What if no Napoleon?

What if Napoleon Bonaparte had died in 1789 due to a some disease?


General Moreau seizes power instead?

From what I can gather, he probably keeps at least the forms of a Republic rather than an ersatz monarchy. After that it depends whether hestartsa career of conquest or is content with defending the Rhine frontiew.
 
The earliest butterfly of Napoleon's death is at Toulon as there will be another Artillery Captain in his place and thus no one to remark the canon are misplaced or at least not so early. The city will thus probably resist longer to the Siege if it doesn't fall.

Another General will probably take Napoleon's place regarding the 13 Vendemiaire. I don't know if that means the uprising could succeed or not as it all depends on how the general plays his cards right and how much of a threat it was.

First big change (unless Vendemiaire succeeds) is the absence or a delayed Italian Campaign as Napoleon was one of the main advocate of that plan. We also have to account with another general, probably less talented than Bonaparte and thus a rougher campaign.

All of these elements are going to have an impact on the military situation of France which will also have an impact on the already shaky political situation.
 
Is possible that Italian campaign not occur and France remains in peace with the rest of Europe?
Or that a more moderate and constitutional version of Monarchy is restored (as happened in England with Charles II)?
 
lounge60 said:
Is possible that Italian campaign not occur and France remains in peace with the rest of Europe?
No as France was already at war with the rest of Europe before the Italian Campaign was decided. There are chances the French armies wouldn't be fighting in Italy but they still have armies in Germany. In fact, if the Italian Campaign doesn't happen, the military situation of France could be worse than OTL.
 
Well, the question is whether the Austrians would have sat around doing nothing in Italy or whether they would have chosen an opportune moment to attack and broken through French lines?

I suppose the corollary question is who gets the appointment instead of Bonaparte? It seems too early for Joubert, so would it have been Massena or Augereau (sp?) or would another political appointment have got it? And would they have done anything with it offensively if they had?

I don't think the butterflies can take wing beyond this question...

Best Regards
Grey Wolf
 
Another important consequence: no Egyptian campaign.
This will have very large cultural, social and political consequences both in Europe and especially in the Arab world.
 
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