The British Empire (The Warsaw Union)

The British Empire was a empire that existed from the 1600's (as in OTL) until (in this timeline) the Anglo Federation was formed on June 12th 1979. The empire once stretched from mainland Britain to New Zealand and Crimea (with claims stretching across the world, even the Antarctic (no Antarctic treaty in this timeline). This is only a summary (important parts) of it's history as it's to long to give a full timeline. So, without further ado, let's begin.

Formation & Rise (1600's/1700's)
The british empire began in the early when an unknown British sailor made a port in modern day Newfoundland (St. John's area). The economic benefits of the colony (fish etc.) cause the British to expand down the coast (just as in our timeline). By 1700 the British and Spanish are the only powers in North America (France focuses on other places and never settles Canada in this timeline). While the early 1700's saw co-operation between British and Spanish (even the British buying Texas for 150,000 pounds in 1725, which was a lot at the time). English culture was spreading through North America. However, the northern portions of New Spain (even outside of purchased Texas) were becoming more English than Spanish. In the mid 1700's tensions began to arise in Alta California where thousands of British settlers outnumbered the Spanish settlers around 3-1. Things were set for a war in the New World.

North American War (1748-1760)
The Spanish ransacked a British horse-and-buggy that was delivering goods to a small town on the border of Texas and New Spain. The British Empire made an official declaration of war as soon as news got back. The Spanish Empire mobilized and their armies went from a mere few thousand to over 50,000 men. The British Empire had a total of 85,500 men. Of course. British blockades of the Spanish homeland were made, do to British naval superiority, which meant New Spain would have to rely on it's own troops. The British invaded New Spain and took it's capital (also called New Spain) in 5 days. New Spain's armies were obliterated by 1750. The Treaty of Madrid was signed on June 13th 1760. The Treaty gave Britain Alta California.

American Revolution
The American Revolution is almost as in our timeline with the exception of a larger rebellion, swifter peace and America stretching from the East Coast to the West Coast. This means in the future Manifest Destiny is not made an ideology, as there is no need for it. The British cannot handle this much land rebelling and just give up after a few weeks. Texas rebels separately and becomes the Republic of Texas on February 2nd 1777 (an actual nation, not like it's non-official successor during the 1920's). Texas purchases or "occupies" -despite not being at war with Spain- Bordering regions they want such as the El Paso area and the modern Texan part of the Rio Grande). The US wants Texas to join them, but Texas repeatedly refuses (cultural and royalty differences). The US mobilizes at the border and asks one last time, but Texas says it'll fight for it's independence.

Texan War of Independence (1791-1807)
The US declares war and invades eastern Texas. The British ask Texas if they intervene if it'll become a "Dominion" (a colony with self-governance) until 1850, at which time they'll become sovereign again (as a British ally of course). Texas can't refuse and agrees. The British invade the US through Canada. the British swiftly take most of New England until they are halted at the Battle of Boston (which lasts over a month). In Texas, America withdraws and begins focusing on British Canada. This allows Texas's forces (who were forced to retreat to western Texas) to retake the east and invade the Southern US. Southerners in Louisiana support Texas and a small rebellion begins in Louisiana. The US, well bitter about it, accept a peace treaty on February 13th 1807. Texas is made a Dominion and the US will not arm bordering regions of Texas or Canada. The British will gain Caribou.

Becoming a great power and the empire's "peak" (1800's).
The British were the greatest power of the 1800's and the empire stretched around the world. The British owned the whole guangxi (a former region of China) which included Hong Kong, the British name it British China. Macau is bought by Britain for 75,000 pounds; this makes British China "united". The Empire annexes the Maori people of New Zealand by 1850.