The Historical Hegemon Series
Volume 16 - Mzab
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Eight - The 3rd Algiers/Kano War
I order 33k from Moshi to Keto where they have 10k
I order my Egyptian army to Kanem Bornu’s fort-less capital and only province Marghi
1 Feb – I lose three claims
4 Feb - We rout their army and begin the siege in Keto
1 Mar –
Surgut – Gems, Siberia, North of Muscovy, Arctic, 3 dev Ibadi Algerians make us 0.05
I send these colonists west to As
14 Mar – Marghi falls! I have a war score of 21. Can I get Kanem Bornu in a separate peace? It’s just Grain, but I’d like to take them off the board
Yup!
That’s just 7.9 badboy, and I spend 15 to core it
1 April – Nyatura with Slaves!
10 May – Ketu falls! Warscore of 22
1 June – Rebellion in Bushubi – my 28k is next door and ordered over
9 June – Our Kanem Bornu army routed 15k Dahomey troops
22 June – Oyo falls to us, next is Dahomey’s capital
4 July – We win in Bushubi
9 July – A minor Dahomey falls
1 Aug – Relations maxed with Malacca, I pull them
23 Aug – Another minor falls
1 Sept – NEW TECH:
DIP TECH 22 – Limes – We can build Twodeckers, Trabakul, the Marketplace upgrade Stock Exchange, +5 naval engagement, +0.50 naval morale and navies cost 10% more.
I spend 1272 to upgrade my main fleet and 192 for my transport one
4 Sept – Natives killed in As
1 Oct – Mangazea – Coastal, North Siberia, - A massive 7 dev, The Taz Estuary, Arctic, Fur Trade, Algerian, Ibadi makes us 0.17.
I order these colonists west to Berezov
7 Oct -I send my Malacca diplomat to make nice with Commonwealth
13 Oct – Two more minors are ours
17 Oct – Adomey falls, we have every Dahomey and Kano province and a warscore of 100%!
What can I get?
Kano:
Keto – Capital, Wartarget – 7 warscore and 6 badboy
Oyo – East of Keto – 13 score, 9 badboy
Total to annex Kano – 20 score, 15.1 badboy
Now what can I add from Dahomey?
This will be twice as expensive and anything I take Dahomey will join a coalition, but I can handle this
Dahomey:
Tenkodogo – Surrounded by us, north of them in Bonoman – 16 score, 8 badboy
Bonoman – South of them in Tenkodogo, surrounded by us – 20 score, 13 badboy
Can I get anything else?
The next one annoys Air, so I just do those two from Dahomey
We are paying 56 warscore and netting 36.6 badboy
I do it! Cores are 149, let’s look at my 5 new holdings!
Kanem Bornu:
Marghi - South of Air – Farm Estate for Grain, Training Fields, which I destroy since it adds to my manpower only, Tropical Savannah, Fetishist Kanuri people, 0.11, 7 dev
Kano:
Keto – Capital, Wartarget – Slave trade, Mosque, Savannah, Tropical, Fetishist, Yoruba, 8 dev, makes us 0.16
Oyo – East of Keto – Yoruba Fetishist work a 12 dev Grain Trade with a Farm Estate, Workshop, Mosque, Tropical Savannah, making us a fat 0.89
Dahomey:
Tenkodogo – Surrounded by us, north of them in Bonoman – Tropical Savannah, Livestock, Farm Estate, Mosque, Mossi people, Sunni faith, making us 0.45 from 7 dev
Bonoman – South of them in Tenkodogo, surrounded by us – 12 dev, Akan Fetishist, 0.56 from the Tropical Wood trade, Tropical Savannah, Mosque, Workshop, Regimental Camp,
Three Manufactories for the low quality stuff, but the Slaves and Wood don’t have any. You can see why I hadn’t prioritized taking them off the board.