American King

[Napoleon53]

Okay, here goes nothin'. This first part is short, but I'll edit it later.

AMERICAN KING



Franklin made his way up to the coffin. He looked upon the face of General George Washington for the final time. The tall, handsome Virginian lay in state in a Philadelphia Episcopalian Church. Martha was crying again, as she had for days since... it... happened. Jonathan Erlenmeyer had planned for over a year to fire the fatal shot. A disgruntled colonial farmer, Erlenmeyer had supported the British during the War for Independence, his son even fought in the King's Royal Regiment of New York and was killed during an insignificant skirmish with minutemen. Erlenmeyer had found his chance finally when Washington went to a military parade on April 10th, 1786, in New York City. While standing on a balcony with Franklin and Madison, Erlenmeyer fired two long rifles, hitting Washington in the chest and Madison in the neck. How Franklin remembered that day. Madison was dead as soon as he hit the ground. Washington was alive for long enough to say some last words, which the government had engraved on a statue of the Great General.

"To think, Mr. Franklin, I and Madison lived through the entire war! To live through a thousand battles, two wars, be called the 'Invincible General' by my beloved men... All to be killed by an assassin. Take care of the country; do not let her fail. Tell the Army I was proud of them till my last breath and loved them like sons."

Ben wiped a tear from his eye as he mourned over the body. "Come now, don't break down. Mustn't upset Martha." He looked one more time and then turned around and started back to his seat. The spectacle-wearing fellow walked down the aisle with the help of his silver-handled cane. He was not known for being religious, but he took part in every part of the funeral that he possibly could. Six months later, Franklin would be dead.

Notables from all over the country were present to see their hero for the final time. Outside were thousands of Americans mourning over the death of the closest thing they had ever had to a leader.

Franklin sat down next to Hamilton. Quietly he said, "What a pity. If only they could have lived through the Foundation! I fear for the country now, Mr. Hamilton, I fear for her life. I can tell I shall be gone soon, too; take care of the country, sir, take care of it."

Alexander nodded. "Take care of it I must, or they will," he murmured to himself, casting a glance at several prominent Anti-Federalists sitting in another pew.

By the next year, Hamilton, Adams, and Jefferson were the leading politicians in the country. They led the Constitutional Convention of 1787, where Jefferson was heavily silenced by the power Adams and his "monarchists" wielded. Had Washington, Madison, or Franklin been alive during the Convention, Jefferson was sure he would have been victorious. After a year of debate, the Constitution was rejected and the Articles of Confederation remained the law of the land.

Part I
Dark Days:
The Adams Presidency


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President Adams


The year 1789 was of monumental importance. It was the year America would get its first leader. Through a vote in the Congress, John Adams was chosen as President of the United States of America. An ominous cloud was hovering over the newborn country.



Adams was known for admiring the monarchic system of government, and within six months had already made permanent enemies. He alienated France through several Francophobic statements. He publicly upset thousands in the Northwest Territory by calling them "hicks." He immediately vested much power into one of the Federalists' pet projects, the Bank of the United States. From then on out, the economy was to be heavily centralized, something that bothered states even more. Already, there was talk of secession in the Carolinas.

The government took the Articles very seriously. When it said that "Paupers, Vagabonds, and Fugitives" could not pass freely from one state to the other, they followed it to a letter. A crackdown on the poor was almost immediate. Taxation was illegal. However, the government could "request" money from the states, and those who granted the "request" got the public works projects they desired. Those who did not grant the request were essentially punished by the Federal government. Alexander Hamilton, as Lord Secretary of the Treasury, was a wheeler-dealer who rewarded political favors with money and the other way around. Say, when the state of Maryland answered the call for 20,000 dollars for the army, Hamilton saw to it that Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer's bank account was "enlarged."

Another problem was that the government could not control trade. The states did as they pleased, i.e. New Jersey had a trade route with Sweden while North Carolina did not, thus leading to poverty for some states while others prospered.

Meanwhile, the Adams President's Castle, a building which had been constructed in Philadelphia and was not actually a castle, faced a new crisis. According to the Treaty of Paris (1783), the British were to leave occupied forts in the Northwest Territory. They were still there. Reports were arriving of the executions of Americans inside said forts. Federalist War Hawks cried out for combat. New England, New York, and Pennsylvania rallied behind the Stars and Stripes, but the South and, most importantly, Virginia, was divided. The South had always been more pro-British than the North, and Virginia, though patriotic, thought it had lost enough sons in the Revolution. The North decided to go ahead anyway. On August 9th, 1789, an army crossed into the Northwest Territory and fell upon numerous forts and outposts with lightning speed. All over the North, it was said that the South had missed out on a roaring victory. Secretary of War Henry Knox recommended seizing British territory in Canada. Adams weighed his options, and did as Knox wished. The army crossed the Canadian border and met the actual British forces for the first time. Within a month, the army was on the retreat. Without the South's help, the army, already feeble due to poor training, could not fund enough supplies.

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The British were not stupid. Once they had the Americans on the run, they chased them. Canadian sharpshooters waited in the wooded paths and picked off officers. Militiamen engaged small, separated units and massacred them. On January 5th, 1790, the Union Jack flew once more on American soil.

The South joined in only on the term that the war would end once the redcoats were driven out. The North begrudgingly agreed. On July 17th, 1790, the British signed the Treaty of 1790 with the US. The two sides mutually agreed to stay out of each other's territory. Each side was given a set of small debts to pay, and they tried to put it behind them. Britain was only interested in keeping Canada, and was much more wrapped up in the unfolding French Revolution. However, they also warned America to stay out of their affairs or face the consequences. Thus, the War of 1789 reached a most neutral conclusion.

Claiming a quasi-victory over Britain by capturing the western forts, and blaming Knox for the poorly-planned and terribly executed invasion of Canada, Adams turned to other pressing matters. The First Grand Convention of the States, the only way for the Articles to be amended, was being held in Annapolis, Maryland. The Federalists dominated once again, and shouting matches erupted between Jefferson and Hamilton as tempers flared.

The main results of the First Grand Convention were these:

#1: The President was granted power to exile or deport "enemies" of the country during wartime.

#2: If one hailed from a country currently at war with the US, the President was granted power to deport them.

#3: States were forbidden from printing their own currency. Federalists claimed it made economic matters far too confusing. There was huge opposition to this, but it narrowly passed.

#4: A new Military System was adopted. Incredibly numerous uniform regulations were imposed on the states. Each state was to have blue uniforms with a state-specific trim color for most all unit types. Only specific units were permitted to deviate from the system, such as Georgia's brown uniforms and South Carolina's grayish ones. This new law was mainly intended to modernize the army, now a relic of a past era. Also part of the new system were the large importations of Prussian and Swedish military experts.

#5: It was declared illegal to publish "false, scandalous, or malicious writing" against the government.

As mentioned above, some special units deviated from the norm of the new system. For instance, Pennsylvania boasted the Governor's Own Regiment of Foot, sporting red jackets with blue trim and the latest military fad, the bicorn. Other "special" regiments included the French-speaking French Expatriate Regiment of Foot with white coats and green trim, made mostly of nobles fleeing the French Revolution, and the all-German Saxon Grenadiers, with fur hats and canvas-colored uniforms.

Adams continued going about his duties as President. On November 2nd, just a day after the amendments, Adams signed orders for the arrest, imprisonment, and/or deportation of 5 "Enemies of the States."

Fidel Mendez, a Spanish-born priest who incited slaves to revolt in Georgia, was apprehended by the Georgia 5th Dragoons while fleeing across the border into Florida. He was sentenced to 8 years in prison. He died after serving serving half the term.

August Addams, a private citizen in New York, was caught by the militia operating a "scandalous" publication called the "Republican Star" in his cellar, where he printed numerous articles calling President Adams a fool. He was fined $300 dollars and was sentenced to two months in jail.

James Hector Smith, a British-born banker, was accused of spying, though no absolute proof was found. He was exiled to Europe.

Johannes von Bulow, formerly a Hessian soldier who fought in the Revolution, had become a farmer. However, after saying he wished that Britain still controlled the US in a letter to a friend, the "friend" reported him to the local Maryland militia. He was fined $100 and sentenced to three months in jail. Later, upon his release, he said he regretted nothing and called Adams a "pea-brained idiot." He was fined $500 and exiled.

Martin Fitzgerald was arrested for printing an anti-government pamphlet in his print shop. He was fined $400 and sentenced to two months in jail.

As the government's power suddenly doubled, civil unrest started to break out.

PART II



The Storm Gathers:
1790


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General Anthony Wayne with a regiment of Pennsylvania Infantry on patrol in the "Free State of Franklin." Note the red trim on the jackets, which was part of the new Military System




The first use of armed force against the Federal government in an attempt to secede came from the Free State of Frankin, a small, self-declared republic just west of North Carolina. North Carolina had laid claim to that territory and was outraged that they had a rebellion on their hands. The Federalist governor of North Carolina, Richard Dobbs, immediately requested Federal aide in crushing the frontier uprising. South Carolina sent in a regiment, but was half-hearted. South Carolina had made threats of secession themselves, and was not big on crushing like-minded people. Virginia donated a few supplies, but mainly stayed out of it, though they genuinely supported North Carolina. New England and the other upper states were totally dedicated to assisting Dobbs. General Anthony Wayne marched 5000 Pennsylvania regulars down South. Another 3000 came from New York, and 1000 from New England.

After a brief skirmish at the North Carolina border, in which the rebels suffered 12 casualties, they ran. Within a month, the capital of Greeneville was under Federal Control once again, with the North Carolina flag firmly planted on the capitol building. While many laughed at the swiftness of the victory and thought the rebels idiots for actually rising up, others resented the government for interfering with the plight of a state. Cries from the seemingly permanent minority, the Democratic-Republicans, rose up against Adams, calling him a tyrant. They also said the Articles should be amended so that the public could choose their leader, instead of "representatives" from the people choosing. The Federalists ignored them.

Adams' cabinet suggested being more lax and allowing a little more freedom, for fear of uprising. Adams, by that time, was already too thoroughly intoxicated with his power to relinquish it. He rejected their ideas. Hamilton started trying to find a new candidate for president. He found exactly what he wanted in Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Not only was the man a Federalist, but he was also a native of South Carolina, a state that was possibly the most unstable. The 1792 election was looked forward to by almost everyone. Adams became a hated figure.

The United States sent an official letter of approval when, on July 14th, 1790, France celebrated the Fête de la Fédération. King Louis XVI had agreed to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy. To most, the French Revolution was over, and the monarchy remained in power. All the world sent congratulations to the French people. In England, William Pitt the Younger and Charles James Fox said it was a great step toward liberty.

It was also a great step toward focusing on America again. With the threats of war with France greatly decreased, thousands of British troops headed back across the Atlantic into Canada. Forts sprang up all along the border with the US, and the British were wary of revanchist states going on the attack once again into Canada.

Thomas Jefferson was growing increasingly disgruntled. He continued his plan to run for president, though he knew his effort was likely damned from the start. Other Democratic-Republicans were in full support of Jefferson, with some even considering a coup at the President's Mansion. Henry Knox secretly met with Jefferson in mid August to discuss the possibility of having the army remove Adams. While the coup against Adams never happened, when this information came out years later, it was titled The August Conspiracy.

Adams basically kept to himself for the next year, tending to his duties. He finally succeeded in getting Vermont to join the Union, but Rhode Island refused, saying they wished no involvement with a failed experiment. Finally, with only two months left in 1791, slaves on Saint-Domingue revolted against their French royal masters. Massacres ensued, with multiple reports of cannibalism. The United States was mortified by the possibility of uprisings in the South. Georgia immediately raised a larger militia and cracked down hard on abolitionists. Anyone who suggested freeing the slaves could legally be punished. After French troops were driven from the island, and while France tried to decide what to do next, America announced that it would support France if possible and might even send troops. Spain, and most importantly, Florida, also pledged support to crush the uprising. After a small war, The Saint-Domingue Intervention, the three countries solidly defeated the uprising, and ensured white control. The French did not just profit off the joint venture, but rather rewarded America and Spain for their help by giving them two sections of the island. America received a small section in the northernmost area and Spain received the westernmost area, as agreed upon in the Treaty of Port-de-Paix. Port-de-Paix then became an American colony under the total control of the federal government. Needless to say, the US marine garrison was brutal. Also part of the treaty was the resolving of the Georgia-Spain dispute over Southern Georgia. Spain dropped all claims to it and agreed to stay in Florida.

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[Giysqun Wilde]

The southern aristocracyand the northern puritans supporting a social climbing bastard? By that I mean him being an illegitamte child

[Alexander Hamilton]

Wait, wait. Washington in New York in 1786 when he was in retirement at Mt. Vernon that year? Jefferson in New York in 1786 when he was in Paris as U.S. Minister that year? John Adams in Philadelphia in 1786 when he was in London that year? Prussian, Spanish and Russian representatives at the funeral? How did they get to the U.S. so quickly? To the best of my knowledge, only Spain may have had a diplomatic representative to the Confederation Congress. Lafayette in America? I thought he was in Paris also.
Hamilton as an evil genius, able to dominate the Federal Convention, cow naive democrats with a mere glance and impose a militaristic, centralized government on the country. Now we're talking!!! But seriously, AH was probably the least effective member of the Federal Convention and acheived his successes as Secretary of the Treasury largely due to the support of Washington.
The ratification of the Constitution in OTL was a "damned close run thing" because many, many average Americans thought that it "squinted at monarchy" and anything more centralized and powerful would have been DOA, despite the best efforts of Dr. Evil (excuse me, Alexander Hamilton) to push it through.
AH and the Federalists did not believe in a government controlled economy, they were not mercantilists and the BUS was not an attempt to introduce state planning.
Finally, as a former resident of Hicksville, New York and a proud graduate of Hicksville High School I take offense at your gratuitous use of the hurtful term "hick" and ask that the moderator take appropriate action. Surely not even your version of AH would have been so cruel and uncaring as to use such an insult.

Your obedient servant

[Napoleon53]

Due to Alexander's first part of his post, I will use his information. I will edit it with correct places at correct times to make it fit. :) Wilde's post is so misspelled I'm not even going to pay attention.

As to the last part, especially the hick part, I hope he was joking.

As to how the ambassadors could be there so quickly? Uh, maybe they were already there on diplomatic duties? I mean, that's not even alternate, just fictional. There COULD have been foreign trade officials, etc, there at that time. As to Washington being retired: He could've easily been invited to a parade. Nothing ASB there. He wasn't in the parade, he just watched it.

Actually, this is just my first draft, and I'm actually going with Adams as president. Works better that way.

Also, I'm not an expert on the years after the Rev. Please, bear with me here. 1800's is my thing. Plus, I wrote this at two in the morning. :p

[Alexander Hamilton]

Mr. Napoleon,

I WAS NOT joking about being from Hicksville and being a proud graduate of Hicksville High School. I WAS joking about "hick" being a vicious slur which should require remedial action by the moderator. We "hicks" have thick skins and we can stand a little teasing.
My serious point was that the Constitution was only narrowly adopted in OTL. Without GW announced as a member of the Virginia delegation there might not have even been a quorum of states in Philadelphia. Without Madison preparing the Virginia Plan and working tirelessly on the details there would probably have never been a compromise on the Constitution. Without GW as President and Madison as the floor leader, the Convention would have broken up or produced nothing more than some proposed amendments to the Articles of Confederation. Without GW's prestige behind it and Madison piecing together a slim majority in Richmond Virginia would have never ratified the Constitution. Without Virginia there could be no new Union.
To restate my point, OTL's Constitution was amost undoubtedly the maximum amount of centralization that could be obtained in OTL's 18th Century America. In your 18th Century America, an America without GW and Madison, pure republicans (or anti-Federalists as thier opponents called them) like George Clinton, George Mason, Elbridge Gerry, Richard Henry Lee, Sam Adams and Thomas Jefferson (if he were in America rather than in Paris) would have made sure that no centralizing new Constitution was adopted and they would have a heavy majority of the populace behind them. Ordinary Americans were strongly in favor of limited government and the preservation of the rights and powers of their native states. That the Federalists in OTL were able to win ratification of the Constitution was little short of a miracle (or the result of some sharp dealing, depending upon your point of view)
So, even assuming that Alexander Hamilton and Joh Adams could work together long enough to produce some sort of centralizing/monarchy proposal (and AH and JA hated each other) how could they get it adopted? In 1787 AH was a not very well known NY lawyer who had married into a good family and whose major claim to fame was his service as GW's aide in the war. Without GW's patronage, AH's political influence is limited to NY and George Clinton controled NY. John Adams is in London and even if he returns upon GW's death his influence is limited to Massachusetts where his cousin is much more popular and powerful. Neither one controls as much as a corporal's guard.
Who would be the supporters of the AH/Adams proposal? I would guess that Gouvernor Morris, Robert Morris and Henry Knox might fall into line. John Jay is less certain. Although he was a friend of a stronger government and got along well with AH, he was cautious and often acted to rein in AH's wilder ideas. G. Morris was a great writer (the preamble to the Constitution was his work as the Chairman of the Commitee on Style) and a good diplomat but he had no political base and was well known as a ladies man and drinker. R. Morris had done great work as Superintendent of Finance for the Confederation but this work had resulted in intense unpopularity with the pure republicans and the beginnings of his personal financial problems which would in OTL result in his bankruptcy (the lesson being: no matter how rich you are individually, pledging your personal credit to support your country's worthless paper currency is a BAD IDEA). Henry Knox was the Confederation Secretary of War which is always a good position if you are trying to start or support a coup. However, in the case of Henry this meant that he controlled a few hundred unpaid, munitnous "soldiers" somewhere in the Ohio Valley.
I write this not to deter you from writing your timeline. This is AH where almost everything is possible, if not probable. If you can plausably give the USA a King (or even a much more powerful President for Life) you will have earned the attention and plaudits of your readers. I will be one of those readers but I reserve the right to kibbitz from the sidelines.

Your obedient servant

[Napoleon53]

Alexander, that was awesome. I thank you very, very much. This is was exactly what I needed to have; all the info on the most influential Fathers at that point in time. Have no fear, sir, I am about to totally transform this TL. If you don't mind, I may call upon your help later.

[Darth_Kiryan]

Did you actually do any research, at all?:confused:

[Napoleon53]

Did you actually do any research, at all?:confused:

Yes. :p Like I said, though, after 1800 is where my knowledge lies, and is what I spend many hours each week reading about. Believe me, I had a pile of books stacked up when I was writing this.

[Lord Grattan]

Nice dialogue, but your story comes across as dreamy and unrealistic.

[Darth_Kiryan]

Nice dialogue, but your story comes across as dreamy and unrealistic.
That's kinda what makes it look like you did not research it. But if you have, i shall give you the benefit of the doubt.

[Lord Grattan]

Yes. :p Like I said, though, after 1800 is where my knowledge lies, and is what I spend many hours each week reading about. Believe me, I had a pile of books stacked up when I was writing this.

That's kinda what makes it look like you did not research it. But if you have, i shall give you the benefit of the doubt.


Did you intend to quote Napoleon53 rather then me? Or, are you also saying that the story seems dreamy & unrealistic? Or both?

[Napoleon53]

Redid the whole tale. I like this version much, much better. :D

[Darth_Kiryan]

Did you intend to quote Napoleon53 rather then me? Or, are you also saying that the story seems dreamy & unrealistic? Or both?
Kinda quoted you in support. Agreeing with your point of view. Sorry about the Mixup.

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Right Napoleon. This one works much better. Still, though. John Adams is not much that unifying figure as compared to George Washington.

Really? Invading Canada? ZYou have got to be kidding me.

[Napoleon53]

Right Napoleon. This one works much better. Still, though. John Adams is not much that unifying figure as compared to George Washington.

Really? Invading Canada? ZYou have got to be kidding me.

Thanks, my good chap. :D

Ah, but that's the point; he is NOT a unifying figure and is hated by many. However, he sits pretty because of the Federalist majority. Just to be clear: Adams will NOT be king or prez-for-life. That comes later.

We did invade Canada in the War of 1812. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812#St._Lawrence_and_Lower_Canada.2C_1813 ITTL, as long as the Americans were at war, they figured they should attempt an invasion. Stupid, yes, unrealistic, sadly no.

[Hrvatskiwi]

I think the only plausible scenario for an 'American King' coming to power is a similar one to Napoleon Bonaparte's coronation. A brilliant military leader does well during a war (over Canada with the British?) and wins, becomes extremely popular and crowns himself king, although even then there will be an uproar due to meritocratic principles in American culture and England being the "monarchist enemy".

[TheGingerninja41]

So is this dystopian US going to break up early? I love independant New England.

[Darth_Kiryan]

I think the only plausible scenario for an 'American King' coming to power is a similar one to Napoleon Bonaparte's coronation. A brilliant military leader does well during a war (over Canada with the British?) and wins, becomes extremely popular and crowns himself king, although even then there will be an uproar due to meritocratic principles in American culture and England being the "monarchist enemy".
So...King Jackson?

[Hrvatskiwi]

So...King Jackson?

Pretty much. Or as he fashioned himself, King DixieKill III.

[Napoleon53]

I think the only plausible scenario for an 'American King' coming to power is a similar one to Napoleon Bonaparte's coronation. A brilliant military leader does well during a war (over Canada with the British?) and wins, becomes extremely popular and crowns himself king, although even then there will be an uproar due to meritocratic principles in American culture and England being the "monarchist enemy".

So...King Jackson?


:D That's almost EXACTLY what I was planning, Jackson and all.

[Lord Grattan]

So...King Jackson?

Didn't a British soldier kill young Andrew Jackson when Jackson cursed at him and refused to polish the soldier's boots?

[Napoleon53]

PART III
Chaos:
The Presidency of C. C. Pinckney and the New Revolution

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By the time the election of 1792 rolled around, Adams was the most hated man in North America. Michael Ellsworth, one of his most trusted advisers, defected to Britain, which did not help anything. Congress elected Pinckney in a landslide, with only two votes for Adams. Jefferson received 10. Pinckney received all the rest.

Hamilton, the new vice president, immediately advised President Pinckney to repeal some of Adams' more controversial laws. Within two months, half of Adam's "accomplishments" were dust in the wind. Adams went to live a quiet life on Virginia's frontier... inside a fortified complex with armed guards to keep him safe from disgruntled Republicans.

Pinckney continued the military buildup, almost buckling the treasury. Many suspected that the government was planning to invade Canada once again, where pro-American, pro-French sentiment had been building, especially in Quebec. Those suspicions were confirmed when 12,000 troops marched north early in 1793. Britain responded by strengthening its garrisons and shipping over more men from Europe. Most of the American generals along the border were old veterans of the Revolution. However, among the ranks of infantry was an ambitious 26 year-old major named Andrew Jackson.

Jackson, only a youth during the War for Independence, was known as a war hawk and for his hatred of the British. In 1779, a British officer slashed him on the hand and face with a saber for refusing to polish his boots. Except for his father, who had passed away earlier, his entire family died because of the war. Trying to get revenge, he enlisted in the army under Adams and worked his way up; he was a hero in the War of 1789 for having led the bombardment of Fort McEnroe, near Lake Michigan, and for killing 50 pro-British Iroquois almost single-handedly while leading it. Now, he was in charge of the 5th North Carolina Regiment of Foot, right at the Canadian border. Little did he know what fate had in store for him.

Due to America's small, but growing, trade fleet, more money began appearing in the treasury. New trade routes opened in Europe, especially with the various German countries. Even the poorest states now had an adequate amount of trade, and many were actually rich. Still, discontent with tyrannical Federalists led much of the public to secretly wish for a second Revolution.

Pennsylvania and Virginia were the wealthiest states, for obvious reasons. The two states also did not see eye-to-eye on many matters, from slavery to the amount of government control. South Carolina, despite having one of their own as president, remained unhappy. Several more times, it threatened secession. Rhode Island continued to blissfully run their micronation in peace, sometimes openly hostile to the US.

Despite all this, the upper class remained thrilled about the government, however intrusive it seemed to the lower classes.

For two years, the American public would have a period of peace and economic bounty. That would change.

Thomas Jefferson still called out for liberty, along with Thomas Paine and other influential Democratic-Republicans. The Federalists had become the nation's bourgeois. The generals promoted after the Revolution were almost always promoted because of their political leanings. Some said Jackson would have been a general already if it had not been for the fact that he was an Anti-Federalist. Henry Knox continued to oppose the Federalists, something which would benefit him later.

Anti-government sentiment finally came to a head on September 28th, 1794. While Pinckney was making a speech in Richmond, Virginia, a local farmer hurled curse words and then pulled out a pistol. One of Pinckney's "Bicorn Bullies," his security troopers, tackled the would-be-assassin before he could aim clearly. While the shot went off, it hit a nearby tree and did no harm whatsoever. The security troopers beat the man into unconsciousness. Minutes later, the farmer died.

The crowd who had come to listen to Pinckney became outraged. A riot broke out, yelling that the man had not been treated lawfully. A local militia surrounded Pinckney as he attempted to flee. The disaster that followed became known as the Flight from Richmond. As he boarded his coach, a berserk man with a pitchfork lunged at him, and was immediately shot by a soldier. The crowd screamed in anger and rushed the militiamen. They succeeded in grabbing the man who fired the shot, and before the others could do anything about it, they had hanged him on a dead tree. The militia formed a square in an attempt to break up the riot. Someone shouted to fire.

Two dozen peasants fell dead from gunshots. As the militia beat the others into submission, the Presidential Coach took off as quickly as possible.

It was not over. The crowd dispersed into the city, there to find arms and swords. A huge ad-hoc militia ran out in the streets to meet the soldiers and engaged them in a short gun battle which left fifteen dead on both sides. The government troopers ran for their lives and fled north to an army post, where they linked up with professional soldiers.

In Richmond, the tipping point had come. An old, retired French officer took temporary charge of the rebels. He scaled the nearby town hall and ripped the flag down, hoisting a "Don't Tread on Me" instead. Waving his sword, he shouted "Vive la nouvelle révolution!"

It was on. As soon as the news reached the different states that Richmond was in rebellion, they either sided with or against the government. Virginia and South Carolina were the first to announce that the government needed to be overthrown. North Carolina immediately followed suit. Then came Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware. New England, Pennsylvania, and New York panicked and called for conscripts. Within a month, rebel soldiers were engaging Federal forces in Maryland and Northern Virginia. Within two months, Rhode Island was sending in troops to assist in bringing down Pinckney and the Federalists. Vermont's Federalist state government, already unstable, was overthrown in a coup by soldiers of the Revolutionary Green Mountain Boys. Setting up the Green Mountain Republic, they attacked the Federalists from behind. Soon, the lower classes of the New England states were also revolting. The entire country seemed like it was collapsing.

In December, 1793, a mob rushed into the military headquarters in Philadelphia and threw out the garrison. Terrified, Pinckney, Hamilton, and their friends and family fled west, in an attempt to reach the Northwest Territory.

Henry Knox and Anthony Wayne rushed out toward the mob with a detachment of cavalry and made their true allegiance clear. Cheering and tearing down the flag at the President's Castle, they swore allegiance to the rebels. Upon learning of the flight of Pinckney and Hamilton, they rode to catch up. Pinckney was apprehended the next day, but Hamilton had slipped out of their grasp. Pinckney was cuffed and thrown in a jail cell in Pittsburgh.

