Emancipation (Map Game)





In the year 1861, Tsar Alexander II of Russia issued the Manifest ob Otmene Krepostnogo Prava of 1861. The Emancipation Manifesto, as it came to be known, proclaimed the freedom of all Russian peasants from serfdom and virtual slavery to their aristocratic masters. Halfway across the world, the opposite transpired when seven American states seceded and thereafter united to form the Confederate States of America — a federation committed to the protection of slavery — sparking the American Civil War just two months later.

You now sit at the helm of one of the world's numerous nation-states or colonies, and it is up to you to decide the fate of your country. How will you face the impending slave crisis? How will you deal with freedom of the peasantry? How will you respond to the great Emancipation?

Latest headlines

 * January 1866, New York Times, New York: Riots in Boston! Hundreds Dead!
 * March 1866, The Daily Herald, London: Ceasefire called by America! Peace Around the Corner?
 * March 1866, The Calcutta Reporter, Calcutta: China Revolts Continue, Threaten to Bring Down Young Empire
 * April 1866, The Tianjing Sun, Tianjing: Bombing in Korea! Austrian Embassy Destroyed!

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 * Flag of Andorra.svg Principality of Andorra
 * Flag of Germany.svg—Flag of Anhalt Duchies.png Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg
 * Flag of Germany.svg—Flagge Herzogtum Anhalt.svg Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau
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Asia

 * Emirate of Afghanistan
 * Empire of Annam
 * Kingdom of Bhutan
 * Flag of the United Kingdom.svg—British Raj Red Ensign.svg Indian Empire:
 * Sultanate of Brunei
 * Emirate of Bukhara
 * Kingdom of Burma
 * Kingdom of Cambodia
 * Flag_of_Taiping_Heavenly_Kingdom.jpg Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace (China) — KawaiiKame
 * Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch East Indies
 * Emirate of Ha'il
 * Flag_of_the_Tokugawa_Shogunate.svg Japanese Empire (Tokugawa Shogunate)  Nlenhardt (talk)
 * Sultanate of Johor
 * Kingdom of Kabul (Kabulistan)
 * Khanate of Khiva
 * Khanate of Kokand
 * Great Korean Empire ~There was a candy,  and it said,  "Yo' shit, I'm coming for you, bruh. Oi bitch, g'day, you wanna mate?" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
 * Sultanate of Maguindanao
 * Sultanate of Maldives
 * Kingdom of Manipur
 * Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
 * Negeri Sembilan
 * Kingdom of Nepal
 * Flag_of_the_Ottoman_Empire.svg Ottoman Empire ~ AH28
 * Sultanate of Pahang
 * Sultanate of Perak
 * Persian Empire ~ Jeffrey Arenburg
 * Ryūkyū Kingdom
 * Kingdom of Sarawak
 * Sultanate of Selangor
 * Kingdom of Siam
 * Chogyalate of Sikkim
 * Sultanate of Sulu

North America

 * Flag of the United Kingdom.svg—Flag of Canada-1868-Red.svg Realm of Canada --Couthy (talk)
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 * Flag of United Confederation of Central America.png—Flag of El Salvador.svg Province of El Salvador -
 * Flag of United Confederation of Central America.png—Flag of Guatemala (1858–1871).svg Province of Guatemala - Dustin2557 (talk) 17:24, March 30, 2016 (UTC)
 * Flag of Costa Rica.svg Republic of Costa Rica
 * Flag of Haiti.svg Republic of Haiti
 * Flag of Honduras (1839-1866).svg Republic of Honduras
 * Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg Republic of Mexico - Tomw1864
 * Flag of Nicaragua (1858-1889 and 1893-1896).svg Republic of Nicaragua
 * Flag of Texas.svg Second Texan Republic - Vatonica (talk) 19:37, March 27, 2016 (UTC)
 * Flag of United Confederation of Central America.png United Confederation of Central America - Dustin2557 (talk) 01:58, April 4, 2016 (UTC)
 * US flag 34 stars.svg United States of America -

South America

 * Flag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia.svg Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia - Zamarak500 (talk)
 * Flag of the Argentine Confederation.svg Argentine Confederation- Captainjohnrex (talk) 14:08, March 31, 2016 (UTC)
 * Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivian Republic
 * Flag of Empire of Brazil (1870-1889).svg Empire of Brazil
 * Flag of the United Kingdom.svg—Flag of British Guiana 1875-1906.png British Guiana Great showing. B23 (talk)
 * Flag of Chile.svg Republic of Chile
 * Flag of Ecuador.svg Republic of Ecuador
 * Flag of France.svg French Guiana
 * Flag of Colombia.svg Granadine Confederation
 * Flag of Paraguay.svg Republic of Paraguay
 * Flag of Peru (1825 - 1950).svg Peruvian Republic
 * Flag of the Netherlands.svg Colony of Surinam
 * Flag of Uruguay.svg Eastern Republic of Uruguay
 * Flag of Venezuela.svg Republic of Venezuela

