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To: Bilow who wrote (139685)	7/10/2004 8:54:43 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

French Canada exists culturally, but was, in fact, annexed by Britain, so I fail to see your point. Napoleon fought Britain on the high seas, which is why Nelson's victory was so important. He also was counting on his fleet to support an invasion of Britain. The battle of the Nile, by the way, was a disaster for the French. Most of the War of 1812, the British blockade extended part of the way up the seaboard. It didn't not cover the whole seaboard until late in the war, and soon after it's extension, the war was settled by treaty. Perhaps the experience in Haiti would have made Napoleon think twice about committing troops to the defense of New Orleans. Who knows? We were not discussing the Revolution. Already, New Orleans had spent time under the Spanish crown, and had a substantial influx of persons of British origin, as well as Spanish, by the time of the purchase. I only said that, in the long run, and given the sparsity of French immigration to Louisiana, I doubt that the French could have held the territory as the American population grew and moved westward. I merely doubt that Napoleon would have invested the effort in saving it, but I do not say he could not have. Of course, I was not comparing California to Iraq, but to the situation of the Louisiana terroitory. Yes, California was sparsely populated, before the Gold Rush. Louisiana was sparsely populated at the time of its purchase. Guerilla wars are irregular, and often waged by non- state parties, so I find some of your comments perplexing. There was no resistance by the Hispanic population to annexation, and I doubt there would have been by the French. Period. No uprising followed the reversion to the Spanish crown, or the sale to the US.