The New Revolution was almost complete. Forces still loyal to the Federalists gathered in Massachusetts and planned to launch a last, all-out assault to the southwest in attempt to regain Pennsylvania.

In Philadelphia, the enlightened Tom Paine became one of the leaders of the interim government, but Henry Knox let it be known that he was in charge of the army. He tried to keep order, but some of the more unruly elements started hanging Federalists. It was not until Jefferson arrived that order was established. He condemned the executions and violence, saying that Pinckney should be released and a solution reached. This hurt him politically, and made him decide not to run for president again.

Henry Knox and Tom Paine took control of the new government, but were in over their heads. As the South was coming close to deciding to leave the Union permanently and the Federalists were mounting their final attack, they turned to one man. The newly promoted General Andrew Jackson.

Jackson mobilized all rebel forces, which included most of the old Canadian border troops, and rushed southeast to flank the marching Federalist army. On February 10th, the first Jacksonian artillery shell was heard whizzing over the Federalist forces. The Battle of Stamford had begun.

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Centered around a farmstead, the Jackson-led artillery barraged the Federalist infantry. The New Englanders tried to do a flanking maneuver to the east, but cavalry forces under the command of Jackson himself routed them. The Federalists brought up all the cannon they had and dueled with the rebels. For over ten hours the cannonade continued, resulting in the valiant Federalist artillery making a last stand. All government guns were captured or destroyed. The New Revolution was effectively over.

PART IV



Radicals and Patriots:
The Second Republic and the Rise of Jackson

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Historians disagree as to how "Jackson's Star" rose so quickly and how he won over an entire nation. Some said it was his personality and military experience, while others said he was just a man in the right place at the right time. The Second American Republic was a volatile pact between the states and there needed to be someone who could keep them together. Some said Jackson had planned out his moves for power carefully while others said he took it one step at a time. Either way, he was to become one of history's leading figures.

Two weeks after the Battle of Stamford, Jackson made his triumphal entrance into Philadelphia. Thousands thronged around him and applauded his every move. He became the first celebrity soldier since Washington. He spoke with a Southern accent, was good with the ladies, and now "wore more medals than King George," as one of his privates joked. It might have been a joke, but it was a glimpse of things to come.

The New Revolution was not just felt in US territory. It actually triggered an uprising in Spanish Louisiana and Florida. The French-speaking residents of Louisiana hated being under Spanish rule. The southernmost section declared its independence as the Republic of Orleans on February 3rd, 1793. It was not long before Alexander Hamilton popped up. On February 20th, Hamilton offered his experience to the Orleans government. For the next two years, he helped establish the new government while the ragtag army did battle with Spanish forces. Trying to avoid replicating their British rivals, the Spanish eventually gave in. For a hefty sum, much of which was personally paid by Hamilton, they sold the Orleans rebels the entire region of Louisiana. It was uncivilized, but it was huge. They also eventually gave up Florida, where Jackson had secretly sent his friends to convince them to apply for statehood.

The American citizens' enthusiasm for the new Second Republic was dying. It was too chaotic. Rhode Island still had not made up its mind. Vermont, or the Green Mountain Republic, was acting like an independent nation again, as it had before Adams brought it into the Union. Henry Knox's popularity could only do so much. The rising Aaron Burr looked promising, but was still doing just that, rising. Andrew Jackson was the only one who remained thoroughly popular.

After two years, the government of the United States of America was about to change one more time.

[Lord Grattan]

Quite an imaginative Jacksogasim.

[Napoleon53]

Danke, I'm really trying to make this original, even if it is over-the-top. :D

[Napoleon53]

PART V
Long Live the King

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Jackson had done it. In a dramatic coup, he had taken control of all the state governments. His huge popularity made him untouchable. On January 1st, 1796, the Coronation of His Majesty King Andrew I, of the House of Jackson, was to take place.

* * * * * *


Location: Independence Hall, now Coronation Hall, Philadelphia

"Make way! Make way!" shrieked a cavalry officer as he tried to clear the newly named "Jackson Avenue." His loud voice could be heard through the scarf that covered his neck and face up to his nose. It was 30 degrees outside that fateful morning, but that did not stop what seemed like half the country from showing up to watch the crowning of their first king. Trumpets blared, bands played a new Jacksonian march that had become popular, and thousands of civilians talked loudly in anticipation. The officer's men came up behind him, using riding crops to wave at the citizens to get them to get off the cobblestone street. They wore blue uniforms with red trim, white shirts and pants, bicorns, and rapiers. Many were also bedecked in their medals from the French and Indian War, the Revolution, the War of 1789, and the New Revolution. There were barely any French and Indian veterans still in service, but some had donned uniforms once more for the coronation. Coming up Jackson Avenue came the "security guards" for the event; The Royal Legion.

The Royal Legion was Jackson's first act as a leader. Only the most loyal and experienced veterans of the War for Independence were allowed in. During the Jacksonian Coup, they had always been at his side. Now, they would see their general become king. They wore shakos with large red, white, and blue plumes in the front, blue coats with yellow trim, jackboots, and crimson shirts and pants. They marched, drums beating and banners waving, in front of Coronation Hall. Once they arrived, the crowd immediately stepped to the side.

Then came the coaches with newly appointed nobles and government officials. First was General Wayne, Lord Secretary of the Army and Duke of Easttown, and his wife Sarah. Then came the soon-to-die Daniel Carrol, Duke of Prince George's County, Maryland. Notables from other other countries were also present, such as Rodrique y Marina from Spain and Lafayette from France.

Finally, Rachel Jackson arrived in royal splendor. Bedecked in elaborate clothing and surrounded by armed guards, she walked up the steps and into the magnificent Hall.

And last came Jackson, riding in a blue coach encompassed on all sides by cavalry. The crowd went wild as they watched their hero step out and wave his bicorn. He was immediately escorted inside, where he walked down the carpet and up to the coronation area. There, lying on a velvet cushion on a mahogany table, was his crown. Next to it, on another cushion, was Rachel's. At first, it looked as if Anthony Wayne would crown him, but then Jackson picked it up and put it on his own head.

Immediately, a dragoon holding the New Revolutionary flag blew his trumpet.

"All Hail King Andrew I! Long live!" boomed another soldier.

"Long live King Andrew! Long may he reign!" recited the crowd whole-heartedly.

Jackson then picked up the smaller crown and put it on his wife.

Another trumpet followed, and another "long live" after that.

After Jackson and his wife sat down on two fairly humble thrones, the newly-established Royal Musicians, from stands set up behind the coronation platform, boomed out the new anthem.

From And where is
that band who swore,
That battle's desolation
and the havoc of war,
A home and a country
should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul pollution.
No refuge could
save the hireling and slave,
From the terror of flight,
or the gloom of the grave,
No safety could be found
by the knave,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave!

O'er the House of the King, and the House of the Queen, and the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave!

O'er the House of the King, and the House of the Queen, and the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave!

O'er the House of the King, and the House of the Queen, and the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave!

God Bless the King, God Bless the Queen, God Bless the Free, and God Bless the Brave!

(tune is this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGlxTAr31FA&feature=related )


The newly-crowned royals sat and listened to that and a few other songs before Jackson made his Coronation speech.

One of the big announcements King Andrew made was that Florida had agreed to join the Union... of Royal American States. That was another huge announcement: a new constitution was being drafted and the United States had been renamed the URAS, the Union of Royal American States. The USA was now officially a footnote in history. The other announcement brought even more shock. The American army was gearing up for war yet again.

And so, on January 1st, 1796, Andrew Jackson crowned himself king, and the Jacksonian Wars began.


Flag made by the phenomenal Marc Pasquin, with a minor star edit by me:

[Napoleon53]

PART VI
Blood and Glory:
The Subjugation of Orleans

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When the newly-crowned King Andrew demanded that Orleans hand over Alexander Hamilton the day after his coronation, he meant it.


Hamilton was one of the most hated men, if not the most hated man, in America, as he was seen as the man who led the nation astray. The public wanted him to serve hard time in the stony lonesome for his "crimes," be exiled forever to some remote place under heavy guard, or actually be executed. The last option, of course, was ridiculous and was not going to happen on Jackson's watch, but it showed how angry some people were. Also, they did not want a Catholic, Federalist, Hamiltonian democracy on their border. The threat posed by Hamilton was great. He could attack the sparsely populated South and capture territory. He might, "Heaven forbid," even free the slaves. Sure, the Union of Royal American States could handily defeat the meager forces of the former Spanish colony, but if the slaves thought Hamilton meant freedom, they might rise up all at once against the white minority and become part of a greater Orleans, and the same might happen in Port-de-Paix. The result would be a massive Catholic, Federalist, Abolitionist, Democratic, Hamiltonian country sprawling from Canada to Haiti. Clearly, Jackson could not stand for that.

And then American spies discovered that John Adams was also "cowering in New Orleans."

The public was in a frenzy. So, once Orleans refused to hand over the two Federalist "enemies of the States," the American military entered muster mode. From all over the country, volunteers poured into their local town halls to enlist for the (assumed) coming struggle. The American army, now being outfitted in the most modern military fashions and equipped with proper weapons, was almost unrecognizable to the days of the Old Revolution. Men were drilled constantly by European officers. The ones who did well imitated the Europeans and became officers themselves. Factories all across the land produced muskets, swords, and saddles. The Midwest, especially western Virginia's Kaintuck region, produced high-quality steeds for the cavalry. The agricultural South churned out uniforms, food, and ammunition. America was about to show what it could do in wartime.

In Orleans, things were much, much different. Mercenary Spanish, French, black, and Mexican troops made up almost the entire army. The most numerous soldiers were militia, and not in the grand style of the Revolution Minutemen but in the style of an angry mob. Agriculture was the entire culture. There were more Indians than whites. All in all, one thing was certain: American Victory. The war hawks yelled themselves hoarse in the Union House of Congress for the absolute destruction and subjugation of Orleans and the arrest and exile of Hamilton and Adams.

King Andrew, during this build-up, started to create his Royal Legion from the most promising young soldiers and the hardiest veterans. The Legion moved beyond a simple household guard regiment to almost an army in itself. The Legion had cavalry, infantry, artillery, officers, engineers, grenadiers, etc. Some of the regiments that would become famous in the Legion were the Birmingham Grenadiers, the Brooklyn Regiment of Foot, and the 1st New York Cuirassiers.

So, on the one-year anniversary of his coronation, King Andrew declared war on Orleans. Immediately, Duke Anthony Wayne led his Grand Army of the Union Group I across the border into the center of Orleans across the Mississippi River to seize Missouri. He, of course, succeeded, and annihilated the local militia. Most of the citizens resigned themselves to be be Americans, and resistance was light. Duke Reginald Hartman, newly-promoted to general after heroic service in the New Revolution, received the easiest campaign when he led Army Group II into northern Orleans, seizing territory all the way up to the Canadian border, where there was more resistance from Indians than whites by far. All of the few whites who lived there did not mind becoming Americans at all. In fact, they welcomed it, as the Orleans government did almost nothing, and really could do nothing, against the catastrophic Indian raids that prevented white expansion. The entrance of the American army meant at least some protection.

King Jackson personally led the main army, including the Royal Legion, in the invasion of the coast, including New Orleans. There was at least a good attempt to defeat his forces, but he outwitted them and destroyed the largest Orleans army. In days, he had laid siege to New Orleans. Finally, the New Orleans garrison surrendered unconditionally, and Jackson made another of his triumphal processions. He treated the citizens well, and executed any of his men who tried to loot or rape. His purpose was to totally win them over so he would not have to deal with civil unrest. It worked.

The first thing his men did following the surrender was search high and low for Adams and Hamilton. Adams was found in the cellar of an unsavory inn. Hamilton, though, was nowhere to be found. There was a report that he had committed suicide. Yet two months later, he somehow wound up in Georgia, encouraging slaves to revolt. After that, a huge posse got hot on his trail.

After the surrender, King Andrew said that Orleans was too unwieldy to administer as a state. Thus, he broke it up into many states, also broke up the Northwest Territory, and split Georgia in half.

The new states and territories were:

Montana Territory
Dakota Territory
Washington Territory
State of North Missouri
State of South Missouri
State of Wabash
State of Wisconsin
State Akansea
State of Louisiana
State of Mississippi

An unwanted portion of Orleans was sold to Spain, something Spain would regret years down the road. Why had they united the Tejas region? Oh, well, it seemed like a good idea at the time...

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Akansea, is, of course, Arkansas. The colored Canadian regions are for later.

[Darth_Kiryan]

Yeah. I do not really buy that. I mean, even with the French navy fighting with the American navy, my impression has always been that the British would still beat the crap through them. The British army and navy are at their prime during this period, so i really do find it unlikely that they could actually succeed. (And yes, i do know it worked during the revolution, but this is a different war.)

[Napoleon53]

What would you suggest? I want it to be realistic, so I'm open to suggestions. I want Upper and Lower Canada "liberated" by His Andrew-ness. :p How would that happen in your opinion.

Wait... *struck by imagination* Got something new planned... I'm gonna totally change the last post.

EDIT: Look at the ending of "Long Live the King." That's right, no Canadian invasion. There will be an invasion of something, though. Cookie if you guess who's gonna get whomped.

[Lord Grattan]

What would you suggest? I want it to be realistic, so I'm open to suggestions. I want Upper and Lower Canada "liberated" by His Andrew-ness. :p How would that happen in your opinion.

Wait... *struck by imagination* Got something new planned... I'm gonna totally change the first post.

EDIT: Look at the ending of "Long Live the King." That's right, no Canadian invasion. There will be an invasion of something, though. Cookie if you guess who's gonna get whomped.

You're beyond keeping this realistic, so don't worry about that. Quite the meteoric rise to power for young AJ.

[Napoleon53]

You're beyond keeping this realistic, so don't worry about that. Quite the meteoric rise to power for young AJ.

Merci. :D I'm still going to avoid the invasion of Canada for right now, and let the pro-French simmer for a while longer. Remember Hamilton? Yeah, he's not going to end well. It'll be the Americans flexing their military might to show the British not to mess with them. Orleans, if it was real, would have been hopeless, anyway, so America's just gonna outright annex them to gain more territory, part of Jackson's "Manifest Destiny" ideology, and to get Hamilton and kick him out of government once and for all.

[Napoleon53]

PART VII
"You've Got to Give Him Credit for One Thing, Anthony:
He's a Persistent Little Bugger."

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So were the words Jackson spoke to Duke Anthony Wayne upon yet another foiled attempt to capture Alexander Hamilton in the South. Hamilton had been preaching Federalism and Abolition to the slaves in the hopes of riding a black revolution to power.

The year was 1799, two years after Hamilton fled Orleans during the Subjugation. In those two years, he whipped up several slave revolts that started with the sacking and destruction of plantations and ended with the army putting them down in an extremely complete and bloody manner. He was not a threat to national stability, but he was a pain in the hind end. King Andrew thought just that when he declared a Royal Manhunt, the first of its kind. The entire country searched high and low for him. At last, Royal soldiers cornered him in a cave in lower Georgia. They told him they would fire if he did not come out. Faced with no other choice, he came out and was placed under arrest. He was taken to Philadelphia for Jackson and his advisers to decide what to do with him. They decided on exile to Russia. The Russian government, eager to befriend the newest monarchy, was willing to take Hamilton off the URAS's hands. Faced with exile to Siberia, Hamilton rolled his dice one more time.

Somehow, on the night of May 2nd, 1799, he managed to overpower his cell guard, take his sword and pistol, overpower ten more guards, tie them up, sneak out of the prison, and out into the city. It was not until morning that the guards were discovered, and by that time, Hamilton was laughing merrily as he rode a stolen horse due south.

The public was shocked by his miraculous escape and King Andrew discharged the guards that had been on duty. He then ordered a massive army to head south and capture and kill him once and for all. The army caught up with Hamilton three months later in the wilderness of South Carolina. Hamilton was staying in an abandoned log cabin with several ex-slaves. The army quietly surrounded the cabin and opened fire with all they had. The house was riddled with musket ball holes. They cautiously entered the building and found the ex-slaves dead on the floor, hit in a dozen places. Hamilton was not found. He ducked into the empty fireplace just at the right time to avoid being hit. When the soldiers then focused on the inside of the cabin, he crawled up and out the chimney, quietly stole one of the horses, and fled.

The "Persistent Little Bugger," now covered head to toe in chimney soot, had evaded capture once again, unbelievably.

A year later, he moved into an abandoned farm near Savannah. He thought himself safe there, but after his cow wandered into a neighbor's fields, the neighbor tried to be nice and brought it back. He was about to introduce himself when he recognized Hamilton's face. He tackled him, was knocked down, and pulled out his pistol as Hamilton ran out the door. Hamilton sprinted as fast as he could for his horse at the end of the path. The farmer took aim and fired, shooting Hamilton in the upper back. He screamed, fell to his knees, cursed the farmer, got up, and stumbled to his horse. The farmer reloaded and fired again, hitting him the back of the thigh. Once again, Hamilton screamed, cursed and got back up. The farmer bolted after him with a nearby stray board under his arm. He ran up behind him and raised the wood over his head, readying to strike. To the farmer's shock, Hamilton ripped it from his hands and attacked the farmer, breaking his arm and severely bruising his ribcage area. Hamilton struggled toward his horse once again. As a last resort, the farmer, in excruciating pain, grabbed the board and threw it as hard as he could. It hit Hamilton directly in the spine, breaking it in two. He collapsed immediately, two feet from his horse, and the legendary and infamous Alexander Hamilton was finally dead.

[Darth_Kiryan]

Somehow, on the night of May 2nd, 1799, he managed to overpower his cell guard, take his sword and pistol, overpower ten more guards, tie them up, sneak out of the prison, and out into the city. It was not until morning that the guards were discovered, and by that time, Hamilton was laughing merrily as he rode a stolen horse due south.

Couldn't help but laugh at the audacity of Alexander here. Such a brilliant play-out. The man is so ingenious that he seems to have the capability to do anything. :D:D:D

At least he certainly seems to have had a better end than he did in OTL. Of course, i think his legacy will be worse off under the Jacksonian reign.

[Napoleon53]

Yeah, I deliberately made that one kinda funny, in a weird way. :D Nice break from just covering wars.

[Darth_Kiryan]

This TL just made me like Alexander Hamilton even more. Seriously. the guy is brilliant.

Anyway. This TL is going very well, i am interested in seeing how far you take it. And in what direction. You sir, are doing well.

[Napoleon53]

Lol.

Thanks! Glad you like it! :D New stuff later.

Oh, and I can't wait till I get to the "Camelot Era," hehe.

That was just a small idea for this. I have plenty of others that will really surprise you and are much less obvious than the Kennedys.

[Darth_Kiryan]

is there going to be a "castle" or "palace" style building in place of the white house?

[Napoleon53]

is there going to be a "castle" or "palace" style building in place of the white house?

Very interesting. I think I'll go with a "complex," with different buildings sprawling over a city to express grandeur. Like the Tuileries Palace, but American style and bigger, and being the home of every major government office.

[Marc Pasquin]

Final version of the Royal Crown and Coat of Arms

[Marc Pasquin]

Final flags chart

[Napoleon53]

Thank you, Marc! :D Very, very well done.

I'm sorry I haven't been on lately; comp is broken...

[Sevarics]

This is entertaining. I love it x]

[Darth_Kiryan]

What happened to Jefferson and Madison?

[Turquoise Blue]

American King? That implies that Jackson is the only one. Am I correct in thinking that Republicanism could return?

[Van555]

woah neat stuff

[Napoleon53]

Thanks, you guys!

What happened to Jefferson and Madison?

Jefferson will become a type of philosopher-type, protesting the king till the end of his days. Madison was shot in the intro, along with Washington.

American King? That implies that Jackson is the only one. Am I correct in thinking that Republicanism could return?

Mebbe. That's all I'll say for now. ;)

This is entertaining. I love it x]

woah neat stuff

Danke! Means a lot to have all you guys read my timeline and enjoy it. :)

Starting new update now! Come back later for new stuff!

[Napoleon53]

Okayyy... Yeah, I've had a LOT of comp problems, so please forgive my tardiness.

PART VIII
Diplomacy and the First Grand Marshals of the American Army

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Royal Grand Marshal Napoleone di Buonaparte in Philadelphia Parade Uniform (1802)




King Andrew immediately found new friends in the international community. Sweden and Prussia welcomed him as a legitimate leader. The Netherlands was neutral about the change in government type, but still supported America. The Pope put his stamp of approval on him, and so did the Hapsburg family. Basically, there were only two important countries that did not really approve of the American King: England and Russia. Russia had been expanding in Alaska, and hoped to expand all the way down the western coast. Now, thanks to the conquering of Orleans, King Andrew wished to stretch his rule all the way to California. New Spain was acting as a buffer state at the moment, but eventually, Andrew would probably find a way to acquire the American West. Thus, England and Russia began their work of plotting against America.

In 1801, the man who was to be one of the greatest men in American history came over from Europe, after a successful but dull career in the French royal army, Napoleone di Buonaparte succeeded in offering his services to Andrew. Little did he know what fate had in store for him.

Upon reviewing his records, Andrew installed Buonaparte as Marshal of the Mississippi, in charge of the heavily Catholic and French soldiers there. Here was where Buonaparte became a household name. In July of 1802, Buonaparte led 5,000 soldiers up the Mississippi River and into North Missouri with the goal of building a fort. He continued his march north until he reached the Dakota Territory. Then, he engaged a vast number of Indians. At the Battle of Bloody Hills, in a seemingly unimportant location, he annihilated the Native Americans with his tactical genius. As they fled, he shot them down in droves. Falling back to regroup, he waited for Duke Anthony to bring reinforcements. They promptly arrived and combined their forces for a combined strike at the main Indian village. Buonaparte and the Duke struck swiftly and decisively, effectively wiping out all resistance. The massively depleted numbers of Indians still mostly hated the whites, but every time they rose up, they were destroyed.

Buonaparte and the Duke continued their cross-country rampage. The Seminoles in Florida and the Sioux in the Dakota Territory were next on their list. Also joining Buonaparte was the rising General William Henry Harrison. The 29 year-old Harrison took a liking to Buonaparte and agreed to share in the "glory" of wiping out the Seminoles. The indomitable duo smashed their way through the peninsula, once again using Buonaparte's tactical genius to pave the path to victory.

On February 16th, Harrison and Buonaparte divided their forces. Harrison took his 9,000 and headed to Okeechobee while the Fighting Corsican took his 2,000 and headed south. The next day, Harrison went on the offensive. He was successful in the attack and pushed the enemy back with minimal casualties. As the Seminoles retreated, Buonaparte's men started sniping them from the forest, using the Indian's own tactics against them. The majority of these were part of Napoleone's Royal Corsican Volunteer Regiment. These hardy men, veterans of Corsica's numerous wars, loved Buonaparte and served him faithfully throughout his career. Using tactics learned on their home island, they molested the Indians so well, that within two days, only half the Indians survived. Without knowing it at the time, Marshal Buonaparte invented what would be the premise of warfare from the mid 20th century onward: Corsican Tactics.

[Napoleon53]

Part IX
"One Kingdom, Under God and the Rule of Law, with Liberty and Justice for All Free Men. God Save the King."
-Pledge of Allegiance written by Duke Francis Key, Poet Laureate (1800)

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The government of the URAS was similar to Britain. It was an hereditary constitutional monarchy with a prime minister and a parliamentary congress. However, there were several key differences. Here is a basic summary of the Royal American government:

Government Levels:

King/Queen
Prime Minister
Viceroy
Grand Duke/Grand Duchess (The Heir Apparent)
Viscount/Viscountess (The Other Royal Children)
Governor
Duke/Duchess
Lord Secretary of the Treasury
Lord Secretary of the Army
Lord Secretary of the Navy
Minister of the House of Congress
Member of the House of Congress

Military Ranks:
Grand Marshal of the Army
Grand General
Lieutenant General
Brigadier Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major Captain
Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Officer Cadet
Grand Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal
Private

Other:
Slave

The King:

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At any moment, the King could depose the Prime Minister and/or Viceroy. They served, after all, at the pleasure of the King, who was, at least with Jackson, the Founding Father. His wisdom was not to be questioned. As time went on, however, this "Divine Right of Jackson" grew unpopular, and he decided to try to keep his hands off for the duration of their terms.

New States that entered the Union had to be approved and named by the King. However, the King could not start the process of statehood. The Territorial Governor wishing for statehood and the Prime Minister of the country had to publicly and formally come before the King, bow, and read the Request for Statehood. With Scepter and Orb in his hands, he would say yes or no. If it was no, it was a huge letdown, and no ceremonies of this type ever ended in this manner. Upon a yes, the Viceroy, who was standing beside the King's throne, would take the written request and put the King's wax seal on it. The Territorial Governor and Prime Minister would then bow, thank the King, and then leave. The flag of the new state was then designed according to the style and traditions of the new state by the Royal Colour Guard, an elite group of officers in charge of all flags in the Kingdom. Safe to say, the King and the new State Governor had their fair share of input on its design. If the Prime Minister or Governor disliked the new flag, they could ask the King to have it struck from the records and have a new one designed. If the King did not like the new flag, he could simply say no and the flag would be redesigned.

The King did not have the power, per se, to declare war on his own authority, but needed the endorsement of the Prime Minister and House of Congress. That being said, the Prime Minister could be toppled on a whim by the King, and the Congress was extremely loyal to the King, especially under Jackson.

No justification was needed for a war. The only that mattered was that three branches of government agreed with each other.

The King had absolute power over military fashion and could promote any officer he wanted and sack any officer he wanted. All uniforms were designed according to the King's desires, but Jackson's designs and color codes were by far the most popular. The King could create as many regiments as he pleased. Many other government figures could do the same, but they had to pay, clothe, supply, and equip their soldiers. There was a limit to their control, though, and the soldiers obeyed the King and the Marshals and Generals foremost. The most common privately-owned regiments belonged to Governors, Members of the House of Congress, Mayors, the King's relatives, and upper nobility.

The Prime Minister and Viceroy:

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The Prime Minister had a Viceroy. Like many words and occupations in America, it did not mean the same thing as in Europe. The Viceroy worked directly under the Prime Minister and was next in line to the office. If something happened to the Prime Minister, the Viceroy took over. The Viceroy also served as the honorary Deputy of the House.


The Prime Minister was not elected. The King had the duty of selecting who he saw fit. However, he listened to Popular Opinion to prevent unrest, thus, the candidates had cross-country campaigns to win over the public. Prime Ministers could serve only two terms of four years each, but they could run again after the next election. Over the years, many campaigns were corrupt and blackmailed or bribed the populace into holding parades and rallies to make the president choose their candidate.

There were various parties in the URAS for the government officials to choose from, like the Sons of Liberty Party, America Party, Whig Party, etc.

Grand Duke/Grand Duchess(Heir Apparent):

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The first Heir Apparent of the URAS was no one- Andrew did not have a biological child. However, he installed his three year-old nephew and namesake, Andrew Jackson Donelson, titled Andrew II, Grand Duke of New York. When he came of age, he was the only man besides the King and Prime Minister who could give orders to the Grand Marshals. The Grand Duke had his own private regiments, and they formed the Grand Duke's Own elite fighting force. Several times, Andrew II led the men into battle personally. Over the years, the Grand Duke's Own developed a reputation as the best Indian-fighters on the continent, rivaled only by Buonaparte's Corsican Volunteers.

