What if in 1798 Napoleon doesn't go to Egypt, he gathers a large army at the channel ports, and invasion barges, a feint, the French Navy carries out diversionary moves, drawing off part of the English fleet.
Meanwhile he lands a small force of say 20000 on the east coast of Scotland, maybe near edinburgh. A Napoleonic landing in Scotland. He managed to land troops in Ireland. Can he rally a Scottish tide for independence. Can he raise a volunteer Scottish force. By 1795 the anti protest laws were pretty draconian.
Anyone know much about the possibilitis of serious resistance to England in Scotland during the Fench Revolutionary/Napoleonic wars, chances of a Scottish attempt at independence.
Maybe he can land a small light force on the East Anglain coast as well. Tell them to move rapidly and live off the land, and as much as possible avoid fighting the English army.
This could allow him to only need to land a smaller force in Kent.