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Well, because I built him up to be a Frederick the Great type figure, but now Elisabeth sounds like a kickass ruler too. Then again, Maria Theresia was certainly another kickass ruler who Frederick faced.
George III, The French Civil War and Scottish Independance
George III of Great Britain, of the House of Suffolk -circa 1904-
Born in 1875, George Fitzroy was the only child of John Fitzroy, Duke of Suffolk (a bastard descendant of either James II of England or Edward VII of England, depending on which line was looked at) and Margaret Stuart of York, the last descendant of the York-Stuart line. He would have 7 siblings, all of which died either in the womb or shortly after birth. The Duke of Suffolk would die in 1890 at the age of 52 and his wife would die in 1891, at the age of 57.
George would marry in 1900 to Adélaïde Clotilde Xavière d'Anjou, youngest cousin of Henri VI of France (after his mother died in 1898, Henri chose to formally return to the title of King of France, rather than Emperor of Francia. This, he hoped, would be sufficient to end the anti-imperialist sentiment in France and, like all minor efforts to placate radicals, it would not be enough and civil war would begin in earnest during the summer of 1910, which would eventually pull the remaining monarchical powers in to suppress revolution, However, at this point in history, Henri VI was but the next ruler of the land with almost 300 years of his family's rule in it's history who was making a treaty through marriage with the soon-to-be newest royal family in Europe. And thus, the greatest match in Europe was begun.
Adélaïde Clotilde Xavière d'Anjou, Queen of Great Britain -circa 1902- (private portrait for George III of Great Britain)
The couple would begin their union with a series of parties, paid for by the ailing King, at which many scandalous things would occur. One such part involved the women and men drawing lots and the man with the longest stick and the woman with the shortest would have to lose something precious to them. At one time George actually lost and had his beard (though not moustache) shaven off and apparently liked the look so much he would keep it during much of his lifetime. Another one of these parties had the Duchess of Suffolk throw her stockings at the Earl of Pembroke, a well known homosexual who she had begun a friendship with.
The parties ended in 1902, when Adélaïde found herself pregnant for the first time and gave birth to Henry John of Suffolk. At this point, George chose to drop the surname Fitzroy from his name as often as possible, hoping that his future kingship wouldn't be tainted by illegitimacy (even though he was to gain it on his mother's claim). The couple would, together, decide that they should put forth a good family image in the hopes to not have the same issues that Henri VI of France had begun to face in France. And thus, the partying couple reimagined themselves as the sweet family, with a strong masculine figure, a kind but independant wife who led women's rights meeting on Saturdays and a healthy, bubbling baby boy. Adélaïde would refer to herself in public as Addy and 'Queen Addy' would remain her nickname until her death.
After the death of Kind Edward in 1903, the couple would rise to the throne in a short but extravagant coronation. Costs were kept as low as possible while still supplying spectacle and, in a moment immortalised by the papers, Prince Henry would run from his place of honour to embrace his parents towards the end of the event. Then, in 1905, the Prince was followed by a Princess, named Anne Beatrice, nicknamed Tricey (pronounced: trish-y) by the family. This continued the growing family, which was completed in 1908 with their final child, James Philip, Duke of York. Portraits were commissioned shortly after and 'Queen Addy' would make the controversial statement that she was to go on birth control, as to protect herself in future after a particularly difficult labour.
In 1911 George agreed to betroth his son to and take in Henri VI's eldest daughter, Victorie Louise de Bourbon. 3 years younger that the Prince of Wales, the girl was placed in Princess Anne's household and treated like her like the Princess' sister. Adélaïde went so far as to have matching hats made for the girls and put them in the same room in the Palace, which also gave the family an even more 'modern' look.
in 1913 George sailed with 43,000 troops to France, to support Henry VI of France against the civil war underfoot. He would stay 8 months and would leave 20,000 men under the orders of Edgar Foote, a general and former advisor to the late King Edward. With his help anti-imperialist victories ended entirely in 1916 and would capture Francois Martin, the leader to the opposition of the King. The army would return from France in 1918 entirely, shortly after the execution of 267 anti-imperialist leaders and supporters, including Marie Catherine Thomas, the owner and runner of Les documents de la Vérité (The Truth Papers), a series of letters and pamphlets meant to incite anger in the middle and lower classes.
