The Entente

Flag of the Entente Alliance

Map of Alliances in Eurocraft (Entente is Blue, The Internationale is red, The Neutral Bloc is Bage)

### Member States

In Order of Date Joined:* Kingdom of Sverenia
* Benelux Republic

### Estimated Total Military Strength

Weak (Low Manpower, Iron -to- Poorly Enchanted Diamond Gear)

### Estimated Total Economic Power

Moderate (Lots of Natural Resources yet Weak Currencies)

## **Overview**

The Entente is a military and economic alliance consisting of two nations situated primarily in northeastern Europe. Its member nations are the Benelux Republic and North Sea Empire. It was at one point the largest alliance in Europe during its "Golden Era" before it slowly fell apart during The Cold War due to internal divisions. Currently, The Entente holds neutral relations with all other Alliances and nations.

**Page Last Updated:** November 9th, 2020

## **Active Currencies**

A list of all currencies used in The Entente's member nations.

* **Sverenian Kroner**
* **Beneluxian Frank**

## **Urban Settlements & Bases**

### **Urban Settlements**

**Benelux:**

* Amsterdam
* Antwerpen-Antwerp
* Brugge-Bruges (CAPITAL)
* Utrecht

**Sverenia:**

* Guldhavn (CAPITAL)
* Falkhavn
* Lundenburg
* Nyborg

### **Military Bases**

**Sverenia:**

* Fort Christian

## **History**

### **Founding**

The Entente was founded on August 3 2020 by the Baltic Union (Now the Baltic Empire) and Kingdom of Sverenia (Now the North Sea Empire) and was intended to be a strong Scandinavian alliance on the European continent. Soon after, the Benelux Republic joined The Entente on August 22nd which started the Entente's slow membership expansion into nations that aren't in Scandinavia.

### **The Ottoman War**

The Entente sided with Jerusalem during the Ottoman War; a war caused by the 2nd Ottoman Empire's expansionism into Jerusalem's land. The Baltic Union spearheaded the military campaign into Ottoman territory; taking Istanbul and building a base there which still stands today. The Ottomans fought a guerilla warfare campaign against The Entente which eventually lead to a White Peace. Jerusalem was now left alone to fight against the Ottomans and lost the war.

### **The Cold War & Golden Era**

On October 26 2020, Bluefield and Poland were founded and joined The Entente (Poland was a Protectorate under Bluefield at the time). A day later, Hazerd (BL!TZER) made a deal with Ibizia to cede Venice to him and he then founded the Kingdom of Scandinavia. During the Conference of Guldhavn on November 2nd 2020, The Entente officially only recognized Scandinavia as "Venice" due to their geographical location in Venice and the fact that Scandinavia's aggressive diplomacy was not well-liked by Entente members. Although Scandinavia soon rebranded into the "Roman Kingdom", the name "Venice" stuck. This moment in history also saw rising tensions and minor trade wars between The Internationale and Entente; a period called *The Cold War*. During the Cold War, the Entente's nation membership, population numbers, and economic might skyrocketed which resulted in a "Golden Era" for The Entente. The Alliance was the dominant power in Eurocraft but was resented by its rivals and also neutral nations like Bohemia for their international actions and diplomacy in general. Soon after, Venice sent an ultimatum to the Serbian Empire; a close friend of Poland and The Entente as a whole, to cede its western territories. Hazerd then offered Polish military officials an invitation to invade Ibizia; an offer that Poland declined. These plans were leaked to Ibizia and all other Entente members along with Serbia. Grand Duke Casimir I of Poland and Kaiser Wilhelm I of the Baltic Empire worked with their allies, Serbia, and the Internationale to devise a plan to finally eliminate the Venetian nation once an for all. The plan was called *War Plan Phantom*.

### **The Venetian War & End of Golden Era**

#### **The Venetian War**

**Result: Complete Entente+Allied Victory**

On November 3 2020, Venetian officials sent an invitation to invade Ibizia to all nations of The Entente, most notably to Bluefield, Germany, and Poland. All nations declined and leaked their intelligence to The Entente, The Internationale and the Serbian Empire (who was threatened by Venice to cede land just 6 hours prior) to devise a coordinated plan to eliminate Venice. The plan was called *War Plan Phantom*.

**War Plan Phantom: Overview**

**War Plan Phantom: Motives**

Alliance Motives for starting the Venetian War:

* Removal of potentially hostile nations from Venice in order to Secure German & Serbian Safety
* Make Hazerd (Leader of Venice) stop acting so rude in the international community
* Improve relations with The Internationale
* Improve Public Relations (PR) and international reputation of The Entente

* **Result:** The last point, to improve relations with The Internationale, failed as immediately after there was a conflict over the peace terms post-war between all sides.

Major nation motives:

* **Poland** wanted to improve relations with Ibizia (somewhat successful)
* **Poland** wanted to strengthen and protect their friend Serbia, which has been getting harassed by the 2nd Ottoman Empire and Venice for a long time (successful)
* **Poland** wanted a friendly nation to own Venice (somewhat successful)
* **Serbia** wanted to increase their military prestige and gain respect among the International Community (successful)
* **Serbia** wanted to secure their dominant position in the Balkans, which was being threatened by Venice (somewhat successful)
* **Bluefield** wanted to increase their military and naval prestige (successful)
* **The Baltic Empire** wanted to increase their military prestige (successful)
* **Germany** wanted to increase their military prestige and gain respect in the International Community (successful)
* **Ibizia** wanted to safeguard their national security (somewhat successful)
* **Sverenia** wanted to increase their naval prestige (successful)

**War Plan Phantom: Aftermath**

War Plan Phantom was executed a day after it was created to huge success. Hazerd was found by Stested underground and combat logged. Polish and Bluefieldian technicians set up a lava trap where he last logged off which resulted in the Venetian military stockpile being destroyed along with the death of Hazerd. During peace talks, Ibizia said they were willing to cede Venice to anyone if they got the items in the city of Venice back, however they retracted their statement after the peace was announced. This lead to a diplomatic crisis between The Internationale and Entente and escalated The Cold War. The Entente started declining ever since.

#### **End of the Golden Era**

In the Treaty of Venice, which ended the Venetian War, there was much turmoil in the victorious side as The Internationale wanted Venice back and Serbia claimed Venice as theirs with the Entente since beforehand, Ibizia let them have it. This conflict shook The Entente to the core and lead to three factions emerging: One was for supporting the Ibizian side for the sake of improving relations with The Internationale (made up of Sverenia, Baltic Empire), the second was in support of militarily enforcing the Serbian annexation (made up of Bluefiend, Germany), and the third side was indifferent or wanted to negotiate more (made up of Poland, Benelux, Norway). On November 5th 2020, Norway had a battle with Bluefield and that was the final nail in the coffin: Bluefiend and Germany left The Entente and created the Mutual Defense Pact (MDP) with Serbia joining them after the dissolution of the Non-Aligned Bloc on the same day. Norway took this as an advantage and asked for Independence from Sverenian Vassalage. Sverenia accepted and Norway joined The Internationale Alliance. Poland and the Baltic Empire stayed in The Entente until November 7th 2020 as they negotiated in the Treaty of Stockholm to reform the MDP into the European Brotherhood Alliance.

### **Present Day: Neutrality Era**

Presently, The Entente is a mostly neutral alliance consisting of Sverenia (the North Sea Empire) and the Benelux Republic. Although more than half of the total population of the Alliance left to either join The Internationale or European Brotherhood Alliances, The Entente still boasts a large population mainly due to Sverenia. However, the alliance's military strength and economic dominance has decreased a lot since its 5-day long Golden Era.