1066 CE Norman forces are defeated at the battle of Hastings, William the Bastard is killed. The French king reclaims Normandy and reincorporates it into France. 1204 CE Alexios IV having convinced the Crusaders to dispose the Byzantine Empire. Alexios III quickly rushes back to Constantinople and finishes his coup with the knowledge that the Crusaders are coming, leading to him to prepare the army to defeat them. When the Crusaders land and start attacking Constantinople, they quickly realize there are too many defenders, more than they could possible overwhelm, but as they go back to their ships, they are stopped by a Byzantine force and are quickly encircled and defeated. With the defeat of the Crusaders and the capture of their entire navy, the Byzantines are set to defeat the turks. The Byzantines capture multiple crusaders and put them to death. First Crusade to reclaim Cordoba begins. 1300 CE Ireland is united. 1315 CE Scotland and Wales form the Celtic Federation with the intent to stop English expansion. 1327 CE Ireland and Brittany join the Celtic Federation and the capital is moved from Edinburgh to the Isle of Man. First Crusade to reclaim Cordoba fails. Second Crusade to reclaim Cordoba begins. 1350 CE The Black Death thunders through Europe with it leading to the deaths of 4 consecutive Byzantine emperors. The war of Byzantine Succession starts between Constantine XI and Alexios VI. Second Crusade to reclaim Cordoba fails as the leaders die of the plague. 1357 CE Ottoman forces take over all Byzantine Anatolian lands as well as the majority of the Aegean islands. Third Crusade to reclaim Cordoba begins. 1360 CE Constantine XI wins the succession crises and is crowned emperor of Rome. With his ascension to the throne, a deal is made with the Knights of Saint John to stop the Ottoman expansion, but any land taken by the Knights would remain theirs. 1371 CE The Kalmar Union collapses, leading the the war of 3 Kings to begin. The third Crusade to reclaim Cordoba fails. 1372 CE Northern Sweden & Norway revolt and form the Sami Republic. 1375 CE* War of the 3 Kings ends, leading to the formation of the Kingdom of the Norse. 1389 CE Lombardy forces Venice into vassalization. Tripoli and Tunis unify into the Barbary States. 1400 CE The Great North African War begins with Algeria & Morocco fighting off the newly formed Barbary States and the Ottoman empire.* 1453 CE 4th Ottoman Byzantine war begins and *Ottoman forces start sieging Constantinople. Portugal is conquered by Castile. August 1st 1460 CE* Aragon inherits Castile and forms the Kingdom of Spain. Byzantine forces engage the Ottomans outside Constantinople. The battle consisted of 100,000 Byzantine troops against 250,000 Ottoman forces. September 14th 1460 CE The Balkan Revolution starts. Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia secede from the Byzantine Empire whilst Bulgaria and Albania stay loyal.* 1461 CE Ottoman forces routed from Constantinople.* France declares war on the Celtic Federation.* 1465 CE Hungary intervenes on the Slavic secession from the Byzantine Empire and forces a states quo against both sides, keeping the land they are currently holding. 1467 CE Slavic Empire forms and Bohemia joins.* Celtic Federation defeated at the battle of Brest, forcing them to give up Brittany to France. January 1st 1470 CE The Slavic Empire invades Hungary. July 18th 1470 CE Hungary capitulates, leading to their incorporation into the Slavic Empire.* March 21st 1492 CE The Day of Darkness. All Hungarians are revoked of the rights to do anything. King of the Slavic Empire declares Hungarians sub-humans.* 1508 CE 4th Crusade to reclaim Cordoba starts. This quickly goes nowhere with corrupted leaders and terrible planning as Spain is quickly defeated and forced to give up many colonies in America. 1561 CE The first recorded mention of 'Vaarians' in the Rhine area. Tensions rise between the Holy Roman Empire and France. 1573 CE The pope acknowledges that Vaarians are distinct from Germans, Dutch and French. The French refuse this and say they have no rights as people and are sub-human. Tensions between the Holy Roman Empire and France escalate. 