In 1923 the Prince of Wales married Victorie de Bourbon, who was given the nickname 'Little Vicky' by the British public, a somewhat cruel nickname based off her height in comparison to the Prince of Wales' (he was 5 foot 1 inch in shoes, she was 5 foot 11.5 inches without shoes). However, she would acclimate well, mostly due to over a decade of living in London. In 1926 the couple would welcome the first of 4 children: Margaret of Wales. She would be followed by George Henry (b.1928), Mary (b.1931) and finally the short-lived Christine (b.1934: d.1934). After a miscarriage in 1936 Victorie would follow her mother-in-law's need and begun practicing in birth control.
The Princess Anne Beatrice would, in 1930, shock the family by marrying in secret a Portuguese businessman, Duarte Moreno, who would then bring her to Italy and the two would enjoy a seemingly blissful existence. However, they would never conceive a child and Anne would never again see her family, dying in a house fire in 1949 with her husband.
The Duke of York would, in 1940, marry Anne Quélen, a daughter of the Grand-Duc de Berri and a woman of some scandal, as she already had a daughter from a liaison with a married man. However, the Duke would not hear of anyone else and he married Anne, a union which resulted in a son in 1940, named Alexander James, and a daughter named Matilda Charlotte (b.1941). For a time, the rebellious attitudes of the younger children of George III seemed quite tame in reality, until the King's death in 1942. And so, in January of 1942, George III of Great Britain died at the age of 69, days away from his 70th birthday. And thus civil war, once a thing only in France, begun in Great Britain, as Scotland set to free itself from the oppressive and harsh grasp of what it perceived as the English yolk.
Scotland in 1942 was not much better than it had been in the late 1800s. Though agriculture had turned and thus even the poor were able to eat again, the series of French marriages and the support Britain gave to the French in the 1910s had left Scotland with the most casualties, as 12,000 of the 18,000 lost in France during England's involvement in the fighting. And one high official that heard their pain was the Duke of York. In the lat 1920s and the 1930s, he had travelled through the country, first to just visit the historical sites and enjoy local wine and women. However, after he had, by pure accident, been privy to the death of a young man due to illness caused by poverty, he began to look deeper into the country. What he saw left him sickened.
While the reality of 'Janet Put the Baby Out' was no longer the reality of the Scottish people, widespread poverty was still prevalent and, in an age of growing health standards and better living, 1 in 3 children didn't survive childhood and 1 in 6 pregnancies ended in miscarriage and stillbirths. Men and women worked 12 hour days, with men on the day shifts and women on the night shifts so that whatever children survived infancy were cared for. Even in the small middle class, there was very little actual comfort and, now certain types of birth control were made available for a price, certain couples were choosing to forgo the traditional large families for 1 child, maybe 2 if they were particularly well off. This was not a luxury for lower class families, who would have in many cases 10 to 12 children on average, with usually 5 or so children surviving. James, Duke of York would, in 1940, go to his father with his findings. However, the ailing George was not a man to change policy, particularly in his later years. And so, the young James left jaded and angry, marrying a visiting Frenchwoman (Anne Quélen) and returning to Scotland. What he was doing, to the shock of family after his father's death, was building a revolutionary force.
On the 18th of January, 1942, Scottish men killed English tax collectors across the country, ending with the deaths of 178 men. Over 1,000 other men were also killed, of those who represented English oppression. James positioned himself as a true Scotsman, carefully ignoring his mostly English background and French marriage. He proclaimed himself James X of Scotland and in 1943 had a cheap but public coronation, proclaiming to those there that:
This stirring street allowed him to amass a force 13,000 strong, involving men and women in surprisingly equal numbers. And so, when a force of 3,000 English soldiers walked across the Scottish boarder, the forces met and they were defeated. Scotland rejoiced at their victory, but many elder peoples warned that more would come. And they were right.
