Hey Guys,
In 1661 both the French and Spanish carriages had a running fight in the streets of London over who's carriage would follow directly behind King Charles II's. At the end of the around a dozen men had been killed by gunfire and sword-fighting, it was only by threat of war that Louis XIV gained precedence over Philip IV. However what if Philip IV refused, say he made a diplomatic blunder or he simply didn't believe France would actually go to war.
For the purposes of this thread let's say (no matter how implausible it may be) that Louis XIV does as he said he would and declares war on Spain, 6 years earlier than he did in the War of Devolution. How would the war go, who would get involved and what would be the outcome?
In 1661 both the French and Spanish carriages had a running fight in the streets of London over who's carriage would follow directly behind King Charles II's. At the end of the around a dozen men had been killed by gunfire and sword-fighting, it was only by threat of war that Louis XIV gained precedence over Philip IV. However what if Philip IV refused, say he made a diplomatic blunder or he simply didn't believe France would actually go to war.
For the purposes of this thread let's say (no matter how implausible it may be) that Louis XIV does as he said he would and declares war on Spain, 6 years earlier than he did in the War of Devolution. How would the war go, who would get involved and what would be the outcome?