Napoleons occupation of Spain in 1808 and the subsequent war of liberation against France has rocked the Spanish colonies to their foundations.
In Mexico these events have led to unrest and revolution by the poorer classes.
In 1811 a lowly parish priest, Miguel Hidalgo y Costello has lead a revolution of the peons against the Spanish colonial garrisons and has conquered large areas of Mexico.
In America the United States had purchased Louisiana from France in 1803 but is becoming increasingly worried by a growing coalition of Indian tribes under Chief Tecumseh and his efforts to effect an alliance with the British.
Now in possession of most of the Caribbean, Great Britain seeks to strengthen its position in North America by achieving an alliance with Tecumseh.
