1861

The 1861 conquest is the first and also the easiest conquest of the game. She is principaly base on the american civil war.

United States (★★★) Difficulty: Hard
Even if your country is divided in two parts, with one part under Confederate States control, and you are bordering three enemy's countries on your northern border, the situation is not that bad because of your strong income, 203 gold and 67 materials per turn. Your task is to eliminate the iroquois and confederate threat before Canada and UK join the war. Put your strongest artillery general on the field artillery near Washington and use your two artilleries units and Dewey to destroy defense of Richmond. The Confederate States have a very bad economie so if you take Richmond they will crumble because of the moral and economie drop. Use your troops in the south of Chicago to the south against Hardee and Bragg. Then, after taking the city, split in two to attack Florida and Houston. Send Meade and the heavy machine gunner to take Texas while your light cavalry resist to Johnston. Accumulate rifleman around Vancouver to attack when Canada will join the war. Attack the enemy city near Oregon with Sherman and the carronade then move to the north to attack the iroquoian capital while you hold Billings with militia. Attack the iroquoian city on the Atlantic coast with your frigate and McLellan. If you manage to do all that fast, you will be able to crush Canada and UK when they will join the war, beggining with Canada then UK. Just don't lost your time attacking the UK city in the middle of the Atlantic, just sign peace when you will have all continental lands under your control. From there your allies in the south should have taken the advantage over your enemies so you will only need to send them some troops to finish the game faster.

Great Britain (★★★) Difficulty: Easy
The 1861 Great Britain conquest is probably the easiest conquest of the game. During the first turns of the game assemble an army around Montreal, bring Charles York to the front and move the fleets you have near an island in the middle of Atlantic and the one near Labrador City close to the coast of Boston. When your two allies (Canada and Iroquois) will enter in the war push with them toward Boston, New York and finally Washington. Use your navy to destroy city defense. Also be aware of where the French Atlantic fleet will go; if she is going toward your island in Atlantic you will need to defend her.

When you have beat American east coast, move to the inner land with a major part of your army to help your Canadian ally around Detroit, push toward Chicago and Billings until you reach Pacific Ocean near Vancouver. From there, clear the west coast of all American troops and invade their cities, from Vancouver to Los Angeles. The only thing you need to remember is to take a strong artillery unit general with you before beginning your march to the west.

Send the other part of land troops you have in direction of Houston and Dallas to stop the Mexican advance.

Send your navy near Cuba and in the Gulf of Mexico. Your task in the Gulf of Mexico will be to intercept enemy carriers who try to land near Houston and in Florida. The objective of your fleet near Cuba will be to help your Spanish ally if he is not already dead. You can also send a few land troops to try to conquer Cuba for yourself.

After you take the last American city push into Mexico toward South America to achieve your enemy. Ignore the French isle in the Pacific Ocean.

Historical events
Turn 1: The emancipation proclamation     Effect: Morale Boost Country: United States

Turns 7: Yellowstone National Park    Effect: Knowledge output +30 Country: United States

Turns 7: The Football Association    Effect: None Country: UK

Turns 9: The Paris Commune   Effect: Knowledge output +60 Country: France

Turns 10: Palais Garnier   Effect: Morale Boost Country: France

Turns 11:

Turns 12: Phonograph   Effect: Knowledge output +100 Country: United States

Turns 18:

Turns 19: Washington Monument   Effect: Morale Boost Country: United States

Turns 20: Third Anglo-Burmese War   Effect: Economic output +300 Country: UK

Turns 21: Coca-Cola  Effect: Economic output +300 Country: United States

Turns 23: Jack the Ripper   Effect: None Country: UK