TFSmith121
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Rhetorically, I suppose, but going after nation states
Rhetorically, I suppose, but going after nation states that were Christian in the Nineteenth Century presumably would cause some problems.
Given some of the romanticism inherent in European support of the Greeks, historically, some sort of claim of redemption of the holy land is not out of the realm of possibility; of course, depending upon the departure point, if the Greeks can ally with pro-independence Arabs (Moslem and Christian) to open a third front aganst the Ottomans/Turks, they'd probably have to paper over that, but its not out of the realm of possibility, at least.
Perhaps the Papal Zoauves will be invited to participate in an expedition to the Levant - add in some early French and Italian interest in the North African littoral, and the Greeks might find themselves with more powerful allies other than (just) the Russians...
Basically, it's a chance to deal with the Eastern Question in (presumably) the first half of the Nineteenth Century, rather than the second (or the Twentieth); if the Greeks are willing to serve as a proy for the British and get control of the Straits, that at least puts a "Christian" buffer state between the Russians and British, and (presumably) moves the issue of control to a diplomatic contest, rather than a military one.
Best,
Don't forget Sicily, and southern Italy, too.
Greece conquers the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies?
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Rhetorically, I suppose, but going after nation states that were Christian in the Nineteenth Century presumably would cause some problems.
Given some of the romanticism inherent in European support of the Greeks, historically, some sort of claim of redemption of the holy land is not out of the realm of possibility; of course, depending upon the departure point, if the Greeks can ally with pro-independence Arabs (Moslem and Christian) to open a third front aganst the Ottomans/Turks, they'd probably have to paper over that, but its not out of the realm of possibility, at least.
Perhaps the Papal Zoauves will be invited to participate in an expedition to the Levant - add in some early French and Italian interest in the North African littoral, and the Greeks might find themselves with more powerful allies other than (just) the Russians...
Basically, it's a chance to deal with the Eastern Question in (presumably) the first half of the Nineteenth Century, rather than the second (or the Twentieth); if the Greeks are willing to serve as a proy for the British and get control of the Straits, that at least puts a "Christian" buffer state between the Russians and British, and (presumably) moves the issue of control to a diplomatic contest, rather than a military one.
Best,
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