Timeline (Kings Reluctance)

1775

 * August: Olive Branch Petition is received by King George III who in a effort to prevent revolution forms the Commonwealth of New England, the first British Dominion.


 * September: Thomas Jefferson, original writer of the petition is elected the first Prime Minister of New England starting his first five year term.

1778

 * The concept of the breach loading rifle is born

1783

 * Watts produces his steam engin, this great interests the British army and navy.

1789

 * Great Peasent Revolt in France. Prime Minister Jefferson presses a law through the New England Parliment that would allow settlement out west.

1791

 * The peasents rally behind General Napoleon Bonaparte. France quickly falls into civil war after the Nobles and King gather what's left of the army to retake Paris from the peasants.


 * Spain launches a invasion of France to support the royalists. Britain from support of members of the New English Congress decides to ally with Napoleon.

1792

 * The French Civil War has spilled out into the colonies as New England and Canada attempt a invasion of Spanish controlled Louisiana. New Orleans is captured and is annexed by New England. New England soldiers and the Georgia militia capture Florida from Spain.


 * Portugal enters the war against Spain launching a full invasion. The Great European War has begun. Holland enters the war against Britain.


 * Quebec riots against the British which are forced to use New Englander and Canadian soldiers to suppress the rebellion. The British Parliament votes to grant Quebec as a independent Dominion of Quebec and set up a pro-British Governor of Quebec. British_Flag_of_Quebec.svg

1793

 * British forces capture the Cape Colony. Along with this New England soldiers capture Spanish and Dutch territories in the America's. Louisiana is captured and is made into a colony. New England asks for some of these areas to be annexed into New England, this request is mainly from the slave states of Maryland down to Georgia. Though it is denied, they are allowed to annex Florida into the Commonwealth.


 * Portuguese/Brazilian forces advance into the colony of Rio de la Plata.


 * The British capture Caracas and form the Colony of Gran Columbia


 * The British annex Cuba and take control of Haiti from France.

1794

 * Austria enters the conflict after Dutch troops without permission cross Austrian Belgium and into France. The Holy Roman Empire collapses due to religious differences and Prussia stands on the side lines. The Ottoman Empire enters the war trying to conquer Vienna but with little success


 * The Spanish throw the British back into the sea and re-annex Gran Columbia


 * The Portuguese invasion of Spain stops after two years of brutal fighting. Portugal is reinforced by Britain.


 * Napoleon declares the Republic of France and with British forces conquers Holland. The Anglo-French army strikes south and invades Royalist held territory and Spain. Italy attempts unification but fails.


 * The Canadians, New Englanders, and British set up positions in Jamaica and Cuba and prepare for a invasion of Mexico.

1795

 * The British attempt a invasion of Mexico landed the closest the can to Mexico City. The Spanish using the advantage of surprise reconquers Cuba from Britain.


 * The British land in Tierra De Feugo from the Falklands and form the colony of Fitzroyland.


 * The Austrians repulse the Ottoman offensive and attack into the Ottoman's Balkan territories. Supported by the British the Austrians conquer Bosnia and Serbia. Russia briefly enters the war taking Rumania.


 * Portugal renews its offensive and captures Madrid. Spain surrenders and several Portuguese princes are established on the throwns of Spain, Basque, and Catalonia. In payment to Britain, France unhappily hands over all current colonies to Britain.

1797

 * Quebec asks the British parliament for total independence but for now it is denied.

1800

 * King George III declares the start of "Pax Britannica".


 * France and Britain quickly divide ideologically and build up arms against each other in a Napoleonic Cold War. France quickly starts colonizing North Africa and other places across the world.


 * Thomas Jefferson steps down from office in the CNE. The people elect James Madison as the second CNE Prime Minister.

1801

 * First experimentation with a steamship by the British.


 * Colonization of Australia begins by the British, this is mainly a penal colony in New South Wales.

1805

 * Large immigration to Canada and New England from Europe and Ireland.

1807

 * Prussia begin to have the idea of uniting the German states into one nation of Germany.


 * Austria and Prussia go to war over claims in Europe.

1810

 * Irish Republicans stage protests in Ireland protesting British rule, they denounce these man as traitors in a similar fashion to New England and the Sons of Liberty.

