Napoleon's Dream

What is the best Bonaparte could have PLAUSIBLY done?

tom said:

What is the best Bonaparte could have PLAUSIBLY done?

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Amiens is a good indication

One might say that a general answer would be 'stabilisation' but this requires the acceptance of the other powers

Grey Wolf

Have Britain self-destruct with George III dying in 1795.

Britain's weaknesses mount, until in 1804 Bonaparte manages to cross the channel.

He can then grab the best parts of the British Empire, crippling his chief foe. By 1820, Europe should be secure. Wouldn't want to be the sultan then.

1803

Treaty of Armeins- Nappy had Italy, Netherlands, & western Germany, with Austria & Prussia neutralizied. With GB agreeing to a Ceasefire, somekind of a peace, could have developed.

DuQuense said:

Treaty of Armeins- Nappy had Italy, Netherlands, & western Germany, with Austria & Prussia neutralizied. With GB agreeing to a Ceasefire, somekind of a peace, could have developed.

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Which sort of requires that, err, anyone wanted a lasting peace.

Faeelin said:

Which sort of requires that, err, anyone wanted a lasting peace.

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Well, it was Napoleon who broke the peace over Malta, Switzerland and outfitting an expedition to Louisiana, though I am not sure the latter was in breach of anything, just an additional worry in Britain where they saw the signs as meaning that the peace would not last long

Grey Wolf

Well, unsurprisingly, Grey you're being too kind to the Brits.

Britain was supposed to withdraw from Malta and Alexandria, France from Taranto. In december of 1802 Napoleon had done so, but Britain hadn't.

Whitworth explained it by alluding to Switzerland and Piedmont. Both of these territory's are much closer to Austria's sphere of influence, and Austria didn't care. Nor did Amiens mention Switzerland or Italy. Then Britain demanded he pull out of Holland, also not mentioned in the treaty.