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Two disputes between the 7 Years War and the American Revolutionary War stand out as potential occasions for British war with France (and in at least one case, Spain) - the French Annexation of Corsica and the Anglo-Spanish dispute over the Falklands/Malvinas.

The American Revolution had not started in earnest by 1768 or 1770, but, even since the end of the 7 Years War, the imposition of the Stamp Act and the related Stamp Act Congress, there had been *a lot* of tension under the surface.

What does a British war against France and possibly Spain before 1772 do to British-Colonial relations. Corsica, in particular, seems a dispute of no immediate consequence to Anglo-Americans. Neither do the Falklands/Malvinas, although, at least that is an Atlantic War, and war with Spain offers at least some prospect of territorial gains at the expense of Spain in New Orleans or Cuba.

Getting involved in another great power war, without any continental allies seems to put Britain in a less than comfortable position. On Corsica, they have Paoli, but I don't think any continental power was interested in fighting France over Corsica. In the case of the Falklands/Malvinas, no other European had a stake in taking on France or Spain at this time, especially for a distant British interest.

Your thoughts?

In the 1770 variant, what are the active theaters of war?


A few logical ones that come to mind are the Malvinas, the Balearics and Gibraltar, the English Channel, the Caribbean, manila and possibly the Mississippi mouth near New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Natchez mobile and Pensacola.
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