The British Joining the Japanese in the Russo-Japanese War?

[Jim Smitty]

I been reading up on the Russo-Japanese War for R&D on one of my many TLs that I am writing or planning. When I came across the Dogger Bank Incident.

It was a damn funny read to see how the Russians over reached. But I was wondering could a war break out from this? On wiki it said it almost did. But its wiki. So I was wondering what could cause this to lead to a war in which the British join the Japanese in defeating the Russians.

Would more British lives lost do the trick, or would the fact the British had signed the Entente cordiale with the French earlier in the year mean that this is settled through diplomatic means?

 

[Carl Schwamberger]

There were some sound business & political reasons for the Brits shrugging off Russian 'nerves'. I'm not the expert & lack easy references so I'll leave it to others to present the pros & cons.

Note: One of the business aspects was British coal companies had signed some really profitable contracts to provide the coal for refueling the Russian fleet at several points along the way.

 

[AussieHawker]

The Russians might not be wanting to work with the British and Vice-Versa in WW1 if they do join in with the Japanese.

 

[David S Poepoe]

British action is not likely. London would have looked at the larger picture of its relationship with France and resolving differences between their two vast empires. The public may have been pushing for action, particularly in the popular press, but the government would be more measured.

 

[Curiousone]

Tweak the Dogger Bank incident?

Have it not a trawler that they mis-identify, fire at all day & kill three fishermen on, but a passenger liner with a wireless set that they send to the bottom?

 

[sharlin]

I'd just make the russians kill more people and refuse to appologise, national pride would do the rest.

 

[David S Poepoe]

Tweak the Dogger Bank incident?

Have it not a trawler that they mis-identify, fire at all day & kill three fishermen on, but a passenger liner with a wireless set that they send to the bottom?

How about tweaking it that the thick fog has them sailing up the Thames River and bombarding London since they think it is Yokohama.

 

[sonofpegasus]

Have more British Women and Children killed as the Russian Fleet fires on the Hook of Holland Packet. The Goverment then sends an ultimatem to the Rusians to hand over the guilty Captains/Admiral for trial! You then have the possibilty of the RN being mobilised to impound the fleet. The Battle of The Channel enters the history books!

 

[deathscompanion1]

Have more British Women and Children killed as the Russian Fleet fires on the Hook of Holland Packet. The Goverment then sends an ultimatem to the Rusians to hand over the guilty Captains/Admiral for trial! You then have the possibilty of the RN being mobilised to impound the fleet. The Battle of The Channel enters the history books!

As the war of the four empires or how the Germans pissed themselves laughing as they drank beer watching their rivals bleed each other to dead handing them the continent on a silver platter.

 

[Grey Wolf]

Beresford's battleships shadowed them to Spain, awaiting orders to open fire, so you could tweak that.

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Grey Wolf