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Encyclopaedia Americana
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United States of North America
Washington, Federal District, 1758


Remington, J.W. 1653 - 1739

pioneering inventor of the Remington caliber .480
breechloading rifle and the caliber .460 repeating carbine of
the same name. James William Remington was born in 1653
in Los Angeles. His rifle, government patent #438, is the Remington caliber .480, the first like it in the world. This revolutionary firearm enabled infantry units to command the battlefield, and was a vast improvement over the government manufactured Springfield Bludgeon smoothbore musket. Remington filed his patent in 1679 for the caliber .480 and
demonstrated it for government officials that same year. The government of King Cooper XXVII ordered the entireity of American forces equipped with the rifle, and inquired whether
increasing the rate of fire of the rifle would enable more
offensive capability. Remington replied in 1680 with his Remington caliber .460 repeating carbine. This weapon was
breech loading, and carried a tube of 11 rounds, each
successive round chambered by a lever. This new firearm so impressed the King's government that they purchased a
quantity of them as well, so that by April of 1690, Remington
rifles were in the hands of 225,000 riflemen across the
country. The Remington carbine itself was the
government mandated weapon of the newly created
Cavalry Corps, and came to be handled by 160,000
cavalrymen. The effectiveness of these weapons was soon demonstrated. American cavalry used the repeating carbines
to subdue and Americanize the Persians in the Southwest
in the War of the Rio Grande in 1700. Subsequent action in
the Alleghany Campaigns of 1707 against the Aztecs
highlighted the strengths of the firearms against
smoothbore muskets. The showpiece of the Remington,
however, was the Panama Canal War of 1710. American
cavalry deployed to the Panama Canal Zone in force,
spearheaded by the First Cavalry Army led by General
George Washington. By September of 1710, the Iroquois
and Zulu settlements in Central America had been
destroyed, and the City of Panama Canal had been built,
bottling the Zulu and Iroquois into South America,
and allowing American ships to cross from the Pacific Ocean
into the American Sea. Remington's carbine performed exceptionally in every climate in which it was employed,
from the tundras of Manitoba, to the jungles of Central
America. James Remington was invited and was present when King Cooper XXVII proclaimed his realm the United States of North America in 1711. His invention was in many ways responsible for the growth and rise of the US, and he was
awarded a lifetime government pension by the King. The Remington caliber .480 was phased out of government
service in 1735, with the appearance of the Springfield Model 10 bolt action rifle. Remington died in 1739 in Washington.
His sons, Edward and Robert, continue to
own and operate the Remington Armory in Los Angeles.


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Encyclopaedia Americana
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Washington, Federal District, 1758



Panama Canal War - March 1, 1710 - September 18, 1710

The Panama Canal War was the third war within ten
years for the American nation. The war actually saw
American forces engaging three enemies; the Persians,
for a brief time, the Iroquois and the Zulu. The immediate
causes of war can be traced back to the 1670's and
the American exploration of Europe and Asia. The vast
richness of the European and Asian lands was apparent, and American explorers were shocked to find no traces of
advanced civilization at all. Word of this terrific find shocked
the King and his court, and the nation as a whole. The
Congress sat in debate for days, and the King deliberated
on the correct course of action. Finally it was decided that
this rich land could not be allowed to fall
into anyone else's hands. The resources it offered
certainly more than paid for the cost of
outfitting ships, settlers, and expeditionary military units.
So it was decreed on January 4
1688, that all lands explored by Americans, from the Iberian peninsula to the Russian
steppes, were considered the territorial possessions of the United States, and they were
earmarked for immediate settlement.

