Baden-Württemberg

For the Empire: Total War faction, see Württemberg.

Flag of Baden-Wurttemberg

Baden-Württemberg is a minor faction in Napoleon: Total War.

General Information

Basics at start

• Protectorates – None
• Allies – France, Spain
• Trade Partners – France, Bavaria, Swiss Confederation
• Enemies – Austria, Kingdom of Sicily, Sweden, Russia, Great Britain, Kingdom of Naples
• Religion – Catholicism
• Government – Absolute Monarchy
• Ruler – Friedrich I
• Population – 2,734,497
• Power – Feeble
• Wealth – Moderate
• Treasury – 5,000
• Technology - None
• Spies – None
• Gentlemen - None
• Generals - None
• Admirals - None

Baden-Württemberg is a Western European faction. It borders French-held Alsace-Lorraine to the west, Hessen to the north, Bavaria to the east, and the Swiss Confederation to the south. It is initially allied to France and her allies and at war with the Coalition. Should it be removed from the game, it can emerge if its home region has a successful rebellion or is liberated. 

Its lands are required for victory for both Austria and Prussia. Austria is granted a mission to take it early in its campaign.

In the Campaigns of the Coalition, Baden-Württemberg automatically merges with the French Empire by the second turn. This doesn't happen in either the Europe campaign for France or multiplayer campaigns, however. If any Wurttemburgian regions are under siege by the end of turn 1, these regions automatically transfer to the besiegers at the beginning of turn 2, and the besieging victors receive a diplomatic penalty with France for territorial expansion. The reason for this is because directly after the end of turn 1, all Wurttemburgian units are disbanded, including its Armed Citizenry, causing all of its former regions to be completely defenceless; the region transfers to France, but is immediately taken over by the besieger.

Diplomacy

Initial Diplomacy Map

In France's Europe campaign, Baden-Württemberg has minor historical grievances with France, but it's a reliable ally and a useful buffer state. It tends to support its Bavarian and Swiss allies with troops, sometimes invading Austrian Tyrol and on rare occasions going further. In some uncommon cases it might ally with Hessen and Saxony.

In the Campaigns of the Coalition, Baden-Württemberg's role is usually negligible as it is absorbed by France in the first turn. Should it re-emerge, it has unfriendly relations with all factions from the coalition and many neutral factions, while friendly to France. Despite this, France usually declares war on it if the two are bordering each other.

Below is a list of grievances/friendships other factions have with Baden-Wurttemberg initially. This list is exhaustive; factions that are not listed do not have friendships or grievances (they are neutral).

France	Spain	Batavian Republic	Bavaria	Hessen	Kingdom of Sardinia	Saxony	Switzerland
-35	-35	-25	-20	-80	-40	-50	-20

Below is a list of grievances/friendships other factions have with Baden-Wurttemberg if it emerges. This list is exhaustive; factions that are not listed do not have friendships or grievances (they are neutral).

Austria	France	Great Britain	Prussia	Russia	Belgium	Brittany
-120	+25	-65	-50	-100	+25	-35
Catalonia	Hessen	Hungary	Ireland	Italy	Kingdom of Sicily	Kingdom of Naples
-35	-80	-35	-35	-35	-120	-120
Kingdom of Sardinia	Papal States	Portugal	Saxony	Sweden	United Netherlands	Westphalia
-80	-35	-35	-50	-90	-50	-35

Military

Baden-Württemberg lacks any light or lance cavalry, significantly constraining the flexibility of its cavalry arm. It has access to light infantry, line infantry, and skirmishers, but lacks grenadiers or guard units. Baden-Württemberg has the standard minor faction artillery and ship rosters.

Trivia

• The flag used by Baden-Württemberg is based on a possibly mistaken early 20th century state flag of the Kingdom of Württemberg consisting of a combination of the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg and the flag of the Kingdom of Württemberg. All of those symbols are anachronistic for the period of Napoleon: Total War as they were adopted in 1817.