American King: Take Two

[Jim Smitty]

Holy Shit! Is the only I can say.

[Captain Waydelich]

Holy. Frijole.

I mean, wow. That was brilliant, a fantastic update as usual, Napoleon sir!

King George with OTL Ben Franklin's hanging quote? That was simply too clever, I laughed out loud.

*passes around the bowl of popcorn*

[TheBerlinguer]

Those Jacobinised Sons of Liberty surely know how to fight a Revolutionary War against greater odds... maybe even too much! What happened to the clueless colonial rebels of OTL that needed Von Steuben (an enemy commander ITTL, so no help from him here) to tell them that bayonets are better not to be used as shovels? Did the ATL leadership understand from the beginning that fielded battles against the British were a no-go? And what was the fate of the Scottish sympathiser from Ch. II that looked like would have been a great figure for the future Republic, other than a drill-sergeant for the Revolutionaries? Or of Samuel Adams, anyway? No mentions of a precocious death or fall from grace in the last chapter, so I thought the first congressional leader of the ex-colonies would have become a leading figure for the post-war America, and however...

These are not critics to your (very original) work, just some ways to give more depth to your rendition of the American Revolution, a subject which can be hardly exhausted in three chapters.

P.S. What's the extension of the Watauga Republic? And what's the name of the new Revolutionary state under Paine, Burr and Jefferson?

[Napoleon53]

Originally Posted by Jim Smitty

Holy Shit! Is the only I can say.

Originally Posted by Captain Waydelich

Holy. Frijole.

I mean, wow. That was brilliant, a fantastic update as usual, Napoleon sir!

King George with OTL Ben Franklin's hanging quote? That was simply too clever, I laughed out loud.

*passes around the bowl of popcorn*

Thanks, guys! I had a feeling I'd get a few "Holy crap, what on earths?" when I published it.

I hoped people would see that line.

Originally Posted by TheBerlinguer

Those Jacobinised Sons of Liberty surely know how to fight a Revolutionary War against greater odds... maybe even too much! What happened to the clueless colonial rebels of OTL that needed Von Steuben (an enemy commander ITTL, so no help from him here) to tell them that bayonets are better not to be used as shovels? Did the ATL leadership understand from the beginning that fielded battles against the British were a no-go? And what was the fate of the Scottish sympathiser from Ch. II that looked like would have been a great figure for the future Republic, other than a drill-sergeant for the Revolutionaries? Or of Samuel Adams, anyway? No mentions of a precocious death or fall from grace in the last chapter, so I thought the first congressional leader of the ex-colonies would have become a leading figure for the post-war America, and however...

These are not critics to your (very original) work, just some ways to give more depth to your rendition of the American Revolution, a subject which can be hardly exhausted in three chapters.

P.S. What's the extension of the Watauga Republic? And what's the name of the new Revolutionary state under Paine, Burr and Jefferson?

McClintock (the Scottish Jacobite Mercenary) is the one who trained them; I deliberately wanted George Washington and von Steuben to both be in one man. Samuel Adams is still huge. More on him soon. Basically, Paine stole his thunder. That will be a plot point later.

Watauga is really small. It'll eventually get a bit bigger, to about a fifth or fourth of OTL Tennessee. The rest of Tennessee goes to Kaintuck.

Simply the American Republic.

Thanks!

[CandyDragon]

Truly well done.

[Napoleon53]

Originally Posted by CandyDragon

Truly well done.

Danke schoen, Herr Candydragon.

[metastasis_d]

Wow, this has gotten to be an amazing TL.

[Rooster Cogburn]

Do you have Jackson living in TTL? And will we see Clay, Webster, and Calhoun as a real Triumvirate?

[Napoleon53]

Originally Posted by metastasis_d

Wow, this has gotten to be an amazing TL.

Gracias!

Originally Posted by Rooster Cogburn

Do you have Jackson living in TTL? And will we see Clay, Webster, and Calhoun as a real Triumvirate?

Oh yeah, Jackson is THE American King; I wouldn't dream of replacing him in that role.

@Second question: Y U MAK ME TEL U PLOT POINTZ?

[metastasis_d]

I just want to know if these American Republics will be united or what... But I guess that would be giving away too much.

Also, von Steuben as the enemy!? Outstanding work!

I guess that means no blue book when I join the military 220+ years later...

[Napoleon53]

@MD: The next chapter will be solely about the military, so get ready to see a non-Steubenized "US" army.

Ooh, I forgot to mention a map is almost done.

EDIT:



Georgia Republican Guardsmen circa 1785.

[Turquoise Blue]

Oh, will you have the House of Roosevelt this time round? Or will you have an republic be restored after Jackson's death? After all its American King, not Kings.

[Napoleon53]

Originally Posted by Turquoise Blue

Oh, will you have the House of Roosevelt this time round? Or will you have an republic be restored after Jackson's death? After all its American King, not Kings.

I'm not quite sure yet. I'll get to that when the time comes. I expect this TL to be longer and more choc-full of detailed information. I could see something vaguely reminiscent of French mid-1800's history.

[metastasis_d]

What basemap are you using? PLEASE don't use an outdated UCS...

[Napoleon53]

Originally Posted by metastasis_d

What basemap are you using? PLEASE don't use an outdated UCS...

Nope, the basemap covers everything east of Louisiana, north of southern Gran Colombia, and south of northern Canada. I found no need to make a full-blown world map yet, since this story will remain focused on the Americas for a good while.

[Turquoise Blue]

Originally Posted by Napoleon53

I'm not quite sure yet. I'll get to that when the time comes. I expect this TL to be longer and more choc-full of detailed information. I could see something vaguely reminiscent of French mid-1800's history.

Oh. And the comparison with France, which is now a republic, continues...

[Captain Waydelich]

*raises his hand* Minor request... when the time comes to describe the Kingdom's early military strength, well, I'm curious on the strength of the Navy (Or whatever name it will bear ITTL) as well as any campaigns it's served in. Will there be a unique prefix for the names of the aforementioned ships in the King's service?

No no, don't tell us right now! Just surprise us when that chapter comes! *plugs his ears* Lalala, can't hear you!

[metastasis_d]

"His Royal Pimpliness's Ship"

HRPS...

[Napoleon53]

Originally Posted by Captain Waydelich

*raises his hand* Minor request... when the time comes to describe the Kingdom's early military strength, well, I'm curious on the strength of the Navy (Or whatever name it will bear ITTL) as well as any campaigns it's served in. Will there be a unique prefix for the names of the aforementioned ships in the King's service?

No no, don't tell us right now! Just surprise us when that chapter comes! *plugs his ears* Lalala, can't hear you!

*tells you, but your plugged ears can't hear*

Originally Posted by metastasis_d

"His Royal Pimpliness's Ship"

HRPS...

While that fits, the acronym looks like "herpes." Ewwwwww...

[metastasis_d]

Originally Posted by Napoleon53

*tells you, but your plugged ears can't hear*



While that fits, the acronym looks like "herpes." Ewwwwww...

That was exactly what I was going for.