In politics, the Grand Duke had few powers, albeit, he dominated New York City. It was said that the entire city came to revolve around his schedule. The city awoke at 6:00, when Andrew II came out for his morning horse ride. At 8:00, breakfast was served across the city, and Andrew II, accompanied by his bodyguards, of course, would surprise one of the local taverns by eating there each morning. At 10:00, it was tea time, and Daniel would surround himself with philosophers, politicians, and generals as they sat around sipping their brew and discussing the latest events; Andrew II was extremely well-learned. At 12:00, luncheon was served at the Grand Duke's palace, and an absolute gorging ensued that was only rivaled by the gluttonous supper at 6:00. After supper, Andrew II would do varied activities, such as visiting the harbor, going to a musical, etc. Do not think his life was all playtime, however, for, as said earlier, he was also a military leader.

Viscount/Viscountess:

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The other children in the royal household were all Viscounts and Viscountesses. Andrew adopted two of his nephews, the Grand Duke Andrew II and Andrew II's younger brother Daniel Smith Donelson, who was titled Viscount Daniel I. Thus, no future heirs would actually be of blood relation to Andrew I.

The Viscounts usually were either soldiers or diplomats. Viscountesses usually were aides to the Queen.

Governor:

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The Governor's of states and territories had very few powers. Largely, they simply collected taxes, repaired roads, payed their officials, protected their borders, and served King and Congress.
Duke/Duchess:

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An honorary title, Dukes and Duchesses usually were people who had done outstanding service for the country. The very first Duke was Anthony Wayne, hero of the War for Independence and the New Revolution. He was also first the Lord Secretary of the Army and was then appointed to Grand Marshal after he wanted to be back in action, and, as such, at official occasions was addressed as "His Excellency, the the Grand Marshal and Duke of Easttown, Anthony Wayne."


Lord Secretary of the Treasury:

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The Lord Secretary of the Treasury managed most of the finances of the Kingdom, and kept his thumb over the Governors' purses. He was in charge of punishing embezzlers. The first man to hold this rank was Lord Bedford, Revolutionary figure Gunning Bedford, Jr. Appointed by the King, as all Secretaries were, in 1799, he hanged over two hundred embezzlers, ranging from petty officials, to the Governor of Wabash, Henry Smith.

Lord Secretary of the Army:

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The Lord Secretary of the Army helped the King and his officers organize finances for the army, from supplies to weapons to pay. He was largely only active during wartime when the army was on campaign, as most regiments were typically stationed in their native states, where the governor used state taxes to pay and feed them. The first man to hold this title was Anthony Wayne, who, after only a year, requested to be appointed to Grand Marshal so he could fight again. This earned him the nickname "The Mad Duke," because he was "mad for it." His replacement was George Rogers Clark, shown above.

Lord Secretary of the Navy:

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The Lord Secretary of the Navy as an office did not exist until 1810, when Lord Oliver Perry, 1st Duke of South Kingstown, was put in charge of the growing fleet when it grew too large for the Army Secretary to keep up with. He did the same things as the Army Secretary, only he did it during war and peace, as the ships had to constantly be maintained and repaired.

Minister of the House of Congress:

A Minister was a person who helped keep the Congress orderly. At all times, they were in a group of 6, in hopes that two would always be present. Sometimes, during emergencies the other Ministers could not travel fast enough to deal with the problems. One Minister would hold the gavel, and the other would deliver the King's Daily Address, a ghost-written document revealing what what the King wanted accomplished that day. Often, the Congress would erupt into vicious arguments, which the fatherly ministers had to put down.

Member of the House of Congress:

The Members of the House of Congress were ten men from each state, elected by the people every six years. This was the only important office for which elections were held. The Members tried to accomplish what their constituents wanted in a way that would be agreeable to the king. Once a majority of the Members agreed that the law or regulation was good (and the majority was just that, sometimes only by one vote!) they would have the Viceroy, the Deputy of the House, who was rarely present, present it before the King for approval. If the King approved, it was called a Royal Decree, and was read aloud in every state capital and in many towns and cities. Many of these Members also funded, but rarely led, their own private regiments, which led to a huge and ersatz variety in uniforms and standards. The Members largely had regiments as status symbols and little else, and appointed sons, nephews, and grandsons to leadership in these "private armies."

[Darth_Kiryan]

I'm smiling, I'm laughing at the audacity of this. i'm loving this. This is fantastic. I am completely mesmerized by this TL.

[Napoleon53]

I'm smiling, I'm laughing at the audacity of this. i'm loving this. This is fantastic. I am completely mesmerized by this TL.

Really? Wow, thanks! :D I have half another chapter in another window.

"Okeechobee and Good Ole Boney!"
-Campaign Motto (hint, hint) ;)

[Readman]

Interesting, haven't read it all yet, but looks cool and I enjoy the pics, maps and emblems. One minor suggestion, if the US is going imperial-style, mayhaps in place of E Pluribus Unum how a about E Pluribus Rex, something along those lines just as a distinction, or something, I dunno, it's your baby though I'm not one to tell someone what to do. Good work, though.

[Napoleon53]

Thanks! I'm very glad you're enjoying it. About the motto: Marc Pasquin made the seal, but I think it actually fits, but in a different light; they're all under the direct control of one government which makes sure they're united permanently, plus all the varied backgrounds of the citizens, which grows even more in this chapter.

If no one gets the Tippecanoe and Tyler too reference here, I'm ashamed of you. :P


CHAPTER X
"Okeechobee and Good Ole Boney!"
-Motto for the Harrison/Bonaparte Campaign

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Harrisonian/Bonapartist Rally

After victoriously waging war with the Native Americans till 1807, and after pushing the Cherokee and other remaining tribes into destitution, "Champions of the People," Grand Marshals William Henry Harrison and Napoleone di Buonaparte, decided that they could ride their popularity to the highest non-Royal offices in the land. They ran on a ticket of Harrison as Prime Minister and Buonaparte as Viceroy. Buonaparte, then known as 'Good Ole Boney" by the American public, was the most popular of the two and had been around longer, but he thought that his being an immigrant might ruin his chances. In an attempt to win over nationalists, he changed his name to Napoleon Bonaparte. The public was so in favor of the two men that it went down as one of the most one-sided appointment campaigns in history. On January 1st, 1808, in a spectacular ceremony, Harrison and Bonaparte knelt before King Andrew.

"As King of the Union of Royal American States, I do hereby declare my choices for the offices of Prime Minister and Viceroy!" said Jackson in a booming voice. After that, Harrison and Bonaparte took their oaths of loyalty to King and Country. Then, the army marched up and down in front of the under-construction Washington Palace- the King's residence and the nerve center of government- and saluted the two new leaders. After speaking to the throngs of flag-waving patriots, they rode in carriages to their new residences. Harrison christened his new home The Cabin. Before, the temporary Prime Ministers that served before them (and before Jackson had the Constitution amended so they could serve longer terms) lived in their personal homes. Harrison had overseen and was still overseeing the construction of The Cabin, and he went all out making it a rustic wooden mansion in the center of Philadelphia. Bonaparte, meanwhile, moved into a Southern-style white mansion. Because of the massive fountain with a marble statue of Caesar, his favorite historical figure, in front of the portico, he named it "Blue Fountain," and it entered the public vernacular in the form of the expression "Fancy as Blue Fountain."

Immediately, the foreign nations reacted. Despite the rivalry with Britain, their Prime Minister, Lord Grenville, sent a letter to Harrison. It started out as a polite congratulation, but descended into a warning. In one of the final lines, Grenville wrote: "I trust you will try to further this peace. Always remember that His Majesty has a vastly superior army. While we are content with peace, we shall not be trifled with." This was taken as a threat.

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Lord William Wyndham Grenville, First Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of Great Britain


For over a year, King Andrew had been sizing up the British Oregon Territory. Orleans, broken up into however many states, was still largely unsettled. That did not matter to Andrew. On January 28th, he demanded Britain hand over Oregon for 20 cents an acre. Britain refused.

On March 2nd, the Union declared war on Great Britain. France followed suit on April 10th.

Immediately, Andrew, Harrison, Bonaparte, and Lord Secretary of War George Rogers Clark launched the long-mobilized army across the border. A huge number of reinforcements hit the Nauvoo Trail, and blazed across the country with unbelievable rapidity. Thousands of volunteers rushed to the colors and found themselves on the long march into Canada and Oregon. Years before, America would have found it literally impossible to invade Canada. However, the British navy had slightly deteriorated from lack of use, the French Royal Navy had bloated to unimaginable size, and the American army was totally and completely changed. Andrew bragged that his "mountain boys can stand toe-to-toe with any confounded, dad-gum European dandies. Let them come." The Union was also industrialized and could produce almost everything it needed. What it couldn't make, it imported from France, Sweden, or Holland.

Lord Nelson, commander of the British armada, hurriedly tried to repair the navy. French scouts showed up on the Thames. Faced with the threat of invasion by the Louis' army, an army that had been growing just like America's for the last decade, the British had no choice but to focus on their own shores. Cut off from the motherland, British Canada started to fall.

Over the next two years, the American army showed it really could stand toe-to-toe with the British, and, unlike during the Revolution, actually fought in the European fashion. The outnumbered British held off valiantly under the command of the Duke of Wellington, using Quebec City as their capital. Several attempts were made to take the city, but all failed. At last, Andrew himself marched north as a "warrior-king" and personally saw to the victory of the Second Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Just like the British did to the French decades before, the Americans climbed up the cliffs and overran the British with sheer numbers. The casualties were high, but they were even higher for the British. With his command center surrounded on all sides by Andrew's elite Saxon Grenadiers, Wellington came out and presented his sword to the American King.

The cycle had come full circle: Britain had driven France out of the New World because Canada had so few inhabitants. The French and Indian War ended with the deaths of Wolfe and Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham. Now, the Americans had pushed Britain out of North America for the exact same reasons on the exact same battlefield. "Wonderful irony," thought Andrew. On June 9th, 1810, Britain, after losing half its navy in its massive battles against the now dominant French fleet, signed the Treaty of Brussels with France and the URAS.

With all of Canada under his control, the king had yet another playground to tinker with. He immediately authorized new surveying and censuses. Garrisons were stationed in all the major towns to quash any dissent. Soon, new states and territories were added to the Union:

State of Quebec
State of Ontario
State of Nova Scotia
State of New Brunswick
State of Columbia
State of Newfoundland & Labrador
State of Cascadia
State of Winnipeg
State of Algonquia
State of Jacksonia
State of Manitoba
State of Hudson
State of Oregon
Royal Territory of Franklin
Royal Territory of Madison
Royal Territory of Manitoba
Royal North-Western Territory
Royal Arctic Island Territories


Of course, there were still many holdouts and hostile Indians to be dealt with, but Jackson's Empire now stretched from sea to shining sea... And was the size of Russia, which it now, much to the Czar's dislike, shared a border with. But Alaska could wait. America should not get too big for its britches. Andrew decided he would avoid a war for the foreseeable future.

[Juan Valdez]

This time line is really something great. I can't wait to see whats to come for URSA, perhaps some excursions into New Spain? How is the URSA going to affect the Latin American Wars for Independence?

[Napoleon53]

Danke! You're on the right track: remember my line about Tejas? ;)

As to S. America: There are a few ways I can go.

1.) America helps the S. Americans become independent. All is well.

2.) America helps the S. Americans join the Union. Grand Marshal Simon Bolivar, anyone?

3.) America does not help them. S. America hates them for it. Protestants versus Catholics.

4.) America invades S. America as part of conquering Mexico and Panama.

5.) Something else entirely.

I'd think the old Republicans and Democrats from the War for Independence who did not like the new government probably fled to S. America. Maybe they could have their own state, however small? :D

[1930sman]

This is beyond awesome.

[Napoleon53]

Thanks a lot! :D I had no idea people would like this idea so much.

[Juan Valdez]

Danke! You're on the right track: remember my line about Tejas? ;)

As to S. America: There are a few ways I can go.

1.) America helps the S. Americans become independent. All is well.

2.) America helps the S. Americans join the Union. Grand Marshal Simon Bolivar, anyone?

3.) America does not help them. S. America hates them for it. Protestants versus Catholics.

4.) America invades S. America as part of conquering Mexico and Panama.

5.) Something else entirely.

I'd think the old Republicans and Democrats from the War for Independence who did not like the new government probably fled to S. America. Maybe they could have their own state, however small? :D

Hmm, I can see all all of these minus two happening. To be honest, I can't see the URAS holding large portions of Latin America.. I do see homegrown monarchist movements being much more popular in Latin America if the URAS sends sufficient aid.

[Napoleon53]

I'm thinking the same. I'm not fond of #2. Perhaps the URAS attempts to "play a Soviet" by helping them to freedom and then trying to take over? Civil War between North and South... America. :D I'm still not sure though. I'm go with the flow till I get there. Who knows, I might do none of them...

[Napoleon53]

CHAPTER XI
"And All the King's Horses and All the King's Men Could Not Place the King on Any Higher a Pedestal."
-Thomas Jefferson (1811)

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Republican Dissident Thomas Jefferson

After the First Anglo-American War, Thomas Jefferson started speaking out against Andrew's expansionism and power. He called upon all Republicans and Democrats to speak out nonviolently to request the King to give up the power to appoint and dismiss the Prime Minister and Viceroy. He also advocated the boycotting of "unjust" taxes and said that the Lord Secretary of the Treasury should not have the power to hang embezzlers; this was several weeks after Henry Smith, the Governor of Wabash, was hanged for embezzling state funds. Needless to say, King Andrew, who had before disagreed with, but still respected, Jefferson, was furious. When Republicans did indeed obey Jefferson in several states, he brought out the army. In Philadelphia, a mob gathered waving the Thirteen Colonies flag from the Revolution. The soldiers crushed them without mercy. Hundreds of protesters fled as the Royal Legion rushed them, firing muskets into the air. Ten protesters were wounded by swords, but fortunately no one was killed.

Andrew had had enough. All open enemies of the government were told to report for deportation to the Caribbean islands and South America. If they did not report, they would be jailed. This persecution seemed to work. Thousands were deported by year's end, leaving the country even more loyal to the monarchy. However, the Jeffersonian Republicans were not finished yet.

New Spain had been a hotbed of revolutionary fervor for years, but Spain had always outwitted or destroyed rebellions. Finally, with the new surge of American immigrants, they thought they might finally have potential leaders. Thomas Jefferson himself immigrated to Mexico City, where he cried out for revolution. With the King of Spain halfway across the world, and the fact that Spain was now a European back-water, this was much easier than overthrowing Andrew. Within a year, Mexico was in open revolt.

King Andrew was sly and crafty, and he knew how to benefit from this turn of events. When Mexican Tejas rose up against Spain, he marched in and occupied it. Some of the Tejas citizens liked him, especially the whites, so they were content for the time being. To keep control, he cut taxes and hired speech-makers to prop up the new state government. The patriot immigrants had no choice but to flee again, back into Mexico itself and the Republic of California.

In Mexico, the revolutionaries built a strong army, and proclaimed the Grand Republic of Mexico. Panama and the rest of Central America joined them. Andrew, after swiftly marching over the "Jackson Territory," Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico, brought his forces to a screeching halt. He had no intention of getting involved in a land war over Mexico, a staunchly Republican Catholic country, which would likely never cease to rebel against his rule. He would just wait and see what happened.

In early 1813, Jefferson was elected Presidente of Mexico. This was bad. South America was quickly deteriorating. Spain was one of America's allies, and the South Americans, monarchists or not, would likely hate Andrew for that. Gran Colombia declared its independence in October, and Chile followed suit. King Andrew's plan of deportation had utterly failed. He ceased all deportations of the remaining Republicans and jailed them instead. Gran Colombia elected a former colonial militia leader named John Kuhn, a Catholic Marylander, as president. Before long, Spain had lost almost all its holdings in the New World. Portugal narrowly held on to Brazil. If Brazil fell, Jackson would have a huge problem on his hands.

CHAPTER XII

"Los Estados Unidos de América Latina"

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Bolivar's men in battle on the road in front of Mexico City

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Bolivar's men celebrate Cinco de Mayo (1814), when the Catholic Latinos deposed the American, Protestant Government Leaders in Mexico City

After a while, it became apparent that the Catholic Hispanics and blacks of Mexico and South America had used the Republicans to their advantage and were now ready for native Catholic rulers. Two influential men, a Colombian named Simon Bolivar and his youthful Mexican second-in-command, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, finally decided it was the right time to depose Jefferson. On May 5th, 1814, Bolivar and his followers, with the backing of all Latin America, fought their way through Mexico City in a dramatic coup. Thousands died. Many were still loyal to Jefferson, so resistance was thick. On the main street in Mexico City, 5,000 Jeffersonians died. Wading through the corpses, Bolivar's men captured the armory and let loose a thunderous barrage upon the capitol. Surrounded and seeing no chance of escape, Jefferson and his remaining followers mounted horses and charged out to meet the rebels. Jefferson had had no combat experience, but he and his men managed to clear a path to Bolivar and Santa-Anna. Jefferson and Bolivar locked sabers and dueled to the death. Jefferson was an experienced fencer, and managed to deliver a smashing blow to Santa Anna's left leg. The wound knocked him off his horse and, due to infection, would require amputation. Bolivar was a far superior fencer, but did not even bother. He shot Jefferson in the chest with a pistol. Cinco de Mayo, as it became known, resulted in the deaths of 10,000 Republicans and the legendary Thomas Jefferson. Hoisting the new tricolor, the "Los Estados Unidos de América Latina," "The United States of Latin America" was proclaimed. A new storm was brewing for the Union.

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The top flag is the flag adopted by the Jefferson-lead Mexican Republic. The lower flag is the USLA.


The world largely rejected the United States of Latin America. Bolivar was the de facto dictator, though the USLA was supposedly a republic. Santa Anna became the Gran Mariscal of the USLA's army, and soon prepared to invade Cuba, one of Spain's last colonies. Andrew knew it was time to act. He sponsored the Spanish garrisons and the militias against the invading radicals. Cuba's southern shore became a legendary battleground. Santa Anna landed the Ejército de Liberación de Cuba, the Army of Cuban Liberation, at the Bay of Pigs on December 1st, 1814, and faced off against 2,000 American-equipped Cuban guerrillas. The invasion was a disaster. Over 5,000 Latino soldiers died on the beach. Santa Anna, with his new wooden leg, drew his sword and pushed the army forward as it was on the brink of breaking. If it broke and tried to board the ships again, it would be a massacre. Barely, they hung on and, after 12 brutal hours, the Latinos made a breakthrough. A forlorn hope unit smashed its way through a walled farm, and cleared a path for the army to follow. Santa Anna set up his headquarters there and tried to regroup his forces. The move was their doom, however, as snipers on the surrounding hills were able to fire inside the farm. The USLA troops, wearing bright blue and red uniforms, made easy targets, and another 30 were shot trying to escape the farm. Santa Anna fled. Rushing to the beach, he ordered his ships to resume firing. While he had made good his escape, 200 of his own men were accidentally killed in the barrage. Taking the remnants of his army, he sailed to Colombia and then resupplied and went back to Mexico.

Bolivar was furious. He demoted Santa Anna to general and put him in an uneventful border fort. He was forced to resign Caribbean liberation to another day.

Spain simply knew it could not hang onto Cuba in another attack. So, it sold the island and its section of Saint-Domingue to King Andrew. The Americans swiftly moved in and took control of the situation. Cuba's shores were made practically impregnable, and the militias were re-trained into an actual army. Later, Cuba would become an American state.

This was a major turning point. The Caribbean was now an Franco-American lake. The French navy protected its section of Saint-Domingue and made it clear France would not tolerate USLA aggression.

Bolivar now turned his attention to Portuguese Brazil. Portugal was by this time even more of a backwater than Spain. If the USLA declared war to liberate Brazil, no one would likely help Portugal. However, King Andrew warned the USLA not to try it, for it would result in the annihilation of Bolivar's republic; he knew that Bolivar knew that the ULAS could not fight a war on two fronts and two continents. If the French and American navies took Panama, it would be no time at all before Bolivar's neck was feeling the business end of an executioner's axe. Thus, a cold war began with each side trying to win over Brazil. Portuguese authorities tried to support the American influence and fortified the border. France, strongly Catholic, also tried to help and sent several officers for the militias.

With the Latin American situation currently defused, Andrew, Harrison, and Bonaparte turned their attention to the Republic of California. California did not have an interest in joining the USLA. However, it also did not like the URAS. So, Andrew drew up plans for an invasion at some point in the future. The American public's taste for war was still great, and they had begun to feel invincible.




Credit goes to Cazaril for the Mexican Republic flag. The USLA flag is my own creation.

[Turquoise Blue]

I hope the USLA wins. I hate the URAS for destroying republicanism.

[Flashman]

I hate the USLA cause they murdered Jefferson.

[Turquoise Blue]

I hate the USLA cause they murdered Jefferson.
Do you hate the URAS? The USA's ideals, destroyed by one man...

[Flashman]

Nah, hate them for destroying democracy and murdering Alexander hamilton
(Who acts like the Rasputin of his times) but at least they were able to get canada from the english.

[Turquoise Blue]

Nah, hate them for destroying democracy and murdering Alexander hamilton
(Who acts like the Rasputin of his times) but at least they were able to get canada from the english.
The Americans should have republicanism forced upon them by an victorious USLA. ¡Viva la República!

[Napoleon53]

You'll have to wait a while, but the URAS won't win every war it's in. *sly*

Don't forget that the USLA isn't a true republic. It's more of a WWII Spain type thing. Bolivar's the de facto dictator and they bloodthirstily massacred the Mexico City republicans.

Writing new chapter...

[Turquoise Blue]

You'll have to wait a while, but the URAS won't win every war it's in. *sly*

Don't forget that the USLA isn't a true republic. It's more of a WWII Spain type thing. Bolivar's the de facto dictator and they bloodthirstily massacred the Mexico City republicans.

Writing new chapter...
A de jure republic is much better then what the URAS is. It is an absolute monarchy, because the King can overwrite everything.

[Napoleon53]

Actually, it's a constitutional monarchy. I plan on the king becoming less absolute after Jackson. No one dares question him because he's the Founding Father. After him, they'll become much less dictatorial. You're right, though: neither side is a "good guy." It's fully intended and helps realism, since back then in that era, both sides usually had their share of guilt.

[Juan Valdez]

I'm liking this north-south divide. Can we get a map of the USLA? Is it all of Spain's former American colonies?

[Turquoise Blue]

Which side would win if the USLA and URAS fight?

[Napoleon53]

I'm liking this north-south divide. Can we get a map of the USLA? Is it all of Spain's former American colonies?

Yep, I have a map! :D

@DrTron: We shall see... Oh, we shall see. *evil laugh* ;)

This map will be 100% accurate after the next couple chapters; some of the regions do not belong to the URAS yet. I'm not finished completely yet, either, as I'm going to use Picnik to add fancy text for the regions.

[Napoleon53]

New version (again, this will be for about 1830-40):

[Napoleon53]

CHAPTER XIII
The German War
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Prussian line troops in battle against Austria at the Second Battle of Leipzig (1818)

When Prussia began trying to establish an almost Jacksonian "German Union," Austria (the Holy Roman Empire) did not take it too kindly. They convinced the smaller German states, at least the southern Catholic ones, to unite against Prussia. When Prussia invaded Saxony in the fall of 1815 in a move of blatant expansionism, Bavaria, Saxony, Wurttemburg, Hessen, Baden, and Nassau aligned with Austria to crush Prussia once and for all. Prussia, with the help of Oldenburg, Denmark, Mecklenburg, and Hanover mustered all they had to form the North German Confederation. The staunchly Protestant north despised the Roman Catholic south and the other way around. Thus, the German War began- the first large war in Europe in quite some time.

Many predicted the conflict when they realized that Prussia would eventually make their move to unite the smaller countries. Prussia, however, had not expected such strong resistance. Saxony put up a fierce fight, and epic battles ensued when the Imperial and southern German armies arrived. Dresden was captured in late winter, 1815, by Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen. The Imperial and Bavarian armies soon arrived and took it back in a bloody assault. Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher then joined Frederick Louis with 10,000 fresh Prussians. They retook the city on January 1st, 1816, in the New Year's Siege. Austria brought its entire army to bear and crushed the army of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, at Breslau, deep inside Prussian territory. Using this momentum, the Bavarian and Saxon army rushed Dresden yet again, and defeated and killed von Blücher. Frederick Louis held them off with his Hanoverian volunteers.

During all this, Denmark was marching south. A massive Danish force of 50,000 under their king, Frederick VI. Frederick was the nephew of King George III of Britain. Britain also had a union with Hanover, and had already been supplying Prussia with weapons. Britain agreed to protect Denmark's shores with its navy, so Frederick brought his full army to bear. Just when Prussia appeared to be ready to lose Saxony, Frederick came to the rescue: the Danish army plowed into the Imperial army. The Austrians were broken at the First Battle of Leipzig. Over 20,000 Austrians, Czechs, and Hungarians were killed. Denmark and Prussia then faced down and defeated a Bavarian-Württemburger army a few miles to the south-west. The Catholics retreated in an embarrassing mass route. For over a year, the best the Catholics could do was defend their current borders. Finally, in early spring, 1817, the Imperial army hit Prussia hard with a startling alliance with the czar of Russia. The massive army plowed into East Prussia and Silesia. Prussia tried to stretch its forces and went east to hold off the offensive. The Danes, after the withdraw of most of the Prussian army eastward, were attacked by a Bavarian army near Meiningen. King Frederick was killed. Through a matter of a complicated family tree, Christian VIII took the throne. He immediately took Denmark out of the war.

With the withdrawal of Denmark, Prussia was left high and dry. In a war hearkening back to the Seven Years War, Prussia attempted to hang on to their territory. Prussia conscripted every male in the country to battle the invaders.

Prussia had a small bounce-back at the Battle of Magdeburg, where an Austro-Bavarian force heading for Berlin was destroyed by a huge Prussian artillery barrage. The Prussians then went on a killing spree, disabling the Holy Roman Empire's army for a couple of weeks. However, the Bavarians and Württemburgers went on a flanking attack, defeating several armies from Prussia's small allies and then slammed into Berlin, behind Magdeburg. With Berlin taken, Prussia's government fled and the Konig was given absolute, complete power. He marched his forces across the country, attacking when he could, but not really able to engage the main armies. Finally, on January 5th-6th, 1818, he gathered enough men to strike. With 50,000 men, he attacked an Austrian army at Leipzig and utterly destroyed it. Turning north, he confronted a Saxon army that had been coming in from behind and solidly defeated it. Continuing his rampage, he marched even further north, gathering new soldiers, and surrounded Berlin. Faced with the prospect of a prolonged siege, the Bavarian garrison inside agreed to surrender.

The Holy Roman Empire finally offered a peace. Prussia lost a few very small regions, had to pay reparations, and agreed to stay out of its neighbors' lands.

Bavaria and its allies, however, suddenly forsook the Holy Roman Empire and struck out on their own, forming Das Königreich Deutschland, the Kingdom of Germany, united under a dual-monarchy of Bavaria and Wurttemburg. Saxony's king had been deposed by the Prussians, and the Bavarian army occupied it and put up Grand Duke Karl Wilhelm I as leader. The other German countries soon fell in, even if their kings stubbornly remained as figureheads. Bavaria was now the dominant influence in Germany. Austria, dreading another war, decided they would wait in crushing them and turned their attention eastward, toward the stagnating Ottoman Empire's territory in the Balkans.

