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There was a coup attempt by General Malet, against Napoleon, in France, in 1812, after the disastrous Russian Campaign, read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malet_coup_of_1812, the coup was to make people believe, that, Napoleon had died and restore the Republic. What if the coup had succeeded? What would Napoleon do, when he found out? What would the anti-Napoleon coaliton do?