Had the original Napoleon been in command, instead of his nephew Napoleon III, could he have won the Franco-Prussian War?
Imagine the strategic situation is exactly the same, army sizes, weapons, etc as OTL Franco-Prussian War. Would the original Napoleon have been able to defeat Moltke and the Prussians?
Basically I just want Napoleon put in the place of Napoleon III at the start of the war.
EDIT: Based on your responses perhaps more what i'm going for is French generals, of the 1870's period, who are as good as Napoleon and his Marshals.