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In 1812, the United States of America declared war on the United Kingdom for continuous attacks on American ships and the impressment of American sailors. At the time, France was also fighting the United Kingdom. Obviously, France had enough problems to worry about in Europe to send troops all the way to the New World, but what if, in the years following Trafalgar, the French Navy had been reformed? Say that one of Napoleon's relatives or friends asks Napoleon for a spot in the navy, and earns it after proving himself in battles. Along with this new admiral, and a reformed navy with new ships, do you think the French Navy could have interfered in the War of 1812 and helped the Americans win the war?
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