Re: The Carpathian War (1725- 1728)

[Ottoman]

The Ottomans state they are willing to consider peace with Austria,however any peace must be a restoration of pre war status quo.

[Haneastic]

The Austrians propose a cease fire until peace terms are hammered out. The Austrians propose the following peace terms:

1. Return to school quo antebellum with regards to borders, except:
2. Malta to be ceded to Spain
3. Free movement of Sclavonian and Croatian troops and their families to Austria
4. Ottoman pardons to be issued to any Croat/Sclavonian who remains, as well as a general pledge to avoid retribution against formerly rebellious territories.

[Ottoman]

OOC: I am looking at the notes for Manilla raid, I did wreck(destroyed) those frigates that were under construction correct?

[TLS]

The End of the War

Winter, 1728

Though the Ottomans continue to go through the motions of preparing for another year of campaigning, the twin defeats at Gyor and Sarajevo seal the Hapsburg gambit's fate.  The war has been lost for Christendom.  The terms of the Peace of Danzig are harsh for the rebels as the Sclavonians are forced into exile or destitution, but richly reward those loyal to the Sublime Porte.  The Magyars gloat in their guaranteed superiority, and take great pride in having played a key part in thwarting the return of Hapsburg rule to the Balkans.  The Austrians are left stunned and humiliated once more by the Turk, and events will soon transpire to show this defeat could not have come at a worse time for their dynasty.

After the Turks, the Spanish come away the closest to victors--they have regained Malta for Christendom, seen their fleets perform well and destroy one of their main opponents in the Mediterranean, and their forces, at least, come away with more victories than defeats.  While they have to cede the islands of Crete and Cyprus back to the Turk, they have demonstrated their reach.  They have also inflicted heavy economic costs on the Ottomans, and the Levant has grown restless indeed in the aftermath of the war--the Ottoman administration is threatened by the disruptions, and the Vizier comes under heated attacks from representatives of the Merchant establishments for his handling of the Naval campaigns.

In the colonial theater, Spain's embarrassing losses in the Pacific are brought to an end in the nick of time.  The Turkish raiders continue down the Latin American coast, inflicting more damage, but receive news of the peace when they move to raid the port at Panama.  The Turkish admiral ransoms back the merchant vessels he seized and then continues on his merry way back to Constantinople, where he expects a heroes welcome after the scale of his achievements.  El Escorial hurriedly begins revisiting Spanish defensive plans for the Pacific and urging a concerted effort to retake the seized islands of the Philippines from Moro occupation. (Game Effect: Spain losses 1 Commercial Fleet--news of the peace doesn't come till too late--but no further losses. Ottomans get .5 income in 1729).  

The man most responsible for the turn of events, the Khorasani petty noble cavalryman turned exulted hero, basks in his newfound glory.  Nader Pasha, as he is now known, spends the Winter and Spring with his forces in Hungary.  He has become the de facto governor of the Ottoman Balkans, if only through the sheer respect he commands from his men, Ottoman and Vassal alike.  Bridging the divide between Turk and Magyar, Wallachian and Moldovan, Serb and Bosniak, all look to him as the avatar of their singular victory; a veritable heir to the legacy of the great Ottoman ghazi tradition.  He grows accustomed to the adoration of the people and the beauty of the land about him, and rumors abound that, having escaped the small pond of the Hotak dynasty, he has no plans to return to the arid desolation of Khorasan to serve a two-bit Pathan cabal.

[Ottoman]

With peace in the lands, the Ottomans begin to shift their forces to peace time mode and to re-garrison Levant region to restore law and order. The Sultan also sacks the Ottoman Admiral for the Mediterranean fleet and Vizier for Navy for poor handling of the sea war in Mediterranean.

The Sultan makes Nader Pasha, the Beylerbeyi(overall governor) of Hungary,Bosnia, and Croatia. As well making him the overall commander of the northern frontier forces to guard against future aggression from the Austrians.

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