1636: The Saxon Uprising
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1636: The Saxon Uprising is a novel by Eric Flint
in the 1632 series. It is a direct continuation of 1635: The Eastern Front
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uses this opportunity to try to reestablish the power of the nobility in the United States of Europe. He keeps the USE army occupied fighting against Poland and reinforcing Bohemia leaving only Swedish forces and the Provincial forces as the only professional soldiers in the country. He uses this advantage to 'bully' Prime Minister Wilhelm Wettin
into co-operating with him. The province of Hesse-Kassel
, who has the strongest provincial force, decides to stay neutral in the conflict only intending to use its soldiers to keep peace within its own borders. Bavaria
invades the Upper Palatinate
and the only soldiers able to meet them are the Thuringia
-Franconia
National Guard and one battalion of USE forces. After the Prime Minister discovers that Bavaria invaded after promises were made by the Swedish Chancellor, he confronts Oxenstierna and is arrested and removed from office.
Meanwhile General Johan Banér
has taken his army and laid siege to Dresden
the capital of Saxony
. Ernst Wettin is the official Imperial Administrator however the city is under the control of Gretchen Richter and the Committees of Correspondence. They enter into an informal alliance with the rebel forces in Vogtland
in order to protect as many people as possible from the butchery caused by Banér's men in Saxony.
Rebecca Stearns and the Fourth of July Party keep control of the CoC and act in a restrained manner. This undermines the legitimacy of Axel Oxenstierna and the Crown Loyalist gathered in Berlin
. Furthermore, Princess Christina and Prince Ulric travel to Magdeburg
arriving in an airplane to a big fanfare which further undermining the Swedish Chancellor.
Mike Stearns takes this opportunity to lead his Third Division from Bohemia
into Saxony to break the siege of Dresden. He meets General Banér in battle during a snow storm in which his troops are more prepared to battle in. He defeats the Swedish general, Baner is killed in the battle, and breaks the siege of Dresden. Gustav Adolphus regains his wits soon after that and bring an end to Axel Oxenstierna's uprising. Wilhelm Wettin is released from custody and reinstated as Prime Minister.
Eric Flint
Eric Flint is an American author, editor, and e-publisher. The majority of his main works are alternate history science fiction, but he also writes humorous fantasy adventures.- Career :...
in the 1632 series. It is a direct continuation of 1635: The Eastern Front
1635: The Eastern Front
1635: The Eastern Front is a novel by Eric Flint in the 1632 series. It is a sequel to 1635: The Tangled Web and is directly continued by 1636: The Saxon Uprising.-Plot summary:...
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Plot summary
After Gustav Adolphus suffers a head trauma in battle he becomes unable to continue to rule. The Swedish chancellor Axel OxenstiernaAxel Oxenstierna
Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna af Södermöre , Count of Södermöre, was a Swedish statesman. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1609 and served as Lord High Chancellor of Sweden from 1612 until his death. He was a confidant of first Gustavus Adolphus and then Queen Christina.Oxenstierna...
uses this opportunity to try to reestablish the power of the nobility in the United States of Europe. He keeps the USE army occupied fighting against Poland and reinforcing Bohemia leaving only Swedish forces and the Provincial forces as the only professional soldiers in the country. He uses this advantage to 'bully' Prime Minister Wilhelm Wettin
Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar , was a duke of Saxe-Weimar.Wilhelm was the fifth son of Johann, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Dorothea Maria of Anhalt...
into co-operating with him. The province of Hesse-Kassel
Hesse-Kassel
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel or Hesse-Cassel was a state in the Holy Roman Empire under Imperial immediacy that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1567 upon the death of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. His eldest son William IV inherited the northern half and the...
, who has the strongest provincial force, decides to stay neutral in the conflict only intending to use its soldiers to keep peace within its own borders. Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
invades the Upper Palatinate
Upper Palatinate
The Upper Palatinate is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of Bavaria.- History :The region took its name first in the early 16th century, because it was by the Treaty of Pavia one of the main portions of the territory of the Wittelsbach Elector...
and the only soldiers able to meet them are the Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
-Franconia
Franconia
Franconia is a region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria, a small part of southern Thuringia, and a region in northeastern Baden-Württemberg called Tauberfranken...
National Guard and one battalion of USE forces. After the Prime Minister discovers that Bavaria invaded after promises were made by the Swedish Chancellor, he confronts Oxenstierna and is arrested and removed from office.
Meanwhile General Johan Banér
Johan Banér
Johan Banér was a Swedish Field Marshal in the Thirty Years' War.-Biography:Johan Banér was born at Djursholm Castle in Uppland. As a four year old he was forced to witness how his father, the Privy Councillour Gustaf Banér, and uncle, Sten Axelsson Banér , were executed at the Linköping Bloodbath...
has taken his army and laid siege to Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
the capital of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
. Ernst Wettin is the official Imperial Administrator however the city is under the control of Gretchen Richter and the Committees of Correspondence. They enter into an informal alliance with the rebel forces in Vogtland
Vogtland
The term Vogtland refers to a region reaching across the German free states of Bavaria, Saxony and Thuringia and into the Czech Republic . The name of the region contains a reference to the former leadership by the Vögte of Weida, Gera and Plauen, which translates approximately to advocates or lord...
in order to protect as many people as possible from the butchery caused by Banér's men in Saxony.
Rebecca Stearns and the Fourth of July Party keep control of the CoC and act in a restrained manner. This undermines the legitimacy of Axel Oxenstierna and the Crown Loyalist gathered in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. Furthermore, Princess Christina and Prince Ulric travel to Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
arriving in an airplane to a big fanfare which further undermining the Swedish Chancellor.
Mike Stearns takes this opportunity to lead his Third Division from Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
into Saxony to break the siege of Dresden. He meets General Banér in battle during a snow storm in which his troops are more prepared to battle in. He defeats the Swedish general, Baner is killed in the battle, and breaks the siege of Dresden. Gustav Adolphus regains his wits soon after that and bring an end to Axel Oxenstierna's uprising. Wilhelm Wettin is released from custody and reinstated as Prime Minister.