King Joseph receives the Ottoman Ambassador. The Ottomans are setting up an Embassy. They are the first country to recognize The New Kindom of Sicily.
KINGDOM OF SICILY The glorious people of Sicily have thrown off the Bourbon yoke. WE ARE FREE. We have begone an impressive ship building program to defend our shores from any who think they can place the yoke on us again. Our army is growing in numbers. With our veterans training new recruits daily soon we will not only have a large enough army to insure our freedom but to begin the liberation of the MAINLAND LONG LIVE KING JOSEPH
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King Joseph certainly cuts a dashing figure!
ReplyDeleteColorful -as is fitting under our Mediterranean sun- and a still powerful, if slightly embarrassing, ally.
ReplyDeleteMonte-Cristo fully acknowledge the Sicilians' right to chose their own fate.
PS: for some reason I cannot make a comment to your previous post, so here it is:
ReplyDeleteGreat-looking units!
Could you tell us more about each of them, and about the unhistoricity of their uniforms and flags?
Good to see the Norman heritage is not forgotten in 'free' Sicily.
Cheers,
Jean-Louis
Merchants from Frankszonia are interested in whether or not Sicily will provide a good market for procuring spices and ham ...
ReplyDeleteAnd they will gladly market our wines and ceramics!