Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-4885320-20150214032053/@comment-5392966-20150814124720

First, we can begin by the history. Here's a (massive) excerpt from a NationStates Philippine althist. You know what? I'll just give you the entire post.

"State and Diplomacy -

[Short] Name of State:  The East Indies (REI) Native Names of State:  -Federasyong Unidos ng Silangang Indies (Filipino) -Ngahiji Federasi Hindia (Sundanese) -Inggris Federasi Hindia (Indonesian) -Inggris Federasi Hindhia (Javanese) -Bersatu Persekutuan Hindia Timur (Malay) -Federación Unida de las Indias Orientales (Spanish) -東印度聯合總會 (Chinese) [Complete] Name of State:  The Constitutional Republic of the Federation of the East Indies Flag/Banner/Seal: Head of State: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> President (name below) <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Territory: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;">  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);">Philippine Islands, Indonesian Islands, Timor, Malaysian Peninsula, Singapore, Andaman and Nicobar, Papua Island, Palau, Guam, Marianas, Marshalls, Melanesia, all islets and landforms within the blue line <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Claimed Territory: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;">  <span style="color:rgb(0,191,255);">Ryukyu Islands, Burma, French Indochina, Thailand, South China, North Australia, Christmas Island, Taiwan <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Protectorates, Vassal States, etc: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Kingdom of Siam (vassal and buffer state) <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Alignment or Alliances: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Trade Alliance with China, France, and Britain, Pro-Democracy, Neutral <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Other Foreign Affairs of Note: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Particularly close relations to China, Siam, and Australia. Somewhat strained relations with Holland/Netherlands. Suspicious of Japan. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Technology 1-10 : <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> 10

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0);"> Government - <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Type of Government: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Head of Government: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> President Emilio Aguinaldo (Philippine Party) <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Ideologies: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Democracy, Cultural Unity, Neo-Westernism, Commercialism, Militarism, Expansionism, Liberty, Federalism, Capitalism, Technocracy, Thalassocracy, Multinationalism, anti-Communism, Humanism, Equality-for-All, Pan-Asianism

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0);"> Economy - <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Main Exports: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Foodstuffs, Aquatic Luxuries (Pearls, Exotic Fish, Oil, Gold, Salt, etc.), Steam, Coal, Precious Ores (Gold, Silver, Gemstones, Platinum, etc.), Magistone, Weapons, Cash Crops, Electricity, Tropical Luxuries (Wood, Antibiotics, Paper, etc.), Exotic Luxuries (Spices, Tea, Tabacco, etc.) <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Main Imports: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Workers, Construction Material, Agricultural Foods, Coal, Weapons, Chemicals <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Other information: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Very resilient and powerful economy, main trade dominator in the West Pacific and South East Asia, gateway to the East. Due to massive food production capability (harnessing of mountains for automated terrace farming), population booms, which means massive workforce. Massive natural stores indicate less dependence on other countries for resources.

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0);"> Population and people - <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Population: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> 103,900,000 (according to 1914 (RP year) census) <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Main National Culture: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Malayan (Filipino, Bornean, Indonesian, Malaysian, Singaporean, Javanese, Celebes, Timor, Papua, Bali, Sumatran) <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Accepted Cultures: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Chinese, Spanish, Indian, Thai <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Cultures: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> British, Dutch, Portuguese <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Cultures scapegoated, or just asking to be scapegoated: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> None <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">National Language(s): <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Filipino, Sundanese, Indonesian, Malay <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Recognized Languages: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Spanish, Chinese, Indian, Thai <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Minority Languages: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Dutch, Portuguese, English <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Main religion(s): <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Sunni Islam, Catholic Christianity, Buddhism <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Minority Religions: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> Hindu, Protestantism, Sikh, Native Animism, Atheism, Other Christian Denominations