Africa

 * Kingdom of Ankole
 * Anziku Kingdom
 * Aro Confederacy
 * Asante Union
 * Kingdom of Baguirmi
 * Kingdom of Baol
 * Kingdom of Basutoland
 * Benin Empire
 * Bornu Empire
 * Kingdom of Buganda
 * Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara
 * Kingdom of Burundi
 * Kingdom of Cayor
 * Kingdom of Dahomey
 * Ethiopian Empire
 * Imamate of Futa Jallon
 * Imamate of Futa Toro
 * Kingdom of Garo
 * Kingdom of Gera
 * Kingdom of Gomma
 * Kingdom of Gumma
 * Kingdom of Janjero
 * Kingdom of Jimma
 * Jolof Kingdom
 * Kingdom of Kaabu
 * Kingdom of Kaffa
 * Kénédougou Kingdom
 * Kingdom of Khasso
 * Kong Empire
 * Kingdom of Kongo
 * Kingdom of Koya
 * Republic of Liberia
 * Kingdom of Loango
 * Luba Empire
 * Lunda Empire
 * Massina Empire
 * Matabele Kingdom
 * Sultanate of Morocco
 * Ouaddai Empire
 * Oyo Empire
 * Kingdom of Rwanda
 * Sokoto Caliphate
 * Toro Kingdom
 * Toucouleur Empire- Thisismacedon
 * Kingdom of Welayta
 * Yeke Kingdom
 * Kingdom of the Zulus

Oceania

 * Flag of the United Kingdom.svg—Flag of Australia.svg Realm of Australia — Flag of Tasmania.svg HawkAussie (Talk) Flag of Australia.svg 05:16, April 1, 2016 (UTC)
 * Kingdom of Bora Bora
 * Fiji
 * Kanaka Maoli flag.svg Kingdom of Hawaii- Orangebird "SPACESHIP!" --Benny in the Lego Movie (→My wall!←)
 * Kingdom of Huahine
 * Kingdom of Raiatea
 * Kingdom of Rapa Nui
 * Kingdom of Rarotonga
 * Kingdom of Samoa
 * Kingdom of Tahiti
 * Tu'i Tonga
 * Flag of the United Kingdom.svg—Flag of Western Australia.svg Realm of Westralia

Note on Mod Events
Mod Events will be organised into War, Political , Social , Economic and Miscellaneous categories. They will also be listed chronologically; events with no certain dates will be placed at the bottom of the mod events section.

1865
'''The Imperial Legislative Elections are due to be held between the 11th to 24th of July to select the next government of the United Kingdom of the first governments of Australia, Canada, India, South Africa and Westralia. The Queen has initiated a Royal Tour, which will last about two years, and will take her and the Royal Family around the UK, before heading the Manchester to travel to Quebec, Canada.'''

'''The United States continues to be torn apart both from within and without as the American Civil War causes civil unrest. The Coalition meanwhile continues to carve up parts of the United States. Britain now occupies three states along the Great Lakes and Washington State; Texas remains independent and the Confederate States advances farther into US territory with the assistance of Britain, Austria and France.'''

'''Nine-year-old Tsai-chun Aisin-Gioro, the former Tongzhi Emperor, arrives in London. He is introduced to his new adoptive parents, the eldest son of the Earl of Gainsborough and his wife, and is to be treated well. He will be raised alongside the Gainsboroughs' two sons and one daughter; two other daughters have already grown up. Tsai-chun has already been registered into Trinity College in Cambridge.'''

The Imperial Family of Japan has arrived in Quebec to begin what is hoped to be a temporary exile from their homeland.


 * Argentine Republic: President Martinez and congress are finally discussing how the new constitution should be structured and imposed. The city hall, and many other government buildings are finally being built in the federal state, along with trade ports which are opening all over Argentina’s coast. President Martinez expands all foreign trade especially for Austria. President Martinez vows to take down Chile in 3 years and mobilising of the army is continued. We send another 1000 troops to aid Patagonia for their war between Chile. We are sorry that we are not able to directly wage war due to insufficient military commanding. We ask Austria for better technology military equipment and their blueprints.
 * Austrian Diplomacy (Secret): We send to Argentina better tech, military equipment and blueprints as asked, but we also send them military advisors to help them improve their army.


