French Revolutionary Civil War - 1802

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 instead of trying to bury the hatchet in each other Napoleon and Hoche first dispose of any invading armies and then go back to their civil war?
 
So instead of trying to bury the hatchet in each other Napoleon and Hoche first dispose of any invading armies and then go back to their civil war?

I think most onlookers would sit back and leave them to their civil war for a while. Once enough Frenchmen have killed each other is the time to intervene.

Of course this assumes one side does not simply slam dunk the other with a lucky or brilliant victory which is often the fate of such strategies. Hoche though if he emerged the winner might prove easier to deal with. Long time since I studied his character so I may be setting up to be walked all over by someone who has.
 
In this scenario, is the civil war in the west (Chouannerie) still essentially resolved by this time, or is that still raging on, leading to a messy three-way conflict? If Napoleon isn't in power in 1801, there is no Concordat that restores recognition of the Catholic Church, which was a critical point for many people.
 
Something along the lines of "oh look, they're weak, let's get our lands back!"

I'm not so sure about that. Britain was dealing with the Second League of Armed Neutrality at the time. In OTL they we're able to nip this in the bud by defeating Denmark in the Battle of Copenhagen forcing Denmark to leave the league, while Tsar Paul I's assassination put the final nail in the league's coffin. If event's played out a little different in the north then most of the other European powers might not get involved in French affairs for a while.
 
In this scenario, is the civil war in the west (Chouannerie) still essentially resolved by this time, or is that still raging on, leading to a messy three-way conflict? If Napoleon isn't in power in 1801, there is no Concordat that restores recognition of the Catholic Church, which was a critical point for many people.

Hoche is still around so he's probably kept a lid on Chouannerie.
 
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