CoN 6: Wars

Add any wars that you, as a player, personally feel were impactful. It doesn't necessarily have to be impactful to everyone, but just adds history to the game or to your nation. If enough wars are added we might be able to put them in their own section by player or something

## Important Wars in the Council

### The War of the World's Desire

Ever since the Council's foundation, the Ottoman Empire had been in steep decline. Despite their successful conquests of Greece and Anatolia, constant incursions from Qara Qoyonlu, Serbia, and the Mamluks had kept them from growing too powerful. Eventually, as the Ottomans began to lose their last footholds in Arabia and the Balkans, Qara Qoyonlu would end up signing a controversial peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire, taking the City of World's Desire, Constantinople.

This treaty was not without contention, however. The Kingdom of Serbia was suzerain to the remnants of the Byzantine Empire. As such, Serbia felt as though Qara Qoyonlu, a fellow Council-Member, had overstepped their boundaries. While Byzantium had a core on one of the provinces taken by Qara Qoyonlu, Gallipoli, they had ultimately lost their core on Constantinople. Regardless, in Serbian talks with Qara Qoyonlu, both countries were clear on one thing-- Constantinople was a rightful part of their own Kingdoms, and was non-negotiable.

Serbia, feeling intentionally slighted by Qara Qoyonlu, wrote up Resolution V to try to spur Council members to act. While Serbia had some rightful claim to Constantinople, it was technically no stronger than Qara Qoyonlu's. The Resolution failed to pass, and Serbia was on the verge of taking drastic action. The powers of Western Europe, Münster, Great Britain, and Provence, published a statement pushing Serbia and Qara Qoyonlu to come to a swift and peaceful conclusion, threatening to intervene if Serbia declared war.

Backed by their fellow Council-Members in Eastern Europe, Prussia and Ruthenia, as well as the vast Empires of Russia and the Mamluks, Serbia would declare the War of the World's Desire on June 1st, 1563. Qara Qoyonlu, at the time, was only backed by their fellow Council-Member Persia, as well as their ally of Ethiopia. Qara Qoyonlu was clearly outnumbered in this war, and, as stated in their published statement, the powers of Western Europe intervened on the side of Qara Qoyonlu, supporting their claim to Constantinople.

With this declaration of war, Münster immediately called for Resolution VII, as an emergency resolution to restrict Serbia from the Council for its declaration of war, and to restrict Prussia and Ruthenia from the Council for their conspiracy with Serbia. Despite the three nations' presence at the Council meeting, their nay votes were ignored and marked as "presumed" nay. The Council was already acting as if the nations were absent, which enraged the Eastern Powers even further.

Shortly after the war began, France's ruler died without an heir, and they fell under a Personal Union with the Emperor of Provence. Serbia would have contested this Union if not for their involvement in the War, and ultimately could do nothing but watch Provence be crowned Emperor of France. Eventually, following the intervention of the Western Powers, defeat for the Eastern Powers was inevitable. Outnumbered and defeated by their poor geography, they were forced to sign a treaty of peace.

The Western Powers, for their part, were willing to sign a fair peace deal for all parties. At the suggestion of Prussia, considering that the war was officially known as the "Serbian Reconquest of Gallipoli", the province of Gallipoli, in Europe, was traded for the province of Karasi in the First Treaty of Constantinople. Additionally, the Eastern Powers were required to annul any treaties they held with Russia or the Mamluks. And finally, at the end of the war, Resolution VII was annulled, and the Eastern Powers were reinstated as members of the Council.

Regardless of the true positions of any nation on the Council, the War of the World's Desire made one thing clear. The regional alliances-- Western Powers, Eastern Powers, Muslim Powers-- Were beginning to take place.

### The War of the Protestant League

Someone who actually participated can write this part lol

### The War of Betrayal

The tensions between the nations of Persia and QQ began at the start of the game. They were situated right next to each other in the same trade node, that could not end well. The cracks began to break after The War of the World's Desire in which the Persians began to side more with the East than their Muslim brothers. This all culminated in Serbia telling the Persians that it would be a perfect opportunity for them to declare the war right after the Protestant league fired.

