Kingdoms: New Spain Succession - Write-Ups

[YAKOBU]

Hi everyone

This is the write-up thread for the Kingdoms: New Spain Succession PBM.

Initial position after 1st player

We are at war with the Mayans and have taken Tikal from them as well as taking the 2 rebel settlements of Coatzalcoalcos and Chetumal. Taking these 3 settlements has cost us dearly and we are relying on native mercenaries to bolster our armies. Sieges will continue to be costly as our artillery is down to 1 culverin.

We have managed to ally with the Aztecs as well as giving and receiving military access. They are growing into a major threat as they have a number of large standing armies. We have also secured trade rights with the Tarascans.


Objectives for my turn

• Make contact and trade with other tribes

• Destroy last 3 Mayan settlements

• Recruit Spanish troops to replace large initial losses

[YAKOBU]

Turns 20 -29

Relations Report

Our explorer sets off inland to make contact with other tribes. He makes contact and secures trade rights with both the Chichimec and the Apacheans. We recruit a number of guides in order to keep an eye on the Aztecs and Mayans. Scouts sighted French explorers moving down from the north and securing a foothold in Miccosukee lands at the settlement of New France. Missionaries set of around the rebel territories spreading the word of god. Merchants are recruited to trade the valuable resources we have found.

Construction Report

Roads, land clearance, grain exchanges, churches, brothels and communal farming are prioritised in all settlements. Watchtowers are built at the edges of our territory to warn of impending attacks.

Military Report

Francisco de Montejo goes to govern Tikal.

Milita units are recruited in all our settlements. Reinforcements are brought in by boat from Havana in preparation for the assault on the remaining Mayan settlements.

A force of Mayans attack our army of Natives near their capital led Jesus de Bolaque and Niccolas de Tarragona. Only the constant charges by the 2 general-led cavalry units into the priests of kukulcan bring us victory as our native mercenaries are quick to rout.



The Spanish Consulate request that we take Altun Ha from the rebels. Jesus de Bolaque and Niccolas de Tarragona lay siege to Altun Ha and assault it once siege equipment is built.



The surviving defenders are put to the sword. The Spanish Consulate show great gratitude and provide us with 6 units of conquistadors as well as 3,000 florins.

Francisco Coronado lands with a new expedition and he is quickly tasked with taking his army, equipped with artillery, to take Canpech from the Mayans.



The surviving defenders are put to the sword and 10,234 florins are added to our treasury.

The Spanish Consulate request that we take Trujillo from the rebels. Jesus de Bolaque sets sail with his army and currently lays off the coast next to Trujillo.

After all his victories Viceroy Diego is granted the title of Baron along with 10,000 florins and additional construction supplies

[YAKOBU]

Turns 30 -39

Relations Report

Our war against the Mayans has led other tribes to distrust us and relations are getting strained. So far there has been no contact with the French and we hope this continues. More merchants are recruited to continue trading the valuable resources we have found in abundance.

Construction Report

Some of the advanced settlements are now having town halls, inns and markets built. Havana sees the building of our first blacksmith to better equip our troops.

Military Report

Jesus de Bolaque assaults Trujillo immediately as the settlement has no walls and converts the population. We are awarded 10,000 florins by the Spanish Consulate. Jesus de Bolaque leaves the settlement in the hands of our native mercenaries and heads back to fight the Mayans.



The Spanish Consulate then request that we take Quirigua from the rebels. Jesus de Bolaque is diverted to the settlement and the population surrenders after a siege. The population is put to the sword and 3,640 florins are added to our treasury. In addition to this the Spanish Consulate rewards us with 6 units of Conquistadors and 3,000 florins.

Catastrophic news................Baron Diego has died of natural causes. His heir Pedro takes up the reins as the new Baron.

In a surprise attack the Mayans lay siege to Chetumal. Niccolas de Tarragona leads his army from Altun Ha and surprises them in their rear. In the following battle the Mayan Emperor Cabracan is captured but is put to the sword after his ransom is refused. Niccolas de Tarragona then heads for the Mayan capital of Chichen Itza.



Francisco Coronado heads to the Mayan settlement of Uxmal and defeats a Mayan army sent to intercept him. Francisco Coronado dies in the battle but Esteban Dabodega becomes the man of the hour and leads the army to victory. Esteban Dabodega then takes the weakly defended settlement and after putting the population to the sword adds 8,052 florins to our treasury.



