Re: Kingdom of Great Britain

by Galveston Bay Thu Nov 05, 2020 10:24 pm

1792
King William IV and Prime Minister Pitt travel to Dublin to meet with the leading members of the Irish Parliament to discuss what measures Ireland is willing to support regarding France, including the possibility of a war in Europe and elsewhere.

The King also requests permission to address the Irish Parliament while he is there for a general message of goodwill, gratitude, support and thanks

by Galveston Bay Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:41 am

budget 1793
Still at peace, although worried about the situation on the Continent and the Caribbean, the British Government passes its initial budget late in 1792. Discussions about a supplemental budget are also underway

Income 133.5
National Debt:
605 (25 years at 2%)
Principal payment: 14.5
Interest: 13.5
total debt payment 28 points
Military budget: 81 points
available 24.5

support to North American Plains Indians to ensure safe passage to Oregon 4.5 points
available 20 points
upgrade Fortress Tangiers to fortified area (year 2 of 2) 4 points
upgrade Fortress Medway to fortified area (Thames defenses) (year 2 of 2) 4 points
fortresses at Plymouth, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Bristol, Dublin, Belfast (year 2 of 2) 12 points
(adjustment of 15% discount) 17 points total
establish trading post Rangoon Burma 3 points

by Galveston Bay Thu Nov 19, 2020 8:21 pm

Winter 1793
A supplementary budget bill hits Parliament. It requests 100 points to buy out the French rights to French Haiti, and also money for mobilization as the situation in Germany is very tense, and thus mobilization of the Army to send troops to Hanover to protect the Crowns possession is called for, as are funds to be held in reserve to mobilize the fleet

200 points added to national debt

Money held in reserve upon the completion of talks with the French (100 points)
raise one German Cavalry Corps (Hessians, various minor Protestant German state mercenaries and regulars) 18 points
raise one German Infantry Corps (as above) 18 points
raise one German engineer brigade (2 points)
mobilize on British Irish Infantry Corps (2 garrison brigades from Ireland, England and Scotland) 12 points
raise 1 English artillery battalion 1 point
raise 1 Anglo Irish Supply column 2 points
total Army mobilization expenses 53 points (15% discount reduces to 45 points)

Naval wartime reserve 44 points
Fleet Mobilizes for War 34 points (includes 15% discount)
10 points for transporting troops, supplies, arms and ammunition UK to North Germany
190 points total

Army depot brigade Hanover 2 points
raise 1 garrison brigade at Jamaica (from local population, 50% Black troops) 2 points
mobilize 1 Irish, I English cavalry brigades 6 points (8.5 with discount, remainder used for engineering surveys in North Germany)

200 points total

by Galveston Bay Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:34 pm

Spring 1793
The Royal Navy creates the West African squadron, consisting of 15 frigates (drawn from Western Approaches Fleet), which will be based out of Capetown and will patrol the Slave coasts

by Galveston Bay Sun Nov 22, 2020 8:19 pm

Spring 1793
The British Government announces that it has acquired the self governing Crown Colony of Haiit, the appointment of General Toussaint Louverture as Governor General (with the honorary rank of Baron with that office), and that trading posts are established at Cap-Francais and Port-au-Prince, and British (Jamaican troops with White officers) will assume control of the fortresses at those locations.

The embargo on trade with that entity is now ended for British (and American) merchant shipping.

Slavery is not allowed on Haiti, per local government decision.

Parliament is also informed that the price was 100 points per previous discussion with the French Government.

by Lefty Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:01 pm

The Prussian Ambassador seeks an audience with the Crown requesting British assistance in the ongoing war. While Prussia and Austria have made it clear their war aims were merely the restoration of order and the monarchy, the French armies seek conquest of Italy and the Lowlands, the latter of which should be of concern to those in Britain who care for the balance of power.

Prussia continues to seek peace, but will defend her allies in the Holy Roman Empire from this newly expansionist Gallic horde. The Prussian ambassador hopes that Britain will join us in calling for peace.

by Galveston Bay Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:44 pm

Lefty wrote:The Prussian Ambassador seeks an audience with the Crown requesting British assistance in the ongoing war. While Prussia and Austria have made it clear their war aims were merely the restoration of order and the monarchy, the French armies seek conquest of Italy and the Lowlands, the latter of which should be of concern to those in Britain who care for the balance of power.

