Orders and reports thread

[OverKnight]

1270

Both Count Hans and Count Sigismund were victorious.

The Danes tried to assassinate our Kaiser! It failed, but such insolence should not be forgotten.

Karl Zirn has a new daughter, Siburg.

Welf von Luxemburg, a newly recruited priest in Milan, was added to the College of Cardinals by Pope Miccele. Imperial Cardinals now hold 11 of the 13 seats.

The Witch Serapia has been hunted down and killed by Imperial troops north of Bologna. Athalwolf von Salza led them and is on his way to Dijon.

Another Polish Noble has met with an accident near Thorn. A pity.

The Mongols have chosen to travel north of the Euphrates.

Now that I know which way they're coming, I will begin to rally our forces in Outremer.

We have four battles this year, I await word on them.


1270 Continued

Kaiser Siegfried is victiorious over Ragnvald of Vestmanna and will move to Magdeburg to link up with reinforcements and disperse rebels in the area.

Fritz von Kastilien has crushed the Poles near Thorn, exchanged some troops with the Castle and taken up position on the bridge to the south.

Sigismund von Mahren has cleared the path to Bran of Hungarians, but will pause for reinforcements. He will continue on next year.

Lothar Steffen has killed the last of the Milanese and seized Cagliari.

I congratulate the Count of finally ridding us of the scum. Unfortunately, Cagliari is not as developed as Ajaccio, as the castle does not even have a mustering hall. I am also leary of the Spanish presence on the isle.

I have sent a diplomat to meet with the Byzantine Princess Theodora. I thought cementing our alliance with them through marriage would appeal to them. I was wrong, they even rejected this offer.

We have given them so much, including Sofia and Iconium, and we have propped up their "Empire" by defending them against the infidel and this is how we are repaid! So be it. I shall remember their high handed treatment of us.

Still, it seems that no power in Europe wishes to treat with us in a constructive fashion. Any peace offers are met with outright refusal, even under generous terms. I did some research, and it seems if we offered Cagliari as a gift to the Sicilians that it would only raise our relations with them to "reasonable". The fools don't seem to realize the dire straits they are in.

I fear the only peace we will have with our enemies is if they share Milan's fate.

Many of our forces in Outremer have begun marching toward Aleppo. The Castle will serve as a rally point for the upcoming conflict with the Mongols. I have sent Count Jan von Hamburg towards Edessa with a contingent of professional soldiers to stiffen the garrison.