very interesting can't wait to see the way America looks like after the war, maybe they get more of Canada rather than Ohio and the territory east of the Mississippi
very interesting can't wait to see the way America looks like after the war, maybe they get more of Canada rather than Ohio and the territory east of the Mississippi
While the war on the American mainland settled down into an uneasy, unofficial cessation of hostilities, other theatres offshore and around the world continued to be active.
Newfoundland had been only indirectly touched by the war, but it accelerated changes that had already been developing, most profoundly the shift in population from predominantly transient English fishermen to predominantly Irish permanent residents. English interests in the island shifted from fishing to a weystation for shipping, though even here, with the lack of success in the rest of the North, much shipping began to shift to Bermuda and thence to the Caribbean or Southern colonies. As the theatre of operations on the mainland wound down, French Canadian agitators slipped across to Newfoundland to inspire Catholic Irish residents to rebel. A small group of rebels eventually took over the understrength garrison. The change to the rebellion opened up Spanish markets for Newfoundland fish which had been closed since 1779, leading to a resurgence in fishing as an industry.
The war in the Caribbean was mostly one of raids, usually unsuccessful or poorly sustained, such that much of the Caribbean would return to the same hands at the end of the war.
While the war did widen to include the Netherlands in what some call the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War and spread to include clashes in the East Indies sparking the Second Anglo-Mysore War, this had little impact on the main event on the American Continent.
Cornwallis in the meantime conveyed an offer to the Continental Congress to recognize the United States of America in return for their renunciation of their alliance with France, which was rejected.
In the closing year of the war, French raiders issued the death knell to the venerable Hudson Bay Company's monopoly on Prince Rupert's Land with their destruction of York Factory, cutting off the last outlet of the Company to their fur trade as Quebec was in rebel hands. The burgeoning Northwest Company would see to the completion of the work started by the French navy.
Rupert's Land and York Factory
4. British crown surrenders Minorca to Spain.
Interesting treaties. I imagine that the British had to have received a pretty good counter-offer to surrender this one point, however. After all, they did see fit to execute an Admiral for "not trying hard enough" to defend it only 20 years earlier. It was pretty important to them.
Enjoying it though.
Will be interesting to see how the Americans set themselves up with a completely different British colony to range against.
That was actually part of the OTL treaty. And I believe there was a court martial over the loss.
Agreed. What in particular were you pondering, though?
Interesting....I wonder why....any insights?
Quite possibly.
Perhaps an interesting little thing where Parliament (almost) rejects ratifying this treaty? But if you say it was IRL then it's all good.
Perhaps Britain will keep it after all
Oh, a number of things, mainly obvious and largely what has already been mentioned I guess. Will there be a War of 1812?
How will the slavery issue play out?
Will there be a Federalist Party which dissents against anti-British measures?
Will politics be friendlier or more hostile?
Will either country cut off the other's access to the Pacific in time?
How will relations with the Indians shape?
I could go on
Maybe it was the manner of his death, it was kinda brutal (especially what happened after). Thinking back on it, it might have to do with all the research I did to pick an appropriate British general, for the events that lead up to his death (long story though).
Anyways, I'm enjoying this;
and you gave me some ideas on what to do with Rupert's Land in my own TL.
I might have overlooked this, but did the Anglo-Mysore war go more or less the same?
I like the pictures, but it seems like they'll get harder to do as time goes on.
Very professional looking time line so far and very easy to read.
Have you given any thought as to whether or not the First Fleet will be sent to Australia as per OTL? IIRC that went out in 1788