Two Questions on the Napoleonic Wars

I have been considering writing a short timeline on an attempted Napoleonic invasion of Britain, inspired by my recent purchase of Island Fortress: The Defence of Great Britain, an excellent book detailing anti-invasion preparations in Britain over the centuries. However, there are two questions which I'd like to ask before starting any such timeline:

1) Did Napoleon actually have a cohesive invasion plan (akin to Sealion)? From what I've gathered, it appears that there was no actual war plan, and Napoleon simply intended to 'cross the Channel and hope for the best'.

2) Also, did Napoleon genuinely believe that hot air balloons could be used in an invasion, and that his flat-bottom boats could actually cross the Channel?
 
He had some convicts dumped in Wales, but that was about it. His Continental System was intended to keep Britain out to the European market, while giving France all the business. England wasn't the highest priority of conquest, though he would if he could. Lot harder to get collaborators for it though.
 
I have been considering writing a short timeline on an attempted Napoleonic invasion of Britain, inspired by my recent purchase of Island Fortress: The Defence of Great Britain, an excellent book detailing anti-invasion preparations in Britain over the centuries. However, there are two questions which I'd like to ask before starting any such timeline:

1) Did Napoleon actually have a cohesive invasion plan (akin to Sealion)? From what I've gathered, it appears that there was no actual war plan, and Napoleon simply intended to 'cross the Channel and hope for the best'.

2) Also, did Napoleon genuinely believe that hot air balloons could be used in an invasion, and that his flat-bottom boats could actually cross the Channel?

He had too many plans ! French strategists were planning for an invasion of England during the all 18th c., and Napoléon had many inspirations.

The naval part of the plan is the best-known, the Muskeyn barges were a 1796 proposal by a former swedish officer. His ideas were championed naval engineer Forfait, who had the entire trust of Napoléon (but not the ministry of Navy) until 1803. In november 1803, after a personnal inspection, Napoléon began to doubt the flotilla plan and ask admiral Ganteaulme to make a report. Gauteaulme bluntly wrote no crossing was possible if not for local naval superiority. Thus the call for concentration of the spanish and french squadrons and Trafalgar.

The air balloon is just a border-to-lunacy project by some tech enthusiasts. Never endorsed by any general or Napoléon himself. He had blimps for observation in Egypt, but never used them ; the unit was disbanded in 1802, so we can assume the Emperor was not an air power visionary.
 
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