The School of Battle - Frederick the Great #2 - Extra History
Added 2023-01-20 18:30:59 +0000 UTCFrederick the Great would start a fire that would burn through the world but there was one thing standing in his way, his father. After developing a fascination with strategy battlefield tactics and leadership during the War of Polish Succession he was ready to become king. He'd studied philosophy, writing his own book. Hired architects, artists, and planned to fund science and education. However, Frederick soon found being king and talking about battle tactics was very different than waging your first battle.
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In that case, I guess the English are in no real position to criticise, considering our country only exists because of centuries of War. 1681 In the Queendom of Vinland, the Sioux Sue for Peace with Vinland, bringing the First Vinlandic-Sioux War to an End. In a Punishing Peace Treaty, Vinland Briefly Run Ojibwe as a Protectorate and a Potential Fylkír of Vinland while Nakotaland is given outright Independence. 1681 14th July In the Russian Empire, Tsarina Agafya Grushetskaya Passes away at the Age of 18 from Complications during Childbirth. She will be Remembered by Historians as the Tsarina of Russia as the First Spouse of Tsar Fyodor III. She Hailed from the Polish Noble Gruszecki. She was Described as as Beautiful as an “Angel from Heaven,” with an Easy going Character. She could Speak and Write in Polish, French, and Latin, and could Play the Harpsichord. Agafya Shared the Views of her Spouse. She Opposed the Influence of the Miloslavsky Party, Lead by her Husband’s Sister and Mother, and Supported Likhachev. Agafya will be Described as an Angelic Tsarina, Merciful and Loyal to Fyodor and the Public’s Welfare. She was the First to Advocate Beard Shaving and the Adoption of Western Clothes at the Russian Court. She herself was the First Tsarina to Expose her Hair and the First to Wear a Western [Polish] Dress. Her Death will be said to have been Deeply Mourned by Fyodor. 1688 In the Kingdom of England, the State Funeral of Sir Henry Morgan is held in the City of Port Royal, Jamaica ~ the last Time that a Pirate will be so Honoured in an English Colony. At the Time of his Death, Morgan’s Personal Wealth is Valued at £5,263. An Amnesty is Declared so that Pirates may Pay their Respects and a 22 ~ Gun Salute is Fired by Ships Moored in the Harbour. Morgan is Buried in Palisadoes Cemetery. 1690 In the Kingdom of England, the Monopoly of the London Guild of Distillers has been Broken, thereby Opening up the Market in Gin Distillation. The Production and Consumption of English Gin is so Popular among Politicians and even Queen Anne that it is Encouraged by the Government. This Encouragement is Shown in the Reduced Taxes on the Distillation of Spirits. Additionally, no Licences are needed to make Spirits, so Distillers of Spirits can have smaller, Simpler Workshops than Brewers, who are Required to also Serve Food, and Provide Shelter for Patrons. 1692 7th June In the Kingdom of England, the City of Port Royal, Jamaica, “the Wickedest City on Earth” Slips into the Sea after a 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes the City. 2,000 are Immediately Killed, 2,300 Injured and an Estimated 2,000 Die from Diseases which Ravage the Island in the Following Months. Palisadoes Cemetery ~ Including Morgan’s Grave ~ is One Part of the Town which Sinks beneath the Waves and Morgan’s Body, Despite Several Attempts to do so, shall never Subsequently be Located. 5th August In the Kingdom of England, the Salem Witch Trials are brought to an Abrupt End when the Accused Landowner, John Proctor, with the Aid of a Servant, Detonates 8 Barrels of Gunpowder in the Undercroft of the Parsonage where the Trial is being held, Instantly Killing Proctor, Judge Samuel Sewell, and almost everyone Present. The Parsonage is quickly Encompassed in Flames, and the Structure gives out, Resulting in the Building Collapsing into a “Senseless Crater of Ashes.” Witnesses outside Run, while others Attempt to Rush inside the Burning Complex to Fetch Survivors. 1693 In the Kingdom of England, Survivors from the Port Royal Earthquake set up a Camp on the Seafront at the bottom of the Liguanea Plains which will, Eventually, become the City of Kingston, Jamaica. 1713 In the Electorate of Brandenburg, in his First upon becoming King in Brandenburg and Count of Mansfeld, Frederick ~ William Sells all of his Father’s Jewels, Horses, and Fine Furnishings. Frederick is now the Electoral Prince, and Frederick ~ William wants his Eldest Surviving Son, who is Nicknamed Fritz, to Grow up to be just like him: a Hypervirile Religious Soldier King to use the Great Instrument of Brandenburger Military Power he’s Created. 