Oldenburg

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Oldenburg is a minor faction in Napoleon: Total War.

General Information

Basics at start

• Protectorates – None
• Allies – None
• Trade Partners – None
• Enemies – None
• Religion – Protestant
• Government – Absolute Monarchy
• Ruler – Wilhelm I
• Population – 244,959
• Power – Feeble
• Wealth – Destitute
• Treasury – ???
• Technology - ???
• Spies – None
• Gentlemen - None
• Generals - None
• Admirals - None

Oldenburg occupies Frisia, a small region that neighbors Denmark, Mecklenburg, Prussian-held Cleves-Mark, and the Batavian Republic.

Oldenburg is one of the smallest factions in Napoleon: Total War, with its home region of Frisia containing just its single-slot region capital and a Stables building. While its region is utterly unremarkable, owning Frisia is a victory requirement for Prussia.

Diplomacy

Initial diplomacy map

Oldenburg is not allied to any nation at first, but can be allied to its neighbors occasionally, such as Denmark, Mecklenburg, Prussia, the Batavian Republic (which it almost always does unless forced to declare war on it) or even sometimes France. 

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

Great Britain	Prussia	Batavian Republic	Bavaria	Denmark	Hessen	Papal States
+45	-25	+100	+35	+60	+75	-55

Below are a list of grievances/friendships other factions have with Oldenburg should they emerge. This list is exhaustive; factions that are not listed do not have friendships or grievances (they are neutral).

France	Great Britain	Prussia	Bavaria	Batavian Republic	Courland	Denmark	Hannover
+5	+45	-25	+35	+100	-25	+60	+60
Hessen	Norway	Papal States	Scotland
+75	-25	-55	-25

Military

Ironically for a faction with a stable and little else, Oldenburg has a very poor cavalry roster, being able to recruit only Chevauxlégers and Lancers. Its infantry roster's a little more diverse than average for a minor faction, with access to line infantry, militia, grenadiers, and skirmishers. It has the standard minor faction artillery and ship roster, neither of which it usually has access to as it is owns a single-slot region capital with no ports, and rarely expands.

Oldenburg begins the campaign with a single regiment of light infantry, fusiliers. It cannot recruit light infantry, however, so if it loses this regiment it is gone forever.

Trivia

• The flag used by Oldenburg is the official flag (Staatsflagge) of the Duchy of Oldenburg.
• On lower resolutions, Oldenburgian lancers are subject to a graphical glitch, causing them to appear as if they lack weapons. This has no effect on gameplay, however.

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  Another graphical glitch unique to Oldenburg is that some of its units use unit cards from Empire: Total War, with its lancers using the Regiment of Horse icon and its fusiliers using the Line Infantry icon.