William could understand Louis XVI's concerns, but understanding did not mean that William would be able to hand these territories back to Louis XVI in vain.
This world is a world of the weak and the strong. In other words, whoever conquers the British land will naturally belong to him!
Furthermore, since William has mobilized so many troops, Prussia cannot afford to fight a loss-making war.
Late January 1795
The Prussian Army officially captured all the colonies in the former British Governorate of Pittsburgh. After this news was conveyed to London, King George III immediately ordered a declaration of war against Prussia.
Just after Britain declared war on Prussia, the monarchs of various countries and the states of the German Empire who had gathered in Brussels signed an alliance agreement and declared war on Britain.
Before the Allied armies were dispatched, the British Navy took action immediately after George III declared war on Prussia. The British Navy's First Fleet left the port of Great Yarmouth and rushed to Bremen. According to the plan of the Home Fleet, the main force of the Prussian Combined Fleet left
Under the circumstances, the First Squadron will fight against the fleets other than the main force of the Combined Fleet. After winning the victory, it will turn around and move westward to join forces with the Second and Third Fleets to attack the main force of the Combined Fleet.
But when Ambert led the First Squadron and the Fifth Squadron to the Bremen waters, the already ambushed Combined Fleet suddenly appeared and surrounded the British fleet.
"Damn it, what's going on? Didn't it say that the main force of the combined fleet has passed through Kirkwall Strait?"
When countless masts and sails of the combined fleet appeared around the home fleet, Ambert suddenly realized that he seemed to have been fooled.
The main force of the combined fleet is gathered in the waters of Bremen.
But by the time Ambert and the Royal Navy realized this, it was already too late.
Just as the British Navy urgently launched a battle formation, the main force of the combined fleet that had completed the formation launched an attack on the main force of the Royal Navy.
Although the British Royal Navy had strong combat capabilities and tried its best to break through under the command of Ambert, it still suffered heavy losses under the siege of the already ambushed combined fleet.
On January 26, 1795, the naval battle of Bremen came to an end.
The British Royal Navy's Home Fleet lost twenty-one warships. Only twelve warships escaped back to Great Yarmouth, and almost all of these warships were damaged. It will take a period of repair to restore combat effectiveness.
Although the Combined Fleet also suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Bremen, fortunately the battle damage was lighter than that of the Home Fleet, and the main force of the Combined Fleet still remained.
The combined fleet that defeated the Home Fleet will immediately move westward. They will dock at the Dutch port and then attack the Second and Third Fleets of the Home Fleet that have been deployed in the Celtic Sea.
January 30, 1795.
The German Empire, the Netherlands, and the French Army broke into the British-occupied northern France. The province of Calais fell to the offensive of the German Imperial Army in only two days.
After capturing Calais, the Allied forces did not stop. Under William's orders, the Imperial Army and the French Army launched a massive offensive in competition.
On February 13, 1795, all British territories on the European continent fell.
On February 24, 1795, under the order of the British government, the British Navy withdrew all personnel in the English Channel to counter a possible cross-sea attack by the Allies.
On February 26, 1795, the United Fleet and the British Navy launched a battle in the English Channel. Just as the two sides were fighting to the last moment and competing for their own perseverance, the addition of a new force completely turned the tide of the war.
This new force is the Dutch Navy.
On February 27, 1795, the British Royal Navy's Home Fleet was almost annihilated. The timely addition of the Dutch Navy allowed the Prussian Combined Fleet to finally win.
After the Combined Fleet defeated the British Royal Navy, William immediately issued an order, ordering the Allied forces to continue fighting against Britain and prepare to land on the British Isles.
On March 10, 1795, under the escort of the United Fleet that had taken control of the English Channel, a large number of transport ships sailed out of the ports of Calais and other coastal cities. These transport ships carried Allied soldiers who would complete the mission in Black.
Stings launches the invasion of the British Isles.
Before that, the London government had actually sent an envoy to see William. London hoped to cease war with the Allies, but William rejected the British request.
Just kidding, in William's opinion, the current situation can be said to be unprecedented in a century. If William gives up this opportunity, after the British naval strength recovers, it will be almost impossible to find this opportunity again.
After London received William's rejection, the helpless George III had no choice but to make a public statement in Parliament.
"The Kingdom of Great Britain has reached its most dangerous moment. Our enemies have gathered more than 300,000 troops and are planning to bring the war to the British Isles!
All people of Great Britain, here, your King, I, George III, ask you to stand bravely with the government and fight against those invaders!
I believe that victory will eventually belong to the righteous side, and we, the sacred and glorious Kingdom of Great Britain, a country favored by God, will surely defeat the evil enemy and win the war!"
Following George III's speech, the London government continued to recruit more soldiers from England and Scotland.
Hastings has left a great name in British history, and what made it world-famous was a war.
In 1066 AD, William the Conqueror led an army to the land of Hastings, and King Harold, the British ruler at the time, immediately led an army to fight.