1599 CE* The tensions explode into war between* France and the Holy Roman Empire over Alsace-Lorraine. What is to be know as the 60 Years War begins. 1600 CE French forces invade Alsace-Lorraine massacring plenty of the Vaarian population in that area. The HRE and France join face each other outside of Metz, leading to the largest battle to that point in history, with 300,000 Imperial forces against 275,000 French troops. 5 days into the battle, Flemish forces join the French putting their numbers up by 35,000. Flanders join the war on the premise that they'll get to take Wallonia. 10 days later, both sides withdraw, with 200,000 slain in total. French king, Henry IV, weeps over the terrible carnage. 1604 CE French and Imperial forces face each other outside of Cologne, with French forces massacring most of the Vaarian population in the area.* After 15 days, the French forces withdraw, leaving 50,000 men slain. 1608 CE French forces leave the HRE to regroup after losing 200,000 men. Imperial losses amount to 220,000 men. 1610 CE France begins its new campaign with 235,000 men, this time finding stiff resistance by militant Vaarians that live in the area afraid of the massacre that has ensued the wake of the French army.* 14 days later, the French forces are forced into combat by the locals and their army are almost asured victory, outnumbering the Vaarians 10:1. After 18 days of fighting, Vaarian forces withdraw into Metz. The French lay siege. 1612 CE An Imperial force numbering 250,000 attempt to relieve the siege forcing the French into battle. The French now numbering 179,000 manage to defeat them in one, single, bloody day!* 75,000 imperial soldier are killed by 25,000 French troops.* 1613 CE The HRE surrenders, giving up the Rhineland and all its claims on it, as well as giving Wallonia to Flanders and the HRE would have to disband. The ex-HRE states align with Lombardy & the Norse, leading to the creation of "Anti-French coalition" (AFC). French start massacring the Vaarian people of the Rhineland. 1614 CE With Papal approval, the Anti-French coalition declares war on France for the liberation of the Rhineland and Alsace-Lorraine. This is the final phase of the 60 Years War. 1616 CE French allies with Spain, Flanders and England, known as the "Allies", prepare an army to invade the ex-HRE states. 2 months later, 297,000 allied troops march on Vienna, the capital of Austria, the most powerful German state.* July 7th 1617 CE Just outside of Munich, AFC forces numbering 450,000 intercept the Allies. Allied forces realizing the vast numerical disadvantage withdraw to Tirol. August 30th 1617 CE A battle starts in northern Tirol between the Allies and the AFC. November 30th 1617 CE AFC forces withdraw after a bloody two month engagement. A whopping 259,000 losses, but French forces fair no better, taking in 150,000 losses. 1618 CE* Allied forces fought a bloody battle. After losing the battle, they withdraw back to France. Of the starting 297,000 troops, only 37,000 make it back to France. The commanding officer, the renown Jean Capet, dies in the combat. AFC losses are unknown. 1625 CE Allied forces move to invade Lombardy, aiming to remove the weakest power first. They move out with a force of 350,000 men. January 1st 1626 CE Outside of the city of Mila,n AFC forces fought a desperate battle to stop the Allied advance. A messily 175,000 men could be mustered after the blood bath that was the beginning of the war.* February 17th 1626 CE AFC forces abandon Milan after fighting for *just over 47 days. Their main job to slow the allies down and inflict as many losses as possible is done. Only 75,000 men leave Milan alive and Allied losses are estimated to be 120,000. July 1st 1627 CE In one last gamble to stop French forces in Italy, a force of 200,000 AFC troops attack the remaining 250,000 Allied troops. *This battle would go down in history as Otto von Saxony's last stand.* Unwilling to withdraw and give up Italy, the commanding officer, the Duke of Saxony, decides to stay and fight. His men form a nice position on the field, but after 3 days of fighting, his forces are ragged and surrounded by Allied troops with no avenue of escape. He convinces his men to fight on. In a display of valor and heroism, they fight for 3 more weeks before every last one of them was killed, including Otto von Saxony himself. Their sacrifice saved the kingdom of Lombardy from destruction and ended the second Allied campaign after taking 200,000 losses. 