Hungary AAR - Part VII - The Balkans, Tripoli, and Africa (1880-1883)

Welcome back to the Federal Republic of Hungary, where last time, Andrassy's 16-year rule over Hungary ended to the Socialists led by Engelmann. Now, Hungary finds itself at war against the Turkish Socialist Republic, led by Chairman Dmitar Blagoev, in a war of aggression to annex the Socialist Province of Bosnia.

Hungarian troops move into northern Bosnia unopposed.

Blagoev and the rest of the Turkish Supreme Workers' Council calls for the mass mobilization of all workers in Anatolia, the Middle East and Rumelia to defend Turkish Rumelia from the betrayal of Englemann and the Hungarian socialists.

A plan is made by the Hungarian General Staff to invade Turkish Rumelia by occupying everything in the Balkans before finally occupying Istanbul.

The Turkish Navy (better known as the Red Navy) blockades our only singular port, leading to hunger and a decrease in income for us.

Hungarian troops enter Banja Luka and other parts of northern Bosnia, quickly establishing Hungarian rule over the Serbian-majority lands.

Turkish People's Army regiments (also known as the Red Army) occupies parts of Romania that border Erdely, scaring the General Staff for a bit, as there remains no regiments to defend Erdely.

The French decide to establish a protectorate in Tunisia after Tunisia goes bankrupt, causing a minor war.

This is quickly followed by a conference in Rome to decide the status of Africa.

The great powers and regional powers of Europe all made a decision to not punish any European power for invading and annexing African territory. This includes us, of course, which opens the possiblity for colonial expansion, something Engelmann is definitely not completely opposed to.

The invention of the machine gun allows us to tear through the Red Army more, easing the war up for us.

Sarajevo, the capital of the Bosnian Socialist Province, is occupied by the Hungarian Army.

Troops in Sarajevo are sent to the Banat to defend from possible Turkish invasion.

The Romanian government gives us military access, in hopes we can help expel the Turkish armies.

Engelmann decides that annexing more territory would do good for Hungary. But not in the Balkans, nor in the Orient. Rather, he targets Tripoli, a backwater colony nearby Tunis and Egypt.

Bosnia has been completely occupied, and Hungarian troops start to move into the Socialist Province of Rumelia.

Carol I of Romania signs a peace with Turkey that effectively results in status quo ante bellum.

The first battle of the war occurs in Foca.

In the midst of the war, a massive amount of Socialists end up in the Diet. Taking advantage of this, Englemann passes laws increasing the healthcare of the Hungarian people.

The Battle of Foca is a massive success for Hungary and a massive failure for the underprepared, underarmed and unled Red Army. The soldiers all run away from their positions against Lahner's army and most of them are arrested, injured or killed. It remains the largest military failure in Turkish history.

Englemann, emboldened, demands the rest of the Turkish Socialist Autonomous Province of Tripoli.

What remained of the now-led Turkish Army was routed in Sarajevo and imprisoned. The remaining 135 were all captured in Banja Luka.

Meanwhile in Polynesia, Hawaii finds its independence from America. However, the leader of the Hawaiian Revolution, Sanford B. Dole, fails to implement democracy, and establishes a brutal conservative dictatorship.

Hungarian troops spread out and attack Red Army troops in Rumelia.

A battle starts in south Kosovo.

The entire Red Army regiment are either captured, injured or dead. Yet another military failure for Dmitar Blagoev and the increasingly panicked People's Staff of Turkey.

Although the Red Army sneaks in Novi Pazar, they will not last long.

Another battle in Foca.

The Turks lose less troops than expected, but it's still an overall failure. We lose no artillery.

The Turkish people tire of war. The massive military defeats brought upon them has led to massive protests in Anatolia in favor of end. Blagoev refuses to listen.

But upon the conclusion of the Battle of Debar, Blagoev realizes there is no choice but to talk to continue his dictatorship. He agrees to a peace and a conference is held in Temesvar to end the war.

