The Russo-Turkish Wars

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The Russo-Turkish Wars is a historical map released with Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean.

Civilizations

All players must be one of the following civilizations:

• British
• French
• Germans
• Italians
• Ottomans
• Russians

Description

1853 - 1856

Taking advantage of a weakened Ottoman Empire, Russia attempted to occupy the territories of Moldavia and Wallachia. England and France sought to preserve the balance of power and assisted the Ottoman Empire, taking the fight to the shores of the Black Sea. Military modernization during this time introduced railways, telegraphs, and stark improvements to medical care, an effort led by the British nurse Florence Nightingale.

Features

Objectives

• Win by Trade Monopoly
• Capture Factories and Fixed Guns

Starting conditions

Players starts with a Command Post instead of a Town Center. It can train Military Wagons and features 6 special technologies:

• Railway Net (I): Home City shipments arrive 25% faster and Trading Posts can recieve shipments. 200 wood, 100 coin.
  • Telegraph (II, Requires Railway net): Home City shipments arrive 50% faster. 300 wood, 200 coin.
• Frontline Aid (I): Field Hospitals cost -100 wood and +2 build limit. 150 food.
• Foot and Cannon Drills (III): Artillery and infantry movement speed +15%. 300 wood, 300 coin.
  • Minié rifle (IV, Requires Foot and Cannon Drills): Light infantry get +0.5 multiplier vs. light cavalry. 350 wood, 350 coin.
• Hire Renegade Janissary Corps (IV): Ships 10 Janissaries and 1 Great Bombard, and upgrades Janissaries to Guard. 1,200 food, 1,000 wood.

Players also starts with a Dock Wagon, a Supply Depot, and some tents. The population is limited to 100. Explorers can build Field Hospitals.

History

The Russo-Turkish wars (or Ottoman–Russian wars) were a series of twelve wars fought between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire between the 16th and 20th centuries. It was one of the longest series of military conflicts in European history. Except for the war of 1710–11 and the Crimean War, which is often treated as a separate event, the conflicts ended disastrously for the Ottoman Empire; conversely, they showcased the ascendancy of Russia as a European power after the modernization efforts of Peter the Great in the early 18th century.

While considered a separate conflict, the historical map is based on the Crimean War (1853-1856).

Trivia

• The Crimean War was the first use of the Sebastopol Mortar, the unique artillery unit of the Ethiopians.

Gallery

Capture of Azov by the troops of Peter the Great in 1696.

The destruction of the Ottoman fleet in Battle of Sinop in 1853.

Siege of Sebastopol in 1855.