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Louis Philippe I, King of the French. He was the first European monarch to recognize the independence of Cottolvania
News of Cottolvania's independence reached Europe in early 1834, with French King Louis Philippe I recognizing it on March 20th, followed by King William IV of Great Britain on April 4th, King Frederick William III of Prussia on May 30th, and Queen Isabella II of Spain on June 1st. Both King Ludwig I of Bavaria and Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria refused to recognize Cotonese independence. Other monarchs soon made their decisions.
The French King even had the honor of visiting the new republic in 1839, when Robert Y. Hayne was President. Both the the King and the President toured the country, and it ended in Spartanburg on December 31st. And when Hayne died, Louis Philippe attended the funeral himself. Returning to France on April 30th, 1840, the King was both sad and glad about the trip.
The trip also created a new alliance: the Coto-French Alliance. Signed by President Pinckney on July 3rd, 1840, the alliance soon rendered the U.S. as an enemy. In response, President Jackson decided to ally itself with Prussia, creating a century-long friendship that lasted until 1946.
THE SECOND MEXICAN WAR
After Jackson died, Henry Clay maintained the Prussian-American Alliance through the Treaty of Boston, signed on January 31st, 1843. He also created enemies in Great Britain, Cottolvania and Mexico, justifying this by demanding the British give up Canada in exchange for $200. Queen Victoria, the monarch who replaced William IV on the British throne, refused. Frustrated, Clay asked congress to declare war on Britain. Mexico then declared war on the U.S., beginning the Second Mexican War.
Mexico had also declared war on Texas and California, with Cottolvania declaring war on the U.S. on March 3rd. The war went into full action on March 10th.
At first, the Republican Alliance (America, Texas, and California) held on against the Expansionists (Britain, Mexico, and Cottolvania). However, on June 12th, both the Mexicans and Cotonese armies began to invade Texas, with the small republic surrendering to both of them on July 29th. Next the Mexicans began to take back New Mexico, beating Americans at the Battle of Santa Fe on October 30th.
The Battle of Santa Fe
By early 1844, the Americans were pushed out of New Mexico. Meanwhile, their struggles were against the British, and the began to invade Canada on May 6th, 1845, with General Winfred Scott in charge. Scott's army met the British, led by Canadian General Gordon Drummond, near Toronto on July 4th. However, Scott was badly beaten in the week-long Battle of Toronto by Drummond's men. The U.S. then accepted defeat on July 23rd, bringing the war to a close.
Gordon Drummond, who's army defeated Winfred Scott and his men in the Battle of Toronto
The Battle of Toronto
With the war's end, the Republican Alliance faced to lose territory to the Expansionists.