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In February 1744 a French fleet that was intended to carry around 10,000 or so men under Maurice de Saxe from Dunkirk to Maldon was destroyed. It was intended that this army could quickly defeat the small British force protecting London and force the British into accepting a Jacobite restoration and kick Britain out of the War of the Austrian Succession. Say that this had worked perfectly to plan - the French win an easy victory close to London, George II resigns the throne in favor of James Stuart, the British stop assisting Maria Theresa and quit penalizing Spanish trade in the Caribbean, etc. etc. How does this effect the German theater of the War of the Austrian Succession? Is France emboldened by its success against Britain into wanting to conquer the Austrian Netherlands? Does Prussia reenter the war on France's behalf anyways? And for Britain - how long can a Jacobite regime survive without compromise in the 1740s? How much would the Jacobites compromise their principles to be able to rule Britain long-term (I've felt that Charles might convert to Protestantism)? Does George II seek restoration to the throne after being defeated or is that mantle immediately taken up by Prince Frederick?
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