Summer 1462

King Ferdinand (or perhaps king Louis "The Spider") receives sad news about his treacherous armies.  
 

 

Art Column

Continuing our world-famous portrait series we now present an awesome painting of a legendary eastern hero, whose virtues are inviolate and deeds immemorial. Who is this great one of the Balkans? He is the devout defender of the whole christendom, the indomitable companion for every righteous, pious man, the indefatigable protector of every decent woman and obedient child - the ever-glorious János Hunyadi of Dalmatia!



News

Sicily wins!


Ducat Expenditures seen on the map:

  • Apparently the people of Bari cannot afford a fleet after all - the fleet returns into neapolitan command.
  • The ferrarian army in Florence goes to the sicilian side.
  • The sicilian threat frightens also the independent garrison of family Orsini in Piombino. The garrison disbands itself.


Military Operations:

  • FRANCE: Marseille converts into a garrison. Provence --> Marseille, fails, Saluzzo --> Avignon, fails, Nizza tries to convert into an army, fails.
  • GENOVA: Nizza --> Provence, the milanese army in Avignon gives support. Monferrato --> Nizza, Asti supports. Genova (F) --> Ventimiglia, Genova (G) holds.
  • MILANO: Lyon --> Marseilles, Savoia --> Saluzzo (the independent garrison gives support), Aosta --> Savoia, Torino --> Pavia. Avignon supports Genova into Provence. Mantova brings the siege to conclusion with supports from Parma and Brescia.
  • AUSTRIA: Treviso --> Padova, Vicenza supports. Friuli --> Treviso, Kärnten --> Trento, Steiermark --> Kärnten. Ungarn --> Slavonia, the rebellion supports and calms down. Trieste holds.
  • DALMAZIA: Laguna --> Venezia, the ferrarian fleet in Ferrara gives support (the dalmatian fleet stays in Laguna but the venetian fleet has to retreat into a garrison). Adriatico Superiore supports Naples into Ancona. Fiume --> Slavonia, fails, Istria --> Fiume, fails. Zara --> Croazia, Spalato --> Bosnia. Herzegovina holds, puts down the rebellion.
  • FERRARA: Ferrara supports Dalmazia into Venezia. Ravenna --> Rimini, Urbino --> Spoleto, fails, San Marino --> Firenze, fails, Lucca --> Pistoia, fails. Modena --> Lucca, fails, although Massa gives support.
  • STATO DELLA CHIESA: Roma gives support to Ferrara into Perugia, but no ferrarians even try to get there. Ancona --> Adriatico Centrale. Aquila --> Ancona, fails, Spoleto --> Urbino, fails.
  • NAPOLI: Rimini --> Ancona, Salerno --> Aquila with Bari supporting, Napoli (A)--> Salerno, Napoli (G) converts into a garrison, Albania holds.
  • SIZILIA: Gabes --> Mar Ionio. Sassari holds, puts down the rebellion. Golfo di Napoli --> Calabria. Mar Ligure --> Lucca, fails, although Pisa gives support. Siena --> Perugia, the rebellion supports and calms down. Tirreno Occidentale --> Piombino, Tirreno Occidentale --> Siena. Firenze --> Pistoia, fails.
  • VENEZIA: all units in hold.


Retreat Phase:

  • FRANCE: The armies in Provence and Saluzzo are destroyed.
  • VENEZIA: The units in Padova and Venezia are converted into garrisons.
  • STATO DELLA CHIESA: The fleet in Aquila is destroyed (plenty of corpses in Aquila now!)

Rebellions go on in Reggio, Krain, Patrimonia, Tivoli and Otranto.


End of Campaign Season:

Sicily gets 16 cities into her control! The game is over! One more issue of Stupefatto will be published for summary & valuation.


The Number of Controlled Cities

Major Power Controlled Cities
Österreich 5
Stato d. Chiesa 1
Dalmazia 5
Ferrara 10
France 0
Genova 3
Milano 9
Napoli 7
Sizilia 16
Venezia 2