There are several possibilities of a major war breaking out between the British Empire and the United States from 1815- 1899
All of these require major miscalculations to worsen and outright folly to break out into warfare, but history tells us the those things do indeed happen
a short list
Caroline Affair 1837 (Americans supporting a rebellion in Upper Canada), also toss in some British interest in supporting Texas as an independent nation state
border tensions with Canada over where the border was for Minnesota and Maine during this period as well
54-40 or Fight! tensions over dividing up Oregon Territory while at the same time the US and Mexico are about to go to war.
The Trent Affair (always a favorite)
Alabama Claims (not to mention British yards building Confederate raiders during the actual Civil War)
Support by Americans of various Fenian schemes and even an 'invasion' of Canada
Dispute over Venezuela in 1895
Plenty of options here
So that said, assuming any of these degenerate into shooting wars, what are the various war aims of the respective sides, do the respective sides have the means to achieve those aims, and can the participants of this forum keep their arguments civil?
I would encourage some of the usual suspects to stop cluttering up "Wrapped in Flames" and "Burnished Rows of Steel" with endless argument and instead move it to this new ground instead
All of these require major miscalculations to worsen and outright folly to break out into warfare, but history tells us the those things do indeed happen
a short list
Caroline Affair 1837 (Americans supporting a rebellion in Upper Canada), also toss in some British interest in supporting Texas as an independent nation state
border tensions with Canada over where the border was for Minnesota and Maine during this period as well
54-40 or Fight! tensions over dividing up Oregon Territory while at the same time the US and Mexico are about to go to war.
The Trent Affair (always a favorite)
Alabama Claims (not to mention British yards building Confederate raiders during the actual Civil War)
Support by Americans of various Fenian schemes and even an 'invasion' of Canada
Dispute over Venezuela in 1895
Plenty of options here
So that said, assuming any of these degenerate into shooting wars, what are the various war aims of the respective sides, do the respective sides have the means to achieve those aims, and can the participants of this forum keep their arguments civil?
I would encourage some of the usual suspects to stop cluttering up "Wrapped in Flames" and "Burnished Rows of Steel" with endless argument and instead move it to this new ground instead