Chapter 99:
18. Reversalofalliance 1
The eraofpeacehad arrivedinEurope, andpeacemeantabundance and stability. There was no longera need for war, or exploitation to prepare for war, and thepeople did notfear fortheirlives. It alsomeantthat they did nothave to hear brutal gunfire and smell rottencorpses.
Citizens who remembered the days whenwar was their daily life did notthinkthat thepresent erawoulst. They just prayed to thegod theybelievedineverymorning forthis peaceful life to continue.
Onthe other hand, there werepeople who wantedtoshapethesebeautiful presentdays. Artists enjoyed the present by painting peaceful citylife, sculpting great figuresthat ended thewar, or singing in the quiet morning.
The atmosphereofpoliticsbegantomix little by littlewith thenaturalnessofsociety. Tensionsbetween countrieshad not yetbeenpletely eased, butthey could notbparedtothe pastbrutality.
Atfirst, peace under Frances hegemony seemed to be as fragile as thinice thatcouldbreakwith onehit.
However, this thin ice hardened andincreased its thicknessover time. Now, the periodofpeacehad certainly entered astable state. Leaders fromall overEurope werepredicting permanentpeace.
Butiftherewas light, there wasalso darkness, like thw of conservation of mass discoveredbythe Russianscientist MikhailLomonosov and organizedbythe great French chemist AntoineLavoisier.[1]Would thetotmount of warsfought by mankindaround the world be preserved?
While theEuropeancontinent regained peace after areally longtime, therewere other continents groaning in blood under rough gunfire. Theywere thetwo new continents Americaand South Asia, withIndiainparticr.
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Britain, which received theBengal areainexchangefor winningthe Seven Years Waragainst France, gently swallowedupall of India by settingupthe EastIndiaCompany with tax collection, administrative, and judicial powers in India.
There was a strong bacsh from indigenousforces againstthis, and the MughalEmpire, theKingdom of Mysore, the Maratha Confederacy, andthe KingdomofGorkha evenformed an alliance againstthe BritishEast India Company, butthey could notwithstand thisinvader whowas vicious, cruel, andsneaky.[2]
The BritishEast India Companysarmy, whichwon asweepingvictory over its enemies, swallowedupthe territories of the Indiansubcontinent withouthesitation. The BritishEast India Company was progressively taking over India.
And thusa mere freetradpany wassteadilymoving forwardthe unification of the Indiansubcontinent, which no other country thatexisted in South Asia could achieve.
The countrythat thekingdom cares about andchecks the most is by far theFrench Empire, with itsEmperor Napoleon Bonaparte. However, evenatthe peakofthe IberianPenins War, the number of troopsdispatched from the kingdom itself wasgreater on theIndian sidethan in Europe. The main battlefield of the kingdom is not Europebut India.
Thisshowed how much investmentthe United Kingdom was makingtoget India, calledThe GoldenBird ofSouthAsia.
If someonesaid Shakespearecannot be exchanged with India! the Britishwouldanswer Even 100 Shakespeareswouldntbeenough in exchange for India!
Themajoritystakeinthe EastIndiaCompany sweeping Indias subcontinent belonged to capitalists dominating the Londonfinancial world.
Thoseclosely connectedtoWestminsterpoliticsinfluenced theBritish cab and demanded theconstantexpansion of the territorycontrolled by theEast India Company.
The cabalso considered thatthe expansion of theIndian colony wasinthe national interest. They allowedthe forces dispatched there unlimited freedom and ordered themtoactivelysupport theEast India Company.
Thisistoinform you that the warbetween thekingdom andFrance has ended. French ships may notgoall the wayhere, but hostileacts against themare prohibited. The kingdom did notsuffer adecisivedefeat, butitissaid to have yieldeda lot.
Hmm Its unfortunate, buttheres nothing we can do about it. The purposeofthe kingdomarmy dispatched to India is to eradicate rebelsand expand thekingdoms territory.
Francis Rawdon-Hastings[3], 1st Marquess of Hastings, theGovernor-General of India, cut off hisinterestinhis homecountry andcontinued his duties, which was truly what the British governmentand the ownersofthe EastIndiaCompany wanted.
Armed with excellent weapons, technology, advanced systems and strongdiscipline, the red coats were adisasterhere in India.
As if theywere angry at what their homecountry hadsufferedfrom France, theydid not stop moving forward while shedding the blood andfleshofthosewho confrontedthem or resisted.
Theygreedilyswallowed India. In no time, therivers thatthey upied included most of the southern part of the GangesRiver.
