American King

Nappy keep it going haven't seen a good Ameriwank around here in awhile. I do love the copious pictures

Thanks a lot! Haha, people call me Nappy on other sites, as well. :D

More chapters and pics on the way!

EDIT: Oh, and if anyone wants a historical figure to appear, just ask, and I'll see if I can work him/her in. For instance, characters I want to work in:

Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
FDR
Teddy Roosevelt "Speak softly, and carry a big royal standard!" :D
Hebert Hoover
William McKinley
 
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CHAPTER XXIII
Britain's War

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London protest against France and Catholicism; the heavy anti-Catholic sentiment was one of the leading causes for Victoria to declare war

When Britain sank the French fleet en route to New England on February 15th, it was an automatic declaration of war on France and its allies. However, Victoria never openly allied her country with Alexander. It was referred to as "Britain's War" by later historians who claimed it was a totally different conflict unrelated to the War for American Succession. Britain still had the taste of the Revolution and the loss of Canada in its mouth, and it did not want to formally come to to America's aid. Thus, Britain's War occured mainly in Europe, Southern Asia, Australia, and Africa. This was to be the deciding conflict as to who would dominate the world.

In Africa, the two European monarchs had at it. Huge swathes of territory were claimed by Britain, France, and their allies.

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Africa following the start of the war; note the volatile Congo and the "Frenchified" Greater Egyptian region

Britain was also struggling with South Africa, so it was forced to wage a two-front conflict. Redcoats and pith helmets half buried in sand became a common site in the Sahara, where France and the Holy Roman Empire pounded the British army. Soon, it bogged down into a game of musical chairs. As soon as the Catholic armies left a town or region, the British would march in and take it, forcing the enemy to come back and try to take it away again. It did not result in any great gain for the British, but it at least kept the status quo.

In Asia, Victoria hung onto India. The number of Indians conscripted is unknown, but it was a massive amount and enough to fend off Franco-Chinese assaults from the north.

In North Africa, Egypt was being politically engineered by King Louis to start drifting away from its Ottoman rulers. Finally, on August 29th, 1869, it broke away. Immediately, a French steamship fleet landed troops and marched into Alexandria and Cairo. Abdülaziz, the 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was faced with war. If he went to war, he would fight the French from the south and the Austrians in the north. He decided not to risk it. He signed a treaty with France agreeing that it was now the owner of Egypt.

The Turks were outraged. Threatening a deposing, they forced him to go back on the treaty on September 12th. The Ancient Empire went to war.

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Sultan Abdülaziz, Victoria's Turkish Ally

Britain promptly signed an alliance with the Ottoman Empire and agreed that, should France and its allies be pushed out, Britain would split the Dark Continent between themselves and the Sultan, the King of Prussia, and the Kaiser of Germany. This new pact was called the Quadruple Alliance. It was very odd: Germany and Prussia were allied with Alexander and Britain; Britain was allied to Germany and Prussia but not to Alexander, though he was thought of as the "lesser of two evils."

In Australia, a French fleet had landed on the west coast and claimed it. The British, on the east coast, finally proved what Britain had gotten itself into. Their performance against the invaders was utterly lackluster, as could be expected by their pitiful weapons and their nonexistent training. The well-equipped, well-trained French Royal army made mincemeat of them and steadily worked its way up and down the coast, avoiding completely the inner areas that were akin to the Sahara. Over the next year, until early 1871, France and its allies would decisively defeat Britain. What would follow would be the greatest humiliation in British history.




 
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So maybe we might be getting a super-France to counter Germany/Prussia speaking of them will they end up unifying?
 
So maybe we might be getting a super-France to counter Germany/Prussia speaking of them will they end up unifying?

Exactly. ITTL, France kind of replaces Great Britain's OTL legacy.

I don't think so, or at least, not for a long time. They'll probably become more like Germany and Austria-Hungary in our history; close, but not united.
 
Joseph Stalin, Calvin Coolidge, Chinese Gordon, Ludendorff and Hindenburg, and Grover Cleveland. And eventually Reagan, John Wayne (who will be eventually be Prime Minister or something), Richard Nixon, and Clint Eastwood :cool:

Oh and don't forget, to make this true alternate history, George Custer has to live well into his 90s, if not longer. :rolleyes: Possibly world's oldest man if you really want to have something exciting, haha :p
 
Joseph Stalin, Calvin Coolidge, Chinese Gordon, Ludendorff and Hindenburg, and Grover Cleveland. And eventually Reagan, John Wayne (who will be eventually be Prime Minister or something), Richard Nixon, and Clint Eastwood :cool:

Oh and don't forget, to make this true alternate history, George Custer has to live well into his 90s, if not longer. :rolleyes: Possibly world's oldest man if you really want to have something exciting, haha :p

Check, check, check, annndd check. :D John Wayne would be Marion Robert Morrison, though; John Wayne was a fake name.

Custer lives forever, huh? Where have I read that before? A certain bearded man with glasses comes to mind - what was his name? Pigeonlove? :p
 
Check, check, check, annndd check. :D John Wayne would be Marion Robert Morrison, though; John Wayne was a fake name.

