Discussion of historical events and alternate history scenarios taking place before 1900. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:56:13 +0000 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:56:13 +0000 What If Machine http://whatifmachine.org/forums/history-before-1900.60/ Wed, 11 Jul 2018 05:47:27 +0000 http://whatifmachine.org/threads/wi-american-civil-war-with-1870s-technology.135/ http://whatifmachine.org/threads/wi-american-civil-war-with-1870s-technology.135/ invalid@example.com (Delta Force) Delta Force Springfield Model 1866. Breechloading artillery and early machine guns such as Gatling guns and the...

WI: American Civil War with 1870s Technology]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2018 18:38:29 +0000 http://whatifmachine.org/threads/balance-of-power.60/ http://whatifmachine.org/threads/balance-of-power.60/ invalid@example.com (Bytor) Bytor
Balance of Power]]> 32 Sun, 03 Dec 2017 15:43:12 +0000 http://whatifmachine.org/threads/i-want-charles-in-charge-of-me.126/ http://whatifmachine.org/threads/i-want-charles-in-charge-of-me.126/ invalid@example.com (Bytor) Bytor
Charles In Charge
The Northern Theatre

In early March, 1700, Frederick IV, King of Denmark, Augustus II, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, and Tsar Peter of Russia decide that it was time to carry out their secret treaty to partition the Swedish empire amongst themselves. Because Sweden's king, Charles XII, was only 17 they expect no major problems to stand in their way.


Denmark lays siege...

I want Charles in Charge of Me]]> 2 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 22:45:41 +0000 http://whatifmachine.org/threads/why-didnt-the-great-powers-suppress-the-barbary-states.121/ http://whatifmachine.org/threads/why-didnt-the-great-powers-suppress-the-barbary-states.121/ invalid@example.com (Delta Force) Delta Force Barbary States, giving them tribute to ward off pirate attacks. American commerce had been under the protection of British ships before the American Revolution and French ships during it under the Treaty of Alliance, but upon independence they were unprotected and subject...

Why Didn't the Great Powers Suppress the Barbary States?]]> Sat, 16 Sep 2017 13:49:48 +0000 http://whatifmachine.org/threads/wi-stephen-douglas-lives-longer.92/ http://whatifmachine.org/threads/wi-stephen-douglas-lives-longer.92/ invalid@example.com (Delta Force) Delta Force Stephen Douglas have been like if he survived typhoid fever?]]> 1 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 11:02:16 +0000 http://whatifmachine.org/threads/ahc-wi-late-statehood-for-nevada.90/ http://whatifmachine.org/threads/ahc-wi-late-statehood-for-nevada.90/ invalid@example.com (Delta Force) Delta Force Wed, 26 Jul 2017 10:52:12 +0000 http://whatifmachine.org/threads/wi-smith-wesson-went-bankrupt.89/ http://whatifmachine.org/threads/wi-smith-wesson-went-bankrupt.89/ invalid@example.com (Delta Force) Delta Force Smith & Wesson had numerous issues with patent infringement, enforcement lawsuits, and contract cancellations throughout the 1800s. The company's lawsuits relating to unauthorized production of the Smith & Wesson Model 1 during the American Civil War led to resentment among military officials and claims that it held back the war effort and the development of the...

WI: Smith & Wesson Went Bankrupt]]> Thu, 04 May 2017 14:17:11 +0000 http://whatifmachine.org/threads/wi-boulangist-movement-comes-to-power.39/ http://whatifmachine.org/threads/wi-boulangist-movement-comes-to-power.39/ invalid@example.com (Delta Force) Delta Force Georges Ernest Boulanger was a popular French general and Revanchist who led the Boulangist movement in France during the 1880s. He gained a significant following among conservatives and monarchists and his movement was able to contest elections and win seats in across France, including a seat for himself.

In January 1889, Boulanger won election to the Chamber of Deputies from Paris. Some of his supporters urged him to...

WI: Boulangist Movement Comes to Power]]> 3 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 03:45:53 +0000 http://whatifmachine.org/threads/wi-stonewall-class-ironclads-delivered-to-csn-earlier.23/ http://whatifmachine.org/threads/wi-stonewall-class-ironclads-delivered-to-csn-earlier.23/ invalid@example.com (Delta Force) Delta Force Cheops and...

WI: Stonewall Class Ironclads Delivered to CSN Earlier]]> 9 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 09:34:52 +0000 http://whatifmachine.org/threads/wi-earlier-adoption-of-whitworths-innovations.9/ http://whatifmachine.org/threads/wi-earlier-adoption-of-whitworths-innovations.9/ invalid@example.com (Delta Force) Delta Force Joseph Whitworth was a British inventor who made his fortune by developing techniques for producing high precision surfaces. He also developed hexagonal barrels and ammunition used in a rifle, 12 pounder breechloading rifle and 70...

WI: Earlier Adoption of Whitworth's Innovations]]> Thu, 09 Mar 2017 08:40:42 +0000 http://whatifmachine.org/threads/wi-hiram-maxims-steam-powered-flying-machine.6/ http://whatifmachine.org/threads/wi-hiram-maxims-steam-powered-flying-machine.6/ invalid@example.com (Delta Force) Delta Force
Compared to the Wright Flyer, Maxim's steam...

WI: Hiram Maxim's Steam Powered Flying Machine]]>