Question about Free States

[pakron]

In one of the games I am in France declared war on Munster, an ally of Austria. The game reported that Munster was now an Austrian Free State. I thought that only minors with corps could become Free States? Did I miss something in the manual?
Also, Imertia is a Turkish Free State at the start of the game, yet it does not have any corps. I would have thought it would be conquered then instead. But, then having a garrison of 2i (as they do at the start of the game) would not make sense to me as only Free States have troops.

[Cossaky]

Any free state with manpower can technically have forces in the form of garrison factors.  The problem is that many don't have the money to buy a factor, so as their patron, you can give them enough $$$ to use their manpower to generate a single infantry garrison factor per turn.
 
But you're right about states with no manpower.  There's absolutely no reason to leave them as a free state.  Just conquer them.

[bresh]

You can downgrade those type of minors if you want. Then they become conquered i think.

Regards
Bresh

[Marshall Ellis]

That is correct. Any Freestate without corps counters should be downgraded to conquered.

[nappy]

Yes some FS without corps do give troops. In my current game Dalmatia is a FS and makes 1I a econ phase (with a $1 donation, but hey it is $1 for 1I garrison). [;)]