Prussia continues to seek peace, but will defend her allies in the Holy Roman Empire from this newly expansionist Gallic horde. The Prussian ambassador hopes that Britain will join us in calling for peace.

The Prussian Ambassador is informed that the Kingdom of the United Kingdom, North America, Ireland, Hanover, and assorted colonies and dependencies has no interest in war with France. Indeed the British Government had previously warned the Prussians and Austrians that an invasion of France would be viewed with great disfavor and it is the British view that the French have the right to determine their government, or limit the power of its Crown just as the British did a century ago and since. The French counter invasions in the Lowlands and northern Italy are a response to the Prussian, Austrian and Savoy invasion.

Indeed the British Government sees this entire affair as proof that the Holy Roman Empire has outlived its usefulness as it has failed to prevent for over two centuries fighting amongst its own member entities, and has barely even succeeded in holding back the Turks. It is also clear that Prussian and Austrian seizure of territory in Poland that it cannot even be trusted to be loyal to Poland, an ally that helped save the Austrians in the past from the Turkish invaders.

Thus the Prussian Crown can expect no help from Britain aimed at France. As long as the French stay on western side of the Rhine, the British Crown sees no serious threat to the heartland of the various German states. The British Hanover Army is in place to see that this provisional agreement between France and Britain remains intact. Any invader of Hanover and its friendly states will be fought to the utmost.

As to the Dutch, the obvious answer is for an agreement that ends Prussian occupation, and allows the Dutch to determine their own government. As to the Austrian Lowlands, an obvious answer is for its French speaking inhabitants be annexed by France, and its Dutch (Flemish) speaking inhabitants be annexed by the Dutch. But the British government sees no need to spend blood and treasure to make that happen.

by Galveston Bay Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:06 pm

at the end of the summer, the British Hanover Army of the Weser has completed assembling and training and is located near around Hanover

Anglo Hanover Army of the Weser (General Wilhelm von Knyphausen)(with Major Scharnhorst as an aide de camp)
I Corps (General Cornwallis) (Hanover) Infantry 3 infantry divisions, 1 artillery brigade, 1 supply column, 1 cavalry brigade ) 26,000 men
II Corps (General Riedesel) (Hessians) Infantry 3 infantry divisions, 1 artillery battalion,
III Corps (General Abercromby) (British) infantry 3 infantry divisions (1 Scot, 1 English, 1 Irish), 1 English artillery battalion
Cavalry Corps (General Wuttenberg) 1 British Cavalry Division (mixed Scots, English, Irish), 1 Hanover Cavalry Division, 1 Hessian Cavalry Division, 1 German artillery battalion
Army level forces: 1 Hanover artillery brigade, 1 Hanover Cavalry Brigade, 1 German engineer brigade, 1 Hanover supply column, 1 Anglo Irish supply column

Fixed positions: Depots Bremen, Hanover, Osnabruck, Gottingen

The Royal Navy is at sea on a war footing while troops in Ireland, Britain, Morocco and in the Caribbean are prepared for war should it engulf Britain in its maw

by Galveston Bay Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:52 pm

Fall 1793
Prince Frederick, who has been governor of Quebec for some years and also deputy Lord Lieutenant of North America, is recalled from North America to take the post of Commander in Chief of the Army as Lord Amherst is unable and unwilling to take the job due to reasons of age and health. Alured Clarke takes over as Lord Governor of Quebec. Sir David Dundas is named quartermaster general of the forces (and whose advice Prince Frederick is dependent upon)

by Galveston Bay Fri Dec 04, 2020 10:55 pm

Fall 1793
All British Royal Navy officers on half pay are recalled to duty, particularly those serving in other navies. If a position is not immediately available, shore assignments are provided.

by Galveston Bay Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:18 am

November 1793
Upon receipt of the declaration of war by Prussia, Britain declares itself a cobelligerent with France.

