DBWI/AHC: French Revolution instead of British Revolution

[Thomas1195]

A French Revolution would have ended up with either nuts or wannabe dictators holding power. The British revolutionary leaders had carefully learned the lessons of the failure of the Commonwealth and wrote the Constitution before they revolted, as they determined not to fall for that again.

 

[Whiteshore]

A French Revolution would have ended up with either nuts or wannabe dictators holding power.

Or would have been crushed horribly.

 

[kasumigenx]

The British were kicked out of India because the British got Luzon and Sumatra after the 7 years war and the British retained South Africa as well.

 

[Thomas1195]

Or would have been crushed horribly.

Sure. But a French Revolution would require an extremely bad socio-economic condition in France to occur.

 

[Whiteshore]

British retained South Africa

Unfortunately, British South Africa sired one of the craziest dictatorships of the modern world after many British royals fled to South Africa after the revolution.

 

[Thomas1195]

Unfortunately, British South Africa sired one of the craziest dictatorships of the modern world after many British royals fled to South Africa after the revolution.

Virginia and South Africa. Dear God.

While Virginia (including the West Indies) basically was Britannia's thug until the 1900s, South Africa was independent.

 

[Thomas1195]

British got Luzon and Sumatra

They also became former royalist holdouts like South Africa. Do you wonder why Britannia became the champion of decolonization during the 20th century with straight face so easily?

 

[Whiteshore]

They also became former royalist holdouts like South Africa.

At least for a few decades until both fell to Chinese-sponsored nationalist revolutions with Imperial China and Britannia being unlikely bedfellows in championing decolonization.

 

[kasumigenx]

They also became former royalist holdouts like South Africa. Do you wonder why Britannia became the champion of decolonization during the 20th century with straight face so easily?

Luzon remained loyal to the British because the population became Anglican, they became independent in the 1900s but they remained close to the British even now, this colony was the reason why Britain opened Japan to foreigners in the 1800s but the Japanese backstabbed the British by supporting the movement of Luzon in the 1900s to be independent and now it is known as the Tagalog Republic.

 

[An Thuong]

Virginia and South Africa. Dear God.

While Virginia (including the West Indies) basically was Britannia's thug until the 1900s, South Africa was independent.

Virginia, South Africa, Luzon, Sumatra and the aforementioned United Kingdom of the West Indes.

 

[Thomas1195]

At least for a few decades until both fell to Chinese-sponsored nationalist revolutions with Imperial China and Britannia being unlikely bedfellows in championing decolonization.

Actually for nearly 200 years, not a few decades. Decolonization only kicked off in the 20th century

 

[George Washington]

Maybe transfer the debt of Britain to France. The trick would be to not have the American Theater happen.

here’s an ASB idea: after the French Revolution, a Uber-powerful general comes into play who conqers all Europe. Then, after conquering Spain, literally every single one of there cold bird in America revolt. But after losing one battle in Russia, his empire collapses.
EDIT: stupid autocorrect changed colonies to 'cold bird'

 

[Dolan]

here’s an ASB idea: after the French Revolution, a Uber-powerful general comes into play who conqers all Europe. Then, after conquering Spain, literally every single one of there cold bird in America revolt. But after losing one battle in Russia, his empire collapses.

Sounds like The Adventure of Admiral Bonaparte on Steroids, guy enrolled in the French Navy, become one of the best Naval Officers, mutinied with a fleet following him, taking over the Babary Coast and founding his own Pirate Kingdom that took combined French and Ottoman joint forces to dislodge.

Imagine if this megalomaniac genius becoming one of the leaders of said hypothetical "French Revolution".

 

[Thomas1195]

The Adventure of Admiral Bonaparte on Steroids, guy enrolled in the French Navy, become one of the best Naval Officers, mutinied with a fleet following him, taking over the Babary Coast and founding his own Pirate Kingdom that took combined French and Ottoman joint forces to dislodge

The success of this joint operation opened a new pandora box that was disastrous for France. Bonaparte escaped, was later employed by the United States, and the rest is history. There is a reason why France's position as a naval power was literally forgotten and became just a footnote in our history, and this Napoleon guy was one of the biggest villains in French historical books.

 

[Dolan]

The success of this joint operation opened a new pandora box that was disastrous for France. Bonaparte escaped, was later employed by the United States, and the rest is history. There is a reason why France's position as a naval power was literally forgotten and became just a footnote in our history, and this Napoleon guy was one of the biggest villains in French historical books.

Yeah, said guy literally written treatises of Naval Battles that only became slightly obsolete with the advent of Aircraft-Frickin-Carrier, and Napoleon Bonaparte's Naval Treatises are still mandatory reading in all Naval Academies Worldwide, even in France.

And he spent his later year basically helping the USB building their already considerable Naval Power into the Nimble Sea-Dragon we all knew today. All because The French King did not want a mutineer to have his own private Pirate Kingdom on the other side of Mediterranean.

 

[Thomas1195]

All because The French King did not want a mutineer to have his own private Pirate Kingdom on the other side of Mediterranean.

And the British even celebrate a Napoleon Day to mock the French.

 

[kasumigenx]

Actually for nearly 200 years, not a few decades. Decolonization only kicked off in the 20th century

Actually, Luzon became independent because the Japanese backstabbed the British.