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Assume that Bonaparte never developed cancer and was never poisoned and give him a longer natural lifespan, into his sixties or seventies.

*After Waterloo, Bonaparte attempted to flee to the USA, but was obstructed by the British fleet's presence at all ports.
*There were plans to rescue him from St. Helena and bring him to revolutionary Brazil, revolutionary Chile, or (by Grand Armee exiles) Texas to establish a new empire on the mainland. They never came to fruition because of his death.

  • Will he stick to warfare to expand his empire, or will he be content to focus on development, political freedom, and enforcing his Napoleonic Code?
  • Will Guerilla Warfare frustrate his efforts, or can history's "most competent human being" and penultimate strategic/tactical genius adapt and overcome the challenges of his new setting?
  • How will Napoleon's New World empire interact with the young United States?
  • Will an 8th Coalition invade the New World?
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