Thursday 24 March 2016

Cantonal Revolution

  • 28 June 1873: Canton of Córdoba proclaimed
  • 29 June 1873: Canton of Córdoba conquered by the government forces
  • 31 June 1873: Canton of Seville proclaimed
  • 2 July 1873: Canton of Sevile supressed
  • 7 July 1873: Canton of Alcoy proclaimed
  • 12 July 1873: Canton of Cartagena founded
  • 13 July 1873: Canton of Madrid formed 
  • 14 July 1873: Canton of Alcoy supressed
  • 17 July 1873: Valencia rebels against the government
  • 18 July 1873: Canton of Seville founded 
  • 19 July 1873: Canton of Torrevieja founded
  • 19 July 1873: Canton of Cádiz proclaimed 
  • 19 July 1873: Canton of Madrid supressed
  • 19 July 1873: Canton of Tarifa proclaimed
  • 20 July 1873: Canton of Valencia proclaimed. A map: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Cant%C3%B3n_de_valencia1.PNG
  • 20 July 1873: Canton of Granada proclaimed
  • 20 July 1873: Canton of Alicante proclaimed
  • 20 July 1873: Cartagena absorbs several neighbouring towns and most of the province of Murcia
  • 21 July 1873: Valencia conquers the town of Castellón and proclaims the Canton of Castellón
  • 21 July 1873: Canton of Córdoba proclaimed
  • 21 July 1873: Cartagenian forces begin to march towards Lorca reaching it by the 25
  • 22 July 1873: Canton of Algeciras proclaimed 
  • 22 July 1873: Cádiz absorbs Tarifa 
  • 22 July 1873: Cartagena absorbs the Canton of Torrevieja
  • 22 July 1873: Canton of Motril proclaimed
  • 22 July 1873: Gaditan forces recapture Puerto Real, near Cádiz
  • 23 July 1873: Canton of Alicante supressed 
  • 23 July 1873: Canton of Gualchos proclaimed
  • 23 July 1873: Canton of Málaga proclaimed
  • 24 July 1873: Spanish forces capture Catarroja
  • 24 July 1873: Canton of Almansa founded
  • 25 July 1873: Spanish forces repelled from Catarroja 
  • 25 July 1873: Torrevieja conquered by the Spanish
  • 25 July 1873: Cartagena conquers Lorca
  • 25 July 1873: Canton of Motril conquered by the Spanish
  • 26 July 1873: Canton of Gualchos conquered by the Spanish
  • 26 July 1873: Lorca liberated by the Spanish
  • 26 July 1873: Canton of Córdoba supressed
  • 26 July 1873: Government forces dismantle the Canton of Castellón
  • 27 July 1873: Canton of Almansa conquered 
  • 28 July 1873: Cartagena conquers the city of Almeria
  • 30 July 1873: Almeria reconquered by the Spanish
  • 30 July 1873: Canton of Seville dismantled
  • 1 August 1873: Cartagena seizes Motril
  • 2 August 1873: Spanish forces liberate Motril
  • 2 August 1873: Spanish forces liberate Xerez de la Frontera
  • 2 August 1873: Spanish forces capture Chirivella and begin the bombing of Valencia
  • 2 August 1873: Spanish forces liberate Puerto Real
  • 4 August 1873: The Canton of Cádiz surrenders
  • 8 August 1873: The Canton of Valencia surrenders
  • 8 August 1873: The Canton of Algeciras surrenders
  • 10 August 1873: The Cartagenian forces get smashed in Chinchilla de Montearagón, thus stopping the invasion of Madrid 
  • 11 August 1873: Spanish forces liberate the city of Murcia
  • 12 August 1873: The Canton of Granada is conquered by the Spanish
  • 15 August 1873: Spanish forces besiege the city of Cartagena
  • 30 August 1873: Cartagena conquers the city of Orihuela
  • 3 September 1873: Orihuela reconquered by Spanish forces
  • 19 September 1873: Canton of Malaga surrenders
  • 12 January 1874: Spanish forces supress the Canton of Cartagena, ending the Cantonal Revolution

