Lore Progress Tracker

From Roses, Tulips, & Liberty

A consolidated list of what progress has been made in the TL so far, and the things still are still needed to be made.

Legend

✅: Lore and write-up is concrete.

✔️: Only vague lore, needs a better write-up.

❌: No lore at all

North America

  • Alaska
    • ❌No lore yet. Survives under the premise of Russia having a stronger pacific colonial effort.
  • Amerikaanse Free State
    • ✔️ Voortrekker migration lore
    • ✔️AFS creation lore in the 1903 war is done
    • (Blank Lore) 20th Century lore is blank.
    • (Blank Lore) Need to figure out how the natives were treated by the AFS.
  • Florida
    • Early Settlement Patterns Lore Settlement pattern lore for the 18th + 19th century exists; with the Spanish importing canary islanders, Galician indentures and Filipino exiles to settle the colony between 1700 and 1790. Spanish pirates in the south until the 1750s (Great Silesian War).
    • ✔️ (Needs writeup on wiki page) They gain eastern half of South Tussenland during the 1850 Dutch-Spanish War.
    • ✔️ (Actual Dates Needed) Civil War in the 1920s between Floridano Republicans and the loyalists. NNL supports Spain while Mexico supports the republicans. Republicans win.
    • ✔️ They become a republic.
    • (Blank Lore) No post-civil war lore yet.
  • Mexico
    • ✔️ (Needs writeup on wiki page) Territorial gains in the 1850 2nd Dutch-Spanish War. Also the page is blank.
    • ✔️ (Needs writeup on wiki page) Involvement in the construction of the Panama canal with Genoa and Colombia (1890-1899)
    • Independence Arc: During the communard wars in Europe, the Spanish king flees to Mexico city and increases tension with local elites and the viceroy. Eventually he returns to Iberia when the war is over but tensions build between New Spain and Spain and leads to the viceroy declaring himself the first emperor of an independent Mexico. Mexican empire clamps down on dissent in central america and in the former boer republics.
    • Transition to Mexican Empire
    • ✔️ (Writeup unfinished on wiki page) Mexican-Dutch War Arc (1901-1903) : Tensions increase between the Dutch and NNL and leads to the Dutch-Mexican war leads to a loss of Mexican territory and a loss of prestige for the emperor. Eventually in the 20th century mexico becomes a republic and has an economic boom.
    • ✔️ (More Solid Lore Needed) Mexico's Republican Revolution and the formation of Republic in 1909.
  • New England
    • ❌ No lore yet, except during the 2nd Anglo-Dutch War (1660) where they lose their claims west of the connecticut river. Other than that, it's blank.
  • New France
    • ✔️ Becomes kingdom after monarch of France flees to New France (detailed lore for monarch's flight to New France is still on the Google doc, needs to be migrated to the Wiki)
    • ❌ Figure out if they have a role in the Meerenland revolt arc. Would they have been involved?
    • ✔️ We have some revolution in the 1870s that reduces the king to simply a figurehead See Talk:New France.
    • ❌ Post revolution new France still blank. Figure out how they would fit in the cold war arc.
  • New Netherland
    • ✅ Lore is solid up until the independence of New Netherland in 1796. See: History of New Netherland.
    • (Missing Lore) Missing lore on how/why/when independent NNL and Dutch Kingdom relations were normalized. Needs to be before 1850 Dutch-Spanish War since NNL grants Dutch forces access inland (Tussenland was now landlocked from the atlantic)
    • ✔️ (Needs fleshing out) Involvement in the 1850 Dutch-Spanish War (War was mostly fought by Dutch Tussenland vs Mexico, but (independent) NNL was coerced by the Dutch to help them (Figure out why though? Or maybe NNL support could be dropped altogehter)
    • ✔️ (Needs writeup on wiki page) Now completely landlocked, K.of Neth/Tussenland requests NNL to help them quell the uprisings in Meerendland and capital (1859-1860). They do, and in exchange, they were granted the ABC islands.
    • ✔️ (Needs writeup on wiki page) Detailed 1800s Lore for NNL (stadtholders/political struggles/jonkman/industralization). See Talk:New_Netherland#1800s_Arc
    • ✔️ (Needs writeup on wiki page) On culture, huge english heritage in New Anglia (historically secular protestants) and in Maryland (Swaenendael), mostly catholic.
    • (Needs more fleshing out) 20th century immigration patterns in NNL (prerequisites: Europe in the 20th century, figure this out first).
    • (Needs more fleshing out) Involvement in the Florida Civil War.
    • (Needs more fleshing out) Involvement in the Cuba War and Role as one of the founding nations of the ANAN).
    • Modern-day government
  • Opdamsland
    • ✅ Lore is written down on the wikie, including:
      • Native Relocation, Spanish-Dutch War, Independence, Tribal Council Period, Opdamsland under John White Owl (Oukonunaka) and his rise to power (and failure of the ANAN to intervene), Military Junta.
    • (Needs more fleshing out) Lore about how the different tribes got there in the first place. So far we have got the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Shawnee, etc who were pushed out of their homeland by the Iroquois.
    • (Needs more fleshing out) Their entry and role in the ANAN..
    • (Needs more fleshing out, and write-up on wiki page) Return to democracy lore is still blank (when/how/why?).
  • Rupert's Land
    • ✅ Very early history.
    • ✔️ (Needs writeup on wiki page) Sells a huge land area west of the Nelson river to Tussenland in 1871. The rump Rupert's Land is a british dominion until modern day and is heavily reliant on their neighbors.
    • ✅ Modern-day government (needs review though if it fits)
  • South Tussenland
    • ✔️ It is created after the war in 1850-1855, and is basically a theocracy based on Zoekerism, and is predominantly composed of African-descent people.
    • ❌ No real lore/events have been created yet after their creation though.
  • Tussenland:
  • Virginia:

