alternatehistory.com

So in Spring 1813, Napoleon was mostly fighting Prussia and Russia, and inflicted two defeats on them, at Lutzen and Bautzen. However, both these victories left much to be desired; in the latter case, because Ney fumbled a really good battle plan. If Napoleon had inflicted sharper defeats at either of these two battles, and continued without an armistice, could he have salvaged something from the wreckage of the Russia campaign? Would Austria have been cowed into remaining neutral, and would the British not have the confidence to lend 7 million pounds to them, and what effect would this have had on the following campaigning?
Top