End of the Samurai - The Imperial Army - Extra History - #4
Added 2020-12-04 18:08:22 +0000 UTCThis might be the series with the most assassinations per episode we've ever done. Not the biggest body count but boy howdy are inns a bad place to be if you're a political figure in this time.
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If just for coolness, I'd have kept the Napoleonic uniforms and Katanas. 1816 In the Kingdom of Vinland, the Potato Harvest in The Eastern Keewatin Territories is Ruined because of an Unseasonable Frost, Driving many Poor Farmers into Bankruptcy. 1820 In the Japanese Empire, Recognising that he has no other Choice if Japan is to Remain Free of the European Powers, Shōgun Mōri Naritō very Reluctantly Orders a Belated Programme of Industrialisation and Westernisation to Secure its Extensive Coastline. 1824 In the Iroquois Confederation, the U.S. Army Crosses over the Border into the Confederation under the Command of General James K. Polk, thus beginning the Green Mountain War. The U.S. Government Hopes that doing so will help Hide the Dire State of America’s Finances under a Wave of Patriotism. 1839 5th December In the United States, a Son, George Armstrong, is Born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Farmer Emanuel Henry Custer and his Wife, Marie Ward Kirkpatrick, who is of both English and Anglo-Scots Descent. 1849 5th December In the United States, the U.S. Army begins to Adopt large Gold Eagle ~ topped Vexilloid Banners, Named “Aquilae,” in Deliberate Imitation of the Ancient Roman Legions. 1850 12th December The Japanese Empire Declares itself to be at War against the Kingdom of France with the Hope of Capturing the French Loaisa Islands. 1852 31st March In the Japanese Empire, the Treaty of Peace and Amity is Signed in the City of Yokohama, Kanagawa Province, by Representatives of the Japanese Empire, the Kingdom of France, and the United Kingdoms of The Netherlands. Under the Terms of the Treaty, Japan will Hand the French Loaisa Islands Back to France, the Japanese Cities of Shimoda, Izu Province, and Hakodate, Hokkaido, will be Opened up to European Merchants, who will be Granted Complete Freedom of Movement by the Japanese Government. A French Consulate will be Built in Shimoda, Izu Province, and France will hold a Monopoly on all European Trade with Japan. The Japanese Islands of Okinawa will be Occupied by Luxembourgoise Troops for a Period of 20 Years to make sure Japan keeps to its Half of the Bargain. In the Japanese Empire, the Shock of Defeat Causes an Upsurge of Anti-Shōgunate Feelings, Especially in the South, where Powerful Daimyo long Opposed to the Mōri ~ Namely, the Shimazu, Yamauchi and Tōdō Clans ~ are Swift to Denounce the Shōgunate for Surrendering rather than Fighting the French with Honour. In the Japanese Empire, after the Surrender, Admiral Louis Philippe Presents Shōgun Mōri Takachika with Rifles, Revolvers, a Telegraph Key and a Waist high Model of a Steam Locomotive, Technologies which Stun the Japanese Officials. The Shōgunate quickly Enters Negotiations to Buy Modern Steamships, Cannons, and Rifles, and send Missions Overseas to Study new Technologies. 1854 17th June In the Kingdom of Great Britain, a Son, William Sherlock, is Born in Hutton Hall in the Village of Hutton-le-Hole, North Yorkshire, to Sir William Scott Holmes and his Wife, Violet Mycroft. 1856 10th July In the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a Son, Nikola, is Born in the Village of Smiljan, Croatia-Slavonia, to Milutin Tesla, an Ethnically Serbian Eastern Orthodox Priest, and his Wife, Đuka, who has a Talent for making Home Craft Tools, Mechanical Appliances, and the Ability to Memorise Serbian Epic Poems. 1861 23rd August In the Kingdom of Great Britain, Violet Mycroft Holmes Passes away inside Hutton Hall in the Village of Hutton-le-Hole, North Yorkshire. She will be Remembered by Future Historians as the Mother of the Sherlock Holmes, the “Great Detective,” and the Father of Modern Police Methods. She had given the then Six ~ Year ~ old Sherlock his First Lessons at Home, and her Death Certificate will give the Cause of Death will be given as “Consumption,” and she had had no Doubt she was Suffering from what is Known to many Victorians as the “White Death.” 1862 In the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Tesla Family Moves to the Town of Gospić, , where Milutin Works as a Parish Priest. Nikola Completes Primary and Secondary School. 1864 In the Shimazu Clan, Daimyō Shimazu Hisamitsu Decides that, although it saddens him to see Japanese Culture Diluted by the Barbarian ways of the Europeans, there are many Advantages to Embracing their Technology. To Conduct Advanced Research, we must First Increase our Capacity for Development by Building up our Civic and Industrial Infrastructure. In the Shimazu Clan, a Agent, Seth Patrick, is Ordered by Shimazu Tadayoshi to Merge with a Shimazu ~ Men under the Command of General Saigō Takamori to Train the Troops, Allowing them to Gain Experience outside of Battle. In the Tōdō Clan, a Ninja, Katantnka, is Ordered by Daimyo Tōdō Takayuki to Enter Ōmi and Gather Intelligence on the Hikone Army Garrisoning the Castle-Town of Ōtsu, the Capital of the Hikone Clan. 8th November In the United States, a Presidential Election, held Nationwide, Results in a Landslide Victory for the Democratic Party Candidate, George B. McClellan and his Running Mate, George H. Pendleton, who Carry 8 States, Gain 2,245,763% of the Popular Vote and 142 Electoral Votes. Their Opponents, Republican Party Candidates General John C. Frémont and his Running Mate, David Wilmot, Carry 13 States, Gain 1,638,415% of the Popular Vote and 79 Electoral Votes. A Third Party, the Perfect Union Party Candidates Charles P. Bush and his Running Mate, Oren B. Cheney, only Carry One State, Gain 436,337% of the Popular Vote and 8 Electoral Votes. In the United States, upon Learning of his Election Victory, U.S. President-Elect George B. McClellan makes a Speech Calling for “an Equitable Peace,” between the Combatants. 