So for something I'm working on, I need the Falklands Crisis in 1770 to escalate into a war, so I need help figuring out how it would play out. I'm not an expert, but how does this sound:
- In Europe, the RN is able to keep the Bourbon fleets in port, preventing them from converging. Spain begins a siege of Gibraltar, but is unsuccessful, while Britain conquers Corsica.
- In North America and the Caribbean, Spanish forces are mostly able to repeal British attacks.
- In South America, however, Britain invades and captures both Buenos Aires and Montevideo.
- Britain gives back Corsica and cedes Gibraltar to Spain, in exchange, Spain and France cede all of Hispaniola to Britain.
- Spain cedes the River Plate basin to Britain. Britain establishes it's own colony based off Buenos Aires there.