The kingdomisconquering theworlds richest and most fertilnd while theFrench are bustling in that narrow Europe. Waitand see! This difference willultimately determhe sessorfailure of thekingdom andFrance!
After winningthe Mysore-Maratha War, the BritishEast India Company, which moralehad risen to the sky,unched awar again to beatNepals Kingdom of Gorkha, whichprovidedtroops to the Mysoreand Maratharegions through the HimyanMountains.
The 80,000 troops, including thearmy owned by theEast India Company, dispatched troops from the UnitedKingdom, and supportfrom subordinate countries, seemed to be able to crush the Kingdom of Gorkha at once.
However, inthe Gorkha Kingdom, there wasa natural fortress withanaverage altitude of 2,000m, and there were Gorkhali soldiers who calledthemselves Gurkha.
The British army, which was said to hardly have any opponent exceptfor the Frencharmy, stronglyfelt thebitterness of theckassassins who roamedthe hignds like it was their homes.
Who Who the hell are those demons!?
The East India Companywas veryconfusedbythe Gorkhali runningthrough thered coats. Andthis wasalso announcing the birth of thelegendary Gurkha mercenaries.
Shortlyafterthe war between the Kingdom of Gorkha andthe EastIndiaCompany, a ship departed fromIndiawith a letter. The letter, inscribed withthe signature of theGovernor-General of India Francis Rawdon, was, in a word, an employmentproposalfor the Gorkhali soldiers. The beginning of theletter was like this.
Inthe Nepalsmountains, we found a mysteriousarmy that is unlikely to be pushed back evenbythe French SeniorGuard.
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It was theBritish East India Companythat wasdriving South Asia and theIndian subcontinent into awhirlpool of blood, butthe realculprit wasthe United Kingdom thatinstigated them.
The war in North America was also one of thewars in which Britain participated. Britain waseven passivelyinterveninginthe Spanish-Portuguese colonies independence war withinthe South American continent.
In the end, Britainwas involved in all thebig warsoutside Europe, as always. Andthis wasalso thefate, orthe privilege, asthe world empire that ruled the sea.
TheUnited States, whichstarted from Britains 13 colonies on the Antic coast of North America, becameindependentafterwinning theindependence war. Having established itself as thefirstNew World countrytotransnt European systems, technologies, and ideologies, thecountry began a war with Britainagainin1812.
The reasonwas thatthe forced conscriptionofBritain, called the Press Gang, included arge number of Americans, and that Britishspiestriedtooverthrow the UnitedStates by joiningforces withNative American tribes in theNew World.
The United Statesfederal government saiditwas a seriousprovocationthat threatened the states existence. It became thecauseofwar.
However, the truepurpose of thederationofwar was differentfrom thepublic announcements. Eventhough it alreadyhad vastand fertileterritory, theUnited States coveted the northern territories upied by Britain.
Inaddition, it was irritatedatthe native tribeswho werestickingtoEnnd andsharpening their knives. Prior to the presidents secondterm, the governmentalso thought thatpolitical action wasneeded to unite supporters.
Just in time, there was also acalctionthat Britain would not paymuch attentiontothe American continent as it wasina desperatebattle againstFrance in the Iberian Penins War. Likeotherwars, the U.S.-British Warbeganinthis way.
But all of these predictions were wrong! Thewar is flowingtoa point where no onecan handle it! Im so resentful of theformer president Madison Jr.! How could he start awar withouta n!
Daniel D. Tompkins[4]wasthe newly electedvice presidentofthe United States. Upontaking office, Tompkinsled the delegation himselftosign an agreementtoend the U.S.-EnglishWar, which wasthe first pledge of theDemocratic-Republican Party. However, thenegotiations failed without erasingthe disagreementsbetween thetwo countries.
After returning from Montreal, Vice President Tompkins pouredout criticism against the formerpresident withoutrestraint. Politicians andadministratorswho currently made up the federal governmentdid not dare to helphim, butthe amount of dirt umted by his predecessor wargeenough to makethem sympathize withhim.
We should never disappoint of the voters expectations. Regardless of themeans, the waragainst Britain mustbeended.
JamesMonroe was theleader of the rulingDemocratic-Republican Party and thefifthpresident of the UnitedStates. He would be recorded as theone who ascended to thepresidency themost narrowly in theU.S. presidentialelections.
The FederalParty, the opponent of theDemocratic-Republican Party, hadneverhad apresident since JohnAdams(the secondpresident), and evenJohn Adams hadnot seeded in being re-elected.
However, inthe 1816 presidential election, theDemocratic-Republican Party securedonly 115 out of atotalof217 electors, andJamesMonroe, whowas thena candidate, won only 50.4% of the vote.
