bytor
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Post by bytor on Dec 17, 2016 17:27:58 GMT
Imagine a closer relationship between Russia and Great Britain following Napoleon's defeat, starting with Alexander I not getting sucked into Klemens von Metternich's (and therefore Austria's) orbit but instead remaining friends with Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlreagh, the Foreign Minister and eventually (in this ATL) Prime Minister of Great Britain. OTL. This goes on, with Russia normally supporting Britain at the various congresses in Europe and an unofficial "military hands off" policy with Bukhara, Khiva, Kokand and Afghanistan in the 1830s and 1840s (only jockeying for trade agreements with them) so as to reduce antagonism with the other until 1853 when Alexander II tells British Ambassador that he is no longer interested in expanding Imperial Russia but he must protect the Orthodox Christians in the Ottoman Empire and in return for past support in Europe he requires British support against the Ottomans. Is this closer relationship an unofficial agreement in Central Asia enough to make the British believe Alexander's statement where the did not in OTL and do one or more of: - stay out of the Crimean War
- try to convince the French to stay out of the Crimean War
- Join the Crimean War on Russia's side?
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Post by lordroel on Dec 18, 2016 11:38:10 GMT
Imagine a closer relationship between Russia and Great Britain following Napoleon's defeat, starting with Alexander I not getting sucked into Klemens von Metternich's (and therefore Austria's) orbit but instead remaining friends with Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlreagh, the Foreign Minister and eventually (in this ATL) Prime Minister of Great Britain. OTL. This goes on, with Russia normally supporting Britain at the various congresses in Europe and an unofficial "military hands off" policy with Bukhara, Khiva, Kokand and Afghanistan in the 1830s and 1840s (only jockeying for trade agreements with them) so as to reduce antagonism with the other until 1853 when Alexander II tells British Ambassador that he is no longer interested in expanding Imperial Russia but he must protect the Orthodox Christians in the Ottoman Empire and in return for past support in Europe he requires British support against the Ottomans. Is this closer relationship an unofficial agreement in Central Asia enough to make the British believe Alexander's statement where the did not in OTL and do one or more of: - stay out of the Crimean War
- try to convince the French to stay out of the Crimean War
- Join the Crimean War on Russia's side?
Whatever British and Russian relation are going to be, the 2nd French empire will not take part of it as it will surely still be defeated in 1870 by the Prussians. |
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bytor
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Post by bytor on Dec 18, 2016 18:36:29 GMT
Imagine a closer relationship between Russia and Great Britain following Napoleon's defeat, starting with Alexander I not getting sucked into Klemens von Metternich's (and therefore Austria's) orbit but instead remaining friends with Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlreagh, the Foreign Minister and eventually (in this ATL) Prime Minister of Great Britain. OTL. This goes on, with Russia normally supporting Britain at the various congresses in Europe and an unofficial "military hands off" policy with Bukhara, Khiva, Kokand and Afghanistan in the 1830s and 1840s (only jockeying for trade agreements with them) so as to reduce antagonism with the other until 1853 when Alexander II tells British Ambassador that he is no longer interested in expanding Imperial Russia but he must protect the Orthodox Christians in the Ottoman Empire and in return for past support in Europe he requires British support against the Ottomans. Is this closer relationship an unofficial agreement in Central Asia enough to make the British believe Alexander's statement where the did not in OTL and do one or more of: - stay out of the Crimean War
- try to convince the French to stay out of the Crimean War
- Join the Crimean War on Russia's side?
Whatever British and Russian relation are going to be, the 2nd French empire will not take part of it as it will surely still be defeated in 1870 by the Prussians. Except the Crimean War was in the 1850s, 15 years before the Franco-Prussian War. :-) |
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