces to support the Prussian line, acting as a reserve if the Prussian line fell. Thankfully, it did not and the French infantry, primarily composed of Grenadiers charged into the Anglo-Prussian army resulting in a large mob of melee combat.

The Anglo-Prussian army engage in fierce melee combat


After the original charge from the French Grenadiers, many followed as other regiments from both sides were drawn into the bayonet driven battle. The Irish Connaught Rangers had also pushed out of the woodland on the left flank and defeated a brigade of Light Infantrymen who were harassing the bulk of the Anglo-Prussian force engaged in musket fire.

Eventually, only one regiment of Grenadiers and the Young Guard remained fighting the British and the Prussians and as more of the allied army advanced, slowly enclosing the Napoleonists, they started to break as their only escape route narrowed. They were followed and driven anyway out of Küstrin.

The Prussians alongside the Connaught Rangers drive the Napoleonists away


Küstrin was now occupied by the Prussians and Burckhardt’s army. Yet again, the Prussians and the British had worked together in a battle against the French Emperor’s armies. However, the Napoleonists still march in Prussian lands and it was not long until French General Louis Maigny attempted to push the Prussians and British out of Küstrin after their recent victory.



- The Battle of Küstrin Part II 1813
Burckhardt and his Prussian allies must now hold Küstrin after retaking it. It is important that the Küstrin defence holds or the road to Berlin will be open once again.

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The Prussians were within the town itself with artillery positioned on the higher ground on each side of the settlement while Infantry took position at the entrance to the town. Prussian cavalry was also hidden within a nearby forest behind Maigney’s army on the left flank.

Unfortunately, Maigney also had reinforcements arriving from the west so Burckhardt’s army was positioned on the western side of the settlement, where they would wait for Maigney’s reinforcements to arrive and ensure they will be not be able to reinforce Maigney’s primary position.

Like the first battle of Küstrin, the battle started with a cavalry charge, yet this time it was provided by the Prussian Dragoons hidden within the forest. As Maigney’s lines were being bombarded by the Prussian artillery, the Dragoons rushed out and smashed into some of Maigney’s grenadiers from the right flank as they were marching towards the Prussian Infantry.

As this was occurring, French Hussars were causing similar problems for the Prussians on their first infantry line. They cut through the centre of a Prussian line infantry regiment, effectively cutting the Prussian line in two.

Prussian Dragoons attack a company of Grenadiers as opposing Hussars disrupt the Prussian Infantry



The Prussian Infantry cleanly cut through the Hussars while the Prussian line reformed, trapping the Hussars, leaving little of them able to escape as both bayonets and musket fire slaughtered Maigny’s Hussars.

Fortunately, the Prussian Dragoons were having rather the opposite effect holding the French Grenadiers and disrupting the French line as the Prussian infantry advanced forward. Another company of Dragoons also appeared from behind the Prussian line and crashed into Maigny’s infantry.

To the west, Maigny’s reinforcements had arrived and quickly came under fire from Burckhardt’s men, hidden in the vegetation, they were slowly marching under musket balls whizzed through the leaves and hit them. They anxiously attempted to form a line as volleys appeared one after the other. Unable to form a line under the constant fire, led by the Vélite Grenadiers, Maigny’s reinforcements charged into Burckhardt’s army.

Meanwhile, The Prussian infantry started to fire upon the French, Maigny started to signal a retreat, realising that his reinforcements had not arrived in time. Many of Maigny’s own staff had already been killed by the powerful Prussian artillery and when he retreated, only Maigny and one bodyguard remained.

Maigny flees as Vélite Grenadiers hold Burckhardt’s army at bay



It was not long until the Prussians managed to successfully push the Napoleonists part of Maigny’s original army away. The late reinforcements were still locked in combat with Burckhardt’s men and were the only ones still fighting the Anglo-Prussian force at Küstrin.

It was clear Burckhardt’s men were far superior; the French reinforcements were primarily just of Militia and the Vélite Grenadiers found themselves the last regiment standing as less disciplined regiments fled after the musket fire earlier.

The lack of support for the Vélite Grenadiers led to them being surrounded and cut off from the fleeing militia. Burckhardt’s infantry flanked around and crashed into their rear, and with no escape route, they perished, fighting to the last. Burckhardt then led his own cavalry to pursue the fleeing militia.

The French Infantry is surrounded as Burckhardt himself cuts down those fleeing



Once again, Burckhardt had defeated a Napoleonist advancement, pushing yet more armies eastward, hopefully making the road into Poland far easier for Gabriel and Wellington when they march onwards after resting from their battle in the north.

The Emperor’s Arrival

Since Wellington’s first landing on the Dutch coastline, it has been commonly rumoured for years that Napoleon has remained in Finland or had returned to Moscow after conquering the majority of mainland Europe. For years he sent thousands to fight against the expanding liberating forces but with little progress and his Empire quickly diminishing, Napoleon Bonaparte, the Emperor himself, has marched west to remedy the situation. His army, full of veterans from his earlier battles has been spotted by Prussian scouts just east of Breslau across the river.

With Wellington and Gabriel too far north and little of a Prussian defence at Breslau, Burckhardt must now quickly march down from Küstrin and face Napoleon himself. The Emperor has returned.



To be continued

[Super Sea Otter]

I came. That's all I have to say.

[GTFO. Jamie]

you showed a screenshot earlier that showed two of Frances sourthern regons were now held by Spain. Did spain actually take these regions themselves or did you gift them to them?

I was under the impression that Spain is scripted to be more or less completely passive in NTW. The most ive ever seen them move is to take gibraltar.

[LuckyLewis]

Thanks again, everyone.

you showed a screenshot earlier that showed two of Frances sourthern regons were now held by Spain. Did spain actually take these regions themselves or did you gift them to them?

