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During the Napoleonic Wars, Denmark-Norway and Sweden (Who owned Finland at the time.) changed greatly after the war. On one side, Denmark-Norway initially tried to stay neutral, but later sided with the French after Britain blew up their fleet, twice in 1801 and then 1807. In the end, Denmark...

Within the realm of realism (no ASB, no absurd wanking), what is the most Napoleon could hope to achieve within his lifetime? Could he have honestly defeated Britain, or could he only force them into a ceasefire or stalemate of some kind?

"The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of...

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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...

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...

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...

I mostly intend for this to be a catch-all thread about the effects of a Napoleonic victory in Western and Central Europe, with Russia mostly left alone. I propose a PoD in Napoleonic France managing to defeat the British navy in the Adriatic at the Battle of Lissa in 1811, allowing the buildup...

What if the Spanish guerrillas and anti-Napoleonic regular armies had managed to properly defeat the French incursion into their homeland before the Peninsular War could escalate into a protracted, attrition-based conflict? I'm looking for a PoD that sees the Spanish defeat Napoleon's late 1808...

So i came with a bit of an interesting idea. What if After being Elected Emperor of France Napoleon continues to setup republics in conquered places arguing that he was elected to Monarchy by the French people while the Other monarch were not ?. How would this combination impact Napoleonic...

(Thoughts between me and @Joshua Ben Ari..) For whatever reason, say America does worst in the War of 1812, leading to the British (Who never saw the Louisiana Purchase as legal.) to take Louisiana. Leading to either... 1: Louisiana is given back to Spain with New Orleans as an...

So, is there any way the early Fourth Coalition (an underrated part of the Napoleonic Wars, IMO), mainly Prussia and Saxony, could have fared better in its war against Napoleon in the year 1806? Considering the Battles of Jena-Auerstedt, i've been under impression that Jena could not have...

I'm personally about to run a map game/forum game set in the aftermath of a scenario where Napoleon accepts the Frankfurt Proposals and they (somehow) pass by Britain, either through Aberdeen's bungle or through a general change in attitude elsewhere in the negotiations. The question I'd like to...

So, i was watching the most recent vid by Kings and Generals, and something crossed my mind... What if Napoleon's forces had been more successful in the earliest stages of the Peninsular War (perhaps through victory at Vimeiro, or later victories at Bailén and Zaragossa), thus dissuading the...

So, disregarding the plausibility of it, assume that Britain's naval supremacy in the Napoleonic Wars is mitigated (especially early on), and that Napoleon, after that, greenlights an invasion of England through the Channel, with eventual success in occupying all of Britain south of Hadrian's...

The challenge is simple. Napoléon set to remaking Europe's monarchs in his own image by appointing his siblings (as well as some other lucky non-relations) as kings of various states. However, the various lines of their legitimate descent have petered out (if I'm not mistaken it's only Caroline...

The Failure of Prussian Neutrality and the Franco-Prussian Alliance In 1795, Prussia made its separate peace with France at the Peace of Basel, leaving the First Coalition. It would spend the next ten years desperately trying to avoid the constant wars being fought across the continent. During...

Just a little question I'd like to ask about the difference between potential butterflies from reverse outcomes in the above battles. Assume total austrian victory in either. Facts to consider: -In the former, Spain was still governed by Charles IV. In the latter, the Peninsular War was already...

The 1816 Year without a Summer was one of the most devastating European winters ever, worst famine in the 19th century, and caused a mass agricultural disaster. The areas with the biggest temperature drops were at the center of Napoleon's First French Empire. However, in terms of famine...

Among others in the Russian Empire's high command, Peter Bagration suggested an aggressive stance against the French and their allies. In March 1812, Bagration asked the Tsar to intentionally issue an ultimatum that Napoleon would never accept--the withdrawal of French influence to the Oder...