Beautiful Vienna (Map Game)

Main Page for the Beautiful Vienna Map Game.

Premise
It has currently been exactly one year since the signing of the Congress of Vienna, and the definitive end of Napoleon's dream for a French Empire to rule the continent of Europe. Many in Europe believe that the Congress of Vienna would secure harmony and peace in Europe for centuries to come. Though the sands of time, and the annals of history would have to disagree with the people of Europe.

Rules

 * 1) Turns will initially be one year each, and six months during major wars.
 * 2) Be plausible. No ASB stuff, no wanking. State your plans before posting if they're major.
 * 3) Claim before you take a turn
 * 4) Save as a .PNG in the format [Beautiful Vienna, Year, Username]
 * 5) Try to include more than just military or colonial events in your turns. A bit of cultural or scientific color never hurts. Any posts that are just three lines about wars are not acceptable and will probably not be accepted.
 * 6) Try to keep the butterfly effect in mind when making characters - people born after the POD are unlikely to exist at all, let alone take the same role they did IOTL. (*cough* Adolf Hitler *cough*).
 * 7) No Ideological Wanks.
 * 8) People born around the POD can change depending on circumstances.
 * 9) You have 24 hours per turn. If your turn is not up within the 24 hours with a map and turn details, and do not communicate with me, you will be given a one week ban. Those who fail to communicate for a second time with be perma-banned. No questions.
 * 10) No turn swapping unless both parties agree, and it is brought to my attention. If one of those players is offline, don't bring it up.
 * 11) If you wish to be dropped in the claim order, and or cannot make it this turn communicate with me. Failure to do so will result in punishment.
 * 12) For the love of all that is holy, place the newest map under the World Map with a caption.

Mods

 * Head Mod/Creator:  .....   Because I'm Just... Too... SSSWWWEEEEEETTT!!!

Claim List

 * .....  Because I'm Just... Too... SSSWWWEEEEEETTT!!!     (1819)
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 * Too Cool To Have a Proper Sig (1821)
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1816 ~ LightningLynx89
World Events Americas Europe Asia Africa Oceania
 * Robert Stirling patents his Stirling engine, at this time known as Stirling's air engine.
 * A rail capable of supporting a heavy locomotive is developed.
 * The United States has just celebrated 40 years of complete independence from the British crown. Within the year the Indiana Territory is admitted as a state and joins the union officially and earns a place on the Star- Spangled Banner. As well, Democratic-Republican James Monroe successfully wins the Presidency against Federalist candidate Rufus King. One of his platforms is to promote exploration and expansion westward, which helps drive the westward expansion.
 * E. Remington and Sons is founded in the United States.
 * In Canada, at the Battle of Seven Oaks the much larger Metis force is slaughtered by the Hudson Bay Company, and Cuthbert Grant the leader of the Metis people is killed in the fighting.
 * The Spanish revolutions continue to run across the Spanish colonies. The revolutionaries gaining ground in many places. The ideas of independence even reaching the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata. The events of the Spanish Revolutions however, cause the Spanish crown to force talks with many of their colonial representatives, to those still loyal, about representation.
 * A small Russian exploration team is sent to explore eastward from their territory already existent in Alyeska.
 * The University of Warsaw is founded.
 * Leopold of Saxe-Coburg marries Charlotte Augusta of Saxony, and are expecting a child the next year.
 * Lord Byron, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Polidori, gathered at the Villa Diodati by Lake Geneva in a rainy Switzerland, tell each other tales. This gives rise to two classic Gothic narratives, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Polidori's The Vampyre.
 * The thrones of Sicily and Naples collectively merge into the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies under the rule of King Ferdinand I.
 * The British Empire declare war on the Marathan Empire. Both sides going through a slog fest. The Marathans are able to supply many more troops to the front lines than the British can reinforce.
 * Tensions rise in between both Arabia and Egypt over the claims of Mecca and western Arabia.
 * The Russian Empire continues their slow expansion into Siberia.
 * The French passenger ship Medusa runs aground off the coast of Senegal, with 140 lives lost in the botched rescue that takes weeks, leading to a scandal in the French government. Due to the Medusa crashing near Portuguese port cities and African vassals, many amongst the French government begin shifting the blame on Portuguese sabotage.
 * Sigujana kaSezangakhona, the son of Senzangakhona kaJama becomes the King of the Zulu, and is blessed by the tribe shaman to live a healthy and long life.
 * Not much occurs in this region besides minor expansion from the British and French.

1817 ~ JoshTheRoman
World Events
 * N/A

Americas Europe Asia
 * Construction on the Erie Canal in New York, the first major engineering work in North America, begins.
 * The Pernambucan Revolt occurs in Brazil, sparking the first fires of colonial rebellion on Portuguese America.
 * Mississippi is admitted as the 20th U.S. state, formerly the Mississippi Territory. However, before this, Mississippi territory had been split in two, creating Alabama Territory.
 * Grand Duke Charles of Baden dies, resulting in the bequeathing of Baden to the Kingdom of Bavaria.
 * A major earthquake strikes Palermo, Sicily.
 * The first bicycle is invented in Mannheim by German inventor Karl Drais.
 * Emperor Ninko accedes to the throne of Japan.
 * The British Empire continues their war in India against the Maratha Empire. Although struggling in 1816, the British start to easily overcome any resistance, inflicting severe losses on the Marathans, although they have a much larger numerical advantage.
 * Tensions continue to rise in between both Arabia and Egypt over the claims of Mecca and western Arabia.
 * The Russian Empire continues expansion into Siberia.

