Article Eleven

Columbia the Great (CtG) centers around a world controlled by The Columbian Empire. The point of Divergence is December 28th, 1776. George Washington gets sick after crossing the Delaware and dies. His nation then is controlled by Johannes Reed who, after realizing the horrors of the British, decides to create an empire that will rid any British influence from North America and bring freedom to all. So he establishes The Columbian Empire. Johannes Reed's decision forever changes the course of history. ''This is a live timeline meaning it continues even up to this day. To see the latest news and events go to The Columbian News Network section of this page.'' (WARNING: This page is still under construction!)

The Columbian News Network July 5th, 2015: Happy Birthday Daan! ANNAPOLIS, The Columbian Empire - Today Empereur Daan Brek celebrates his 30th birthday in Columbia's capital city. Ambassadors from the American Alliance and European nations come to the capital city to wish Brek a happy birthday and good luck when the armistice between Britain and the Americans ends.

June 20th, 2015: The Meeting in the Middle East  רוּשָׁלַיִם JERUSALEM, Israel-Palestine - After putting it off for some time the leaders of the two most powerful oil suppliers in the Middle East meet in Jerusalem to discuss the current situation in Malkuth Tel. I-P agrees to give Saudi Arabia 24% of it's oil profits and sells two oil wells to their neighbor. The Israeli-Saudi Arabian relationship is much less tense than before and the threat of war is long gone.

June 17th, 2015: J-pop Sensation Releases Third Single  東京 TOKYO, The Columbian Empire - The Japanese band "Gesu No Kiwami Otome" ("Girl at the Height of Rudeness") releases their third single, "Romance ga Ariamaru" ("Romance is Unneeded"), and it reaches the number two spot in Japan and number one in Mainland Columbia. People predict that this new single by the popular Japanese group will be the song of the summer.

June 3rd, 2015: Israeli-Arabian Conflict Worsens  רויאל היל MALKUTH TEL, Israel-Palestine - After the discovery of another oil well in Malkuth Tel the people of Saudi Arabia begin preparing for a war. King Baqi stated, "Israel is to give us a large percentage of profits collected from their two oil wells in Malkuth Tel or we will reclaim the area and destroy all that inhabit it." The Prime Minister of Israel-Palestine has yet to respond to Baqi's message.

June 3rd, 2015: AirshipSpace Failure / 3 Dead  MONTREAL, The Columbian Empire - The newest design for AirshipSpace, The Glider, was planned to launch today in Empereur Brek's hometown of Montreal and be the first ever airship to go beyond Earth's atmosphere. Unfortunately the launch failed due to an explosive device being planted on the ship's engine by an unknown source. Itsuki Hayashi, the test pilot and his two assistants, Hanna West and Hans Abel, were rushed to the hospital immediately after being recovered from the vehicle. They have now passed due to third degree burns across their bodies. Investigators believe this was a terrorist attack by the British but it still remains unclear.

May 26th, 2015: The Meeting of Three   ELIZABETON, The British-Canadian Colonies - The American forces capture the British colony of Elizabeton after a short battle. The British surrender the area to them and demand an armistice. The Americans agree and create an armistice that will last until late July.

May 18th, 2015: Canada Enters the War ATLANTIC CITY, Canada - Canada's wish to stay neutral in this Second Anglo-American War is ruined after an attack from the British on a Canadian shipyard in Atlantic City forces them to once again take up arms against the United Kingdom.

May 12th, 2015: Victory for Columbia!  HOPEDALE, The British-Canadian Colonies - Despite their defeat ten days before, the Columbian forces have managed to return and overthrow the British forces in Hopedale. They happily give the city to Canada and station troops there, prepared for retaliation from the British.

May 5th, 2015: Revolts in Hopedale HOPEDALE, The British-Canadian Colonies - The British Empire enacts martial law over the city of Hopedale which has, ever since the Columbian Raid, been experiencing civil unrest.

May 2nd, 2015: The Raid of Hopedale  HOPEDALE, The British-Canadian Colonies - Columbian forces coming from the city of Fermont station themselves outside of Hopedale. They begin raiding the city and burning anything related to the British Empire. British forces soon close in on them and the two close clash. In the wake of the bloody battle the British are victorious but the remaining Columbian soldiers claim that this event is only the begin of the Second Anglo-American War.

May 1st, 2015: War on the Horizon - Today the Treaty of Ten Years that was created by Columbia, the United Kingdom, and Canada a decade ago after the Anglo-American War expires. War is certainly on the horizon. The question is, who will strike first?

The Columbian Empire (America)
In 1776 the British colonies on the newly discovered continent of North America declared their independence. Two years later John Reed, the soon to be emperor of The Columbian Empire, too over President Washington's position as leader of the nation after he fell ill. He then declared on the fifteenth of May that the Americas needed to expand and spread freedom throughout the whole region and turned it into a great empire that would rival the British.

Almost two hundred fifty years later the Columbian Empire is still going strong. Now under the leadership of Colonel Daan Brek the empire stretches all the way from Alaska to the tip of Mexico covering most of North America and parts of Asia and Africa. It shares borders with Appalachia, The Republic of Texas, California and the few remaining British colonies in Canada. It is one of the world's most soverign states and known mostly for establishing the Union of Columbian States (UCS) and the the United Nations (UN).

The Columbian Empire

The Federation of Africa
The Israeli State of Palestine The Scandinavian Powers

Other Nations
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