1848 cont'd
The American war plan developed by General Winfield Scott called for troops in the north under the Army of the Rockies commanded by John Sloat to capture Nimes, Macao, and Asturias. They would then press on to Jaen.
The eastern forces comprising the Army of the Colorado under General Stephen Kearny would launch an initial three-pronged attack on Valladolid and Murcia from the north, and Pamplona from the west. Simultaneously the Army of the Pacific Northwest would attack east through the Colorado Mountains and the tundra to the north.
With those territories captured, the second phase of the operation would take place and Salamanca and then Barcelona would be seized. Barcelona was the gateway to Madrid and central to America’s plan.
From there, the war would enter its final phase. Troops under General Zachary Taylor commanding the Army of the Pacific would push south and southwest to the coast. Two main axes of attack would roll up Madrid and Toledo on the left wing, while Santander, Zaragoza and Valencia were taken by the right. General Kearny would drive west, to capture Seville, Palma and Zohak. It was planned that the entire campaign take no more than 7 years to complete, with the end result that Spain would be completely defeated.
US Ground and Air Forces
2 early tank brigades
53 cavalry squadrons
4 hussar squadrons
134 American riflemen brigades
2 flamethrower assault brigades
7 marine infantry brigades
1 partisan brigade
4 Schneider 75 brigades
3 heavy artillery brigades
1 cannon brigade
36 zeppelins
US naval forces
7 ironclads
American industry focused on mass production of the early tank. General Scott maintained these units in concert with the Army Zeppelin Air Services would be the key to a short war.
1849-
George M. Dallas became the 12th President of the United States.
(Here we deviate from real history as Zachary Taylor is fighting the Spanish-American War)
Vitoria became Rapid City, SD
The invasion began. General Stephen Kearny’s 1st and 2nd Tank Regiments assaulted Pamplona from the west after a heavy zeppelin attack and captured the city. It was burned and a new settlement took root- Pierre, South Dakota.
Valladolid fell to cavalry from 9th and 10th US Cavalry of VII Corps and was renamed Bismarck, ND.
Murcia was attacked by cavalry from 1st and 2nd US Cavalry of III Corps and MGL Ulysses S. Grant came from battle.
Salamanca was captured by 3rd and 4th US Cavalry of IV Corps and razed.
Nimes was captured.
The first phase of the operation was a complete success. Borazjan became Fargo, ND
1850-
George Dallas died in office of “fill in your preferred illness here” and Millard Fillmore replaced him.
At Macao, a heavy artillery unit was lost, but the enemy defenses of 3 rifle units could not withstand the determined American attack. Macao fell.
Asturias fell to Sloat’s forces as the two defenders were eliminated. One Zeppelin was lost in action.
The first action by American early tanks took place. Two units from the 3rd Tank Regiment killed 2 infantry. A third tank unit eliminated the last cavalry defender as
Barcelona fell.
American tanks and cavalry from Zachary Taylor’s Army of the Pacific struck at Santander. City garrisons of muskets and rifles proved no match as the city fell.
At Seville, the Army of the Colorado engaged a large force of 9 infantry there.
The US 1st Tank Regt lost 2 tanks brigades to enemy defenses. But American armor and cavalry broke the back of the defenses and Seville was captured.
1851-
3 tank brigades from the Army of the Colorado defeated the 3 units defending Palma as that coastal city fell.
Kearney’s men pushed ahead and at Zohak, three infantry were defeated at the cost of one early tank brigade. Hotchkiss armored cars also accompanied US forces here.
The US 3rd and 4th Cavalry raised the American flag over Zohak.
At Madrid, 3 American cavalry units were lost in an early attack.
The US spent 3500 gold to steal radio from fascist Russia. The mission was an unqualified success.
Britain allied Japan against the US on the 50th anniversary of the British-American War
1852-
At Zaragoza, General Taylor’s right wing continued the advance to the sea.
After artillery destroyed a defending infantry, a flamethrower assault brigade routed a Spanish cavalry unit. Zaragoza fell.
At Madrid, an American assault resulted in the loss of 2 tank brigades, 2 cavalry units and a Hotchkiss armored car formation.
Spanish losses were 5 infantry brigades.
The remnants of an elite infantry remained in the city
The Mongols joined Britain against the US
Britain signed an MPP with China
Spain signed peace treaties with Russia and Aztecs
Barcelona rebelled against US occupation troops
A Carthaginian agent was caught trying to steal a technology
1853-
At Jaen, three infantry defenders were overcome by coordinated American artillery fire and armored car assault. The city fell.
At Madrid, one tank brigade was put out of action, but 4 infantry brigades defending the city were defeated. The Spanish capital was now American.
At Barcelona, 3 early tank brigades killed 3 drafted infantry units. That city fell.
South of Madrid at Toledo, 5 infantry and rifle units were overcome at the loss of 2 cavalry and one early tank brigade. Toledo was captured
Valencia was the last Spanish bastion.
Seven cavalry units were lost assaulting the city before its four defending infantry units were overcome.
With that, the Spanish were destroyed as a result of Winfield Scott’s masterful campaign and the US now stretched “from sea to shing sea.” President Fillmore was widely praised as a visionary who had led the country to the shores of the Pacific. There were those however who claimed Fillmore's greatest contribution was giving General Scott a free hand in conducting the campaign and just staying out of the general's way. A number of the former Spanish cities assumed more American names.
The state of California received a favorable portion of these new lands.
Madrid became San Francisco
Toledo became Los Angeles
Valencia became San Diego
Barcelona became Sacramento
Seville became San Jose
Zaragoza became San Bernadino
Santander became Fresno
Idaho and Montana came into the union.
Jaen became Boise
Asturias became Pocatello
Zohak became Coeur d’Alene
Rio Janeiro became Helena
Nîmes became Billings
Macao became Butte
Franklin Pierce from New Hampshire became America’s 14th President.
President Pierce, on assuming office, immediately began reducing the number of American conflicts with other nations.
He made peace with Scandinavia which netted 40 gold.
He later in the year arranged peace with the Arabs, and offered 60 gold in return.
The third treaty was with Britain, and America provided 80 gold in return.
President Pierce was also keenly interested in acquiring technology through espionage, specifically to close the gap in naval disparity. The treasury put forth 3939 gold for a careful steal of torpedo from Britain. This was a success.
Dreadnought>submarines in 5
1854-
Another 3939 spent on espionage yielded the US Navy submarine technology
The Great War Experience would have taken 6 years, but once again American espionage succeeded against their nemesis, Britain.
With the spending of 3939 gold, the Great War Experience was learned.
Mass Production was next for development to complete in 7 years
The best news of all was that Britain did not have this scientific advance. America had closed the gap in science! Or so the people thought..
With the new found technology, 39 veteran American rifle units received upgrades to American infantry.
In Eurasia, Korea and Nubia made peace.
Britain and Korea allied against Persia
Radio towers began to spring up in a variety of locations, in order to combat the effects of war weariness. Franklin Pierce subsequently became the first US president to make a speech by way of this new method of communication.
Britain didn't need long to jump ahead in technology, as news came at years end that they had learned mass production and began building Hoover Dam.