 * Hawaii: We send more forces into Tahiti, 4000 more infantry and 500 more cannonmen. In our hopes of becoming more connected to the world, we endorse opening newspapers in Honolulu and Kailua-Kona. To house the Hawaiian parliament, we begin construction of Aliʻiōlani Hale in Honolulu (seven years earlier than OTL); it should be finished by 1869. To help boost commerce further, we work to start fishing industries off the coasts of cities like Honolulu, Hilo, Kahului (which, after doing research, I found also has a sugar cane plantation), and Kailua-Kona. To still keep people happy, we continue to host festivals. We find that our pineapple trade has led to cultural blending: Australian trade has influenced increased westernization, and Korean trade has surprisingly brought Asian culture to the islands.
 * We have achieved our largest victory over the Tahitians yet. We demand the Tahitians unconditional surrender and annexation, warning that they have nearly no chance in defeating the kingdom. (MOD RESPONSE REQUIRED)
 * Argentine Dip: Our president encourages Hawaii to attack Chile! This would benefit trading between Argentina and Hawaii as the coast of Chile is obtained.
 * Hawaiian Diplomacy: While we thank Argentina for their offer, our preoccupied militaries are simply not in the right position to invade Chile with the current situation. Perhaps when Tahiti is conquered, the parliament will reconsider.
 * Tahitian diplomacy (MOD): We will never surrender until the bitter end. Hawaii will either let us be, or destroy us all! Long live free Tahiti!


 * Russia continues to develop economically and in its infrastructure. We also declare war on Khiva after much preparation. We continue to influence Romania, offering them an alliance, vassalization or annexation (MOD).
 * Romanian diplomacy (MOD): We welcome support from our Russian brothers, and accept an alliance.


 * United Kingdom: The Queen has begun her Royal Tour, and the entourage, after travelling around the British Isles, heads to Manchester to board the Royal Navy's HMS Warrior, bound for Québec City, where the Queen and her family are received by the 1st Canadian Governor, Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck. In Quebec, Victoria is crowned Queen of Canada with great ceremony. Meanwhile, the people, increasingly tired of the Civil War, begin lobbying the Government to end British involvement. In response, the Prime Minister sends a letter to President Lincoln imploring him to open peace negotiations. (MOD RESPONSE NEEDED?)


 * Hawaiian Diplomacy: Again, we request an alliance with Britannia.
 * Guatemalan Diplomacy: We are interested in the possibility of purchasing or signing an agreement of obtaining British Honduras from the British. As the land has no known valuable resources, we expect a reasonable agreement. We are also willing to offer full military access to Guatemala and to all Guatemalan ports, with the stipulation of a non-aggression pact.
 * British Diplomacy: We are willing to sell British Honduras to Guatemala, on the additional conditions that Britain be allowed to keep all existing military bases in Honduras, and that the Anglican Church in Honduras is legally, politically and physically protected from possible persecution by the Catholic majority in Guatemala.


 * Patagonia: Following the push on the northern front by Montessier and the help of Argentina against Chile, regions reconquered are fortified by von Kermann to ensure that they won't be taken again by the Chileans. Montessier began to plan an attack in Chilean territories, the first since the start of the war, since Chile is loosing the war. Montessier once again believe that a good strike in Chilean territories would force them to sign a peace in favor of Patagonia and its allies. With 5500 troops, plus the 2500 Argentinian troops, Montessier led an attack for the reconquest of Araucania. 
 * Argentine Dip: We urge Patagonia to eliminate Chile and not sign a peace treaty. We believe that we must completely destroy the enemy without mercy.
 * Great Korean Empire: Emperor Gojong continues the introduction of more structural reforms that are expected to modernise Korea. As the factory system replaces the putting-out system, Korean industrial complexes continue to undergo exponential growth, resulting in heightened production of petrochemicals, steel, vehicles, and machinery, and increasingly higher industrial output. Canals and paved roads are constructed to ease trade and commerce between industrial centres. More residential buildings are built to support a growing population. The Korean Planning Committee, led by members of the government continues to dictate Korean development, prioritising chosen sectors, and deciding on which companies should receive financial support based on their success. As a result, weaker companies are culled and remaining ones are competitive. Many privately-owned industrial conglomerates grow with a rapid pace, benefiting from heavy financial support given by the government, and domestic and foreign investors as well as free unrestricted trade with Austria, Russia, and China. A new culture; a mixture of Korean and traditional values and Western liberalism, continues to be heavily promoted by the government. People are given more civil rights; including the freedom of religion, speech, and opinion. Male chauvinism, misogyny and other right-wing concepts such as intolerance are continued to be discouraged. Western-style architecture continues to replace their Eastern counterparts. Western-style attire becomes prevalent among the wealthy and mandatory for diplomats and government officials. More schools, universities, and libraries are built to add on to existing academic programs. Hangul, Hanja, and Katakana are declared to be the three official written scripts; Korean (including Sino–Korean ones) words are written with Hangul, scholarly text is written with Hanja, and Western loanwords are written with Katakana.
 * Hi, just a little non-obligatory note: Use of Katakana in the Korean language doesn't exactly make sense, since the way the Korean and Japanese writing systems work are quite different (just in case you were not already aware).
 * I am aware of this. I would to add that if parts of Western loanwords cannot be written in Katakana, it will be written in Hangul.


