George Washington
Banned
1824
Part 5
While the wars in Ireland and Germany underway, the Ottomans where in civil war. The East was mostly Islamic, but in recent decades, Christians had gained a majority in the East, along the coast. The Empire had moved the capitol from Istanbul to Ankara for easier defense, but also because of this. On July 4th, 1824, Christians protested a lack of representation in Ankara (both in the government, and the protest was in Ankara), and the Ottomans fired of their own citizens, lighting barrels of gunpowder on fire and throwing them into the crowds. Dozens of Christians died, and Western backlash was intense. A full civil war erupted. Christians left the Ottoman Empire, re-establishing Byzantium, with a capitol of Constantinople (they change the cities' name) Battles would ensue throughout the summer and into fall, and would end in November. The United States agreed to mediate peace discussion between the Ottomans, as well as the Hungarian-German border war. Representatives from the U.S., Greece, Hungary, Russia, Germany, Byzantium, Ottoman, and the governments of North Africa met in Philadelphia. First, the former Ottoman Empire was split, with the Upper-West coast, going 50 miles inland, and all European possessions of the Ottomans where given to the Byzantines. The Lower-West coast was given to Greece, going 25 miles inland. The Middle Eastern portion of the empire became Israel, to accommodate a growing Zionist movement. 3 million Jews would immigrate the country in five years, 5 million in ten years, and would find it a safe place of refuge. Egypt was given to Great Britain, Libya was given to France, Tunis was given to Italy, Algeria was given to Spain, and Morocco was given to Portugal (North Africa was dependent upon the Ottomans, so their states fell with the empire.) Greece was awarded Serbia in the treaty, and Germany maintained it's border, not losing even part of Poland or Austria. 1824 saw much change on a global scale, and it would mark a new beginning. The Era was called the Era of Good Feelings, because nations allied with each other became close friends, though seeds of discord would threaten these alliances later.Part 5
Por la gloria del imperio de México!
-Motto of the Imperial State of Mexico
Lima has fallen!
-from a letter of the Peruvian Viceroy to the President of Spain
We have conquered the South, now let us conquer the North! We've beat Columbia! We've beat Brazil! We've beat Spain twice! What does the United States stand to the grand glory of the Empire of Mexico! Yea, surely they will fall like a giant! To California, to Sonora, to Texas, to Louisiana! Speedily the United States will fall! Long live the Empire of Mexico!
-General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mex. General
Era of Good Feelings
The Pan-American War
Mexico had earned an aggressive reputation in its short history. The nation had its imperial government set up in Mexico City in fall of 1824. General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had been elected its first Emperor. Was very aggressive in his actions, building up a massive army and navy, among the likes of Brazil, Gran Columbia, and the United States. Emperor Santa Anna had his own idea of what he wanted for his nation. He wanted to occupy the full of former Spanish Territories in America, as well as islands of the sea and Brazil. In March of 1825, he loaded up three-quarters of his army and four-fifths of his navy in ports in the Atlantic and Pacific and went south. He launched sieges on Clayton, Barranquilla, and Cali, hoping to bring down Gran Columbia. Stephen F. Austin, fresh in as the nations first president, declared war and send in President-assist Simon Bolivar and Secretary of State Sam Houston into battle, splitting them up. He would also send the incompetent Mirabeau B. Lamar, Secretary of War, toward Clayton.The Pan-American War
Stephen F. Austin, First President of Gran Colombia
Bolivar, who was sent north toward Barranquilla, successfully defended the city. He was very effective in rallying the troops by reviving the old battle cry, Recueada la Republica, and an English battle cry, Remember Clayton!, a lose in the Colombian Revolution where they sustained a 20 Brits to 1 Colombian ratio of death. Barranquilla was won of the greatest wins of all time, among the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Havana in the American Revolution. Sam Houston (known as Uncle Sam to the Colombians) too easily won battles in the West, but not with as large a margin. However, Lamar's lose in Clayton with reverse numbers from the Colombian Revolution led to a Colombian surrender, and they only kept Panama on the Central American Peninsula.
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The Pan-American War was not yet over, for Lima was under siege. Santa Anna personally led a charge on June 10th, 1825, and the Viceroy surrendered. Spanish forces had been distracted by a British attack on Argentina, which was also successful. Colombia, Spain, and Brazil (which helped Spain in Peru) where all losers, and it would take a major blow to undo the actions of the Mexican Imperial Army and the Mexican Imperial Navy. Fortunately, something would knock their ego down a notch several points.
The Mexican Imperial Army had been moving troops into American Sonora, but after the war a full invasion was launched. The Mexican Army moved north and took Monterrey. The Mexican Navy took San Lucas and San Diego. This got Americans furious. Due to an assassination, John Quincy Adams was back in the Chair of the Army and everyone hoped that Jean Baptiste III was competent.
John Quincy Adams,
U.S. Chair of the Army during the Napoleonic War and the Pan-American War
"Baptiste?"
"Wi?"
"Have you heard of what has been happening in the West?"
"No, I have not."
"Well, you have heard of the Empire of Mexico, yes?"
"Of course."
"They've invaded the entire south. Most of Mexico, Sonora, and California are in their hands."
"This is not good."
"They just destroyed Colombia and Brazil in battle and we cannot take such an embarrassing lose."
"No. We won't. We will invade Veracruz. Cut the snake off by its head, wi?"
"Great strategy, I will make sure that San Diego and San Antonio get the Message."
"Alright. Good luck."
Americans moved into Mexico City on Halloween, 1825. Mexico surrender, and agreed to not launch further attacks at America. Of course, they would not keep this promise, but for now, peace seemed possible. Both nations would face serious consequences from the Pan-American Conflict following the Treaty of Havana, and they would not take long to be made manifest.