
Back to Origins NRP - January 1st, 1863 (Day 4)
Current Conflicts:
American Rebellion: The United States has successfully launched a two-pronged invasion of the Mississippi River, capturing New Orleans effectively cutting the Rebels into two. Concurrently, the amphibious assault on Key West has seen mixed results, despite initial american successes the rebels are still holding the city. u/ExplanationScared351
Panama War: British forces, now reinforced by the re-deployment of the middle eastern expeditions have secured most of Panama, forcing the Colombian army to retreat back into Colombia but the dense jungle renders further land advance nearly impossible. u/Michings
Second Peninsular War: French Armies capture Saragoza and the Basque Country, expanding deeply into Spanish territory, at the cost of heavy casualties. In Portugal, the French Expedition defeats a Portuguese counter-attack aimed at forcing the French out of the territory, while their supply lines remain under threat from the Portuguese navy. u/I_Ams_Humans
Frisia War: Following the Dutch invasion of German Frisia and the breakdown of negotiations to settle the Frisian Question peacefully, Berlin has declared war on the Netherlands in order to restore the territorial integrity of the Confederation's member states. u/The_RetroGameDude ; u/Repulsive_Fly_8494
Taiping Rebellion: The Heavenly Kingdom expands into the interior while the Qing armies manages to retake parts of Fujian. Frequent defections to the Rebel side wreck havoc in the ranks of the Imperial army. u/RefrigeratorGold834
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World Events:
- The United Kingdom withdraws its forces from the Ottoman Empire in exchange for sovereignty over the Suez Isthmus and the Sinai.
- The Emirate of Bukhara becomes a tributary of the Qing Dynasty.
- Morocco is formally integrated into the French Colonial Empire.
- Russia establishes colonies in the East Indies.
- The first 'Zeppelin' is developped in the Netherlands.
- Sweden-Norway agrees to withdraw from the Finnmark region after the deployment of Russian troops to the border in an ultimatum.
- The Republic of Italy is proclaimed.
- The South German Empire agrees to join forces with the North German Confederation in an effort to establish a united German state.
- Australia receives a record number of Immigrants, especially from Finnmark and Northern Swedish provinces as well as Slavs from the Austrian and Ottoman Empires.
- The British Raj and the Netherlands invest heavily into the creation of a Ceylon to Sumatra railway.