This undercuts some of the movement in Parliament that was in disfavor of the recent moves in Germany as now it is seen for what it clearly was, a move to support France and help its reformist government and people in the face of foreign invasion.

by Lefty Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:42 am

Pamphlets are mailed to members of Parliament decrying recent British moves. The British excuse for engaging in a war of conquest in northwestern Germany is a poor one. Prussia and Austria sought to restore order to France, much as they did in the Netherlands. At no point were any territorial gains demanded, nor were neutral states invaded. The British military has now taken this grotesque step, putting British pounds and sons at danger to notionally support French sovereignty, instead expanding a German kingdom with minimal political, social, and economic ties to Great Britain. What was once a moral standard among the nations is now nothing more than a pretend Rome, seeking conquest. It is hoped that Parliament will put a stop to this madness before British soldiers learn what happens to would-be foreign conquerors in Germany.

by Galveston Bay Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:58 am

Lefty wrote:Pamphlets are mailed to members of Parliament decrying recent British moves. The British excuse for engaging in a war of conquest in northwestern Germany is a poor one. Prussia and Austria sought to restore order to France, much as they did in the Netherlands. At no point were any territorial gains demanded, nor were neutral states invaded. The British military has now taken this grotesque step, putting British pounds and sons at danger to notionally support French sovereignty, instead expanding a German kingdom with minimal political, social, and economic ties to Great Britain. What was once a moral standard among the nations is now nothing more than a pretend Rome, seeking conquest. It is hoped that Parliament will put a stop to this madness before British soldiers learn what happens to would-be foreign conquerors in Germany.

Prussian officials and citizens are ordered out of Britain and British territory within 15 days. The British diplomats and citizens in Prussia are similarly ordered out. The British Ambassador in Berlin tenders his regrets and with his staff will sail home. Pamphlets are seized and the printers are ordered not to print any more sedition from Prussia.

by Galveston Bay Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:32 pm

British and associated Armies 1794
Anglo Hanover Army of the Weser (General Wilhelm von Knyphausen)(with Major Scharnhorst as an aide de camp)
I Corps (General Harcourt) (Hanover) Infantry 3 infantry divisions, 1 German artillery battalion
II Corps (General Riedesel) (Hessians) Infantry 3 infantry divisions, 1 artillery battalion,
III Corps (General Abercromby) (British) infantry 3 infantry divisions (1 Scot, 1 English, 1 Irish), 1 English artillery battalion
Cavalry Corps (General Wuttenberg) 1 British Cavalry Division (mixed Scots, English, Irish), 1 Hanover Cavalry Division, 1 Hessian Cavalry Division,
Army level forces: 2 Hanover artillery brigades, 1 Hanover Cavalry Brigade, 1 German engineer brigade, 1 Hanover supply column,
Total force: 74,000 men (22,500 British/Irish)
Maintenance: (there is a base at Hamburg) (Anglo Irish Depot brigade) 21 points

Fixed positions: Depots Bremen, Hanover, Osnabruck, Gottinge (1,250 regulars)
Raise 5 Hanover Infantry Divisions (conscripts)(Hanover goes to Levee en masse for manpower, but Britain is underwriting cost)
one per depot, 25 points mobilization, 25,000 militia (until Summer when become Regulars)

Total Army costs in Germany: 46 points

The Dominion Armies
consisting of the British, Irish, North American, Indian and Colonial Armies

British Army
Home Forces, headquarters Horseguards, London
Fortress area: Medway (entrance to Thames River) (15,000 regulars) (1 point)
Fortresses: Plymouth, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Bristol, (4,000 regulars) (1 point)
Depots: each 1 militia brigade (23 total) (57,500 militia)
Militia brigades begin serving garrison duties at the fortified area at Medway and fortresses at Plymouth, Liverpool, Portsmouth, and Bristol (6 per season except fall which as only 5 mobilized) in addition to assigned regular troops
York, Cardiff, Norwich, Leeds, Coventry, Birmingham, Manchester, Aberdeen, Inverness, Exeter, Hull, Durham, Sheffield, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Liverpool, Bristol, London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dover, Southhampton, Aldershot (5,750 regulars)
Also 5 garrison brigades: Dover, Aberdeen, London, Glasgow, Aldershot, (mobilized Winter 1794 into 1 Scottish, 1 English Infantry Division, 1 artillery brigade) (12,500 regulars) 10 points mobilization
Aldershot Depot brigade, Stirling depot brigade (5,000 regulars, .2 points)
1 English Cavalry Brigade (Horse Guards) (.25 points)

overseas forces:
Tangiers: fortress area, 1 infantry division (20,000 men) (2 points)