A great battle broke out between the two sides at Hastings. The result of the war was that William the Conqueror won the battle, but Harold was unfortunately killed in the battle.
In addition to choosing to land at Hastings because of the short distance from Hastings to London, William also hoped that this land would bless the new conquerors like it did in 1066.
You must know that since William the Conqueror in 1066, no other country's army has been able to attack the British Isles and take over London.
On March 11, 1795, the leading Allied troops landed on the beach of Hastings, but they faced the British troops who had already completed their defenses on the beach.
The British army deployed more than 30,000 troops on the beach of Hastings. They also carried a large number of artillery.
In order to prevent exposure, the British army allowed these Allied vanguards to board the beach. However, after entering the firing range, under the order of the British commander, the British army opened fire without mercy.
The Allied forces immediately suffered heavy casualties, and all the vanguards had to obey the officers' orders and lie down on the beach to wait for reinforcements from the rear.
Seeing this situation, William, who was standing on the flagship "Brandenburg" of the United Fleet, looked very ugly.
Under Mehard's order, the warships of the Combined Fleet began to approach the beach. After approaching, dozens of warships of the Combined Fleet began to bombard the forest behind Hastings Beach without stopping.
Although the target could not be clearly seen, for Mehard, as long as all the forests behind the beach were blown to the ground, the British defenders would naturally have nowhere to hide.
The combined gunfire of forty battleships was terrifying.
After nearly half an hour of approach, I saw that the originally dense forest behind the beach had been completely destroyed.
"Order the transport ship to speed up and send the soldiers to the beach in the shortest possible time!"
The army commander of this landing operation was Dessau. Dessau, who was standing next to William, saw the British defense line exposed after the forest was destroyed and had been bombarded to ashes, and he quickly ordered.
For this landing at Hastings, the Allied forces prepared a total of 160,000 troops, of which 20,000 were French troops commanded by Napoleon.
The first batch of Allied troops to land at Hastings, in addition to the Prussian 5th and 19th Divisions, was the 20,000 French troops led by Napoleon.
"Quick, quick, quick. Move faster. Damn it, do you want to be made into a roast chicken by the British?"
Although the combined fleet did not stop providing fire cover at all, the British artillery also did not stop attacking the coalition forces on the beach.
"Your Majesty, the battleship has reached its limit and will run aground if it goes any further!"
Mehad said to William apologetically, but after Mehad finished speaking, William waved his hand and said:
"This landing operation is commanded by you and Dessau. I will not interfere. I only have one thing, and that is, no matter what the cost, you must land on me and capture the beach!"
After William finished speaking, he continued to look at the situation on the beach with the telescope in his hand.
Under constant artillery fire, the originally picturesque beach has become a Shura field, where countless Allied soldiers are bleeding and drifting.
"General, brothers, we can't hold on any longer!"
"Fart, the Prussians are insisting, why can't we French persist? Tell brothers, the British don't have many troops, our reinforcements are coming in a steady stream, and we will definitely win in the end!"
A French officer hurriedly came to Napoleon and said, but Napoleon ignored him at all.
Seeing Napoleon's behavior, the French officer had no choice but to crawl back to the position of his troops.
Originally, as the commander of the French army, Napoleon did not have to go to the beach, but for Napoleon, this landing in England was probably the most important event in his military career, so how could he give up.
After learning that the Allied forces had landed at Hastings, the British War Department immediately mobilized another 20,000 reserves to reinforce the troops, and at the same time mobilized 10,000 troops from other areas to prepare for deployment to Hastings.
But at this time, under the cover of artillery fire from the Combined Fleet, 50,000 Allied forces had landed on the beach.
On March 13, 1795, after two days and nights of fierce fighting, the Allied forces finally captured the coast of Hastings at the cost of nearly 30,000 casualties.
Although it cost huge casualties, it was not unworthy for William. You must know that defending and attacking in war are often two levels of difficulty. At present, the Allied forces have occupied dozens of miles of territory near the beach. This means
Allied forces can continue to land.
The next battle is to compare the field strength of both sides.
On March 21, 1795, the Allied forces captured the Battle area and directed their troops towards Royal Tunbridge Wells, an important town in south London.
Guarding the city was the British Crown Prince Augustus. There were 50,000 British troops under his command.
It goes without saying how important this city is to Britain. It can be said that if the Allies captured Royal Tunbridge Wells, it would mean that the door to London would be wide open for the Allies to take and take away.
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Therefore, except for the 30,000 troops left in London, the British side concentrated all available troops in this city.
On March 26, the offensive and defensive battle of Royal Tunbridge Wells officially started.
The British army numbered 50,000 people, while the Allied forces numbered as many as 120,000.
In addition, there are 40,000 Allied troops heading toward England across the Channel.
April 20. The situation in Royal Tunbridge Wells has deteriorated extremely. Many places in the city have been breached, but Augustus showed that he did not hesitate to fight against Royal Tunbridge.
After Qiweiersi's mentality of survival and death, under the desperate counterattack of the British army, the Allied forces were finally driven out of the city.