Pedro Menendez lands north of Havana with his expedition but is re-routed to Vera Cruz to defend against potential Aztec attacks.

Niccolas de Tarragona leads his army against the Mayan capital of Chichen Itza. The capital had a large relieving force nearby but in a great tactical move Niccolas de Tarragona had his cavalry charge the town square whilst his infantry defended the destroyed gate. Mayan infantry guarding the settlement walls tried to return to the town square but were caught in a vicious trap as our infantry guarding the destroyed gate caught them in their rear. The large relieving force never made it into the capital and they surrendered once their Emperor was killed. The population is put to the sword adding 14,571 florins to our treasury. This was the end of the Mayan faction.




Francisco de Montejo dies of natural causes.

After all his victories Baron Pedro is granted the title of Viscount along with 15,000 florins and additional construction supplies.

The Council of Nobles requests that we capture Tlacochcalpan from the rebels and offers a reward of 5,000 florins.

Our fleet in the Havana docks is savaged by a storm and 96 sailors lose their lives.

[Zim]

Going into the Year of Our Lord "Turn 60" things have taken a difficult turn. New Spain is at war with the Aztecs and has made some strides but our armies consist largely of native auxilaries and number nowhere near as many as the Aztecs. We have no allies upon the peoples of this land. The English had landed with large armies in the Yucatan near our territories.

The Viceroy plans on merely holding off the Aztecs west of Tlaxcallan, and stalling the English with diplomatic proposals. This will free him up to send armies south of Vera Cruz to cut the main portion of the Aztec Empire from their smaller possessions near the Yucatan.

The first challenge to his plan takes place when General Pedro Menendez, charged with guarding the western passes, is attacked by an Aztec army.



Pedro had few Spanish troops and had to pray that his native mercenaries would be able to hold the high ground against elite Aztec troops.



His hope proved fruitless, however, and the natives on his side quickly began to route. He charged his few Spanish troops into the fray, including his own bodyguard. The fierce Aztecs managed to kill all of them, leaving him to flee on his own.



The remaining troops of the crown fought on, but in the end it was all in vain, and they were defeated.




This was a disaster for the crown, and bad news arrived of even more English armies landing on the Yucatan. Thankfully the bad news was followed by good. A new defensive army was put together from garrisions from nearby towns, and the Aztecs were not able to gain from their victory. The English agreed to sign an alliance, and appeared to be moving west to take Aztec lands. Best of all, rifts began to appear in the Aztec's alliances. The Apaches had gone to war with New France, and forsaken their alliance with the Aztecs. Spanish diplomats were immediately dispatched to the the Apaches.



Shortly after, a break through was made in the war against the Aztecs. General Dagobeda moved south to take Tochtlan, splitting th Aztec lands in two. Sadly he died in the assault, but his efforts enabled the Spanish to concentrate much of their efforts on taking the now isolated Aztec settlements of the western Yucatan.

Meanwhile, diplomatic negotitations with the Apaches had gone well and an alliance was signed. They even promised to provide mercenary soldiers far superior to those found among the subjugated peoples of formerly Aztec lands.



Next a decisive battle would be fought against the Aztecs. General Goncalo de Terragona, with an army comprised of more Spanish than native troops, moved west to take the place of Pedro Menendez, facing a two Aztec armies in the process. This battle would determine the security of the center of New Spain around Vera Cruz.



After quickly routing the smaller Aztec army, General Terragona lined up his infantry in a single battle line and awaited the charge of the larger one. The Aztecs proved surprisingly ready to throw themselves onto Spanish pikes.



Once the infantry lines clashed Terragona had the cavalry sweep around to charge the Aztecs from behind. Although the battle was bloody, the Spaniards were eventually victorious.



Around the Year of Our Lord "Turn 74" the English betrayed us as expected. A ceasefire is quickly signed with the Aztecs and Spanish armies are rushed together to fight the English. General Enrique Justeniano takes a mostly native mercenary army to guard a bridge the English must cross to make their way west to core Spanish territories. The English, confident in their superior European soldiers, attack the Spanish force.



Native archers let loose a hail of fire arrows upon te hapless English, demoralizing and confusing them as they cross the bridge.



As soon as the English crossed, the native soldiers let out war cries and charged downhill at the enemy. There was an immense slaughter, but eventually the English lost heart and fled.





