I'm mostly seeing responses adhering to the ideological interpretation I recall reading from HG Wells as a boy.
The alternate, realpolitik and territorial perspective that I showcase in the OP is derived mainly from a more recent work,
The French Wars 1792-1815, by Charles Esdaile -https://www.amazon.com/French-Wars-1792-1815-Lancaster-Pamphlets/dp/0415150426/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1495504407&sr=8-7&keywords=charles+esdaile
The alternate, realpolitik and territorial perspective that I showcase in the OP is derived mainly from a more recent work,
The French Wars 1792-1815, by Charles Esdaile -https://www.amazon.com/French-Wars-1792-1815-Lancaster-Pamphlets/dp/0415150426/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1495504407&sr=8-7&keywords=charles+esdaile