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Battle of La Coruna After the Spanish ambassador in London delivered a formal declaration of war to the British on March 9th, British send out orders immediately to their fleets, including elements of the channel fleet to blockade Spain and reinforce Gibraltar (in addition to what had been...

It is still rather important as with it the much longer and much more expensive Erie canal would not even need to be built. Yes the Lachine rapids are not navigable and is the primary barrier, but the St. Lawrence seaway canal that bypasses those is the later version made for larger, modern...

Battle of Sainte-Foy and the Second Siege of Quebec Despite a harsh winter in which French forces and citizen experience hunger and starvation due to a lack of French relief supplies for the second winter in a row, Louis Joseph de Saint Véran, the Marquis de Montcalm knew he had to at least...

Tell us why it might not have happened. Did Pontiac's rebellion/war still occur? Did Amherst change his policies regarding English-Native relations, if so how? Did the outcomes of the French and Indian War differ from OTL?

The Start of Spring Britain had been scrambling to raise additional forces in time for spring. They were alarmed at French and Spanish movements but only had rumors, though did know that France was amassing an army in southern France. Spain too had also been moving forces near Portugal and...

Family Compact & The Fourth Treaty of Versailles By February the three powers, France, Spain and Austria, had worked out terms for a mutual alliance. Although France and Spain had a form of separate alliance via the Family Compact, and France and Austria had a separate one regarding Prussia...

Yes spending is greater than OTL, but so is income, but not enough, to not have (or face) similar financial problems as OTL. So far the increased income is really only offsetting the increased expenses. The extra trade in the Med is taken into account with that. Profiting from extra trade in...

1761 France Although things had gone decently at sea for a few battles the past year, Paris was increasingly worried about the eventual loss of many of her colonies to the British. Word had arrived of Quebec City’s fall the prior year, and with presently no way to resupply New France, they...

Any other thoughts or ideas? A critical issue I keep going back on forth on is whether or not Queen Maria I of Portugal would give in to French and Spanish demands of severing ties with England or not, or if Carlos would want to invade Portugal anyway. Remember that Maria tossed Melo out too...

Heavily French influenced yes, direct client state, not entirely. No Austria won't be happy about it, but Austria doesn't have full knowledge of what side deals France is making w/ their direct German allies. Austria has also been very dependent on French subsidies during the war (and after...

Thanks for the positive feedback. To answer your question: This 'treaty' is controversial, and definitely not recognized by the Anglo-Prussian aligned German powers., although I specifically mentioned Britain Hanover, Prussia, and Brunswick, you can throw in any others aligned with their...

I changed my mind about the French fleet returning to India after realizing most of the ships that broke out of the Atlantic blockade near Rochefort were French East India ships, it makes sense that they would have gone back. However it also makes sense that after several prior failures Comte...

I'd appreciate some feedback, thoughts and speculation on events thus far and for what will come in 1761. Thanks.

Naval Losses and Gains 1760 British Losses (sunken, hulked, condemned, captured, sold, etc.): SOTL: -10 Duke (90), Terrible (74), Somerset (70), Cumberland (66), Fougueux (64)*, Duc d’Aquitaine (64), Lyon (60), Tiger (60)*, Pembroke (60), Lichfield (50) Frigates: -5 Thetis (44), Woolwich (44)...

Summary 1760 January 9th – Battle of Barari Ghat: Afghan Victory, Marathan army retreats intact to Delhi. January 28th – Colony of New Hampshire creates grants in Vermont[/FONT] January 31st – Nine Years War: Second Siege of Madras begins[/FONT] February 3rd to 6th – Nine Years War: Battle...

Indian Theater September 6th - Battle of Vandivasi (wandiwash) After the end of the Monsoon season British force in India resumed their campaign against the French. Forde sent Sir Eyre Coote to take the fort at Vandivasi in southern India to pave the way for British land forces to march on...

West German Front The Duke of Brunswick, Hanover government, fully expecting the French to be heading to be reaching city of Hanover this year, had invested very heavily in its defense. The city had become a maze of earthworks and fortification. Duc de Broglie in charge of the 75000 strong...

Southeast German Front To bolster his forces in besieging Silesian cities, Leopold Von Daun, commander of the 65000 strong main Austrian offensive army, recalled the 22000 strong Austro-Saxon army led by Joseph von Siskovits to enjoin with him to the east. Along the way, Siskovits would take...

June 10th: Battle of Wittstock - Nine Years War In May the Mecklenburg army in North Germany marched out again in the direction of Berlin, taking Pritzwalk where they were defeated before and other small towns north of the Elbe. The marched to the southeast towards Berlin with the intention of...

June: New England planters begin arriving on the southern Acadian (Nova Scotia) coast to set up farms on land taken from or abandoned by the French Acadians. June – July: Tacky’s War: A mass slave revolt in Jamaica is harshly put down by colonial authorities. July 3rd: A lightning strike...