Irish Army
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Duke of Limerick
Fortresses: Dublin, Belfast, (.5) (2,000 regulars)
Depots: Belfast, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Sligo, Londonderry, Dublin (2,000 regulars)
Garrison Brigades: Belfast, Sligo, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Londonderry, (mobilized into 1 infantry division, 1 cavalry division, 1 engineer brigade, 1 artillery brigade) mobilized for 12 points
1 Irish Cavalry Brigade (Irish Guards) .25 points
Bermuda: fort at Bermuda (500 men, .1 points)

The Irish Army now consists of a large percentage of Irish Catholics but remains mostly led by Anglo Irish Protestant officers

Total Anglo-Irish Armies
Maintenance: 27.3 points

North American Army
Headquarters: New York City, Lord Lieutenant Duke of Manhattan

Caribbean: (under command Lord Lieutenant of North America)
Fortresses: Nassau (Bahamas), Kingston (Jamaica), Mobile (West Florida), PortoPrince, Cap Francis (1.25 points)
Forts: St Lucia, Grenada, Grenadines, St Vincent, Dominica, Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, St Kitts, Montserrat, Tobago, Barbados, Pensacola, St Augustine, Miami, Tampa Bay, St Eustacius, St Maartin (1.4 points)
1 Colonial infantry division at Kingston, 1 Colonial engineer brigade Kingston, (2 points)
3 Colonial Jamaican Brigades (man the forts and fortresses in the Caribbean, 25% White, remainder Freed Blacks and Creoles, included in the fort and fortress maintenance, Mobile and Florida forts are all mixed White/Creole out of deference to local sensibilities)
(manpower 11,250 Black/Creole troops, 7750 Anglo-Irish)
Maintenance: 4.65 points

Canada (Quebec, Upper Canada, Hudson Bay Company (under command Lord Lieutenant of North America)
Forts: Montreal, Quebec City, Fort Detroit, Fort Vincennes, Kakaskia, Fort Sault St Marie, Fort Churchill, Sault St Marie, Winnipeg, Duluth
Beginning 1794 considered Colonial Troops (25% British, 75% Canadian) (1,500 British, 3,500 Canadian)
Garrison brigade: Quebec (mobilized as a light infantry brigade) (all British) mobilized for 2 points
(manpower: 5,000 men, maintenance 3 points)
Additional forces: see American Army

Colonial Army
South Africa:
Headquarters: Paarlberg, South Africa
fort: Capetown plus 1 garrison division(English/Scottish/Irish mixed) (covering Capetown and New Haven/Port Elizabeth from natives)
Southern Expeditionary Army: 3 infantry divisions, 1 cavalry division, 1 artillery battalion, 1 supply column, 1 engineer brigade, maintenance 6.5 points (based at Capetown)(consists of an Irish, Scottish and German/Dutch infantry division, remaining forces are English)
Falklands: fort at Port Stanley (500 men, .1 points)
(manpower 3,500 garrison plus 24,000 mobile troops, 27,000 including 5,000 mercenaries) 6.8 points

Indian Army
Lord Lieutenant of India, Duke of Bengal
Fortresses: Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, Vallore, Dhaka, Masulipatnam, Tricomalee (each has a depot)
each fortress has 1 Sepoy Garrison brigades
forts: Makassar, Malacca, Fort York, Penang
manpower: 37,000 men including 15,000 British/Irish Regulars, 2,000 European (Dutch/German) mercenaries, 20,000 Sepoys, maintenance: 2.85 points

Total Army Budget for 1794
90.64 points x .15 discount for industrialization = 78 points