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0);"> Military - <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Ground Forces: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;"> 980,000 active soldiers, 1,500,000 reserve forces -<span style="color:rgb(0,191,64);">Army  <span style="color:rgb(0,255,128);">of the  <span style="color:rgb(0,128,0);">Philippines  (<span style="color:rgb(0,191,128);">A <span style="color:rgb(0,255,128);">ot <span style="color:rgb(0,128,0);">P ) Active Soldiers - 220,000 Reserve Forces - 380,000 Training - Excellent <span style="color:rgb(0,191,64);"> -Ilocos Command (LUZCOM) -Cagayan Command (CAGCOM) -Batanes Garrison -Luzon Central Command (LZCCOM) -Cavite-Mindoro Command (CAMCOM) -Corregidor Garrison -Bikol Command (BIKCOM) -Maynila City Military Headquarters (MAYMHQ) <span style="color:rgb(0,255,128);"> -Palawan Command (PALCOM) -Spratlys Garrison -Samar-Leyte-Masbate Command (SLMCOM) -Cebu-Negros-Panay Command (CNPCOM) -Bohol Regional Headquarters (BHLRHQ) <span style="color:rgb(0,128,0);"> -Davao Command (DAVCOM) -Agusan Command (AGUCOM) -Zamboanga Command (ZAMCOM) -Basilan Garrison -Maguindanao Sur Command (MGSCOM) -Maguindanao Royal Guard -Moro Maguindanao Headquarters (MMAHQ) -Sulu Raiders Headquarters (SURHQ) -Sulu Royal Guard -<span style="color:rgb(255,0,64);">Army  <span style="color:rgb(255,191,0);">of the  Borneo (<span style="color:rgb(255,0,64);">A <span style="color:rgb(255,191,0);">ot B) Active Soldiers - 58,000 Reserve Forces - 110,000 Training - Good <span style="color:rgb(255,0,64);">-Sabah Command (SABCOM) -Sandakan Regional Headquarters (SANRHQ) <span style="color:rgb(255,191,0);">-Brunei Royal Guard -Bandar Seri Begawan Regional Headquarters (BSBRHQ) -<span style="color:rgb(255,191,0);">Sarawak Command (SARCOM) -Kalimantan Oriental Command (KAROM) -Kutai Royal Guard -Berau Royal Guard -Kalimantan Occidental Command (KAOCOM) -Sambas Royal Guard -Pontianak Royal Guard -Kalimantan Central Command (KACCOM) -Kalimantan Sur Command (KASCOM) -Pontianak Regional Headquarters (PONRHQ) -Banjarmasin Royal Guard -Riau Oriental Garrison -<span style="color:rgb(255,191,64);">Army of <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);"> Malaya- <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);">Sumatera  (<span style="color:rgb(255,191,64);">A <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);">M <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);">S ) Active Soldiers - 78,000 Reserve Forces - 130,000 Training - Hardened <span style="color:rgb(255,191,0);"> -Malaya Norte Command (MNOCOM) -Malaya Sur Command (MSUCOM) -Singapura City Regional Headquarters (SINRHQ) -Riau Occidental Garrison <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);"> -Aceh Command (ACHCOM) -Nias Garrison -Siberiut Garrison -Andaman and Nicobar Garrison -Medan Regional Headquarters (MEDRHQ) <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);"> -Sumatera Norte Command (SNOCOM) -Sumatera Occidental Command (SOCCOM) -Palembang Regional Headquarters (PALRHQ) -Sumatera Sur Command (SSUCOM) -Belitung Garrison - <span style="color:rgb(255,0,128);">Army of  <span style="color:rgb(255,191,64);">Jawa-Nusa  <span style="color:rgb(0,191,64);">Tenggara  (<span style="color:rgb(255,0,128);">A <span style="color:rgb(255,191,64);">JN <span style="color:rgb(0,191,64);">T ) Active Soldiers - 89,000 Reserve Forces - 180,000 Training - Conditioned <span style="color:rgb(255,0,128);">-Banten Command (BANCOM) -Java Occidental Command (JOCCOM) -Jakarta Regional Headquarters (JAKRHQ) -Java Central Command (JACCOM) <span style="color:rgb(255,191,64);">-Java Oriental Command (JORCOM) -Yogakarta Royal Guard -Surakarta Royal Guard -Surakarta Regional Headquarters (SURRHQ) <span style="color:rgb(0,191,64);">-Bali Regional Headquarters (BALRHQ) -Nusa Tenggara Occidental Command (NTCCOM) -Nusa Tenggara Oriental Command (NTRCOM) -Sumba Garrison -Timor Command (TIMCOM) -<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);">Army of Celebes <span style="color:rgb(0,191,0);">-Maluku  (<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);">AC <span style="color:rgb(0,191,0);">M ) Active Soldiers - 45,000 Reserve Forces - 103,000 Training - Decent <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);">-Gorontalo-Celebes Norte Command (GCNCOM) -Celebes Occidental Command (CEOCOM) -Celebes Oriental Command (CERCOM) -Celebes Central Command (CECCOM) -Celebes Sur Command (CESCOM) -Makassar Regional Headquarters (MAKRHQ) <span style="color:rgb(0,191,0);">-Buton Garrison -Taliabu Garrison -Buru Garrison -Maluku Central Command (MLCCOM) -Maluku Norte Command (MLNCOM) -Ambon Regional Headquarters (AMBRHQ) -<span style="color:rgb(255,0,64);">Army  <span style="color:rgb(255,128,0);">of the  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);">Arafura  (<span style="color:rgb(255,0,64);">A <span style="color:rgb(255,128,0);">ot <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);">A ) Active Soldiers - 40,000 Reserve Forces - 98,000 Training - Decent <span style="color:rgb(255,0,64);">-Papua Occidental Command (PACCOM) -Papua Oriental Command (PARCOM) -Bismarck Garrison -Solomon Garrison -Vanuatu Garrison -Hanuabada Regional Headquarters <span style="color:rgb(255,128,0);">-Marshall Garrison -Nauru Garrison -Palau Garrison -Marianas Garrison -Guam Regional Headquarters (GUMRHQ) <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);">Grand  <span style="color:rgb(128,0,0);">National  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);">Army, 450,000 <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Naval Forces: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;">WIP

