Orders
Upgrade army to Small Industrial Age.
Upgrade the navy to Tiny Industrial Age.
Use the old man o' wars from upgrading to create the new Merchant Navy. They are to retain their guns to be the heaviest-armed merchant fleet in the world, and can possibly help the Royal Navy in a time of crisis.
The new Merchant Navy will begin trading immediately with Germany, France, Portugal, Russia and the Andes.
The entire armed forces are to be on alert for threats, and no forces are to be allowed near British shores. Trading ships are to be watched carefully by the harbour guns and navy.
The army is to either, supported by most of the Royal Navy, and in both cases our artillery is to be protected by our infantry:
Attack Sicily and take it for Great Britain, using our artillery and warship's guns to smash holes in the enemy defences/lines and send our cavalry through them into their rear area, to attack from behind or to take supply depots and as-yet-undefended strongholds, while our infantry attack against the breach.
Or:
Should another nation attempt to take Sicily, then instead take the Ivory Coast (the bottom of the bit that sticks out lol, the top bit bordering the Gulf of Guinea (GoGuinea)). Our artillery and warships are to smash holes in their lines, which our cavalry is to rush through and stop any poisoning of the water, at any cost. The infantry is then to attack with artillery support, and cavalry once they have returned from stopping the poisoning of the water supply.
If required, fresh water is to be supplied from Britain. Water is one of the few things we have abundant supplies of
By Order of Henry VII
King of Great Britain