Much ado about 1619

 'The Holy Mormon empires invasion of 1619 was part of a greater military crusade by the mormon church. Since its humble inception in 1437 Francinlande the newly christened mormon movement had spred aggressively theoughout the greatest powers of the mainland. The ruling families of Francinlande, Douchenmarken, Spatallia and Finnden as well as north east Russcavacia all converted to the religion by 1578, the mormons policy of persistent 'door knocking' (the act of sending endless streams of missonaries to annoy the target into conversion) had borne fruit and now with the might of the most powerful nations behind them (and tything 10% of their gross annual income) it prepared to cement its power.'

  Taken from 'The Knock of the sword: the invasion of Albilande 1619' by Prof P.B. Spluffage (Spurious press 1991).

  One of the main periods i have been looking to explore on this blog is the invasion of 1619. The period is noteworthy for several reasons both militery and political and marks the one conflict in which every ruling power in the nation pulled together to defeat a common foe (well almost all). It comes at a rare time of peace within Albilande when the King was actually almost popular, taxation levels were at their most reasonable since the reign of King Albert the financially insane (897-899) and the Lamavacians were between invasions. However the mainland was gripped with tension. The influence of the Holy mormon empire was growing at an alarming rate since its foundation in southern Francinlande by the prophet Josephus 'slippery' Smith in the 15th century and now having converted every power that mattered in the region they were looking to spread the faith to the rest. The current emperor Spivious the 3rd of Kolobheim had ordered the raising of a missonary army the size of which the world had never seen along with additional forces drawn from the nations under his influence in the name of the heavenly pater. This army was split into 'missions' ready to be deployed to the so far unreached nations (such as Lithuvania, Greenmark, Crolivia, Ubia and of course Albilande). 

Mormon missionaries muster for battle (10mm pendraken miniatures)

  The first landings of the Missonary force on Albilande soil targeted the sleepy eastern coast of Burkinshire, the Lords of the Middenlands had once again turned their coats and secretly converted to mormonism a year earlier hoping to cling on to thier power and fortunes once the invasion had taken place, this decided the landing sites of Stubbidge and Westernpoint to take advantage of the Middenlands support.

These innitial battles will be the first to be covered. 

My plan for the coming months is to explore the conflict by refighting some of the battles in miniature form as well as showcasing some of the troops and regiments that made the war such a colourful event. In my humble opinion this is one of the most interesting periods of Albilandes history and this project is intended to be covered for some time, i may deviate from it now and again but will keep this period as one of the blogs main features. I do not wish to cover every single battle or run a campaign but to simply explore the more interesting points as i think them up. 

Mormon missionary forces clash with a Crivenshire patrol.

Below are some links to provide details on the background, core belifs and motivation of the mormon faith for those that may not be familiar. I am no expert on the subject but the materials below seem to be pretty complete and come recomended by the great Brother K.P. Nutter who as im sure you are awere is the true athority on the relegions of the region during this period.