by Galveston Bay Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:23 pm

Home Fleet (Plymouth)
1 BB1 (Victory) , 14 BB2 ( Canada, Valiant, Defense, Black Prince, Triumph, Vanguard, Zealous, Resolution, Goliath, Warspite, Hero, Superb, Thunder, Arrogant), 5 FF1 Glasgow, Cork, Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh
North Sea Patrol
10 FF1 Hull, Southampton, Newcastle, Suffolk, Berwick, Liverpool, Kent, Norfolk, Cornwall, Cumberland, 10 brigs Scorpion, Echo, Rattler, Calypso, Swallow, Stork, Zephyr, Scourge, Ariel, Porcupine
Channel Fleet (Portsmouth)
1 BB1 (Impregnable), 12 BB2 (Ark Royal, Agincourt, New England, Cambria, Hibernia, Mississippi, Monarch, Majestic, Magnificent, Marlborough, Phoenix, Warrior) 4 FF1 Devonshire, Sussex, Dorsetshire, London
Nore Fleet (Medway/London)
9 BB1 (Burford, Medway, Boyne, Superior, Commonwealth, Protector, Dominion, Hercules, Union), 10 Brigs
Western Approaches Fleet (Bristol)
10 FF1 York, , Roebuck, Sapphire, Dolphin, Lark, Pearl, Prince Edward, Poole, Chesterfield, Sheerness,
Mediterranean Fleet (Tangiers)
1 BB1 (Prince Royal) , 12 BB2 (Gibraltar, New Orleans, Key West, Baton Rouge, Valiant, Hercules, Superb, Shrewsbury, Oxford, Cape Trafalgar, Point Tarife, Mars,) 5 FF1 Experiment, Expedition, Rainbow, Phoenix, Sapphire
West African Squadron (Based out of Capetown)
15 FF1 , Success, Folkestone, Faversham, Scarborough, Coventry, Liverpool, Penzanze, Gosport, Lynn, Winchelsea, Humber, Woolwich, Bridgewater, Kennington, Nottingham,
Southern Fleet (Capetown)
1 BB1 (Royal Sovereign) , 12 BB2 (Indefatigable, Illustrious, Bosworth, Minden, Royal Oak, Revenge, Achilles, Swiftsure, York, Wolverine, Saint Patrick, Ushant) 5 FF1 Durham, Worcester, Somerset, Cheshire, Cumbria
West Indies Fleet (New York/Jamaica)
1 BB1 (Prince of Wales) , 8 BB2 (Invicible, Implacable, Quiberon Bay, Cape Finisterre , Blenheim, Lowestoft, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary) 4 FF1 Flintshire, Carmarthen, Dundee, Aberdeen, 20 Brigs Kingfisher, Cygnet, Pegasus, Dispatch, Fortune, Flora, Pelican, Ferret, Martin, Raven, Barracuda, Sea Snake, Albacore, Cachelot, Orca, Marlin, Cuttlefish, Narwhale, Sea Leopard, Sea Tiger
Indian Ocean Fleet (Bombay)
10 FF1 Inverness, Donegal, Wexford, Claire, Newfoundland, Bermuda, Nassau, Jamaica, Barbuda, Grenada
Pacific Fleet (Port Stanley but patrolling Pacific Northwest and Hawaii and New Zealand and Australia)(includes exploration ships)
5 FF1 Assurance, Thetis, Alarm, Stag, Seahorse
Home Courier force (Penzanze)
10 Brig Savage, Delight, Thorn, Shark, Alligator, Nautilus, Vulture, Otter, Swallow, Falcon
Bombay Courier force (Bombay)
11 Brig Dragonfly, Firefly, Peregrine, Eagle, Swift, Falcon, Albatross, Cheetah, Sailfish, Pronghorn, Zebra

5 BB1 (5,000 men, 2.5 points)
68 BB2 (52,500 men, 17 points)
73 FF1 (34,500 men, 14.6 points)
51 Brigs (9,800 men, 4.9 points)
Total fleet: 102,100 Regulars, maintenance: 40.7 points x 2 (wartime) 81.4 points

Naval infrastructure
Shore establishment (total repair/build points available (350 home, 50 Caribbean plus once complete 50 North America)
Overseas Naval Yards: Kingston (Jamaica), New York (Colonial Fleet)
Home naval yards: Plymouth, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Bristol,
Home Naval Factory: London
manpower: 90,000 (mostly civilian), maintenance: 5.5

total naval maintenance 86.9 points
building
15 Steller class BB1 Sirius, Canopus, Rigel, Arcturus, Vega, Capella, Procyon, Altair, Antares, Pollux, Gemini, Deneb, Regulus, Castor, Polaris
cost 45 points, over 9 years as a jobs measure, 5 points a year beginning 1791, (year 4 of 9) all 15 under construction at London Naval Factory
construction: Admiral of the Fleet class BB1 Hawke, Anson, Blake, Albemarle (10 years, 70 points) year 7 of 10, Bristol Naval Yard 7 points
total construction budget 1793 is 22 points
construction: Colony class FF1 Sydney, Hawaii, New Zealand, Capetown, Ceylon, Calcutta (9 points paid up front, year 1 of 4) one each Portsmouth, Jamaica, New York, Plymouth, Liverpool, Boston,
construction spending: 21 points

total naval budget: 107.9 points x 15% discount industrialization 92 points

(coming soon, commanders for all this)

by Galveston Bay Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:49 am

British 1794 Budget
The nation is at war although not with the traditional enemies.

