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The Congress of Erfurt sucedded (at least temporarly) to preserve the Russo-French alliance. But in order to keep it that way and stop other countries from revolting against France (as well as undermining british acess to India), Napoleon decided to make an example out of... the ottoman empire!
On June 22, 1812, la Grande Armée of 692,105 men, the largest army assembled up to that point in European history, crossed the ottoman borders and headed towards Istanbule.
Now what happens, does Napolean wins? What are the consequences of such action ??
The Grande Armée was divided as follows:
With these included total French imperial forces on the pttoman borders and inthe ottoman empire itself came to almost 800,000 men.
(Like in OTL) This vast commitment of manpower would, of course, severely strained the Empire - especially considering that there were a further 300,000 French troops fighting in Iberia and over 200,000 more in Germany and Italy.
450,000 French troops makes up the majority of the army with French allies are making up the rest. In addition to the detached Austrian Corps of 34,000 under Schwarzenberg there were some 95,000 Poles, 90,000 Germans (24,000 Bavarians, 20,000 Saxons, 20,000 Prussians, 17,000 Westphalians and several thousand from smaller Rhineland states), 30,000 Italians, 25,000 Neapolitans, 12,000 Swiss, 4,800 Spanish, 3,500 Croats, and 2,000 Portuguese. In addition there are also Dutch and also a number of Belgian contingents. In short, every nationality in Napoleon's vast empire was represented in the attack.
On June 22, 1812, la Grande Armée of 692,105 men, the largest army assembled up to that point in European history, crossed the ottoman borders and headed towards Istanbule.
Now what happens, does Napolean wins? What are the consequences of such action ??
The Grande Armée was divided as follows:
- A central strike force of 250,000 under the emperor's personal command.
- Two other frontline armies under Eugène de Beauharnais (80,000 men) and Jérôme Bonaparte (70,000 men).
- Two detached corps under Jacques MacDonald (32,500 men) and Karl Schwarzenberg (34,000 Austrian troops).
- A reserve army of 225,000 troops.
With these included total French imperial forces on the pttoman borders and inthe ottoman empire itself came to almost 800,000 men.
(Like in OTL) This vast commitment of manpower would, of course, severely strained the Empire - especially considering that there were a further 300,000 French troops fighting in Iberia and over 200,000 more in Germany and Italy.
450,000 French troops makes up the majority of the army with French allies are making up the rest. In addition to the detached Austrian Corps of 34,000 under Schwarzenberg there were some 95,000 Poles, 90,000 Germans (24,000 Bavarians, 20,000 Saxons, 20,000 Prussians, 17,000 Westphalians and several thousand from smaller Rhineland states), 30,000 Italians, 25,000 Neapolitans, 12,000 Swiss, 4,800 Spanish, 3,500 Croats, and 2,000 Portuguese. In addition there are also Dutch and also a number of Belgian contingents. In short, every nationality in Napoleon's vast empire was represented in the attack.