Another battle has been fought in Anatolia, resulting in the destruction of the rest of the Ottoman army, it was a bloody affair that seemed to sprawl across the entire area, and even saw the breaking of one of Austria's line units, but superior firing drills and discipline saw victory for the Austrians.
This battle marked the end of the Ottoman's as a nation, with Damascus falling soon after. Almost 30 years of warfare has finally been ended, though the region will be far from peaceful for many years. The fall of the Ottoman Empire has sparked the Mamelukes to come to power in Egypt, and has allowed for both Georgia, and even Great Britain to gain colonies in the middle east. Austrian Power now stretches an immense amount of territory.
However the Empire is far from peace. The Spanish Empire controls the Sea, raiding shipping and holding a stronger fleet then the Austrians. The war has been mostly quiet, but it is expected that in the next few years it will become a bloody affair if the Austrians can land ships on Spanish soil.
In Prussia, Isidor Holden has made off with something that could very well turn the tide against the more advanced spanish fleet and send them to the bottom, This will allow us to build advanced shipyards which can roll out up to 2nd Rate Ship of the Lines, A ship class that could challenge the Spanish fleet and destroy them, unfortunately, such large ships are very expensive, and though the Economy is slowly becoming more powerful, We are unsure if it could fund Second Rates.
He managed to acquire this between his usual watching of Prussian Gentlemen shooting themselves in the face.
On that note, our Rake in Poland has been shooting Gentlemen himself, disrupting technological advances for them also.