By Way of Constantinople - A Napoleonic Wars TL

trajen777

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So i see 2 ways this can break as a positive
1. Advance on Constan
a. Follows coast (seen as a liberator ) all the way and would come to a Truce with Turkey ceding him all of the land east of Taurus Mts
b. Follows coast then the Crusader road (in reverse) -- garrisons of people trained at various points with a backbone of French trainers (so Alexandria -- Nile entrance - Ascalon - Tyre - Antioch - Central Turkey) -- puts cannons at Dardanelles crosses at Hellespont -- and takes Constantinople).
b1. If B happens then he splits the Balkans with Austria (peace)
b2. He organizes his forces, trains, works on the economy. Starts a March on India (threat then comes to terms with GB). He does not march, walks away from France, and has Empire of the East
2. He organizes his conquests east of the Taurus mts, and marches on India.
 
Makes me wonder - What does the religious policy in the Levantine republics look like? Do they mirror the reflexive anti-clericalism of France's "sister republics" in Europe? The religious situation there is so different, it's hard to imagine what that would look like.
 
Makes me wonder - What does the religious policy in the Levantine republics look like? Do they mirror the reflexive anti-clericalism of France's "sister republics" in Europe? The religious situation there is so different, it's hard to imagine what that would look like.

Napoleon was not exactly anti-religious (concordat).

I believe he will set up exactly the structure which he thinks will most support his ambitions
 
Napoleon was not exactly anti-religious (concordat).

I believe he will set up exactly the structure which he thinks will most support his ambitions

I guess. He is far enough away to run the show with a truly minimal Directory influence.
 
I guess. He is far enough away to run the show with a truly minimal Directory influence.

OTL, he already completely disregarded the directorate directions when negotiating the treaty of campo-formio. And he was just in Italy at that time.

So ITTL, the directorate might as well be on another planet for all the influence it will have on Napoleon
 
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