1638 CE Another Allied invasion occurs. This time with 200,000 men, as they aim to take out the Netherlands. The AFC, exhausted from war, poses no opposition. July 1st 1648 CE 250,000 Allied forces move to take Hannover, even though they are forced into battle by 500,000 AFC troops. July 9th 1648 CE The battle of Hannover ends with 150,000 AFC losses whilst all the Allied forces were annihilated. 1657 CE In one final invasion, the Allies pool all their manpower in and hope to defeat the AFC in one final battle. 1658 CE 450,000 AFC troops engage with 460,000 Allied troops. In an engagement that would last 9 months, both sides would suffer more than 300,000 losses. 1659 CE White peace is agreed upon both sides since no side could get the upper hand and no one can stand the bloodshed that was happening.* March 1st 1660 CE Dissatisfied with French rule, the *Vaarian *people revolt with the intent of forming their own nation. The French, exhausted after 60 years of war, make only one serious attempt to stop them, sending 64,800 troops to put down the rebellion. Vaarian forces muster 45,000 troops. April 2nd 1660 CE Vaarian forces win an astounding victory over France, taking only 7000 losses, whilst the French take in 30,000 losses and 34,800 captured. June 22nd 1661 CE Four states are formed after the revolution. Alsace-Lorraine, the Rhineland, Cleves and the West Rhineland. 1662 CE* Flanders invades the Vaarian state of West Rhineland, though the other 3 rush to its aid and defeat the Flemish invasion. March 14th 1663 CE The Netherlands invades the Western Rhineland, whilst the other Vaarian states rush to their aid. The war was going strong for 2 months, until the Dutch are forced to capitulate to Flanders in a surprise attack they made. November 7th 1663 CE The Vaarian States draw up the Federation Act, which puts each and everyone of the states under a strong central government ruled by the newly anointed King of Vaar, Leopold von Elasse I. * 1664 CE April 2nd is recognized as "Revolution day" by the King of Vaar. Austria starts its plan to reunify Germany, starting with Bavaria,Bbaden and Wurttemburg, which are made vassals by Austria. Hannover invades Vaar, though they are defeated at the battle of Cologne. 1670 CE* England attempts to invade Vaar, who is joined by Flanders. England, though, is pushed back into the sea at the battle of Zeeland. They agree to a white peace. 1675 CE* Switzerland invades Vaarian Alsace-Lorraine. Austria subjugates all the small German states.* 1672 CE The Swiss army is defeated at the battle of Metz. 1676 CE France does a half hearted invasion of Vaar, but is quickly beaten back when more pressing matter occured in Spain. Moors invades the Kingdom of Spain. Lombardy conquers Sardinia-Piedmont and makes them their vassal.* 1680 CE The Norse invade Vaar, but are defeated at the battle of Aachen. 1690 CE* Prussia invades Vaar, though it is defeated at the battle of Berlin.* 1700 CE The Moorish invasion of Spain ends in white peace. The Kingdom of Lombardy invades Vaar.* Hannover agrees to join the new pan-German empire of Austria. 1701 CE Lombardy sues for peace after the battle of Milan, where 75,000 Vaarian troops defeated 135,000 Lombardy conscripts. Austria recognizes the Vaarian states as an independent country. Austria and Vaar agree to an alliance. 1709 CE The partition of Poland between the Slavic Empire, Russia & Prussia occurs. Prussia gained all of East and West Prussia, Russia gained a majority of Ukraine, plenty of Belarus and all of the Baltic states, whilst the Slavic Empire gets a majority of Poland and a bit of Ukraine and Belarus. 1717 CE Polish people are given rights as citizens in the Slavic Empire and Hungarians riot in protest against this racist policy. 1718 CE Hungarian riot crushed with 25,000 Hungarian killed. Prussia subjugated, finishing off the last of the German princes. 1726 CE Discontent spreads throughout the Americas. 