[Readman]

That's cool. Seeing some of the effect from Napoleon's absence from the European scene. Without him to topple thing arse over tea kettle things over there ought to get interesting.

[Rooster Cogburn]

Love this timeline, even if it does a 180 on Jackson :D How about a map of Europe so we can see the new borders?

[Darth_Kiryan]

Poor Prussia.

[Napoleon53]

Thanks, guys! :D

@Rooster Cogburn: Map forthcoming.

@Adun: Urrah for Bayern! :p

[Tsao]

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Does this mean that Bavaria unites Germany?

[Napoleon53]

Bavaria and Wurttemburg do indeed lord it over the smaller countries from here on out.

[Napoleon53]

CHAPTER XIV
Those Magnificent Men in their Steam Machines

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"Manifest Destiny Is Ours!"
- King Andrew I in his famous "I Have a Steam-Powered Dream" speech, January 1st, 1820

The Industrial Revolution hit the URAS like a ton of bricks. By the end of the German War in 1818, experiments with hot air balloons were in full "steam" ahead. The cotton gin's invention three decades earlier had been the beginning of a long line of inventions from America. Steam-driven paddle-boats went up and down the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, steam warships patrolled America's massive coasts, from Quebec to Florida, from Columbia to California.

That was another adventure Jackson had undertaken: the War of 1818, when the URAS destroyed the Californian Republic, solidifying American rule over everything in North America except Alaska and Mexico.

The USLA did not take kindly to the new inventions. While slavery was abolished there, Indians and Africans were worked unbelievably hard by the growing Hispanic bourgeois. Thousands lived in conditions actually worse than slavery. To top it off, Bolivar had total control of the army and was gaining absolute power. Two despots now controlled two continents.

Slavery in the URAS was on the decline. Thanks to all the inventions, no new slaves were being imported. Actually, many were being deported, with French help, back to Africa. Even in the South, machines did most of the work, and many were starting to pay decent wages to Hispanic immigrants fleeing Bolivar's dictatorship. The "Brown Belt" became synonymous with "Cotton Belt," referencing the Hispanic workers. For their part, the Hispanics were happy, or at least happier than in Bolivar's country.

As time progressed, most of the Revolutionary War generation had grown tired of government affairs and the Jacksonian Era firmly entrenched itself. America was Jackson and he was America.

The months went by and became years, and soon it was 1820. To kick off the New Year and decade with a bang, Jackson unveiled the Philadelphia Railroad. The bulky train was to transport civilians from one part of town to another. This was to be an experiment that, if successful, would lead to nation-wide railroads. If the URAS had railroads, and the USLA did not, everyone knew who would win a war. When the Philadelphia Railroad was a spectacular success, the green light was given for more trains to be built. Using the bountiful natural resources and the seemingly endless supply of labor, the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Railway was completed in months.

Another thing the URAS had in its favor was immigration from Europe. Over the next decades, millions immigrated to North America. Practically none went to South America.

On April 11th, 1823, the Royal Balloon Corps was formed and began a long history of flight for America. Other countries imitated them, starting an arms race. Whatever King Andrew had, the rest of the world wanted. Within a year, Britain and France had their own railroads. However, their popularity was crushed in Britain because of the most tragic event in English royal history. On June 5th, 1824, the ailing King George III sent his sons to inaugurate the new London Railroad. George IV and his brothers William Henry and the Duke of York rode in the front boxcar and waved and cheered out the windows to the throngs of spectators. Seconds later, the train derailed, smashed into the stands, and burst into flames. 20 civilians, 10 train crewmen, and George IV and William Henry were killed. The Duke of York survived miraculously and inherited the throne in a month, when George III, stricken by mental illness and the loss of his sons, died foaming and raving in Buckingham Palace.

The Duke was crowned as King Frederick I, King of Britain and Ireland. He had a negative view of America and still thought of them as rebellious colonists. Numerous times he wanted to attack America unprovoked. Thankfully, his reign was a short one. In 1827 he died of a cardiac arrest while eating dinner. Princess Victoria, his niece, was to become queen, but her youth made it impossible at the moment and her father was dead, so her mother Mary Louise Victoria became the steward of the throne until Victoria came of age.

Back in America, it seemed as if the Royal family could not be happier. In fact, thanks to the earlier exiles of Republicans, the country could not have been more fanatical. Every call to war was answered. Andrew was like a Greek God. The technological advances only pushed him along on the road to absolutism. In 1828, he announced a massive offensive against the Plains Indians. Entire villages were torched. A republican government would have tried to sign treaties with the Indians, but the URAS did not. If the Indians decided to resist, he destroyed them utterly. His contempt of Native Americans led to organized compounds, prisons actually, where they were kept under heavy guard. Upon the first sign of trouble, tribal leaders were executed. This "Campaign of Fear" struck terror into the hearts of the Indians, and they were completely subdued all the way to the Arizonan deserts and Utah. In the North, Canadian volunteers waged bloody wars as they pushed the natives south. By 1840, hostile, free Native Americans were confined to Arizona, Utah, and western Texas.

While the Indians were on the decline, a new legend was being born: the outlaw. Droves of banditos, robbers, rapists, murderers, prison escapees, and general thugs began to populate the West. The URAS had expanded too rapidly to keep a thumb on everyone, and the outlaws were everywhere, unlike the Indians who had settlements. Cattle drives along the Mississippi River were constantly raided and "rustled" by gnags of hooligans who would then sell the steeds to the USLA, which had a severe lack of quality beef. The outlaw's reign was to last till the end of the century, and he left an indelible mark upon America's society. At last, thanks to trains, machine guns, and the forces of modernization they were forced to hang up their gunbelts.

As the 20's rolled by, trains became much more widespread. The experts claimed that by the 40's there would be a "Transcontinental Railroad," stretching from one end of Andrew's glorious monarchy to the other. Andrew was not to live long enough to see it come true.

[Turquoise Blue]

I hope the URAS dies a fiery end. Their treatment of Native Americans is sickening...

[Darth_Kiryan]

I think we need eventual division and reform, eventually.

[Napoleon53]

I hope the URAS dies a fiery end. Their treatment of Native Americans is sickening...

I don't think I've mentioned before that I'm Cherokee (I can even get into college free) and my great great grandmother was on the Trail of Tears. As such, I have a bone to pick with Jackson even in real history. ;)

@Adun: Aye, Jackson will be the only one who has absolutist power. By 1900 the URAS will be more like our actual Imperial Germany (right now, they're more like pre-Victorian Britain). The royals still are the center in 1900, but it'll be different...

[Napoleon53]

Well, guess what? I'm going to narrate a documentary for Youtube using this TL as the script. It'll have video, pictures, maps, everything. Cheers! :D

[Rooster Cogburn]

Well, guess what? I'm going to narrate a documentary for Youtube using this TL as the script. It'll have video, pictures, maps, everything. Cheers! :D

Are you god?

[Napoleon53]

Yes. I AM. *lightning bolts* :p

Major story additions coming soon!

[Napoleon53]

American King Documentary preview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyGyZKikP-w

Working on new chapters now. I'm gonna start full-fledged movie production until I get to Chapter 20.

[Readman]

Kewl. Looking forward to updates :)

[Napoleon53]

Kewl. Looking forward to updates :)

Danke. Working on them now. :)

[Marc Pasquin]

Danke. Working on them now. :)

if you need some photshoped images, don't hesitate to ask.

[Napoleon53]

if you need some photshoped images, don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks, man! I'd love some.

Could you 'shop that pic of the Tom Thumb railroad engine from the last chapter? I'd like the text to read: Hezekiah William's "Chicken Hawk" Engine 1820 Philadelphia R. R.

Could you do that? I'd appreciate it.

[Marc Pasquin]

here you go

[Napoleon53]

Dude, that's great! I am going to call on you again. :D

[Napoleon53]

CHAPTER XV
The Old King is Dead, Long Live the King

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King Andrew II, The Enlightened, Andrew Jackson Donelson, Grand Duke of New York, Crowned King in 1845

King Andrew had lost some of his ruggedness by 1840, when he began planning a network of transcontinental railroads and was watching the USLA flounder in despotism, tyranny, and bankruptcy, much like Spain, its old mother country, was. The URAS, he claimed, needed to be united firmly as one whole, not various states simply promising to be loyal to the monarch and actually disliking the other regions. By the time Andrew I died, rails had been built all the way to the Rockie Mountains. Settlers were making the final push to unite East and West. Cities like San Fransisco struggled to get their products to the Eastern Seaboard. Finally, it was about to change.

Massive companies and government organizations sponsored this drive westward. The Indians were forcibly settled or imprisoned by the army and the bandits and outlaws remained one of the few threats aside from cold and heat. Massive herds of majestic buffalo were hunted and their hides sold in the east. A year before he died, Andrew I made the only trip past the Mississippi of his reign. He was awe-struck by the thousands upon thousands of buffalo, and announced that the buffalo would become his official emblem on his heraldry.

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King Andrew I in 1845, just months before his Death


One year later, on June 8th, 1845, Andrew I, the Great, was dead. His 46 year-old nephew, Andrew Jackson Donelson, Andrew II, Grand Duke of New York, was crowned in Coronation Hall. No one was sure how he would fare, but he soon showed himself to be kinder than his father. He stopped the Indian prisons and asked them to integrate into society or move into reservations in the state of Madison. Of course, he did not allow uprisings or warpaths, and was determined to use the army to his best ability to crush hostiles.

Andrew II's brother, Viscount Daniel I, had a son named Viscount Ezekiel I, an eligible bachelor of 20 years of age, who was thought of as the man who would legitimize the American monarchy forever by marrying into a European royal family. When he started to turn on the charm to the newly-crowned Queen Victoria, many Britons were at first outraged, but then thought they might be able to use it to their advantage. A marriage between Ezekiel and Victoria could allow Britain to influence America once again. With enough work, one of Victoria's children might one day sit on the American throne. Another possibility was Andrew II's son, Grand Duke Andrew Jackson Donelson, II, future Andrew III, would marry the daughter of King Louis-Joseph I of France. King Louis-Joseph was the son of Louis XVI, who had died in 1839 at the age of 85. Louis-Joseph was now 64 himself, but thanks to his young second wife, a German duchess named Sophie, his daughter Marie was plenty young enough for Andrew III.

But what, it was said, if Ezekiel married Victoria, and Andrew III married Marie? A political union of America, France, and Britain would result. Britain hated this idea, as did France, so pipe dreams of an Anglo-American-Franco alliance were snuffed out quickly. It was one or the other, and France was more powerful than Britain. Andrew III was to marry Marie. A Frenchwoman would sit on the smaller throne of the Union, but there was really no chance American blood would "contaminate" the French royal family. It was a win-win for Louis-Joseph and the dauphin, the future Louis XVII, who had plans for continuing his father's African and Asian colonialism, and America's king being Louis XVII's brother-in-law would likely be of huge assistance and would maintain the firm alliance between the two countries. On May 9th, 1846, Andrew Jackson Donelson II was married to Princess Marie in the same Episcopalian church that George Washington's funeral had been held in. Marie was, of course, an Episcopalian now, as was the habit of nobility to convert to the religion of their husbands. Among those in attendance were the elderly former viscount and prime ministers William Henry Harrison and Napoleon Bonaparte. After Harrison had retired, Bonaparte had been a hugely successful prime minister himself. His nephew and namesake Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, who had been born an American citizen and was carving his own career in politics, was also present and was a close friend of King Andrew II. French nobles were there, but it was predominantly American.

After much ado, things slowly went back to normal. King Andrew II turned his sights back to the railroads.

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Grand Duke Andrew Donelson II in a North Carolinian Uniform

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Grand Duchess Marie in the typical French mid-1800's Greek-style also popular in the URAS


CHAPTER XVI
Total Union and Gold Fever

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The Thundering Buffalo, the first railroad engine to go from coast-to-coast

In 1848, the East and West Coasts were finally linked by rail. Citizens could now board a train in Philadelphia and arrive in San Fransisco. The Union was now exactly as Andrew I had wished: One Country.

It was quite convenient, then, that in 1849, gold was found in California. The scramble that followed was unbelievable. Tens of thousands came to California and Oregon to mine, triggering the final wars between the whites and Native Americans. Many became fabulously wealthy, but many died in poverty, penniless and destitute. The western economy, however, skyrocketed. Western "Dukes" started running huge railroad, boat, stock, and trade companies. The Dukes were not really nobility, but they lived like it. Massive mansions bedecked Southern California. New canals and waterways were made with cheap Hispanic labor forces fleeing the USLA's civil war which had been engulfing Mexico and South America since Bolivar's death in 1839. Santa Ana had tried to cling to power, but he had to go into self exile in New York, where he died in poverty.

The decline of slavery was dramatic. Preachers had succeeded in convincing many Southerners that it was cheaper to pay Hispanics wages than to provide everything for slaves, along with being more assured of morality. Hispanics were becoming a substantial minority in the URAS, a fact which angered many Protestants. But at the end of the day, cheap labor won out over denominational disputes. The Hispanics were the primary laborers in the country till well into the 20th century.

The North-West area of the country (Madison, Cascadia, Jacksonia, and Columbia) remained sparsely populated. King Andrew II's Indian reservations there did terribly, and the Native Americans lived in abject poverty. Things so deteriorated that, in 1855, the Blue Moon Rising occurred, when a Sioux chief named Blue Moon led an army of braves against the Royal Cavalry. This gave the Union an excuse to follow a Jacksonian program of destruction, when the Cavalry sacked many reservations, murdered the Indian men, raped the women, and burned down the farms. This went down as the blackest page on Andrew II's history. His marshals and generals hoped that it would intimidate the Indians into submission. It did not. The Indians joined together and fought back, turning Cascadia and Madison into a hostile wilderness. Several thousand soldiers were slain, and entire frontier towns were burned in revenge for the reservation uprisings. By 1860, the "uprising" had been mostly quelled, but pockets of hostility continued. Andrew II had set back American-Indian relations back a generation. When he died in 1868, he said he regretted that conflict more than anything else in his reign.

To be continued...

Don't worry, I'm not going to skip all the way to 1868 now! :D I'm going to go back and write about all the political and internal developments in the URAS during Andrew II's reign, along with a list of PM's and Viscounts.

[Tsao]

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Epic! I predict that the URAS will die violently when it falls (assuming it falls). I await more updates!

[Darth_Kiryan]

He was awe-struck by the thousands upon thousands of buffalo, and announced that the buffalo would become his official emblem on his heraldry


Methinks i see a protected species in the United States now. Kind of reminds me of the Robin Hood/English mythos of the "Kings Deer". We instead, have the Kings Buffalo.

This might actually be a good thing,

[Napoleon53]

Methinks i see a protected species in the United States now. Kind of reminds me of the Robin Hood/English mythos of the "Kings Deer". We instead, have the Kings Buffalo.

This might actually be a good thing,

Exactly what I was thinking! :D

Epic! I predict that the URAS will die violently when it falls (assuming it falls). I await more updates!

Thanks, mate! Of course, every nation eventually falls...

*sly*

[Napoleon53]

CHAPTER XVII
The Enlightened Reign of Andrew II
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Californian Royal Pith Helmet (Model 1860) that saw service in the Indochina War


King Andrew II's reign (1845-68) was characterized by minimal international disputes and great prosperity, building upon what his uncle had established. He was decidedly different from Andrew I in the ways he treated Native Americans and in his promotion of technology and science, rather than territorial expansionism.

Andrew II tried to make the most of the Union's natural resources. Beginning in 1849, during the Californian Gold Rush, he had several royal mining companies exploit many gold veins, adding millions upon millions of dollars to the treasury. Using some of this new wealth he built several steamships to go to the Pacific and begin trade with India and China. The ships brought back spices, silk, and railroad workers. The spices were sold to Europe, the silk was used in the Union itself, and the workers built more railroads to promote the migration of settlers west.

These visits to China and India did not always go well. In the summer of 1856, hostile Indians attacked and destroyed the R.U.S. Ticonderoga while it was docked in Bengal. The act caused huge outrage that forced the British owners of Bengal to have a mass execution.

After the collapse of British naval power in favor of France, France had set out to conquer colonies for itself. France, Austria, Prussia, Spain, and Germany started carving up China. France offered to help establish an American colony on the border with Indochina. In the only act of territorial expansion in his reign, in 1860 Andrew II ordered an army made up mainly of Californians to invade Indochina and set up the colony of Vietnam. Marshal law was declared and the military governor, John D. Sloat, a commodore and former military governor of California, ruled with an iron fist. What America could not control France was welcome to take. And it did.

Back in Philadelphia, King Andrew II had finished construction of several large monuments and buildings. The palace had been reorganized. As the government had expanded an unbelievable amount, a new building was constructed for Congress and the other offices. The old rooms and chambers were now solely in the royal family's possession. Parisian architects and Italian painters were sent in to decorate the palace in the style of Versailles or the Vatican. Massive Chinese silk banners bearing the Jacksonian Buffalo emblem were draped on the four turrets of the "castle." The central clock tower was bedecked in gold from California. In front, a massive fountain was built with a statue of Andrew I on top. It would become world famous as an example of the former colonies' new-found fabulous wealth.

Grand Duke Andrew III, essentially ruling New York City, proved himself a competent administrator. Andrew III maintained control of own elite New York regiments, won over the populace, and enforced the law. He also, unlike when his father was Grand Duke, served many times as an ambassador to Europe. He and Grand Duchess Marie made ten trips to Germany alone, and another eight to Russia.

Also, during the rule of Andrew the Enlightened style changed drastically, and American tastes influenced France, Germany, Spain, and even Russia. Under Andrew I, powdered wigs were finally discarded, and by Andrew II's time, long pants, short hair, and bicornes were the fashion, even for civilians. Women became infatuated with France and America's new obsession with Greek fashion and began sporting simple hairstyles and long, loose dresses. Because of the growing middle class's demand for fabric, new textile mills sprang up in the east. More and more Hispanic low-wage workers toiled in the cotton fields and drving huge steam-driven "tractors," which were actually a bizarre four-wheeled cotton gin with a massive wheeled container behind it to collect the cleaned cotton. It broke down often, and workers were maimed, injured, and even occasionally killed, but it was largely profitable as long as qualified mechanics were present. The URAS kept the design secret for as long as possible and soon beat the British in the race for the cotton monopoly.

SUBCHAPTER I
Prime Ministers

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William Henry Harrison (1808-1816)

First of the new-style Prime Ministers, the Far-Right Harrison used his former military experience to build the Union's army into a formidable force. He served two full terms and then went back to being a Grand Marshal.

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Napoleon Bonaparte (1816-1824)

Considered one of the finest American soldiers in history, the Corsican immigrant founded the Corsican Volunteers and was the leading figure in the promotion of Corsican, or guerrilla, tactics. An indomitable politician, he served as Viceroy under Harrison and was the founder of the Conservative Party. He became a famous writer of novels and political pamphlets after serving two terms. His most famous novel was The Adventures of Tucker le Finn, a story about a boy growing up in New Orleans.

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Sir Henry Clay (1824-1828)

Former Minister of the House of Congress and Bonaparte's Viceroy, the Conservative Party member further pushed Andrew I's power to the max. A spellbinding speaker, he later became Minister of Propaganda after serving one term, claiming he wanted to get out of actual politics.

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Lord Oliver Hazard Perry (1828-1836)

Former first Lord Secretary of the Navy, Lord Perry belonged to the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party believed in a slightly less all-encompassing government, but still almost worshiped the King. One of the few non-far-right to serve as Prime Minister, he was chosen mainly because of his outstanding naval career.

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Duke John C. Calhoun (1836-1844)

Calhoun marked the return to the Conservative Party and pushed hard to wipe out the Indians and crush political dissidents.

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Martin Van Buren (1844-1848)

A terrible administrator, Van Buren was chosen mainly because of his friendship with Andrew I. His poor job in office may have led to Andrew I's death. He gave a bad name to the Liberal Party.

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Duke Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (1848-1856)

Louis was Napoleon Bonaparte's nephew and the first Prime Minster chosen by Andrew Jackson's nephew, Andrew II. In 1840, he took his uncle's beliefs and combined them into the extreme Bonapartist League, sometimes called the Napoleon Party.

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Franklin Pierce, First Baron Hillsborough (1856-60)

A staunch Bonapartist, Pierce was also the first of a new type of nobility: a Baron. A Barony was created when a duchy grew very large and included three or more counties. Dukes either bought the land or were given the land by the government. He decided not to run for a second term because he had grown tired of politics. He picked up writing and published a memoir and several books on the Roman Empire.

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The Honourable Lord Lincoln (1860-1868)

One of the most respected politicians in American History, the Bonapartist was a native of Wabash and was considered the first "Folksy" Prime Minister. He was the last Prime Minister to serve Andrew II and took the side of Alexander during the Civil War. He died in 1870 of a bone disease, long before the War ended.

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Lord (John C.) Breckenridge, First Baron Lexingtown (1868-1872)

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John T. Hoffman (1872-1874)
(Removed from Office)

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Shelby M. Cullom (1874-1882)

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Lord Shuyler Colfax (1882-1890)



(As you can see, neckbeards are all the rage in this America. :D Mind, the majority of these men being born after the founding of the URAS would mean they wouldn't necessarily hold the same beliefs as in real life. For instance, Abraham Lincoln might be pro-slavery or isolationist. Others, like Hoffman, might not be exactly like real life, but they will have references to their real lives. I prefer not to use fictional people in my AH unless absolutely necessary.)

[Napoleon53]

CHAPTER XVIII
History Repeats Itself: Cain and Abel Nouveau

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The Catholic Grand Duke Andrew III and the Presbyterian Viscount Alexander I

When Andrew II had the first of his several serious health problems, a succession crisis occurred. The rightful heir, Andrew III, was revealed to be a Catholic. Evidently, he had spent too much time with his French mother Marie, King Louis-Joseph's daughter. He had also been on several trips to France and Austria, where he was further alienated from his father and great uncle's Presbyterianism. Of course, Marie professed Protestantism to be the American queen, but deep down, she had remained a Catholic. In 1862, following Andrew II's first heart attack, Andrew III's young brother Viscount Alexander I, who had spent much more time with Andrew II and much less with his mother, requested that his sister Mary, a staunch Presbyterian, be crowned queen and ruler instead of Andrew III. Mary soon met an "unfortunate accident" when the axles came off her coach during an afternoon ride in the country. The coach rolled down a hill, shattering into thousands of pieces. Mary, of course, was dead, blood thoroughly soaking her torn royal dress. The gruesome corpse was photographed, but the army soon confiscated the negatives before they could be developed. Her death and ensuing funeral brought about further decline in the King's health. Over the next six years, Andrew III and Alexander grew to hate each other. The American public heavily disliked Andrew's Catholicism. There was no actual official religion in the Union, but anyone who wanted to amount to anything was Protestant. Despite secret Catholic services, the Bonaparte political dynasty had converted to the Episcopalian Church. By the time of Napoleon's great nephew, they were actual Protestants. In the South, the Catholic majority in Louisiana minded its business.

Alexander suspected foul play in his sister's death, and thereafter resolved to prevent his brother from being king.

Things turned openly confrontational on July 4th, 1866, when an assassin shot Alexander while attending a play in Philadelphia. His guards immediately killed the attempted assassin, and Alexander had fortunately only received an arm wound on the left elbow. However, it became infected and resulted in the amputation of the limb from the elbow down. Alexander had had enough. A secret war erupted between the cronies and assassins serving the two princes.

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The April Assassination Attempt on Viscount Alexander


Finally, on April 22nd, 1868, Andrew II died from his third heart attack. The public braced itself. On June 1st of the same year, Andrew III was crowned in Coronation Hall. His Virginian wife Caroline, another secret Catholic, became the queen. Alexander was not present. He was actually in New York City, seizing his brother's assets there and asking the army to join him in a coup. He promised that he would allow elections for prime ministers and better pay for the troops. Many agreed. Many did not, feeling a loyalty to the King no matter what denomination. Many of the armies of the original Thirteen Colonies joined Alexander in the fight for Protestantism. The Catholic South, with its massive Hispanic population, went for Andrew. In the end, it was mostly a North-South divide. The Prime Minister, Lord Lincoln, went over to Alexander, further legitimizing him. Just when it seemed there would be a very short war, France stepped in. King Louis XVII announced total support for Andrew, as did Austria and the Pope. Germany, Prussia, and Britain went for Alexander. Victoria disliked America, but wanted to prevent it from going Catholic.

Andrew fled South to New Orleans, which he established as his capitol. Philadelphia fell to Alexander on December 25th, 1868. The American Civil War had begun.

Lincoln's term was up as Prime Minister, and Alexander chose Lord Breckenridge, First Baron Lexingtown to replace him. Breckenridge, a western Virginia native greatly help secure part of the state for Alexander. Since the other part still belonged to Andrew, Alexander decided to break it up into Virginia and Kaintuck, with Lexingtown being Kaintuck's capital.

1869 was when things hit the fan. French royal troops bulked up Andrew's army as he recruited more. The Hispanics came from Mexico and South America in droves. The USLA was finally collapsing, and they saw an opportunity for safety under Andrew. Over 30% of the Southern army was Hispanic.

During the first engagements, much confusion abounded as to who was the enemy. Both sides wore blue and both carried the Royal Standard into battle. After several friendly fire incidents, Andrew adopted the Bison Flag and required his troops to dye their uniforms gray or green. White was also accepted, and white coats were common supplies from France.

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The Bison Flag of King Andrew III


(A new map is forthcoming...)

[Rooster Cogburn]

Alright, I want to make sure I have this strait. Andrew Jackson dies, and Andrew Jackson Donelson takes over. His son, Andrew III, married Marie of France, and he eventually became Catholic. His sister dies, and a blood war starts to happen between him and Alexander. Andrew Jackson Donelson dies, and the war starts. Sorry for the question, I just want to make sure I have it right :D

And I love that you used a picture of Thomas Jackson as Andrew III :p

Nice list of Prime Ministers. Is it possible that some time in the future you could write a little paragraph for each, about their views, achievements in office, etc.

And will the American Civil War become a world war?

[Napoleon53]

Alright, I want to make sure I have this strait. Andrew Jackson dies, and Andrew Jackson Donelson takes over. His son, Andrew III, married Marie of France, and he eventually became Catholic. His sister dies, and a blood war starts to happen between him and Alexander. Andrew Jackson Donelson dies, and the war starts. Sorry for the question, I just want to make sure I have it right :D

And I love that you used a picture of Thomas Jackson as Andrew III :p

Nice list of Prime Ministers. Is it possible that some time in the future you could write a little paragraph for each, about their views, achievements in office, etc.

And will the American Civil War become a world war?

I love questions! So everyone understands, I'll put up this list:

#1: Andrew Jackson becomes the First King - 1796

#2: Andrew Jackson (Andrew I) dies, his nephew Andrew Jackson Donelson I (Andrew II) is crowned and weds King Louis-Joseph's daughter Marie, a Catholic - 1845

#3: Andrew II dies in 1868. His oldest son, Andrew Jackson Donelson II (Andrew III), the heir to the throne, had been secretly converted to Catholicism by his mother Marie.

#4 The American civil War begins in earnest - 1869

@Picture of Jackson: Haha, I wondered if anyone would notice. :D

@Prime Ministers: Yep, exactly what I wanted to do.

@World War question: Somewhat. More like the Seven Years War.

