PC: Prussian victory in the 7 years war

If you can keep the Russians out the Prussians might be able to manage something, they would essentially just be fighting Austria, France will be busy fighting abroad and screwing around in Hanover
 
Could the Russians go south against the Ottoman empire ?
Perhaps? Catherine had a southward focus and that worked out pretty good for her however the best POD to keep Russia out is having the tsarina kick the bucket early and her heir was much more focused on the danes
 

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Perhaps? Catherine had a southward focus and that worked out pretty good for her however the best POD to keep Russia out is having the tsarina kick the bucket early and her heir was much more focused on the danes

So Peter was anti-Danish? Russia and Denmark were allied more often than not against Sweden. But Peter was a bit odd.
 
So Peter was anti-Danish? Russia and Denmark were allied more often than not against Sweden. But Peter was a bit odd.
He had claims on Holstien.
I also find Peter's actions to be not so bad when looking at them through a lens besides "errr he saved Prussia his enemy who was already beaten and betrayed his allies I a war he stood little to gain from"
Fighting Prussia really wasn' that logical a thing to do for Russia to begin with, it was a second rate great power at most and a useful check on Austria, was also very valuable for his planned campaign against Denmark and he was on his way to puppetizing it to be frank, having essntially boughten Fritz.
 
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The Austrian and Russian troops will be more than offset by French numbers.
This assumes that France can get through Hanover, which isn't a given. Furthermore with British cash the Austrians could field far more men then they did OTL, where as the french army's size is still going to be hampered by it's inability to raise funds.

Meanwhile,I have trouble thinking Britain can rally a meaningful army like OTL based on recruiting from the German states—given Prussia’s in it.
The Prussian role in Hanover's defence wasn't all that big.
 
Could the Russians go south against the Ottoman empire ?

Could? Yes. But Elisabeth was convinced that Frederick the Great was the bigger evil for some reason and thus focused her goal on Prussia. Kill her by 1756 and have Peter III or Ivan VI to succeed. Peter is pro-Prussia and Ivan might be just a puppet at the hands of powerful elites (the latter isn't really a good thing but still better if you want Russia out).

Don't know if Peter III will be successful as Catherine but that doesn't really matter. Prussia will have one less enemy to focus.
 
If you can keep the Russians out the Prussians might be able to manage something, they would essentially just be fighting Austria, France will be busy fighting abroad and screwing around in Hanover

Easy. Get Elisabeth to die sooner. Preferably by 1756. Regardless who succeed him, there won't be much more hostility against Prussia than Elisabeth.
 
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