Napoleon asserted that, had he won the Siege of Acre which sealed the fate of the Egyptian Campaign, that...
"I would have put on a turban, I would have made my soldiers wear big Turkish trousers, and I would have exposed them to battle only in case of extreme necessity. I would have made them into a Sacred Battalion--my Immortals. I would have finished the war against the Turks with Arabic, Greek, and Armenian troops. Instead of a battle in Moravia, I would have won a Battle of Issus, I would have made myself emperor of the East, and I would have returned to Paris by way of Constantinople."
Although my knowledge on late XVIII is little, I do not think this is plausible. But I would like to ask what are the probable consequences of a victory at Acre. Could Napoleon march to Jerusalem, make additional gains, or would he only postpone his eviction from Egypt?
"I would have put on a turban, I would have made my soldiers wear big Turkish trousers, and I would have exposed them to battle only in case of extreme necessity. I would have made them into a Sacred Battalion--my Immortals. I would have finished the war against the Turks with Arabic, Greek, and Armenian troops. Instead of a battle in Moravia, I would have won a Battle of Issus, I would have made myself emperor of the East, and I would have returned to Paris by way of Constantinople."
Although my knowledge on late XVIII is little, I do not think this is plausible. But I would like to ask what are the probable consequences of a victory at Acre. Could Napoleon march to Jerusalem, make additional gains, or would he only postpone his eviction from Egypt?