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no French invasion of Spain in Napoleonic Wars
let's say French to send 60,000 men to help the Spanish maintain their occupation of Portugal and don't backstab the Spanish.fast forward a bit and Napoleon does his thing in Russia and it comes up the same way but in this scenario let's say there are hundreds of thousands of French soldiers...- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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Ottomans go extinct in 1807-1808: What happens next?
Historically, the period between 1807-1808 was a period which saw great instability in the Ottoman Empire with Selim III and Mustafa IV killed and an attempted coup attempted against Mahmud II delaying his proposed reforms, but what if the series of coups and general unrest led to the extinction...- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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AHQ Could Prussia Be Convinced To Side With Napoleon?
OTL, Prussia was key in Napoleon's eventual defeat, and was probably the least great of the european great powers before Napoleon mucked spain up. Given that Napoleon was allied to spain and only moved against them when they sucked as an ally, and had some sort of truce with Austria (given his...- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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Could Russia be scared into making peace with Napoleon in 1812?
Was there any chance for French emperor and conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte to scare the Russian tsar Alexander I into making peace with him during the 1812 invasion of Russia? I'm very well aware Napoleon would not be able to defeat a committed Russian army, so maybe we could look for a political...- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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WI: Napoleon Doesn't Invade Russia
What might've happened had Napoleon decided against invading Russia in 1812?- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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Face Check: How much nepotism was there in the Napoleonic-era British Army?
I've been trying to research an answer to this to no avail, so maybe the brilliant minds here at alternate history.com can help me out.The question in particular I have in mind is: if a minor army officer was dissatisfied with his posting, would he be able to get re-assigned if he complained...- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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How effective would the ‘Advance Firing’ tactic be in 19th century warfare?
In the Napoleonic Wars most Infantry fought in close order: line, column or mixed order. The Crimea War and the American Civil War was not that much different. While rifle range increased (and thus skirmishers and sharpshooters became increasingly important) in both wars, the armies still...- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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WI: Napoleon died while invading Russia in 1812?
Essentially, for a timeline I'm working on (Redcoats on the Red Clay Soils), I'm considering having Napoleon die in the Winter of 1812, while trying to invade Russia. I'm doing this, mainly, because I don't want to have another one of those 'Everything Outside of North America Remains the Same...- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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WI: Jean Lannes survives the Battle of Aspern-Essling
Napoleon lost 23,000 men at the Battle of Aspern-Essling in 1809. One of them was Jean Lannes, a close friend of the Emperor and one of his most talented generals.What if Lannes had survived the battle? How would things have been different?- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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WI: Napoleon killed at Ratisbon
Napoleon was wounded in the ankle at the Battle of Ratisbon in 1809. What if the shot that wounded him IOTL had killed him instead?- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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Vive l'empereur !
7 September 1812, Russia, Borodino.After the capture of Semenovskoie late in the morning Ney, Murat and Davout sent urgent request of reinforcement to exploit the gap they had created against the Russian left flank. A decisive victory was within their grasp. Napoleon hesitated, but after...- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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Vive l'Empereur !
7 September 1812, Russia, Borodino.After the capture of Semenovskoie late in the morning Ney, Murat and Davout sent urgent request of reinforcement to exploit the gap they had created against the Russian left flank. A decisive victory was within their grasp. Napoleon hesitated, but after...- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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La Europa Napoleònica or How The French Conquered Europe!
CHAPTER IPEACE IN THE EAST, WAR IN THE WESTNapoleon Bonaparte, The Man Who Saved France, The Corsican Who Conquered Europe, The Little Corporal had just conquered Austria, Prussia and the mighty Russian Empire in almost a decade where no one had done before him. With his victories, Napoleon...- Word Count: 7.3k
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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WI: Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden, survives?
What if Charles August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg had not died in a horse riding accident in 1810, thus securing his position as crown prince of Sweden and butterflying away the adoption of French general Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte as heir? Considering that Charles August was...- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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WI: Ottomans join napoleonic wars?
The question is the title, what are the effects, if any of the ottomans joining the napoleonic wars on the side of the french? Would it lead to a faster ottoman collapse or would they be able to cement France's hegemony and Selim can continue with his modernization of the empire?- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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Could Bavaria retain Salzburg and Tyrol after the Napoleonic Wars?
As the title says. During the Napoleonic Wars, Bavaria occupied Tyrol and Salzburg, but during the Congress of Vienna (IIRC), they ceded these territories to Austria. Is there any way Bavaria could retain them after 1815? If so, how? What would its consequences be?- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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WI: Louis Bonaparte as French Emperor?
With a PoD anywhere between Napoleon Bonaparte's coronation as French Emperor in 1804 and the birth of Napoleon II in 1811, how can we make a scenario in which, after an early death of Napoleon, his brother Louis Bonaparte is selected as emperor?How would Louis fare as ruler of France? I hear...- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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WI: Napoleon dies at Eylau (1807)
According to historical records, at the beginning of the Battle of Eylau in February 1807 (waged in the midst of a winter snowstorm) Napoleon Bonaparte and his baggage train were harassed by Russian Cossack cavalrymen and almost captured. Suppose Napoleon fends them off, but is, more or less by...- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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WI: French victory at Vitoria (1813)
What if the French forces in Spain, under Marshal Jourdan, had managed to defeat the Anglo-Spanish forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Vitoria in June 1813?I'd wager that the French would still want to make king Joseph's possessions in Spain more compact, as holding to...- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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How would Napoleon partition post-1807 Prussia?
So, assume that Napoleon ultimately decides to destroy Prussia for good after his victory at the Battle of Friedland in 1807. The Duchy of Warsaw would still be created. How would he divide the spoils? Here's what i think:My guess is that a rump Hohenzollern state would linger on in most of...- Thread
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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