10th of October, 1776
Bayamo, Spanish Cuba
For many months, years, even the Libertadores had been plotting, planning, waiting. With the news of an outbreak of a revolution in the Americas, Simon Bolivar, elected leader of the faction, decided to mobilise the Pro-Liberation forces in Cuba to Bogota. Such a large movement of ammunition, guns, and other supplies were not unnoticed by the Spanish government, which had taken notice of the large weapon stores in Bayamo. The colonial governor sent an expeditionary force of 1,500 to seize the weapons, and arrest Bolivar, whom he believed was at the compound outside Bayamo.
At mid day, the Spanish force approached the compound and encircled it. They called for Simon Bolivar to be turned over to the Spainards control. The defenders yelled "¡No! Largo Bolívar en vivo! Viva el Gran Colombia!" The rebels firing upon the Spanish soldiers, inflicting rather light casualties on the soldiers, the spanish troops aimed and fired in response. The defenders took easy refuge in the walls of the compound and began firing on the spanish, inflicting minimum casualties. The return fires occurred until the Spanish commander lost his patience, and ordered a charge. The cannons in the back fired on the gates of the compound, rocking and bringing down the wooden doors, allowing the Spanish to charge in. What ensued was a scene of carnage, blood, and death. At the end of the day, not one defender remained standing, but only 750 of the Spainards remained alive. To make matters worse, due to the fanatacism of the defenders, the weapon stores were blown so the Spanish could seize nothing from the fortress. They just sat in the fort, wallowing about the close victory that had occurred.
It did not take long for this news to travel to Bolivar in Caracas. Infuriated, Bolivar and his comrades began drafting their own declaration of independence, this time from the corrupt and dying Spanish Empire.
25th of December, 1776
Since the declaration of independence from the so-called Americans, the eastern coast of the continent had been thrown into chaos. Battles between the British army and the American militas resounded around the larger colonies of the east. The British had beaten the rebels in early combat, but the Americans held firm. However, on this eve of Christs birth, the war would change, as would the American identity.
George Washington, along with 2,400 of his men began to cross the Delaware River, into New Jersey in hopes of ambushing the Hessian and British troops nearby in Trenton. Washington and his men nearly reached the coast, Oberleutnant Reinhardt von Bendler noted the three ships approaching the Hessian bank of the river. He sent one of his officers to go inform the British of the American surprise attack, and to rally the men for a defensive from the American incursion. He himself raised his rifle and aimed down at one of the ships that appeared to be at the vanguard. There was a man giving a speech to his soldiers, likely a rallying speech prior to the landing. Without much thought, von Bendler fired. The man at the front of the ship staggered, and dropped. The men on the ship seemed frightened and began to yell, possibly of retreating, but it was far too late. The American ships had reached the eastern banks and von Bendler could hear his troops marching down to meet their supposed attackers. Quickly, Reinhardt and his 24 guards ran back behind his army so that he may assume command.
Within minutes of their landing, the American troops were converged upon, Hessians fired down on the Americans, causing deaths on the bank and sullying the waters red. The Americans that survived ran, terrified, into the countryside. Von Bendler grinned and turned his men back for Trenton, but not before seizing American ammunition and any artillery guns they had brought with them.
