In 1859, the British occupied Queensland, and the entire Australia fell under British colonial rule.
Watching helplessly as the British took over the Gold Coast, Franz could only sigh with longing. For Austria, Australia was simply too far away; they did not have the capability to compete for it.
The only power in the world capable of contending with the British for Australia was France, and clearly Napoleon III had no interest in the penal continent.
The French were not idle, continually intensifying their infiltration of the Kingdom of Sardinia, with most of the regions bordering France already under the control of the French Army.
The number of peacekeeping forces was limited, and the troops promised by the various countries were not delivered on time; they only managed to control the Turin region.