Income 133.75
taxes raised to wartime levels 3.6
Hanover contribution to Army in Germany 3
total income: 140.35

National Debt:
783 (25 years at 2%)
Principal payment: 16
Interest: 16
total debt payment 32 points

available: 108.35
defense budget 170
this budget is the second year of mobilization and will fall next year as the need to mobilize the entire army and navy will no longer be present, which reassures the Bond market
Loan guarantees for France 40 (if needed)
Shipping budget: 10 points
total budget: 220 points
Deficit: 102.35 (National debt reaches 885.35)

There is fierce debate in Parliament regarding the grand strategy, which for the first time since the War of Spanish Succession is a continental one. It has been some years since a large (by British standards) army has been deployed on the continent, not since the 7 Years War, and there is grumbling. Particularly as the war is against two German states that had been previous allies. But in the end the Prussian declaration of war against Hanover and Britain makes it inevitable. The budget passes. But at a cost. The entire system of "Rotten Boroughs" is increasingly under pressure and Parliament is forced to consider seriously giving the urban centers more representation in Parliament. This debate will continue throughout the year. However, the Corn Laws are greatly eased, from 48 shillings to 30 shillings per 495 pounds of grain. This strikes at blow at the Conservative landowners but was necessary to get the merchant and financial classes to go along with the budget.

by Galveston Bay Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:26 pm

last Spring 1794
2 points are taken from military transportation budget and reassigned to raise 2 battalions of marines (2,000 men, 2 points) with the excess (after the 15% discount, .3 points, used to increase the size of Chelsea Hospital (hospital for disabled veterans)

by Galveston Bay Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:19 am

Summer 1794
The defeat at Bremen and destruction of the Westphalian Army is a massive blow to the faction in Parliament who desire a strong land campaign on the Continent to assist France. There are immediate political consequences.

William Pitt barely survives a vote of no confidence, but his Foreign Secretary William Grenville is forced to step down, replaced by the Scot Henry Dundas. The Parliament also pressures the King to place Prince George somewhere where he has less influence, and so the Prince is made Governor General of the Channel Islands. George also abdicates the throne of Westphalia in favor of his nephew the Prince of Hesse, who also holds the rank of Landgrave and has also arrived in England. For now that Prince merely keeps his title as Prince and Landgrave and does not attempt to move up to the rank of King, but he does move to Aldershot to take up training with the Kings German Legion.

However, while the creation of Westphalia seems to have failed, it is noted that the Prussians are already up to their usual despotic ways, and are unlikely in the short run at least to win many friends. Certainly they will impose their authority successfully, but only at the point of a gun. The Revolution in Holland, which some note with wry amusement as the Glorious Revolution in reverse, makes it clear that the Prussians are not particularly popular overlords.

The British government steps in first to take over the debt that Prussia owes the Dutch to keep the Dutch financial system afloat. It also authorizes Lord Cornwallis to take steps to improve the Dutch Army and authorizes spending to mobilize the Dutch as allies.

(100 points added to National Debt in an emergency authorization bill, 74 spent on Dutch, 6 spent for creating Kings German Legion, consisting of 10,000 Germans who fled with evacuation of Bremen, plus needed reequipment to create 1 Infantry Division, 2 cavalry brigades, 3 infantry regiments) (remaining 20 points allocated to assist the French)

The War Office creates the Kings German Legion to be made up of exiled officers and men from Hanover and Hesse.

by Lefty Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:44 pm

With the destruction of the Westphalian army and the Batavian uprising, Prussian ambassadors approach their British counterparts on behalf of the North German Confederation regarding peace terms.

1. Britain will recognize the legitimacy and sovereignty of the North German Confederation and Westphalia's participation.
2. The British Royal Family will renounce any title or claims to to the throne of Westphalia and its predecessors and will recognize the position of King Louis of Westphalia.
3. Westphalian exiles will be allowed to return to their positions, and
4. The North German Confederation will recognize the Batavian Republic and establish relations with the Republic.
5. The North German Confederation will seek peace with the French Kingdom and Britain will agree to it.

by Galveston Bay Wed Dec 16, 2020 3:06 pm

Lefty wrote:With the destruction of the Westphalian army and the Batavian uprising, Prussian ambassadors approach their British counterparts on behalf of the North German Confederation regarding peace terms.

