Hohenlohe wrote:I would be happy if someone would do a Strategy Game scenario based on RUS for the Triple-Alliance-War with some additional options to the diplomacy and political branch. This war has never reached any recognition here in Europe...I would even love a special scenario made for PON with all the nations involved in this war and that time before and afterwards.
So if someone would be interested to do some work for such a scenario and if it will be allowed by the Phillippes I am offering my help with some historical research and for the OOB and such else.
Hohenlohe
great idea -- it could go from revolutionary times 1810s/20s right up until thr modern era, represented by the Mexican revolution and Chaco wars.
It could cover:
1810s and 1820s: Spanish American wars of independence.
1810-1818 Argentine War of Independence
1810-1818 Chilean War of Independence
1811-1823 Venezuelan War of Independence
1812-1821 Peruvian War of Independence
1821-1825 Brazilian War of Independence
1820-1828: The Argentina–Brazil War over the status of future Uruguay occurs.
1828-1829: Gran Colombia – Peru War.
1829-1830: Chilean Civil War of 1829.
1835-1845: Republican revolt against the Empire of Brazil is put down in the War of Tatters.
1836-1839: War of the Confederation between the Peru-Bolivian Confederation and Chile.
1839-1851: Uruguayan Civil War
1851-1852: Platine War
1859-1863: Federal War in Venezuela.
1860-1862: Colombian Civil War
1864-1865: The Uruguayan War
1864-1866: The Chincha Islands War
1864-1870: The War of the Triple Alliance occurs.
1879-1884: Bolivia and Peru fight Chile in the War of the Pacific.
1891: Chilean Civil War.
1899–1902: Colombian Thousand Days War.
1932-1933: Colombia-Peru War
1932-1935: The Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay is fought.
that's a helluvalotta rich territory to cover, especially emphasizing the early revolutions vs. Spain, the Triple Alliance war and War of the Pacific. And perhaps the Chaco and Mexican Civil Wars might not need a heavy upgrade for air combat -- think more WWI-era than SCW.... The Chaco war saw the last ever dogfight between biplanes, at Ballivián, so even though their air forces were well-equipped, they weren't really performing modern air operations, as of yet....
If you were REALLY motivated, you could make yr map's northern border the Rio Grande (or immediately beyond to get some North American Indian Wars/Utah Mormon Wars) and the Caribbean to get some other really good stuff in: Mexican independence, Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War, Civil Wars of the United Provinces/Greater Republic of Central America, the filibusteros, including William Walker's expeditions to Nicaragua and Sonora (part of Central American civil wars, really) the failed French expedition to put Emperor Maximilian on Mexico's throne (French Foreign Legion Capt Danjou's famed defense of Camarone), and then top it off w/ the Spanish American War (you'd need a separate window for Manila, but that's no problem,right?) and Mexican Civil War. And that's just the northern map!!!
i'm getting excited just thinking about this.... this could be very cool!