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Air Forces: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;">WIP

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">Other Branches: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;">WIP

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:rgb(128,0,0);"> Other - <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18.2000007629395px;font-weight:bold;">History: October 1762:  The Philippine Theater of the Seven Years' War begins with the British occupation of Manila. Meanwhile, Diego Silang y Andaya forms a revolutionary force in the north to help repel the Brits and also try to repel any Spanish counterattack. Due to its distance, almost no Magistone-related combat occurred, most of the Magistone being in the Cordilleras, in Luzon. This would prove useful in the future.

October 23, 1762:  The British are  allowed  to expand into the Philippines, eventually allowing them to envelop much of Southern Luzon. They are spread thin, and their 10,000 troops are scattered across the mountainous southern regions. Diego Silang, seeing an opportunity to attack, does so by cutting severing the beast's neck.

Late October - Early November 1762:  The British forces in the southern portions of Luzon are cut off from the headquarters in Manila, causing confusion and loss of communication. Thousands of Brits are killed in ambushes and raids all around the countryside, leaving British Manila oblivious to the ongoing situation.

November 11, 1762:  The Filipino Attack on Manila begins when 5,000 revolutionary soldiers enter Manila disguised, and at different time frames. All the British expect are that they are refugees from the supposedly war-torn south. The real attack begins when a docked British frigate is burned to ashes when a small dinghy was loaded with gunpowder, sent to the ship and was ignited. Thousands of Filipino soldiers flood the docks and storm the garrisons in the city. Manila is in turmoil.

November 12-23, 1762:  The Battle of Manila continues. The fourteen other ships, still docked, are seized and captured by the Filipinos. Currently in no shape whatsoever to conduct barrages on Fort Cavite, they stay docked. Meanwhile, revolters and fresh recruits storm Fort Cavite, and the British, obviously outnumbered, horrendously undersupplied, and having a near-zero chance getting back to India or any other British colony, surrender. The Battle for Manila ends on the 23rd of November with a Filipino Decisive Victory.

November 29, 1762:  A message is sent to Sultan Pahar ud-Din of the Sultanate of Maguindanao and the newly-released Sultan of Sulu Muhammad Azim ud-Din I, to help in the resistance against Spain and Britain, and to create a unified Philippines. Seeing an opportunity to kick those pesky Europeans from the archipelago, they accept the deal and the masterful armed forces of Maguindanao and the expert pirate raiders of Sulu join the ranks of the green revolutionaries. The unofficial Republic of Bohol is notified of the European defeat, and wishes to join a Philippine Republic at the order of their leader, Francisco Dagohoy, who comes out of hiding.

December 15, 1762:  In Fort Santiago, with the help of recently-defected Archbishop Manuel Rojo del Río y Vieyra, revolutionary leader Diego Silang, newly-found revolutionary legend Francisco Dagohoy, and the two sultans, create a constitution, based off the Corsican Republic's Constitution of 1755, declaring that the Philippine Islands be an independent, free-thinking, and sovereign nation. The two sultans are kept as titular rulers of their territories, and as wished, are kept military leaders of their armies. The declared territories are so: all former Spanish holdings in the East Indies, the Bohol Republic, and the Maguindanao and Sulu Sultanates. It is signed and known as the Philippine Constitution of 1762.

Late 1762 - Very Early 1763:  The newly-born Philippine National Army, consistent of about 56,000 inexperienced, and poorly-armed revolutionaries go search for any more Spanish or British collaborators. Only a few are found, but those who are, are found in their rich aristocrat houses, secluding themselves behind their unnecessarily-placed capiz windows.

