I've recently been putting together a framework for a Napoleonic Victory scenario for a game mod (yes, it's Vicky 2). I'm currently juggling several design points before I start getting into the actual modding, but one of the first orders of businesses would be to put together a plausible and historically interesting scenario leading to a "victory" of sorts, all to fit an interesting and dynamic game scenario. Essentially, multiple PoDs (or all stemming from the same butterflies, who knows) would end the Napoleonic Wars with Britain coming to the bargaining table, which would leave France the (not undisputed) hegemon of Europe. Overally, it is still a negotiated victory with only "minor" to "moderate" concessions from Great Britain (while the borders of Europe proper will be seeing some overhauls). The divergences won't be too glaring (things like a British defeat at Copenhagen 1801 with the death of Nelson, a reworked Haiti, no Peninsular War, and a swift Austrian defeat in the Fifth Coalition, with the loss of the Baltic for the British [and all that entails]), hopefully.
That being said, I have a few questions specifically regarding the historical ramifications of such a victory.
1) What would be the possible status of Portuguese and Dutch colonies/EICs, the first under the assumption that Portugal is partitioned according to the (convoluted) plan put forward historically, and the Dutch being a French satellite (and the British EIC having occupied the DEIs during the war)?
2) Not being familiar with India to a great degree, which Indian states could still offer moderate to significant resistance to the British during the 1800's, and which are the likeliest to succeed? The goal with India would not be to ahistorically partition it between powers, but to have native states that can oppose and challenge British dominance on the subcontinent.
3) How does a Spain coming out of the Napoleonic Wars without a Peninsular War (well, outside of the [odd] partition of Portugal originally planned) deal with its American colonies? That is, would they possibly move along the same path of autonomy as the British Dominions? Or is it almost guaranteed that independence movements will be able to push out Spain? (this is also somewhat crucial because I do want to make South America in the game more interesting as a whole, and for Mexico to act as a counterbalance/significant barrier to US expansion, along with British Canada and Native Americans [no War of 1812]).
4) Does anyone understand the internal politics of the Confederation of the Rhine? I'm trying to extrapolate for a more complex unification path for Germany (and by complex I mean with France, Denmark, and Sweden having fingers in the pie, and Prussia/Austria doing their thing).
5) How do the Ottomans (and the Barbary pirates) fare in such a scenario? I haven't actually put much thought into the Med. to a great degree thus far?
Finally (but most importantly):
6) How does intellectual thought change with a "successful" revolution, that encompasses the "validation" of Enlightenment ideals. Historically, the writings of Enlightenment scholars were discredited with the Terror and the defeat of Napoleon (and the building of Metternich's reactionary world order), but how do concepts like nationalism and liberalism differ (if at all) from OTL? Moreover, does a Napoleonic victory engender different perceptions on perceptions of identity and citizenship (taking into account the broader "universality" and civic nature of French nationalism)?
Thanks for answering some potentially glaringly obvious questions.