In the following months, small forces from England came to battle the slowly growing Scottish army, which would end up with 27,000 men and women in 1946. All were defeated and finally, realising his brother would not return to reason and thus to his will, Henry XIII sent the last of his standing army (17,000) men to attempt to batter James and Scotland to defeat. The battle lasted 3 months and, after 3,000 men deserted the English army, Henry XIII agreed to treat with his brother. And thus, on the 29th of August, 1946, The 'Treaty of Scottish Independence' was drawn.
The war with Scotland and the eventual ending to it would be referred to as the 'Brother's War'. However, what was fought was not a mere domestic battle, but a full revolution to free an oppressed people. While the later economic prosperity of Scotland was the fairytale ending that many think was inevitable, without these battles it is more than likely Scotland would have remained the poor, broken end of England's Empire.
George III of Great Britain, of the House of Suffolk -circa 1904-
Born in 1875, George Fitzroy was the only child of John Fitzroy, Duke of Suffolk (a bastard descendant of either James II of England or Edward VII of England, depending on which line was looked at) and Margaret Stuart of York, the last descendant of the York-Stuart line. He would have 7 siblings, all of which died either in the womb or shortly after birth. The Duke of Suffolk would die in 1890 at the age of 52 and his wife would die in 1891, at the age of 57.
George would marry in 1900 to Adélaïde Clotilde Xavière d'Anjou, youngest cousin of Henri VI of France (after his mother died in 1898, Henri chose to formally return to the title of King of France, rather than Emperor of Francia. This, he hoped, would be sufficient to end the anti-imperialist sentiment in France and, like all minor efforts to placate radicals, it would not be enough and civil war would begin in earnest during the summer of 1910, which would eventually pull the remaining monarchical powers in to suppress revolution, However, at this point in history, Henri VI was but the next ruler of the land with almost 300 years of his family's rule in it's history who was making a treaty through marriage with the soon-to-be newest royal family in Europe. And thus, the greatest match in Europe was begun.
Adélaïde Clotilde Xavière d'Anjou, Queen of Great Britain -circa 1902- (private portrait for George III of Great Britain)
The couple would begin their union with a series of parties, paid for by the ailing King, at which many scandalous things would occur. One such part involved the women and men drawing lots and the man with the longest stick and the woman with the shortest would have to lose something precious to them. At one time George actually lost and had his beard (though not moustache) shaven off and apparently liked the look so much he would keep it during much of his lifetime. Another one of these parties had the Duchess of Suffolk throw her stockings at the Earl of Pembroke, a well known homosexual who she had begun a friendship with.
The parties ended in 1902, when Adélaïde found herself pregnant for the first time and gave birth to Henry John of Suffolk. At this point, George chose to drop the surname Fitzroy from his name as often as possible, hoping that his future kingship wouldn't be tainted by illegitimacy (even though he was to gain it on his mother's claim). The couple would, together, decide that they should put forth a good family image in the hopes to not have the same issues that Henri VI of France had begun to face in France. And thus, the partying couple reimagined themselves as the sweet family, with a strong masculine figure, a kind but independant wife who led women's rights meeting on Saturdays and a healthy, bubbling baby boy. Adélaïde would refer to herself in public as Addy and 'Queen Addy' would remain her nickname until her death.
After the death of Kind Edward in 1903, the couple would rise to the throne in a short but extravagant coronation. Costs were kept as low as possible while still supplying spectacle and, in a moment immortalised by the papers, Prince Henry would run from his place of honour to embrace his parents towards the end of the event. Then, in 1905, the Prince was followed by a Princess, named Anne Beatrice, nicknamed Tricey (pronounced: trish-y) by the family. This continued the growing family, which was completed in 1908 with their final child, James Philip, Duke of York. Portraits were commissioned shortly after and 'Queen Addy' would make the controversial statement that she was to go on birth control, as to protect herself in future after a particularly difficult labour.