1715 13th July In the United Kingdoms of The Netherlands, the Treaty of Utrecht is Signed in the City of Utrecht, Province of Utrecht, by Representatives of the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Portugal, the Kingdom of France, the United Kingdoms of The Netherlands, the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Electorate of Brandenburg, the Union of Cologne, the Hungarian Empire, the Duchy of Savoy, the Kingdom of England, and the Kingdom of Wales, thus bringing the First Great Global War to its End. Under the Terms of the Treaty, Dauphin Charles, the Eldest Son of Queen Catherine II, will be Crowned as King Charles III of Spain, Merging the Two Nations together as One upon the Death of his Mother, as Women are Forbidden from Inheriting the Throne of Spain in their Own Right, and this will be Recognised by the other Signatory Nations. The Luxembourgese Pretender to the Spanish Throne, Henry Chalon, will give up his Claim and will be Allowed to Return Home. The Duchy of Annexes the Republic of Genoa and the Principality of Orange and Expels their Former Leading Families. The Kingdom of Aragon will be Required to Cede the Island of Sicily and the Island of Sardinia to the Western Roman Empire, as well as Hand over a Number of Spanish Noble Families who had Fought for the Luxembourgese Claimant to be Tried for Treason. [Aragon will never Comply with this Final Demand] England, meanwhile, will Annex the Territory of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean Island of Malta, and the French Half of the Island of Saint Kitts in its Entirety. 1717 In the Electorate of Brandenburg, Frederick William I Revokes the Charter of the Brandenburg Africa Company, which had been Granted said Charter by his to Establish a Colony in West Africa Known as the Brandenburg Gold Coast, and used it to Transport between 17,000 and 30,000 Enslaved Africans to the Americas. The Prince ~ Elector is Unwilling to Spend Money to Maintain either the Royal Brandenburger Navy, or the Colony, Preferring, instead, to Utilise State Revenue to Enlarge the Royal Brandenburg Army. 1720 In the Songhai Empire, ever since they Overthrew the Mali Keita Dynasty, the Songhai have Ruled the Empire in a Heavy Handed Fashion which has Caused much Resentment among the Various Subject Tribes. Unlike the Previously Tolerant Mali, the Songhai Regime is very Ethnnocentric. Only Ethnic Songhai can Occupy high Positions in the National Government and Military, and Subject Tribes are Liable for Various Taxes and other Disabilities the Songhai are not. There have been some by the Various Subject Tribes but these have been Brutally Suppressed. One of the Subject Tribes of the Songhai Empire are a Powerful People Called the Benin or Oyo who Live in the Coastal Region with their Capital at the City of Benin near the Mouth of the River Niger. The Benin Form an Alliance with the and the Hausa as well as with the Remnants of the Mali who still Dwell within the Kingdom and Lead a Revolt against the Songhai. The Rebels are Secretly Supplied with Arms and Equipment by the Western Roman Empire, who are Worried about the Close Ties the Songhai Dynasty has Developed with Egypt. In the Kingdom of France, France Crosses into the Rio Grande from its Colony in Louisiana, Ostensibly in Response to the Depredations Raids by the Comanche and Apache. In the Kingdom of France, the French East India Company is Nationalised by the French Government, which begins using it to Expand its Interests. This becomes a Source of Conflict with the British in India. 1721 In the Electorate of Brandenburg, Prince ~ Elector Frederick William I of Brandenburg Sells the Rights to the Brandenburger Gold Coast to the Luxembourgise West India Company in Exchange for 7,200 Ducats and 12 Enslaved African Boys Wearing Gold Chains. 1724 In the Mali Empire, in a Bitter Civil War that lasts for Four Years, the Songhai are Destroyed and their Power is Broken forever. The Leader of the Rebellion, King Oba Eresonyen of Benin, is Wise enough to Know that if he tries to Claim the Throne for himself, his and Hausa Allies will likely Object and the Kingdom will Fragment into Squabbling States. Therefore, with the Agreement of his Allies, he Offers the Crown to King Basi IX of [who is a Direct Descendant of the Royal House who Ruled in Mali before the Songhai Usurped the Throne and thus can be seen as a Legitimate Ruler by everybody] Basi Accepts, and the Return to Mali of the Keita House is a Cause of Great Rejoicing throughout the Kingdom. 1733 12th June In the Electorate of Brandenburg, in Order to Avoid Prosecution for Desertion from the Brandenburger Army and to be Guaranteed the Throne, Frederick Agrees to Submit to an even more Rigourous and Gruelling Routine of Tutors. He also Swears to be a good Calvianist [Despite Brandenburg’s Lutheran Majority] and Enters into an Engagement with Elizabeth Christine, a Protestant Cousin of the Habsburg Line, though Frederick is Despondent over this Choice, and, Declaring Friendship between them to be Impossible, he Threatens Suicide, but still has no Choice in the Marriage. Frederick Weeps upon Meeting her, but he Knows the only way out is through. On their Wedding Night, Frederick Spends a Reluctant Hour with her before leaving Abruptly to Stroll around the Grounds until Dawn. But no Matter. He is Safe. He is Free, and he only needs to Wait until the Soldier King Dies, and, when he takes Power, he will never be Beaten again. 