Settlers and soldiers gathered in Los Angeles in 1699
and set out southward. A problem soon became apparent.
The time it would take for the ships to round South
America and cross the Atlantic was more than twice
what it would take a ship from Jacksonville to
reach Europe. The King pondered the situation once i
nformed of this distressing news, and
decided the time was right to claim all of North America
for the United States. However, he had already put
in motion the attacks on Persia and the resulting War of
the Rio Grande diverted resources from the canal campaign.
The Alleghany Campaigns of 1707 further
delayed the plans for the canal, but proved invaluable, as a lieutenant colonel George
Washington won honor, glory, and general's rank on the battlefields of Tlateloco.

The King was quite pleased, and allowed General Washington
to assemble two elite cavalry divisions and one veteran
into his First Cavalry Army. After they had been assembled,
they boarded trains for Mexico City, where they arrived on February 17, 1710, along with twelve additional cavalry
divisions and 6 batteries of cannon. This combined force,
the Army of Central America, marched south to St. Louis,
and encamped there February 21. On the 22'nd, the King
gave his "North American Destiny" speech to
the Congress, announcing his intention to drive all other
nations out of Central America and to build a canal linking
the Pacific Ocean with the American Sea. Further,
he decreed, that from now on, North America extended
from the Panama Canal to the
top of the Canadian wilderness.

The Congress voted unanimiously to support the King's
actions, and on March 1 war was declared on Zululand,
the Five Nations, and Persia. The First Cavalry Army struck quickly, riding hard over the mountains and jungle and
destroying Persepolis and the Persian nation. I Corps,
six divisions of cavalry and 3 cannon batteries, attacked
Ulundi on March 17, and burned the city.
General Robert E. Lee emerged as the famous Victor
of Ulundi as he spun his I Corps westward
towards the Iroquois city of Tonawanda. II Corps, the
remainder of the Army of Central America,
attacked all forces fielded by the Zulu and Iroquois in the field.

By April 25, all Iroquois and Zulu forces had been forced
out of Central America, and the First
Cavalry Army fortified the canal site, reinforced by fresh
cavalry from Texas. On May 11, the Battle
of Tonawanda was fought, ending with American troops
entering the city on the 12'th. General Lee ordered the city burned, and detached a division of cavalry to escort
the settlers waiting in St. Louis. The remaining American
forces reinforced the First Cavalry Army on May 23, 1710,
and commenced bombarding Oka, a city just across the
border.

Settlers arrived in June, and on July 14, Canal Day, the city
of Panama Canal was founded. The King was ecstatic,
and the first American ship, the ocean monitor USS Invincible, sailed through it on July 30. American cannon continued to bombard Oka, and finally on August 14, the city fell to
cavalry units of II Corps. The city was razed, and the King immediately sent emissarys to Salamanca and Zimbabwe.
Peace treaties with each nation were drwan up, and on September 18 1710, the Treaty of Havana was signed
ending the Panama Canal War. On March 11, 1711,
King Cooper XXVII proclaimed the United States
of North America, fulfilling the promise of the war


Important Battles of the War

*Battle of Persepolis - March 5, 1710
*Battle of Ulundi - March 17, 1710
*Battle of Tonawanda - May 11, 1710
*Battle of Oka - August 14, 1710

* denotes American victory


Chronology

February 17, 1710 - First Cavalry Army arrives in Mexico City

February 21, 1710 - Army of Central America arrives in St. Louis

February 22, 1710 - King Cooper XXVII delivers his "North American Destiny" speech before Congress

March 1, 1710 - United States of America declare war on Zululand, the Five Nations, and Persia

March 5, 1710 - Persepolis falls, Persia destroyed

March 17, 1710 - Ulundi falls

April 25, 1710 - all Zulu and Iroquois military formations driven out of Central America, First Cavalry Army fortifies the
canal site

May 11, 1710 - Battle of Tonawanda fought

May 12, 1710 - Tonawanda falls

May 23, 1710 - remainder of Army of Central America reinforces First Cavalry Army, the bombardment of Oka begins

July 14, 1710 - Panama Canal built

August 14, 1710 - Oka falls

September 18, 1710 - Treaty of Havana is signed formally ending the war.



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