Journal & Events

Algeria Events

8 events

The Proclamation of Algiers algeria_events.1 · dlc004

Standing on the deck of the …—flagship of the Mediterranean squadron—… … announces the end of large scale military operations in Algeria.

The colorful procession of troops slowly snakes its way along Algier's waterfront. Brighly clad Zouaves march lockstep towards the anchored … vessels lining the harbor, carrying the torn battle standards of vanquished Algerian regiments. Behind them, lancers, regulars, and native Tiralleurs follow suit. As … gazes out on the vast assembly of … military might from … position on the aft deck, … thoughs are interrupted by the gentle clearing of a throat. "It's the governor, sir. He wants to know what's next on the agenda."

Today we salute the heroes of Africa! Vanquished Barbary: +10% Interest Group Pop Attraction, +10% Interest Group Political Strength

Subsidize companies to acquire farmland for European settlers. Land Acquisition Companies: +50% Migration Attraction

The rule of the saber is at an end. Contact the Sheikhs.

The … Decree algeria_events.2 · dlc004

Sympathetic to their plight, …, leader of the …, has proposed the granting of … citizenship to Algeria's native … population.

No. 136. - Declaring the indigenous Jews of Algeria … citizens. The indigenous Jews of the departments of Algeria are declared … citizens; therefore, their actual status and personal status will, after the promulgation of this decree, be settled by … law, any rights acquired to date remaining inviolable. Any legislative provision, decree, regulation or ordinance to the contrary is abolished. Done at … Signed …

Approved. God knows we could use some goodwill in the region.

Denied. This will rock the boat too much.

The Algerian Fiasco algeria_events.3 · dlc004

With the loss of the last … foothold in Algeria, the grand colonial project started in 1830 has come to an inglorious end.

The knocking on …'s study door grows more intense by the minute—each thud reverberating through the General's head as if they were physical blows. In front of …, a small mountain of reports, each and every one of them somehow more damning than the last. "Incompetence." "Humiliation." "Disaster." Many were the times when … had pondered his legacy. Well now … knows. … is the … that lost Algeria. The thuds grow ever louder. They will expect a statement soon. … might as well give one to them.

With a trembling hand, … lifts the gun to … temple. The Algerian Fiasco: -30 Prestige Widespread Condemnation: -20% Interest Group Political Strength

A French Algeria algeria_events.4 · dlc004

Decades of hard labor has borne fruit. Where farmers and slaves once toiled under the boot of oriental despots, the illuminating torch of … civilization has revealed a new land: Our land.

O regrets for Algiers and for its stores, Their traces no longer exist! Such iniquities committed by the accursed ones! Al-Qaisariya has been named Plaza And to think that holy books were sold and bound there. They have rummaged through the tombs of our fathers, And they have scattered their bones To allow their wagons to go over them.

Civilization has come to the Barbary Coast. The Algerian Dream: +2 Interest Group Approval Encouraging Évolués: +30% Assimilation

Algeria shall become as French as Champagne. The Algerian Dream: +2 Interest Group Approval Encouraging Colons: +30% Migration Attraction

What … demands, Algeria shall provide. The Algerian Dream: +2 Interest Group Approval Encouraging Resource Exploitation: +10% Wheat Farms building Throughput, +10% Livestock Ranches building Throughput, +10% Iron Mines building Throughput, +10% Cotton Plantations building Throughput

… … Raided algeria_events.5 · dlc004

Marauders flying the flag of … have raided our settlements in …, slaughtering both a … garrison and several high-profile collaborators.

"It was a feint, sir. We thought we were chasing a small raiding party, as only some cattle had been reported as stolen, but the moment we entered the ravine a cacophony of shouts and gunshots erupted. The captain was the first to fall, and everything went to hell thereafter. From there on it's just a haze of butchery and fire, sir."

Rebuild. Their day will come. Devastating Raids: -20% Livestock Ranches building Throughput, -20% Wheat Farms building Throughput, +50% Mortality, -20% Migration Attraction

… … is responsible, call up a tribunal. Devastating Raids: -20% Livestock Ranches building Throughput, -20% Wheat Farms building Throughput, +50% Mortality, -20% Migration Attraction

The Arab Bureaux algeria_events.6 · dlc004

Building on experiences made during the pacification of Algiers, … … has requested the creation of a bureau staffed by ethnographers, orientalists and intelligence officers, to aid colonial authorities in their interactions with the native population.

"Two years ago you went into the interior, looking for a better way to tame the land. Now you return, saying we must confine the Europeans and not the natives? My friend, you have spent far too much time outside the city walls, the sun must have frazzled your brain."

Their skills will be instrumental in pacifying the land. Colonial Brain Drain: -20% University building Throughput Arab Bureaux: Peacekeepers: -5% Radicalism increases for the Violent Hostility Status, -5% Radicalism increases for the Cultural Erasure Status, -5% Radicalism increases for the Open Prejudice Status

Better understanding equals better exploitation. Colonial Brain Drain: -20% University building Throughput Arab Bureaux: Administrators: +10% Wheat Farms building Throughput, +10% Livestock Ranches building Throughput

Abolish this initiative, it would only impede our settlers. Unrestricted Migration: +5% Radicalism increases for the Violent Hostility Status, +5% Radicalism increases for the Cultural Erasure Status, +5% Radicalism increases for the Open Prejudice Status, +20% Migration Attraction

The Sand Settles algeria_events.8 · dlc004

With the invaders banished from Algerian shores and order restored across the land, … … ponders … next move. What shall become of …?

… … dismounts … horse in front of the Dey's old palace, its crumbling walls pock-marked with shot and bullet holes—some recent, some older than even … …. Just past the gate, a group of … regulars can be seen hauling captured French cannon onto carts, supervised by a dour-looking captain shouting orders in a thick Turkish accent, while a group of Kabylian warriors are rolling dice in the courtyard, playing for what seems to be an officer's pocket watch.

Restore the Deylik of Algiers. Corsair Heritage: +20% Pirating Capacity, +5% Piracy Income

Restore the Deylik, and resubmit to the High Porte. Corsair Heritage: +20% Pirating Capacity, +5% Piracy Income

I orient my face towards Him, who created the heavens.

The age of Arabs is over. The time of the Berber has come. Corsair Heritage: +20% Pirating Capacity, +5% Piracy Income

Out with the old. We shall build a new Algeria. Modern Jugurtha: +50 Popularity

The French Foreign Legion algeria_events.9 · dlc004

With the erection of a permanent Legionary … in …, dubbed the Quartier Viénot, the … Foreign Legion has been established as a premier fighting force in Africa.

"You came before me as Spaniards, as Germans, as Italians. Some driven by glory, others by duty, others still by a call for adventure. But all with a willingness to shed blood for a cause that was not your own. And what stands before me now? Legionaries! Men with iron wills forged under the scorching African sun. Men that would sooner lose their lives than their courage, even in the face of insurmountable odds. Men that embrace our motto not merely as a symbol, but as a way of life."

Honor and fidelity. Legion Headquarters: +25% Morale Recovery Honor and Fidelity: +15% Interest Group Political Strength, +2 Interest Group Approval

The legion is our country. Legion Headquarters: +25% Morale Recovery The Legion Is Our Country: +50% Training Rate, +25% Migration Attraction

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