Pretty much self-explanatory; what are the possible effects? Obviously the French Revolution would happen differently for starters, but what else?
Hmm, don't know, but it would be interesting. The Republic would survive, but in what form. Things were getting very chaotic before Nappy stepped in. I think the military would still step in and we'd see generals in high government position, but no empire.
And obviously no Napoleonic Wars.
The Republic could survive, and it would likely have OTL borders plus Rhineland.
Of course, it's likely that Valmy could go differently without Nappy being born...
I don't see how the Republic would fall. The Directory had taken power and prosecuted the wars successfully and the Vendee had been crushed.
Faeelin said:I don't see how the Republic would fall. The Directory had taken power and prosecuted the wars successfully and the Vendee had been crushed.
And obviously no Napoleonic Wars.
No 18th Fructidor.
The free elections of March and April 1797 put a lot of moderates and royalists into legislature. Director Barthelemy, chairman of Five Hundred Pichegru etc.
Out of the 4 sitting directors, Carnot was a republican but a honest man (and therefore would have accepted restoration of monarchy by vote of people). The other 3, however, plotted a coup. With collaborators like Napoleon who sent money and General Augereau.
No Napoleon victorious in Italy deprives the coup of funding. The 3 directors are prosecuted for corruption (as planned by legislature OTL), deposed and replaced with royalists. Then they propose to restore monarchy by making a new constitution.
Plausible?
Probably there will a lsting analog of the Peace of Lunéville, but not affecting Italy. Long term conquences are important: no expedition in Egypt would mean a completely different pattern of modernization in the middle east, with Turkey being the leading force instead of Egypt. Spanish and Portuguese empires are going to last longer and fight more bitterly if the colonies rebel.
The Cape and Ceylon stay Dutch, and this has many long term consequence too.
Indonesian plantation system is reformed differently and slowlier.
Hyerogliphics are deciphered later, with important side effects on European culture (more room for Mesopotamian-jewish heritage, probably.) No Pax Britannica after.
Russia does not get Poland, and this also is important. HRE lasts longer. Denmark has a strong naval force in the XIX century.
Venice survives. No Louisiana Purchase.
Hell, it will be a totally different world. Russia may be stronger in the long run, Prussia probably weaker, Austria to see. France also is going to be stronger.
The US will grow much less.
Seems to me the US/maybe Canada are going to absorb upper Louisiana in any case-hardly any Frenchmen there.
With the HRE skeleton organization still existing, might later Germans use it as a framework for unification (if they unify)? Effectively a new state, but called the Holy Roman Empire, under a figurehead emperor.
Does Denmark really have the economy to support a major 19th century navy?
Pretty much self-explanatory; what are the possible effects? Obviously the French Revolution would happen differently for starters, but what else?
German unification delayed until the 20th century so no World War One.
France would survive as a republic and move towards the US model.
Wasnt Jean Babiste Bernadotte one of Napoleons worst rival? Maybe he rises to a prominent figure in the french republic instead of traveling north to the cold