South America

  • Brazil lore: We have lore on how they broke apart. It only needs to be written on the wiki. Post breakup lore (1870s-present) still blank, but low-priority)
  • Palissandria: A race of building settlements occured in the 1600s-1700s between Tuscany and France. France eventually gets axed by Tuscany indirectly, with the help of the aggressive natives who Tuscany had somehow managed to get on their side.
  • Guyana: Becomes penal colony of Britain ittl.
  • Carolina: lore basics to about 1850 are complete, with the British buy the Rio de la plata territory from the Spanish after the great Silesian war and early British settlement of the region complete. Post 1850 a war between argentine successionists is planned but lore is vague (missing a flag though).
  • Peru: independence basics exists as does vague lore for a Colombian-Peruvian war (or 2). Existing lore needs to be reformatted for the wiki.
  • Colombia: Independence lore is written in the form of discord messages abd needs to be edited and reformatted for the wiki. Involved in the race to the specific but lore is vague post independence.
  • Paraguay: gains independence from viceroy of Perú when Perú gains independence but lore needs work.

Europe

1800s

  • 1814: End of the Augustine Wars. After the End of the War of the fourth coalition (1810-1814) In the Treaty of Vienna (1814) the Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed (with same borders as OTL Congress of Vienna),Turkey retains Crimea (and gains Malta) and gains some land from Austria, France is contained to its natural borders, Brandenburg is punished and their entire territory gets partitioned between the restored duchies of Hanover, Pomerania, and Saxony, An independent Confederation of minor German states is formed as a buffer between France and Austria, Russia forced to return territories gained from Poland. Austria, Russia, and the Ottomans become large powers after the war.
  • 1830's: Spring of Nations originating in Spain and spreads throughout central and southern Europe. Eventually spreads to Latin America resulting in the independence of Colombia, Paraguay, Bahia & the Riograndense Republic and failed revolutions in Mexico & Puerto Rico. After the revolution is put down, many revolutionaries are shipped to the Americas and the Spanish empire abolishes slavery.
  • 1830's: Partial Partition of Poland; with Russia, Pomerania, Saxony and Austria gaining territory.
  • 1840: Beginning of the Great Game between Russia and Britain over influence in Central Asia
  • 1850-1853: Spanish victory in the Dutch-Spanish War, led to the independence of South Tussenland and reinforced Spanish suzerainship of the Boer republics.
  • 1850-1857: Anglo- French victory in the Canton War, creates the Kingdom of Canton in Southern China; dramatically weakens the Qing and gives France and Britain a series of treaty ports in China.
  • 1864-1866: Swedish victory in the Scandinavian Wars which leads to the rise of Sweden as a regional power in the Baltic Sea. Sweden takes part of Sealand from Denmark to control the trade, Swedish-allied Hannover takes southern portion of Denmark and Norway becomes independent.
  • 1872-1874: Anglo-Pomeranian victory in the Saxony-Pomeranian War. Saxony, who is landlocked through history, wants Pomeranian coast. They are backed by Sweden, who believe that having more German naval powers meant that no single German power would dominate the Baltic. Sweden-Saxony has great success in the war initially, but in a turn of surprise Britain, who is scared of the growing Swedish naval power, assists Pomerania. Pomerania-British alliance wins, and Pomerania takes a little land from Saxony.
  • 1872-1878: Communard revolution in France ignites, and spreads to Spain. Spain is ruled by communards and results in the independence of the Mexican Empire and Peru. A separate Belgique communard revolution occurs and leads to unification with France (in 1874). The Communard attempts to spread to central Europe and the Italian states but is stopped by an alliance of European powers led by Austria and Britain. Eventually the radical Communard faction is kicked out of power by a moderate Communard faction that sought peaceful coexistence with the British and other European powers. This leads to a mending of relations between the British and France.
  • 1870s-1880s: Russia strengthens its colonial efforts on the Pacific, leading to a more settled Pacific, and Alaska. There is also a short arc of a Dutch king in Russia, which could help them have a more extensive naval outlook on the pacific.
  • 1877: Russia becomes suzerain of the Kingdom of Hawaii
  • 1885: Russian victory in the Russo-Ottoman War (also known as the Balkan Wars). During the late 19th century Russia slowly strengthen it's economic and military power and after a series of revolts in the Balkans were put down harshly by Ottoman forces, Russia pledged support for independence movements in Serbia and Romania. This led to Russia retaking Crimea, Wallachia, Moldavia, Serbia gaining independence. Austria, who joined the war late, also annexes the upper left tip of the ottoman territory (but were promised more but didn't receive it from Russia).
  • 1890: Start of the Ottoman reform period (whereas the Ottoman Empire modernized it's political, economic and military systems).
  • 1893: End of the Great Game between Russia and Britain in Central Asia, with the creation of Serindia, a buffer state between Russia and the British Raj.
  • 1895: Treaty of Amsterdam divides up Africa between colonial powers.

