That means a lot.
We’ll be getting to the US here shortly, though one of my goals in this TL is to be less US-centric than my other two… so what’s happening there will show up from time to time, but it’ll be peripheral to other things or tied in to Mexico, Brazil, etc
in europe, everyone will stay calm for the next 10-20 years until the populations recover from the war. basically until a new generation grows up.
while europe licks its wounds in these 10-20 years. The American continent is going to explode in my opinion.
theoretically they would be fine. Growing in population and economic power. in relation to expansion in the north or south is more complicated. If mexico continues to be part of Spain, the USA will have a more complex war, and maybe the USA will wait another 20 years until it has the strength to defeat the region in a more definitive way. Further eastward expansion to avoid war at the moment?
in south america the areas that should catch fire soon, is the gran colombia/peru region with a war of independence. The other region that will catch fire will be the La Plata region, with a war between the Portuguese empire and Spain for control of the region. Unlike the US expansion war, this one will be more violent, and desperate. If Portugal has control, Spain will not be able to send the precious minerals to Europe and if Spain wins Portugal, it will not have access to 1/4 of Brazil.
Well if the Hearts of Iron games have taught me anything, it's that successfully winning Continental Hegemony over Europe needs to be followed up by an invasion of CONUS a few years later
.Dont give Nappy any ideas… 😉Well if the Hearts of Iron games have taught me anything, it's that successfully winning Continental Hegemony over Europe needs to be followed up by an invasion of CONUS a few years later
maybe if there was a war between uk and usa. With the uk unleashing the country's anger towards france in the usa.Well if the Hearts of Iron games have taught me anything, it's that successfully winning Continental Hegemony over Europe needs to be followed up by an invasion of CONUS a few years later
A nice short chapter to end the first part, now I'm wondering to see just how exactly will you develop a post Napoleonic wars France, also looking forward to seeing what happens in Britain (who are still the losers of the conflict, even if not fully), Spain (colonies in disarray and rebellion, economy is still not so great and have a LOT of reforms that need to be done) and Brazil (their main backer is broken and defeated, the country while developing is still behind in many aspects and they're definitely not coming back to Portugal, their sorrounded by revolutions going around them in neighboring countries, their only breather is the fact there's peace in the continent and Napoleon is more interested in getting colonial goods in exchange for French goods now that Haiti is independent and they need somewhere that can supplement them.)
greater colonization of asia ?
the biggest problem in spain is the fact that the king and especially the heir are reactionary and stupid. I fear that maybe spain will do the impossible and come out worse than otl.
yes, no more uk to come save the day. This can be good or bad, depending on how the Portuguese react. Perhaps with the loss of the capital, the trauma will be enough for the country to have a backbone again.
yes, the country ( brazil) will have a construction and economic boom among other things now that it is the capital of the empire and it can trade freely.
Curiously, they are protected in the north by the Amazon, in the east by Bolivia/deserts and in the west by the sea. The danger area will be the south
this is going to be a way to weaken the uk tremendously. Buy everything or almost everything needed for Europe through Portugal. This will break the alliance between portugal and uk. Portugal/Brazil has the chinese trade and other products needed for europe. Depending on whether the uk will support the independence of the nations of latin america, a support of french officers in the portuguese army in the possible war for tge plata region would be a way to pull portugal to the french sphere or ta least bring a greater friendship. Both gain with their economies improving and uk's taking longer to recover.
That's going to be the problem for France, making napoleon stand still.
Nappy would happily compare his situation to that of Alexander in Babylon if he had lived
If this actually goes through, it would have huge consequences, mainly on the fact Brazil adds massive amounts of territory to their country and get a opening towards the Pacific.
Bolivia brings a LOT precious minerals (such as gold) and most importantly a port for the pacific (the most interesting in my opinion).
the population of bolivia was 1.1 M and that of Brazil was 4.7 M in 1822 . Ten years later the population of brazil became 5.6M and bolivia 1.2M. Every ten years, brazil grows by at least 1 million more people and bolivia grows by 100,000 people (Bolivia had a very bad growth due to the terrain). The question is time, the more time passes, the easier Brazil will integrate the region.
the only viable way (cheap and continuous) to access the region is through rivers/sea. Through the Amazon that arrives in the capital and through the Paraguay River.
that's why south america is going to be chaos. Peru, Argentina and Chile fighting Spain for independence. Brazil fighting to maintain the region (if accepted), together with a greater need to control of the Plata region basin to access the Paraguay River. At sea with the Portuguese fleet the nation would have total dominion of the sea. This forces brazil to take more than uruguay to maintain access to these regions. If brazil accepts this, south america will be the region that has the most wars in the americas until a power gains dominance or a balance is accepted in the region.
yes with him maybe having depression for not having war to fight anymore.
French Empire: Hey America, remember those debts you owned to my predecessor’s predecessor?
I had forgotten that the US defaulted on France. this will generate a lot economic stress for the usa
Sorry can't hear it over the sound of me munching on my onions.
