Part 26: Chaos
With the war over we immediately start re organizing and re building our scattered and damaged forces. Next we start rebuilding our Navy which was almost completely destroyed by the Royal Navy during the war. This time we intend to build it larger than ever before so that the British will no longer be a threat to us.
On the 15th of May war breaks out in central India when the Maratha’s declare war on Hyderabad. Two months later Bengal declares war on Orissa with the intension of annexing them. This will give the Bengali’s a border with the American controlled territory which the Bengali’s claim belongs to them. It seems as though a major war could break out in India soon as the 3 major powers Hindustan, Bengal and the Maratha’s slowly swallow the smaller states. On the 10th of August the Bengali’s annex Orissa and send diplomats to the United States in an attempt to gain the American territory through diplomatic means.
On the 6th of November Hindustan declares war on the Maratha’s for control of central India. Hindustan are attempting to take advantage of the fact that most of the Marathan troops are still fighting in Hyderabad. As 1914 begins Napoleon V believing that Hindustan will emerge as the dominant power in India in the near future offers them an alliance which they accept on the 30th of January.
As the wars in India continue we experience a wave of unrest in our colonies in western Africa. Several of the local garrisons where overrun by rebels and 2 local officers were beheaded. After several months of fighting our troops eventually managed to calm the situation in October. On the 3rd of December in an attempt to increase the strength of our navy we begin the construction of a new naval vessel the dreadnought
On the 15th of March the Fascist government in Spain declares war on Portugal for the acquisition of Douro. Napoleon considered aiding the Portuguese but in the end decided Portugal was not worth protecting. Two weeks later the Russians declare war on Lithuania and Germany to regain control of Lithuania.
On the 7th of July the Portuguese surrender Douro to the Spanish. By the 7th of September most of the Marathan territory is occupied by Hindustan. On the 22nd of September yet another war begins as the Austrians declare war on Serbia. Both us and the Italians protest against the Austrian aggression but we are powerless to stop them without going to war to help them which Napoleon V is unwilling to do.
The Austrian war against Serbia didn’t last long as the large Austrian army steam rolled over the small Serbian state. Serbia is officially annexed by the Austrian empire on the 4th of October. The same day our 1st few Dreadnoughts are completed and put into action. It seems the world has gone mad in the aftermath of the Great War, new wars are erupting every few months and people across the world are revolting. Extremists are taking control in several western nations and new powers are growing, the world has fallen into chaos we can only hope that the chaos does not spill over into France.