pelagosa july 28th to august 4th
So, the order will be Pelagosa, Lusitania, Riga.
Pelagosa, July 28, 1915
As much as the Italians were struggling at Isonzo, their Regia Marina was also struggling. The entrance of Italy signing the London treaty caused a quick bombardment from the Austrian navy in Italy. However, the submarines would soon dominate the Mediterranean, and the Austrians would be reduced to a "Fleet in Being", as would the Italians. This stalemate was not predicted yet though, and the commander of the Italian Navy wanted to take the islands Pelagosa and Lagosta to set up a lookout for further Austro-Hungarian assaults.
Pelagosa was taken without resistance. However, the Italians had now lost both the Amalfi and Garibaldi to submarine attacks and decided that it was too expensive to continue naval operations so Lagosta was abandoned. Pelagosa was attacked on July 28 and then again on August 17, when the water cistern was successfully destroyed, causing immediate Italian evacuation.
This tournament isn't actually about this operation though. The commander of the Italian navy was Prince Luigi Amedeo, a Duke of the Savoy line. Unfortunately, this is the last chance I will have to write about him, since the next interesting Italian naval battles are in 1917, when the new commander is Paolo Thaon, now known as Duca del Mare, Duke of the Sea. In July and August 1915, these 2 corresponded frequently, so we know that Thaon disagreed with the Pelagosa plan.
18 Start
Round One: Kings of Sicily, Sardinia and Italy The Savoy line is one of the eldest and most successful dynasties of Europe and are most famous for becoming Kings and uniting Italy.
4 games, Unification Italy, Italy 6 Player Terminator, Flat Rate, Fog, Trench, Chained, 100 Rounds
Round Two: King of Spain Luigi was born in 1873, the same year his father abdicated the throne of Spain, which he had held since 1870, after Isabella II's deposition.
1 game Iberia, 6 Player Terminator, Flat Rate, Fog, Trench, Chained, 100 Rounds
12 Continue
Round Three: Exploring Eritrea and Somaliland Eventually Luigi would be instrumental in negotiating treaties for Eastern Africa, but for now (Early 1890s), he was just a young man with wide eyes and wanderlust.
5 games Africa, Africa II, Eastern Hemisphere, 6 Player Terminator, Flat Rate, Fog, Trench, Chained, 100 Rounds
10 Continue
Round Four: The Mountaineer Luigi began climbing in the Alps, but eventually set his goal on Mount St. Elias, which is the second highest mountain in both Canada and the United States. He was the first recorded person to summit it, being in 1897. This is one year after gold was discovered near Dawson City (about 400 KM away). Like a proper gentleman, he paid no heed to the ravenous stampeders, and totally ignored the Klondike Gold Rush.
4 games King of the Mountains, District of Alaska 5 Player Terminator, Flat Rate, Fog, Trench, Chained, 100 Rounds
8 Continue
Round Five: A Polar Expedition In 1899, he left for the North Pole but lost two fingers and returned. The expedition was successful without him though.
8 games, Arctic, 8 Player (Terminator, Assassin, Standard); (Flat Rate, Escalating) Fog, Trench, Chained, 50 Rounds
Epilogue: Pelagosa would become an Italian island again after the war. World War II would see it become Yugoslavian. It is now part of Croatia, and tourists can visit (there are two rooms to stay in).
-- DY
Pelagosa, July 28, 1915
As much as the Italians were struggling at Isonzo, their Regia Marina was also struggling. The entrance of Italy signing the London treaty caused a quick bombardment from the Austrian navy in Italy. However, the submarines would soon dominate the Mediterranean, and the Austrians would be reduced to a "Fleet in Being", as would the Italians. This stalemate was not predicted yet though, and the commander of the Italian Navy wanted to take the islands Pelagosa and Lagosta to set up a lookout for further Austro-Hungarian assaults.
Pelagosa was taken without resistance. However, the Italians had now lost both the Amalfi and Garibaldi to submarine attacks and decided that it was too expensive to continue naval operations so Lagosta was abandoned. Pelagosa was attacked on July 28 and then again on August 17, when the water cistern was successfully destroyed, causing immediate Italian evacuation.
This tournament isn't actually about this operation though. The commander of the Italian navy was Prince Luigi Amedeo, a Duke of the Savoy line. Unfortunately, this is the last chance I will have to write about him, since the next interesting Italian naval battles are in 1917, when the new commander is Paolo Thaon, now known as Duca del Mare, Duke of the Sea. In July and August 1915, these 2 corresponded frequently, so we know that Thaon disagreed with the Pelagosa plan.
18 Start
Round One: Kings of Sicily, Sardinia and Italy The Savoy line is one of the eldest and most successful dynasties of Europe and are most famous for becoming Kings and uniting Italy.
4 games, Unification Italy, Italy 6 Player Terminator, Flat Rate, Fog, Trench, Chained, 100 Rounds
Round Two: King of Spain Luigi was born in 1873, the same year his father abdicated the throne of Spain, which he had held since 1870, after Isabella II's deposition.
1 game Iberia, 6 Player Terminator, Flat Rate, Fog, Trench, Chained, 100 Rounds
12 Continue
Round Three: Exploring Eritrea and Somaliland Eventually Luigi would be instrumental in negotiating treaties for Eastern Africa, but for now (Early 1890s), he was just a young man with wide eyes and wanderlust.
5 games Africa, Africa II, Eastern Hemisphere, 6 Player Terminator, Flat Rate, Fog, Trench, Chained, 100 Rounds
10 Continue
Round Four: The Mountaineer Luigi began climbing in the Alps, but eventually set his goal on Mount St. Elias, which is the second highest mountain in both Canada and the United States. He was the first recorded person to summit it, being in 1897. This is one year after gold was discovered near Dawson City (about 400 KM away). Like a proper gentleman, he paid no heed to the ravenous stampeders, and totally ignored the Klondike Gold Rush.
4 games King of the Mountains, District of Alaska 5 Player Terminator, Flat Rate, Fog, Trench, Chained, 100 Rounds
8 Continue
Round Five: A Polar Expedition In 1899, he left for the North Pole but lost two fingers and returned. The expedition was successful without him though.
8 games, Arctic, 8 Player (Terminator, Assassin, Standard); (Flat Rate, Escalating) Fog, Trench, Chained, 50 Rounds
Epilogue: Pelagosa would become an Italian island again after the war. World War II would see it become Yugoslavian. It is now part of Croatia, and tourists can visit (there are two rooms to stay in).
-- DY
), Trench, Fog, No Spoils, Adjacent, 30 Round Limit