1811

 * Fighting in Italy breaks out as Italians in Sicily attempt to unify Italy. They barely succeed in even claiming Rome.

1812

 * First steam warship deployed by Britain. This is first used against rebels in India.

1813

 * Mexico gains independence from Spain.

1814

 * General Andrew Jackson rises up the ranks of the New England army due to his fighting against Spanish rebels and Indians in Louisiana.


 * Increased immigration out west is met with increased military presence from New England.

1816

 * Andrew Jackson becomes Head Marshall of the New England military.


 * Canadians and New Englanders wonder if they will ever unite into a Pan-American dominion of Britain.

1819

 * Increased resistance from slaves across Britain and France.

1821

 * Tensions escalate in the Western New England Territories between the settles and the Indians. The Kentucky War is fought between New England and several Appalachian tribes.


 * Canada also faces several small conflicts with Canadian Indians.

1823

 * Napoleon annexes Switzerland causing a clash with Sardinia. The French also set up puppet governments in Italy and Germany.


 * Portugal meanwhile splits off from Britain on a quest to form its own grand empire.

1824

 * Upper Ohio and Kentucky are admitted as two new states in New England.

1825

 * Andrew Jackson runs for Prime Minister against James Madison and succeeds. He immediately implements acts moving all Indians to the specialized locations in the "Indian Territory" in the colony of Louisiana.

1827

 * France has secured all of North Africa except Egypt.

1829

 * Britain explores some areas of the Gold Coast. Britain also sets up outposts in East Africa.


 * Actual free person immigration to Australia begins. Australia's role as a Penal colony ends.



1830

 * More disputes over slavery across the British Empire. Several abolitionist attacks in Virginia and South Carolina lead to the creation of the Congress of Southern New England Succession.


 * The question of slavery is brought up to the Imperial Parliament in London.

1831

 * Slave owners across the New England south immigrate to the Mexican province of Tejas.


 * France seeing the potential of American allies against the British start secretly meeting with the Mexicans.

1833

 * Britain passes the Save Abolition Act of 1833 which angers the plantation owners in the New England south. The states of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and Kentucky succeed from New England and the British Empire.




 * John Letcher, governor of Virginia is elected President of Confederation of South New England. Britain orders South New England to reunite with New England. A intense standoff occurs with Britain wondering what to do.

1834

 * South New Englander forces bombard Norfolk Harbor officially starting the New England Civil War.


 * Aging Prime Minister Jackson becomes the Commander in Chief of all New England armies.


 * New England troops advance into Maryland from Delaware and Pennsylvania. British forces gather in the Bahamas. Canadian forces mobilize.


 * Quebec wanting nothing to do with this war attempts to succeed from Britain as a independent state since Quebec has no cultural ties to England.


 * The Imperial forces capture Baltimore and Ocean City. British ships blockade the CSNE. Other Imperial forces land near New Orleans and attempt to capture the city. Imperial ships bombard Miami.


 * CSNE forces fight back against the Imperial troops as they reach Jefferson City (OTL Washington DC) on the Potomac River.


 * The CSNE also create the worlds first "Ironclad" ship in a attempt to break the Imperial blockade. British ships take heavy losses against the SNES Virginia.

1835

 * The CSNE use the Virginia to bombard Imperial positions on the north bank of the Potomac.


 * Imperial troops land in Miami and Jacksonville.


 * Most southern refugees head for Tejas, some of them bring there slaves along.


 * President Letcher s nearly killed when visiting the front to try and raise morale.


 * Imperial forces land around Norfolk commanded by New England General Zachary Taylor. Imperial forces march northward to secure Richmond. There north flank is caught up in the battle of Fredericksburg.


 * President Letcher goes on the run into Kentucky. Meanwhile Imperial soldiers under the young Ulysses Grant invade across the Ohio.

1836

 * Imperial forces have gripped South New England in a strangling.


 * President Letcher is captured by soldiers under William T. Sherman.


 * South New England quickly surrenders to New England and Britain.


 * Hundreds of Southern civilians migrate to Tejas forming a now large minority.

1837

 * Britain starts to colonize more of Africa.


