So I am working on a little idea that isn't ready for public consumption yet, but I wanted to throw this out for consideration/outside help.
What would the effect(s) of Russia sitting out of the Seven Years War be? Most timelines I've seen involve the results being flipped, I haven't found a single Britain/Prussia crush the opposition in Europe. Would this be likely if Russia wasn't involved? Let's say Elizabeth died a few years earlier and Peter still loved Prussia. Would Russia be better off? Would they do anything else? Or they join in the fun as an ally if Britain/Prussia? Would there even be a war? (I feel like there would be because Frederick started it knowing the odds, if he had even better odds I feel like he would be even more gun-ho). What could Prussia conceivably win at the negotiating table? Say Prussia annexes Saxony, what happens to the Wettins?
What would the effect(s) of Russia sitting out of the Seven Years War be? Most timelines I've seen involve the results being flipped, I haven't found a single Britain/Prussia crush the opposition in Europe. Would this be likely if Russia wasn't involved? Let's say Elizabeth died a few years earlier and Peter still loved Prussia. Would Russia be better off? Would they do anything else? Or they join in the fun as an ally if Britain/Prussia? Would there even be a war? (I feel like there would be because Frederick started it knowing the odds, if he had even better odds I feel like he would be even more gun-ho). What could Prussia conceivably win at the negotiating table? Say Prussia annexes Saxony, what happens to the Wettins?