In another thread, someone wondered what would have happened "if Britain and France had beaten the US in the war of 1812." Which led to the obvious conclusion that, barring a massive war somewhere else, they would curbstomp the States. The obvious theatre for the "somewhere else" is of course Europe, whose people notably didn't like the French (or the British, for that matter) at this time.
So: In 1800, for whatever reason, the British and French tag-team to take on Europe. They don't have to be at war with everybody all the time, but their medium-term goals are no less ambitious than Napoleon's and teh other states of Europe should know this. So, Britain-France stick: who wins?
I know the POD is one huge pile of Handwave and ASB, but I'm putting it here because I'm looking for a serious answer about Napoleonic relative strengths.
So: In 1800, for whatever reason, the British and French tag-team to take on Europe. They don't have to be at war with everybody all the time, but their medium-term goals are no less ambitious than Napoleon's and teh other states of Europe should know this. So, Britain-France stick: who wins?
I know the POD is one huge pile of Handwave and ASB, but I'm putting it here because I'm looking for a serious answer about Napoleonic relative strengths.