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La Chanson de la Victoire (The Song of Victory): La Petite Arpenteuse (Non, SV, you are a General of France in the Napoleonic War!)
- Thread starter Plausbius
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- Mature Alt. History
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
- Location
- California USA
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- He
I'm up for it.
Does king George no longer hold the crown
So any possible American generals that could be ready to fight them if US forces are sent to assist?
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
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- California USA
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Yes... and no...
Not many officers that are capable there. so they may need Lafayette again to help out.
- Location
- Hawaii
So, a lot of stuff to unpack with this rumor mill. With the Spanish-American pact, the two great powers based in the Americas (France and Portugal have Haiti/Caribbean and Brazil, respectively) have committed to expelling British influence from the western hemisphere. Brazil is the only pro-British (aside from Caribbean colonies) territory left, and we have no idea how much it's population wishes to remain under Portuguese rule. The Spanish Empire is still bringing all their territory to heel, so they can't afford to invade Brazil, plus there's that little issue of the Treaty of Tordesillas, which is the legal and religious basis for why the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas, Africa, India, and SE Asia and the Philippines turned out as it did.
Then there's the mention of the three legendary figures, Washington, who is on his deathbed nearly three years early, Brian, who has pulled off some crazy military and diplomatic bullshit, and Lafayette, the Hero of the Two Worlds. Interestingly enough, back during the Frankfurt conference, we had the option to meet him while in Frankfurt. This is super interesting, as he had fled from the Jacobins in France in 1792 to the Austrian Netherlands in an attempt to get to the US. In turning himself and the other officers over to Austrian officers as part of surrender negotiations, the noble in charge recognized Lafayette and had him imprisoned as a dangerous revolutionary, rather than an officer under negotiations. He wasn't released in OTL until Napoleon, then consul, bought his release from the Austrians. However, there had been an American plot involving a Alexander Hamilton's sister-in-law Angelica Schuyler Church and her husband, John Barker Church, a British member of Parliament who had served in the Continental Army. They hired a Hanoverian physician, Justus Erich Bollmann, who took on an assistant from South Carolina, Francis Kinloch Huger (the son of Benjamin Huger, who Lafayette stayed with upon his first arrival in America). They managed to help Lafayette escape from an escorted carriage drive from his prison at Olmutz, but he got lost and was recaptured. In this timeline, his escape must have been successful, since he was released in late September 1797 as a result of the Treaty of Campo Formio.
Another thing that happened was Jules Leo Severin being promoted. With his colonelcy, he is now the head of the Haitian Foreign Legion, and between the flavor text of prior rumor mills and his on, unrestricted recruitment policies, he is essentially in charge of the one of the few military unit that accepts free blacks and former slaves. He is suddenly very politically relevant in what is to be the newest province of France.
Then there's the mention of the three legendary figures, Washington, who is on his deathbed nearly three years early, Brian, who has pulled off some crazy military and diplomatic bullshit, and Lafayette, the Hero of the Two Worlds. Interestingly enough, back during the Frankfurt conference, we had the option to meet him while in Frankfurt. This is super interesting, as he had fled from the Jacobins in France in 1792 to the Austrian Netherlands in an attempt to get to the US. In turning himself and the other officers over to Austrian officers as part of surrender negotiations, the noble in charge recognized Lafayette and had him imprisoned as a dangerous revolutionary, rather than an officer under negotiations. He wasn't released in OTL until Napoleon, then consul, bought his release from the Austrians. However, there had been an American plot involving a Alexander Hamilton's sister-in-law Angelica Schuyler Church and her husband, John Barker Church, a British member of Parliament who had served in the Continental Army. They hired a Hanoverian physician, Justus Erich Bollmann, who took on an assistant from South Carolina, Francis Kinloch Huger (the son of Benjamin Huger, who Lafayette stayed with upon his first arrival in America). They managed to help Lafayette escape from an escorted carriage drive from his prison at Olmutz, but he got lost and was recaptured. In this timeline, his escape must have been successful, since he was released in late September 1797 as a result of the Treaty of Campo Formio.
Another thing that happened was Jules Leo Severin being promoted. With his colonelcy, he is now the head of the Haitian Foreign Legion, and between the flavor text of prior rumor mills and his on, unrestricted recruitment policies, he is essentially in charge of the one of the few military unit that accepts free blacks and former slaves. He is suddenly very politically relevant in what is to be the newest province of France.
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- leiden (NL)
What is happening in Acadia? Is it going with Canada? with Quebec? In a state of anarchy/civil war/rebellion? ARe the acadian exiles coming home?
I am! Though it will obviously be Non-Canon, because adding the Assassins and Templars into this Story would mean opening a GIGANTIC can of worms.
Well a other thing the British have to deal with, good for us as this will just drain the British of more manpower, ships and money
We need to send support in the form of gold and men
I know but still it could be fun to do it for kicks.
- Location
- Earth
Indeed, franquely, I do not see Lower Canada remaining British in this timeline and France actually has the means to help unlike last time.
And the answer of how the next war started is solved!
We just have keep england bleeding, they hade a major war in India, the quick battle with US, the ireland is in revolt and now Canada is to in revolt, this is bleeding England of manpower, ships and money, so if we have to spend some money and hire some merc to bleed them and even free our people then its worth it
STOP, Rule 2: Don't Be Hateful
Miho Chan
One with too many ideas
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- Hummelstown
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rule 2
The User @Ultrackius has been infracted for violating Rule 2. Please do not try and justify the killing of children and political terrorism.