[Rooster Cogburn]

Thanks, that clears a lot of stuff up :D

[Napoleon53]

If you or anyone else has more questions, don't hesitate to ask. :D

Added Prime Minister descriptions!

[Rooster Cogburn]

Added Prime Minister descriptions!

Love the descriptions; tough break for Van Buren though. But the description says that Henry Clay served two terms as Prime Minister, but under his name it says he served from 1824-1828.

Oh, and I forgot to tell you how much I LOVE that you're using historical figures! They make the timeline so much more interesting, its a shame other people don't use them as much :p

[Napoleon53]

Love the descriptions; tough break for Van Buren though. But the description says that Henry Clay served two terms as Prime Minister, but under his name it says he served from 1824-1828.

Oh, and I forgot to tell you how much I LOVE that you're using historical figures! They make the timeline so much more interesting, its a shame other people don't use them as much :p

Oops! Thanks for pointing that out. *fixes* I was basin Van Buren off the real Van Buren who was really narcissistic and "nobility-y."

I'm glad; I thought Harry Turtledove's United States of Atlantis book was good, but I hated how he used fictional people, so, I try to stick to real people.

EDIT: Map of the Civil War, otherwise known as the War for American Succession. (Yes, a deliberate reference to secession :p)

[Napoleon53]

CHAPTER XIX

Blood and Glory
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Pennsylvania Infantry of the War for American Succession


When the Civil War, or the War for American Succession, began in earnest at the start of 1869, millions flocked to enlist. Eager for fame, fortune, honor, and ready to fight for country, denomination, and family.

The Northern, Alexandrian army swelled to immense size in weeks. The amount of Europeans that enlisted was astounding; 300,000 Germans enlisted for Alexander, claiming they were going "To Fight mit Schicklgruber."

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General Alois Schicklgruber - The Union's greatest general during the war, only matched by the Duke of Arlington


Alois Schicklgruber, an illegitimate Austrian born in 1837 with the last name Schicklgruber, had come to America as a toddler with his mother and grandfather due to the terrible internal conflicts in German Europe. They had settled in the German district of New York City. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the Indian Wars and quickly rode up the ranks of the New York Army. While serving he was also converted to Lutheranism from Catholicism. He was a close friend of Andrew III when he was Grand Duke of New York, but they seemed to have had a falling out. 33 in 1869, he was one of the few that young to have reached the rank of general so young.


Schicklgruber was placed in charge of the Army of the Mississippi on January 7th, 1869 and was instructed to annihilate any attempt of Andrew's to come up the river. This did indeed occur when French steamships motored up the mighty waterway with thousands of troops. On January 18th, Schicklgruber led his men into battle near St. Louis, South Missouri. In the first major blood-letting of the war, over 5,000 Royalist troops died. Shicklgruber lost 1,000 of his Alexandrians. This great victory made Alois disregard orders to stay in near St. Louis, and he marched his men south. He met another, smaller army and routed it. By the end of the week, over 15,000 Royalists, Frenchmen, and Hispanics had been killed. Alois was a hero.

These early victories encouraged Alexander greatly. But with France and Austria sending in more troops to reinforce his older brother, he still was in a bad situation.

As of this point, Britain had only favored Alexander, and did not actually assist him. However, when it discovered a French fleet was about to invade New England. Acting at last, on February 15th, the British navy attacked the French in the Battle of the Mid-Atlantic. The French were utterly destroyed and the invasion was halted. Britain was at war.

Schicklgruber led his men back north when the resistance grew too thick, but the damage had been done, and the South had had its face dragged through the mud. As you can imagine, Andrew III was beyond furious. He ordered his top general, Louisiana's Pierre G. T. Beauregard to join up with Marquis François Achille Bazaine, commander of French forces in Virginia. The joint army marched into Prince William County, Virginia and joined up with Grand Marshal Hiram Ulysses Grant's Army of Northern Virginia. The 80,000 strong army marched into occupied Catholic-leaning Maryland and met an army of 40,000 Alexandrians, under the command of General Robert Edward Lee, Duke of Arlington. At eight in the morning on March 5th, Lee waved his plumed bicorne on a small hill, signaling the artillery to open fire. So the Battle of Antietam Creek began with a massive Union artillery barrage of canister shot. As the Southern forces waded across the creek, they were mowed down. The barrage was brutal and wiped out the entire first two ranks of men. As the Southerners pulled back to regroup, they switched to shells, which hit them over the long distance. Eight minutes latter, hurling curses in various languages and pointing their bayonets forward, they attempted another crossing. The bodies became so numerous that they formed a human bridge. Trying to navigate through the carnage, the Southerners were starting falter again. They retreated a second time.

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P. G. T. Beauregard in Royalist Gray


The third time, the French cavalry led the attack. Despite losses, they made it across and forced the Northern infantry to engage. Blue met green, gray, and white in a horrific bloodbath. Only a few stray buildings interrupted the clockwork lines of troops, who duked it out for around a half hour. A half hour of standing upright and being mowed down. The casualties were massive. Dozens of jackbooted Southern troops tramped back through the mud, bodies, and craters, deserting. An entire group of 200 Irishmen was wiped off the face of the earth. After several more minutes, the Northerners suddenly threw themselves to the ground. It had been a trap. The canisters opened up at close range, scything down the Royalist forces. The Marquis withdrew from the battle at this point, and Grant soon followed. Beauregard and his men, mainly grenadiers at this point, stood alone to cover the retreat. They failed.

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Royalist and French troops are slaughtered in a cluster of buildings next to Antietam Creek; the snow and cold also affected their ability to maneuver correctly

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A Mexican Royalist Regiment regroups and prepares for anther assault after the second charge over Antietam Creek - The Mexicans' uniforms were rare for the era, being black, which led to the general nickname "Blackcoats" in the future for Hispanic troops in American service, even when they did not wear black coats


Over the course of the day, General Karl Weber, a Bavarian immigrant, had been leading his German cavalry to Antietam. Now, singing the new "I Goes to Fight Mit Schicklgruber" tune, they were heard over the hills in the distance. Minutes later, blowing bugles, swords gleaming in the sun, they crashed into Beauregard's men and slaughtered them. Lee rode out with his cavalry and hit Grant from behind. The rout was unstoppable, and corpses were strewn everywhere. Finally, at 9:00 that night, it was over. Suffering over 20,000 casualties, the Royalists retreated, leaving Maryland under occupation by Alexander.


( "I Goes to Fight Mit Schicklgruber xD )

[Darth_Kiryan]

General Alois Schicklgruber

Hitler's Dad?:mad: You have got to be Kidding me.:mad: Now i think i can see where this is going....:rolleyes::cool::eek:

This was is without a doubt the strangest war. I really do not know which side to pick, or who i think should win.It's obviously a world war one variant, so is there going to be any commentary on the European theater?

Also, It seems Lee beat Grant. :D:D:DGood for Lee.

[Marc Pasquin]

During the first engagements, much confusion abounded as to who was the enemy. Both sides wore blue and both carried the Royal Standard into battle. After several friendly fire incidents, Andrew adopted the Bison Flag and required his troops to dye their uniforms gray or green. White was also accepted, and white coats were common supplies from France.




I think that even defaced, there would still be confusion from a distance between the 2 sides which is was happened *here* between the US and CS first pattern forcing the later to change the national flag twice.

Maybe just a blue field with the defacements you had instead ? or the State flag with a grey field and red stars ?

[Rooster Cogburn]

Please make Lee a god in this timeline, as is his right place :D Thanks. And as for Hitler's dad, well....we'll see where this goes :rolleyes:

And I partly love this war because there is no evil side. You could be pro-Andrew, or pro-Alexander, it doesn't matter :D Personally I'm leading towards Alexander....

[Tsao]

And I partly love this war because there is no evil side. You could be pro-Andrew, or pro-Alexander, it doesn't matter :D Personally I'm leading towards Alexander....

They may not be the 'good guys' but I am always inclined to support the north in any Civil War scenario.

[Readman]

Hah. Hitler's daddy :eek: Crazy. Keep up the excellent work, love the details and characters. Nice pictures and Maps as well, too many TL's without that visual element and it breaks up the text a little as well. Bravo! :cool:

[Napoleon53]

Hitler's Dad?:mad: You have got to be Kidding me.:mad: Now i think i can see where this is going....:rolleyes::cool::eek:

This was is without a doubt the strangest war. I really do not know which side to pick, or who i think should win.It's obviously a world war one variant, so is there going to be any commentary on the European theater?

Also, It seems Lee beat Grant. :D:D:DGood for Lee.

Aye, that's what I'm aiming for; almost total neutrality, which lends credence to the idea of it being a civil war - families are divided over it.

There will be commentary on Europe, along with maps. :D

Another Lee-lover? *salutes* It won't be the end of Lee vs. Grant, though.




I think that even defaced, there would still be confusion from a distance between the 2 sides which is was happened *here* between the US and CS first pattern forcing the later to change the national flag twice.

Maybe just a blue field with the defacements you had instead ? or the State flag with a grey field and red stars ?

Could you do a preliminary of this idea? I'd like to see how it looks.

Please make Lee a god in this timeline, as is his right place :D Thanks. And as for Hitler's dad, well....we'll see where this goes :rolleyes:

And I partly love this war because there is no evil side. You could be pro-Andrew, or pro-Alexander, it doesn't matter :D Personally I'm leading towards Alexander....

*Salutes fellow Lee fan* ;)

Once again, I love neutral wars in history. Like, say, it's pretty hard to pick a bad guy in the War for Austrian Succession, WWI, or the Seven Years War. Makes it more interesting, IMO, than, say WWII or the Cold War.


They may not be the 'good guys' but I am always inclined to support the north in any Civil War scenario.

Alexander promised prime minister elections, so he does have that going for him.

Hah. Hitler's daddy :eek: Crazy. Keep up the excellent work, love the details and characters. Nice pictures and Maps as well, too many TL's without that visual element and it breaks up the text a little as well. Bravo! :cool:

I figured people would like Schicklgruber winding up in this. :) Danke, I, too, like lots of visual elements when I read.

And for everyone's information: Even when I get up to the modern era in this, I'm gonna go back and write novels set in this universe, kind of like Damsels and Dirgibles, or something. I'm only 16, so I have a lot of spare time. :D

[Rooster Cogburn]

I'm only 16, so I have a lot of spare time. :D

Speaking to a fellow 16 year old, its nice to see someone showing the adults how alternate history is really done :cool:

[Napoleon53]

Speaking to a fellow 16 year old, its nice to see someone showing the adults how alternate history is really done :cool:

Haha, thanks! :D

Working on new chapters. BTW, I can't remember if I posted the official site, so: http://americankingseries.webs.com/

[Napoleon53]

CHAPTER XX
The Beginning of the War in the West


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Royalist Artillery exchange fire with the Alexandrian defenders of Washington City, the capital of Washington - the brutality used by both sides led to the state being nicknamed "Bleeding Washington"

Eight days after Antietam, a Royalist army, mainly Texans and Mexicans, made a march to the border between Alexandrian Washington and Royalist Knox. Making a forced march through cold, heat, and night, the Royalists arrived in Marlborough, 10 miles south of Washington City. After commandeering supplies, the next morning they drew within two miles of the capital. The Royalists, under the command of Irish Catholic George G. Meade, brought up their cannons and began barraging the outskirts of the city. 12 civilians were injured.

After a cease fire order was given, a Royalist dragoon rode to the city capitol under a flag of truce. A request of surrender was delivered. The Alexandrians, under General Anthony Wayne Hancock, refused. Hancock vowed to destroy the Royalist besiegers.

This was a major flaw in Meade's plan. His spies had not collected enough information and had reported the city to have a small garrison. Instead, Alexandrian cannons returned fire. Before long, both sides' cannons were out of commission and a terrible fire had spread through the city. With no other choice, the Royalist army advanced. The massive waves of gray coated soldiers, mostly Irish immigrants fighting under Texas's banner, marched in rigid lines to meet the oncoming Northerners. In a style reminiscent of the time of Frederick the Great, they pounded each other into piles of lifeless meat, but in a "most orderly, proper, and gentlemanly fashion," as Meade put it. At 7:00, dusk, the fighting had not let up. The brutality grew even more when they met in hand-to-hand combat on the Royalist left flank. The Alexandrians were forced to draw back, but that part of Meade's army was hamstrung. Knowing the Northerners would try to exploit this, the Irishman brought up his dragoon battalion under Jeb Stuart to revitalize the left flank.

During all this, Meade had had a regiment of Mexican line infantry march to a farmhouse on the outskirts of the city, in an attempt to set up a field hospital. A local militia, however, had occupied the surrounding area and rose up from their ambush positions when the Mexicans were within range. The Mexicans returned fire. Before anyone knew it, another field of battle had opened up. Shouting and hurraying, two more Royalist regiments advanced upon the farmhouse and backed up the Mexicans. It was now extremely dark. The two armies fired at the flashing muskets of the opposing side. More than once, friendly fire occurred, even killing fifty Texans at 11:00. At last, at midnight, it appeared the fighting had stopped. At 12:45, the shooting came back. In one of the most unusual battles of the war, Stuart's dragoons charged the Northern center with all they had. The terror of fighting cavalry in total darkness resulted in the center crumbling. Cursing and screaming, even striking men with his riding crop, Hancock ordered the men to get back into line. Some followed orders and others fled. Panicking, Hancock forced his own cavalry, cuirassiers, into the gap. The cuirassiers, under George Andrew Custer, were heavy cavalry wearing torso armor thick enough to stop musket balls. Their sheer presence lifted moral and they hammered the unarmored dragoons. The hellish cavalry battle lasted only two minutes. The dragoons were sent packing, mostly horseless at this point, and they scrambled back to their own lines.

At 2:00, an assault by the 5th Mexican Volunteers successfully captured the farmhouse. The assault made them famous as the "The Charge of the Chihuahuan Brigade."

At 2:15, the fighting lulled, but did not stop. Custer launched an attack upon the farmhouse. They suffered heavy casualties and withdrew. The Chihuahuans held their own.

At 4:00, dawn was approaching. Northerner Prussian light infantry moved back up to the front of the army after brief breakfasts. They once again started sniping officers and non-coms.

At 5:00, the sun had risen, and the two armies could finally see the destruction for themselves. Though the city's fire had been put out, three-quarters of Washington City had been destroyed. 30,000 casualties lay scattered all over the outskirts of the city, riderless horses roamed the shell-pocked battlefield, and the commanding generals were horrified. Hancock was determined to finish the job. He regrouped his forces and ordered them to charge head-on. Screaming "God Save Alexander!" they attacked. The sheer spectacle of the advance made Meade consider retreat. He also regrouped his forces and prepared them to resist the tidal wave of bluecoats. After ten minutes, the Royalist force was in full retreat and the Alexandrians in full advance. They struck up "MacPherson's Lament" and cheered as they mopped up the last straggling besiegers. Meade had lost all his cannons, 25 of them. The great Battle of Washington City was over, at the cost of 30,200 lives. Hancock became a national hero, like Schiklgruber and Lee.

[Darth_Kiryan]

Hancock vs Meade.

That's another winning combinations of awesomeness.

[Fenrir_Angerboda]

I've gone through the thread, and I will agree.

this is quite interesting, although it seems..maybe a little too coincidental in terms of Certain Figures showing up.

[Flashman]

Huh. I never thought i would be rooting for the south in the civil war.

[PulkitNahata]

Huh. I never thought i would be rooting for the south in the civil war.

Me neither. Just because someone is Catholic does not mean they are not Legitimate.

[Sarastro42]

I've been catching up on this brilliant timeline for about a week now. Considering my personal fascination with Andrew Jackson, you had me hooked at the title. Hail to the King! (With the significant qualifier of Jackson's treatment of Indians both TTL and OTL. He may have been a magnificent bastard but that still makes him a bastard.)
You are doing a fine job Napoleon, keep it up.

As for the Civil War. I am impressed it is striking the tone of dissonance that makes for great alt-hist. Given my general pro-Catholic religious orientation, I'm leaning towards the cause of Andrew III. Anyway, I do appreciate the rampant use of historical figures on both sides. Any chance we will see a Duke Sherman anytime soon? I how no doubts you've got something planned but consider this. General Sherman's mother was Catholic, Mrs. Sherman was Catholic. . .and apparently in OTL General Sherman quit attending Mass once the Civil War broke out. Where do you think his loyalties will lie? Cheers.

[Napoleon53]

Hancock vs Meade.

That's another winning combinations of awesomeness.

:D

I've gone through the thread, and I will agree.

this is quite interesting, although it seems..maybe a little too coincidental in terms of Certain Figures showing up.

You mean Schicklgruber? *ominous laughter* Who knows? Maybe his son Andrew Hitler/Schicklgruber will end up being the founder of a popular southern-style chicken restaurant in the 40's. "11 secret herbs and spices, mein herr, and dey ist der family secret!" xD

Huh. I never thought i would be rooting for the south in the civil war.

Aye, Andrew and Alexander's sister was murdered by royalists, but that doesn't mean Andrew was behind it or even had knowledge.

[Fenrir_Angerboda]

You mean Schicklgruber? *ominous laughter* Who knows? Maybe his son Andrew Hitler will end up being the founder of a popular southern-style chicken restaurant in the 40's. "11 secret herbs and spices, mein herr, and dey ist der family secret!" xD

Been Done.

although It was Himmler, in that case.

[Napoleon53]

Been Done.

although It was Himmler, in that case.

Wow, man, people have thought of everything. :p

I've been catching up on this brilliant timeline for about a week now. Considering my personal fascination with Andrew Jackson, you had me hooked at the title. Hail to the King! (With the significant qualifier of Jackson's treatment of Indians both TTL and OTL. He may have been a magnificent bastard but that still makes him a bastard.)
You are doing a fine job Napoleon, keep it up.

As for the Civil War. I am impressed it is striking the tone of dissonance that makes for great alt-hist. Given my general pro-Catholic religious orientation, I'm leaning towards the cause of Andrew III. Anyway, I do appreciate the rampant use of historical figures on both sides. Any chance we will see a Duke Sherman anytime soon? I how no doubts you've got something planned but consider this. General Sherman's mother was Catholic, Mrs. Sherman was Catholic. . .and apparently in OTL General Sherman quit attending Mass once the Civil War broke out. Where do you think his loyalties will lie? Cheers.

Thank you for your very kind words.

You have given me a great idea! Perhaps a "Benedict Arnold" Sherman? That could be really interesting. Or, he could be more like Robert E. Lee in our history, not sure which side to go with and has to really mull it over.

Me neither. Just because someone is Catholic does not mean they are not Legitimate.

Aye. Technically, Alexander is a rebel, thus reversing the roles of the real Civil War. Royalists and Rebels, you could say; that has a ring to it.

EDIT: Oh, and could someone tell me what threads at the top of the page in bold mean? Oh, and I'll likely have the first bit of the documentary done by Tuesday, if all goes well.

[Marc Pasquin]

Could you do a preliminary of this idea? I'd like to see how it looks.


I thought about it last night and this is what I came up with. Before the conflicts, regiments of the URSA could have used something similar to their counterparts here namely, a blue with the COA and a scroll with the unit's name and stars on each side (strictly for reasons of balance). (figure 1)

When the conflict erupted, the units that stayed loyal to Andrew would have added his badge (figure 2) to the COA on their colours and patched over the stars to deface it with their motto (figure 3). Obviously, this would have still resulted in the problem mentioned in a previous chapter about the 2 forces having difficulty telling one another apart. (although I would assume the drewsite might have tied a white ribbon to their arms or something to distinguish themselves from the xanderite).

To solve the problem while still showing their claim, the drewsite would have adopted a regimental colour with a white field (figure 4) which is about as contrasting as you can get. to avoid it being perceived at a distance for a flag of truce, a red/white border would have been added. This border is probably taken from the Royal Standard as even during his flight from the capital, Andrew's men managed to bring with them the national regalia. The use of the border is thus a sort of "up yours" to Alexander.

At sea, ships loyal to Andrew would have likewise needed to differientiate themselves adopting a white ensign with a red/white border and the lesser COA centered (figure 5). I thought instead of having red stars on white to contrast with the xanderite white on blue but from a distance, this arrangement might be mistaken for a costums ensign.

Lastly, Andrew's royal banner couldn't realy be a defaced pre-war banner (as this would imply a demotion in the URSA's system) so he would have adopted a temporary Royal War Banner been like his loyalists's naval ensign but replacing the lesser COA with his badge (figure 6)

questions ?

[Napoleon53]

Oh, wow, those are great! I'm definitely going to use them and they fit quite well. Exceptional job, sir! :D

[Herr Frage]

Did Rhode Island ever join the Union? Or is it still a republican holdout?

[Napoleon53]

Did Rhode Island ever join the Union? Or is it still a republican holdout?

Good question! Yep, it's in the Union. I shall write more about it soon. The URAS wouldn't tolerate a Republican minicountry on its borders, and would've taken over, by politics. If they didn't they would've been invaded.

EDIT: Working on a world map right now.

[Napoleon53]

Finished the world map. It has spoilers, though, so I'm not releasing it yet. ;)

CHAPTER XXI
The Kingdom Strikes Back

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Following the debacle of Washington City, Meade led his troops south in retreat. On March 15th, a French supply wagon turned them back into a fighting force. Also, news had come of the adoption of a new Royalist flag - a bison on a white field with a red-and-white checked border. This new flag of defiance to the Northern rebels was flown eagerly, as were the new white regimental banners. Morale lifted, Meade's army awaited new orders.

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Royalist General Mansfield Lovell


On March 20th, those orders arrived. General Mansfield Lovell was about to make a thrust up the Mississippi, in an attempt to defeat Schicklgruber and take control over the river. Meade and his army boarded trains and rushed to join in the assault. On March 24th, they arrived. The first major offensive was near St. Louis, South Missouri. Royalist troops eager to avenge their defeats struck fiercely and savagely. After a landing point was secured, the main armies were brought in. Meade and Lovell then marched onward to St. Louis. It was after they saw the first road sign that they realized St. Louis had been renamed Louisborough to send a message to Catholics. Angrier than ever before, they practically sprinted the next 15 miles.

Upon hearing of the oncoming enemy offensive, Shicklgruber marched his army out of the city and went to meet the Royalists, hoping this would catch them off guard. Much to his angst, Meade's scouts, Jeb Stuart's dragoons, spotted him. Lovell's brand new artillery, straight from the New Orleans Foundry, set up in a small open patch, just off the side of the road. Schicklgruber's scouts, German lancers, the spotted the artillery and rushed back to alert him. Before long, both armies were dug in and entrenched. For three days, the two sides stared down their barrel sights at each other, only shooting in small little clusters and parties. Then, after receiving word Alexandrian reinforcements were coming in under Field Marshal Jefferson Davis, 2nd Baron Baton Rouge, a Protestant Southerner fighting to regain his barony. Davis was not extremely competent, and his army several times veered off from its destination because of lack of supplies and general poor planning. On March 24th, Lovell personally led 2,000 regulars over the trenches and straight at the center of Schicklgruber's line, after the Rebels had been softened up by an artillery salvo. After twenty minutes of brutal fighting, the attack was driven off. Lovell regrouped and consulted with Meade as to what should happen next. Meade ordered 2,500 infantry flanked by Jeb Stuart's cavalry to attack the left flank, through a densely wooded area.

Time was of the essence. Davis could arrive any time, and Schicklgruber had to be crushed by that point, or victory would almost surely be impossible. So, the thundering thousands advanced, light infantry firing 100 yards ahead to soften up the rebels. Finally, screaming bloody murder, the Royalists, mainly Akanseans, fell upon the enemy earthworks. Fierce resistance once again appeared ready to break the Southerners. But at last, the Bison flag was planted over the trench, and the Southern main army, which had been biting its nails waiting to see what would happen, cheered a cheer that shook the ground. The rebel left flank had been broken and its standards captured.

It must be understood, however, that this was by no means Schicklgruber's fault or a bad reflection upon his men. On the contrary, the remnants of one regiment, the 8th Wabash, which had sustained 70% casualties on the left flank and broke afterward, rushed to once again fight under "Fightin' Alois." Also on the contrary, all of this would have been prevented if Davis' forces had arrived on schedule.

After taking in the situation, Schicklgruber decided he would wheel his army around just far enough to fire on the Royalists who had destroyed his left flank. But when he did that, Meade launched a secret force of lancers at his now exposed right flank. This was actually what Schicklgruber wanted. Now, he brought up his long rifle-equipped Kaintuck volunteers to snipe the lancers enough to take the tip of the charge's spear. Soon, piles of horses and men dotted the ground up to the right flank, and the attack failed, leaving Meade and Lovell with only Stuart's cavalry, which was actually on the left flank, about to come under rebel fire. Seeing no choice, the entire Royalist army climbed over their static fortifications and charged Alois' army itself, firing muskets as it advanced. Once they had fired, they went with their bayonets. Now, with Meade and Lovell hammering his right flank and right center and Stuart on his left flank, Schicklgruber was in a tight spot. If he chose to retreat now or in a few minutes, he could likely hook up with the tardy Davis and defend Louisborough, much like Hancock had defended Washington City. If he chose to fight it out, he might prevail. Or he might lose the battle, his army, and his command. Thus, he decided to resist for ten minutes. If the rebels were not close to retreating by then in substantial numbers, he would retreat and leave a vanguard to harass and slow the Royalists.

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Royalist light infantry engage the 84th PA Zouaves in hand-to-hand combat


For ten minutes the fate of the battle and the capital of South Missouri hung in the balance. For ten minutes, the two groups of Americans killed each other in droves. The Mississippi turned red.

"Retreat!"

Who was it? Who had delivered the order? Southerner or Northerner? Had Davis arrived to stave off the Royalist horde? All this passed through the Alexandrian's heads in less than five seconds.

It was Schicklgruber. The Northern army was in retreat to Louisborough.

Davis was now within hearing distance of the battle. He had been only several minutes late. Sobbing over his failure, he fell into a state of deep self-hatred while joining Schicklgruber on the rout, saying "It is I! I am the reason for this loss!"

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Alexandrian forces seek cover in the outskirts of Louisborough during the rout


The Royalist army was right on the Northerners' heels. Hundreds on both sides were going down in the vanguard battles. At last, the Northerners arrived in Louisborough. The city was promptly surrounded, and a surrender demanded. Meade was determined not to repeat Washington City. He would win. It was a matter of honor. After taking assessments of the situation and after telegraphing Philadelphia, Schicklgruber received the order to surrender. With a grimace on his rotund, bearded face, eyes red from gunpowder, he presented the keys of the city to Meade under a flag of truce, and then was allowed to evacuate his forces. Louisborough had fallen to Andrew. South Missouri was for all essential reasons, a part of Andrew's realm now.

[Rooster Cogburn]

Wow, looks like Meade is starting to gain traction. Now, I have some requests to put in :p Maybe in the next few updates you could add in Nathan Bedford Forrest, Richard Taylor, James Longstreet, George Thomas, John Pope, Ambrose Burnside, and William Rosecrans :D Thanks for the great timeline!

[Marc Pasquin]

New version (again, this will be for about 1830-40):

there is no reason realy why the states made out of former parts of british North America should fit prefectly with the borders of the provinces of canada OTL, especialy at the time when a lot of that land was pretty much empty. At best, the part that belonged to the Hudson bay company should be some sort of unincorporated territory, maybe divided into administrative districts:

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[Napoleon53]

Ooh, I like that idea. I dislike using same old state/region shapes. Very good, it shouldn't be too hard to update. :)

@Rooster: Some of my heroes, especially Burnside and Longstreet. I was going to put them in anyway. :D

[PulkitNahata]

Love the Star Wars reference.

