The Seven Years' War

The Seven Years' War
1756 AD - 1763 AD
Game	Empire Earth II
Preceding Scenario	Brandenburg Prussia
Following Scenario	Resisting Napoleon
Epochs Available	Age of Enlightenment
Maximum Population	200
Heroes	Frederick the Great

The Seven Years' War is the sixth scenario of the German Campaign in Empire Earth II.

Description

• Briefing
• History
• Hints

When Emperor Charles VI died, there was controversy over his successor. His eldest daughter Maria Theresa - Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia - tried to claim the throne. Frederick the Great (son of Frederick William of Brandenburg) and ruler of Prussia, saw an opportunity in this. While Austria was without clear leadership and embroiled in internal affairs, Frederick Seized the Austrian territory of Silesia. After failing to secure an alliance with France, who had been long-time adversaries of Austria, Frederick signed an agreement with England and Hannover. Across the Atlantic, France was in a war with England over colonial territories, and was incensed that Prussia would ally with its arch-rival.

You must force Austria, Russia, Sweden and France to surrender by destroying their capital cities. You can use spies to find out who will attack first by Sabotaging their City Centers.

In 1755, hostilities broke out between England and France in North America. England had to commit valuable troops across the Atlantic. Eager to protect his vulnerable principality of Hannover, the king of England negotiated an alliance with Hannover's neighbor, Prussia. This event hastened the alliance of France and Austria, who now shared mutual enemies. Maria Theresa, ruler of Austria, was determined to recover the territories of Silesia which Frederick had conquered. She plotted with France, Russia, and Sweden to dismember Prussia. Frederick II, also known as Frederick the Great, learned through his spies that there was an alliance building against him. In 1756 Prussia invaded Austrian territory. Shortly after Frederick opened hostilities, war was declared on Prussia in the name of the Holy Roman Empire. By this time Austria had cemented its alliance with France, Russia, and Sweden. Frederick's army, while greatly outnumbered, was arguably the best-trained in Europe. He was able to count on this professionalism in the field, and his troops inflicted severe casualties on his enemies. While the war initially went well for Frederick, he soon found himself in an increasingly difficult situation. The combined forces of Austria, France, Russia, and Sweden were taking their toll on his troops. Berlin was captured by enemy forces several times during the course of the war. Yet Frederick was able to reclaim the city each time. Nonetheless, his situation remained critical, especially after the British withdrew their financial support. Just when things were looking grim, Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia died in 1762. She was succeeded by Peter III, who was an ardent admirer of Frederick the Great. Peter withdrew Russia from the war, returned conquered land to Prussia, and even offered Frederick 20,000 troops. Seeing the writing on the wall, Sweden withdrew from the conflict shortly thereafter, leaving only Austria and France. But by 1763 France had reached a peace with England. With her country now alone, Maria Theresa had little alternative but to sue Prussia for peace.

• Build up Prussia's military as soon as possible, it won't be long before hostilities breakout.
• Employ spies quickly, they can indicate from which direction the first attack will come.
• Researching Fifth Column allows your spies to contaminate enemy buildings. This will cause any unit who interacts with it to take damage.
• Researching Canister Shot will enable our Field Guns to deal damage to multiple targets in an area.
• Use the PIP to keep an eye on all fronts.

Primary Objectives

• Force Austrian Surrender.
• Force Russian Surrender.
• Force Swedish Surrender.
• Force French Surrender.

Secondary Objectives

• Discover who strikes first
• Protect Hannover
• Defend Breslau

Loss Conditions

• Frederick the Great is killed
• Failure to recapture Berlin
• Berlin is destroyed.

Walkthrough

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