In 1911 George agreed to betroth his son to and take in Henri VI's eldest daughter, Victorie Louise de Bourbon. 3 years younger that the Prince of Wales, the girl was placed in Princess Anne's household and treated like her like the Princess' sister. Adélaïde went so far as to have matching hats made for the girls and put them in the same room in the Palace, which also gave the family an even more 'modern' look.
in 1913 George sailed with 43,000 troops to France, to support Henry VI of France against the civil war underfoot. He would stay 8 months and would leave 20,000 men under the orders of Edgar Foote, a general and former advisor to the late King Edward. With his help anti-imperialist victories ended entirely in 1916 and would capture Francois Martin, the leader to the opposition of the King. The army would return from France in 1918 entirely, shortly after the execution of 267 anti-imperialist leaders and supporters, including Marie Catherine Thomas, the owner and runner of Les documents de la Vérité (The Truth Papers), a series of letters and pamphlets meant to incite anger in the middle and lower classes.
In 1923 the Prince of Wales married Victorie de Bourbon, who was given the nickname 'Little Vicky' by the British public, a somewhat cruel nickname based off her height in comparison to the Prince of Wales' (he was 5 foot 1 inch in shoes, she was 5 foot 11.5 inches without shoes). However, she would acclimate well, mostly due to over a decade of living in London. In 1926 the couple would welcome the first of 4 children: Margaret of Wales. She would be followed by George Henry (b.1928), Mary (b.1931) and finally the short-lived Christine (b.1934: d.1934). After a miscarriage in 1936 Victorie would follow her mother-in-law's need and begun practicing in birth control.
The Princess Anne Beatrice would, in 1930, shock the family by marrying in secret a Portuguese businessman, Duarte Moreno, who would then bring her to Italy and the two would enjoy a seemingly blissful existence. However, they would never conceive a child and Anne would never again see her family, dying in a house fire in 1949 with her husband.
The Duke of York would, in 1940, marry Anne Quélen, a daughter of the Grand-Duc de Berri and a woman of some scandal, as she already had a daughter from a liaison with a married man. However, the Duke would not hear of anyone else and he married Anne, a union which resulted in a son in 1940, named Alexander James, and a daughter named Matilda Charlotte (b.1941). For a time, the rebellious attitudes of the younger children of George III seemed quite tame in reality, until the King's death in 1942. And so, in January of 1942, George III of Great Britain died at the age of 69, days away from his 70th birthday. And thus civil war, once a thing only in France, begun in Great Britain, as Scotland set to free itself from the oppressive and harsh grasp of what it perceived as the English yolk.
Scotland in 1942 was not much better than it had been in the late 1800s. Though agriculture had turned and thus even the poor were able to eat again, the series of French marriages and the support Britain gave to the French in the 1910s had left Scotland with the most casualties, as 12,000 of the 18,000 lost in France during England's involvement in the fighting. And one high official that heard their pain was the Duke of York. In the lat 1920s and the 1930s, he had travelled through the country, first to just visit the historical sites and enjoy local wine and women. However, after he had, by pure accident, been privy to the death of a young man due to illness caused by poverty, he began to look deeper into the country. What he saw left him sickened.
While the reality of 'Janet Put the Baby Out' was no longer the reality of the Scottish people, widespread poverty was still prevalent and, in an age of growing health standards and better living, 1 in 3 children didn't survive childhood and 1 in 6 pregnancies ended in miscarriage and stillbirths. Men and women worked 12 hour days, with men on the day shifts and women on the night shifts so that whatever children survived infancy were cared for. Even in the small middle class, there was very little actual comfort and, now certain types of birth control were made available for a price, certain couples were choosing to forgo the traditional large families for 1 child, maybe 2 if they were particularly well off. This was not a luxury for lower class families, who would have in many cases 10 to 12 children on average, with usually 5 or so children surviving. James, Duke of York would, in 1940, go to his father with his findings. However, the ailing George was not a man to change policy, particularly in his later years. And so, the young James left jaded and angry, marrying a visiting Frenchwoman (Anne Quélen) and returning to Scotland. What he was doing, to the shock of family after his father's death, was building a revolutionary force.