1865 22nd February In the Confederate States, the Treaty of Manassas is Signed in the City of Manassas, Virginia, by Representatives of the Confederate States, United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Western Roman Empire, thus bringing to an End the Southron War of Independence [also Called the “American Civil War” in the United States.] Under the Terms of the Treaty, the United States Recognises the Independence of the Confederate States, Referendums will be held in the States of Maryland, Kentucky, Southern Missouri, New Mexico, and Arizona to Determine their Fate, which will be Overseen by Representatives of the United States, the Confederate States, and a Neutral Power to be Named later, to see that they are Conducted in a Fair and Fraud ~ Free Manner. The United States will not be Required to Pay War Reparations or Return Fugitive Slaves who have Escaped into their Territory, and nor will the Confederacy will be Required to Pay the Union for Federal Property Seized by the Confederacy within their Own Borders. The Chesapeake Bay will Remain Free to Shipping from the Union for a Period of 25 Years, but Access to the Mississippi River will be Regulated by the Confederate Congress. The Indian Territory will be Attached to the Confederacy as a Self ~ Governing Dependency. Great Britain will Withdraw her Troops from New England, and the Union will Return British Columbia to Great Britain. 4th March In the United States, General George B. McClellan of New Jersey is Sworn into Office as 18th President of the United States of America in the Temporary U.S. Capital City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 10th June In the United States, the State Legislature of Maryland Meets in the City of Annapolis and Votes in Favour of Secession and Applying for Membership of the Confederacy, as Allowed by the Terms of the Treaty of Manassas. 1st October In the Confederate States, the Confederate Congress Votes in Favour of Moving the Capital from the City of Richmond, Virginia, to the City of Washington, D.C. The District of Columbia is Renamed the “Confederate District.” 1866 In the Confederate States, the Commonwealth of Virginia [Heavily under the Influence of Men like General Robert E. Lee, who, Despite not being Directly Involved with Politics at this Point, is still very Influential Due to his Popularity] becomes the First State in the Confederacy to Pass a Law Declaring the Practice of Slavery Illegal within its Borders, to take Effect on 1st January 1870. Slave Owners will Receive Compensation of $250 per Slave from the State Government, and Slaves Remaining in Bondage will be Paid a small Wage. Once the Slave has Accumulated the Sum of $250, the Slave will be Allowed to Purchase his or her Freedom. In the United States, the U.S. Congress Votes to Move the Capital to the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Construction begins on a far Grander Capitol Building than the One that had been Surrendered to the Confederacy and Designs a new “Presidential Palace,” Modelled on the Palace of Versailles, are Drawn up. 1867 30th January In the Japanese Empire, Emperor Ninkō of Japan Passes away at the Age of 66. He will be Remembered by Future Historians as a Time of much International Turmoil as a Result of Japan’s First Major Contact with France under Admiral Louis Philippe and the Subsequent Forced Re ~ Opening of Japan to Western Nations, Ending a 220 ~ Year long Trend of Inward ~ looking Emperors and Partial Self ~ Isolation from the outside World. He Presided over the beginning of a Time of Rapid change that Witnessed the Japanese Empire Transformed from a Isolationist Feudal State into a Major Industrialised World Power. 1868 3rd November In the United States, a Presidential Election, held Nationwide, Results in Victory for the Democratic Party Candidate, Former Governor Horatio Seymour of New York and his Running Mate, Former Representative Clement Vallandigham of Ohio, who Carry 18 States and Gain 4,799,781% of the Popular Vote and 188 Electoral Votes. Their Opponents, Republican Party Candidate Benjamin Gratz Brown, a Former Senator from Missouri and his Running Mate, Former Attorney General Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, Carry 5 States and Gain 923,035% of the Popular Vote and 26 Electoral Votes. 1869 4th March In the United States, Former Governor Horatio Seymour of New York is Sworn in to Office as 19th President of the United States of America in the U.S. Capital City of Philadelphia, D.C. As the Presidential Palace is still under Construction, President Seymour will take up Residence inside the Powel House instead. 1870 22nd April In the Russian Empire, a Son, Vladimir, is Born to Teacher Ilya Ulyanov and his Wife, Maria, in the City of Simbirsk, Simbirsk Governorate. 1871 29th August In the Japanese Empire, Emperor Taisei of Announces the Abolition of the Japanese Feudal System, Confiscating the Lands of Daimyo who had Remained Loyal to the Mōri and Reorganising them into Prefectures with Governors Appointed Directly by the Emperor. 1872 28th March In the Japanese Empire, Emperor Taisei of Japan Announces that every Able ~ Bodied Male Citizen must do up to Four Years National Service upon Reaching 21 Years of Age. Samurai are also Forbidden from carrying their Katanas in Public Spaces.
Martin Verran
2020-12-10 18:05:06 +0000 UTCOh Gods. I just noticed that. who gave Matt a 6 fingered hand. :P
Herkles
2020-12-05 23:13:47 +0000 UTCI can never unsee that cursed hand @ 2:19..
Jason Montgomery
2020-12-05 17:29:45 +0000 UTCSaigo “oh yeah it’s all coming together” Takamori
Daniel Parra
2020-12-04 18:21:24 +0000 UTCCame literally just as I was about to begin a playthrough of Hearts of Iron IV.
Martin Verran
2020-12-04 18:10:30 +0000 UTC
