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Post by MinnesotaNationalist on Aug 19, 2018 1:28:57 GMT
After the French defeat, what remained of French Southern Africa ended up in Zulu hands. The British turned their attention elsewhere, not worried about the Zulu forces, trusting the Boer to mop them up. In fact, the Zulu and British began discussions of peace between them. Meanwhile, the Zulu were consolidating their new de facto territory, rallying their former enemies of the Xosa, Pongo, Swazi, Sotho, and Tonga around the Zulu flag, promising plunder and rewards in the form of Boer land. In October, they began their march, taking back Zousafort (Xosafort in English) from Boer occupation, before rearing north to Bloomington. Zulu and their allies also march to take Bath, Freegens, and Weeding. In the Tongan state, the Tongans march to John Belo, but resistance from the Portuguese Military keeps them from taking it before the end of the year. Perhaps the Brits were a bit quick to leave.
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Post by MinnesotaNationalist on Aug 24, 2018 2:11:36 GMT
Britain would become quite interested in replicating those Waraeros that were causing them trouble in the Baltic and Mediterranean. Throughout 1915, Britain would create several models of makeshift Waraeros in preparation to use against the French, and in October, they finally found one that they liked. On November 2nd, the first British Waraeros would fly off from Kent and drop bombs on camps of French Soldiers in the Pas-de-Calais. The French would retaliate a couple weeks later with their own bombing of British positions in Kent. And, on December 2th, British and French Waraeros would encounter each other over the Strait of Dover, looking to bombard each other. This chance encounter turned into a fight in the skies, the first of its kind. The British pilots, unlike the French, had been equipped with pistols (in case they ended up crashing and surviving in enemy territory), which they pulled out and started firing at the French. The French, in return, were attempting, unsuccessfully, to maneuver themselves so that they can drop their bombs onto the opponent Aeros. That day, the British would lose none of their waraeros, with the French losing two with their pilots, and many of the remaining had holes shot through. It would be a day that changed Military History.
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Post by MinnesotaNationalist on Aug 27, 2018 14:49:02 GMT
The Blue Banner’s March carries on, and in Summer they crossed the Yangtze, where they took that all-too-well known path from Wuhan to Chungsha, and unlike the French so long ago, they successfully took it. Further West, the Taiping respond by finishing off the Blues at Shawshang and capturing Chonching, and are now threatening Chungdue. In the East, Nanching remains under constant battle between the Blues and Taiping. Because of the turbulence so close to the palace, and with the full understanding that this wasn’t just another peasant rebellion that could be easily squashed, the ancient Yongheng emperor fled south to Canton, with the understanding that if things got too bad, he’d just flee to the British-held city of Hong Kong. Factionalism grows more still in the Rebellion and in Taiping China. In Taiping-held land, old bureaucrats and administrators who’ve recently fallen out of power thanks to the constant scheming in court have started considering switching sides to the Blue Rebels, and some even have started covertly supporting them. In the land controlled by the Blues, some Generals, especially in the North, where there’s less fighting, and the West, have started to show less support in the fighting, hoping that generals in rival factions would end up losing more men (thus power), securing victory for their own faction once the war ends. This is a large portion of what’s leading Taiping to victory in the West. These Generals have been called out by their compatriots, who have demanded recalls and punishments against these traitors, perhaps even expulsion from the Rebellion.
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Post by MinnesotaNationalist on May 17, 2019 14:11:13 GMT
For years, despite the Bourbon reforms of the 19th century, the poorer citizens of Spanish Cuba had a dream of independence, a dream not quite shared by most of the Cuban elite, and definitely not by Spain itself. Now, with the incoming British Armada, those that share the dream see their chance. In the Spring and Summer of 1915, those elites that could flee from Spanish Cuba flee to Mexico, New Spain and New Granada. In October, the British came to Cuba, and they came with next to no resistance. The Brits were met with applause and cheer, and a collaborative Cuban Republic was quickly created. The Dream, apparently, had come true. ~~~~~------~~~~~ So, uhh, the break in this went on a little longer than I expected. But, now that school's out, I should be getting back into this, at least for the next couple months. Admittedly, I actually wrote the description months ago, all it needed was the map. Didn't get around to that part until last night
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