On the 18th of January, 1942, Scottish men killed English tax collectors across the country, ending with the deaths of 178 men. Over 1,000 other men were also killed, of those who represented English oppression. James positioned himself as a true Scotsman, carefully ignoring his mostly English background and French marriage. He proclaimed himself James X of Scotland and in 1943 had a cheap but public coronation, proclaiming to those there that:
"The Scottish man is powerful, strong and noble. I will not stand by as we are oppressed and mistreated. We stand as one and we stand as a great army, not to destroy with those who mistreat us but to be free..."
This stirring street allowed him to amass a force 13,000 strong, involving men and women in surprisingly equal numbers. And so, when a force of 3,000 English soldiers walked across the Scottish boarder, the forces met and they were defeated. Scotland rejoiced at their victory, but many elder peoples warned that more would come. And they were right.
In the following months, small forces from England came to battle the slowly growing Scottish army, which would end up with 27,000 men and women in 1946. All were defeated and finally, realising his brother would not return to reason and thus to his will, Henry XIII sent the last of his standing army (17,000) men to attempt to batter James and Scotland to defeat. The battle lasted 3 months and, after 3,000 men deserted the English army, Henry XIII agreed to treat with his brother. And thus, on the 29th of August, 1946, The 'Treaty of Scottish Independence' was drawn.
The war with Scotland and the eventual ending to it would be referred to as the 'Brother's War'. However, what was fought was not a mere domestic battle, but a full revolution to free an oppressed people. While the later economic prosperity of Scotland was the fairytale ending that many think was inevitable, without these battles it is more than likely Scotland would have remained the poor, broken end of England's Empire.
George III of Great Britain (b.1875: d.1942) m. Adélaïde Clotilde Xavière d'Anjou (b.1876: d.1939) (a)
1a) Henry XIII of England (b.1902: d.1958) m. Victorie Louise de Bourbon (b.1905) (a)
2a) Anne Beatrice of England (b.1905: d.1949) m. Duarte Moreno (b.1896: d.1949) (a)
3a) James X of Scotland (b.1908: d.1976) m. Anne Quélen (b.1914: d.1980) (a)
1a) Margaret of England (b.1926)
2a) George Henry, Prince of Wales (b.1928)
3a) Mary of England (b.1931)
4a) Christine (b.1934: d.1934)
5a) Miscarriage (c.1936)
2a) George Henry, Prince of Wales (b.1928)
3a) Mary of England (b.1931)
4a) Christine (b.1934: d.1934)
5a) Miscarriage (c.1936)
2a) Anne Beatrice of England (b.1905: d.1949) m. Duarte Moreno (b.1896: d.1949) (a)
3a) James X of Scotland (b.1908: d.1976) m. Anne Quélen (b.1914: d.1980) (a)
1a)Alexander James of Scotland (b.1940)
2a) Matilda Charlotte of Scotland (b.1941)
2a) Matilda Charlotte of Scotland (b.1941)
Well, an epic war between the Germans and the French could ensue, perhaps near the end of their lives?
I have no issues about an epic war, but I'm afraid that if it takes place after say 1890 the French progress in machine-gunnery will end up turning it into WWI, but starting on the Rhine.
One has to remember that France ITTL is much more of an industrial giant than it ever was. Even if the Ruhr isn't French, it's right next door, and within artillery range. A contrario, the French industry - especially steel - is way less vulnerable, since their most valuable deposits are deep into Lorraine, in Briey-Longwy.
So we will probably have a fight of very small professional units with game-changing weapons, accompanied by a well-equipped levée en masse (France) against an army with less powerful weapons, but larger and with more training on average (Germany). That is, if it's one-on-one.
IMO even if this Great War results in a French loss of Rhénanie and/or Alsace, there is bound to be a French revenge. While Rhinelanders and Alsaciens are Germanic and a certain degree of assimilation will be possible, they will remain distinct due to at least 200 years of Francisation, especially under Sophie and Élisabeth.
Many of your points are interesting. It will be similar to the Great War when it seems like it is a 50/50 chance of victory, but at a smaller scale. The use of game changing weaponry would also serve quite a part in it, so this war may have to be postponed until the 20th century and maybe turned into the Great War.
