Had, for whatever reason, the French Revolution never occurred (or at least not for a very long time), what would the "future" territorial expansion of France have looked like?
This is a map of France's territorial expansion over the last 2.5 centuries before the French Revolution, FWIW:
For instance, would there ever be any additional attempts to conquer the Austrian Netherlands, the Rhineland, and/or French Switzerland? What about any additional territories, both inside and outside of Europe?
Thoughts on this?
This is a map of France's territorial expansion over the last 2.5 centuries before the French Revolution, FWIW:
Territorial evolution of France - Wikipedia
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For instance, would there ever be any additional attempts to conquer the Austrian Netherlands, the Rhineland, and/or French Switzerland? What about any additional territories, both inside and outside of Europe?
Thoughts on this?