The Rise of the Eagle

Solarius

The Presidency of James K. Polk

The Ouragan(1) war began in June 1846. James Polk had directed his officials to demand all land below the 54th parrallel, and not to negotiate with any other proposals. Naturally, the British did not want to cede most of their share of the territory, and so tensions rose. The only thing the two sides agreed to was that they would send two surveyors, one British and one American, to chart the area. The two countries seemed ready to fight.
It took one shot to cause the war that would change history forever.

Next: The Gibson incident, The Ouragan war, and the Treaty of Seville.

1 Alternate spelling for Oregon, used in this TL
 
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Yelnoc

I would rather see this make sense and follow what most likely would have happened then a ameri or britiwank
 

Solarius

The Gibson incident
The Gibson incident took place in Astoria, Oregon. The two surveyors were staying in an inn, when they were murdered by a radical Expansionist named Ephraim Gibson. Britain blamed America for the murder, saying that it was probably an American agent who killed the surveyors. Britain declared war shortly after.
 

David S Poepoe

Banned
Solarius said:
The Gibson incident
The Gibson incident took place in Astoria, Oregon. The two surveyors were staying in an inn, when they were murdered by a radical Expansionist named Ephraim Gibson. Britain blamed America for the murder, saying that it was probably an American agent who killed the surveyors. Britain declared war shortly after.
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Most of the time the US and Britain would appoint a joint committee to examine such events, similar to border disbutes, why would anything be different now?
 

Solarius

The Ouragan War and The Treaty of Seville

The Ouragan War was a disaster for the US. Almost immeadietly, British forces overran American communities in Ouragan, while American attacks failed miserably. In other parts of the country, the situation was different. Winnipeg was decimated by American troops, although Canada always retook the city. New Brunswick attacked town like Augusta and Rochester, ruining their economies. It soon became apparent that the US had no way of winning the Ouragan War and to avoid the destruction of Boston, the USA began to negotiate an end to the War. The Treaty of Seville declared the land between the Colombia river and the 49th Parallel British. It also established the border between New Brunswick and Maine as a straight line from New Hampshire's northern border to the Atlantic ocean.
The Ouragan war was a humiliation for America, but it taught the country many important lessons. Polk, in the rest of his term, modernized the Army and the Navy in preperation for a possible war. Congress also passed a law requiring that all towns with a population larger than 25,000 people had to have a military, and in coastal towns, a Navy base. The war had devestated towns like Rochester and Astoria, although latter quiclky bounced back as the USA's main pacific port.
 

Dathi THorfinnsson

Solarius said:
The Ouragan War and The Treaty of Seville
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Winnipeg was decimated by American troops, although Canada always retook the city. New Brunswick attacked town like Augusta and Rochester, ruining their economies. It soon became apparent that the US had no way of winning the Ouragan War and to avoid the destruction of Boston, the USA began to negotiate an end to the War.
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I don't know when the name 'Winnipeg' was first used for the area, but Wiki says the city of that name was incorporated in 1873.

If the US managed to take Winnipeg/the Canadian prairies, how would Canada/the Brits take it back? In 1870, when trying to put down the first Riel Rebellion in Manitoba, the Canadian government had to send troops THROUGH THE US, as there was no effective way to get them there through Canadian territory.

By far the best logistics route, pre-rail is up the Red river into Minnesota....

You could have the Brits take ALL of Maine and return most of it in return for the Prairies...
 

Stonewall's Lightning

How do the Russians feel about all the trouble on their Alaskan territory border, do the Russians want to sell Alaska earlier? Do the Russians help mediate an end to the Anglo-American conflict? Do they help the U.S or Britain, or stay neutral?


Do the Mexican's take advantage of the U.S and British conflict, to raise hell over Texas? Are generals Scott and Tayor involved in the war against Britain?

Maybe the Mexican war waits a few years?
 

Solarius

The Russians feel a little worried. They don't like war so closed to Alaska. Russia will wanna sell alaska earlier, although to who I won't say.
 

Solarius

1846-1848
The USA after Ouragan war was united in its hatred of James K. Polk. The rest of his presidency was marked by his spectacular unpopularity. Almost nothing he wanted accomplished got accomplished, and he continuously got worse. However, he did accomplish two things that were popular. His modernization of the military was welcomed by all, and his annexation of Haiti was loved by southerners. The elections of 1848 were a disater for the Democrats. The whig party, led by Zachary Taylor and his VP Daniel Webster, won the elections.
 

T3h_shammy

Solarius said:
The Presidency of James K. Polk

The Ouragan(1) war began in June 1846. James Polk had directed his officials to demand all land below the 54th parrallel, and not to negotiate with any other proposals. Naturally, the British did not want to cede most of their share of the territory, and so tensions rose. The only thing the two sides agreed to was that they would send two surveyors, one British and one American, to chart the area. The two countries seemed ready to fight.
It took one shot to cause the war that would change history forever.

Next: The Gibson incident, The Ouragan war, and the Treaty of Seville.

1 Alternate spelling for Oregon, used in this TL
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What happened to the annexation of Texas in 1845 by John Tyler. Was your POD in Tyler's presidency?

Edit: Forgot to mention Polk was elected on a platform of officially annexing Texas but Tyler beat him to the gun. Clarification please:)
 
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