{"id":4122,"date":"2020-10-29T10:49:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T10:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kalle-online.net\/blog\/?p=4122"},"modified":"2020-10-29T10:50:05","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T10:50:05","slug":"scramble-for-africa-portugal-strategy-deity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kalle-online.net\/blog\/scramble-for-africa-portugal-strategy-deity\/","title":{"rendered":"Scramble for Africa Portugal Strategy (Deity)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Scramble for Africa Portugal strategy is more a story of a successful game than a guide. In comparison with previous guides for European Nations, let alone the extensive guides for African Nations, little more can be added. As usually in my guides, here’s the historic background of Portugal in the Scramble for Africa scenario:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re playing colonial Portugal, namely Maria Pia<\/a>, spouse of King Lu\u00eds I of Portugal and since his death in 1889, queen dowager. Portugal did not play an incredibly active role in the historic Scramble for Africa<\/a>, as can be seen in the map below. Portugal extended it’s colonial dominion in Africa only slightly, compared to other European Nations. The villain in “Scramble for Africa Portugal” for sure is Britain<\/a>: In 1890, so still the early years of African colonization, Portugal dreamed of an African realm spanning from Angola in the West to Mozambique in the East. This vision can be seen in “The Pink Map<\/a>“. Britain couldn’t allow this. It had plans for the Rhodes Colossus, a rail line from Cap to Cairo. So in the 1890 British Ultimatum<\/a> they forced the retreat of Portuguese military from vast areas North of the British Cape colony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Comparison of Africa in the years 1880 and 1913<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Compared to Portugal’s colonial history in Africa, it’s domestic history of that period is even more troublesome: During this time republican and anti-monarchist movements were on the rise all over Europe. In Portugal, the Lisbon Regicide<\/a>, the assassination of King Carlos I and his son in 1908 (Maria Pia’s son and grandson) put the Monarchy in deep crisis and left the queen dowager devastated. Two years later, after only two days of rebellion the 5 October 1910 revolution<\/a> succeeded in overthrowing the centuries-old Portuguese Monarchy and established the First Portuguese Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below Scramble for Africa Portugal strategy outlines how to extend our colonial territories way beyond the historic Portuguese colonies in Africa. Furthermore we’ll conquer Zululand and Ethiopia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scramble for Africa Portugal Strategy – In a nutshell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the Dos and Don’ts for playing Scramble for Africa as Portugal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n