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I was reading through Wikipedia and across this interesting tidbit on Napoleon's page.
He was moved to the Bureau of Topography of the Committee of Public Safety and sought, unsuccessfully, to be transferred to Constantinople in order to offer his services to the Sultan.
It's got a citation and I'm inclined to believe its fact, or at least based in fact. So, what if Napoleon's request is granted and he is sent east to fight for the Ottoman Sultan? Will the royalist rebels succeed in overthrowing the Directory in October? How will the history of France turn without Napoleon at this crucial juncture? Also, will the military genius make a mark on the east?