[Darth_Kiryan]

Love the Star Wars reference.
Did i miss something?:confused:

[Napoleon53]

Did i miss something?:confused:

The last chapter is titled "The Kingdom Strikes Back." An in-joke reference to The Empire Strikes Back.

Working on that new North American map...

[Napoleon53]

I think this looks pretty good. I went back and revised the story, but let me know if something doesn't jive:

[Rooster Cogburn]

I feel bad for the school children who have to learn all those states and capitals ;)

[GreatScottMarty]

you made my beloved Minnesota into a part of Wisconsin? SHAME :D

[Napoleon53]

I feel bad for the school children who have to learn all those states and capitals ;)

:D Haha! Good line!

you made my beloved Minnesota into a part of Wisconsin? SHAME :D

I did indeed. Care for some cheese? :p

Hope to get the next chapters up tonight. I need a new charger for my recorder batteries, but I still hope to get the first episode of the documentary up Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday. Cheers!

[Tsao]

you made my beloved Minnesota into a part of Wisconsin? SHAME :D

The Twin Cities are in Northern Missouri.......

[Napoleon53]

The Twin Cities are in Northern Missouri.......

Aye, makes a good capital. :D

Working on new chapters...

[Napoleon53]

CHAPTER XXII
The War in the Caribbean
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The Royal Legion Cavalry charge in full splendor at Havana

In April, a large force of Alexandrians from Protestant Jamaica to take back Catholic Cuba. In weeks, there was bloody fighting all over the island. No where was safe, and the largely volunteer, untrained forces on both sides were causing a massive civilian death toll. At last, Alexander had enough and promoted George Andrew Custer to general. When Custer arrived, he expressed his intent to "crush every single darned one o' 'em Royalists." He was a man of his word. As the days after went by, the Royalists faced total annihilation.

Finally, the showdown came. On July 4th, 1869, Royalist Grand Marshal Sheridan arrived with members of the Royal Legion, Andrew's best troops. They gathered in Havana and built fortifications to resist Custer's oncoming forces. All the Catholic inhabitants of the town came to their aid, even the women, who picked up muskets and smashed out their windows, ready to fire.

Sometime near dusk of that Independence Day, Custer's forlorn hope unit launched their first attack, trying to feel out the defenses. Grinning slyly and in a self-satisfied manner, Custer thought it best to launch an attack to the north, and come around on the side road, instead of on the main path through the city gates. At 10:00, under the cover of darkness, 2,000 Alexandrian soldiers advanced. As daylight broke over the Cuban capital, they rose up, shouted various battle cries, and swarmed over the walls, massacring a militia regiment that was on guard.

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Grand Marshal Sheridan, commander of the Royal Legion in Cuba, in a Pre-War photo


Panicking, the men guarding the front gate rushed to meet the attack. Custer launched his dragoons, who opened the gates for the rest of the army. Feeling bewildered from his poor strategic thinking, Sheridan gathered his forces about him in the exact center of the city in a small barricade. There, thanks to the Royalists' mastery of the fire by rank drill, they slaughtered mounds of Alexandrians attempting to charge them. The Royal Legionnaires kept up the pounding until Custer decided to withdraw to rethink his strategy. Of course, his strategy was nothing more than go back, condense the ranks, and attack again. Custerian tactics were popular only with Custer. His men made another go at it, coming on faster than the first time. Right as Sheridan was about to surrender, a nasty surprise arrived: The Royal Legion Cavalry. The cavalry had been hiding outside the city and now charged full-on, sweeping away dozens of Custer's men. Furious, Custer rode out himself with his bodyguards. This, finally, turned the tide of the battle, and Sheridan surrendered. While it was a Northern tactical victory, it was also a Northern numerical loss, and forever placed General Custer in the list of bloody military leaders. Marshal Sheridan was allowed to leave with most of the few survivors, and, like Lee and Grant, it would not be the end of the Custer-Sheridan rivalry.

The massive violence that had occurred in Cuba left it desperate and destitute. Now, Custer had to worry about rampant militants roaming the jungles trying to break away from the URAS. He was proclaimed military governor of Cuba and was given a proclamation from Alexander that enabled him to hang and execute without trials. In a month, 600 accused militants were hanged or shot. Custer ruled Cuba with an iron fist.

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General George Andrew Custer, Military Governor of Cuba


In the URAS, a military governor was practically an absolute monarch. He could do anything he pleased as long as it did not violate the king's law or commands. And, since Alexander was busy on the mainland, the king did not really give commands. Custer was left to himself to reign as sovereign under martial law, even after the crushing of most of the militants. He was determined to bring stability back.

The Alexandrian navy was more powerful than the Royalist navy. Thus, the Caribbean was quickly falling under Alexander's control. The French navy, not as dominant as it used to be and it had to largely stay in Europe due to its war with Britain. Thus, Alexander reigned basically ruled the waves, preventing any further "liberation" attempts in the Caribbean.

[Rooster Cogburn]

Hell ya, Custer is kicking some ass :D It is a little surprising though that he allowed Sheridan to leave.

[Napoleon53]

It is a little surprising though that he allowed Sheridan to leave.

Ah, but this is part of my plan: the wars are way more like the 1700's, and the commanders still believe in chivalry. It used to be very common in the 1700's to allow commanders to leave the field, just like how they considered it very cowardly to assassinate an enemy general.

[GreatScottMarty]

The Twin Cities are in Northern Missouri.......

Minnesota starts north of Hinckley anyway. All Minnesotans know that :p

Nappy keep it going haven't seen a good Ameriwank around here in awhile. I do love the copious pictures

[Napoleon53]

Nappy keep it going haven't seen a good Ameriwank around here in awhile. I do love the copious pictures

Thanks a lot! Haha, people call me Nappy on other sites, as well. :D

More chapters and pics on the way!

EDIT: Oh, and if anyone wants a historical figure to appear, just ask, and I'll see if I can work him/her in. For instance, characters I want to work in:

Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
FDR
Teddy Roosevelt "Speak softly, and carry a big royal standard!" :D
Hebert Hoover
William McKinley

[Readman]

His Imperial Majesty King Theodore Roosevelt? :p That should prove interesting. Keep up the good work man.

[Napoleon53]

His Imperial Majesty King Theodore Roosevelt? :p That should prove interesting. Keep up the good work man.

Or perhaps loyal Grand Marshal... I'm not telling yet. ;)

[Napoleon53]

CHAPTER XXIII
Britain's War

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London protest against France and Catholicism; the heavy anti-Catholic sentiment was one of the leading causes for Victoria to declare war

When Britain sank the French fleet en route to New England on February 15th, it was an automatic declaration of war on France and its allies. However, Victoria never openly allied her country with Alexander. It was referred to as "Britain's War" by later historians who claimed it was a totally different conflict unrelated to the War for American Succession. Britain still had the taste of the Revolution and the loss of Canada in its mouth, and it did not want to formally come to to America's aid. Thus, Britain's War occured mainly in Europe, Southern Asia, Australia, and Africa. This was to be the deciding conflict as to who would dominate the world.

In Africa, the two European monarchs had at it. Huge swathes of territory were claimed by Britain, France, and their allies.

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Africa following the start of the war; note the volatile Congo and the "Frenchified" Greater Egyptian region


Britain was also struggling with South Africa, so it was forced to wage a two-front conflict. Redcoats and pith helmets half buried in sand became a common site in the Sahara, where France and the Holy Roman Empire pounded the British army. Soon, it bogged down into a game of musical chairs. As soon as the Catholic armies left a town or region, the British would march in and take it, forcing the enemy to come back and try to take it away again. It did not result in any great gain for the British, but it at least kept the status quo.

In Asia, Victoria hung onto India. The number of Indians conscripted is unknown, but it was a massive amount and enough to fend off Franco-Chinese assaults from the north.

In North Africa, Egypt was being politically engineered by King Louis to start drifting away from its Ottoman rulers. Finally, on August 29th, 1869, it broke away. Immediately, a French steamship fleet landed troops and marched into Alexandria and Cairo. Abdülaziz, the 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was faced with war. If he went to war, he would fight the French from the south and the Austrians in the north. He decided not to risk it. He signed a treaty with France agreeing that it was now the owner of Egypt.

The Turks were outraged. Threatening a deposing, they forced him to go back on the treaty on September 12th. The Ancient Empire went to war.

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Sultan Abdülaziz, Victoria's Turkish Ally


Britain promptly signed an alliance with the Ottoman Empire and agreed that, should France and its allies be pushed out, Britain would split the Dark Continent between themselves and the Sultan, the King of Prussia, and the Kaiser of Germany. This new pact was called the Quadruple Alliance. It was very odd: Germany and Prussia were allied with Alexander and Britain; Britain was allied to Germany and Prussia but not to Alexander, though he was thought of as the "lesser of two evils."

In Australia, a French fleet had landed on the west coast and claimed it. The British, on the east coast, finally proved what Britain had gotten itself into. Their performance against the invaders was utterly lackluster, as could be expected by their pitiful weapons and their nonexistent training. The well-equipped, well-trained French Royal army made mincemeat of them and steadily worked its way up and down the coast, avoiding completely the inner areas that were akin to the Sahara. Over the next year, until early 1871, France and its allies would decisively defeat Britain. What would follow would be the greatest humiliation in British history.

[Readman]

So maybe we might be getting a super-France to counter Germany/Prussia speaking of them will they end up unifying?

[Napoleon53]

So maybe we might be getting a super-France to counter Germany/Prussia speaking of them will they end up unifying?

Exactly. ITTL, France kind of replaces Great Britain's OTL legacy.

I don't think so, or at least, not for a long time. They'll probably become more like Germany and Austria-Hungary in our history; close, but not united.

[Rooster Cogburn]

Joseph Stalin, Calvin Coolidge, Chinese Gordon, Ludendorff and Hindenburg, and Grover Cleveland. And eventually Reagan, John Wayne (who will be eventually be Prime Minister or something), Richard Nixon, and Clint Eastwood :cool:

Oh and don't forget, to make this true alternate history, George Custer has to live well into his 90s, if not longer. :rolleyes: Possibly world's oldest man if you really want to have something exciting, haha :p

[Napoleon53]

Joseph Stalin, Calvin Coolidge, Chinese Gordon, Ludendorff and Hindenburg, and Grover Cleveland. And eventually Reagan, John Wayne (who will be eventually be Prime Minister or something), Richard Nixon, and Clint Eastwood :cool:

Oh and don't forget, to make this true alternate history, George Custer has to live well into his 90s, if not longer. :rolleyes: Possibly world's oldest man if you really want to have something exciting, haha :p

Check, check, check, annndd check. :D John Wayne would be Marion Robert Morrison, though; John Wayne was a fake name.

Custer lives forever, huh? Where have I read that before? A certain bearded man with glasses comes to mind - what was his name? Pigeonlove? :p

[Rooster Cogburn]

Check, check, check, annndd check. :D John Wayne would be Marion Robert Morrison, though; John Wayne was a fake name.

Custer lives forever, huh? Where have I read that before? A certain bearded man with glasses comes to mind - what was his name? Pigeonlove? :p

Thanks :D But it'll be John Wayne. It will ALWAYS be John Wayne. Unless you can come up with an even manlier name :cool: And ya, you're right, Barry Pigeonlove :p

[Napoleon53]

New chapters day after tomorrow. Another hobby has taken up the week. Also, my recorder now works, so I'll start production on the documentary soon! :D

[Napoleon53]

Sorry guys, life happened. :o

CHAPTER XXIV
Marianne, Marianne, Marianne Rules the Waves! Frenchmen Never Shall be Slaves!
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Flag of the French "Republic" of Ireland

Britain was getting crushed by the superior French armed forces. As Victoria struggled to hold on to India, she failed to defend against a massive French force of 800,000 preparing to attack Great Britain at its weakest point: Catholic Ireland.

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Irish Militia in Combat with Redcoats during the Cork Uprising


The preparations for the invasion had been made long before any war started, a sort of pre-made blueprint on how to defeat the British. Now, Louis dispatched his fleet and landed in Cork and other major coastal towns after intense but futile resistance from the English Navy. Also, Lord Nelson was killed in this battle, snuffing out the life of best English sailor alive. French troops quickly received support from the Irish populace, who were determined to finally throw off the hated English "invaders." Thousands adopted a new blue and white Harp of Ireland banner. Britain then proceeded to ship thousands over the North Channel from Scotland. The French fleet made sure attacks across the Irish Sea were impossible by bottling up the remnants of the Royal Navy. Irish Protestants who did not support France were encouraged to board French ships to neutral countries. As Ireland gradually fell under French control, Victoria now had a revanchist new Republic of Ireland to deal with that took orders directly from Louis.

The Irish army was soon reorganized and made into a decent armed force. Combined with the French Army of Ireland, they were verging on chasing the Redcoats back across the North Channel and into Scotland. However, the French decided to just secure the border, as they knew Presbyterian Scotland would not really appreciate French Catholic overlords.

Back in India, the British struck back, wiping out scores of pro-French Indians and spies. Still, Ireland had been lost. Britain was perilously close to losing its colonial empire.

In late 1871, France was wiping out British island territories and was cutting China up into chunks for itself and its allies. China would be a source of headaches later.

Back in America, Alexander was beating back Andrew and the French. The Duke of Arlington, now heading the Invasion Army of Northern Virginia, was rampaging through Andrew's territory. By the end of 1871, Virginia had fallen to Alexander. In the Western Theatre, Schickelgruber was successfully attacking Southern Missouri, Akansea, and Louisiana. His plan, known as "Schickelgruber's Snake," was to cut Andrew's domain right down the middle. Once separated, Andrew would be easy to dethrone. In the middle of 1872, Schickelgruber decided it was time to lash out. In a climatic series of battles, he cut through the ad-hoc fortifications and besieged New Orleans. On September 5th, 1872, New Orleans surrendered and Andrew moved his government to Atlanta.

Andrew's government flew into a panic. Meade was ordered immediately to go on the offensive. His army was routed by a vengeful Jefferson Davis. Davis had finally brought his reputation back to normal. Now, he decided to march east, in an attempt to squeeze Andrew against Lee. From the Caribbean, Custer was ready to seize Florida. Andrew was in as tight a spot as Victoria.

In Texas, one of the most decisive events of the war took place. The elderly Member of Congress David Crockett participated in the overthrow of the Texan Royalist government. He soon took power and declared martial law. Royalist property was seized and he executed the former governor. Most of the Texas nobility fled to Arizona and set up a Royalist bastion. The entire state of Arizona became a giant fortress, ready to die for their cause, thinking they were too far, much too far, in over the top. They would win or die. Alexander was about to make sure it was the latter.

In early 1873, Lee was down in the Carolinas. Unless a miracle happened, Andrew was doomed. Arizona was under seige. Davis and Hancock were crashing through the Cotton states. Virginia was now Alexandrian. France was becoming more interested in defeating Britain. Finally, on June 1st, 1873, Andrew fled Atlanta and rode to the coast in the Flight from Atlanta. Once at the Atlantic, he boarded a French trading vessel, the Dauphin, and set sail for France and friendly European waters. However, the Alexandrian fleet in Cuba caught wind of the trip and raced to capture him. On June 20th, Alexandrian admiral Lucius David Smythe on board the Kraken, a small light steamer, caught up with Andrew. A small skirmish ensued when Smythe and his men boarded the Dauphin. Cornered in his cabin, Andrew was forced to surrender. He handed over his gold sword to Smythe, saluted, and marched himself to the Kraken's brig. Andrew had been overthrown.

Things began to grind to a halt as the disheartened Royalists started to surrender across North America and the Caribbean. Meade was trapped at Birmingham on October 4th by Davis and Sheridan was captured for a second time by Custer on November 21st, in the Florida Everglades. At last, the final remaining noteworthy Royalist commander on the field was Hiram Grant. Mustering the last Royalists in North Carolina, he made a final offensive. On January 13th, 1874, Grant's army attacked Atlanta. If he regained the the secondary capital, it might inject some new life into the Royalist cause. If he lost, it would be for the final time. The huge Second Battle of Atlanta was a catastrophic loss for both sides. Over 100,000 men died. At last they broke on January 17th. Grant was on the run with the pathetic remnants of the Royal Army. After two months of guerrilla warfare, Grant was cornered by the Duke of Arlington at Gregory's Courthouse, 50 miles from Raleigh, North Carolina. After a handful of shots, the white flag was raised. The old, near-sighted Duke rode in on his white horse and entered the Courthouse with Custer and Hancock. There, Grant signed the Treaty of Gregory's Courthouse, officially ending the War for American Succession on April 22nd, 1874. Alexander had won.

[Turquoise Blue]

The only example of a Northern Victory that we wish the South would had won...

[Napoleon53]

The only example of a Northern Victory that we wish the South would had won...

Wait till you see what I've cooked up next. *laughs maniacally and resumes typing story* :)

[Readman]

I just wanted to say again how much I'm enjoying this TL. Kudos, keep up the excellent work. :)

[Rooster Cogburn]

Loving it! Long Live Alexander and the Duke of Arlington! :D

[Napoleon53]

I just wanted to say again how much I'm enjoying this TL. Kudos, keep up the excellent work. :)

Danke schon. I had it ready but lost the next chapter...

Loving it! Long Live Alexander and the Duke of Arlington! :D

Yeah, Lee is already living past what his OTL age. Time for him to kick the bucket. :p

[Darth_Kiryan]

Yeah, Lee is already living past what his OTL age. Time for him to kick the bucket. :p

RESPECTABLY. I HOPE.

[Tsao]

Yeah! Alexander FTW!:D

[Rooster Cogburn]

Time for him to kick the bucket. :p

Oh my god, I will hate you forever if he doesn't live till AT LEAST 1890!!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad:

[Napoleon53]

I will hate you forever if he doesn't live till AT LEAST 1890!!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad:

Haha, lol. I don't know about that. :D

CHAPTER XXV
The War Ends
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Eventually, French troops started appearing in Scotland. Irish troops burned out the towns of old rivals. Victoria was panicking. Under her rule, England might crumble. She had to ask for peace. No, she had to beg for peace.

When Louis caught wind of her faltering, he decided to press the attack and humiliate the English for all time. Thousands upon thousands invaded from every coast on October 31st, 1874. White-coated French troops paraded in the streets of Welsh towns. At last, a large Franco-Irish force surrounded London. Victoria declared unconditional surrender. With the French Royal Anthem playing the Dauphin marched his troops into Buckingham Palace and all the other government buildings. Parliament was dismissed by armed Irishmen. The ports were filled with French steamships which scuttled the English fleet anchored in the Thames without a shot of resistance. Things were about to get ugly.

America was already in the phase known as "Reconstruction." Alexander was purging the Royalists and setting up new governors. Open Royalist citizens lost their rights to vote and hold office, as did Royalist soldiers. King Andrew was exiled to Russia, where he was to live out the rest of his life among Moscow's elite. Peace was soon made between France and Alexander, and even with Germany and Prussia. The monarchs "wanted to be gentlemen."

And they all wanted to cut up Britain's colonies.

France immediately called for the Congress of Moscow to discuss what to do with the supreme losers. Prussia and Germany paid for damages done and agreed to cut taxes on trade with France. Then, they cut up Africa, South Asia, and China. Japan also was present and formed the Franco-Japanese-American Entente, better known, and easier to say, as the League of Three Monarchs, agreeing to help each other out in times of need and to trade much more often with each other. Britain was shut out of China completely, Victoria's holdings in Africa were cut down, and the Congo was awarded to Alexander. While he was at it, Alexander also grabbed up all of the Indochina peninsula, stealing it from Britain, except for a sliver of the west coast, which belonged to France. The Italian countries also got in on the fun, getting their own little trading colonies on the Chinese coast. Austria furthered its influence by making the League of Three Monarchs the League of Monarchs. This new international organization deliberately blocked Britain from joining. The Italian monarchs, minus the Pope, soon joined, as did the Kaiser of Germany and the King of Prussia. Russia was given the offer but bluntly refused. It took half of Mongolia and said it was content.

Austria beat the Ottomans up terribly in treaty, taking everything west of Istanbul and North of Greece. Greece had been revolting against Ottoman rule for decades, but no international help was received. Now, it overthrew the Turks, rejected Austrian intervention, and plunged into violence and genocide. Catholics clashed with Orthodox in bloody street battles involving dirt poor Greeks with knives and revolvers. Finally, six months later, in its first act of unity, the League of Monarchs sent in an international force to establish order. It was less an attempt to help their fellow man and more of an attempt to test their joint military strength. Athens was immediately captured and a new government was formed under strongman Adelphos Demetriou, who set himself up as a monarch type figure. Greece remained a hellhole for the next few decades.

France strongly moved in on British Pacific and Indian Ocean territory. The western and north-western coasts of Australia were taken away and formed into the new royal colony of French West Australia, or Française Ouest de l'Australie. Madagascar was finally completely under French rule. Seeing Victoria's weakness, the other countries piled on the bandwagon to tear Britain to pieces. At last, the final British boundaries were set. Ireland was permanently part of France and Britain had lost a huge amount of its former empire. Britain was now a second-rate country and could be considered on equal footing with Norway or Denmark. However, Britain's problems had only just begun.

France and the URAS immediately worked together to draw up terms to keep the British under control. It was agreed that "the Kingdom of Great Britain shall not have more than 100,000 soldiers at any given time." Other restrictions followed, including turning the English navy into what was little more than a harbor patrol. Further, Britain was to pay billions of dollars in reparations to France and Austria. Britain was essentially driven into the ground head first, deliberately so, in an attempt to prevent it from expanding ever again. It appeared it would work.

Also resolved at Moscow was the USLA Civil War. Latin America broke again. The various states pulled out and began a long history of rivalry. Now, Mexico sat on the URAS's border, just waiting for someone with enough troops, brains, and money to seize it. That someone would arrive in the 1890's in the form of a muscular, mustachioed man with a small pair of glasses and a famous smile.

Map of the world after the Treaty of Moscow and the League of Monarchs' intervention in Greece:

http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/attachment.php?attachmentid=158486&stc=1&d=1320460904

[Rooster Cogburn]

Haha, lol. I don't know about that. :D[/LEFT]
[/CENTER]

hahaha, that's funny, you think I'm kidding :rolleyes:

Wow, a United Nations 70 years early. That's a BIG deal. And Theodore motherfucking Roosevelt in Mexico!?!?!?!!??!?!?! :eek: Well, the Jackson dynasty was fun while it lasted.....:cool:

[Fenrir_Angerboda]

uh....how is America going to take advantage of the Landlocked Congo?

[Tsao]

uh....how is America going to take advantage of the Landlocked Congo?

Yeah, without a coast, I doubt that the Americans can properly manage their newest acquisition.

[Napoleon53]

Yeah, without a coast, I doubt that the Americans can properly manage their newest acquisition.

Simple case of "I forgot to add a coast in the map." :D



Wow, a United Nations 70 years early. That's a BIG deal. And Theodore Roosevelt in Mexico!?!?!?!!??!?!?! :eek: Well, the Jackson dynasty was fun while it lasted.....:cool:

The Jackson Dynasty... I'm still plotting its demise.

It'll be epic. *dramatic music*

[Tsao]

Simple case of "I forgot to add a coast in the map." :D
*

Still, how large would the coastline be? The territory's current position is quite far from the coast, and in order to have one you would have to take quite a chunk out of the Portugese colony there.

[Napoleon53]

Still, how large would the coastline be? The territory's current position is quite far from the coast, and in order to have one you would have to take quite a chunk out of the Portugese colony there.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Map-belgian-congo.jpg/465px-Map-belgian-congo.jpg

The Belgian Cngo's coast was extremely small. I'll probably use the same sizes.

[Napoleon53]

Here's the new map:

http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/attachment.php?attachmentid=159037&stc=1&d=1320963290

Problem solved. Thanks for pointing that out guys! :D

Working on new chaptahs.

[Nicksplace27]

Here's the new map:


Problem solved. Thanks for pointing that out guys! :D

Working on new chaptahs.

The African borders look really unlikely and also quite unsightly, espeically the Spanish and Prussian borders in west Africa. Any reason why they are that way? Also, that straight line up Sudan doesn't seem like a defensible border in the least and I don't think whatever Britain it is would split Sudan that way.

[Darth_Kiryan]

Don't make Australia French. Please.

*pleading look*

PLEASE!!!!!

I don't want to be French (regardless of the significant amount of French blood i have flowing through my veins i am quite happy being british.)

[Napoleon53]

The African borders look really unlikely and also quite unsightly, espeically the Spanish and Prussian borders in west Africa. Any reason why they are that way? Also, that straight line up Sudan doesn't seem like a defensible border in the least and I don't think whatever Britain it is would split Sudan that way.

Would you care to help me make it better? My knowledge of Africa isn't huge, so I could use your help. Feel free to edit what you pointed out and run it up the flagpole to see if it flies with me. :D France has to be dominant over Great Britain, though.

Don't make Australia French. Please.

*pleading look*

PLEASE!!!!!

I don't want to be French (regardless of the significant amount of French blood i have flowing through my veins i am quite happy being british.)

Hahaha, don't worry, I have something planned. ;)

[Rooster Cogburn]

Hahaha, don't worry, I have something planned. ;)

Any chance a strong, unified Italian Empire controlling northern Africa is in that plan? :D:cool:

[Napoleon53]

Any chance a strong, unified Italian Empire controlling northern Africa is in that plan? :D:cool:

I'm working on an Italian chapter in another window right now. It's called "Nova Roma." It may not be what you expect, though. >: D

[Rooster Cogburn]

I'm working on an Italian chapter in another window right now. It's called "Nova Roma." It may not be what you expect, though. >: D

That face isn't exactly what I'd call comforting.....

[Nicksplace27]

How does this look? I tried not to change too much but I gave all of the Sudan to France and Ethiopia as well. Also I cleaned up the Japanese Manchuria borders. They didn't seem to be workable from your map.

[Napoleon53]

That face isn't exactly what I'd call comforting.....

*maniacal laughter* Almost done. It'll be up soon. I surf the web while I'm thinking about what to write, so it takes me a long time. :o

How does this look? I tried not to change too much but I gave all of the Sudan to France and Ethiopia as well. Also I cleaned up the Japanese Manchuria borders. They didn't seem to be workable from your map.

Thanks a lot, man! That looks waaay better. Definitely makes France look like overlord of Africa instead sharing it with Britain.

[Napoleon53]

CHAPTER XXVI
Nova Roma Part 1:
Fascism Ascensionis


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Pontifical Zouave circa the beginning of the Great Italian War

Warfare had not changed much at all since Frederick the Great. It would have even been largely recognizable to Marlborough or Churchill. That was about to change.

The Papal States, Sicily, Sardinia, and Venice had long tried to be the dominant power of the Italian Peninsula. The Holy Roman Empire had kept Venice in line for a very long time. Now, Venice was experiencing its Second Renaissance. The Emperor desired to crush the small Republic of Venice once and for all. In 1890, a message was sent to Pope Leo XIII requesting a "Holy Alliance" to take Venice out of the picture. Leo rejected it, saying he did not want a war at the moment.

