[quote=So Boerd]
By the way, it is important to note the Royal Navy isn't just sitting in London Harbor, it is all over the world in the colonies and you can't just send a radio message to call them. The home fleet is rather small. The US will have a lot of time to prepare.
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Yeah, but some of their steam boats at least could get there by the end of the year I think. Do they have telegraphs to India yet??