Sunday 20 March 2016

French intervention in Spain

  • 7 April 1823: French armies enter Spain across the city of Irun
  • 23 May 1823: French enter Madrid
  • 28 July 1823: France sieges Campillo de Arenas
  • 4 August 1823: Capillo de Arenas surrenders
  • 15 August 1823: French forces capture Jaén 
  • 21 August 1823: French forces enter A Coruña
  • 31 August 1823: France besieges Cádiz
  • 16 September 1823: French forces enter Pamplona
  • 23 September 1823: France makes smal gains Cádiz
  • 27 September 1823: French forces enter San Sebastián
  • 30 September 1823: France seizes Cádiz
  • 2 November 1823: Alicante falls to the French
  • 9 November 1823: Alicante falls to the French

Friday 18 March 2016

IA ideas

Ideas for Invaded America provided by viewers ->

-Use a map of the Pacific Ocean and one of Europe

-Canada actively joins America in the Pacific War after the Battle of Alaska, speeding the process even more

-The US annexes big parts of Northern Mexico and Central America also gains some land. The US annexes Yucatan

-The Japanese decide to liberate the disease in Hawaii where they destroy the firts American invasion, however, some survivors come back with disease samples. 7 months after the Battle of Hawaii, the Americans find an effective cure, but it takes long to deploy to the whole Pacific Corps.

-After recapturing Hawaii and Midway, the Americans land in Wake Island, where the Japs use the disease again, however, Amerians are vaccined and suddenly the winter changes it's route, throwing the disease on the Japanese

-Americans center now in destroying the German U-boots with British assistance and deliver some supplies to them

-1944: A finnish-German offensive purs into Karelia

-August 1944: The allies launch Operation Torch

-October 1944: The allies decide to land in Southern France instead of Italy, which has been recently bombed to the ground. A possible coup happens against Mussolini

-December 1944: A big tank battle between the armies led by Patton and Rommel happens around Orléans. It proves to be undecisive, but the Germans retreat to a line 8 km South of Paris

-January 1945: A full-scale revolt commences in Paris and the city is liberated with Allied Help. The Germans destroy the Triumph Arch and the Eiffel Tower while retreating to their border.

    Monday 14 March 2016

    The Peninsular War (Collab)

    • 18 October 1807: First French troops enter Spain
    • 27 October 1807: Treaty of Fontainebleau signed between Spain and France, stating that French troops will enter Spain in order to begin a combined Franco-Spanish invasion of Portugal, but the French troops had already entered by this date
    • 19 November 1807: French troops reach the Portuguese border and cross the border along the Tagus river. Advance along the river continues until the 23 of November
    • 23 November 1807: French forces capture Abrantes and stops in the city
    • 26 November 1807: French forces begin marching down the Tagus to Lisbon, which would be reached by the 30th
    • 30 November 1807: France captures Lisbon. Portugal surrenders but it remains unocuppied
    • 2 December 1807: Spanish forces invade Portugal from central Extremadura
    • 3 December 1807: Spaniards capture the fortress of Elvas
    • 12 December 1807: Spaniards invade Northern Portugal from their bases in Vigo and besiege Valença
    • 13 December 1807: Spaniards capture Oporto
    • 14 December 1807: Portuguese territories North of the Douro are captured (except for Valença)
    • 15 December 1807: Valença surrenders to Spain
    • 28 December 1807: By this date all of Portugal is ocuppied and divided
    • 2 May 1808: Civilian uprising against the French units stationed in Madrid after they kidnapped the prince from the Royal Palace of Madrid. Considered the beginning of the Peninsular War even if bellic actions were taken before this date. A document signed in Móstoles oficially results in the declaration of war between France and Spain.
    • 9 May 1808: Abdications of Bayonne take place, with both Spanish monarchs (Ferdinand VII and Charles III) resignating to the throne in favour to Joseph Bonaparte, the brother of Napoleon.
    • 11 December 1813: Treaty of Valençay signed. Official peace treaty between King Ferdinand VII of Spain and Napoleon. The treaty was rejected by the court of Madrid and the war continued