AHC: War of Austrian Succession spiraling out of control

Today's challenge is...

To make the War of Austrian Succession go completely awry, perhaps dragging as many countries and opening as many fronts as possible.

Examples:

- Another colonial front with the Spanish and Dutch fighting each other (on Guyana/Suriname for example).
- The Netherlands becoming another war front as Austria and Prussia take their wars there.
- Drag Denmark-Norway and/or Sweeden into the war, too.
- Things going so awry that the War bleeds into Asia, involving India or even China and/or Japan. Bonus points if we get African nations involved too.

Bonus points if we get allied powers backstab each other, like France taking over Wallonia and Prussia marching through the Dutch to get a springboard into Flanders to weaken Austria.
 
While the War of the Austrian Succession already was pretty wild and filled with backstabbing. In fact the Netherlands was a battlefront and Sweden was involved (France had them attack Russia to keep Russia out of the war). So a lot of what you want actually happened. Nonetheless I can make it crazier.

Just one thing, I don't understand your Wallonia and Flanders comment. France and Prussia were allies against Austria during the war, so France taking Wallonia or Prussia attacking Austria is not in anyway a backstab.

-The Spanish launch an offensive against the Dutch in the Americas.
-Already happened basically
-Britain or France's attempts to make a Danish alliance result in something of substance and we see a Danish attack on Hanover or Prussia.
-India, already happened

Backstabbing: Already happened with Saxony, but I'll throw in another one with Bavaria joining the Pragmatic Alliance after Bavaria is defeated.

And done.
 
While the War of the Austrian Succession already was pretty wild and filled with backstabbing. In fact the Netherlands was a battlefront and Sweden was involved (France had them attack Russia to keep Russia out of the war). So a lot of what you want actually happened. Nonetheless I can make it crazier.

Wow, first comment from Autocrat of all people! Oh, this should be good...

Just one thing, I don't understand your Wallonia and Flanders comment. France and Prussia were allies against Austria during the war, so France taking Wallonia or Prussia attacking Austria is not in anyway a backstab.

Oh, really? I must have gotten things wrong then... Well, this just makes it much more easier for myt intentions! Especially if Prussia and France both decide to try splitting the Low Countries between each other as the "Perfidious Albion" watches in horror!

-The Spanish launch an offensive against the Dutch in the Americas.

Yes. I was namely thinking them trying to invade the Dutch Guyana, and maybe attempt to bombard or invade Cape Colony.

-Already happened basically

Great! It fits right on with my plan, then!

-Britain or France's attempts to make a Danish alliance result in something of substance and we see a Danish attack on Hanover or Prussia.

Hmm... I wonder which side could Denmark sway to...

-India, already happened

Great! Any chance of it bleeding into other Asian colonies/countries? Perhaps battles between the Spanish Philipines and Dutch Indonesia? How about China? To my understanding, the Dutch commited a horrendous campaign of ethnic cleansing against ethnic Chinese on their colonies, after all... And what about Japan? They are completely idolationist, but also a Dutch trading partner... Any possibility of it getting attacked?

Backstabbing: Already happened with Saxony, but I'll throw in another one with Bavaria joining the Pragmatic Alliance after Bavaria is defeated.

Nice.

And done.

Thank you very much! You've given me plenty of ideas!

By the way... Do you know any particular resources about the War of Austrian Succession I can find?
 
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