The Treaty of Temesvar would stipulate the following for Hungary and Turkey:

1. The Socialist Province of Bosnia will be ceded to Hungary and become the Province of Bosnia.

2. The Autonomous Socialist Province of Tripoli will be ceded to Hungary and become the Tripoli Colony.

3. All claims in Bosnia will be revoked.

4. Five-year truce.

The annexation of Bosnia was seen as controversial by many. Bosnia was under Hungarian ownership for a while in the 12th and 13th centuries, but there were little to no Hungarians in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It was seen as a simple landgrab, even seen as a form of imperialism.

Hungarian troops arrive back to the heartland.

Meanwhile, the annexation of Tripoli itself wasn't seen as controversial (with the exception of a few Italian hyper-nationalists), but as an inevitability. Tripoli would've ended up annexed anyway by another European power, whether it be Italy, France or Britain. Despite this, Tripoli provides us with enough ports to gain more of a position in African colonization.

Railroads are built in Tripoli and Bosnia to help industrialize both areas.

A Greek uprising in the Socialist Province of Thessaly spells the collapse of Turkish rule over the south Balkans.

Bismarck, not wanting the Balkans to be destabilized further towards Hungarian and Russian supremacy, signs what was known as the "deal with the devil". The Treaty of Alliance of 1880 led to an alliance with Blagoev's Communist Turkey, which was widely criticized by German conservatives and liberals alike.

An uprising in Spain threatens to end Juan III's rule and make Alfonso XII the new King of Spain.

The Tripoli Colony is re-organized into a new autonomous region called "Libya Colony", named after a Greek name for the area.

Meanwhile, a plan is set for Hungarian colonial expansion. The two main targets after Tripoli are the Guinea area of West Africa and the Horn of Africa area. The new Hungarian Transport Squadron is sent to the Guinea Coast to prepare for war.

Hungarian troops enter Gabu in 1881.

Within weeks, the parts of Gabu we are interested in becomes a colony.

Then the Imamate of Futa Jallon was invaded.

A Communist uprising happens in Bosnia.

Former members of the Turkish Communist Party rise up in hopes to re-annex Bosnia into Turkey and re-create the Socialist Province of Bosnia. The uprising is crushed.

Futa Jallon's existance is ended, and we move onto our next target.

The Horn of Africa is our next goal, and the Navy sends their ships there.

You can't have an incompetent army if you don't have one

The rebellion in Rumelia results in the Gjirokaster area of Albania, a province with a Greek minority, defecting to the Kingdom of Greece.

War is declared on each sultanate on the Horn of Africa.

A humiliating Treaty is signed in Berlin, tying Communist Turkey to Germany, further expanding Bismarck's, Wilhelm's, and Eternal Deutsche's influence in Europe.

One down, two to go.

Engelmann laughs at the request and the Austrian diplomats are told to leave.

Elections again!

Engelmann's first term has been a massive success. Bosnia and the Tripoli and Guinea colonies end up Hungarian territory, giving him an arguably better legacy than Andrassy's. Engelmann promises peace, industrial expansion in Europe, and potential African expansion.

Andrassy promises to run again, but the loss of Kismarton still haunts him. He promises peace in Europe and further expansion in Africa.

Kalman Tisza, the leader of the Hungarian Liberal Party, is the Liberal candidate, and promises that the capitalists will not suffer through government intervention anymore.

Majerteen down!

A greater focus is put on the Hungarian Navy after the annexation of Bosnia and Tripoli.

All of the Horn sultanates fall.

Finally, the Horn sultanates are done. The area is renamed "Somalia", and becomes the newest and one of the most notable colonies of Hungary.

Soon after, the Geneva convention is signed, meaning we must give POWs more humane treatment than prior.

The 1883 election ends in a decisive Socialist victory.

59% of the electorates went to Engelmann.
40.95% of the electorates went to Andrassy.
And .05% went to the Communists, a breakaway faction infuriated with the war against Turkey, a fellow Communist state. They won in Dalmatia.

Hungary has seen unprecedented expansion. Both in Europe...

...and in Africa, Hungary is in the midst of a golden age unseen since the Middle Ages. With the help of Engelmann and Andrassy, Hungary thrives once more.

Long live Hungary!