WI: Napoleon didn't send troops to Haiti

Replace Napoleon with someone else, probably; but note that the outbreak of war was very popular in France, and was caused in a large part by Britain breaking the terms of Amiens.

Is there any way to stop them from breaking the terms? I doubt they would evacuate their naval presence from Malta but its worth a shot.
 
Replace Napoleon with someone else, probably; but note that the outbreak of war was very popular in France, and was caused in a large part by Britain breaking the terms of Amiens.

No, it wasn't. It was "caused" by Britain refusing to turn a blind eye to Napoleon violating the treaty and Napoleon's outrage at this.
 
Yea, in peacetime.

What's gonna happen when war breaks out with Britain?

Well if the troops have already been deployed around Louisiana when war breaks out not a great deal. It wouldn't matter if the Royal Navy controlled the Carribbean, the French could easily have sourced supplies from Trans-applachian settlers, lets not forget that the Americans sold produce to the British in the War of 1812. Also Mexico, I'm not sure what the exact British dispositions were in the Carribbean at the time but I'm sure a large majority of ships would have been in the Mediterranean or in the Channel preparing to defend against Napoleon's planned invasion of Britain.
 
What provisions did Napoleon violate?

Sending troops back into the Papal States and Naples despite undertaking to evacuate those territories, for starters. Though in fairness it should be pointed out that Napoleon's biggest and most flagrant treaty violations were actually of the Treaty of Luneville rather than that of Amiens, so I suppose that's alright then.
 

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An expense question - how much would a campaign to seize

Louisiana from the French or Spanish have cost the USA, more or less than the price of the Louisiana Purchase?

BTW, Michael Lind seems to think war, w/ American victory would have been inevitable and cheaper than the purchase, and would have had the side bonus of not giving Napoleon money.
 
Yea, in peacetime.

What's gonna happen when war breaks out with Britain?

You seem to think France would be unable to send troop transports when at war with England. Obviously, you missed the invasion of Egypt or the proposed invasions of Ireland. Blockading was not a sure thing and interception at sea was rather difficult to say the least. Regular re-supply was indeed impossible but sending troops (or a fleet) was quite possible.
 

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replying to the OP, I think that the probable corrolary of not

reimposing slavery in Haiti, would be that Napoleon also does not bother to implement Talleyrand's goal of demanding Louisiana from Spain. Louisiana grain was to complement Haiti's plantation produce in Napoleon's OTL scheme. A Napoleon who things reimposing slavery is too difficult or not worth the cost is unlikely to think, even for a short period of time, that Louisiana would a cost-effective investment for France.

I'm not saying it's impossible for him to tolerate the Haitian rebels self-emancipation and still be interested in trying to recover Louisiana, it just doesn't seem too logical though.
 
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