TFSmith121
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Well, the US
Well, the US was (historically) raising a 10,000-man force to do just that, in addition to the existing 3,000-man regular army, in 1799.
Half the force would, presumably, come west along the Ohio and south along the Mississippi from Louisville, Kentucky (US territory since 1788) to St. Louis, Natchez, and points south.
The other half would, presumably, come south and then west from Georgia, by land and sea, along with whatever American militia decide to join in, into Florida and what is (today) the Gulf Coast, picking up Saint Augustine, Pensacola, Mobile, etc.
Join up in New Orleans and that's the end.
Given that France and Spain is at war with Britain at the same time, the French and Spanish navies are not particularly well placed to intervene from the Atlantic, and the USN is quite capable, given its historical record against the French in the Quasi-War at exactly this time.
Moreover, given that the largest force the Spanish were able to deploy to Florida historically was about 7,000 at the Battle of Pensacola in 1781, seems doubtful they could do more in 1799, given the losses their fleet had suffered to the British in the meantime.
All in all, it looks well within the capabilities of the US during the Adams administration.
Best,
Well, the US was (historically) raising a 10,000-man force to do just that, in addition to the existing 3,000-man regular army, in 1799.
Half the force would, presumably, come west along the Ohio and south along the Mississippi from Louisville, Kentucky (US territory since 1788) to St. Louis, Natchez, and points south.
The other half would, presumably, come south and then west from Georgia, by land and sea, along with whatever American militia decide to join in, into Florida and what is (today) the Gulf Coast, picking up Saint Augustine, Pensacola, Mobile, etc.
Join up in New Orleans and that's the end.
Given that France and Spain is at war with Britain at the same time, the French and Spanish navies are not particularly well placed to intervene from the Atlantic, and the USN is quite capable, given its historical record against the French in the Quasi-War at exactly this time.
Moreover, given that the largest force the Spanish were able to deploy to Florida historically was about 7,000 at the Battle of Pensacola in 1781, seems doubtful they could do more in 1799, given the losses their fleet had suffered to the British in the meantime.
All in all, it looks well within the capabilities of the US during the Adams administration.
Best,
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