1860-1862
Britannia expands its colonial empire further and further into India, subsequently the East India Company gains more influence and power. The Company, now with its own private army and governmental buildings, is beginning to act like a nation in its own right, causing many worries in the grand political buildings in Oxford.
The Principality of Georgia, eager to expand its influence in the neighboring heathens, conquers a Persian state.
State of Britannia's finances in 1861. Due to a national surplus in the thousands, the taxes on all social sectors is decreased, causing a boom in British living standards and purchasing power.
The Republican German Army in 1861. Germany currently fields 441,000 soldiers to Britannia's 453,000, alarming Alexander. It is estimated another 600,000 men can be mobilized during war time. After reviewing the statistics Alexander orders 200,000 troops to be trained, equipped and then sent to Europe from the provinces of America, stirring much ill feeling in these areas- many an American was killed in the defense of the Republic in the last wars.
The union of Germany, Austria, the Sudetenland and Denmark has boosted Germany's industry and army vastly.
Picture: Vienna, June 25th 1860, one day after German troops 'restore order' in Austria.
A massive project to boost industry and infrastructure in the Republic is a raging success, boosting Britannia's finances exponentially.
On the 22nd of October 1861, Britannia once again declares war on Hindustan, assisted by its allies to the North.
A fleet of British steamers attacks and destroys a fleet of old sail ships.
A medium battle is won.
A great victory for Britannia, the death ratio of British troops to Hindustani troops is over 1:9.
The armed forces of the enemy is bled dry by valiant British troops.
For the next months of the war, a large string of victories is won, with massive losses on the opposing side.
The Hindustani Army is annihilated and all but ceases to exist.
Hindustan has no hope of survival.
A great day for British engineering and innovation, we truly lead the world in the field of science and logic.
End of the war. The state of Hindustan is dissolved, with most gains going to Britannia. The two tiny Indian states of Hyderabad and Travancore are created following the dissolution of Hindustan.