The East vs West divide on the council was present in the War of the Protestant league as well so as the East vs West divide ravaged throughout Europe, the Muslims were left to their own devices. Eventually a couple months into the war the Persians declared on the weakened QQ nation, who called in the entire Western bloc. However all was not lost as the Eastern bloc was also at war with QQ at the time because of the Protestant league war.

Eventually Provence, the leader of the Catholic League, signed a peace with AI Bohemia for 22 ducats and religious peace in the Empire. This left Persia isolated against the whole of the West and QQ. They were getting pushed back on every province and had to retreat to the mountains. After a couple successful defenses on the mountains the nation which told them to declare the war in the first place, Serbia, truce broke QQ and declared war on the West as well.

With the combined forces of Persia and Serbia they were able to push out the Western forces from Anatolia and each nation got 50% war score each. Both of the nations then proceeded to stab-hit QQ out of their respective wars. Persia got Tabriz and other Persian provinces while Serbia finally got their claim on Constantinople.

After this war QQ was devastated and tried to expand into the Mamluks but needed help from their allies since their army had been devastated by the previous war. Their prestige and honor would not be the same again until the Second War of Persian Aggression.

## Important Wars in Prussia

### The Polish Wars

The Teutonic Order had, for some time, been planning to invade Poland with the help of Bohemia and Hungary. Unfortunately, Hungary jumped the gun and declared their own war, calling in just the Teutonic Order. In this war, Poland ended up marching around in circles in Lithuania, killing tiny army stacks and not accomplishing much. Meanwhile, the Teutonic Order and Hungary's vassals were doing all the hard work, sieging down castles and fighting the Polish armies.

The Teutons came into a bit of trouble during this war, as much of their country was sieged by Poland, but Hungary actually accomplished something by sieging Lithuania, as it lured the Polish and Lithuanian stacks out to stackwipe the Hungarian army. Then Hungary peaced out, and took 3 provinces having done none of the work. The Teutons got a single province which, while it had a fort, was a measly reward for all the work done.

Now, the Teutonic Order, with very little manpower after years of fighting, suddenly had to deal with the Prussian Confederation. A new nation of Danzig had broken away and stolen half the country overnight, save for 3 Teutonic provinces and the 1 fort from Poland. Suddenly, Poland dishonorably broke its peace treaty with the Teutons, allied with Danzig, and attempted to invade. Despite all hope appearing lost, and fighting a 3:1 battle, in a fit of rage, the Teutonic knights obliterated the invading armies. Split up and with low morale, the Polish and Danzigean armies did not stand a chance against the disciplined and drilled armies of the Teutonic Order. After a short 4 battles, Poland and its armies were sent running all the way to Krakow, while Danzig's sorry excuse for an army sat, exiled in Neumark while their capital and forts were sieged down.

This war set the framework for anti-Polish sentiment in the Teutonic Order, and a grudge that will never end until the state or people cease to exist.

After the Polish betrayal of the peace treaty with Hungary and the Teutonic Order, Poland and Lithuania were left very weakened and with internal strife. The Polish army had been utterly wiped out by the Teutons, and with growing rebels in their country, the Poles were unable to stop them. The Teutons, meanwhile, were struggling to reduce their war exhaustion and maintain their army with such low income. Ultimately, both countries spent the years of their truce trying to pay off debts, stop rebellions, and gain manpower. In this effort, the Teutons were far more effective than Poland. And so, when their truce was up, the Teutons were poised to strike.

With the help of Bohemia, the Teutonic Order would invade Poland, and destroy the country once more. After quickly wiping out the Lithuanian army and signing a peace treaty with them, the Poles were defenseless against the Teutonic onslaught. Now, the Teutons had the clear advantage over the Poles, even taking Warsaw and forcing them to diplomatically isolate themselves.

After this war, the Polish nation would never again rise to intimidate the Teutons as they once did. And after invasion after invasion, the Poles were reduced to nothing.