1900s

  • 1901-1903: Joint Dutch-NNL victory in the Mexican-Dutch Boer War. Led to the creation of Opdamslandt and Dutch gains in western North America.
  • 1903: Latial Famine Revolts
  • 1908: Venetian Invasion of Papal Adriatic, Declaration of the Roman Republic. The Pope attempted to flee but is killed by the mob.
  • 1911-1912: The Alps War (also known as the Austro-Venetian War). In 1911 Austria declares war on Venice, in order to protect its territories in southern Italy. In mid 1911 Calabria is taken, and a temporary puppet state is set up in Naples. In response to this Sicily joins Venice's side. In mid 1912 after being stuck for a year and an half in the Venetian Alps (and after losing a series of naval wars in the Adriatic) Austria signs for peace. In the peace treaty Venice gains all Austrian Territories in continental Italy and adds Sicily, the Roman Republic and Pontecorvo in its sphere of Influence.
  • 1922-1928: European economic crisis. Partially a result of a series of crop failures leading to cascading effects on European stock markets.
  • 1925-1928: Nationalist-Republican victory in the Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War. Famines and mass unemployment led to the Czar being deposed in 1925 and the formation of the 1st Russian Republic. In 1926 ideological differences led to a spilt in republican forces in 1926 and the start of a 2 year civil war between the Liberal and Nationalist Republican factions.
  • 1932: Start of the Russo-Korean War. Korea, seeing that Russian government is fresh and fragile, invades the Qing remnant. Korea hoped that the instability in Russia would lead them to take no action against this; unexpected to them the new government of Russia honors the treaty and declares war on Korea. Japan also joins Russia. This led to a war between Russo-Japanese Alliance vs a Korean-Dutch alliance.
  • 1933: With a distracted Russia, Austria invades and annexes Kingdom of Saxony. Britain does nothing. Russia also does nothing, obviously as they were busy in the east. In the same year, With a distracted Russia again, the Ottomans decide to declare war on Russia hoping to take more land.
  • 1934: Dutch drop out of the Russo-Korean War. The Russians were winning great successes in Korea. However, the European front doesn't look to good. Fortunately, some visionary Russian military tactician already saw that victory was inevitable, and so in the past year, he ordered a bulk of the army to be sent over to the European front, unbeknownst to the Ottomans.
  • 1935: Official start of the Great Eurasian War (otherwise known as the Great War) with Great Britain and France declaring war on Austria and the Ottoman empire after Austria invades Pomerania.
  • 1935: Russia defeats Korea, End of the Russo-Korean War. Additionally Russia joins the British-French alliance and starts moving troops to the west.
  • 1938: Triple Alliance victory in the Great War. Austria and the Ottoman Empire is divided up between Russian and British aligned successor states (with France trying to mediate between the two powers). Russia continues to occupy Constantinople and the straits zone.
  • 1940: Start of the Cold War between the Russian and Anglo Spheres.
  • 1980: End of the Cold War, collapse of the Russian Nationalist Regime and the start of the British recession.

East Asia

  • Qing breaks up in 1850 after a rebellion in the south (Kingdom of Canton) is supported by France and Britain. Qing was supported by the Dutch but they lost.
  • There is a strong Russian influence in Japan since the 1600s-1700s and could be an extension of the "Pacific Vision" of Russia..
  • Korea and Russia get involved in a war in 1930. The aftermath of this war is still undecided.

South East Asia

  • Britain penetrates more deeper into south-east asia, particularly: they take Siam in this TL, and causes the Siamese vassals of Luang Prabang and Vientiane to become independent buffer states.
  • Vietnam becomes a Spanish protectorate (though when is not yet established)
  • Stronger Spanish presence overall (there are also ideas for a Spanish Papua)
  • What happens to the Dutch East Indies after RTLpoleon and how much they even controlled in the first place is still not established.

Central and South Asia

  • Because Britain has less properties elsewhere, they are deeply cemented into India/South Asia.
  • A "Great Game" arc between Russia and Britain occurs after the fall of the Qing. Britain push northward and take Tibet as a protectorate, while Russia could puppet Mongolia.
  • In 1890, and agreement is reached to create an independent buffer nation called 'Serindia' in between Russia and Britain. It is mostly of Uyghur culture.

Oceania and the Pacific Isles

  • Colonial powers are Spain and Netherlands (coming from the North) and France and Britain (from the south). No exact lore had been created yet.
  • New Zeland vague lore is being worked on with a French settler state on the south island; in the north island the musket wars continued longer than OTL and the island was unified by a maori kingdom who slowly modernized and westernized the nation similar to OTL Hawaii