 * The Boers go on their Great Trek to escape British rule. They found the Afrikaner Republic (A combination of Transvaal, Orange Free State, and Natal).

1838

 * The white colonists in Tejas take over a mission in San Antonio protesting Mexican rule. General Santa Ana moved in with the Mexican army to crush the rebels but were badly defeated. The white settlers declare themselves the Republic of Texas and quickly muster a army against Mexico which is thrown across the Rio Grande. France brokers a piece deal towards the Texans and the Mexicans allowing for Texas's independence.

1839

 * Start of the Opium Wars in China. Britain uses its first Australian soldiers in this war.

1840

 * The First Opium War ends.


 * The Breach loading rifles is born in New England in a attempt to crush remaining rebels in the Southern states. The concept of the machine gun is also born.

1841

 * With at least 1 million white residents Australia is admitted into the British Empire as a Dominion. British Australia is mainly resided to the East Coast with the current capital in Sydney. The Perth Colony will soon be on its way to Australian unification.


 * The Portuguese set up a small colony in New Lisbon (OTL Darwin) and the colony of New Portugal.

1843

 * First Bear Flag Revolt; white population in California rebels against Mexico. California placed under martial law.

1845

 * Potato famine in Ireland causes 2 million Irish people move to New England and Canada.


 * Prime Minister Jackson dies and is replaced by John Brown.

1848

 * Britain colonizes Northland in New Zealand while the Dutch take South Island as New Zeeland.


 * Massive uprisings in Europe. Uprisings in the German States lead to Prussia crushing some of the rebellions. South Germany formed after Bavaria unites the southern states.


 * Second Bear Flag Revolt against Mexico frees California. With British give arms in return for harbor rights and mining rights.

1849

 * The California Gold Rush occurs hundreds of thousands of people flock to California along with a large British imperial minority.

1851

 * Continued French domination of mainland Europe. France gains more influence in Germany.


 * The Portuguese fall into chaos in a succession crisis. Spain revolts against Portuguese ruler and annexes Basque. France sends in troops to support Spain against Portugal.

1853

 * Start of the Crimean War over the fall of the Ottoman Empire with Russia trying to gain influence over Arabia. The war would drag on till 1856 after the Russians stalemated the British in Crimea. Unfortunately Canada did not invade Alaska to seize it from Russia.

1854

 * Louisiana is made into the Dominion of Louisiana.


 * Californian explorers open Japan up to the world. California establishes a territory in Hawaii.

1856

 * End of the Crimean War.


 * Prussia invades and annexes South Germany.

1857

 * More immigrants begin to move to British overseas dominions from the Isles and Europe.

1860

 * Portugal creates the Duchy of Ponte from New Portugal.


 * John Brown losses to Abraham Lincoln.

1861

 * Lever-action fire arms start to be produced by New England and Britain.


 * After several wars Italy is unified since the fall of Rome.

1862

 * Invention of the Gatling gun in New England. This gun is deployed in Northland against the Maori people.

1863

 * French Invasion of Mexico after the country destabilizes. Texas and California pick up its western pieces.

1867

 * The Dominion of Canada is confederated into the British Empire on July 1st.

1870

 * Prussia fearing French build up launches a strike on the French Empire in Western Germany. Prussia easily overwhelms the unprepared French army. Austria and Britain declare neutrality. Prussia annexes the rest of the German states as the new German Empire. France halts the Germans on the Rhine River. A cease fire follows with both sides heavily arming their side of the river, Germany however had pushed farther than the Rhine in the north reaching the Saarland.

1871

 * The German Federal Empire is born by Otto Von Bismarck. Germany is acknowledged by Britain.

1872

 * Britain grants independence to the Dominion of Quebec in return to not ally with France. The mainland of Quebec north of the St. Lawrence is given independence.

1875

 * A hero thanks to fighting the Indians still remaining in Illinois and the Dominion of Louisiana, George Custer is elected Prime Minister of New England. New England's population reaches 45 million.

1878

 * Tensions between the Zulu kingdom and Britain mainly due to the Boers discovering diamonds in the area.

1879

 * Tensions blow into full war against the Zulu's. After handing the British a hard defeat the Zulus are eventually defeated and annexed into the Cape Colony.