 * Austrian Empire: We continue to build up our military. We continue to massively produce Werndl–Holub rifles to be used in the army, now at an increased rate. Around 200,000 Werndl–Holub rifles have been produced by now and are used in our armed forces. More Krupp C64 and C67 steel breech loaded field guns are bought for the army. Around 500 Krupp cannons have been acquired by now. We start to acquire Montigny mitrailleuse volley guns for our military. The Landwehr is officially established by order of Emperor Franz Josef. Its main purpose is to call up all men capable of bearing arms between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, and not serving in the regular army, for the defence of the country, when it is required. The Landwehr is to be used in the second line, in order not to delay mobilization. Service becomes compulsory for all men of military age, to be on par with the Prussian military. Every able bodied man has to serve to the in the army for one year, then he is released to the reservists for two years. Austria continues to experience a huge growth, now augmented due to the Treaty of Hanseong. Emperor Franz Joseph I implements reforms to reduce bureaucracy, making way easier for any private investor to open up a company, aiming to increase growth in our nation. Opening up an industry is easier now, while the state welcomes any opportunities, such as opening up new companies, with government support, as a mean of funding investors, to open up new industries.
 * Austrian Diplomacy: We start influencing Romania, offering them an alliance, vassalization or annexation, to protect them from Russia, who seeks to undermine their sovereignty. (MOD RESPONSE)
 * Romania (MOD): Romania, aware that Austria's terms too involve the undermining of their sovereignty, refuses Austrian assistance, preferring to go with Slavic Russia.


 * British Guiana: We continue to improve our infrastructure and economy. We slightly recruit more troops to make sure some of them are consolidated. Also the population in Georgetown is slightly growing. The industry on Guiana is planned to be improved. Although the plans on Guiana hasn't yet delivered throughout this year as probably more cities are in progress.


 * Australia: We continue to improve on our infrastructure by planning to build a train line which will hopefully connections to go all of the mainland state capitals. This will be done in stages with the first one being from Adelaide to Melbourne and Sydney to Brisbane being done first. In terms of alliances, we do accept the Hawaii request (with Britannia's help of course) to aid them if needed. Over in Queensland, the plan to colonise New Guinea starts to take place with the plan to colonise it in two years and make it another state in Australia. Also happening during this year, the first Australian Rules football league begins in Victoria with six teams from the Melbourne region starting in April. They hope that in the future, their will be a national competition which will have all of the State teams taking on each other to be the champion.
 * British Diplomacy: We agree and immediately order colonists and military personnel to cross the strait and claim the eastern half of the island for Australia. The eastern half of New Guinea, now called Australian New Guinea, is admitted into Australia as a Territory, a component of the country controlled directly by the Federal Government in Sydney. Colonisation begins swiftly, with new settlements being quickly established.


 * Denmark: Parliament under King Christian IX becomes increasingly nationalist this sudden increase of nationalism members worries many liberals in the Danish parliament believing that this could be anti-productive towards Danish progressivism and the fact King Christian IX seems to support the spread of them. Nationalism in Denmark begins to spread as it promises to bring Scandinavia under Danish rule and bring a new golden age for Denmark they promise to modernize Denmark and increase our nation's standing. Nationalist members of parliament begin to preach this but the majority liberal and conservative members remain sceptical and opposed to this. However, some followers begin enlisting. Our navy increases by 20 ships.  Our army increases by 700 men.


 * Papal States: The Pope is disappointed by the "Heavenly King's" disregard for his promise to renounce his claim to divinity, and orders an increase in missionary activity in China. Groundwork continues for the upcoming Ecumenical Council. Pius IX renews his offer to act as arbiter in ending the American War. 


 * Guatemala:The second constitutional convention occurred February 5th 1865 and it resulted in the signing of the first Guatemalan constitution. Within the constitution contains the natural rights of all individuals and the basic law of government routine. It established that presidential terms last 5 years and also established that the legislative branch of the government will be made up of 100 senators. Two senators will come from each district and districts will be divided up based upon population density. Senator terms will last 3 years and the first election for senators will begin next year. Talk of the union between Guatemala and El Salvador continue as the president of El Salvador Gerardo Barrios and Guatemalan President Justo Barrios both believe that to achieve a strong Central America is through a united Central America. Meanwhile, the rebuilding of Guatemala City continues. Immigration in Guatemala is at an all time high with the new liberal government in place and Mexican refugees begin to come to Guatemala to move away from the American Civil War that continues to take a toll on Mexico. Immigration also is opened up to all and the amount of Asian immigrant also increases. The increase in immigrants is leading to more laborers and higher yields of Coffee and Bananas, Guatemala's leading exports. Plans are also being made to begin building a railroad that spans Central America, further connecting and uniting Central America. President Barrios believes that this may lead to a united Central America as he hopes for.
 * Toucouleur Empire: We complete the major roads connecting to the city centres including our vassal city centres. We break the alliance with Yatenga and we declare war for the conquest of the Mossi States. Our new vassals are spared this conquest and join the war on our side. With our 65,000 man army additional 10,000 from Mossi Vassals, we launch our attack. We use our general Samori to secure the area from Morovia to Segu as we build a railroad which we fund.

