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WI: Cornwallis commands at Waterloo
Charles Cornwallis helped to negotiate the Treaty of Amiens in 1802 and shortly after died, so he probably couldn’t be the commander at Waterloo in 1815. But, let’s pretend for this thread that he is still alive, in fighting condition, at the ripe age of 76, and is given command of British forces in Belgium. Events will play out the same way. Napoleon and Cornwallis will engage each other at Waterloo and yes the Prussians will arrive late in the battle as normal. If you’ve seen my Wellington commands at New Orleans alternate history thread you may know that Wellington was not in Europe at the time of the Battle of Waterloo and is instead in the America’s.
The question is can Napoleon defeat Cornwallis before the Prussians come to his rescue?
Source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis#cite_note-85
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