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Part 3 - British Formosa, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and California
Part 3 - English Formosa, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and California
As the Netherlands was busy colonising New Holland, England was focused on its colonies in the New World (however Australis is also known as part of "The New World"). As it was known that the other side of North America led to the Pacific Ocean, Great Britain was desperately trying to gain territory through North America to have access to the sea. So in 1635 Britain sent out 50 expeditioners from Norfolk to travel to the west coast of the continent. With them they sent some settlers to make a few towns along the way to claim for England. Many of these towns were along the Mississippi River, on which they encountered some native tribes. 3 years later, with the help of some natives, they reached Gordon Bay, named after Francis Gordon, the main expeditioner. After, the group travelled south to New Spain and headed back home. When they told the news to the Governor of Virginia, who told the government in England, they immediately sent ships to start a colony at the coordinates where they found a good place to build a city. The settlement was called Gordon City and was to serve as a port on the way to travel from Asia to the New World. To secure this route through North America, England started up multiple settlements along the Mississippi River in the late 1630s and early 1640s, effectively making sure the French do not gain control of this vast river. As England was practically bursting with population, it even required some people to move to the new colonies to avoid overpopulation and secure its new territories. Now, England effectively controlled all land in North America west of the Mississippi which is not Florida or New France. In 1647 England just claimed much of the Great Plains area for itself, started building a road from New York to Gordon City and creating a new town called Denver across the way.
To get from England to California, England needed some English stops. One island was uncolonized and was in a great position to be a stopover for English ships; Formosa. England started colonising Formosa in 1646 and claimed the entire island in doing so. But England still needed to get from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. The best way as of the moment was going through the New Hollandian Strait, but England looked to a different place, Malaysia. As England was one of the largest naval powers in the world, taking over Jobor was easy, the country surrendered in 5 days. Britain also claimed much of the Malaysian Peninsula as well. And last of all, Britain annexed Kandy in Sri Lanka. This made the so-called "Californian Road", going from England, around Cape Horn, past Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Formosa, going through English America and arriving back in England. All this was finished in 1658, when Kandy was annexed, leaving England as one of the most powerful nations of Earth. However, many nations were wary of England's recent aggressiveness and became more defensive against the nation.
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