1. Britain will recognize the legitimacy and sovereignty of the North German Confederation and Westphalia's participation.
2. The British Royal Family will renounce any title or claims to to the throne of Westphalia and its predecessors and will recognize the position of King Louis of Westphalia.
3. Westphalian exiles will be allowed to return to their positions, and
4. The North German Confederation will recognize the Batavian Republic and establish relations with the Republic.
5. The North German Confederation will seek peace with the French Kingdom and Britain will agree to it.

Under heavy pressure in Parliament, Prime Minister Pitt authorizes acceptance after a brief (and unpleasant) discussion with King William IV. The King is highly annoyed, indeed angry, about the loss of the family lands but is more inclined to blame his older brother rather than Parliament. The King agrees in the interest of peace and the United Kingdom best interests.

The Dutch are also consulted, but in light of articles 4 and 5, are viewed as likely to accept.

The French are sent copies of the terms and asked to accept a peace offer by Prussia, although what the French decide to do is up to France.

an article 6, regarding talks to finalize the Dutch/North German Confederation border is sent back to the Prussians

by Lefty Wed Dec 16, 2020 3:32 pm

Galveston Bay wrote:
Lefty wrote:With the destruction of the Westphalian army and the Batavian uprising, Prussian ambassadors approach their British counterparts on behalf of the North German Confederation regarding peace terms.

1. Britain will recognize the legitimacy and sovereignty of the North German Confederation and Westphalia's participation.
2. The British Royal Family will renounce any title or claims to to the throne of Westphalia and its predecessors and will recognize the position of King Louis of Westphalia.
3. Westphalian exiles will be allowed to return to their positions, and
4. The North German Confederation will recognize the Batavian Republic and establish relations with the Republic.
5. The North German Confederation will seek peace with the French Kingdom and Britain will agree to it.

Under heavy pressure in Parliament, Prime Minister Pitt authorizes acceptance after a brief (and unpleasant) discussion with King William IV. The King is highly annoyed, indeed angry, about the loss of the family lands but is more inclined to blame his older brother rather than Parliament. The King agrees in the interest of peace and the United Kingdom best interests.

The Dutch are also consulted, but in light of articles 4 and 5, are viewed as likely to accept.

The French are sent copies of the terms and asked to accept a peace offer by Prussia, although what the French decide to do is up to France.

an article 6, regarding talks to finalize the Dutch/North German Confederation border is sent back to the Prussians

The Ambassador notes that his government is open to talks, especially if it will help to ease tensions with the Dutch government.

by Kilani Fri Dec 18, 2020 12:55 pm

In the winter of 1794, the Spanish ambassador presents a note to the British requesting that they better police their side of the border, noting that Anglo-American traders were recently caught on the Spanish side of the Arkansas River selling guns to the native tribes and fired on a Spanish cavalry patrol that attempted to detain them, resulting in the deaths of two Spanish soldiers.

by Galveston Bay Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:01 pm

Kilani wrote:In the winter of 1794, the Spanish ambassador presents a note to the British requesting that they better police their side of the border, noting that Anglo-American traders were recently caught on the Spanish side of the Arkansas River selling guns to the native tribes and fired on a Spanish cavalry patrol that attempted to detain them, resulting in the deaths of two Spanish soldiers.

The British government expresses regret over the incident and apologizes that British subjects killed Spanish subjects but notes that it is not responsible for the actions of individuals in foreign territory who are not operating under the auspices of the Crown.

by Kilani Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:40 pm

The Spanish understand this; they merely ask that the British do their best to dissuade their citizens from unnecessarily crossing the border.

by Galveston Bay Mon Dec 21, 2020 9:42 pm

Winter 1795
Fierce debate rages in Parliament over what this years budget will look like as the Pitt Government hangs on by a thread. The lack of substantial resolution of peace talks in Maastricht is disturbing and thus there is uncertainty on what this years budget needs to be.

(ooc also the British player is busy today and tomorrow and won't have builds done until Wednesday)

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