Rise of the Sun of May - Part 10: The Bolivian Intervention  (1886-1890)

With war declared on Bolivia, General Balcarce and up and coming General Plaza make their way across the border. The Bolivians will once again be free from the menace of oppressive regimes and constant rebel warfare!

Mistakes were made in the supply lines. 30,000 brave Argentine soldiers soon became 25,000 when crossing the Andes. Still enough to aptly defeat Bolivia, but a very large blot on Argentina's military strategy.

Sucre falls by May but the Bolivian government is already out of the city ue to rebellions. The lack of a true leader lead the Bolivians to disagree on offering peace.

The small Bolivian army is taken out when attempting to siege in the north. The battle is a victory but still sees more Argentine dead than Bolivian.

While the army moves to capture more provinces, Prime Minister Sarmiento officially adds the state of Santa Cruz to the list of demands. The current peace offer, now composed of the province of Tarija plus Santa Cruz, makes up a total of 4 provinces encompasses all of Eastern Bolivia.

With his army suffering horrid attrition and loss due to broken supply trains, Balcarce heads back to Argentina to regroup.

On August 16th, the new Prime Minister elections commence.

Partido Liberal sticks strongly behind Prime Minister Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. Though old (at age 75), Sarmiento's past policies have gained great public support, including the ongoing Bolivian conflict. Strong backing suggests Sarmiento will easily win his seat once again.

Autonomista Nacional, not content with Miguel Celman's poor performance in the last election, run 40 year old Carlos Pellegrini. Pellegrini, though a member of A.N., backs more Liberal sided policies including expand voting rights to even women. Pellegrini has poor name recognition, however, so the party doesn't know how this nomination will go.

Partido Socialista, feeling the opposite about last election, once again runs 44 year old José Clemente Paz. Paz performed incredibly well in Buenos Aires last election, owning name recognition there from his newspaper ownership and past philanthropy.

As Tarija is capture and Balcarce moves back in, Anarcho-Liberals in the north have captured Bolivia's most populous city- Cochabamba. Bolivia is growing weaker by the second.

The public, content with current growth, easily takes to Sarmiento in an economic debate.

Several government officials hiding out in Santa Cruz are discovered after the capture of the province. General Plaza offers up the peace, intent on ending the war there and then.

And it is a success! With the signing of the peace deal, Argentina, and Queen Manuela, now reign over the people of Eastern Bolivia. Though not exactly content with the situation, thousands of Bolivians understand that Argentina will take them to a new era of growth and not constant rebellions!

Lady Argentina herself. Would look better with the rest of Patagonia. (I'm talking to you, Chilean bastards)

With the acquisition, Argentina gains a cement factory, another regular clothes factory (destined to close considering the last one), a closed glass factory, and an ammunition factory still under construction.

Surprisingly, Paz wins a war debate with his talk of peace (hehe). He argues that the loss of brave troops through poor supply lines was not worth it and will never be worth it.

A poorly reinforced unit is disbanded. (just letting you know, if you see a unit disappear it's probably from me disbanding things from under manned provinces)

S C I E N C E R U L E S

Sarmiento and Pellegrini both pull the crowd in with their ideas regarding citizenship.

By the way, that guard unit ordered a long while ago is also canceled.

In a policy to continue the expansion of Brazilian defense, Sarmiento builds two forts on the border in the new State of Santa Cruz. Also, with new construction techniques, another fort is built in the Entrerriano jungle province of Misiones, also on the border.

In a Parliamentary colony debate, dozens of MPs clash on how to handle the recently gained Calabar. One of the topics is the right to vote in the province; Liberals argue that, with a population more of than any State except Buenos Aires, Calabarean's should have the right to a say. Conservatives end up with a winning argument in deciding to leave the colony in a 'status quo' for now and give more autonomy to the Calabarean King Ntete in order to better handle the 'rabble' of Africa.