1736 CE The ideal of self government spreads across the Americas. The Pope is forced to move to the Baleares *as the Italian Confederation is formed. 1746 CE American uprisings occur all across the Americas. 1750 CE The United States of South America, the Empire of Mexico, the Empire of Brazil, the Republic of New England and the Kingdom of British Colombia are formed. 1760 CE Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina secede from the United States of South America. 1765 CE The Kingdom of Quebec, Louisiana and Acadia are formed. * 1770 CE The 2nd Byzantine-Ottoman war starts with a Byzantine invasion of Anatolia. The battle of Nicaea occurs on the 17th of July, with 350,000 Byzantine troops fighting against 30,000 Ottoman defenders. Every man of the garrison dies and the town is retaken in the name of the Emperor. 1774 CE An Ottoman counter-offensive pushes the Byzantine forces all the way back to Constantinople. The war ends in a draw. April 2nd 1790 CE On the 130th anniversary of Vaarian independence, French forces invade Vaar, starting the first Franco-Vaarian war. June 5th 1790 CE Austria honors their military alliance with Vaar, bringing in their vast muscle.* July 9th 1790 CE Lombardy, Russia, the Slavic Empire and the Norse honor their alliance with Austria, bringing together the second "Anti-French coalition" (AFC). August 1st 1790 CE The Italian confederation, Spain, England, Flanders, the Sami Republic, the Byzantine Empire, Quebec, Acadia & Louisiana join France. Their force was known as the "French Coalition" (FC). May 17th 1791 CE 600,000 FC troops lead by French general Louis move in to Lombardy in an attempt to knock them out of the war as fast as possible. Lombardy, after mobilizing their men and their vassal's men, only numbered 200,000 troops.* Knowing Lombardy forces won't be able to stop them, an AFC force, lead by Austria, rushes down to assist them. The force numbers just 350,000 german troops, lead by Otto von Saxony II. June 3rd 1791 CE The battle of Genoa starts, with 600,000 FC troops against 550,000 AFC defenders. July 1st 1781 CE 291,000 Flemish and French troops invade Vaar, who in an astounding feat of mobilization manages to musters 280,000 troops, lead by Otto von Elsass. August 21st 1791 CE *Just outside of Cologne, both armies meet on the field, encouraged by their superior numbers, the Allied forces charge. Unknown to them is that the Vaarian cavalry has went around and flanked them and as they charge into melee with main Vaarian line. A force of 30,000 cavalry smash into the behind of the Allied forces, utterly routing them.* 100,000 Allied troops died and 70,000 were captured, while there were 23,000 Vaarian losses. Unfortunately Otto von Elsass was wounded in battle and was no longer capable of going into battle.* September 29th 1791 CE AFC forces break out of the Genoa pocket after nearly 4 months of fighting. Only 150,000 troops of the starting 550,000 troops survive. FC losses number 379,000. March 1st 1792 CE FC forces meet up with Italian troops, bolstering their ranks to 509,000 men. The siege of Milan begins with Milan's garrison numbers 200,000 men. January 1st 1793 CE* FC forces, numbering 350,000, march on Trier in Vaar. A Vaarian army consisting of merely 50,000 blocks their path. The general, the son of king, Otto von Elsass, kites the FC army as long as possible using quick lightning raids to weaken them. May 19th 1793 CE AFC forces engage the FC army sieging Milan. AFC numbers are 400,000 and 600,000 with the garrison vs the FC army which was reinforced through the winter, numbering 569,000 men. June 19th 1793 CE After a month of fighting, FC forces withdraw to Rome after suffering a staggering 200,000 losses, with 200,000 captured. AFC losses are at 300,000. January 29th 1794 CE A Byzantine army numbering 235,000, operating on its own initiative, invades Serbia, where they engage against a Slavic army numbering 300,000, 150,000 of which are Hungarian. The battle is a complete one sided affair, as the Hungarian quickly desert to the Byzantines, while the rest of the Slavic troops are massacred. March 21st 1794 CE After discovering what happened at the battle of Belgarde, the Slavic king issues the infamous 'Ubite ih, ubite ih sve' order, referring to the Hungarians. The forced famine begins. May 2nd 1797 CE FC forces finally catch the Vaarian forces that have been kiting them, after losing nearly 75,000 men. The battle should have been quick, but the Vaarian cavalry * dismounted and fought from an entrenched position, holding the FC forces off. May 21st 1794 CE After holding the FC forces for 19 days, the main Vaarian army joins in, bring an additional 212,000 men to the battle. The FC forces, now having lost too much of their numerical superiority and afraid of a crippling loss, withdraw from battle and head to Flanders. 