The end of the Farjinian Civil War
The republic of Farjinia had been undergoing a huge civil war for many years now, one that had the UA join in the war, supporting the abolition side. The abolitionists had overpowered their enemies, and many victories ensured their dominance. Forestfire Jackson was hailed as one of the greatest generals in it’s history. The leaders of all the republics gathered in Nouveau Paris to establish a peace treaty. It was agreed that the very nation kicked out of Farjinia was going to inherit the entirety of Farjinia. The new constitution that was to be drafted would ban slavery in its entirety, and all current spaces would be freed, and given a small payment to begin their new life. The Freemen organization would still continue to exist, instead holding many rallies protesting for civil rights, and even things that would be considered radical, like a few Kleinist ideas. The citizens who formerly owned slaves would also be payed a small compensation, mainly to calm down everyone who had slaves and were angry about their loss. The capital would be moved to New Paris, so that the former slave country could rebuild and adapt to the change.
A painting of a battle late in the war, Nouveau Parisian soldiers are firing into a crowd of cavalry.
The End of The West African Wars
The West African Wars were a set of colonial conquests led by the Europeans against various Nigerian tribes and Mali, with the Europeans being Britannica, The Netherlands, The Swiss, and especially Scandanavia. Below is a list of peace terms that were agreed to after the wars.
- The Dutch Republic will get all of Western Mali and Northern Mali, with the Scandanavians getting the south and East.
- A few tribes in western Nigeria will be given to Switzerland due to their small part in the wars.
- Much of Southeastern Nigeria is gifted to Britannica.
- Scandanavia gets a massive amount of Nigerian territory, and claims to the entire region.
- It is agreed that the Dutch and Swiss will give autonomy to many larger tribes.
- All claims on other country's African territories shall be dropped.
-*- The World as of 1870 -*-
The West African Wars were a set of colonial conquests led by the Europeans against various Nigerian tribes and Mali, with the Europeans being Britannica, The Netherlands, The Swiss, and especially Scandanavia. Below is a list of peace terms that were agreed to after the wars.
- The Dutch Republic will get all of Western Mali and Northern Mali, with the Scandanavians getting the south and East.
- A few tribes in western Nigeria will be given to Switzerland due to their small part in the wars.
- Much of Southeastern Nigeria is gifted to Britannica.
- Scandanavia gets a massive amount of Nigerian territory, and claims to the entire region.
- It is agreed that the Dutch and Swiss will give autonomy to many larger tribes.
- All claims on other country's African territories shall be dropped.
-*- The World as of 1870 -*-
The Indian Unification
The nations that had finally unified themselves over a long period of time finally met seeking unification. With such a force combined, all the leaders knew that they would truly be a force to be reckoned with. Perhaps they could invade Mexico and reclaim the former Indian lands? Perhaps they could even invade the UA or Farjinia seeking former native nations. Each leader of every country came to the conference in the Headquarters of the Indian Union with several diplomats from their nation. It was agreed that each former country would become a relatively autonomous province, with each section being very independent-looking. However, on larger issues, such as war, things would be handled by the central government, in which a "Head Chieftain" would be elected from a council starting 1872 and would serve a term of 4 years, and representatives, who would be elected by the populace in each province, and 4 representatives per province. The capital would be established in Misipia(Think OTL Memphis, Tennessee) and a very large council building will be constructed on the Mississippi River. The new Republic was very powerful in strength, and made sure everyone knew this. However, in terms of things like slavery, they were actually quite backward. Slavery was practiced quite commonly, even after dozens of nations tried convincing the union. They decided to keep slavery, as it was a significant force in it's economy, and they "couldn't survive without it". Also, a growing city to the south, which was formerly French, Floride Ouest, was growing into a major industrial center, compared with the rest of the republic, which was quite unindustrialized for the time. The city was profiting quite a bit off of trade with their neighbors, and was an extremely large trade port. Little did they know, the descendents of colonists who lived there, currently in Terre Austral, were planning a sea invasion. Once the sea invasion would occur, it would be quite laughable considering the military strength of Terra Austral(Being referred to as [1]Draka more and more often, after an English explorer who discovered regions around there, and was beginning the be hailed as an excellent man, and the standard for all rich men in Draka). Anyway, the Drakans considered themselves rivals with the Mississippians. The new union was sure to be powerful, and many nations around them began to fear for their integrity as an independent nation...
