What becomes of French Indochina? Assuming it is run like OTL, maybe the native protectorates become independent states (if economically dominated by the Brits)? If the Thai joined "last-minute" ala how they joined the CP in Kaiserreich, they could even grab some Laotian and Khmer border territories!
The Golden Eagle, A Napoleonic France after the Peace of Vienna
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Does our resident idealistic (if racist) POTUS have any plan for France? Maybe Wilson largely agrees on Churchill on territorial changes (but due to his idealistic desire for "self-determination" as opposed to "make sure France never threatens Europe again") except for Bordeaux and Aquitaine, which in his view should be merged into a single Occitan nation?
Wilson Plan
((Blue: Proposed French State, Cyan: Proposed State of Britanny, Terracota: State of Occitania, Green: Italian, Yellow: Spanish or Catalan, Red: British, Black: German))
((Blue: Proposed French State, Cyan: Proposed State of Britanny, Terracota: State of Occitania, Green: Italian, Yellow: Spanish or Catalan, Red: British, Black: German))
I take it they're "states" because he prefers if they decide their governments via popular referendum.
Talk about act of God major religious implications. Napoleonic France is done my prediction is that the coalition forces a bourbon on the french throne which is overthrown by a red revolution a decade or two down the road.
Great timeline
Great timeline
The Treaty of Berlin
THE TREATY OF BERLIN
The Great War was over, starting on the 1st of May of 1912 and lasting until the 18th of January of 1916, 1357 days where the world burned, it was finally over. The war was also called the 7th Coalition War, a long truce of 99 years was over and the Bonapartes finally lost the Napoleonic Wars. There was also a matter: What to do with the Defeated France ?
A Peace conference was called in Berlin after the Armistice of General Petain. The major involved in the War, including nations that signed a separate peace, were involved to observe, with the exception of Russia that was in Civil War. The first article was clear: "In recognition of the causes of the war, this article declares dissolved the Imperial Throne of France, condemning the House of Bonaparte as the sole cause of the War." It was a long consensus ever since 1804, but the rest of the treaty would start the real discussion.
There was the question if Italy and Spain should receive territories, due to the fact that they had made peace with the French, and just restarted hostilities after the victory was assured. But it was agreed that no other nation could claim northern Italy and the Catalan people were too few to be capable of founding a nation, so Piedmont, Lombardia, Nice, Sarvoie, and Corsica should be given to Italy. And Catalonia and Rousseló for Spain.
The Balkans was the Playground for Hungarians, Ottomans, and Bulgarians:
((Map of Africa after the War (Cape Verde is an error as it should be Portuguese)))
The Rhineland was an easy matter, its said that Wilhelm II appearently whispered "It's Free Real State." The Territories of Flandres, Rhineland, Moselleland, Saarland, Alsace, and part of Lorraine were given to Germany, not just for ethnic reasons but to deny French access to critical Industrial resources (Which is why some areas with almost 70% of French were still given to Germany). With the same intention of denying industrial resources, Wallonia became a independent Protectorate of Germany under Adalbert, brother of Wilhelm II.
Now there was a matter of Divergence: France. A United French state was considered too much of a threat to Britain, with Churchill proposing a radical plan of dissolution of the French state. The propose was deemed too radical, not even Wilhelm desired it. In the end Wilhelm agreed with the Plan of president Wilson, France would be divided in 3: The Kingdom of France under the Bourbon Dynasty, the Kingdom of Britanny as a British protectorate under George VII's Dynasty, and the Kingdom of Occitania under a provisional council until the election of a King.
((The Division of France))
Then came the money question: The 3 French successor states would pay 45 Billion dollars, a debt divided in proportion of the GDP of the 3.
No, he and several of his closest advisors, die-hard military leaders, and staff members of the palace killed themselves in a "Der Undergag" style mass suicides.
Official Casualties (Est.)
Casualties of the War
These numbers are only estimates as the real number may never be found, this includes civilian deaths
EntenteThese numbers are only estimates as the real number may never be found, this includes civilian deaths
France: 4,880,000
Russia: 5,650,000
Scandinavia: 520,000
Phillipines: 287,000
Brazil: 66,000
Serbia: 612,000
Greece: 398,000
Romania: 782,000
Ireland: 1,156,000
Total adding minor allies and volunteers: 14,457,000
Coalition
Germany: 3,240,000
Catalans: 1,118,000
Britain and Dominions: 724,000
Spain: 699,000
Italy: 722,000
Portugal: 344,000
Ottomans: 312,000
Bulgaria: 387,000
Hungary: 149,000
USA: 37,000
Total adding minor allies and volunteers: 7,840,000
Total: 22,297,000
Why are the numbers so thicc ? Because they include things like Genocides, and the Petrograd incident in Russia's case.
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Frankly, this entire TL is based on a Napoleon wank brought about by the chance death of the Tsar of Russia; fitting that France is brought to her knees in the same way.
Tsar and the Peasant
Tsar and the Peasant
What started as a succession war due to a disaster would soon become one of the bloodiest Civil Wars of the starting century. Mikhail and Anastasia started a war that would blow out of their control and create one of the most brutal regimes in history. At first it was a fight of Liberals and Conservatives for the "Rationalist Throne of All-Russias", but as it lasted longer and became more destructive, it gave the opportunity for the Extremes to arise and seek to create a nation on their image.
But first it was a succession war, While Anastasia's Liberals controlled the core of Russia, they were surrounded by Mikhail's armies in Finland, Kazan, the Caucasus, and especially the armies of Brussilov returning to Moscow. The first phase of the war (January 1915 - February 1918) was a clash of these titanic forces inside of Russia. Anastasia's regent, General Pyotr Wrangel, used the division of the Pretender's forces to crush them one by one, but the cracks in Russia began to spread. When the Northern Offensive was Lauched to retake Finland and Arkhangelsk, the Finnish assembly used the opportunity to declare independence, knowing that the two Tsars couldn't do much without moving vital troops that would allow the other to win.
The Belarus offensive was the deciding attack, between January 1916 until October 1917, Mikhail's Brussilov army was sent back from the frontlines to take Moscow, Wrangel's army could do little against the almost 2 million war veterans marching to the capital, he ordered the Tsarina to quietly flee the city. Between June and October of 1917, the armies of Mikhail converged into Moscow, cutting them from Ukraine. Using another opportunity with the cut in communications, Ukrainian troops and politicians declared Independence from Russia, forcing Mikhail to send an army to stop it. The division of Mikhail's force saved Moscow.
After 3 years of war, starvation and destruction by both armies achieved an apex. Two men arose from these ashes and prepared to strike the two weakened sides. A group of normally hated enemies united into the Russian Social National Party, led by 2 men: Julius Martov, new leader of the Socialists and Pelletists of Russia (After the death of the Petrograd Soviet members including Lenin and Trotsky), and Boris Savinkov, leader of the Ultranationalist wing.
((Julius Martov))
((Boris Savinkov))
((Russia during the start of the Peasant phase, yellow being under Tsarist control))
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