1795 CE The first phase of the War ends. 744,000 FC forces killed and 270,000 captured. FC forces started at 3,000,000 available manpower, which is now at 2,136,000 men. 880,000 AFC Killed, whilst 150,000 deserted them, joining the FC. AFC forces started at 7,000,000 available *manpower, which is now at 5,970,000. January 1st 1796 CE After an intense year of diplomacy, the FC manage to get the Empire of Mexico, Brazil and the United States of South America to join them, increasing their manpower from 600,000 men to 2,736,000 troops.* March 15th 1796 CE The most powerful army seen so far in the world assembles in central Italy. There were a total of 500,000 Frenchmen, 100,000 Italians, 50,000 Flemish, 50,000 Englishmen, 100,000 French-American troops, 100,000 Byzantines, 150,000 Hungarians and 200,000 Latin Americans, leading to a total of 1,250,000 troops. March 18th 1796 CE Panicked by that army, Lombardy pleads its allies for assistance. April 31st 1796 CE Milan is under siege as only 150,000 defend against 675,000 besiegers. *Genoa falls.* Venice is besieged by 675,000 men, with just enough garrison to stop a forced crossing. A force containing the most able bodied German troops comes to assist. 1,100,000 drawn from Austrian rules German Confederation. May 19th 1796 CE In panic, the German commander splits his forces in half, sending one half against Milan and the other half against Venice. June 1st 1796 CE 550,000 AFC troops engage 675,000 FC troops outside of Venice. 550,000 AFC troops and 150,000 Lombardy militia engage 675,000 FC troops. July 1st 1796 CE The battle outside of Venice results in a defeat with 300,000 AFC forces killed and 175,000 FC forces killed. The remaining forces moves to encircle the other AFC army. July 24th 1796 CE Battle of Milan ends. Lombardia surrenders with the terms to disarm. 300,000 AFC forces killed and 250,000 captured. FC losses 400,000, but liberates 200,000 prisoners. 1,319,000 FC forces killed and 70,000 captured. FC forces started at 3,600,000 available manpower, which is now at 2,281,000 men. 1,830,000 AFC killed, whilst 150,000 deserted them, joining the FC. AFC forces started at 7,000,000 available *manpower, which is now at 4,170,000. 1797 CE FC forces plan their next attack. January 1st 1798 CE The newest FC plan was to invade Vaar. Confident of victory after the German Confederation army was absolutely destroyed, they only deployed 300,000 men. February 2nd 1798 CE At the 2nd battle of Metz, the Vaarian army of 200,000 men defeated the FC force of 300,000. 100,000 FC troops were slain, whilst only 20,000 Vaarian troops died. 1799 CE Slavic Empire and Russia councils decide where the AFC's first offensive operation will be. March 2nd 1800 CE 1,200,000 AFC men invade Byzantium.* The Byzantine army musters 600,000 men. March 30th 1800 CE At Battle of Sophia, 400,000 Hungarian troops deserted the AFC army and joined the Byzantine army. April 4th 1800 CE After the ranks were broken up by the Hungarian desertion, the AFC army withdraws after 5 days. 200,000 men were slain there, whilst 200,000 Hungarian deserters were killed. Phase 2 ends. 1,619,000 FC forces killed and 70,000 captured. FC forces started at 4,000,000 available manpower, which is now at 2,481,000 men. 2,040,000 AFC killed, whilst 550,000 deserted them, joining the FC. AFC forces started at 7,000,000 available *manpower, which is now at 4,410,000. July 19th 1800 CE The "Confiscation of Hungarian Property" act passed in the Slavic Empire. November 1st 1800 CE Cossack nationalism is fanned by French money and support. March 1st 1801 CE Cossack leaders agree that they will join the FC if FC forces come and expel the Russians. November 1st 1801 CE 800,000 FC troops invade Crimea.