WI: Successful Campagne de France

According to many scholars who studied it, the Campagne de France* of 1814 was one of Napoleon's best and he showed tremendeous skills with only a bunch of recruits (the so-called "Marie Louise"). He tried to split his opponents' armies and to crush them one by one and nearly succeeded. It failed ultimately with the Capture of Paris by allied troops though.

However, what would have happened if Napoleon had managed to beat his ennemies during the Campagne de France* and avoided the capture of Paris in 1814?

*That's how it's called in France. I don't t know if it's called differently elsewhere (I think I once saw it under the name Six Days Campaign)
 
According to many scholars who studied it, the Campagne de France* of 1814 was one of Napoleon's best and he showed tremendeous skills with only a bunch of recruits (the so-called "Marie Louise"). He tried to split his opponents' armies and to crush them one by one and nearly succeeded. It failed ultimately with the Capture of Paris by allied troops though.

However, what would have happened if Napoleon had managed to beat his ennemies during the Campagne de France* and avoided the capture of Paris in 1814?

*That's how it's called in France. I don't t know if it's called differently elsewhere (I think I once saw it under the name Six Days Campaign)

Well, I know that Napolen did brilliantly during this small campaign. But the fact is that he had less than 100.000 men left, and the allies more than 500.000, so I doubt it is plausible at all that he could win.

But IF he had won, then IMHO the war would have continued, maybe enabling Napolen to negotiate a peace treaty leaving him in power....but I doubt it was in his blood to live a life in peace, so war would be bound to break out again.
 
The Sixth coalition by 1814 was basically the rest of Europe against France. Napoleon would have to beat a lot of armies (IOTL more armies were underway to France, just as later in 1815). Thus a better outcome would be relative. France will restored to the pre-revolutionary borders and Napoleon I would still have to abdicate, but maybe Napoleon II is allowed to succeed him.
 
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