AHC/WI: U.S. loses the Spanish-American War

Flubber

Banned
I think that there was enough anti-war sentiment coming from the likes of the Anti-Imperialist League and Mark Twain to turn the public against the war if there is a bloody defeat.


The League and Twain were against any postwar annexations. In fact, the League was founded as a result of the war so having it argue against the decision to go to war is rather silly.
 

Flubber

Banned
I just read some more and Spain actually tried to send a fleet to the Philippines to defeat Dewey and reinforce the garrison. They were forced to turn back at Suez because the americans convinced the brits/egyptians not to let them coal.


No. The relief sent to the Philippines had actually transited the canal when orders turned it back home. The US was making very public plans to invade the Canaries and then use them as a base to raid Spain's coastline so the forces steaming for the Philippines were brought back as a precaution.
 
No. The relief sent to the Philippines had actually transited the canal when orders turned it back home. The US was making very public plans to invade the Canaries and then use them as a base to raid Spain's coastline so the forces steaming for the Philippines were brought back as a precaution.


Now that makes me wonder what if the USA had tried to keep the Canaries instead of the Philippines post war? Thanks now i have to pose the question in another thread or else i'll send this one way off topic.
 

Kaptin Kurk

Banned
Maybe, I'm having a hard time believing any modern (Crimmean and Beyond) war involving a major state being decided by one battle though.
 
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