ThatGuyWithIdeas
Treize died for our sins
- Location
- Romania
[X] "...in days long gone, the Greeks of old believed that love came in four forms. The first, that many are fortunate to be born into is that shared between family, storge, I believe they called it, and greatly enhanced by the shared values between them [family]. The second, is one we forge throughout our lives and oftentimes had the potential to be named the 'strongest form of love'; as Frenchmen, we know this one best, for this the rallying cry of Revolution, philia. The third, that which is best known to us in the passions of our youths, and that which I suspect you are only just beginning to be acquainted with, is eros, the passionate love that comes in many a form, from the flames of lust that blind even the best of us from certain truths to the passions that help create the generations that follow. The fourth, that which we all strive for, is agape, the highest form of charity that is unconditional love of those of good conscience and faith unfeigned, that which builds a moral society and the foundation of all civilizations. You are a young man yet still, many a decade of experiences ahead of you, and that the fact of the matter is that asking these questions now shows to me a wisdom that escapes many of your peers; as consequence, I shared with you a sliver of wisdom of those who've come before, not of a desire to plot a course for what you should do but help you survey a path you choose, wherever that leads you. Louis, whatever that choice is and even if I should never come to know why, understand that I trust you, that I believe you are partaking in the Human experience. Whether you choose cherish the love between friends, lovers or even the distant dream of a future family, understand I am by your side, as I have always been since you have entered my life, my family."
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- colombia
Oof,bolivar is controversial
He was a militarist an dictatorship leaning dude who was good at leading battles but sucked at actually leading politics and economy
He tried to force feed unity througb militar means across the countries he liberated only to get slapped down by local leaders
He is better as general than actual dictator
- Location
- California,USA
Never saying he wasn't, just that he has an easier time being likable in this timeline.
[X] "...in days long gone, the Greeks of old believed that love came in four forms. The first, that many are fortunate to be born into is that shared between family, storge, I believe they called it, and greatly enhanced by the shared values between them [family]. The second, is one we forge throughout our lives and oftentimes had the potential to be named the 'strongest form of love'; as Frenchmen, we know this one best, for this the rallying cry of Revolution, philia. The third, that which is best known to us in the passions of our youths, and that which I suspect you are only just beginning to be acquainted with, is eros, the passionate love that comes in many a form, from the flames of lust that blind even the best of us from certain truths to the passions that help create the generations that follow. The fourth, that which we all strive for, is agape, the highest form of charity that is unconditional love of those of good conscience and faith unfeigned, that which builds a moral society and the foundation of all civilizations. You are a young man yet still, many a decade of experiences ahead of you, and that the fact of the matter is that asking these questions now shows to me a wisdom that escapes many of your peers; as consequence, I shared with you a sliver of wisdom of those who've come before, not of a desire to plot a course for what you should do but help you survey a path you choose, wherever that leads you. Louis, whatever that choice is and even if I should never come to know why, understand that I trust you, that I believe you are partaking in the Human experience. Whether you choose cherish the love between friends, lovers or even the distant dream of a future family, understand I am by your side, as I have always been since you have entered my life, my family."
- Location
- Sweden
[X] "Well, ultimately, only you can choose who you wish to be with. What I will ask you to consider is this; what is it that draws your heart to each of them? Of two, you have spoken much on mutual rescues and fighting as comrades in arms. As commendable as that sounds and marks them as boon companions to you, for a romance to truly last and blossom there must be something beyond it. You spoke on this Marie Anne, of how she seemed to be able to read deeper into your words, your actions, and make you feel truly understood. Moreso than among your fellow soldiers, moreso than even to myself? I'll not tell you which course to chart for something so precious as your heart, but I will advise that you think on whether you can find such elements present in Gabriella or Charles, and proceed from there."
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[X] "...in days long gone, the Greeks of old believed that love came in four forms. The first, that many are fortunate to be born into is that shared between family, storge, I believe they called it, and greatly enhanced by the shared values between them [family]. The second, is one we forge throughout our lives and oftentimes had the potential to be named the 'strongest form of love'; as Frenchmen, we know this one best, for this the rallying cry of Revolution, philia. The third, that which is best known to us in the passions of our youths, and that which I suspect you are only just beginning to be acquainted with, is eros, the passionate love that comes in many a form, from the flames of lust that blind even the best of us from certain truths to the passions that help create the generations that follow. The fourth, that which we all strive for, is agape, the highest form of charity that is unconditional love of those of good conscience and faith unfeigned, that which builds a moral society and the foundation of all civilizations. You are a young man yet still, many a decade of experiences ahead of you, and that the fact of the matter is that asking these questions now shows to me a wisdom that escapes many of your peers; as consequence, I shared with you a sliver of wisdom of those who've come before, not of a desire to plot a course for what you should do but help you survey a path you choose, wherever that leads you. Louis, whatever that choice is and even if I should never come to know why, understand that I trust you, that I believe you are partaking in the Human experience. Whether you choose cherish the love between friends, lovers or even the distant dream of a future family, understand I am by your side, as I have always been since you have entered my life, my family."