Proven right by their desire to liberate Bolivians, Parliament watches as the country plunges into yet another rebellion of Communists. Bolivia now holds a mixed bag of Anarcho-Liberals and Communists duking it out in the mountains and jungles.

The election results roll in in March; Sarmiento is guaranteed a second term! Pellegrini is able to gain more support than previous candidate Celman, but just not enough. Also, Paz is unable to reclaim Buenos Aires as Sarmiento's approval ratings soar in the state. A Socialist backbone is formed, however, by the Andean provinces- most affected by war and most likely to be pacifist.

Checkup on Africa- The Dutch and German have gained a fair amount of land in the West and the British continue their dominant expansion. Both Sarmiento and Parliament eye Africa in interest- Calabar seems to have been a boon to the country and further expansion just might be warranted.

We told you so. (Also, as you see, the Communists continue)

Small groups of Anarcho-Liberals rise in solidarity with their Bolivian brethren.

That was easy.

In September, intent on implementing more robust foreign policy, Sarmiento begins talks with the British. Perhaps the sour attitudes could improve peacefully between the two nations.

Scientists look on the bright side of life.

Within months of the new government's implementation, Americans have managed to wiggle into an alliance with Bolivia.

The Argentine Parliament of 1888 is assembled. 6 new seats are added due to reapportionment in the election. Overall, the parties and coalitions still hold the same amount of power as last Parliament and not too many changes are seen.

Some people in Santa Cruz, not content with the lack of good old fashioned Bolivian rebellion, start trouble just for the hell of it.

Sarmiento, on advice from the Queen, decides to crack down on the expanding and deplorably drunk libertine life.

Some bars are even ordered closed in impoverished cities.

Silly trigger happy boyos.

hahaahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaa!!

Bolivia, the madman, just went and became the first Communist country in the world! Where with the Americans slither now!?

Within months of their acquisition (and construction), all those new factories are closed. Argentine liquor distilleries reign supreme!

Techmo

Sarmiento enjoys signing orders for problem causing bars to be closed with a glass of scotch in hand.

It appears what the Chileans are building on our stolen ground is forts.

Once again inspired by Bolivian rebellion, groups of Communists rise up across the country. They are pretty much wiped clean within months with the help of the loyal Paraguayans so I won't bore you with the battle pics.

In January- Crisis in Austria!

After failing to gain strong backing, the Austrians cave to the Russian backed Ruthenians after a single month.

Sarmiento decides not to act on smaller Communist riots- realizing that suppressing it would cause more damage.

A new fort is planned to protect the fairly large city of Corrientes.

Sloppy Joe.

This time, South Andean Nationalists rise in the new province, which are easily handled by lovely Paraguay.

The Argentine Parliament of 1890 is assembled. Witnessing their waning popularity and power due to the communist revolts, Partido Comunista joins forces with Partido Socialista for the first time in the 'Red Bloc'. The new Bloc and the Left Coalition now see an ideological tie, giving neither group a majority. Partido Liberal begins to fracture on disagreements on how to both handle this and whether or not to support Sarmiento's governance that has led to this situation.

Former Partido Liberal candidate, Bartolomé Mitre, forms the new (still Liberal) Unión Cívica in opposition to Sarmiento's economic, citizenship, and religious policies, taking more of a slight lean to the right.

Peru finally abolishes slavery in March. In a congratulatory meeting with the Peruvian leader, Sarmiento brags about how the practice was abolished long ago in Argentina under the His Majesty King Rosas I.

The American snake that strangles the continent.

Jobs done!

Cholera, dude.

Naval tech, dude.

Sarmiento, willing to act upon Parliament's growing support for expansion in Africa, looks to the continent with regret that he didn't act sooner. Spain and France have each began colonizing the remaining coast of Africa near Calabar, preventing future Argentine expansion there by trapping it in.

Looking further east, Sarmiento finds possible future prosperity in the large island of Madagascar. Immediately Parliament begins working on legitimizing the prospected gains. Planned to be the final expanse of Argentina into Africa for years to come, the armies prepare for a war across the ocean.