1818 ~ Pyradox
World Events Americas Europe Asia
 * The famed Christmas carol "Silent Night" is first performed at the St. Nicolas Parish Church in Salzburg, Austria.
 * In the contested territory of Florida, the famed Battle of New Orleans war hero General Andrew Jackson invades the peninsula in order to crush and destroy the Seminole Indians, which is certainly not well-received by both the British and Spanish embassies in the United States.
 * Chilean diplomats and commanders in Santiago formally declare independence from the Spanish crown with the Chilean Declaration of Independence. Shortly after the document is ratified and signed by the interim Chilean government, the rebels win a solid victory against the Spaniards in the Battle of Maipú.
 * During the Pernambucan Revolt in Brazil, a conflict between Portuguese infantry and Brazilian rioters turns into an outright engagement near the town of Caruaru that formally ends in a Pyrrhic victory for the Portuguese while the rioters manage to successfully retreat into northern Brazil without being pursued.
 * A formal treaty is signed between British and American diplomats that establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the two nations. The ratification of the treaty by both nations in the agreement is considered to be a major political victory for the Monroe administration. However, the borders with Spain, the largely barren Pacific territory, and America's claimed territory in Maine have still not been properly defined...
 * Illinois is admitted as the 21st state in the Union.
 * Percy Bysshe Shelley anonymously publishes Ozymandias in London. The sonnet is ruthlessly panned by literary critics and is nowadays known as one of the worst-selling and most controversial pieces of literature in modern history.
 * Meanwhile, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is also simultaneously published in London and is rather well-received after its initial release, much to the frustrated chagrin of her fellow author and husband Percy Shelley.
 * In western Germany on the 5th of May, a baby boy is born to a rather well-off middle class family named Karl Marx. Unfortunately for them however, the boy dies just days after his birth due to a severe viral infection contracted shortly after birth...
 * John Ross, a British naval officer, officially begins his expedition to search for the Northwest Passage.
 * 800 British East India Company soldiers manage to decisively defeat over 20,000 Maratha soldiers at the Battle of Koregaon in western India. Just days after the battle, the Treaty of Mandeswar is signed between the British and Maratha that places the former Confederacy under indirect British rule as a variety of puppet states for the time being.
 * After two years of rapidly rising tensions between the two powers, Egypt launches a surprise invasion into inland Arabian territory and quickly gains territory in the largely troop-barren northern region. The Arab–Egyptian War has officially begun.
 * Following a ruthless winter season, Russian expansion into Siberia has been briefly stifled throughout the year of 1818.

Africa Oceania
 * French war vessels in the South Atlantic Ocean begin to harass and impress Portuguese ships and their crew following the Medusa affair, causing immediate controversy amongst the great powers of Europe. Tensions quickly begin to heat up between France and Portugal, especially between their two respective navies.
 * As a result of the Medusa affair, Britain immediately demands that France drops its claims on western Australia. The French government begrudgingly agrees mainly due to the fear of a possible Anglo–French conflict.

1819 ~ LightningLynx89
World Events Americas Europe Asia Africa Oceania
 * Nothing actually occurs across the world. It is actually quite a peaceful time in many places.
 * The SS Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, although only a fraction of the trip will be made under steam. The ship arrives at Liverpool, England on June 20.
 * Alabama is admitted as the 22nd U.S. state.
 * Simon Bolivar helps solidify a Colombian victory and independence against the Spanish Crown after the Battle of Boyacá.
 * In Mexico, revolutionary strength continues to grow, especially in southern Mexico where a government is actually set up. Meanwhile in the north, the revolutionary forces are having a much more difficult time with grabbing a foothold. Though the Mexican Independence forces find aid and supplies from the American government. As long as they are not discovered of their support of the revolutionaries, things will most likely not turn south. Due to already poor relations due to the Seminole War ongoing in the South.
 * Chilean forces continue their successful campaigns across the region.
 * In response to the revolutions the Spanish Crown enacts the Zaragoza Accord, which allows for the representation of more developed colonies in their empire. Such colonies that receive representation are: Cuba, Puerto Rica, Yucatan, Central America, and Panama.
 * After successful expeditions into Aleyska, the Russian people begin settling further into the region. As well as sponsoring future expeditions.
 * Europe for the most while is relatively quiet. With many believing that the Congress of Vienna will indeed peace in Europe forever. Even if the French and Portuguese relations are not the best currently.
 * In the nation of Saxony, the young Leopold I celebrates the birth of his second child. A daughter named Christina. Just two years after the birth of his first born, a son named Johan. Leopold also begins looking at the Belgian people, a place that his blood runs through and begins having thoughts of greater deals.
 * In Greece, tensions continue to grow between the Greek people and their Ottoman rulers. A rather nasty event between protestors and upset peasants and Ottoman soldiers is published world wide. The region becoming very volatile. It does not help due to the presence of the British just off the coast.
 * A colonization race begins between the Dutch and Spanish in Southeast Asia. Both learning from the British mistake of not treating their colonies right is taken into heavy consideration as they continue colonizing.
 * The French buy a few port cities in India.
 * In Africa nothing of note occurs. Besides the French and Portuguese turning their efforts to a colonization war, instead of actively going to war over the Medusa Incident.
 * The Cape Colony in Southern Africa continues to grow.