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Pope Leo XIII


Now, Franz Joseph, the current Holy Roman Emperor, was beyond furious. He immediately set about plans for getting rid of Leo and replacing him with someone whom he could control. That someone was Cardinal Gebhard Koehler, an Austrian who served under Leo. Imperial spies made contact with him and offered him the opportunity to replace Leo as pope. He accepted. On May 9th, 1891, Leo consumed poisoned turkey and died two days later. Through threats, extortion, and bribery, Koehler was elected pope as Pope Stephen X. He then worked hand-in-glove with the Emperor, which made many distrust him. France was alienated by a German sitting on the Throne of St. Peter. Venice knew what was coming. The other Italian countries soon fell into one of two camps: Sicily, Tuscany, Modena and Reggio, and the Papal satellites of Ragusa and Trent immediately sided with the Pope and Emperor in the Holy Alliance. Venice and Sardinia led Genoa, Lucca, and Parma, along with Venetian Dalmatia, in the League of Italy. There was no open conflict, but a massive arms race was just beginning. Warfare was about to be revolutionized.

The first major change to the Italian armies occurred when American-made machine guns, huge, drum-loaded guns with up to 10 barrels, were imported into Sardinia and the tremendously important small Republic of Lucca. A few months later, Venice also received them and brought them up to the Austrian border, where the primary threat of attack was located. This just upped the ante. Stephen X and Franz Joseph soon had their own machine guns, British-made, and they also stationed them on their borders.

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Franz Joseph - "The Last Caesar"


Next, Sicily built new battleships. Sardinia and Genoa already had impressive navies, but they built more anyway to not be outdone. Austria only had a few miles of coastline. This, however, just made them even more determined to seize Venetian Dalmatia in the future. Due to Dalmatia and Ragusa, Italy was coming perilously close to involving Greece in its upcoming conflict. The opportunity for slaughter was massive. Adelphos Demetriou, Greece's dictator, saw that an alliance with the League of Italy to give his country the chance to absorb Ragusa was alluring. He set about enlarging the Greek army, "just in case."

Things got progressively worse in 1894. Stephen announced mandatory military training for all male citizens under 35. Imperial Bohemian factories churned out weapons and uniforms for the new Papal army. By now, the Italian Arms Race had practically made each state into a land of marshal law. Spies were a constant threat and conspiracies abounded. France sat nervously by, waiting for the first shot.

That first shot was fired on June 28th, 1895. Holy Roman Imperial archduke Franz Ferdinand was gunned down on the steps of a Vienna opera house. The Austrian police ran after and chased down the 38 year-old Venetian assassin Luigi Lombardi. They beat him into unconsciousness, dragged him to prison, and hanged him the next day.

Franz Joseph had had enough. The next day, June 30thm 1895, Austrian troops crossed the border and captured several Dalmatian towns. A Ragusan army numbering 8,000, which was a great amount for a country of only 40,500, then joined them in grabbing up southern Dalmatia. Declarations of war flew like bullets. Armies charged across borders in a mad scramble for territory and forts. After a month, the fighting had bogged down to a stalemate. Huge trench-lines were built on the wartime borders of Lucca, Austria, and the Papal States. For the first time, poison gas was used to blind and cut off air to other armies. Austria in particular employed this tactic. Venice valiantly held them off. In the Trent Offensive of '96 Venice took the fight to the Holy Alliance by capturing Bishopric of Trent. This infuriated Stephen and he also went on the offensive to capture the "City of Canals." The attack failed utterly. Fresh Venetian troops sent the Pontifical army packing, inflicting huge casualties. The beaten and bloodied Papal forces raced back across the border, leaving their siege artillery behind. They arrived just in time to participate in a Tuscan offensive against the Luccan Republic. Lucca was soon overrun. However, a month later, when a huge Genoese-Sardinian army took it back and then turned east and drove Holy Roman forces out of Lombardy. Accepting the loss of Lombardy, the Austrians tried to fortify Modena and Reggio. It continued to hold out against the Sardinian onslaught.

Finally, Austria made a huge mistake, or rather, some of their men made a huge mistake. An Austrian platoon heading to the front in Lombardy decided to stop in neutral Switzerland. After hard drinking in a bar, a fight broke out. The intoxicated Austrian soldiers then shot five Swiss policemen dead. The Swiss government was outraged. The Swiss army then demanded reparations. Austria payed them after protesting, claiming the soldiers acted on their own to illegally cross the border. This turned Switzerland against the Holy Alliance completely and they refused to have bank dealings with anyone in it. France agreed and started a trade embargo sold weapons to all who desired to rebel against Holy Alliance leaders. This violated the terms of the League of Monarchs, but France said they were in the right, since Austria violated the terms by letting soldiers cross into neutral Switzerland. Sardinia's trade with France boomed. Stephen and Franz Joseph worried about French intervention, which would likely mean defeat for the Holy Alliance.

Greece, during this time, was neutral. However, Ragusa's weak military was spread incredibly thin. On January 1st, 1897, Greece launched its military into Ragusa and rapidly brought the government down. After a mere three days of fighting, Ragusa surrendered. Austria did not want to fight Greece at all. After a slap on the wrist, they let Greece slide. The Pope also ignored it, though he suggested having an embargo against Demetriou's dictatorship. Nothing came of it and Demetriou would encourage other "prototype fascists" to see how much they could get by with.

Venice poured into Dalmatia to take back what they had lost. However, the public had turned against them. Rebelling, they set up the Republic of Dalmatia. Ragusa asked for the right to join and requested military assistance from Greece. Demetriou accepted and brought troops into Dalmatia. Now, Austria had a very real reason to support Greece. They gave weapons and supplies to the Dalmatians and urged them to go to war with the Venetians. Seeing that coming, Venice withdrew from Dalmatia with plans to reconquer it another day. A new republic had been born. And it's strings were pulled by a Greek prototype fascist.

Within four months, Austria's support of Dalmatian independence was coming back to bite it in the back. Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Moldova, and Macedonia were up in arms demanding freedom from the Holy Roman Empire. They were brutally repressed, but that only intensified their demands. Austria knew what would happen if they obtained independence: fascism. This new form of government was most intolerable. There had never been anything like its radicalism since the French "Revolution." The French Revolution paled in comparison with Adelphos Demetriou's form of government. In fact, many started using the term "Demetriouism." "Fascism" came from an Sicilian democratic revolutionaries in the 1870's. Though the attempts for fascist or democratic-republican government in Sicily had been defeated, one group, the Fasci Siciliani, still was active and rumors circulated of backroom meetings with representatives of Demetriou. Greece was once again spreading their unique form of government westward, and Franz Joseph now wanted to crush it like a bug underneath his jackboot. However, the relic that was the Holy Roman Empire was teetering on a very hazardous precipice. The slightest breeze might send it tumbling.

During all this, Modena and Reggio, separated geographically from Austria, finally lost half its territory to the Parmesan army. Foreseeing the fall of the Imperial buffer state, Stephen rushed troops into eastern Modena. They held on, but just barely.

By 1899, the war was still dragging on. The situation in Austria had gotten completely out of hand as the Holy Roman Empire seemed to be collapsing. But all the countries were exhausting their manpower. Lucca had been completely devastated and shelled. Modena and Reggio was in such shambles they could not even jail murderers. Half of the mighty Genoese fleet had been destroyed in the sea war with Sicily, and Sicily hadn't gotten off easily either. Above all, no one but the Holy Roman Empire and Venice seemed to be worse off than anyone else. In fact, Greece, a country not even at war, seemed to have benefited the most. And now, word was spreading that French agents had been responsible for the 1889 deaths of Franz Joseph's only son Rudolf and Rudolf's mistress Maria Vetsera. Some demanded war with France. Franz Joseph realized that would be national suicide. He then sought an end for the war, fearing for his throne and life.

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Crown Prince Rudolf before his apparent 1889 murder at the hands of French agents at Mayerling, Upper Austria


Finally came the Summer of '99. The devastated nations agreed to have a meeting in Amsterdam. A peace was soon arranged. Many commented on the high costs and low gains, if there were any gains at all. With the end of the Great Italian War, Austria and the rest of the world welcomed the 20th Century, praying it would be peaceful. Sometimes, however, prayers aren't always answered. Or, at least, Franz Joseph's weren't.

[Rooster Cogburn]

So did you just forget to leave out the part where all the Italian states unify, or what? :confused:

[Napoleon53]

So did you just forget to leave out the part where all the Italian states unify, or what? :confused:

Um, they're not unifying yet. It's "New Rome" in that fascism is rising and the countries are much different, and some don't even exist anymore. I think I will add a part 1 to the beginning, though. ;) Unity for most of them will come in the next chapter.

[wietze]

a remark about Ceylon, you pod is before it became british, and considering what all was going on, it is very likely that Ceylon still is Dutch and never became british.

I also suspect that in the latter phase of the war the dutch very likely would have sided with the French, as they still had some scores to settle with the british. So i expect the border of south africa to move north a bit and a few pieces of brit real estate going dutch.

i am missing the guyana's did they get butterflied away?
in africa ghana was still a dutch colony at this time.
And how did borneo become spanish?, seems rather unlikely.

Maybe you can even even transfer some british colonies to the Irish to add insult to injury ;)

[Napoleon53]

Maybe you can even even transfer some british colonies to the Irish to add insult to injury ;)

I like the way you think, man. :D

a remark about Ceylon, you pod is before it became british, and considering what all was going on, it is very likely that Ceylon still is Dutch and never became british.

I also suspect that in the latter phase of the war the dutch very likely would have sided with the French, as they still had some scores to settle with the british. So i expect the border of south africa to move north a bit and a few pieces of brit real estate going dutch.

i am missing the guyana's did they get butterflied away?
in africa ghana was still a dutch colony at this time.
And how did borneo become spanish?, seems rather unlikely.


Ceylon, eh? Hmmm... I think you are right! Ouch, I'll have to fix that. :o

Hmmm... Good point. However, for sake of simplicity, I'll keep the Dutch neutral.

Guyanas were indeed butterflied. :D

I think I had Ghana be taken away from Britain in the treaty.

I'll change Borneo. I'm not sure what I was thinking there. I'll give it to the Dutch.

It's hard to keep track of all this so I greatly appreciate your observations! :D

EDIT: 'Ere we go, mates! If anyone wants to help me correct any old maps to look like this, go right ahead.

[wietze]

and about new guinea, i would expect the side that is english in otl to be French, instead of the dutch part being French. The reason for it would be that there otl were already French interests in new caledonia, so it would look logical to have contiguous colonial area.

you could go for an Irish New Zealand, or nua Shéalainn (hope google translated it properly ;) ) from then on.

as for ghana i could imagine the dutch traded it with the brits for north-borneo or something and so it became english, it would explain the map.

edit: and a thought about Britain, would the French split Britain up in Scotland, Wales and England? in a move of to divide and rule

edit2: i see that north-sumatra is american?

[Napoleon53]

edit: and a thought about Britain, would the French split Britain up in Scotland, Wales and England? in a move of to divide and rule

Darn it, my good chap, don't tell what I have planned! :D You read my mind there. The countries of Britain will indeed be more self-ruled, at least for a while. I think it'll end up being more like the USSR. No one questions the "boss" country, but there is a degree of "localism."

and about new guinea, i would expect the side that is english in otl to be French, instead of the dutch part being French. The reason for it would be that there otl were already French interests in new caledonia, so it would look logical to have contiguous colonial area.

you could go for an Irish New Zealand, or nua Shéalainn (hope google translated it properly ;) ) from then on.

as for ghana i could imagine the dutch traded it with the brits for north-borneo or something and so it became english, it would explain the map.


Here we go! Ireland is still a British protectorate, though, and French royal markings adorn their flag.

[Tsao]

A bit late to respond but, wouldn't it make more sense to create puppet states in China than directly annex it? It would be a bloody mess to try and administer, and I'm sure that the Chinese aren't too keen on having European barbarians ruling them. So, either full scale revolts are gonna erupt soon, or the are the French just leaving it to local officials to sort out?

And I think that France's piece of the pie is a bit large; not sure how plausible it is that they get that much territory........

[Napoleon53]

A bit late to respond but, wouldn't it make more sense to create puppet states in China than directly annex it? It would be a bloody mess to try and administer, and I'm sure that the Chinese aren't too keen on having European barbarians ruling them.

I've already written about the Chinese Civil War. :D It is indeed a bloody mess and they fail in administering it. I have it all written, but I want to post two chapters in one post, so it'll be just a bit before it's up.

[Turquoise Blue]

Tell me straight. Is Republicanism returning to America or not in this TL?

[Napoleon53]

Tell me straight. Is Republicanism returning to America or not in this TL?

Yes.

:D

I'm not gonna tell any more, though.

[Turquoise Blue]

Yes.

:D

I'm not gonna tell any more, though.
Thank you!
Finally, Jackson's dream of a Royal Dynasty shall END!

[Tsao]

I've already written about the Chinese Civil War. :D It is indeed a bloody mess and they fail in administering it. I have it all written, but I want to post two chapters in one post, so it'll be just a bit before it's up.

I still don't think it's plausible that the whole of China is carved up, I mean, it has a strong central government and history of independence of foreign powers........

And some of the areas controlled by the French are incredibly inhospitable..........

[Napoleon53]

Thank you!
Finally, Jackson's dream of a Royal Dynasty shall END!

He had his dream for a pretty darned long time though. ;)

I still don't think it's plausible that the whole of China is carved up, I mean, it has a strong central government and history of independence of foreign powers........

And some of the areas controlled by the French are incredibly inhospitable..........

There's still an independent part; the white and brown striped part. Like I said, they throw off the French in the next chapter.

[Tsao]

There's still an independent part; the white and brown striped part. Like I said, they throw off the French in the next chapter.

Ah, thought that was Mongolia. It's gonna be awfully violent in China for some decades to come, isn't it?

[Turquoise Blue]

He had his dream for a pretty darned long time though. ;)
That just means that the people will NEVER want it bak! Long live the Republic!

[Napoleon53]

Ah, thought that was Mongolia. It's gonna be awfully violent in China for some decades to come, isn't it?

Read my mind. It lasts for twenty years officially, and longer unofficially.

That just means that the people will NEVER want it bak! Long live the Republic!

Yeah, but they might accept an Emperor. American King Episode II: American Emperor. American King Episode III: Revenge of the Jacksons.



Just kidding. :D

[Tsao]

Read my mind. It lasts for twenty years officially, and longer unofficially.


So I'm curious, who's running the rump Chinese government in Mongolia? And why aren't they in Peking?

[Napoleon53]

So I'm curious, who's running the rump Chinese government in Mongolia? And why aren'tthey in Peking?

I don't really know. Probably someone important from OTL Russo-Japanese War era. Any suggestions?

[Tsao]

I don't really know. Probably someone important from OTL Russo-Japanese War era. Any suggestions?

I guess it really depends on if it's a republic or still the old Qing regime.
I'd probably go with this guy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Hongzhang) if it's the old regime, or this guy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kang_Youwei) if it's reformed.


If it's totally thrown out the Empire and adopted a republic, I'd say just get one of the Beiyang Generals to run the show.......

President Yuan Shikai, maybe?

[Napoleon53]

I guess it really depends on if it's a republic or still the old Qing regime.



I'd probably go with this guy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Hongzhang) if it's the old regime, or this guy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kang_Youwei) if it's reformed.

Probably the last guy.

[Tsao]

Probably the last guy.

And how exactly did the Europeans carve up China? Reading over the chapters, it isn't really clear.

Did the Qing Government collapse? Was there a larger and bloodier Taiping Rebellion? What happened?

[Napoleon53]

And how exactly did the Europeans carve up China? Reading over the chapters, it isn't really clear.

Did the Qing Government collapse? Was there a larger and bloodier Taiping Rebellion? What happened?

Next chapter! :D The Qing government does indeed collapse. Hold on a sec, I'm almost done.

[Tsao]

Next chapter! :D The Qing government does indeed collapse. Hold on a sec, I'm almost done.

I eagerly await! :D

[Napoleon53]

CHAPTER XXVII
Nova Roma Part 2:
Nova Caesar

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Portrait of Stephen X, painted in 1900; Stephen was known for his military style of dress unthinkable with earlier popes

When 1900 came, the Holy Roman Empire was still in a state of emergency. Finally, with no heir alive, Emperor Franz Joseph was found dead in his bathtub on the morning of February 5th. A knife had been plunged into his chest. Austria felt like it was France. As Empress of Elisabeth prepared to go to war with France, the people finally rose up. Throughout the late winter and early spring, most of the members of the Empire shook off their Austrian bonds and set up republics. With the Holy Roman Empire dissolving, the empress fled to the Papal States. En route her procession was ambushed on the Austro-Venetian border by what seemed to be ragtag rebels. Her bodyguards were massacred and she was hanged from a tree. The Holy Roman Empire was no more. Before anyone could even think of electing a new emperor, the government was overthrown and a republic set up. The Austrian Fascist Party took control and executed monarchists and members of the old nobility who did not accept the new order. By summer, the country was officially the Republic of Austria and Hungary. The other countries, now also fascist, established themselves as the Democracy of Jugoslavija, the Fascist Republic of Romania, the Republic of Bohemia and Moravia, and the Republic of Moldova. Fascism was becoming the alternative of monarchy, and the nobility of Europe did not like it one built.

Stephen X enjoyed this immensely. A convinced fascist himself, he had been responsible for the assassination of Franz Joseph and members of his Swiss Guard, in disguise as rebels, of course, had ambushed and killed the empress. He was planning his moves carefully and he was winning this Grand Chess Game of Europe. And now, by sheltering a few members of the old Austrian nobility, he could claim he was the leader of the government in exile. The Holy Roman Empire was now in Italy. As the next step, he would install puppets in as many nearby countries as possible. He also easily realized that there would be aftershocks from the Austrian Revolution.

Within a month, there were uprisings in Russia against the czar and in Persia against the shah. Estonia and Latvia broke away, followed by Finland, Karelia, Ukraine, and the Crimea. In Persia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan broke off. Persia was so week and decrepit that it was all Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar could do to keep his ancient empire from totally breaking and fracturing like Austria's. This period in Russia and Persia became known as the "Eastern Summer."

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Mozaffar ad-Din

Czar Nicholas II was forced to flee from Moscow and St. Petersburg when Russian fascists and peasants rose up against him. They had at first demanded that he could remain as a figurehead, but elected officials would make all decisions. He rejected those terms utterly, claiming that he was Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias by God-given right. He prepared his army to wage a civil war as they marched east. St. Petersburg and Moscow fell to the fascists in mid-Summer. After hoisting a red-white-and blue tricolor and electing a leader, a devout fascist named Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, they agreed to let the new countries that had broken from Russia remain independent if they would assist the Russian Republic defeat the Czar's forces.

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Czarist Anglo-American troops advancing under fire near Nizhny Novgorod

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Karelian Fascist troops participating in taking St. Petersburg

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French soldiers march under the Czar's banner heading toward a battle with Crimean and Ukrainian forces

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Former soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire pose for the camera an hour before engaging Ukrainian rebels- note the gas masks; several armories containing stockpiles of mustard gas in Ukraine had been seized by the rebels




Thus began the Russian Civil War. Nicholas managed to fund his army through the sale of Alaska to the URAS. The URAS staunchly supported his efforts, as well as monarchist governments and movements across the globe. Thousands of Americans signed up to fight for the Czar, as well as Englishmen and Frenchmen. Outcast former members of the Holy Roman Army also flocked to the Imperial cause. Boundaries were soon drawn up differentiating Republican Russia from Czarist Russia. There were not very many huge battles, but skirmishes happened frequently.

Just when it seemed that the results of the Eastern Summer were done revealing themselves, China broke out in rioting over the incompetency of Qing China. In French China and in the other European colonies, whites were massacred and expelled. Sun Yat-sen became the defacto leader of the Chinese Fascists. As the rioting and violence reached a fever pitch, the Republic of China was proclaimed and the violence soared to new heights. It was just the beginning of the twenty year Chinese Civil War. The violence would be mindless until Chiang Kai Shek restored order in 1910. He would be a popular leader, but the anarchist Mao Zedong would be a thorn in his side for ten years.

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Sun Yat-sen, Chinese Dictator


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Venetian colonial troops preparing for battle against Yat-sen's rebels




During all this, Stephen was furthering his fascist cause. Through lavish spending from the Papal treasury, he sponsored almost every fascist party except Yat-sen, who he viewed as an unworthy pagan.

Stephen had grown incredibly militaristic as the years had gone by. When not in church services, he tended to wear 19th century Italian military uniforms. More and more people said he would not stop until he was christened Caesar. When the Holy Roman Empire was rebooted in the Papal States, Sicily and Tuscany instantly joined. Now, they needed to find a new emperor. Sicily's king made the offer, but Stephen said the new emperor would be elected by the Vatican. However, no one was elected and the Empire seemed to be just the wishful thinking of old nobles. In reality, Stephen was just waiting for the best candidate he could find to come along. Finally, in the 1920's, he found him. Before Stephen died, Benito I became the Holy Roman Emperor and planned as to how he would regain territory for his new country.

CHAPTER XXVIII
The Second Glorious Revolution
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Flag of the Federated Republic of England and Scotland

Victoria was a hated figure. She was accused of being the death of British greatness for her terrible handling of the war with France. Images of French and Irish troops looting Buckingham and other incredibly important national symbols were forever emblazoned in the minds of a generation of Britons. Scotland was drifting further and further from English rule. Wales was practically its own country. The English wanted a return to greatness and thought that the monarchy could not give them that. Thus, elements of society and the army began plotting an overthrow as far back as 1893, especially Joseph Chamberlain, a self-made businessman and political radical. However, it was not until observing the Eastern Summer did they realize how to go about it. By then Joseph had largely retired from political aspirations in favor of his son, Neville. Neville Chamberlain had read books by Adelphos Demetrios and other fascists and had begun to think highly of them. In 1898, at the age of 31, Neville joined the British Union of Fascists. It was an event that would forever change the world.

In 1900, Neville became leader of the BUF. An old veteran of the war with France, William McGuire, became the second-in-command. McGuire firmly indoctrinated Neville with a hatred for monarchs, French, Jews, and Americans.

In 1901, the turning point had come. Victoria established a law that made being a fascist illegal. Riots erupted in Edinburgh, London, Oxford, and other important areas and cities. Colleges had thoroughly indoctrinated their students with radical fascist ideologies. The Anglican Church tried to counter the colleges, but less and less people were going to Anglican services, preferring to read the Bible themselves and inject their fascist ideas into it. Using the youth to their advantage, the anti-government forces made their move.

On April 3rd, a coup occurred in the army, largely by young men. Open rebellion broke out in Edinburgh as angry Scots demolished a statue of King George II and seized weapons and ammunition. The fascist mayor refused to put down the revolt and ordered his men to join in driving out Victoria's forces.

Not to be outdone, as soon as the news came by telegraph from Edinburgh, London imploded. The Palace Guard hoisted the Union Jack over their armory and waited. At last, armed fascist rebels charged and overpowered the soldiers. Men danced in the palace halls, destroyed paintings of monarchs, threw china and glass onto the floors, and scoured the building, seeking out Victoria.

Victoria had fled through a secret tunnel underneath her bedroom. It was not long, though, before a fascist-leaning butler revealed the hatch. Rebels scurried down the unlit passage and and arrested the aged queen. Bringing her out in the town square, they voted on what to do with her. After the votes were counted, execution was shown to be the favored choice. On April 3rd, 1901, Queen Victoria was shot dead by a firing squad. The British Empire was dead. The Federated Republic of England and Scotland was proclaimed by Chamberlain on the 4th.

When the Netherlands heard about what was going on across the channel, it erupted also. Belgium, which had been struggling for independence for decades, announced the new Republic of Belgium. The Dutch Republican Party, fascists, were fine with it. On June 3rd, one month after the execution of Queen Victoria, Queen Wilhelmina was captured and forced to accept a new fascist government, but she could remain queen. Thus was established the Kingdom of the Dutch.

Before long, Belgium and the Netherlands became satellites of the Anglo-Scottish Republic. And not long after that, most fascist countries looked to Britain for guidance, for they saw it as being a purer fascism because of Victoria's execution.

France was absolutely horrified. Because of the liberal government, the people were fairly calm and only rebelled in Normandy, where radicals tried to set up the Republic of Normandie as a British satellite. The attempt failed utterly and Royal troops squelched them in days.

Germany and Prussia, because of the revolts, at last put aside their differences and became a dual monarchy under the name of the German Confederation. Thanks to this move, unrest was prevented as Germans and Prussians felt a new surge of nationalism and loyalty. When Russian troops pulled out of certain areas, Germans moved in, stopping only when further land-grabs would mean war. King Wilhelm II was particularly upset about England, as Victoria was his grandmother.

Japan was not about to have a republic of any kind. The monarchy under Emperor Yoshihito was booming. Japan's epic conquests in Asia only seemed to be beginning, as it was now open season on Chinese territory.

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Emperor Yoshihito of Japan

Japan's rapid modernization was very unnerving to the URAS. Despite this, they remained allies. With the outbreak of fascism, they tightened their alliance. The League of Monarchs was now a joke. It could not really do anything of importance. Thus, Japan, America, France, and the German Confederation formed the Central Powers, claiming they were the center of the world and events revolved around them. The Czar was to be a member in the future if he got his country under control.

The fascists countered by proclaiming themselves the Axis Alliance, consisting of Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Greece, Jugoslavija, Romania, Bohemia and Moravia, Latvia, Ukraine, Dalmatia, Crimea, Estonia, and Finland.

With these alliances drawn up, it was only a matter of time before the torch of war was lit.

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Flags of the new Fascist Countries

[Tsao]

First, I doubt they would be called Fascists as per OTL; after all, Fascism was an Italian ideal that originated in the 1910s.

The Chinese would most likely still be called Nationalists, because they are, well, Nationalist. :o

And you still didn't explain how the Europeans got colonies in China in the first place, as they would find staunch opposition both among the Qing and the Chinese people.

And is this the Fascism of OTL? If so, can you explain why the peasants of Russia would support a rightist cause, rather than the Communists or Moderate Socialists?

EDIT: Grrrr..... Japanwank......... :mad::mad::mad: :p

[Napoleon53]

First, I doubt they would be called Fascists as per OTL; after all, Fascism was an Italian ideal that originated in the 1910s.

The Chinese would most likely still be called Nationalists, because they are, well, Nationalist. :o

And you still didn't explain how the Europeans got colonies in China in the first place, as they would find staunch opposition both among the Qing and the Chinese people.

And is this the Fascism of OTL? If so, can you explain why the peasants of Russia would support a rightist cause, rather than the Communists or Moderate Socialists?

EDIT: Grrrr..... Japanwank......... :mad::mad::mad: :p

Fascism actually originated in Sicily in the 1870's beginning with the Fasci Sicilani. :D It evolves differently in this TL, though. And Adelphos Demetrious has a big impact on it, too. He is Fascism in this alternate.

I think I'll take your advice on Nationalist China.

Well, I thought I mentioned it earlier, but it appears not. I'll have to edit it in. Anywho, it happened basically like in real life. Just replace Britain with France. France then helped its allies get colonies there after they beat Britain.

Communism doesn't really exist in this TL. And fascists can say they're on the side of the people and equality. Plus, the form of fascism in this TL is kind of "religious fascism." I thought that back then the citizens of Austria and eastern Europe would be so devoutly Catholic or Orthodox that Atheism would be greatly unwelcome.