1865.5
'''WARNING: All players inactive since 1862 will be removed from play unless they post this turn. Let it be known that moderators will not be spared from this clean-up either.'''

'''The United States sinks further into disorder and anarchy as President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on Independence Day, July 4, by Confederate spy John Wilkes Booth following an abandoned earlier attempt by him on April 15. Lincoln is succeeded by Andrew Johnson, who many believe may possibly be the last President of the United States.'''

'''The Civil War continues to damage the US economy as major economic centres are taken by British and Confederate forces. Civil unrest becomes even worse as the government struggles to combat the economic crisis currently facing the United States, which may not stay united for much longer.''' (NOTE: United States' economic grading will fall in one turn.)

'''In the Imperial Legislative Elections of 1865, Lord Palmerston is re-elected as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. However, he stays in office for barely three months, as he dies on 18 October. He is replaced by his Foreign Secretary, the Earl Russell.'''

The rebellions in northern and south western China continue as the new Tianjing government fails to do much to combat them, and they threaten to destabilise the young regime.

The increasing influence of Prussia under her ambitious Chancellor Otto von Bismarck begins raising tensions in Germany, and threatens to destabilise the German Confederation.


 * United Kingdom: The Queen continues her royal tour along with her entourage, having now left Canada for Australia. She arrives in Sydney when she hears news of Lord Palmerston's death, and after sending a letter of consolation to Palmerston's family appoints the Foreign Secretary John Russell, 1st Earl Russell as her new Prime Minister to lead the struggling Liberal government. She is crowned Queen of Australia on 20 October. The Queen pens another letter to the US Government offering her sympathies and condolences in the wake of the death of noble President Lincoln, despite being the foe of Britain in this war. She implores the new President Andrew Johnson to enter negotiations with her Government to end the senseless slaughter, and states that she is willing to temporarily halt British advance into the US and British naval blockades of US ports if Johnson agrees to negotiate. (MOD RESPONSE REQUIRED) She expresses shock that the Confederates are willing to do something so terrible to a good man.
 * British Secret Military: In case the United States does not respond or refuses to negotiate, an additional 15,000 troops stand ready to reinforce our boys already at the front, so that we can bring the war to a quicker, victorious conclusion.
 * Guatemalan Diplomacy: We are willing to allow you to keep your military bases in Honduras, so long that the number of troops remains that same and that you agree to leave after a period of 35 years. We also would like to agree to a non-aggression pact. We understand your concern for the rights of your church but since the liberal control of Guatemala, President Barrios has severed all Catholic control of Guatemalan law, and every resident of Guatemala is free to practice any religion according to the recently signed Guatemalan constitution. So although Guatemala has a Catholic majority, President Barrios believes strongly in secularization and will protect the rights of all English citizens in Guatemala.


 * Hawaii: We send yet another 1000 into Tahiti, in another minor victory. Seeing as Civil War in America has torn apart the continent, we ask that Britain and the CSA try to make peace. About 17% of Aliʻiōlani Hale is complete. While we encourage westernization and welcome Asian culture, we host festivals to keep happiness up and the Hawaiian culture thriving.
 * Hawaiian Secret Diplomacy: We ask the United Kingdom that in the event that the United States crumbles, they will assist us in obtaining American technology like steam power and rail-roads. In exchange, we will subsidise the prices of our pineapples in Australia and cede our territories in Kiribati and Marshall Islands to the Australian dominion.
 * British Diplomacy: In the event that the United States is dissolved, we agree to assist the Hawaiian government to develop steam power and rail-road technologies.


 * Guatemala: Produce yield of bananas and coffee continue to grow. President Barrios continues to pool resources to build more roads and increase the efficiency of the infrastructure of Guatemala as a whole as trade profits rise. Guatemala City reconstruction continues as the construction of the new legislative building begins. Talk of the Union between El Salvador and Guatemala are now in full swing as now the talks are not of if but when the union will occur. The liberal government of Costa Rica also begins to talk about their involvement in the new state once the union is created. It has also been decided that the new country will be called "The United Confederation of Central America." The deal for British Honduras begins with negotiation of terms.


 * Russia continues to develop its industries to Western European standards. Its rail linkages continue to grow as the large empire grows ever more connected. Trade from Korea and China into Europe flourishes and fuels infrastructure spending b the Emperor. The experiments of self-government in Poland and Finland have been working well so far, although many near the Emperor feel it is too early to tell. Alexander II thanks Romania from entering into the Russian sphere and sends military trainers to help upgrade our ally's forces. The war in Khiva continues as it becomes clear that Russia will soon be able to integrate the soon-to-be-conquered state.
 * Ottoman Empire Dip: We offer a non aggression pact with Russia.


 * Argentine Republic: President Martinez and the Congress are halfway through writing the constitution. More trade ports are opened all over Argentina’s coast. The nation is continuing to mobilise and estimates that in 1866, Argentine Republic would have had another 8000 troops, not including the 2500 aiding Patagonia. We ask Austria for better technology military equipment and their blue-prints.


