John Fredrick Parker
Donor
What if, for whatever reason, the November 1799 Coup that brought Napoleon to power in France does not happen? Regarding the French government, I leave the matter of what you believe to be most likely -- the Directory stumbling along, someone else overthrowing the government, etc -- or to pick what you think works best. But what I'm specifically interested in is, how does this affect the war in Europe over the next few months (and, depending on the answer to that, the war with Britain after that)?
Does Austria still suffer a series of losses in May and June of 1800? If so, do the French still press the advantage, forcing the Austrian Empire out of the war (the Treaty of Lunéville or equivalent) by spring of 1801? And if the war on the European continent is brought to a quick resolution following our PoD roughly as OTL (or better), what does this mean for the war with Britain? And if (if) we have a clear answer to all these questions and have a rough account of how the Second Coalition War ends TTL, we might be able to talk about if, when, and how a Third Coalition War breaks out.
Option One: Most likely, France does as good (or better) against Austriaand Continental Allies (negotiated peace by spring of 1801, on terms roughly as good or better than OTL)
Option Two: Most likely, France does as well against Austriaet el in May and June of 1800; however, in the aftermath they are likely to do less well, meaning a longer campaign against Austria or a less favorable peace
Option Three: France is more likely than not to be doing significantly less well against the Allies than OTL as early as the summer of 1800
Option Four: France is likely to do a lot less well in 1800 than OTL, such that France is now significantly more likely to be utterly defeated by the Allies (by, let's say, spring 1802)
Does Austria still suffer a series of losses in May and June of 1800? If so, do the French still press the advantage, forcing the Austrian Empire out of the war (the Treaty of Lunéville or equivalent) by spring of 1801? And if the war on the European continent is brought to a quick resolution following our PoD roughly as OTL (or better), what does this mean for the war with Britain? And if (if) we have a clear answer to all these questions and have a rough account of how the Second Coalition War ends TTL, we might be able to talk about if, when, and how a Third Coalition War breaks out.
Option One: Most likely, France does as good (or better) against Austria
Option Two: Most likely, France does as well against Austria
Option Three: France is more likely than not to be doing significantly less well against the Allies than OTL as early as the summer of 1800
Option Four: France is likely to do a lot less well in 1800 than OTL, such that France is now significantly more likely to be utterly defeated by the Allies (by, let's say, spring 1802)
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