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I'm working on an alternate history to The War of 1812. I'm having some difficulty picking where the true history will change into the alternate history.
My thinking is that it might change BEFORE the war actually started. Like maybe just after The Revolutionary War ended. I could have Washington and the Founding Fathers discuss that they barely squeaked out the victory and thus need a regular army in the off chance that the new U.S. go to war with The British Empire again.
Then when the War of 1812 starts, there would be a larger army and no need to use the militia (like the U.S. had to do at the beginning of the war).