So let's say that the French General, Lazare Hoche, survives and becomes a rival to Napoleon. Sieyes coup is delayed for a few years but France still makes peace with Britain in 1802 . When Napoleon starts his coup, Hoche turns the French Army against him and a civil war erupts between the two generals.
So who would most likely win and how do the foreign powers react to the unfolding events?
So who would most likely win and how do the foreign powers react to the unfolding events?