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Bestonet - XIX Century
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| Toussaint L'Ouverture | by Peter Delaney "Blackclove" | ||
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(1794-1815) In 1789, Saint Domingue was the wealthiest colony in the New World. Abominable treatment of African slaves led to the first successful slave revolt in history and the eventual birth of the Haitian nation under the great black general, Toussaint L'Ouverture. | ||
| Bonaparte v2 MP | by John Ellis | ||
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(1803-1815) When the Peace of Amiens collapsed in May 1803, Europe had enjoyed 19 months of uneasy ceasefire. General Bonaparte was intent on expansion - the English, in particular, were intent upon stopping him... Download sounds here | ||
| Las Campañas de Hidalgo | by El León | ||
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(1810-1811) 16th September 1810: priest Miguel Hidalgo and other conspirators discussed in a little village called Dolores about what to do. Their conspiracy to create an independent Mexico had been exposed and soldiers were coming to arrest them. Hidalgo refused to flee, so they started a revolt in Dolores hoping it would spread (this scenario is in spanish). Download the sounds here. | ||
| ¡Libertad o muerte! | by Michael Daumen | ||
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(1810-1823) Triggered by the invasion of Spain by Napoleon, the Spanish viceroyalties in the New World revolted one after another. This scenario depicts extremely well the struggle of the Criollos to win their independence from Spain. | ||
| War of 1812 | by Techumseh | ||
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(1812-1816) This is a quick and dirty little scenario designed for the British/Canadian player only. The Americans are too strong and the Six Nations (Indians) are too weak for the human player. Successfuly defend Canada until the Treaty of Ghent is signed and you win. | ||
| Mejico 1836 | by El Zenehegui | ||
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(1837-1896) When the Mexican government authorised the north american colonisation of Texas, they promised that the new colonists would be exempted of tariffs for seven years. Twelve years later, president Santa Anna decided that it was time to end that exemption... but the north americans were a majority in Texas now, and when Santa Anna sent troops to keep the order, the colonists declared their indepencence. Download sounds here. | ||
| The Great Game | by Michael Daumen | ||
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(1832-1906) It is the height of the Pax Britannica. Russia has expanded swiftly across the eastern steppes, and if she finds a way across the roof of the world, the shining jewel of India lays before her. | ||
| Orient Express | by Leons Petrazickis (St. Leo) | ||
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(1835-1909) The "Orient Express" was the most famous railroad in Europe. It run from Calais and Paris to Bucharest, and the closely-associated "Simplon-Orient Express" reached Istanbul in Turkey. In this scenario, You'll have to build it. | ||
| American Civil War | by Captain Nemo & Alex Mor | ||
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(1861-1866) April 1861, the Southern States have seceded and Fort Sumte now sits alone, a festering sore in the heart of Charleston harbor. Thus begins the bloodiest conflict in American history... | ||
| American Empire | by Exile & Charles Magee | ||
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(1861-1899) As the American Civil war opens, European powers, equipped with new weapons of war, seek to pursue territorial aims in North America. Mexico struggles to reach industrialization, but can it avoid the easy military solutions of banditry and autocracy? (Download the sounds here and here). | ||
| Indian Wars | by Andrew Hoekzema | ||
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(1862-1891) By early 1860, falsified treaties, thieving traders, and expansionist settlers had soured American relations with the Plain tribes to a point they could no longer stand. Their way of life was being taken away from before their eyes... | ||
| Blood and Iron v2.02 | by Martín Carreras | ||
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(1866-1939) The European war board is set out. Whilst the English hold naval supremacy, the Prussians attempt to rival it, while they rule the battle field. Bismarck, attempting to unify Germany, is on the verge of war with France and Austria... | ||
| Imperialism 1870 v2.0 | by Exile | ||
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(1869-1819)During the latter half of the 19th century, the European and other imperial powers acquired the industrial and technological might to stretch out their collective hand and partition the world between them... Download the sounds here, here and here. | ||
| Brown Man's Burden II | by Carl Fritz | ||
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(1889-1914)The Berlin Conference of 1884 set off a race among European powers to claim as much land as possible in Africa. This scenario recreates the Scrambe for Africa. It begins in 1889 when Italy has set up new colonies in Somalia and looks to take over Abyssinia. Download the sounds here. | ||
| Colonial Wars | by Carlo di Biasi (a.k.a. Jesús Balsinde) | ||
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(1885-1910) Of all the African nations, only the kingdom of Ethiopia remained completely free from European domination by the end of the 19th century. But in 1885 the Europeans distributed Africa among themselves and Ethiopia was put under the influence of Italy. | ||
| Africa | by Ricardo Logus | ||
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(1885-1918) At the Berliner Conference, the major European powers decided to divide the African continent among themselves... Colonize and fight for the glory of the British, French, German, Belgian or Portuguese Empires... | ||
| Menelik II of Ethiopia | by Peter Delaney "Blackclove" | ||
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(1891-1909) The British promised Ethiopia that if they aided the British against Egypt, a major port city would be returned to them. Instead, the British gave it over to the Italians, who fought a war of conquest against the Ethiopians... | ||
| Spanish-American War: Cuba | by Andrew Hoekzema | ||
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(1895-1903) In 1895, the second Cuban revolution began, lead by a Cuban named José Martí. Having rallied support in New York, his rebellion became quite powerful. It was largely in the eastern Oriente province, but quickly spread... | ||
| The River War v2.0 | by Allard Höfelt | ||
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(1896-1899) This is a beautiful depiction of the adventures and misadventures of the British in Sudan. After playing this wonderful scen I run to the video store to rent "The Four Feathers". | ||