February 10, 1763:  The Treaty of Paris is signed, and Spain, unwilling to chase after its colony in the east, and Britain, not really minding a small little thorn in its east side, declare and recognize the Philippines as an independent state. 1763-1767  The First President of the Philippine Republic, President Diego Silang y Andaya, begins a series of military reforms in the country, recruiting thousands of men and reforming the PNA into a trained military body. By 1766, the PNA numbers over 100,000 trained Filipinos, with a further 65,000 elite Moro soldiers, and about 24,000 masterful Sulu seamen. His term ends in 1767, where he is replaced with President Francisco Dagohoy.

1768-1789:  A massive series of social reforms are made and passed as the liberty-starved people cry out for women's rights and humanist ideals. Known as the "Reform Era", it took five presidents to help keep the nation in balance. During this period, the Philippines was kept in a socially progressive and peaceful state. However, this had led to the country's decrease in military funding, which dropped the army count to 56,000 troops and dropping. Espionage also took a major role in this era, as spies were sent all across Asian east and south. These were to ensure that Spain or any other European power had no intention of getting a hired hand.

February 17, 1789:  The Reform Era ends when the final reform law, the "Abolition Act", passed by newly-elected President Juan dela Cruz Palaris. The nation's army reaches an all-time low of 25,000 troops after 21 years of underfunding. Noticing this, the new president installs a militarization program, which almost doubles the army's original size, nearing 200,000 troops and increasing. The branches of the military are separated into three provincial divisions; Luzon, Bisaya, and Mindanao Commands. The government takes interest into OTL Indonesia, believing it would bring along riches beyond belief.

March 18, 1790:  Plans for expansion deeper south are put into effect. The initial wave of soldiers, 25,000 men, led by Jesuit Filipino Inigo Agoncillio land in the Sabah Territories. Crossing the border in between the Philippines and the wilderness, they search for any natives or any kind of settlement.

Mid March - Late April 1790:  Expeditions around Kalimantan find massive natural reserves. Climbing to the top of Ignatius' Peak (OTL Low's Peak), Inigo plants a Philippine standard, declaring the island as Philippine territory. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin I of Brunei, hearing of this, is threatened by Filipino expansionism. The neighboring sultanates of Kutai and Berau heed no mind to the colony, as they are currently afraid of the big white men suddenly appearing in their land.

May 1790:  Filipino Muslim and Christian colonies are set up all across the Kalimantanian eastern shore. Many of them are named after  Datus, or tribal leaders of the pre-Spanish period. The new province they settle on is christened Kalimantan Oriental (East Kalimantan). June 29, 1790:  Border tensions in between Filipino Sabah and the Bruneian territories reaches a boiling point. When the 25,000-man expeditionary force is sent to guard the border, the Bruneians see it as an act of war and declares war on the Philippines. The Filipino-Bruneian Border War of 1790 begins, where the initial attack kills over 78 border troops. The expeditionary force is told to hold the line.

July 1790:  As the colonies in Borneo start to flourish, the northern border is under heavy attack. Bruneian soldiers engage in continuous and repetitive assaults on the border. Over five thousand Filipinos die, including General de Brigada Agoncillio, which strikes a deep blow into Filipino morale. The front line is further pushed towards Tawau, Sabah Sur. Meanwhile, the 1st Moro Army prepares for a landing. The remaining 19,000 troops are sent to garrison the colonies and the major cities of Sabah and Kalimantan.

July 16-20, 1790:  Tawau falls. As the last of the Sabah garrison retreats into Lahad Datu, Sandakan, and Semporna, a God-send arrives-- the Moro Army, comprised of 85,000 elite, battle-hardened Moro warriors led by Sultan Heneral Sultan Sharapud-Din make landfall 3 kilometers from Tawau and directly engage the tired, weakened Bruneian forces. The Bruneian attackers are shattered as shot and sword rip through their soldiers. A total of 13,704 Bruneians are killed in the battle, whilst about 5,000 escape the bloodbath and retreat towards Keningau, with an "intimidation force" of 1,000 in hot pursuit in the hopes of scaring them out.

July 21 - August 31, 1790:  The Sabah Campaign rages as the Bruneian forces are beaten back, battle after battle, town after town, skirmish after skirmish. By late August, the front line now stands at Kota Marudu, with the 3rd Moro Division fourteen miles from Keningau, where the main contingent of the Bruneian forces lay. Meanwhile, the Philippines hears of a strange weapon developed by the Mysoreans...

