tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576793257211626923.post6316461398299643706..comments2023-11-05T07:41:40.943+00:00Comments on Reflections on A Journey to St Helena: Castlereagh and the Defeat of NapoleonJohn Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840928923304125310noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576793257211626923.post-40831871950648618722015-03-21T08:03:37.478+00:002015-03-21T08:03:37.478+00:00"Despite the large military imbalance in favo..."Despite the large military imbalance in favour of the allies which would surely ultimately have led to his defeat, dealing with a temporarily victorious Napoleon would have put a strain on Castlereagh and the British Government at home as well as on the continental alliance." <br /><br />But isn't this always true? Alliances come and go due to the strangest reasons - which power happened to be speaking to which other power that week; who is away on summer holidays and cannot be reached; which royal wife came from which other royal family; who routinely thinks the French are snots; whose manufacturing exports might be damaged etc.<br /><br />Reminds me of the months leading up to WW1.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com