 * Portugal: Continues to push in Mexico. We continue industrialization, and land more troops in Macau.


 * Patagonia and Araucania: The lack of answers from the Chilean forces seems to indicate that the offensive of Montessier was a success. Troops begin to fortify the region in order to protect it against what is left of the Chilean army. After doing this, Montessier march with his forces (and his allies's armies) toward the Chilean capital. During that time, King Antoine I organized a celebration of the reconquest of Araucania.
 * Argentine Dip: Does Patagonia agree with the secret land split once Chile is down? (I sent it to the talk page..Chile_conquest,_Argentine_and_Patagonia.png


 * Japanese Empire: We begin to centralize our government, as with the coup against the emperor left a bit of disorder. We invited the Emperor and his family back to Japan and have gotten him back. We have made terms for him to have a ceremonial title of "Emperor" while the current Emperor will have the official title. We make an offer to any great powers that we will lease a port for 25 years in return for help in our modernization attempts. We allocate a lot of our income to our new industrialization attempts and begin the building of railroads and 5 factories (Weapons). We begin to modernize our ships that aren't already (120 - 160) and will plan with the help of the British that we can get our navy on par with theirs.
 * Austrian Diplomacy: We accept Japanese offer, we agree to help them industralize, in return for leasing a port for 25 years.


 * Austrian Empire: Emperor Franz Joseph I thinks that Austria should withdraw from wars in America should tensions continue to escalate in the German Confederation, in order to protect its vital interests in Europe. We continue to build up our military. We continue to massively produce Werndl–Holub rifles to be used in the army, now at even more increased rate, with tensions inside the German Confederation escalating. Around 400,000 Werndl–Holub rifles have been produced by now and are used in our armed forces. More Krupp C64 and C67 steel breech loaded field guns are bought for the army. Around 1000 Krupp cannons have been acquired by now. We continue to acquire Montigny mitrailleuse volley guns for our military. Around 200 mitrailleuse volley guns have been acquired for our military by now. Austria continues to experience a huge growth, now augmented due to the Treaty of Hanseong. We improve our infrastructure even more in Austria, Bohemia and Moravia.
 * Austrian Diplomacy (Secret): Emperor Franz Joseph I informs his allies (France, UK, CSA, Portugal) that should tensions continue to escalate inside the German Confederation, which are caused by the Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the Austrian Empire will have no other choice than withdrawing from our common wars in America, to protect its vital interests in Europe, but it probably won't make much of a difference, because it's clear that our side will win. (MOD RESPONSE for France and every other inactive ally)
 * French Diplomacy (MOD): We understand, and wish Austria luck in her struggle to preserve peace in Germany.
 * British Diplomacy: We offer to send ships to help evacuate Austrian troops should Austria withdraw from the war.


 * Ottoman Empire: The second biannual Ottoman Games are held in Baghdad. These games are a major success and bring the whole Ottoman Empire together. Istanbul wins the medal table again with Baghdad being second and Cairo being third. We offer a non-aggression pact with Russia. We urge all the nations fighting in the American Civil War to stop their silly war. We build our military and our economy. We begin to expand in Africa again, expanding about 40 pixels. We hope that we can control Africa for a long time. We continue to promote festivals and other cultural events. We would like to trade with any nations which are willing to trade.


 * Spain: Economy, infrastructure and military improve. Population continues to grow, roads and farms are built or improved and cities continue to grow. More residential buildings, cultural and public buildings, commercial buildings, militaristic buildings, educational buildings and factories are built. Western Sahara, Spanish Guinea and New Guinea continue expending by 20 px each. As United States's ally Mexico falls, Spain declared war on Mexico and sends its ships from Cuba to invade Eastern Mexico region. Spain continues invading Maguindanao. Missionaries continue to convert natives in New Guinea to Catholicism.
 * British Diplomacy: Your missionaries, who are currently operating in Australian New Guinea, are to immediately register themselves with the Australian government as per the Foreign Missionary Act, passed this year in Parliament. The Act requires that each foreign missionary, especially those of faiths/denominations not associated with the Church of England, must surrender 20% of their personal wealth to the Realm Government, and thereafter be subject to a 10% monthly tax. Non-Anglican churches will also be subject to a 30% Church Maintenance Tax, while Anglican churches and those of denominations which are affiliated with Anglicanism will be subject to only a 10% tax. If your missionaries refuse to comply, they will not be permitted to operate within Imperial territory.


