Re: [DL] (Off topic) an idea for a new RPG alter Earth world

["Daniel Gwyn" <dgwyn@colba.net>]

Hi,
    Why am I not surprised about Bernard Cornwell?  He really owes Sean Bean
a lot!  ;-)
    As far as the Battle of the Chesapeake Bay is concerned the way I
understand it, is that that name refers to the naval battle just outside
Chesapeake Bay resulted in the British loss of naval dominance in the area
which meant the French now controlled the bay.  This in turn meant that the
British couldn't supply their land forces at Yorktown, while the French and
the Americans could do so by land.  Without supplies and reinforcement, it
was only a matter of time before Cornwallis had to surrender.  Dewey
Lambdin's book the French Admiral describes the events quite nicely.  The
two battles did not take place at the same time.  I am not a real expert in
American History but I think that Yorktown is considered a separate though
connected event compared to the Battle of Chesapeake.
    As far as British allies in Europe, well, bear in mind that a
significant part of Germany was governed by the King of England in his
function as the Elector of Hannover.  Hence the presence of German Hessian
troops in the British forces.  This in turn probably meant he had influence
with the other German states though to what degree this was useful and
whether said states were able to do anything useful, I don't know.
          Daniel
"Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all."
     Hamlet, Act III, scene i.

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De : Vault Keeper <vaultkeeper@dupuis.shawbiz.ca>
À : deadlands@gamerz.net <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Date : September 16, 2002 12:27 AM
Objet : Re: [DL] (Off topic) an idea for a new RPG alter Earth world




> Hi,
>     Interesting ideas.  But just what is your timeframe?  It isn't
entirely
> clear from your posting.  This is relevant as Napoleon was born in 1769
> which makes him a little young to be involved in the American Revolution.
> Obviously, you could alter the date of Napoleon's birth if necessary.
Also,
> I am under the impression the term "New France" referred mostly to what is
> now Eastern Canada plus bits of the Northern U.S.  New Orleans was part of
a
> separate colony, Louisiana.
>     As another idea, you might want to check out Bernard Cornwell's
Sharpe's
> Devil which chronologically ends his Sharpe's series with an adventure
> involving a scheme to free Napoleon from St Helena and bring him to South
> America in order that he help the people of South America throw off the
> Spanish yoke.  While the aventure occurs at the end of Napoleon's life, it
> does shed some light on what type of man Napoleon was.
>     As a side note, the Sharpe series are very good in explaining land
> warfare around 1800.  For naval affairs, you could do worse than looking
up
> Dewey Lambdin's Alan Lewrie books which are much more amusing than
> Hornblower.
>           Daniel
> "Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all."
>      Hamlet, Act III, scene i.


It's funny that you mention Bernard Cornwell, he was the writer who inspired
me to write about American Revolution, ether as Historical fiction series
like Sharpe or the RPG.

About the AH RPG world, the battle of Chesapeake Bay was the battle of
Yorktown right?. I need also who were the Allies of the Bitish during the
war,





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