Surrender at Saratoga



The American Revolution was arguably one of the most important events in the history of the modern world. In our world it would result in the independence of the United States of America, a nation which, for better or for worse, would become a world superpower and a dominant force in world politics. The revolution wasn't just an American event however - it would go on to shape the fate of the entire world, from Brazil to Japan, and from Moscow to Huế. The results of this war would lead to the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte - whose actions would change the fates of three continents - Europe and the Americas. Without his influence and the numerous wars which resulted from his actions, the history of the world and the global empires would change.

Napoleon's dismantlement of the Holy Roman Empire would directly lead to the creation of the modern German state, which would have considerable influence over world politics for the years to come. A unified German nation would seem inevitable however - it would just come much later than it did in our world. The exact same goes for Italy, another major European power. As in the 19th century all of the world's colonial and major powers were located in Europe this would have a large effect on the rest of the world. Nearly the entire Eastern Hemisphere was under the influence of either Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands - nearly all of which would have been changed by an alternate result of the American Revolution. Just changing the history of one of these powers could change the history of the entire world.