U.S. and Britain Allies of Mars!

March 4, 1899

United States President William McKinley met with British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith to pave the way to an alliance on Mars. The relationship between the two countries have been strained as of late, due to the U.S. support of the Fenian Revolution of 1870. Talks were very successful, and both countries have vowed to become allies in the Martian venture to achieve dominance of the planet.

Later this week both leaders plan on meeting with French Prime Minister Charles Dupuy in creating a triumvirate of nations. French forces of the Legion Extraterrestriale have been commencing guerrilla raids on German and Italian supply routes.

Queen Victoria made a rare appearance after the talks and gave her royal blessing on the new pact.

Roughriders of Mars

The Roughriders shelling the German line outside of Cydonia, Mars

After capturing the German Feldpost of the Großdeutschland Marskriegsmarine, American forces discover that what they thought was a mountain is a mysterious Sphinx-like faced carved onto the surface of Mars. After the area is secure and fortified archaeologists will be brought to the site for further examination.



Martian "Sphinx" Cydonia, Mars

Col. Roosevelt and the Roughriders of Mars

In 1899 the Aethership "The Maine II" is destroyed in Mars' orbit and all 266 men aboard were killed. With Spain now militarily and politically irrelevant, the U.S. turns it's eye towards the new unified Germany and it's "Iron Chancellor" Otto Von Bismarck.

President McKinley invokes the Monroe doctrine again and Col. Roosevelt and his Rough Riders board the Aethership "Stalwart" and head to Mars.

"Bully for American martial ingenuity and down with the belligerent Hun! Their Krupps weaponry are no match for a Hotchkiss-Jorgensen!" "This will be a splendid little war!" - Col. Theodore Roosevelt

And they charged the Martian sepoy line crying, "Remember the Maine II!"


Col. Roosevelt and the Rough Riders on the beachhead on Cydonia, Mars