The Eagle's Crown

Jake Vektor

Banned
As a devoted fan of Wolf's "America Eterna" TL, it distresses me to see the thread fall silent. So I decided to follow in Wolf's footsteps and create my own "Monarchial Ameriwank" scenario.

Episode 1: For Want of an Earl
It was a rainy day in England on March 2, 1774. William Legge, The Earl of Dartmouth and Secretary of State for England's North American colonies. was taking a stroll outside his home when he slipped on a wet stone and suffered a grievous head injury. He was rushed inside, but despite the best efforts of physicians, he died on March 5. Legge's position as colonial Secretary of State was taken up by George Germain.
It is here that history takes a sharp turn. With unrest brewing in England's North American colonies, one particular issue was the Francophone Quebecois. Prior to his death, Legge had supported legislation to increase the rights of the Quebecois, who were descended from French colonists who settled in Quebec prior to it being ceded to England in the French and Indian War. Germain, however, held the Quebecois in contempt, primarily because of their Roman Catholic faith. He made it clear to the Quebecois that they would have to abandon the French language and Catholicism, and conform to English culture if they wanted their rights. This angered the Quebecois tremendously. When the colonies convened in the First Continental Congress in September 1774, Quebec sent representatives. In the midst of all this, the British shot themselves in the foot again when they jawboned Jamaica into tradely solely with Britain. The Jamaicans resented Britain's trampling of their right to engage in free trade and began to sympathize with the growing independence movement.
The sparks of British oppression ignited a fire in 1775. In April, the British army clashed with rebel militia at the towns of Lexington and Concord. At the same time, representatives from the aggrieved colonies were gathered in Philadelphia. Quebec was represented by Guy Carleton, the head of British forces in Quebec who had grown disgruntled with Britain's denial of rights to the Quebecois. Carleton pledged to fight for the cause of American independence. In July, former British major George Washington was appointed head of the American Continental Army. The American Revolutionary War had begun.

Aaannnd...that's all I'm gonna write for tonight. I gotta go to bed soon, another day of high school waits.;)
 

Jake Vektor

Banned

Episode 2: The Revolutionary War
Washington was quick to gather resources for the Continental Army. The first major engagement between the rebels and the British Army happened at Long Island in January 1776. Though the battle was inconclusive, the Americans showed they would not go down easily.
In the northernmost colonies, Generals Carleton and Montgomery met with success. Nova Scotia was captured in March 1776 at the Battle of Cape Breton. Labrador and Lower Canada were also in Patriot hands by the end of the year.
During the summer, representatives from all over the colonies-Jamaica, Nova Scotia, and Labrador sending delegates-met to draft a formal declaration of independence from Britain. The Declaration of Independence was finalized on July 4.
In December 1776, the Americans triumphed again when Washington won a victory against German mercenanies hired by Britain at Trenton.
The real pivoting point of the war, however, came in October 1777. American general Horatio Gates scored a decisive victory over the British at the New York town of Sargatoa. The French, burning for revenge against Britain ever since the French and Indian War, formally recognized the independence of the colonies and agreed to support their war effort.
At the same time, however, the focus of the war was shifting to the southern colonies. The British were initially successful thanks to the efforts of American Loyalists, winning victories at Camden and Charles Town. Their fortunes reversed, however, when Scotch-Irish militia men fighting for the Patriot cause won an overwhelming victory at Kings Mountain in North Carolina. At the same time, the Jamaicans were able to push British forces out of the Caribbean.
The death blow for the British came in 1781, in Yorktown, Virginia. The British found themselves beseiged by the Americans on land, and the French blocking access to the sea. Unable to get supplies or reinforcements, the British surrendered in October 1781. As the British marched out to meet Washington, they played "The World Turned Upside Down."
It would take another two years for the war to come to an actual conclusion. At the Treaty of Paris in September 1783, the British recognized the independence of the United States of America-as the new nation had begun to call itself. All territory captured by the Americans during the war was to be ceded to the new nation. The British had been humiliated. A new chapter in human history was beginning.

Sorry if this part is a little short on details. I'm a little constricted when it comes to time.:eek:
 
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