In real life, in July 1793, Captain Bonaparte was placed under the command of General Jean-Baptiste Carteaux. Soon afterward, the young Bonaparte found himself participating in the Siege of Toulon.
In this story, Toulon remains firmly under French control, and Brigadier-General Bonaparte is about to be assigned to the Armee Du Nord as its Chief of Staff. I love how much things have taken such a different turn thanks to his success in Sardinia, as well as the massive upheaval of events in Paris (and Dumas giving the Aussies a good kickin' across Northern Italy)
Angioy lies slumped over the desk, snoring softly
People who say that being a political leader or a corporate CEO means you sit with your feet up on a desk doing nothing all day while everyone else does the work. That really isn't the case. Yes, they are positions of power, but also of
immense responsibility.
I do not envy Angioy his position. He has finally achieved his dream of an independent Sardinia, but now he must build this new nation from the ground up. Good luck to him. He's going to need it...
The Sardinians have to be vigilant. There is no telling if a British fleet is going to appear on the horizon one day, carrying Piedmontese troops eager to avenge their humiliating defeat and to punish the Sardinian people for daring to rise up against them.
Dumas may have pacified Northern Italy for now, but as Suvorov proved in 1799, all your previous successes can be quickly overturned.
as you write, scrap and rewrite drafts for the country's constitution
There are so many cases of a faction overthrowing a ruling regime only to find itself unable to build a functioning government afterward.
The United States succeeding in Germany and Japan, but failing in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Not a perfect track record, but not a completely terrible one either. There are both successes and failures.
I was told that the reason for this is that Germany and Japan were already industrialized economies with strong national identities, while Afghanistan was a patchwork of warlords and farmers while Iraq was somewhere between those two points.
The person added, "The USA can write a new constitution, impose policies, and encourage pre-existing democratic political agents to take a more active role. It
can't create a country out of nothing, or summon centuries of political cultural evolution out of thin air."
(looks at Napoleon succeeding in Sardinia)
(looks at the ideals of the Revolution successfully spreading throughout Europe, to Italy, to Poland, contributing to a unified German state)
(looks at Napoleon failing to bring the ideals of the Revolution to Egypt)
Hm.
Can Napoleon,
friend of Robespierre, inspire the people of the Netherlands and (hopefully) of the German states to rise up and say, 'No more monarchies'?
We shall see.
By the way, I completely and fully support the locals of Haiti rising up against the French. What Napoleon attempted to do in Haiti is completely inexcusable. There is no justifying it, not even a little. And I am very glad that he later admitted to that.
the troops were getting restless
They should form a union!
no Jew or Greek will legally be allowed to be confined in a ghetto or made to wear an armband
Angioy had better not become a tyrant...
'Tynanda is small, Mr Monaghan, but I love it and its people dearly. I intend to give my country the government it has long deserved.'
'Glad to hear it, Mr Ributu...'cause we can always come back.'
- Hitman comic series, issue 33
Angioy will have to start from scratch
There are people who say they don't like fistfights in parliaments. I
like fistfights in parliaments! Better that than everyone standing up to applaud the Supreme Leader, sitting in silence while he talks, then standing up and applauding again, in every so-called debate and voting session.
Angioy will have to add some sections later
It is up to the Sardinian people what they want to do. For better or worse, they are their own country now.
...they're going to start trading with the British, aren't they?
The aristocrats and clergy won't be happy about the taxes they have to pay
Oh no, they must now pay taxes like everyone else. How awful.
Gained Trait - Lawmaker (+10 Intelligence, +10 to Drafting Legislation)
Napoleon would abuse the hell out of an isekai setting with video game traits.
look up at you with awe - the man who lead them to a victory they didn't think themselves capable of
They were just civilians not long ago. Now they can proudly say that they gave their blood to make the world a slightly better place.
None but you could have done this
Napoleon's addresses to the Army of Italy and later to the Grande Armee are magnificent. (looks at the Egyptian Expedition) Ignore that.
You were right to hire the doctors
What commander in their right mind in this day and age doesn't hire professional doctors to accompany their military?
When the campaign in the Netherlands begins, it won't be enemy action that kills the majority of the Armee du Nord's losses.
you don't know what it means, but you can guess
Warfare in the Age of Sail. There aren't enough movies or TV shows of it.
It feels like it's been years since you've been here
Napoleon is not the same man he was when he left for Corsica.
The 1796 campaign in northern Italy changed Napoleon.
It made him believe that he was a person destined to change the world.
He was correct.
Well done, Treguet. The seas of Europe must be kept safe for France.
My career would have died back at Cagliari if you hadn't salvaged the situation
Treguet seems to be genuinely grateful...but there are no friends in this game.
A crowd of hundreds cheers your name
This is just the beginning for Napoleon. Just the beginning. There will be more fighting, more struggles, more frustration and more losses. He must keep improving his skills, developing new ones. He cannot sit on his laurels.
Men lean in to kiss your cheeks, while women try to cop a feel
French.
he wishes his condolences for your 'dearest friend'
Robespierre in this story died a hero, one hundred percent. He was happy to go to the guillotine in that manner; he got exactly what he wanted. In his last words, he declared that the revolution has only just started. And in my opinion he may well be proven correct.
On behalf of the Republic and the National Convention, I have been entrusted to present Citizen Bonaparte with an arm d'honneur!
