Wessen Empire

The Wessen Colonial Empire comprised of several colonies settled and controlled by the Kingdom of Wessex between the 16th century and the early 1900's. Fuelled by the growth of the English colonialism, and later the British Empire, the Wessen Empire consisted of several colonies located in North America, Australia and South America.

During the Age of Discovery Portugal and Spain began to forge European exploration, which was followed by England, France and the Netherlands, as they began to establish trade networks. The wars between the 17th and the 18th centuries left Great Britain and Wessex the dominant colonial powers in North America, however Wessex had lost several of its colonies in North America to Great Britian, it still remained with a foothold in the region.

During the American Revolution the Wessen Empire sent help to Great Britain, in the form of troops and supplies from its colonies of Newfoundland and the Summerset Isles. Wessex repelled efforts by revolutionaries to 'liberate' the Wessen colonies in North America and remained in control. Newfound and the Summerset Isles, its oldest colony, later became a Dominion, granting it more autonomy within the Empire.

Wessex had turned its efforts into the Pacific, striking a deal with the British Empire to colonise a small portion of Australia, known as 'New Devon.' However this was lost during the federation of the colonies in Australia to form the Commonwealth.

Upon the outbreak of World War I, Wessex stayed neutral in the conflict desptie aggression from the United Kingdom and Germany. However Wessex did supply support towards the United Kingdom. In the Second World War the Wessen Empire had lost many of its colonies, and with only those in South America left. Siding with the United Kingdom and the Allies during the War, Wessex sustained a large amount of damage due to bombing from Germany, mostly in Bristol, the heart of the empire.

Wessex now only holds on to its colonies in South America, the Falkland Islands, and South Cornwall and the Sandwich Isles which maintained Dominion status until 1960 when it was ceded to Argentina and Chile with the exclusino of the Sandwich Islands which together with the Falkland Islands form the last Overseas territory of Wessex.