1882

 * The First Boer War fought between the Afrikaner Republic and Britain. Easy Boer success as the British recognize the right of the Boer state.

1885

 * Berlin Conference divides up Africa.

Berlin Conference:


 * France receives: North Africa, Madagascar and places north of the Congo River.


 * Germany receives: Namibia, Togoland, and the Congo


 * Britain receives: Egypt, South Africa, East Africa, and Somaliland.


 * Italy gets Libya, Eritrea, and other parts of Somaliland.


 * Spain gets Morocco.


 * Portugal receives: Angola, Mozambique, and Western Sahara.

1887

 * Japan becomes increasingly more western as it starts to adopt western style military equipment with the dicipline of medieval Japan.

1890

 * Britain secures its African colonies suppressing native rebellions.

1894

 * Start of the First Sino-Japanese War.

1895

 * Start of the Italiano-Ethiopian War. End of the First Sino-Japanese War

1899

 * The Boers launch a surprise attack on the Cape Colony starting the Second Boer War. Several towns are put under seige.

1900

 * The British with heavy reenforcments lift the drives off the cities and quickly invade the Afrikaner Republic. This is met by Guerrilla warfare by the Boers.


 * Boxers in China revolt against the Imperial powers. Attacks on the legations force Italy, Germany, Russia, Austria, Britain, and France to send troops as the 6 nation collation.

1901

 * All Boer resistance has ended after Boer civilians were of in Concentration Camps.


 * All resistance in China has ended.


 * Northland is admitted into the British Empire as the Dominion of Auckland with Wellington as its capital. It's largest city is New Cardiff (OTL Auckland).

1903

 * Wright Brothers fly in North Carolina. Britain and New England takes interest in the plane.

1905

 * Formation of the Tripile Alliance between Britain, Germany, and Austria.


 * To counter this France Russia and the Ottoman Empire forms the Triple Entente.

1907

 * First flight of a Zepplin

1910

 * Formation of the Union of South Africa with Louis Botha as its first Prime Minister.


 * Theodore Roosevelt is elected Prime Minister of New England.

1911

 * Italy conquers Libya from the Ottoman Empire. Italy joins the Tripile Alliance.

1912

 * First Balkan Uprising against Ottoman rule. The Principality of Bulgaria is formed along with the Austrian Protectorate of Serbia. Tensions do mount between Bulgaria and the Ottomans over control of Rumelia.

1913

 * Second Balkan Urpising; Macedonia revolts against Turk rule along with the Greek Minority. Greece and Bulgaria invade to regain land. Serbia attempt to grab land but is stopped by Austria.


 * Germany and Sweden sign a military alliance to protect against Russia.

1914

 * A Austrian Duke by the name of Ferdinand is shot by a Muslim Bosnian National in Sarajevo. Austria seeing this as a disgrace declares war on the Ottoman Empire.

Start of the Great War


 * Opening actions are made by the Germans with the Schleifen Plan. German troops pour into Frances north and Holland ponders whether to enter the war. Russia makes moves against Germany and Austria to the East. Sweden attacks from the North. Britain declares war on France and bombards several coastal ports. The Miracle of Normandy, British Invasion of Northern France stopped on the beaches. The Dominions of Britain enter the war. Canada, Australia, Louisiana, Auckland, India, Fitzroyland, and Newfoundland are all dragged into the war because of Colonial ties but New England, and South Africa choose to enter the war independently. Canada prepared a Cold Weather Expeditionary Force to invade Alaska and Russian Oregon. Militias are also mobilized in Territory of Louisianan Oregon. California declares neutrality for now but keeps eyeing the Russian bases in the North Pacific. Mexico enters the war on the Entente side attacking neighboring Guatamala and British Belize.

1915

 * The Western Front remains in stalemate. The Netherlands though neutral is invaded by Germany to secure Northwest Europe. The Dutch government sets up in New Hauge (OTL Christchurch). Feelling no point to harass the Dutch Britain ignores New Zeeland. The British continue to advance barely in Normandy. ANALD (Australia/Auckland) core is sent to Egypt for a invasion of Arabia.