September 1, 1790:  The sounds of mortar shot fills the air in Keningau as the Moro forces converge towards the city. Hundreds of Bruneians are killed pre-attack, and the Moro army, thinking that no Bruneian should leave unscathed, sets up a "gap" in the encircling forces, where, lays a surprise attack battalion.

September 2 - September 11 1790:  The Battle for Keningau continues as the Filipinos continue to charge into Bruneian territory. The 1st and 2nd Moro Divisions, already catching up as they reach the town of Papar, where, 376 prisoners of war are freed. They take a count on how many Filipino casualties have accumulated, and it is totaled at 13,542 total Filipino casualties. The Bruneians suffer a total 27,804 casualties; nearly a 1:2 death ratio.

September 12 1790:  Keningau falls to the Filipinos. The retreating Bruneians are caught in the ambush and killed. At total of 5,231 Bruneians are killed whilst 767 Filipinos are killed. Papar is secured, and the next target is settled; Lawas, a mere 30 kilometers from the Bruneian capital.

Mid - Late September 1790:  The Moro Army slowly creeps towards Bandar Seri Begawan. The find Lawas eerily abandoned, and Limbang only lightly defended. The defending force at Limbang is quickly dispatched as the troops prepare to bombard the capital of Brunei with mortar shot. Scouts (spies) are sent to detect the status of the city.

October 6, 1790:  Forward spies find Bandar Seri Begawan abandoned. They are notified that the Bruneians have moved their royal family and all the remaining people to Sibu, where they will have their last stand. The forces take the city peacefully, and plant a flag on the city center. Kampong Ayer, the Venice of the East, is captured. Reinforcements from Mindanao arrive, and the troops are replenished. They find prisoners of war from the Bruneian Raid on Manila. They are sent back to their prisons, including their liberator, Pehin Orang Kaya Di-Gadong Seri Lela Awang Aliwaddin.

October - November 1790:  The troops march towards Sibu. Passing by abandoned towns such as Miri and Bintulu, the troops find some supplies and some Bruneians who refused to leave their homes. They are treated not like prisoners of war, but fellow countrymen, as they are mostly Muslim, and express no thoughts of hatred. By November 27, the rest of Sarawak falls to Filipino forces, except for the town of Sibu. The Sultan of Brunei resides there, with all his countrymen. He is sent a message offering one last chance to surrender. In response, he beheads twenty-four Filipino POWs and send the heads to Sultan Heneral Sultan Sharapud-Din, and the message is clear: Sibu will burn.

December 1790:  The main contingent of the Filipino-Sulu Navy arrives and blockades Sibu. They begin to bombard the town with cannon, and the seaside trade hub, lacking any forts or forms of defense, fall victim to daily and nightly bombardments. Attacks from the Sulu Raiders sap the city of essential foods like fish and other seafood. Meanwhile, the main forces make Sarikei, a nearby town, the field headquarters. Mortars encircle the small town as day after day, the town slowly crumbles.

January 7, 1791:  Multiple mortar shells hit and destroy the sultan's residence in Sibu. It kills the sultan and his family, ending the Bruneian Royal Bloodline, thus ending the Sultanate of Brunei. The Philippines claims the former sultanate's territory as its own, and thus, the Philippines gains a larger presence in Borneo. The land is christened as the Province of Brunei. January 1791:  Filipino expansion continues as the Borneo Sultanates secretly swear fealty to the Philippines, seeing as to what happened to the Bruneian Sultanate. The aforementioned Sultanate is placed under a Filipino-aligned Regency Council, whilst its people are still under a state of martial law. The Philippines helps modernize these states as they are taught how to use various forms of western combat, and the armies are temporarily inter-mixed to help in the training.

January 1791 - August 1795:  The situation in Borneo stabilizes as the first settlers reach the end of the rugged mountainlands of central Borneo. They settle 100 kilometers southeast of OTL Sri Aman, and they find that some certain Europeans have settled on their claimed land. The former president is replaced by an even more militaristic one, the new president wanting to claim all of the East Indies for the Philippines. Philippine High Command orders that the Sambese sultan's troops attack the Dutch colony in Pontianak, as to avenge the Pontianak Royal Family after the Dutch massacred them. Sulu Raiders will help in the territory grab, their small fishing boats armed with gunpowder disguised as fishing boats. The Kutai and Berau Sultanates in the other side of the island rally their forces in preparation for an invasion of Dutch Banjarmasin. Meanwhile, suspicious-looking bamboo rafts lay at the harbor of Batavia...

