Reconquest of a former colony and prestigeQuestion is why would he want to bother
But he did just that in his invasion of mexicoa increasingly impoverished country that could easily be a nightmare?
Reconquest of a former colony and prestige
Napoleon III had his flaws, but stupidity really wasn't one them. For the costs involved, there were more at hand prestigious projects.
But he did just that in his invasion of mexico
Because it was. The country was ravaged by repeated civil wars, political instability, and foreign invasions until Porfirio Diaz took power.I'm a loss as to why people think of 19th century Mexico as some pathetically poor and hopeless state.
Well to answer your first question depending on whether or not the US will give a shit, Napoleon III will succeed in reconquering Haiti that is until the Franco Prussian war happens and will just be a repeat of the first Haitian revolution, i.e France gets rekt by Prussia, Haitians revolt and succeed with a toussaint like figure taking the helm again, France after the war tries to reconquer it but gets bogged down like the first time and they just throw up their hands and say "fuck it we'll focus on Africa and Indochina. Haiti will just be like it is today impoverished.Because it was. The country was ravaged by repeated civil wars, political instability, and foreign invasions until Porfirio Diaz took power.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mexico#Political_developments_(1830-1854)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_Mexico#Liberal_reform,_French_intervention_and_Restored_Republic,_1855–76
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porfirio_Díaz
What if Napoleon III conquers Haiti, still looses to Prussia, and, as part of the peace treaty, has to give up Haiti to Prussia/Germany?