 * Denmark: The nationalists of Denmark are gaining more support with the common people as more and more people support new nationalist members of parliament. This worries the more conservatives and liberals in parliament as King Christian IX begins spreading more nationalist propaganda behind parliament's back. The propaganda is mainly listed to uniting the Scandinavians under the Danes and enlisting in the army this propaganda begins to make a splash. New Copenhagen continues growing by five people. Neglect in Iceland begins to take hold as murmurs of independence occur. Our navy increases by 20 ships. Modernization continues to occur. We ask the British if we can buy modern technology from them. (Respond in next post)


 * Australia: We continue our planning to take over New Guinea with ships going to leave from Cairns in January. We start to improve our military with 200 more people starting to be trained with the current gear that we have. The new railway system plan has hit a hurdle with towns to the north of Adelaide wanting the railway to pass them, while the towns north of Brisbane also want the same thing. In South Australia, plans have started to rename Central Australia because southern Australia is where Tasmania is. In sport, the Australian rules football league ends in Melbourne taking the trophy.

1866
'''Britannia continues to pummel the United States after no response came from the US Government. British troops continue to advance, and the reinforcements sent earlier now pour across the border to join their comrades on the front lines.'''

The revolts in China continue, and threaten to collapse the young regime in Tianjing.

The American economy is now collapsing at an exponential rate, as Britain continues to attack the economic and industrial centres of the United States.

'''Civil unrest in the United States comes to a head when a violent protest in Boston results in the deaths of 200 Bostonian citizens, and 30 US military personnel. After this tragedy, fearing the worst, the United States Government calls for a ceasefire and the opening of negotiations with the Coalition.'''

'''The Imperial Family of Japan, after a year in Canada, is finally permitted to return to Japan and the Emperor returns to his position. During their time in Quebec, young Crown Prince Mutsuhito acquired a desire to accelerate the westernisation of Japan, and actively encourages the Japanese adoption of western systems of governance.'''

'''Unrest continues in Japan as the samurai and daimyo classes continue to oppose westernisation and the adoption of western policies. Rumours begin to circulate that several daimyo are considering forming a new isolationist Shogunate.'''

'''Please direct mod event disputes to the talk page. Thank you.'''


 * United Kingdom: We agree to the ceasefire called for by the US Government and volunteer to host the negotiations to end the Civil War in Quebec City, and they begin (see Treaty of Quebec). In attendance thus far are Britannia and the United States. It is assumed at this point, however, that the Treaty of Quebec will only bring peace to the northern front. Meanwhile, Queen Victoria continues her Royal Tour, and the Royal entourage after visiting all major cities in Australia, proceeds to Westralia, where she is again crowned Queen. The family then board a ship in Fremantle to take them to India, where the Queen is due to be crowned Empress of India. The Queen, dissatisfied with the chaos in the Liberal Party due to its disunity, dismisses the Lord Russell from his position as Prime Minister and appoints in his place the Earl of Derby from the Conservative Party.
 * Papal Diplomacy: The Apostolic Nuncio to the UK expresses the Papacy's disappointment at the passing of the Foreign Missionary Act, saying it is a great step backwards since the emancipation of Catholics some forty years ago. [OOC: Also, just a side note, I think it is highly unlikely that Australia would enforce such an act on its territory. Australia has a significant catholic population, and in the OTL constitutional debates, it was a high priority to ensure that there be no establishes church in Australia. Just saying].
 * Australian Diplomacy: Its being great having the queen come to our land and lets hope the alliance will stay for many years. [OOC: I think your right on it, because we were a catholic nation (I think we still are in present day) and we are going to say as a catholic nation until the end of this game.]
 * British OOC: Anglicanism is the official religion of Britannia, and thus is also the national religion of Australia (there have been no constitutional changes to Australia, as all constituents of the Empire run on the unwritten British constitution). In OTL, the Anglican Church was the largest in Australia until 1986. Only in 1986 was it surpassed by the Catholic Church, so technically Australia is not a Catholic nation, but it does host a significant Catholic population. Also, to the Papal States, the primary purpose is to prevent the Spanish from expanding into New Guinea. Once the Spanish are gone, the Act will be repealed.


 * United Confederation of Central America (U.C.C.A): The union between Guatemala and El Salvador was officially signed April 8th, 1866. The previous President of Guatemala, Justo Rufino Barrios, is the President of the U.C.C.A. and all Guatemalan law is adopted as well as the Guatemalan Constitution. With the new Union, President Barrios continues his policies of secularization, modernization, and revitalization. For a week after the creation of the union, celebrations are nationwide as citizens feel more safe and represented with the new government, many feel as if it is a clean slate. The military also begins to be refitted, as the threat of foreign invasion increased with the supposed "fall of Mexico." The President would just like to remind all European powers that the U.C.C.A is determined to remain in peace and would like to resolve all matters or disputes diplomatically. Also, more refugees arrive from Mexico, seeking peace. The population is booming as the U.C.C.A is currently the most stable region in Central America. President Barrios still seeks to finalize the deal with the United Kingdom for British Honduras. (MOD APPROVAL?)
 * (OOC): I know I did most of this without any specific permission by a Mod, but really the whole process has been very thought out and is not beyond plausibility at all. Many times during the 1800s liberal regimes attempted to unite Central America, and actually they were almost successful on a few occasions. ~Dustin2557
 * British Diplomacy: The Governor of British Honduras is recalled to London, and the Union Flag flying atop the Governor's mansion is lowered and replaced by that of the United Confederation. Honduras has formally been handed over to the UCCA. British soldiers serve as a guard of honour upon the arrival of the Central American Governor in Belize City.
 * U.C.C.A. Diplomacy: President Barrios would like to send his graciousness for the civility of the British and would like to insure that the UCCA is open to any future trade deals or treaties in the future with the UK.
 * British diplomacy: We welcome trade with the young Confederation, and wish them luck and success for the country. The Queen personally grants her blessing.