1740 31st May In the Electorate of Brandenburg, Prince-Elector Frederick William I of Brandenburg Passes away at the Age of 51 in the City of Berlin, State of Berlin, in the Arms of the Son he had Tormented. He will be Remembered by Future Historians as “the Soldier King,” who Transformed his tiny Country from a Second Rate Power into an Efficient and Prosperous State, Building the Brandenburger Army into Europe’s Finest Fighting Instrument, which can Outmarch and Outshoot all others. In Contrast to the Lavish Court Overseen by his Father, Frederick William I Led a Simple and Austere and Lifestyle. The Observation that “the Pen is Mightier than the Sword” will sometimes be Attributed to him as well. In the Electorate of Brandenburg, Prince ~ Elector Frederick II Ascends to the Throne at the Age of 28. At the Time of his Ascension, Brandenburg, unlike most of the German States, has a full Treasury due to his Father’s Policy of Careful Management and One Soldier for every 28 Citizen. Immediately upon Ascending the Throne, Frederick II Declines to Endorse the Sanctions of 1713, a Legal Mechanism Designed to Ensure the Inheritance upon Succession of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI’s Eldest Daughter, Maria Theresa [a Woman who Frederick had, Ironically, tried to Marry while he was Seeking a Bride and who will become his Main Rival for most of his Life]. Frederick Disputes the 23 ~ Year ~ old Maria Theresa’s Right of Succession to the Habsburg Lands while Simultaneously Asserting his Own Right to Silesia, a Province which makes up a Third of Austria’s Revenue and sits Right across the Border from Brandenburg. 1745 25th December In Electoral Saxony, Representatives of the Electorate of Brandenburg, the Holy Roman Empire, and Electoral Saxony Sign the Treaty of Dresden in the Electoral Saxon Capital, thus bringing to an End Brandenburger Involvement in the Second Great Global War. Under the Terms of the Treaty, Frederick II of Brandenburg Acknowledges Francis I as Holy Roman Emperor in Exchange for Retaining Control over Silesia. The Actually Disadvantaged side is Electoral Saxony, which has to Pay 1,000,000 Rixdollars to Brandenburg in War Reparations. 1762 22nd January In the Electorate of Brandenburg, upon Learning of the Death of Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia, Frederick II “the Great” Writes, “the Messalina of the North is Dead. Mort la Bestia.”
Martin Verran
2023-05-13 17:59:59 +0000 UTCThe Supreme Chicken's favour is very hard to come by these days; anyway we still haven't established if IT is male or female just yet ~ all that is known is that it is the chicken worshiped by the other chickens as a God.
Martin Verran
2023-01-25 07:55:13 +0000 UTCForgot about Supreme Chicken. May her favor rest upon us.
chromicacid
2023-01-22 18:46:22 +0000 UTCWill of the Supreme Chicken, actually. It'd be kind of boring if they got all their facts right.
Martin Verran
2023-01-22 18:45:11 +0000 UTC@3:54 It says that Frederick received word of his father's sickness in May, 1740, but a little later it says that his father died on March 31, 1740. Month mixup?
John Cox
2023-01-21 22:14:42 +0000 UTC@0:22 "Frederick is embedded with the forces of the Holy Roman Empire, confronting the French under the famed general, Prince Eugene of Savoy." The way this is phrased and spoken, it sounded like Prince Eugene was leading the French. Was this intended?
John Cox
2023-01-21 22:05:52 +0000 UTCHere's the thing about Brandenburg-Prussia, it's pretty much devoid of viable resources. It also didn't help that the Prussian part of Brandenburg-Prussia was also known as the 'land of a hundred lakes', making it hard to setup reliable infrastructure. Then there is the fact that Prussia was fought over so often that it became 'had to be sharp' in terms of military might.
Aaron Neumann
2023-01-21 10:01:30 +0000 UTCNo kidding, I think that was the most intense opening we've had. Super glad things have changed for the better. <3
Extra History
2023-01-20 22:13:01 +0000 UTCSpeaking as a recently outed LGBT person [or at least a LGBT person who is now comfortable enough to talk about it] last week's episode made me feel thankful I was born in 1992 and not 1792, which, I imagine, would have been a living hell for me. It also looks like Frederick was an acorn that didn't fall very far from the tree, at least in terms of their shared interest in warfare.
Martin Verran
2023-01-20 18:50:05 +0000 UTC
