The House of Hapsburg-Lorraine-Bonaparte? That sounds delectable!
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The House of Hapsburg-Lorraine-Bonaparte? That sounds delectable!
. The Emperor is probably more of a mythic figure and an inspiration for his admirers, because in TTL he never lost a battle and did not allow himself to be humbled.
Wellington would be sent to fight in the War of 1812. Their most likely would have been a Waterloo like battle against the Brittish and Americans. Can you imagine Andrew Jackson leading a calvary charge against Wellington's forces......
Jackson was a pretty good general, so he probably wouldn't try a direct attack on any army led by Wellington: given the numerical disparity, that would be close to suicide.
Well, pre-Waterloo, I would have said the same about Boney.
For what? Prussia will NOT simply gift Belgium away. In 1814 they occupied and administred Belgium, it was theirs. Without a conclusive reordering of Europe, theyll want to have something in return for it. And what could the Netherlands offer? And in 1815 the Rhineland was NOT valuable. It was quite a lucky happenstance for Prussia that it then became so valuable wth the Ruhr or whatnot, but this is 1815 - the Rhineland is rural, and comparably backwards (after suffering for centuries by all the tariff barriers of the ministates there). Sure, other powers might grumble about Prussia gaining valuable Belgium, but I doubt they will go to war over that.
Hanover, with Belgium going to Britain? Plausible?
Hanover, with Belgium going to Britain? Plausible?