as stated.
How long could the First French Empire last?
how would this affect European diplomacy?
How long could the First French Empire last?
how would this affect European diplomacy?
so what should be done if we want a French Empire that collapses by 1830, several years after Napoleon's death? it wages both wars, "successfully" conquers up to Poland-Lithuania, tentative Continental System until Napoleon's death?sans military defeat, Napoleonic france lasts as long as Napoleon, maybe a couple decades beyond.
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There is none, other than waiting for Nappy to die, or for the French to get bored with him (or his successors)
but we don't know whether having a France as great nation actually helps, since we didn't experience French hegemony. But I suspect it wouldn't be much different...my question is why do we want napoleonic france to collapse at all? He was an aggressive bugger, but really, so what? I suspect the entire rest of the world wouldn't be so sad to have Britain be second class instead of top dog
Austria: going downhill fast regardless.
Germany: stirred up a whole lotta shit until post WW2
Everybody else: happy to see Britain more worried about France than they are screwing all the second rate nations.
his nephew was a buffoon, and a prime example of why his heirs were doomed to failure. he had one thing going for him...his name.
Without the "buffoon" France industrialisation would have been slower. He lost a war but was a skilled stateman.his nephew was a buffoon, and a prime example of why his heirs were doomed to failure. he had one thing going for him...his name.
Without the "buffoon" France industrialisation would have been slower. He lost a war but was a skilled stateman.
The big possible change is whether enlightenment continues (and I'll be honest, I don't know how much enlightenment survived into Napoleon's last years) .
Without the "buffoon" France industrialisation would have been slower. He lost a war but was a skilled stateman.