Operation North Part III

By 1510 Bucharest was in full control and a Theologians Guild was accepted in the city. The City of Gaza is still affected with sickness 1381 citizens have died and 44 soldiers. Another Cathedral is built in Cairo. Cardinal John Hummel is accepted into the College.

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Faction Announcements



Finances and Overview



Relations with the Republic of Venice is so-so

The Grandmaster captures the Citadel of Bran



The citadel is sacked for 24000 florins.

The City of Gaza is still affected with sickness and the City of Athens revolts.



Cardinal Markus de Veer is accepted into the College as the Pope continues to amend relations.

Ulrich the Chivalrous captures the Citadel of Corinth



The citadel is sacked for 18000

The Duke of Edessa fails to capture the Citadel of Sarkel



The Duke pays a 2000 florin ransom to have his men returned.

The Templar Knights have gained naval supremacy in the Eastern Mediterranean



News is received that the Moorish and Arogonese Rulers have died. Bad news continues for the citizens of Gaza.



Cardinal Report



1513 Faction Announcements



The Byzantine Capital is infiltrated



Shortly after the Citadel is attacked and captured by Lord Fritz Engel



The enemy prisoners were released and the settlement sacked for 15000 florins.

A Venetian agent found in Sofia. Relations with Venice are abysmal. France and Sicily are at war.

Nickolas d’Alvarez marches on Thesssolonica besieging the city and finding Prince Artemois is inside with the garrison





The city is captured and the Prince falls in battle. The city is sacked for 27000 florins.

After the capture of Thessolonica, Councillor Thorsten removes some Rebels from the region.



Mean while Gunther d’Alvarez was continuing his push north besieging Isai Byzantine reinforcements arrived to break the siege.



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The Knights went for high ground they were facing the enemy in the east when scouts reported that reinforcements were arriving from the west d’Alvarez was unsure how much time he had before he was caught in the middle.



The Order had their Elephants Artillery to keep the diversion on the right flank. The enemy spearmen regiments attempted to stop the elephants.



The Byzantines hit the line with small artillery support. The Knights hold there own the enemy general rushes to the line to support his troops.



Meanwhile the Serbian Knights with the Light Cavalry silence the Byzantine guns.



The Byzantines divert troops to try an silence the Elephant Guns that are causing havoc to their right flank ...... no success.



The Byzantine Captain Koulianos arrives the Knights are stuck between two armies. The enemy General Aleksandris had fallen in battle. General d’Alvarez attempts to take hold of the situation.



The Knights rally around the Cross the heavy infantry prepared for the two-sided onslaught.



The Byzantines gain the area the first enemy wave has fallen but their reinforcements were able to push the Knights back. General D’Alvarez falls back and rallies at a rear point with the Crossbowmen.



Off to the far right flank a regiment of Knights from the Order are holding their own against several enemy regiments. They are the last half strength infantry regiment.



The Armenian Light Infantry go beyond their duty has they continue to wreck havoc on shaken enemy units.



The enemy had the superior numbers still and advanced on the last remaining Order units.



The Crossbowmen continued countless rounds into the advancing enemy cheered on by their commander.



The battle was won historians will say it was an average victory but for the Order the name d’Alvarez achieved a great victory.



The Byzantines accepted the ransom for the prisoners the Citadel of Isai was captured and sacked for 14000 florins.


A new member is brought into the family



Another settlement captured Bryansk. The citadel is sacked for 20000 florins

Another new member of the Order by adoption



Sicily and the Holy Roman Empire have been excommunicated.

In the settlements the Citadel of Bryansk accepts a Swordsmith’s Guild. There is rioting in one of the newly conquered cities.



The Duke of Edessa takes Sarkel on his second attempt. More florins for the treasury.



The Grandmaster is only two Regions from the Baltic Sea coastline.