The challenge here is to have the early United States taken over by a Napoleon like dictator. Extra points if the dictator is a military genius.
The challenge here is to have the early United States taken over by a Napoleon like dictator. Extra points if the dictator is a military genius.
Winfield Scott maybe? Man, that could be so awesome, even if made into a cracky/fun timeline, that could be so awesome.
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If not that then we just go cliche with George MCClellan.![]()
Alexander Hamilton during the Quasi-War with France.
People sometimes call Robert E Lee "The American Napoleon" Because of how he was able to win so many battles against a more industrialised, larger, more populated nation.
He didn't have a fraction of Napoleon's success record. The only American General you could really imagine on the same level would be the aforementioned Winfield Scott, who I don't think ever lost a battle, and like Nappy did some impressive stuff on long supply lines.
People love to say Hamilton could be the American Napoleon, which is hilarious because he's the guy who said "so the French Revolution's gonna end with a military dictator, I'm telling you all!"
I mean, if you listen to Jefferson, sure. His own writings don't show a desire to hang the Republicans.He also wanted to March the army through Virginia, hang the Republicans, and then march on and conquer Mexico, so there’s that
Wouldn’t Andrew Jackson have a better chance considering the man actually became president and was quite authoritarian,plus having a equally brilliant military record?He was also a populist.He didn't have a fraction of Napoleon's success record. The only American General you could really imagine on the same level would be the aforementioned Winfield Scott, who I don't think ever lost a battle, and like Nappy did some impressive stuff on long supply lines.
Wouldn’t Andrew Jackson have a better chance considering the man actually became president and was quite authoritarian,plus having a equally brilliant military record?He was also a populist.
Give Jackson a bigger nullification crisis, invent a financial crisis as a result, render Congress intransigent (half blaming Jackson and refusing to sit in session, half quietly telling Jackson they will back him no matter what he decides to do) and BOOM.Wouldn’t Andrew Jackson have a better chance considering the man actually became president and was quite authoritarian,plus having a equally brilliant military record?He was also a populist.