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		<title>War of attrition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1706 Nothing of much importance happens in the summer of this year, farms and roads to the south east are improved and Russian pirates raid our trade routes. In the winter there are many developments. Morocco declares war on it&#8217;s neighbour and our protectorate, the Barbary states and as a result they raid their (and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theriseandfallofempires.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176935&amp;post=97&amp;subd=theriseandfallofempires&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Farming Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1704 Summer Our man of many adventures and of great service to the Empire, Damat Baghdadi (our Dagestinian-based hashashin) has been discovered by the enemy, tortured and executed. A small number of troops is sent towards our western borders to be ready for the eventual attack on Venice, Austria blocks our path but hopefully they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theriseandfallofempires.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176935&amp;post=87&amp;subd=theriseandfallofempires&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>War on both sides</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer 1703 A new royal heir is born in the summer of this glorious year, sure to lead us through great times when he comes of age! Our research continues and pays off with the introduction of plug bayonets, allowing our riflemen to get stuck in with melee should the need arise. We also welcome [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theriseandfallofempires.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176935&amp;post=77&amp;subd=theriseandfallofempires&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Empire strikes back</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winter 1702 In the last six months our empire has been bombarded with assaulting forces from Venice but no longer! In the winter of &#8217;02 we will fight back and show them our true strength, beginning with the recapture of the Greek port! The garrison is sent from Athens to release the port from it&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theriseandfallofempires.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176935&amp;post=68&amp;subd=theriseandfallofempires&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Venetian Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winter 1701 continued Having conquered Georgia, our not-that-great hashashin is sent forward to Chechnya and troops are sent to Tsibili in an attempt to quell any riots. Our government cabinet receives an overhaul and several corrupt or unprepared ministers are removed from office and replaced with fresh blood more suited to the job. In response [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theriseandfallofempires.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176935&amp;post=62&amp;subd=theriseandfallofempires&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Georgian War</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer 1701 It is the evening of&#8230;some day during the summer of &#8217;01 and the assembled Ottoman forces march towards the city of Tbilisi, Georgia. The small force sent in is deployed on a hill to the south of the city in order to gain range for the cannon, unfortunately when we actually gain sight [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theriseandfallofempires.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176935&amp;post=49&amp;subd=theriseandfallofempires&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Assassinations and Infrastructure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winter 1700 Our Empire&#8217;s seedy underbelly has recruited more hashashin to our cause, hopefully more adept than those we employ currently, though the second attempt at the Georgian general&#8217;s life is successful and will hopefully crush any morale their troops may have. Our coffee houses and turkish baths are improved in Bosnia to increase happiness [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theriseandfallofempires.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176935&amp;post=38&amp;subd=theriseandfallofempires&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The rise of an Empire</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Empire: Total War is finally out! I should be fairly frequent in updating this, seeing as how Empire was the reason I made this blog. I&#8217;ve started a short campaign (in an effort to actually finish at some point) as the Ottoman Empire (Why let the British have all the fun?). The goal is to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theriseandfallofempires.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176935&amp;post=31&amp;subd=theriseandfallofempires&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>War on all Sides</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer 1084 Our armies have lay siege to Hamburg in the north, hoping to take it back from the rebels currently settled in there (not for much longer if all goes according to plan). To the west our finest diplomat is sent to negotiate with yet more rebel scum in Prague, a force amassed at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theriseandfallofempires.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176935&amp;post=27&amp;subd=theriseandfallofempires&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Expansion of the Empire</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer 269 The siege continues and the Greek armies continue unaware, the fleets carrying troops have sailed around the coast to blockade the port. Unfortunately I have received word that our recruitment drive has driven down our profits and we&#8217;re running low on gold. The good news is that the Senate has followed through our [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theriseandfallofempires.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5176935&amp;post=22&amp;subd=theriseandfallofempires&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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