I was under the impression that Spain is scripted to be more or less completely passive in NTW. The most ive ever seen them move is to take gibraltar.

No sir, If you have been reading from the start, you would have noticed I never owned the lands that Spain currently has. Spain took these regions themselves after I bribed them into joining the war with France, which I was quite surprised at, especially considering the reports that it is almost impossible to make the French and Spanish go to war with eachother. Spain probably appears quite passive in NTW as they no longer have North Africa to expand to unlike in ETW, and with the French, whom they are normally allied with to the North, it makes it difficult for them to expand, unless War occurs like in my AAR.

[GTFO. Jamie]

Thanks again, everyone.




No sir, If you have been reading from the start, you would have noticed I never owned the lands that Spain currently has. Spain took these regions themselves after I bribed them into joining the war with France, which I was quite surprised at, especially considering the reports that it is almost impossible to make the French and Spanish go to war with eachother. Spain probably appears quite passive in NTW as they no longer have North Africa to expand to unlike in ETW, and with the French, whom they are normally allied with to the North, it makes it difficult for them to expand, unless War occurs like in my AAR.

thanks for letting me know

I will be reading from the start when im at home (am in the office atm) so i was just skimming

[LuckyLewis]

No Problemo, GTFO Jamie.

I apologize everyone for no update today, hopefully I will able to produce one tomorrow. However, I have updated the update index on the first page. May the Liberation continue!

Lewis

[Erik3E]

No Problemo, GTFO Jamie.

I apologize everyone for no update today, hopefully I will able to produce one tomorrow. However, I have updated the update index on the first page. May the Liberation continue!

Lewis

NP Take your time and make it greate!

///3inar

[chickens1127]

+rep for this AND helping me with my AAR

[LuckyLewis]

Thanks chaps - No changes to the map again, although some nice battles
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In reference to: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=337275

New Update

LIBERATION
Europe at the end of November 1810


December 1810 - Part 13 - A German Winter


While a fleet and army are being prepared back on the British Isles in order to open a new front, through the Mediterranean and landing in Southern Russia, The Duke of Wellington, after recently landing outside Amsterdam has travelled back through the Netherlands and Oldenburg, back to the River Wesser, from which two major battles were fought earlier in the Duke's campaign, with heavy losses occuring on both sides. Most of French forces are tasked with invasion attempts of the Liberated states in both Westphalia and Belgium, this gives Wellington and his men the perfect opportunity to besiege the city of Hannover, assault and liberate it from the French Regime. This will also assure the people of Oldenburg, former enemies of Great Britain, that their lands are not to be plundered by Napoleon's forces and free from tyranny and oppression of a foreign state.




- The Battle of Hannover 1810

In Early December, Wellington crossed over the River Weser with Fresh troops from England and Scotland respectively, besieged the City of Hannover, in an attempt to remove the French Occupational army deployed there under the command of General Franck Folliot. The Duke Approached from the north, under the lush, deep German snow, taking position on a nearby hill over watching Folliot's forces down below.

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Victory! Wellington successful killed Franck Folliot, leading to the destruction and routing of the French army, the Duke's return to the mainland was a great morale boost for the men under Wellington's command, especially considering his failure to access Hannover earlier in the year, after fierce battles at the river, which resulted in his unfortunate injury. Hannover, now joins the new coalition against the French Empire, as Napoleon attempts to push forward into the German lands.




December 1810 - Part 14 - The English Channel

Since the tragic death of Horatio Nelson in the Battle for the Bay of Biscay, The Royal Navy has struggled to control the coalition's trade routes with many damaged vessels, including arguably the most important supply route for the entire campaign with occasional blockades taking place in the English Channel itself. Thomas Cochrane, an admiral who has already distinguished himself in many French naval engagements as a capable commander, has sent his small fleet to stop a current French blockade on London's trade routes, which is slowly devastating the British economy, and therefore the war effort.



- The Battle of the Channel

Cochrane and his fleet engaged the French admiral, Louis-Thomas Beaumarchis, and his two famed 122 gun Ships of Line, the Indivisible and Mecure in between the English and Dutch coasts.

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Mercure, a legendary 122-gun ship of line surrendered to the British fleet, and will be commissioned into the Royal Navy, after work has been done back in Portsmouth harbour. The rest of French fleet was either destroyed or routed from the English Channel, fleeing back to the now limited French ports on the Western European Coast. The removal of the French threat will allow trade between Britain and it's allies to continue, giving a well deserved rest for Thomas and his men.



With the English Channel secure, the liberation of Hannover and the recruitment of a new army tasked with the opening of a new front, the coalition now wonders when Napoleon himself will arrive, it has been many months, when shall the renounced Emperor of France appear? Will he allow Wellington to continue the advancement into his German Territories? Only time shall tell, as the new year of 1811, stands before us.

To be continued.

[Dynamo11]

Nice......

[Mueller]

Great screenshots as always, can't wait for more!

[marine513]

Great update. Can't wait to see how the fight in Russia will turn out.

Are you going to have Wellington's army go to Berlin and try to revive Prussia?

[LuckyLewis]

Thanks Dynamo, Mueller, marine513, SirNat, Erik3E, and Nyxos

Are you going to have Wellington's army go to Berlin and try to revive Prussia?

Certainly, if it's possible to liberate the major factions though, I have yet to try that.

Just loooooove this AAR, its really fun to read (although the fact that you are killing Frenchmen does bother me... I hope that Napoléon comes back and teaches you not to invade French land !! )
Well, as long as you don't invade Provence, I guess you can just go for it !

Thanks

I only actually taken Brittany and Caen of the original French land, I'm just taking back Napoleon's conquered states as of now.