Yay for Japan! :D

[Tsao]

Fascism actually originated in Sicily in the 1870's beginning with the Fasci Sicilani. :D


Yes, but it wasn't widespread til the Interwar years.

I would change it from 'fascist' to nationalist or something similar; even IOTL the fascist regimes rarely called themselves fascist.

Also, IOTL, nothing in China was ever directly annexed by a foreign power in the 1800s besides Hong Kong and Taiwan, and those were after wars in which China emerged as the loser. To directly annex so much land, there would have to be a massive upheaval, like a far worse Boxer Rising or a successful Taiping Rebellion.

[Napoleon53]

Also, IOTL, nothing in China was ever directly annexed by a foreign power in the 1800s besides Hong Kong and Taiwan, and those were after wars in which China emerged as the loser. To directly annex so much land, there would have to be a massive upheaval, like a far worse Boxer Rising or a successful Taiping Rebellion.

Do I sense an upcoming short story about French troops in China? I think I do, I do indeed. :D I've said before that I'm going to use this TL as a setting for Damsels & Dirigibles type stories, so...

[Tsao]

Anyways, it seems that bad shit has just gone down in Russia, now that I'm actually reading the chapter rather than just skimming it for anything related to China. :o

[Napoleon53]

Anyways, it seems that bad shit has just gone down in Russia, now that I'm actually reading the chapter rather than just skimming it for anything related to China. :o

Yes, it has. This is gonna be interesting to write about. Should I have Russia permanently split in two between the fascists and the czars, have the czar win, or have the fascists win? I'm leaning with the first option to balance out the Axis with the Central Powers.

[Tsao]

Yes, it has. This is gonna be interesting to write about. Should I have Russia permanently split in two between the fascists and the czars, have the czar win, or have the fascists win? I'm leaning with the first option to balance out the Axis with the Central Powers.

Since civil wars between two equally nasty sides rarely end well, I doubt they'll be able to reach a compromise.

Also, where is everybody's favorite Georgian? :D If he's joined the Fascists (and I suspect he has), then we could be in for some interesting times ahead....

EDIT: I need to be more thorough in my reading...... Chiang kai-shek? He was the worst leader for China at the time (other than Yuan Shikai), and hardly a factor. I recommend Liao Zhongkai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liao_Zhongkai).

Just so you know, Mao was born in 1892, so he would hardly be able to be a thorn in anybody's side at the time. If you want a real anarchist, take a look at Jiang_Kanghu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Kanghu)...

[Napoleon53]

Since civil wars between two equally nasty sides rarely end well, I doubt they'll be able to reach a compromise.

Also, where is everybody's favorite Georgian? :D If he's joined the Fascists (and I suspect he has), then we could be in for some interesting times ahead....

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Wait... Maybe this can be a Vietnam scenario! The monarchists send in "volunteers" as do the fascists. Just like the Americans and Chinese in 'Nam. Oh yeah, I'm likin' that idea.

Stalin, er, excuse me, Ioseb Jughashvili, ;) is indeed a fascist. I already have stuff planned for him.

[Tsao]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Wait... Maybe this can be a Vietnam scenario! The monarchists send in "volunteers" as do the fascists. Just like the Americans and Chinese in 'Nam. Oh yeah, I'm likin' that idea.

Stalin, er, excuse me, Ioseb Jughashvili, ;) is indeed a fascist. I already have stuff planned for him.

More like the Spanish Civil War than Vietnam (Fascists= Nazi Germany, Monarchists= Soviet Union), as the Chinese only supplied rations and arms to the Viet Cong (Ironically, these same arms would be used against the Chinese in the 1979 border war with Vietnam...)

Anyways, it looks like the Tsarists are in for a beating.....

Also, see above: you may want to think about replacing Mao Zedong with someone else, as he was age eight as of 1900. ;)

[Napoleon53]

More like the Spanish Civil War than Vietnam (Fascists= Nazi Germany, Monarchists= Soviet Union), as the Chinese only supplied rations and arms to the Viet Cong (Ironically, these same arms would be used against the Chinese in the 1979 border war with Vietnam...)

Anyways, it looks like the Tsarists are in for a beating.....

Also, see above: you may want to think about rplacing Mao Zedong with someone else, as he was age eight as of 1900. ;)

Excellent! More pre-WWII ironies and comparisons. I don't think I'll change Spain. Have them be neutral to prevent rebellion, I think. There have to be neutral nations besides Switzerland, after all. :p

[bolhabela]

What happened with the Republic of Austria-Hungary? Did they join the axis powers or remaind neutral?

[Napoleon53]

What happened with the Republic of Austria-Hungary? Did they join the axis powers or remaind neutral?

Neutral for now. They're a mess. They'll join very soon, though.

[Napoleon53]

Chapter XXIX
"The Weather Here is just Bully; I Advise Going All the Way to Panama, Your Majesty" -
Cornelius van Rosenvelt in a telegram to King Alexander I
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Cornelius van Rosenvelt


After the War for American Succession, the victorious Alexander I delivered what he promised: democratic elections for prime minister and viceroy. After that, things went up and up. All attempts to start fascist movements failed miserably. It was a pleasant time to be an American under Alexander. Life expectancy kept getting longer every year. American scientific and technological inventions and breakthroughs awed the world. Sir Henry Ford invented the world's first affordable automobile and founded the Ford Royal Motor Company. Sir Thomas Edison invented the first lightbulb. American engineers improved Romanian genius Traian Vuia's aeroplane design. America produced almost all the world's innovations. So great was the progress that the late 1800's and early 1900's became known as the Alexandrian Era.

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Romanian hero and Father of Flight Traian Vuia in one of his... less than successful planes; he died a slow, painful, agonizing death in a crash piloting his first and only helicopter in 1905

Thus, the URAS had the world's first aeroforce. The effectiveness of these machines in combat was completely unknown, as there were no wars to test them in. That was about to change. In 1898, a war of pure empire-building and military muscle-flexing began when Alexander dispatched newly-appointed Field Marshal Cornelius van Rosenvelt to subjugate Baja from Mexico.

Mexico was a disaster. When the USLA collapsed, Mexico once again became a country. Every government they had did not last for any length of time. So, the URAS had another piece of meat to grind.

Van Rosenvelt had with him his 16 year-old fifth cousin and "squire," as the eccentric Cornelius put it, Franklin van Rosenvelt, known affectionately as RVR. Throughout the short conflict, both were to display their excellent grasp of military affairs.

When the 10,000 American men and horses crossed the Mexican border, resistance was almost nonexistent. The army, mainly made up of the generation that were either too young or not born during the War for Succession, was eager to prove themselves in combat. They loved van Rosenvelt and his "squire" and knew victory would come; it was just a matter of following orders till then. Within a month, the capital of Baja fell. During the capture of the city, the barricaded Mexican defenders were shocked and horrified when American biplanes made their first ever strafing run. Almost all the defenders were killed. The American army goosestepped in and hoisted the Eagle Flag. Baja was now American property.



Van Rosenvelt asked for and received permission from Alexander to further embarrass Mexico by pressing the attack deeper into Mexican territory. The purpose was not to keep or hold territory but to humiliate Mexico and head off any kind of stability. The aggression resulted in the deaths of thousands of Mexican soldiers. At last, Van Rosenvelt reached Panama, the border of two continents. He asked for and received permission to hold onto it. Panama was also now URAS territory. Van Rosenvelt then went about constructing the Great Panama Canal. Van Rosenvelt was a national hero and was soon given titles, medals, servants, and a castle in Utah. When the canal was completed, it was a massive moneymaker for the country, which then took the funds to build improved roads and build new planes and airships. These defeats suffered at the hands of America set Mexico back a generation and plunged it back into civil war.

[Turquoise Blue]

Another reason why Jackson's Dynasty should end in a bloody way! Will Baja be returned to Mexico, and will it return to stability?

[bolhabela]

Is Brasil and Portugal the same country or are they separate? The americans should anex at least the mexican territory near their border and not just Baja (the whole peninsula?) and Panama

[Napoleon53]

Another reason why Jackson's Dynasty should end in a bloody way! Will Baja be returned to Mexico, and will it return to stability?

It's going to make Mexico absolutely despise America for years for this. Baja will be subjugated and crushed.

Is Brasil and Portugal the same country or are they separate? The americans should anex at least the mexican territory near their border and not just Baja (the whole peninsula?) and Panama

They're separate. It's just hard to get so many colors. :p

Yeah, the border will likely enlarge a bit, but nothing huge. Alexander does not want to deal with an insurgency. It's largely meant to just set Mexico back. It'll probably become some sort of sick annual tradition, where like every five years or so an "expedition" is sent in to destabilize. Minimal casualties, big results. It also gives young troopers much needed training.

And for everyone's knowledge, Cornelius was the name of TR's grandfather OTL.

Thanks for reading guys! 10,000 views! *sprays champagne*

[Tsao]

Wait, is Sun now invading European colonies, or has he just thrown off the Qing and the Europeans are intervening?

[Napoleon53]

Wait, is Sun now invading European colonies, or has he just thrown off the Qing and the Europeans are intervening?

He has puppets overthrowing the European colonies that do his dirty work; it keeps everyone from going after him.

[Tsao]

He has puppets overthrowing the European colonies that do his dirty work; it keeps everyone from going after him.

Hmmmm....... he wouldn't even need puppets; the peasants probably have initiative to act on their own. But even if he did nothing, I still think the Imperialist powers would go after him, as their compliant Chinese government has been replaced by a new revolutionary state.

[Napoleon53]

Hmmmm....... he wouldn't even need puppets; the peasants probably have initiative to act on their own. But even if he did nothing, I still think the Imperialist powers would go after him, as their compliant Chinese government has been replaced by a new revolutionary state.

Oh, sure, they do target him, but the more radicals in the colonies, the slimmer the chances that he will be singled out. It's basically like spreading out and making it hard to get to the leadership. I'll write more about it soon. :D

Hehe. Yeah, and I got somethin' planned for Mao later. :)

[Tsao]

Oh, sure, they do target him, but the more radicals in the colonies, the slimmer the chances that he will be singled out. It's basically like spreading out and making it hard to get to the leadership. I'll write more about it soon. :D

Hehe. Yeah, and I got somethin' planned for Mao later. :)

Excellent..........

And Teddy's finally made an appearance! The URAS seems to be in good shape now, but you know, the higher they rise, the harder they fall and all that, so I see the early Twentieth Century's going to be quite unpleasant (though hopefully not as unpleasant as OTL...).

[Napoleon53]

Excellent..........

And Teddy's finally made an appearance! The URAS seems to be in good shape now, but you know, the higher they rise, the harder they fall and all that, so I see the early Twentieth Century's going to be quite unpleasant (though hopefully not as unpleasant as OTL...).

There will only be one World War in 1914-1945, I can say that. However, all the little wars make up for WWI. I'm not going to say what's going to happen in that WW yet, though.

[Rooster Cogburn]

Purposely destablizing Mexico and making it an even bigger shithole? Ah, that's the America I know and love :D:D:D <3

[Napoleon53]

*snorts* Heh, that's pretty much it. :p

[Turquoise Blue]

Purposely destablizing Mexico and making it an even bigger shithole? Ah, that's the America I know and love :D:D:D <3
But America will dissolve in a bloody mess, allowing Mexico to reconquer Baja. Right?

[Tsao]

Ameriscrew, plz?

[Napoleon53]

Relax guys. I said America would collapse, but in good time. It'll probably be gone by the time of the years most of you were born. :D

Or maybe...

AMERICAN KING IN SPACE.

Just kidding. :P

[Turquoise Blue]

Relax guys. I said America would collapse, but in good time. It'll probably be gone by the time of the years most of you were born. :D
That is good news. Will the Family be executed, like the Romanovs?

[Napoleon53]

That is good news. Will the Family be executed, like the Romanovs?

Really now, I'm not gonna tell yet- that would ruin the surprise. ;)

[Napoleon53]

CHAPTER XXX
The American Expeditionary Force
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Soldiers of the American Expeditionary Force guard captured Russian fascists in Moscow circa 1903

Americans had been serving under the czar since the Civil War broke out, but none served openly in American uniform and under the URAS flag. However, after overseeing a good deal of the construction on the Great Panama Canal, Cornelius van Rosenvelt and his cousin Franklin were told to report back to Philadelphia in the winter of 1902. Soon, they were on a fleet of ships heading to Kamchatka, Russia. When they landed in Russia in in early spring, they used the newly invented automobiles to cross hundreds of miles of cold tundra and mountains. Eventually, the American Expeditionary Force had reached the Russian Civil War. Terrified villagers and burned-down towns greeted them. Anarchy was the rule of the day, and thugs and murderers roamed freely. Ulyanov and Nicholas II simply could not keep much order when their efforts were all focused on destroying each other. With the arrival of the Americans, that was about to change. Americans had been serving under the czar since the Civil War broke out, but none served openly in American uniform and under the URAS flag.

When Cornelius and his aide-de-camp FVR soon took control of the situation. Violators of the Czar's laws were immediately punished or executed. Before long, order had been restored in Czarist Russia. With his lands now in order, Nicholas prepared to go on the offensive. In the summer of 1903, the Russo-American army began the Moscow Offensive. This new offensive was hugely successful, and the Czarist forces marched on Moscow, driving Ulyanov and his fascists north to St. Petersburg. Thousands of fascists were captured and sent to Japanese Mongolia's infamous work camps.

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The Czar's soldiers march victoriously into the city


Cornelius then assisted the Czar in driving off Karelian, Finnish, Ukrainian, Crimean, Latvian, and Estonian troops. Moscow was once again Czarist, but the Russian Civil War was hardly over. From St. Petersburg, the fascists prepared new invasion plans. The Russian Civil War was about to get even uglier.

In the winter of 1903, brutal snowstorms swept eastern Europe. St. Petersburg was frozen beyond belief. Van Rosenvelt rubbed his hands together and told the Czar it was the opportune moment to attack. Thousands of Americans, in fact, almost exclusively Americans, went north from Moscow, many using automobiles to avoid frostbite and make the attack more rapid. Soon, they arrived at the outskirts of St. Petersburg and opened fire with German-provided Krupp guns. The fascists were shocked as the deadly projectiles slammed into and blew up their barricades and defenses. Cornelius gave FVR his first command when he gave Franklin his first field command. FVR mounted a Cossack horse, drew his sword, loaded his revolver, and led 2,000 Americans in a massive charge into the city. The buildings on the outskirts were on fire from artillery fire, and the fascist soldiers had already retreated further inside the city. With their backs turned to the Americans, they were mowed down. The American repeating rifles banged away as dozens of Ulyanov's radicals soaked the snow with blood. Panic broke out among the peasant volunteers, and there were mass surrenders and desertions. As FVR pressed the attack, Cornelius rode in standing in a car, flag in hand, jackbooted feet planted firmly on the passenger seat, cheering and rallying his men. The soldiers pushed onward, wiping out fascist after fascist. At last, Ulyanov got in his private car and fled the town in disguise with his second in command Ioseb Jughashvili. Cornelius proceeded to the center of the town and planted the Czarist and American flags as a sign of victory.

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Officers of the 15th New York Light Infantry pose on an automobile after the seizing of St. Petersburg by Czarist forces- A young Franklin van Rosenvelt (in fur cap) is seated on the center of the truck bed and Woodrow Wilson, future governor of Virginia, is leaning against the front of the vehicle

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Fascist troops retreating from St. Petersburg; the bloody Czarist offensive left 50,000 Russian fascists dead

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The Death Brigade was an infamous Czarist regiment made up of European expatriates that carried out the Czar's bidding across the Empire; they were among the few official Russian units that took part in the taking of St. Petersburg

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Russian Imperial soldiers march in neat formation singing the national anthem of the Empire

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American troops pose for the camera in St. Petersburg; hours earlier, the street had been littered with fascist corpses

The van Rosenvelts had Imperial honors showered on them for their spectacular success. FVR received numerous medals and honors and Cornelius received the Cross of the Order of St. George. King Alexander was overjoyed at these successes and sent Czar Nicholas a letter expressing his happiness over the destruction of Ulyanov's power.

However, Ulyanov was no where close to admitting defeat. The fascist countries that broke away were still countries, and Finland, Karelia, Ukraine, and Crimea were becoming increasingly self-supported and strong. To wage war against one would be to wage war against them all. The Czar requested a peace with all the breakaway countries now that St. Petersburg was in his hands. All the countries agreed. Ulyanov did not. The other countries took it back. Thus, the Czar was back at square one.

Finally, in 1905, the Czar was assassinated. After that, things went steadily downhill. Ulyanov attacked St. Petersburg once again and took over. The Van Rosenvelts were down south heading off the Ukrainian army and thus were unable to defend St. Petersburg.

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Vladimir Ulyanov and his second-in-command Ioseb Jughashvili

When Ulyanov was shot down by an American assassin in 1908, Jughashvili took over. He soon revealed his brutal, sadistic personality and persecuted non-fascists and people who did not belong to the Orthodox Church. He began wearing a general's uniform and started demanding people address him as "Generalissimo Jughashvili." It was the beginning of a brutal regime.

In 1911, the last members of the Romanov family were killed. The Russian Empire was no more. Faced with a world war, the URAS withdrew. It had been a valiant fight, but the monarchists had lost the Russian Civil War.

But some monarchists just never got the picture. The old nobility were determined to kill Jughashvili.

[Tsao]

5,000 dead is hardly bloody in this case, as Moscow is a major city and stongpoint.... a more appropriate number would be 50,000.

Also, is this the Fascism of OTL? If it is, you'd rarely see leftists like Ulyanov allied with the Fascists, you'd have to change his entire character to have it work. And it looks as if Fascism is going to be very Populist in this TL (Peasant appeal, big religious factor, etc.). Who do the intelligentsia side with? Is there no Communism at all in this TL? How did that come about?

EDIT: Excuse me, St. Petersburg, my bad. If the fascistswin, will they set about renaming all the cities like the Soviets did (Petrograd, Krasnodar,etc.)?

[Napoleon53]

5,000 dead is hardly bloody in this case, as Moscow is a major city and stongpoint.... a more appropriate number would be 50,000.

Also, is this the Fascism of OTL? If it is, you'd rarely see leftists like Ulyanov allied with the Fascists, you'd have to change his entire character to have it work. And it looks as if Fascism is going to be very Populist in this TL (Peasant appeal, big religious factor, etc.). Who do the intelligentsia side with? Is there no Communism at all in this TL? How did that come about?

EDIT: Excuse me, St. Petersburg, my bad. If the fascistswin, will they set about renaming all the cities like the Soviets did (Petrograd, Krasnodar,etc.)?

Oops, yeah, I don't know what I was thinking there.

Marx is indeed an unknown ITTL. If he ever entered philosophy or politics, no one cared. Ulyanov is a far-right extremist.

I would say that the intelligentsia would mostly be monarchists. Nothing a little purge won't cure. :p

So really, ITTL, the two rival world factions are both far-right.

EDIT:

Flag of the Russian Republic. Quite ironic, isn't it? :D

[Tsao]

Oops, yeah, I don't know what I was thinking there.

Marx is indeed an unknown ITTL. If he ever entered philosophy or politics, no one cared. Ulyanov is a far-right extremist.

I would say that the intelligentsia would mostly be monarchists. Nothing a little purge won't cure. :p

So really, ITTL, the two rival world factions are both far-right.

So.... there is no Left at all? I find that hard to believe. Even if Marx didn't write his works, it's not like Communism started with him. There were a whole slew of others: Proudhon, Bakunin, even the Diggers of the English Civil War. It's a simple thing to come up with, really. Is there even agrarian socialism ITTL?

EDIT: Pretty flag. Care to explain the symbolism?

[Napoleon53]

Socialism does exist. There are liberals and "mobacracy" guys, but they're not in power at the moment. However, I could see unusual leftist governments set themselves up in dysfunctional South America.

EDIT: It's the regular Russian flag twisted into the French style. I expect the blue might stand for Fascism, the white for purity or perhaps the snows of Russia, and the red for the blood shed by the children of the motherland.

[Tsao]

Socialism does exist. There are liberals and "mobacracy" guys, but they're not in power at the moment. However, I could see unusual leftist governments set themselves up in dysfunctional South America.

So, there will be no democracy ITTL? :(

I'm surprised the peasants and intelligentsia aren't more receptive of the left, considering that's where the Socialists got most of their support for OTL. And aren't the Monarchists the ones the intelligentsia despise the most, considering they are at odds over the whole government issue?

I'm curious, why do the Fascists change their flag? If they did, why wouldn't they would use the black-white-gold version that the conservative tsars used? It would be a nice reminder of the glorious old days that reactionaries wanted so much.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6088/6123447291_637e9f6250.jpg

[Napoleon53]

I may see how that looks, but the fascists ITTL are more "Republican." It's not the exact same ideology. Maybe the yellow and black version will be the flag they adopt after "Stalin" dies? Like, they all breathe a sigh of relief and think back to the good ole days.

[Tsao]

I may see how that looks, but the fascists ITTL are more "Republican." It's not the exact same ideology. Maybe the yellow and black version will be the flag they adopt after "Stalin" dies? Like, they all breathe a sigh of relief and think back to the good ole days.

So they're like Francoists?

[Napoleon53]

So they're like Francoists?

Yeah! Exactly! I was even kind of thinking of the Spanish Civil War when I was writing the last couple sections. :D

[Tsao]

Yeah! Exactly! I was even kind of thinking of the Spanish Civil War when I was writing the last couple sections. :D

Still, what happened that stole the support for Socialism away?

[Napoleon53]

Still, what happened that stole the support for Socialism away?

Remember how I mentioned Mao?

Yeah, I didn't say what I was going to do with him. Maybe he'll... ;)

[Tsao]

Remember how I mentioned Mao?

Yeah, I didn't say what I was going to do with him. Maybe he'll... ;)
Ahhhhhh..............

Poor China :(........

[Readman]

Very good work just read my way through the last slew of updates. For the new flag yellow-black just reminds me of OTL Austro-Hungary. :p Maybe Yellow-White-Black or Yellow-Red-Black I dunno, that's just me Keep up the excellent work

[Napoleon53]

Very good work just read my way through the last slew of updates. For the new flag yellow-black just reminds me of OTL Austro-Hungary. :p Maybe Yellow-White-Black or Yellow-Red-Black I dunno, that's just me Keep up the excellent work

Danke, Readman. :)

You mean it reminds you of the Habsburger Austrian flag?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Habsburg_Monarchy.svg/200px-Flag_of_the_Habsburg_Monarchy.svg.png

That's what I thought, too, actually! I think I will put the white in the middle and see how that looks.

I do like it better:

[Napoleon53]

This chapter's gonna be unusual.

CHAPTER XXXI
"What Did I Ever Do to You?"
-Last words of Alexander II, 1918

http://iconicphotos.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/b.jpg?w=686&h=781
1. Alexander's limousine making its way down Market Street, Philadelphia
2. Alexander (in bicorne) and Prime Minister Louis Williams smile at the crowd
3. The Assassin's bullets hit the royal family
4. Police and security pounce on and kill the assassin
5. Alexander bleeds out and passes away
6. A policeman picks up the murder weapon

At long last, King Alexander, born in 1840, passed away of natural causes on July 18th, 1918. He was 78.

Immediately, on July 28th, his son Alexander II was crowned in Coronation Hall, in the same building and using the same crown that Andrew I used. It was a grand ceremony, and nobles from across the globe were present, even some from fascist countries. After the coronation, the new king got into his limousine and began a parade around Philadelphia. However, one of the worst tragedies in American history was about to befall him and his family.

The 84 year-old Andrew III had been forced to flee Russia during the Civil War. Now, little did Alexander II know, he had landed in Cascadia to reclaim his throne for his 40 year-old son Andrew IV, who was also present. Catholics were secretly flocking to his cause once again and were having increasingly violent thoughts. When the idea of assassination was presented to Andrew III, he rejected it utterly. However, one Irish-American named Barney O'Hara was about to take matters into his own hands, which happened to be toting a machine gun.

Alexander was driving through Market Street, the economic nerve center of the URAS. Several wealthy businessmen were present, and large crowd formed on either side of the road large crowds formed. Mingling with the crowds was O'Hara, gun under his coat. When the Royal Limousine and the other caravan cars passed by, he jumped the barricade and sprayed gunfire wildly into the vehicles. Viscount Henry, Alexander I's younger son, was killed immediately by a bullet to the brain. Viscountess Sophia, Alexander I's youngest child, died from wounds at a hospital the next day. Alexander II's wife-to-be Mary Clark received a bullet to the right arm, but survived. Prime Minister Louis Williams died also from a bullet to the skull. Finally, two bullets struck Alexander in the chest. By then, the assassin had been killed by security, but even that did not change the fact that he had just killed every person in line to the throne.

As news hit of Andrew III's return, they blamed him. Viceroy Cornelius van Rosenvelt, who was now Prime Minister, mustered the army and declared both Andrew III and Andrew IV outlaws. All over the country, people wept and mourned over the tragic death of the young king and his family and friends.

The minds of the government leaders, however, were totally focused on keeping order and figuring out who should be king. Through getting out sections of the constitution that had been untouched since the War for Succession, it was discovered that the House of Congress should vote on who would be king. In one of the most important moments in world history, Cornelius van Rosenvelt was elected in a landslide. The House of Jackson, which had really been the House of Donelson, as none of them were blood relations of Andrew I, was extinct. Now the House of van Rosenvelt would dominate the most powerful country on earth, only rivaled by France.

Cornelius was shocked beyond belief that he had been chosen, and during his acceptance speech to Congress, he broke down a wept. He had never been known to cry once. Overcoming his sadness and modesty, he was then crowned Cornelius I the next day. Law and order had returned.

Andrew III was captured by an army cavalry regiment led by an up-and-coming officer named George Patton on September 5th, 1918, while trying to escape to the northern Canadian wilderness. He was brought by train to Philadelphia and condemned to death by Cornelius I. Even though he denied and proved he was not responsible for Alexander II's death, he had violated the terms f his exile. The 84 year-old was shot by firing squad the next day.

Andrew IV, however, was no where to be found. His existence would lead to future problems.

This was the first assassination of a high-ranking American official since Washington and Madison on that fateful day so many years before.

Preview:

CHAPTER XXXII
L'Imperatore
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/l%27Imperatorehttp://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/111021-mussolini-vmed-11a.380;380;7;70.jpg


I'll edit this tomorrow. Thought I'd throw it out there to see how you guys react. :p

[Tsao]

L'Imperatore
I'll edit this tomorrow. Thought I'd throw it out there to see how you guys react. :p




:confused:

Is that Mussolini? Also, it's about damn time that the Alexandrians got their just desserts.

[Readman]

Wow. That's one Pimped-out Il Duce ;) Thanks for taking into account my suggestion and working it into the TL :) Oh & Long Live Cornelius I, Long May He Reign! :D

[Napoleon53]

It is indeed Mussolini. Holy Roman Emperor Benito I and Defender of the True Faith.

http://biblelight.net/lateran-ratified.jpg

Disturbed? :D

[Tsao]

It is indeed Mussolini. Holy Roman Emperor Benito I and Defender of the True Faith.

http://biblelight.net/lateran-ratified.jpg

Disturbed? :D

I'd be a bit more disturbed by a Patriarch Bronstein or Archbishop Schicklgruber, but this'll do. :D

[Darth_Kiryan]

Guessing that Cornelius van Rosenvelt brings about the reforms necessary to stabalise the URAS? Hopefully.