August 26, 1795:  The Borneo-Dutch Colonialist War begins when six Dutch vessels in port in Batavia are sunk via explosion in the lower central hull by multiple unidentified fishing boats rigged with gunpowder, whilst three are damaged mildly. The remaining three ships lift anchor and watch for any small attackers. The explosions rock the docks, and the latter is thrown into chaos. Soon, multiple small fishing boats approach the ships, and the attackers board the ships. The cannons in the fort hold their fire as the two factions fight on the ships' decks. By late afternoon, the Dutch crews abandon ship and take for the water, signalling that the cannons in Batavia open fire. The first surviving ship is sunk, and the raiders inside are killed. The second and third ships, on the other hand, manage to avoid the cannon fire, and set sail for Cebu Harbor. 307 raiders and 2,732 Dutch are killed. The troops in Ceylon do not know what is unraveling in Java.

August 27, 1795:  Dutch Pontianak is under siege. Sambese soldiers and Filipino Moros dressed up like them conduct raids on the Dutch settlement. Rallying tribes along the way, the troops storm the city. The local ship garrison is either sunk or captured as Sulu-aligned pirates overwhelm the crews and open fire on the VOC's headquarters in the area. Meanwhile, the Dutch protectorate of Banjarmasin is about thirty-one kilometers from attack.

September - October 1795:  Around this time period, the Batavian Republic loses all holdings in Borneo to the native Borneans, ergo, the Filipinos. Concentrated and repeated waves of Sulunese attacks on Batavia leave the city unable to respond via their navy, as most of it has either been destroyed, grounded, captured, or still in Europe. Batavian cannon fire barely does anything as the small fishing boats of the Sulu Raiders make a hard target.

November 8, 1795:  Seeing as to how the Dutch's asses were being handed to them by the bastard child of Spain, a dissident Celebes Bone sultan declares war on the weakened VOC. The Dutch are attacked first, when the fort at Ujung Pandang was attacked by Celebes native-born slaves and guards. Soon after, the news of the Bone Rebellion hits Batavia.

Early November - Early December 1795:  Celebrations around Borneo take place as they hear of the Dutch defeat at the Southern Kalimantanian colonies. The Pontianakian territories are put under a reborn Pontianak Sulatanate, ruled by a Filipino-aligned temporary Regency Council, headed by a son of the Sambas Sultan. The Banjarmasinian territories are put under a new Banjarmasin Sultanate, also under a Filipino-aligned Regency Council headed by the son of the Kutai Sultan. The troops take a break for a month to wait for things to stir up in the other Dutch colonies.

January 3, 1796:  The 1796 Offensive begins when the main contingent of the 1st Moro Army lands on the Lampung area of Southern Sumatra, VOC Territory. The troops quickly dispatch the local garrison and prepare for transport at Bandar Lampung. Batavia, still incapacitated by Sulu Raiders coming in daily, is further debilitated when some raiders actually make land and start raiding supplies. Batavia starts to send its own garrison to attack the amphibious raiders, and it works temporarily.

January - Early February 1796:  Bone falls to the rebels, and the Bone Sultanate swears allegiance to the Philippines. They begin to rally the local kingdoms and minor sultanates, to incorporate them into their armies. The Palembang and Jambi Sultanates join the war against the Dutch, thereby securing the Sumatera territories. Their allegiance is personified in the joint Palembang-Jambi Attack on Bengkulu, a VOC-controlled city. Due to this, the Filipino troops, now cleared of garrison duty, cross the Sunda Strait, into Cilegon, and march into Serang, encountering minor resisters and Dutch soldiers along the way. Minor casualties are reported, but the troops march forward anyway.

February 14, 1796:  The Siege of Batavia, or more well-known as the Valentine's Day Siege, begins when the first shipments of mortars arrive from Banjarmasin. The first mortar shot hits Fort Batavia directly, killing about thirteen people. At this point, the Surakarta Sunanate and the Yogakarta Sultanate rebel against the Dutch, attacking nearby Dutch settlements. The Dutch, fearing that they would lose more land, and more Dutch lives on these cursed rocks, flee.

1796 - 1797:  Maluku is abandoned by the Dutch. As Filipino and Bornean troops fill in the void, the leaders of the ten anti-Dutch nations begin the reconstruction process. The land is partitioned between the countries. All promised to swear allegiance to the Philippines, as to fill their part to keep their territory." Obviously incomplete. Care to take over?