 * Papal States: The Pope is disconcerted by the rise of Prussia, and secretly encourages Austria to preserve the current status quo in Germany and prevent the rise of Lutheran (and generally anti-Catholic) Prussia. The Missions in China meet with some success, since the collapse of central authority means they are not officially persecuted.
 * Argentine Republic: The constitution is finally set up and is known as, “The Constitution of 1866” following the Democratic Diktat System. It is ready to be put in power in this year and many believe Argentina will boost as the constitution gives more power to the leader. The nation has also successfully mobilised 10,000 infantry. Current president Martinez declares war on Chile officially and move the army to North of Chile. We are hoping to obtain Chile’s north west coast for better trading in the pacific.


 * Hawaii: Kanaka_Maoli_flag.svgDetermined to conquer Tahiti, we send another 5,000 into Tahiti, troop recruitment kept strong by the strong propaganda circling around.  The Hawaiian parliament passes the replacement of the kingdom's flag with the old flag. About 33% of Aliʻiōlani Hale is complete. We work to improve infrastructure throughout the whole kingdom, including repairing villages in the occupied islands of Tetiaroa, Moorea, and Maiao. Repairs in occupied villages seems to somewhat improve opinion of the Hawaiians in those places, reducing resistance. In other news, Victoria Kamāmalu (fell severly ill in OTL, but not here) bears a son, so the Kamehameha dynasty shall continue when Kamehameha V (current monarch since 1863) dies.


 * Australia: We expand 20px into British Guinea as we start to leave the Australian mainland and New Zealand into uncharted territory. But the expansion of the new territory is good for both nations with John Young saying that they won't convert any of the locals into Anglican in hope that it won't damage the reputation of the locals. Closer to home, the first part of the Adelaide to Melbourne railway has finished with the train track going from Adelaide to Mount Gambier despite protests from people in South Australia. While in Queensland, progress has been slow with Arthur Macalister (premier of Queensland) switching course and heading north to Caboolture. We also start to train another 500 men from Melbourne for the army as the threat of war with Spain is starting to be more likely.
 * British military: The Imperial government deploys 10,000 troops to Australia to defend the Realm against possible Spanish aggression in the future. 5,000 troops are sent to Perth to fortify Westralia as well.
 * Portugal dip: We guarantee our opposition of any Spanish threat.
 * The Russian Empire defeats Khiva early in the year, after a period of intense fighting. We send in thousands of Russians to help integrate the population and offer hundreds of thousands of rubles to rebuild Khiva's economy. Railroads continue to criss-cross the nation as development increases substantially. Russia takes on the role of a link between the East (China and Korea) and the West, greatly improving the nation's coffers and the wealth of many businessmen. This starts to trickle down to the ex-serf class that is living in the outskirts of major Russian cities. Russia accepts the Ottoman offer of non-aggression. We also move then thousand troops along the Sino-Russian border to prevent any spillover from China's rebellions. Influence over Romania continues, as does training of their military capacities.
 * Austrian Empire: With tensions inside the German Confederation increasing, Emperor Franz Joseph I decides that its time for Austria to officially withdraw from the wars in America, to focus in the German Confederation. Around 400.000 soldiers that we are deployed in America, come back either using the British fleet, or with some (commercial) ships that the gov loaned, that are escorted by the British fleet. We continue to build up our military. We continue to massively produce Werndl–Holub rifles to be used in the army, now at even more increased rate, with tensions inside the German Confederation escalating. Around 500,000 Werndl–Holub rifles have been produced by now and are used in our armed forces. More Krupp C64 and C67 steel breech loaded field guns are bought for the army. Around 1250 Krupp cannons have been acquired by now. We continue to acquire Montigny mitrailleuse volley guns for our military. Around 500 mitrailleuse volley guns have been acquired for our military by now. Austria continues to experience a huge growth, now augmented due to the Treaty of Hanseong. We improve our infrastructure even more in Austria, Bohemia and Moravia. We continue to build new railroads in Austria, Bohemia and Moravia.
 * Austrian Diplomacy: We guarantee the independence and territorial integrity of every member of the German Confederation, except the Kingdom of Prussia, in an effort to create a coalition against the Kingdom of Prussia, which seeks to undermine the independence of various German states. (MOD RESPONSE)