Deseret/Texas War

The title says it all. In a world the US has a weak central government and strong state would/could such a war occur and what would happen in it.
 
You've got to be a little more specific, anything is possible with the right POD. I doubt any war would be before 1900 at least as there's a whole lot of empty desert between the two.
 
You've got to be a little more specific, anything is possible with the right POD. I doubt any war would be before 1900 at least as there's a whole lot of empty desert between the two.
How specific do you want. The U.S. government is still using the Articles of Confederation meaning there is no strong federal government. With no good reason to join the United States they remain an independent Republic. With no strong federal government there is nothing to stop the Mormons from creating Deseret. As such there is some overlap of both their territories an the possibility of a war between the two.
 
There had long been tension between Texas and Deseret. But by the 1920s, Desert lagged far behind - trade with the Mormons was forbidden by interstate agreement among the United States, relating to an old grievance with the State of Ohio. The climate was harsh and it was difficult to obtain industrial materials. Texas, meanwhile, had grown fat on oil money - and President Ferguson had poured in into the Texian Army. Finally, in 1923, as the United States squabbled amongst themselves over some issue regarding interstate easements, and as Mexico was convulsed with another anti-Hapsburg uprising, Texian troops rolled across the border. The pretext was flimsy, involving Mormon smugglers and Indian allies raiding north Texas settlements; lawlessness that clearly Desert could not control. The reality was a wholesale invasion of the Mormon state. While the central government and armed forces fell quickly - Texian tanks easily dispatching horse-drawn artillery - Texas was completely unprepared for the scale of guerrilla warfare that awaited them. Mormon bands could disappear into the desert for months, only to rematerialize in a sudden, deadly strike. Recognizing that the guerrillas lived from the support of the Mormon civilians, Texas began what was to become an internationally-condemned program of civilian detention. Although the intention behind the camps is debated to this day, it is incontrovertible that many died due to lack of medical care or sanitation. Under these conditions, and with food increasingly difficult to maintain, the final Mormon bands entered a negotiated surrender.

Texas maintained its grip on Deseret as a 'Protectorate' until 1958, when it was freed by the revolutionary government of the Lone Star State. The two nations have never been friendly, but it is difficult to imagine war between them today, especially as in 2015 Desert became the ninth state to join the North American Grain and Steel Compact.
 
There had long been tension between Texas and Deseret. But by the 1920s, Desert lagged far behind - trade with the Mormons was forbidden by interstate agreement among the United States, relating to an old grievance with the State of Ohio. The climate was harsh and it was difficult to obtain industrial materials. Texas, meanwhile, had grown fat on oil money - and President Ferguson had poured in into the Texian Army. Finally, in 1923, as the United States squabbled amongst themselves over some issue regarding interstate easements, and as Mexico was convulsed with another anti-Hapsburg uprising, Texian troops rolled across the border. The pretext was flimsy, involving Mormon smugglers and Indian allies raiding north Texas settlements; lawlessness that clearly Desert could not control. The reality was a wholesale invasion of the Mormon state. While the central government and armed forces fell quickly - Texian tanks easily dispatching horse-drawn artillery - Texas was completely unprepared for the scale of guerrilla warfare that awaited them. Mormon bands could disappear into the desert for months, only to rematerialize in a sudden, deadly strike. Recognizing that the guerrillas lived from the support of the Mormon civilians, Texas began what was to become an internationally-condemned program of civilian detention. Although the intention behind the camps is debated to this day, it is incontrovertible that many died due to lack of medical care or sanitation. Under these conditions, and with food increasingly difficult to maintain, the final Mormon bands entered a negotiated surrender.

Texas maintained its grip on Deseret as a 'Protectorate' until 1958, when it was freed by the revolutionary government of the Lone Star State. The two nations have never been friendly, but it is difficult to imagine war between them today, especially as in 2015 Desert became the ninth state to join the North American Grain and Steel Compact.
I love this, thanks.
 
I don't know if this was what you are looking for but in my latest chapter of "Lone Star Republic" Texas did fight a rebellion by Deseret (which is a part of an independent Texas) in order to reestablish polygamy. It's chapter 64 if you are interested.
 
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