Can Revolutionary France avoid the Reign of Terror? And, would that prevent a war between the 1st French Republic and Britain? Or even an alliance? Would other countries ally with the French like the USA?
It would be very hard to get an alliance with Britain, as well. They have a rivalry dating to the Hundred Years' War. That kind of thing doesn't evaporate overnight. It's certainly possible to keep them out of a war for a while, but if the French look like they're winning, the British will intervene. The British are dedicated to keeping one country from being dominant in Europe, and they will fight whoever threatens to achieve that.
The British and French were allies earlier in the century. It wasn't unheard of in that era, despite allegedly being "Natural enemies" and all.
Britain allies with the weaker side in a conflict. That's the way they rolled post Hundred Years War.
So Louis XIV's France was the weaker side in its war against the Dutch Republic?![]()
Or, of course, they ally with the one who is less threatening to them at the time.
I'm not sure how you think France in the last third of the 17th century was less threatening than the Dutch.
Except themselves of course.The British are dedicated to keeping one country from being dominant in Europe, and they will fight whoever threatens to achieve that.