Well, I can't see any version of Fritz, even one hemmed in by being a constitutional monarch, reacting to the colonies declaring independence by saying "of course, be happy, my children". More like "is this an Austrian conspiracy? Prime Minister, you do your ruling here, I'm off with the next ship, heading my overseas army".
Of course, if the British army went through first FW and then Fritz in the last half century before that, it's quite differently drilled and formed anyway. Not to mention that the Rebels might not get any help from Steuben at all if not Cousin George but Fritz is King of Britain. Unless... well, as it is Heinrich sympathized with the Americans even before they won. (Lehndorff notes down he has a conversation at Rheinsberg about the American goings-on where Heinrich is totally on the side of the Americans. Now, given Heinrich's Francophilia and less than enamored view of Britain in general in rl, added to which are Heinrich's issues with having lived with a control freak on the throne for the last decades, this is not surprising. And yes, he might have felt differently if he'd been raised as the son of and brother of a King of England, even if King of England!FW definitely would still have spent part of his time in Brandenburg. But...
...if in this AU the rebels were really smart, and Steuben still has the same sympathies, they'd invite Heinrich to team up with them from the get go. And while Heinrich wouldn't go for a civil war in his brother's kingdom, overseas colonies are a different matter. So who knows, this war might have seen not just Old Fritz versus George Washington but also Fritz vs Heinrich...
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Re: Old Fritz vs. George Washington
Date: 2020-09-12 08:43 am (UTC)More like "is this an Austrian conspiracy? Prime Minister, you do your ruling here, I'm off with the next ship, heading my overseas army".
Of course, if the British army went through first FW and then Fritz in the last half century before that, it's quite differently drilled and formed anyway. Not to mention that the Rebels might not get any help from Steuben at all if not Cousin George but Fritz is King of Britain. Unless... well, as it is Heinrich sympathized with the Americans even before they won. (Lehndorff notes down he has a conversation at Rheinsberg about the American goings-on where Heinrich is totally on the side of the Americans. Now, given Heinrich's Francophilia and less than enamored view of Britain in general in rl, added to which are Heinrich's issues with having lived with a control freak on the throne for the last decades, this is not surprising. And yes, he might have felt differently if he'd been raised as the son of and brother of a King of England, even if King of England!FW definitely would still have spent part of his time in Brandenburg. But...
...if in this AU the rebels were really smart, and Steuben still has the same sympathies, they'd invite Heinrich to team up with them from the get go. And while Heinrich wouldn't go for a civil war in his brother's kingdom, overseas colonies are a different matter. So who knows, this war might have seen not just Old Fritz versus George Washington but also Fritz vs Heinrich...
Re: Old Fritz vs. George Washington
Date: 2020-09-14 04:59 am (UTC)(yes, I want everything :D )