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L'Empereur by Zach Timmons
 Author
says: what if Napoleon had conquered the British Isles? Please note that
the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of
the author(s).
On April 11th, 1814:
on this day George, Prince of Wales, ruling as Prince
Regent in place of his ill father, George III, officially abdicates the
British throne. After the fall of London to French troops (spearheaded by a
daring cavalry assault by Marshal Murat on Buckingham Palace) on 18 August
1813, the British Government had fled north to Scotland.
For the next 7 months, the French gradually pushed north from their main
base in Essex, eventually reaching Edinburgh by the end of March. An attempt
by General Arthur Wellesley to land in southwest England and attack the
French forces from the rear had failed when Ney routed the British at Exeter
on 22nd March 1814. Upon receiving news of this defeat, the Prince Regent
began negotiations with Napoleon, culminating in his abdication on this day.
The Prince Regent and the Royal Family were subsequently exiled to Canada,
where they would be of little harm to the French. Another stipulation of the
British surrender was that Ireland be given total independence; although
this was a bitter pill for the British to swallow, they had no choice. On
9th May the Treaty of Calais was signed, officially ending the war between
Great Britain and France; on 1st January 1815, Ireland became the Republic
of Ireland. Napoleon added a new title to an already long list: Roi
d'Angleterre.
Author
says this story was originally posted on
Zach's Blog. To
view guest historian's comments on this post please visit the Today in
Alternate History web site for
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