Tread carefully, Napoleon. The National Convention is pleased with your success in Sardinia, but if you fail in the Netherlands...
Ever since you got back to Paris, it's been non-stop. You're the new hot stock in the city, and everyone wants to know what you're about - and conscript you for their efforts.
That scene with Saint Just, in which he quietly studies and scrutinizes you...I say again; Saint Just makes Robespierre look merciful.
with Gauloise and Legrange crammed inside
I want to see Gauloise become THE senior NCO of France.
General Bonaparte introducing Gauloise to his generals and colonels, then declaring that
none of them can exercise
any authority over him; Gauloise will answer only to him, and take orders only from him.
"He answers to me, and to me alone."
to retake the Low Countries
The Netherlands is OP. Plz nerf.
What I got from watching the above video: Dutch people are water-type pokemon.
lost after the Dumouriez Affair
I wonder if the Dutch still remember Dumouriez with fondness, or if they were horrified by what his men did in Paris.
he'd like to have you as his chief of staff for the new Armee Du Nord
Of all the people he could have chosen, he chose Napoleon. Why is that?
Napoleon frowns in slight annoyance (Napoleon's own handwriting was atrocious. It was so bad that Berthier often wrote orders for him instead)
It's likely he'll be facing Archduke Karl at some point
Alas for Dumas, the people of this Quest have voted, and Napoleon won't be accompanying him into Italy.
He promises to return the favor at some point
I'm curious of the relationship between Andre and his brother.
in an odd accent...but with more of a...brogue
Paddy's Lamentation.
'D'you have a problem with there bein' Irish in the army, sir?'
'Ahhh, half the bloody army is Irish.'
- Sharpe
He calls out passionately over wine.
In my opinion the Irish make for both great heroes and antagonists.
'Cordial and water would be grand.'
The English keep us fighting amongst one another
(looks at the Troubles) The Irish Republican Army and the Ulster Volunteer Force.
Ireland is ready for a rising - to throw the English into the sea
Every choice Napoleon makes has consequences. Lord Fitzgerald is unlikely to forget that you refused to take up his offer to assist in an attempt to free Ireland from the English.
But I say again; this is Insane difficulty.
The English will never, ever accept Irish independence.
The story he tells of his homeland is harrowing
In my opinion, the Middle-Eastern version of Poland is Kurdistan. Sucks to be the Kurds...but who knows; maybe one day they would reclaim their state.
There are Kurds right now who are fighting alongside the Russians, and Americans say that they cannot bring themselves to blame those Kurds ("It's our fault. We abandoned them.")
Turkey on one side, Iraq on another, Iran on the other side...Kurdistan really is Middle-Eastern Poland.
invaded by Russia, Austria and Prussia
Poland's best and most trustworthy neighbor is the sea.
He sees us as part of his empire already
Tsars need wars to stay in power. They cannot stop having wars. If they stop, they die. It's a fascinating aspect of Russian history that I want to learn more about.
Catherine the Great is the best one of them all, and even she needed to invade and annex other countries to maintain her power in Saint Petersburg.
they've filled their army with Poles and Lithuanians who were proud citizens of the Commonwealth as soon as a year ago
Conscripting POWs into your army. What Could Possibly Go Wrong.
All we need are good officers to train our army
No, Poniatowski. You need far more than that. And you know it.
Wait 'til Napoleon tries Georgian food.
you head to the Tuilleries to address the National Convention
I'm scared now.
"French is a waste of time!"
- a Saudi who speaks French
That made me laugh so hard.
seeks French officers to help train his army in modern European tactics
'Load. Aim. Shoot.'
- RRR (2022)
you're invited to dinner by a slimy looking fellow
Oh, no. Tjf, you're doing this just to scare me, aren't you?
an infuriatingly long period of small talk
Talleyrand is such a scumbag. Seriously.
He proposes sending you to the United States
Talleyrand one hundred percent is in collusion with France's enemies. He has no loyalty to anyone or anything. There are people who say he does have loyalty to France. I'm not so sure of that. The man is corrupt to the bone.
...I swear to God, Tjf, if you write a scene of Talleyrand meeting with Massena, I am going to scream.
you feel like you've been unconscious for a year
Napoleon of Another World, by CJ Spencer.
If you haven't read it (it's on Wattpad), you should. Highly recommend it.
won't see you gone until 1794 at the least.
Alright then. So there is a lot that Napoleon can and must get done before he returns to the battlefield once more.
Chief of staff for an army isn't a role that carries much opportunity for glory in combat, but it's a position that inherently carries with it the weight of respect and responsibility
Always learn who the enemy's Chief-Of-Staff is; who is in charge of supplies, logistics, communications.
Italy is likely where the heaviest fighting of the war so far will occur
All eyes are on Italy now, with the Netherlands and Germany looking to be the sideshow.
We should at least prepare for the possibility of the British showing up.
Lazare Carnot is one of the foremost military minds of your age
He really is.
To form an Irish Expeditionary Force
I just don't see this working...
on a training mission to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
This is the one I voted for. Maybe next time.
I want Dutch and German people in this Quest waving tricolor flags.
To be sent as a military liason to Mysore
There was a very good argument for this one, and it ended up coming in second in the vote. I like to think of it as Napoleon seriously considering going to India, before deciding that he will accept Moreau's offer instead. He may pen a letter to the Indian representative, stating he is very interested but cannot accept for now due to France being under threat from its own neighbors.