"This cannot continue. Our army has suffered too many casualties. From the time we landed to now, we have suffered 50,000 casualties. More than 20,000 of them were killed in action, and nearly 10,000 others have completely lost the ability to continue fighting!"
In the Allied Command, the Dutch ruler William III spoke to the top leaders of the Allied Forces.
"My three thousand troops have been exhausted. I believe Austria, Berg, Cologne, and Bam are all about the same. In fact, the French side also paid the price of more than seven thousand casualties. Is there another strategy?"
"No, no matter how many casualties it takes, Royal Tunbridge Wells must be captured. This city has become a symbol of the entire United Kingdom. Only by capturing this city can all the British be frightened!"
"How do you know how to intimidate people? If other cities were like Royal Tunbridge Wells, how many casualties would we have to pay?"
There was a quarrel in the headquarters, but at this moment, Dessau, who was appointed by William as the commander of the Allied Army, suddenly opened his mouth and said:
"His Majesty the Emperor has given a fatal order. Royal Tunbridge Wells must be captured before May 1st. Therefore, time does not allow us to have any hesitation. Therefore, we can only continue to attack by force. In addition, I will send
Supervising the battle team, anyone who dares to retreat without permission without orders from the headquarters will be subject to military law regardless of their identity!"
After Dessau finished speaking, the atmosphere in the headquarters suddenly changed.
On April 26, the Allies finally captured Royal Tunbridge Wells after paying huge casualties, and the British Crown Prince Augustus died on the battlefield as he had claimed before.
On April 30, Allied troops arrived in London.
Because of the escape, the streets of the once most prosperous city in Europe have now become as calm as death. King George III stood on the heights of Buckingham Palace and looked at the water of the Thames River, feeling a little desperate in his heart.
After the Allies captured Royal Tunbridge Wells, the Combined Fleet openly entered the Thames. Although the British Royal Navy tried its best to resist, but when the situation was over, these stubborn British warships were eventually defeated.
The fate of being annihilated.
"Your Majesty, we surrender. As long as we can retain the blood of the Hanoverian Dynasty, we will rise one day in the future!"
Little Pete stood next to George III and said
After hearing what little Pete said, George III smiled and said:
"Little Peter, I am very grateful to you. You are the most outstanding prime minister in British history. It is your efforts that have built the Kingdom of Great Britain to a new level, so I want to thank you!"
Before Little Pete could speak, George III said again:
"But as a monarch, I always have to do something for my country. I have never thought highly of Augustus before. Although he is the crown prince, he is not a qualified heir to the king in my mind.
, but the battle with Royal Tunbridge Wells made me realize that my son is still very good, but I have never discovered it before!
Little Peter, I will ask Prince Andrew to surrender to the Allies with you. This war cannot be fought any longer. If it continues, not only the Hanoverian Dynasty, but also the entire British Empire will be destroyed!"
"Your Majesty, what about you?"
"As the monarch of the Hanoverian Dynasty, if the country has reached this point, how can I have the dignity to live? Go ahead!"
Little Pete's eyes were already red, and he knew that George III had already had a death wish in his heart.
After George III asked his attendants to take Peter away, he once again put on his full set of ceremonial clothes, this time without the help of his attendants.
Looking at the king in the mirror, George III smiled.
On the night of May 2, 1795, George III and Buckingham Palace went on fire.
Although the fire was extinguished more than an hour later, George III was already buried in the sea of fire.
On May 3, Peter the Younger and a group of government ministers surrounded Prince Andrew and came to the Allied camp outside the city to formally surrender to the Allied forces.
After the war, Britain ceded all its colonies. Major cities in Britain unconditionally accepted the garrison of the Prussian army. At the same time, Britain handed over all its warships. In addition, as war compensation, Britain needed to compensate the Allies for up to one billion pounds in war compensation within ten years.
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In fact, in this way, Britain became a colony of Prussia.
Prussia declared war on France in 1798, France surrendered in 1799, and when it returned, Prussia attacked the Netherlands.
In 1801, Prussia declared war on Austria, marking the beginning of the unification of the German Empire.
The German Empire was unified in 1803. In 1804, the German Empire invaded the Apennine Peninsula on the grounds that northern Italy had been the territory of the Germanic people since ancient times.
In 1806, all of Central and Western Europe, except for the Iberian Peninsula, became the territory of the German Empire.
In 1810, Prussia's overseas colonization reached its peak, taking over all the colonies of Britain, France, and the Netherlands.
In 1813, Prussia launched a war against the Russian Empire under the pretext of helping Alexander restore his country.
In 1815, the government of Brankov fell in Russia.
In 1817, with no rivals in Europe, Prussia dispatched 60,000 troops to expedition to Southeast Asia.
In 1820, Prussia captured Japan.
In 1827, fifty-year-old William stood in front of a giant world map, looking at the red color representing Prussia painted in every corner of the map. William's face showed a smile.
Finally, William became a conqueror comparable to Genghis Khan.............(To be continued...)