* The November 1st uprising occurs, leading 800,000 cossacks to rise up in Ukraine in revolt against Russia. March 1st 1801 CE In a desperate attempt to stop a combined Cossack-FC push to Moscow, a Russian army of uncountable size (2,000,000) engages them. The battle of Kursk fought 1,600,000 FC forces against 2,000,000 Russian troops. November 22nd 1801 CE The Battle of Kursk ends with 1,200,000 FC forces killed and 1,300,000 AFC troops were killed. December 17th 1801 CE Russia acknowledges the Cossack Confederation's independence and pulls out of the war. Byzantium pulls out of the war after devastating losses in Russia. Cossack Confederation pulls out after devastating losses. July 19th 1802 CE A FC force of 900,000 move into Vaar. August 1st 1802 CE An AFC force of 1,000,000 intercept them, leading to the 2nd battle of Trier. September 19th 1802 CE The FC army withdraw after taking 400,000 losses, while the AFC losses are just 200,000. The FC manage to release all the prisoners. 1803 CE Phase 3 ends, leading to a prolonged period of inaction. 2,019,000 FC forces and 450,000 Hungarian volunteers killed. FC forces started at 3,400,000 available manpower, which is now at 1,551,000 men. 2,240,000 AFC killed, whilst 550,000 deserted them, joining the FC. AFC forces started at 5,000,000 available *manpower, which is now at 2,210,000. 1813 CE After years of just minor skirmishes, the FC forces launches another assault, this time into the Slavic Empire. March 1st 1813 CE 800,000 FC troops march into the Slavic Empire with their eyes set on Belgrade. October 21st 1813 CE After being delayed for several months due to a blocked mountain pass, the FC army finally gets ready to take Belgrade, only to see 800,000 Slavic troops ready to fight. November 1st 1813 CE After days of deciding, the FC forces engage the Slavic troops. December 4th 1813 CE After a month of fighting, the Slavic force surrenders after taking 600,000 losses, while the FC losses are merely at 350,000. The Slavic Empire withdraws from the war. March 1st 1814 CE Gambling their entire army on taking the Norse out of the war, a FC force of 1,201,000 men invade Scandinavia. April 1st 1814 CE Before even engaging into battle, the Norse surrender, not wanting to lose their army, which is merely at 400,000. 1815 CE* Phase 4 ends* 2,369,000 FC forces 450,000 Hungarian volunteers killed.* FC forces started at 3,400,000 available manpower, which is now at 1,201,000 men. 2,240,000 AFC killed, whilst 550,000 deserted them, joining the FC. AFC forces started at 3,800,000 available *manpower, which is now at 1,010,000. 1816 CE Both sides know the war will probably end in one final, bloody battle. The people of Vaar pray, fearing annexation and prosecution. June 30th 1817 CE The last part of the war starts with 1,201,000 men invading Vaar. The remaining Vaarian troops, which number at 180,000, start a guerrilla war on the French, while the German Confederation assembles its army. July 31st 1817 CE After a month of guerrilla warfare, the German force arrive and a combined 1,000,000 AFC force engages the 1,100,000 FC force. March 1st 1818 CE After 6 months of fighting, FC forces withdraw, after taking 500,000 losses while the AFC forces take in 600,000. April 1st 1818 CE The German Confederation collapses and the newly formed states all withdraw from the war. After a long bloody war, England, Flanders, Spain, the Italian Confederation, Mexico and Brazil all withdraw from the war. March 1st 1819 CE 2,369,000 FC forces 450,000 Hungarian volunteers killed.* FC forces started at 2,400,000 available manpower, which is now at 201,000 men. 65,000 Vaarian troops killed. Vaarian forces started at 225,000 available *manpower, which is now at 160,000. June 1st 1819 The 3rd battle of Metz, where 160,000 Vaarian troops engaged against 200,000 FC troops. December 1st 1819 CE 3rd Battle of Metz ends with 100,000 FC losses, but only 50,000 Vaarian losses. January 1st 1820 CE The treaty of Metz is signed, ending the first Franco-Vaarian war. Nearly 7,000,000 soldiers died during the war.