Difference between revisions of "The New Model Army"
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The first Portugese traders arrived in 1513, the Dutch following two years afterwards. The Dutch and Portugese made no attempts at settlement and trade dwindled as Southeast Asia (and Singapore in particular) eclipsed the region in trade. | The first Portugese traders arrived in 1513, the Dutch following two years afterwards. The Dutch and Portugese made no attempts at settlement and trade dwindled as Southeast Asia (and Singapore in particular) eclipsed the region in trade. | ||
| − | The most significant event in the Third Migration was the arrival of the British-Irish ''August Yvonne'' in | + | The most significant event in the Third Migration was the arrival of the British-Irish ''August Yvonne'' in 1656. 81 men, under the command of [[Richard Foxblack]] (a distant cousin of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Fairfax Thomas Fairfax]) docked and requested sanctuary. |
====The Flight Of August Yvonne==== | ====The Flight Of August Yvonne==== | ||
| − | The young Richard Foxblack had served with distinction as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussar hussar] in the New Model Army during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War English Civil War]. After Oliver Cromwell invaded Ireland in | + | The young Richard Foxblack had served with distinction as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussar hussar] in the New Model Army during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War English Civil War]. After Oliver Cromwell invaded Ireland in 1649 and the subsequent atrocities committed by his armies, Foxblack resigned his commission and along with like-minded individuals, both Irish, Scottish and English, he commandeered a small Portugese carrack in France and set sail from England in 1651. In his personal diaries he expressed "disappointment" at the savagery of Cromwell's campaign in Ireland and also "scorn" for Cromwell's betrayl of what he (Richard) thought was the republican ideals of the New Model Army. |
| − | Richard and his men sailed for Dama Island using a map they found aboard the ''August Yvonne'' | + | Richard and his men sailed for Dama Island using a map they found aboard the ''August Yvonne''. Their lack of naval experience proved perilous at first, but according to Foxblack's logs, the crew soon adapted to mariner life. |
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| + | Richard and his men were granted sanctuary by the Umaro People and settled on a small strip of land on Bama Island. | ||
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| + | ===French Indochina & The British East Indies Company=== | ||
| + | In 1889 seperate British and French fleets sailed for the region in an attempt to colonize the islands. The British claimed that Dama Island was housing pirates and the French claimed they were acting under the authority of the Vietnamese emperor (who by this time was merely a figurehead). The Fox-Eagle fleet, using antiquated tactics and arms, were decimated by the invading forces. The British and French fleets each began a seperate blockade of the area, landing on Bama Island and establishing headquarters at the Umaro village of Faith and Xoagi Hill, respectively. | ||
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| + | Having been defeated at sea, the leaders of Dama Island met and signed the Dama Pact, uniting their forces and merging as a single political organization. Lamont Foxblack du-Phien, great-grandson of Richard Foxblack, was elected supreme commander by the newly formed government, which adopted the title of "The New Model Army" in honor of the republican ideals of Lamont's great-grandfather. | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 24 July 2005
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| Flag of The New Model Army | |
| Motto: "contra mundum" (Latin: "Against the World") | |
| [Map URL], or No Map Available Yet | |
| Region | South Mogs Sea |
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| Capital | Faith Park |
| Official Language(s) | No official language |
| Government | |
| Population | 16 million |
| Currency | taal |
| NS Sunset XML | |
Contents
History of The New Model Army
Bama Island has been inhabited by the indigenous Umaro People since the Neolithic Era. Archaeological digs have unearthed evidence of a Bronze Age Phonecian settlement near Mt. Dama dating to the 7th Century BC. Evidence suggests that a devastating plague forced the Phonecians to abandon their settlement.
The First Migration
Chinese and Indian traders have visited Bama Island since the 3rd Century BC, but the first major influx of immigrants occurred around 380 CE. Ethnic Han Chinese refugees and gentry, fleeing violence and chaos, sailed south and scattered, a significant amount (some 3000) reaching Bama Island. The Chinese settlers lived uneasily with the Umaro People and increasing tensions led to the Battle of Big Bridge in 403 CE, ending Umaro dominance of Bama and Dama Islands. Under the Treaty of Bama Island, the Umaro People would keep their territory on Bama Island, while the Chinese would relocate to nearby Dama Island.
In 630 CE a resurgent and expansionist T'ang Dynasty in China sent envoys to Bama Island, demanding an oath of alleigence. The Chinese settlers quickly submitted to T'ang authority, but remained nominally independant because of their distance from T'ang China.
The Second Migration
Between 630 and 1400 CE a steady trickle of immigration from South, East, and Southeast Asia arrived on Bama and Dama Islands. The new settlers created a thriving internal market and Dama Island's lagoons and shallows made for convenient natural harbors that were frequented by traders and pirates alike.
By the early 16th century piracy had become such a major problem the sea-faring peoples of Dama Island (mainly Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian and Malay) signed the Treaty Of Gió Nam, creating an allied fleet to patrol the coastline and crack down on pirate activity.
See The Fleet of Fox-Eagle
The Third Migration
The first Portugese traders arrived in 1513, the Dutch following two years afterwards. The Dutch and Portugese made no attempts at settlement and trade dwindled as Southeast Asia (and Singapore in particular) eclipsed the region in trade.
The most significant event in the Third Migration was the arrival of the British-Irish August Yvonne in 1656. 81 men, under the command of Richard Foxblack (a distant cousin of Thomas Fairfax) docked and requested sanctuary.
The Flight Of August Yvonne
The young Richard Foxblack had served with distinction as a hussar in the New Model Army during the English Civil War. After Oliver Cromwell invaded Ireland in 1649 and the subsequent atrocities committed by his armies, Foxblack resigned his commission and along with like-minded individuals, both Irish, Scottish and English, he commandeered a small Portugese carrack in France and set sail from England in 1651. In his personal diaries he expressed "disappointment" at the savagery of Cromwell's campaign in Ireland and also "scorn" for Cromwell's betrayl of what he (Richard) thought was the republican ideals of the New Model Army.
Richard and his men sailed for Dama Island using a map they found aboard the August Yvonne. Their lack of naval experience proved perilous at first, but according to Foxblack's logs, the crew soon adapted to mariner life.
Richard and his men were granted sanctuary by the Umaro People and settled on a small strip of land on Bama Island.
French Indochina & The British East Indies Company
In 1889 seperate British and French fleets sailed for the region in an attempt to colonize the islands. The British claimed that Dama Island was housing pirates and the French claimed they were acting under the authority of the Vietnamese emperor (who by this time was merely a figurehead). The Fox-Eagle fleet, using antiquated tactics and arms, were decimated by the invading forces. The British and French fleets each began a seperate blockade of the area, landing on Bama Island and establishing headquarters at the Umaro village of Faith and Xoagi Hill, respectively.
Having been defeated at sea, the leaders of Dama Island met and signed the Dama Pact, uniting their forces and merging as a single political organization. Lamont Foxblack du-Phien, great-grandson of Richard Foxblack, was elected supreme commander by the newly formed government, which adopted the title of "The New Model Army" in honor of the republican ideals of Lamont's great-grandfather.
