Post by simpleton on Sept 2, 2017 17:17:52 GMT
According to Wiki entry "world population in 1600" France had 20 million and the Ottoman empire had 29 million. Ireland had 1.2 million. England Wales had 4.4 million and a much smaller navy than the Franco-Ottoman fleet. Holland had 1.5 million and was only beginning to expand its navy. Spain also had a weak fleet and could not fight simultaneously the French army and a strong fleet invading its ports and advancing inland. Russia was small (Poland Lithuania was huge) and had 14 million people. The Ottomans ruled most of the Black Sea and the Caucasus. France and the Ottoman empire were allied against Austria, Spain and Russia.
Between France and the Ottoman empire, shipyard capacity was impressive. Accordingly, ATL in 1582 (after the long and costly French war with Holland, Austria, Spain, etc, both France and the Ottoman empire engage in rapid fleet expansion. in 1590 a strong French army invades Spain, while a strong fleet seizes 6 large Spanish ports (Valencia, Barcelona, Cadiz, etc,) and lands Ottoman troops. Spain collapses in 2 months, after heavy losses. Portugal falls in 3 weeks, attacked by land and sea. Spanish and Portuguese shipyards start building ships for France and the Ottomans.
The alliance then invades Ireland, which falls in 5 weeks. Ireland serves as a base to seize or sink English ships and to invade Wales and Scotland. From France, troops invade Kent and Sussex, so England falls rapidly. While forces in England and France start seizing or sinking the Dutch fleet and prepare to invade Holland. a Franco-Ottoman fleet sails to capture valuable and poorly defended Havana, Veracruz & Jamaica (3,000 Spaniards at the time).
Without a Dutch fleet and with strong forces advancing from France and landing simultaneoulsy from England in Holland, the latter collapses in a month. Then French forces (reinforced with Spaniards, Portuguese, Irish, etc,) attack Austria from the west, while a huge Ottoman army attacks it from the east and South. Seizing the opportunity to capture part of beliegered Austria, Poland-Lithuania strikes from the north 2 weeks into the Franco-Ottoman invasion.
Between France and the Ottoman empire, shipyard capacity was impressive. Accordingly, ATL in 1582 (after the long and costly French war with Holland, Austria, Spain, etc, both France and the Ottoman empire engage in rapid fleet expansion. in 1590 a strong French army invades Spain, while a strong fleet seizes 6 large Spanish ports (Valencia, Barcelona, Cadiz, etc,) and lands Ottoman troops. Spain collapses in 2 months, after heavy losses. Portugal falls in 3 weeks, attacked by land and sea. Spanish and Portuguese shipyards start building ships for France and the Ottomans.
The alliance then invades Ireland, which falls in 5 weeks. Ireland serves as a base to seize or sink English ships and to invade Wales and Scotland. From France, troops invade Kent and Sussex, so England falls rapidly. While forces in England and France start seizing or sinking the Dutch fleet and prepare to invade Holland. a Franco-Ottoman fleet sails to capture valuable and poorly defended Havana, Veracruz & Jamaica (3,000 Spaniards at the time).
Without a Dutch fleet and with strong forces advancing from France and landing simultaneoulsy from England in Holland, the latter collapses in a month. Then French forces (reinforced with Spaniards, Portuguese, Irish, etc,) attack Austria from the west, while a huge Ottoman army attacks it from the east and South. Seizing the opportunity to capture part of beliegered Austria, Poland-Lithuania strikes from the north 2 weeks into the Franco-Ottoman invasion.