Custer lives forever, huh? Where have I read that before? A certain bearded man with glasses comes to mind - what was his name? Pigeonlove? :p

Thanks :D But it'll be John Wayne. It will ALWAYS be John Wayne. Unless you can come up with an even manlier name :cool: And ya, you're right, Barry Pigeonlove :p
 
New chapters day after tomorrow. Another hobby has taken up the week. Also, my recorder now works, so I'll start production on the documentary soon! :D
 
Sorry guys, life happened. :eek:

CHAPTER XXIV
Marianne, Marianne, Marianne Rules the Waves! Frenchmen Never Shall be Slaves!
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Flag of the French "Republic" of Ireland

Britain was getting crushed by the superior French armed forces. As Victoria struggled to hold on to India, she failed to defend against a massive French force of 800,000 preparing to attack Great Britain at its weakest point: Catholic Ireland.

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Irish Militia in Combat with Redcoats during the Cork Uprising

The preparations for the invasion had been made long before any war started, a sort of pre-made blueprint on how to defeat the British. Now, Louis dispatched his fleet and landed in Cork and other major coastal towns after intense but futile resistance from the English Navy. Also, Lord Nelson was killed in this battle, snuffing out the life of best English sailor alive. French troops quickly received support from the Irish populace, who were determined to finally throw off the hated English "invaders." Thousands adopted a new blue and white Harp of Ireland banner. Britain then proceeded to ship thousands over the North Channel from Scotland. The French fleet made sure attacks across the Irish Sea were impossible by bottling up the remnants of the Royal Navy. Irish Protestants who did not support France were encouraged to board French ships to neutral countries. As Ireland gradually fell under French control, Victoria now had a revanchist new Republic of Ireland to deal with that took orders directly from Louis.

The Irish army was soon reorganized and made into a decent armed force. Combined with the French Army of Ireland, they were verging on chasing the Redcoats back across the North Channel and into Scotland. However, the French decided to just secure the border, as they knew Presbyterian Scotland would not really appreciate French Catholic overlords.

Back in India, the British struck back, wiping out scores of pro-French Indians and spies. Still, Ireland had been lost. Britain was perilously close to losing its colonial empire.

In late 1871, France was wiping out British island territories and was cutting China up into chunks for itself and its allies. China would be a source of headaches later.

Back in America, Alexander was beating back Andrew and the French. The Duke of Arlington, now heading the Invasion Army of Northern Virginia, was rampaging through Andrew's territory. By the end of 1871, Virginia had fallen to Alexander. In the Western Theatre, Schickelgruber was successfully attacking Southern Missouri, Akansea, and Louisiana. His plan, known as "Schickelgruber's Snake," was to cut Andrew's domain right down the middle. Once separated, Andrew would be easy to dethrone. In the middle of 1872, Schickelgruber decided it was time to lash out. In a climatic series of battles, he cut through the ad-hoc fortifications and besieged New Orleans. On September 5th, 1872, New Orleans surrendered and Andrew moved his government to Atlanta.

Andrew's government flew into a panic. Meade was ordered immediately to go on the offensive. His army was routed by a vengeful Jefferson Davis. Davis had finally brought his reputation back to normal. Now, he decided to march east, in an attempt to squeeze Andrew against Lee. From the Caribbean, Custer was ready to seize Florida. Andrew was in as tight a spot as Victoria.

In Texas, one of the most decisive events of the war took place. The elderly Member of Congress David Crockett participated in the overthrow of the Texan Royalist government. He soon took power and declared martial law. Royalist property was seized and he executed the former governor. Most of the Texas nobility fled to Arizona and set up a Royalist bastion. The entire state of Arizona became a giant fortress, ready to die for their cause, thinking they were too far, much too far, in over the top. They would win or die. Alexander was about to make sure it was the latter.

In early 1873, Lee was down in the Carolinas. Unless a miracle happened, Andrew was doomed. Arizona was under seige. Davis and Hancock were crashing through the Cotton states. Virginia was now Alexandrian. France was becoming more interested in defeating Britain. Finally, on June 1st, 1873, Andrew fled Atlanta and rode to the coast in the Flight from Atlanta. Once at the Atlantic, he boarded a French trading vessel, the Dauphin, and set sail for France and friendly European waters. However, the Alexandrian fleet in Cuba caught wind of the trip and raced to capture him. On June 20th, Alexandrian admiral Lucius David Smythe on board the Kraken, a small light steamer, caught up with Andrew. A small skirmish ensued when Smythe and his men boarded the Dauphin. Cornered in his cabin, Andrew was forced to surrender. He handed over his gold sword to Smythe, saluted, and marched himself to the Kraken's brig. Andrew had been overthrown.

Things began to grind to a halt as the disheartened Royalists started to surrender across North America and the Caribbean. Meade was trapped at Birmingham on October 4th by Davis and Sheridan was captured for a second time by Custer on November 21st, in the Florida Everglades. At last, the final remaining noteworthy Royalist commander on the field was Hiram Grant. Mustering the last Royalists in North Carolina, he made a final offensive. On January 13th, 1874, Grant's army attacked Atlanta. If he regained the the secondary capital, it might inject some new life into the Royalist cause. If he lost, it would be for the final time. The huge Second Battle of Atlanta was a catastrophic loss for both sides. Over 100,000 men died. At last they broke on January 17th. Grant was on the run with the pathetic remnants of the Royal Army. After two months of guerrilla warfare, Grant was cornered by the Duke of Arlington at Gregory's Courthouse, 50 miles from Raleigh, North Carolina. After a handful of shots, the white flag was raised. The old, near-sighted Duke rode in on his white horse and entered the Courthouse with Custer and Hancock. There, Grant signed the Treaty of Gregory's Courthouse, officially ending the War for American Succession on April 22nd, 1874. Alexander had won.



 
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