An artist's rendition of what the scene looked like outside of the Indian Union's headquarters.
[1] Yep, you read that right.
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Also, from this point on, Draka is going to operate a massive, massive buildup of military troops, with plans to take all of Terra Austral.
Also, the Spanish Civil War has been going on for a while. If you can, can you make a post ending it?
I have already ended it ! Decisive Republican victory, reconstruction, and agreement on Catalonia in one post.
The First Drakan War
As the quickly militarizing Draka began to move more and more to the fascist side of the spectrum, they began to have more and more ambitious plans. They finally decided to kick off the attack by invading Hindustani Terra Australis. The invasion was finally decided by the war-hawk Wilson Jacobs, who proclaimed "Lucien was right. The inferior races shall soon burn under the great might of the White Race!". Of course this was quite a bold statement to make in a quickly liberalizing world. They were immediately condemned by the Republican Alliance, with the current president of the UA saying "Such barbarianism shall not be tolerated by our fair union, I am quite surprised they even call themselves civilized.". This led to a rapid rising in tensions, when the newly set-up telegraph wires between them and Siam shot back and forth, with insults flying. The Hindustanis were caught off guard, but to be fair, they should have expected the attack, due to the massive buildup of troops along their shared border. The claim for war by the Drakans was a relatively large piece of land that was quit useless that they lay claim to a few years back. Their first force quickly swept from the south, clenching the southwestern cape of Terra Australis. They got more and more reinforcements from the east, eventually reaching New Kolkata(Perth) and laying siege to the capital city. By the time reinforcements arrived for Hindustan, they were far too late. Practically all of their colony was seized. In this humiliating defeat, a peace treaty was decided to be held in the capital of Draka, Wilsonberg, formerly Nouveau Paris. Draka demanded all of the colony, and a large sum of money to pay for war reparations. The rest of countries in Terra Australis immediately made a coalition to defend their colonies. They sent loads of troops to their colonies in defense of them, hoping to not have the same sad fate as Hindustan. A reorganization period ensued in the former colony, with many new provinces being created and the concentration sites began to fill up with Indian colonists, and more aboriginals. Jacobs was said to laugh, and say that the other European colonies would soon fall to them, and Draka almost had the power to really do so. A new dark era was falling upon Oceania...
The decorated First Legion, one of the best fighting forces of Draka during the war.
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The World Alliance receives new members
It had been many, many years since the conflicts of the past, and the World Alliance was also growing closer to several nations, specifically Germany and Poland. The Alliance was beginning to grow quite apart, and many events, for example a small border conflict between Russia and Finland, began to force many members apart. Thus, the Alliance attempted at getting many more members to try and save the alliance which was clearly on it's first stages of collapse. Thus, telegrams were sent to the leaders of Germany, Poland, France, The Netherlands, and Korea in 1865. All the nations accepted, believing it would be for the best. However, what the actual result was an unorganized collection of states, with a central system attempting to solve issues, but with no real support. The nations were now stuck in the union, with many hoping for it become better. It didn't.
(This was a short post, sorry)
It had been many, many years since the conflicts of the past, and the World Alliance was also growing closer to several nations, specifically Germany and Poland. The Alliance was beginning to grow quite apart, and many events, for example a small border conflict between Russia and Finland, began to force many members apart. Thus, the Alliance attempted at getting many more members to try and save the alliance which was clearly on it's first stages of collapse. Thus, telegrams were sent to the leaders of Germany, Poland, France, The Netherlands, and Korea in 1865. All the nations accepted, believing it would be for the best. However, what the actual result was an unorganized collection of states, with a central system attempting to solve issues, but with no real support. The nations were now stuck in the union, with many hoping for it become better. It didn't.
(This was a short post, sorry)
