Lets get the Irish!!

**Jonnyuk** · 11-13-2004, 00:06

Shouted my brave British warriors!!

But then stood about wondering how to get to Ireland...

"Oh well" said Cromwell.

"Bugger this, I'm off." said another, who was swiftly chastened for his language.

I have the first boats, and a few ports ( 1 in london and a couple in france) I can move troops into the south of France in 1 move indicating the boats work. But Ireland will not highlight as a destination.

Any clues would be appreciated, thanks.

oh, Im playing in the early campaign, if this makes any difference?

**Jonnyuk** · 11-13-2004, 00:48

Cromwell wanders back "Here is a thought - build a port in Wales and then put a ship in the water between Wales and Ireland.".

"Thats bobbins" said the other lad who had also came back.

"I will put thee to the sword, malcontent! Carry out my orders!"

And lo the port was hastily constructed from cheap imported timbers. The ship weighed anchor after a problem riddled construction and set course for the Irish sea.

"What did I say?" said Cromwell. "There you are, Ireland. Accessible and waiting for a right good conquering.".

"Fairy dues." said the squib now known as malcontent.

"I'm off to bed." said cromwell. "I will best that nation in the morrow".

"Night." said Mal.

And verily Cromwell did slink twixt the sheets of yonder bed and dreamt of further medieval cliches.

**Dragoncrusader** · 11-13-2004, 08:32

A Cautionary Tale
The following morning Cromwell stood proudly on the shores of Ireland.
"Lets be a-conquering then me lads! he shouted and in short order the Irish were subjugated to the iron will of the English. Then he bethought himself of the Papal Bull and the Holy Land in the grip of the Infidel and wanted to take himself on a Crusade. But "what Irish trickery is this....no port in Ireland.....God's Blood....you mean I am trapped on this bog ridden island for three years!!!" And Cromwell had only bought a handful of men and the Irish revolted and he was slain.

**Marquis de Said** · 11-15-2004, 01:08

There is an even darker side to this cautionary tale, for certain medieval chroniclers speak of an English king not mentioned in any other medieval sources who "embarked on the glorious pursuit with General Cromwell to press his claim to the Irish lands." There he found himself stranded among the hostile Irish nobles for three years. Worse yet, word reached him that his disloyal vassals in Mercia, Wessex and Northumbria had declared their allegiance to a pretender of minor noble descent. "Thus this vainglorious king, slayer of the Irish, had lost himself a kingdom while gaining a meager land that could scarcely support a host of retainers."

Moral of the story: don't send your king to Ireland.