L'Empire Français

Yup, this. The King of Rome was Napoleon's son. If he doesn't exist in this TL, Joseph inherits according to the constitution -- although more likely the Empire just collapses. Certainly Louis Bonaparte, who was spending his time writing poetry in Graz as a guest of Emperor Franz, is a highly implausible candidate to usurp the throne.

The Prince Imperial was born in 1811, so presumptively he is alive and now the titular Emperor of the French.
 
I searched King of Rome Napoleonic Wars beacuse i thought you meant the actual King of Rome...but now I know and I will change things
 
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North America

While Europe is ablaze with war North America was largely untouched. French possessions in the Caribbean were under British occupation and America was still bathing in victory after the War of 1812. With the British Invasion of France repelled and British morale at rock bottom, the US decided it might want to take another gander at Canada. The US handed over their declaration on August 3, 1856 and American forces immediately moved into Maine and Illinois. The First Battle of Portland was a disaster for the Americans and at the same time John Brown launched a raid on Harper's Ferry in Virginia. The government needed a big loss to rally the country behind the government and Portland was it. They exaggerated death tolls and faked accounts and Portland went down in history as the worst American defeat in the 2nd Anglo-American War. The US quickly gathered the pieces of their smashed army and moved into Canada proper. General Prevost met them in the outskirts of Toronto and tried his hardest to stop the American advance and spare Canada the American vengeance.
The British managed to move first and attacked American lines, surprising them and almost breaking it in places but the Americans carried the day and the British burned Toronto as they left and to deprive the Americans of a launching point for the rest of the invasion. As Toronto burned American general Henry Dearborn lead a charge against British positions in Quebec. The Brit line around the city broke and street fighting began, it went on for 3 days and the Americans suffered a almost 40% mortality rate in some battalions. The British last stand in the Provincial Parliament ended with the last 40 defenders being captured. The double whammy of the fall of Toronto then Quebec dropped British morale like a rock and almost ended the war.​
 
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