Justeniano barely had time to scrape together replacements for his losses when another English army rushed across the river, this time across a fording point rather than the bridge.



As before, his infantry awaited the enemy at the edge of the river. This time they even had a few Spanish pikemen with them.



The English routed even quicker this time, and their generals were slaughtered as they ran.




Unbeknownst to the General, he had just taken out the entire leadership of the English expedition forces. Without leaders they quickly fell to infighting and vanished, presumbly killed in native ambushes.



Shortly after hearing the good news, the Viceroy died of a tropical disease, and was replaced by Viceroy Jesus. Jesus decided to take out the Aztec capital and ordered general Goncalo to assault Tenochtitlan itself. The great city appeared nearly empty, but Goncalo would not be tricked and had his cannons open up multiple breaches in the walls.



Nativ mercenaries were sent into the breaches first to face the few Aztec forces that sprang up, but their performance was poor and real Spaniards had to take up the slack.



The native forces crumbled quickly and their general had to join the fray with his bodyguard. They fought bravely, but eventually even the general himself fell, surrounded by dead and wounded Spaniards who had underestimated him.



The city had been seemingly abandoned. Bereft of it's defenders and apparently vacuated, the general had time to march through the streets of the city, in awe of the architecture theseprimitive people had managed to build.



A few stragglers from the enemy forces were found cowering in some of the temples. The General decided that for their cowardice they would die by firing squad.




By Turn 80 New Spain had increased greatly in power and prestige at the expense of their enemies. The English were destroyed, and the Aztecs on the run. Tenochtitlan was renamed Mexico after the word used by the Spanish for its people.

[YAKOBU]

Position at start of turn 80

Hold 22 regions

Finances: 92,772 florins

Trade: Apachean Tribes, Chichimec Tribes, The Tarascans

Allies: Apachean Tribes

Enemies: Aztec Empire


My Aims for turns 80-99

• Take at least 3 Aztec settlements

• Increase cash

• Build up settlements

• Place standing armies in North and East

[YAKOBU]

Turns 80 to 89

Carlos Neto along with a bombard leads the assault on the Aztec settlement of Tecuantepec. After taking the settlement he exterminates the population. The Spanish Consulate in its gratitude awards us with 6 units of conquistadors and 3,000 florins.




Governor Fernando defeats an army coming to reinforce Salina Cruz (formerly Tecuantepec) and executes the prisoners.

Ricardo Guteres defeats a medium size army near Mexico.

The Council of Nobles request that we take the Aztec settlement of Huaxtapec and they will reward us with 5,000 florins.

Viceroy Jesus dies and his heir Fernando becomes the new viceroy.

The Aztecs request a ceasefire which we decline.

Ricardo Guteres attacks a medium size army near the Aztec settlement of Tototepec. The garrison from Tototepec joins the battle and after defeating them and executing the prisoners Ricardo Guteres takes the empty settlement. He also exterminates the population.





Viceroy Fernando takes the Aztec settlement of Mictlan executing the prisoners and exterminating the population.




The Aztecs lay siege to both Mexico and Cholollan.

Johan Dabodega comes of age.

The plague hits Coatzalcoalcos.

Havana is able to recruit dragoons.

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Turns 90 to 99

Johan Dabodega relieves Cholollan, defeating the sieging Aztec army and executes the prisoners.




The Aztecs assault Mexico but the small garrison manage to hold out and defeat them in a heroic victory. The prisoners are executed.





Mexico is sieged again by the Aztecs.

Johan Dabodega relieves Mexico, defeating the sieging Aztec army and executes the prisoners.

The Aztecs lay siege to Tototepec and Viceroy Fernando relieves and executes the prisoners.

Conquistador Nicollas Palmeyro is assassinated.

The Tarascans are destroyed.

Viceroy Fernando takes the Aztec settlement of Tixtla executing the prisoners and exterminating the population.




Johan Dabedoga takes the Aztec settlement of Huaxtepec from a very small garrison, executing the prisoners and exterminating the population. The Council of Nobles rewards us 5,000 florins.

Mexico is sieged again by the Aztecs and we assault and execute the prisoners. Goncalo de Tarragona dies in the battle.


Finishing Position

Hold 27 regions

Finances: 509,120 florins

Trade: Apachean Tribes, Chichimec Tribes

Allies: Apachean Tribes

Enemies: Aztec Empire