On the morning of the 26th of December, 1776, American forces under General George Washington attacked the Hessian garrison at Trenton, New Jersey, and managed to achieve a stunning victory which some had thought impossible.
During the fighting, Lieutenant James Monroe, who would go on to become the President of the United States from 1816 to 1824, was carried from the field, a musket ball having torn into his left shoulder, severing an artery.
Doctor John Riker, one of the American medical staff, was on the scene and was relatively quickly able to clamp the severed artery, saving Lieutenant Monroe.
What if it wasn't so? Dr. Riker was not present, perhaps, or was unable to get to Monroe in time. Who is elected in 1816? Does the Era of Good Feelings progress as IOTL? Does an equivalent to the Monroe Doctrine exist?
During the fighting, Lieutenant James Monroe, who would go on to become the President of the United States from 1816 to 1824, was carried from the field, a musket ball having torn into his left shoulder, severing an artery.
Doctor John Riker, one of the American medical staff, was on the scene and was relatively quickly able to clamp the severed artery, saving Lieutenant Monroe.
What if it wasn't so? Dr. Riker was not present, perhaps, or was unable to get to Monroe in time. Who is elected in 1816? Does the Era of Good Feelings progress as IOTL? Does an equivalent to the Monroe Doctrine exist?