This wasthe lowest ever for theDemocratic-Republican Party since Thomas Jefferson, whenhelost to John Adams and got46.6% ofthe vote.
Youre right. We were abletowin thest election becauseyour Excellency strongly pushed ahead thepromise to endthe U.S.-British Warasa presidentialcampaignpledge. If youreverse it, itwill be very difficult to predict the size of the bacsh.
This promisewas the reasonwhy the Federal Party weakly got49.2% ofthe vote, and whythe Democratic-Republican side won theelectioneven thoughthe war broke outwhilethey were in power.
Italso meant that citizens of the UnitedStates weredisillusioned with thisstagnantwar, which began in 1812.
Ifthey didnot wanttosee angry citizens storming intothe White House to set it on fire, themembers of thecurrent federal governmenthad to stopthe war unconditionally. While everyone was worried becausenoone could finda way, aman revealed his presence.
Thewar withBritain cannotbeavoided forthe national interest of the UnitedStates and forthe stability of thefederal government, andthe Britishseem to have no intention of signing an end-of-waragreement Then, isnt it simple? Wejust have topletelyreverse ourinterests.
Hmm You are?
Im WilliamHenryHarrison[5], aDemocratic-Republican congressman, Sir.
Harrison, who hadintense eyes, wasa formersoldier andeven becamea major general. Then, he waselected to theHouseofRepresentatives in the 1816 election and took his first steps in Washington politics.
Several members of the House of Representativesfrowned at therude interventionofa first-timer. However, President James Monroes eyesshoneatHarrison.
Completely reverse our interests? Please exin in detail.
Sincethe United Statesbecame independent fromthe British, it has constantly repeated disputes withthem. Onthe other hand, we established friendly rtions with France andhelped eachother. Despitethe revolutionoverturningthe old system, the twocountries remained allies andfought together againstBritain.
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However, in international rtions, thereisnoeternal enemy or ally. Unfortunately, a series of diplomatic actionsthat Francehas shown in recent years greatly disappointed thefederal government and raisedquestions about the continuationofthe alliance.
While the UnitedStates was engaged in afierce war with Britain, France made peace withBritain without any consultationwith theUnited States. Thanks to this, manyofthe elite red coat soldiers tiedtothe IberianPenins could cross the Antic Ocean andjoined the American front.
It was embarrassingfor the UnitedStates, andatthe sametime sufficient to holda resentfulheartagainst France.
Of course, the UnitedStates alsohad aprecedent of rejecting Frances desperaterequeststoparticipateinthe war when France wasfightingBritain, but originally, people or countrieswere more sensitive to what theysuffered.
A series of gold mines thatappearedwith huge amountsofgold in some viges in Georgiahad furthercooled the rtionshipbetween thetwo countries. Althoughtreated as topsecret, allofthe top leaders of the U.S. administration knew.
Theperson who took overthe 50-yeardevelopmentand economic rights of several viges in Georgiafrom theUnited States wasNapoleonBonaparte, theFrench Emperor, and thegold from the gold mines was flowing intothe French Empires funds.
In internationaldiplomacy, thevictim was a fool. However, the impactwaspletelydifferent for theones sufferingand the ones watching. There wasonly oneattitudethat theUnited States could take againstFrance after taking such ablow.
Whyhave theUnited States andthe United Kingdom beenfightingcontinuously? There is a struggle for supremacyinthe New World andover theAnticOcean, but in fact, there is a reason more important than this. Itsthe friendly rtionship that the UnitedStates and Francehave.
Britain and Francecouldneverbeonthe sameboat, and one of them had to be destroyedfor their confrontationtoend. Since theUnited States were Frances ally, it was natural for Britain to be hostiletothe United States.
Butonthe contrary, if theUnited States ended itsfriendlyrtions withFrance, then Britainwouldprobablyceaseits hostilities againstthe United States. Harrison insisted on abreakthrough thatwouldtake a stepeven further fromhere.
Friendship withFrance is over. It is no longer in theinterests of the UnitedStates. I would liketoexpress my sincere opiniontoyour Excellency. Instead of giving up theownership of Britains North American colonies, I petition that the time hase to achievea reversalofalliance in the Americas.
TL notes
[1]Law of conservationofmass,Mikhail Lomonosov,Antoine Lavoisier
[2]Mughal Empire,Kingdom of Mysore,Maratha Empire,GorkhaKingdom
[3]Francis Rawdon-Hastings
[4]Former U.S. President:JamesMadison, currentPresident:James Monroe, currentvice President:Daniel D. Tompkins
[5]William Henry Harrison