As long as the Royal Navy can keep control of the seas, Britain is safe from invasion, but without a substantial army and continental allies this counts for little against France. This is an opportunity for the British to build a new alliance, although this will mean paying handsome subsidies to its partners. Invasion is a constant fear and, as always, an enemy in control of the Low Countries is enough to scare London.īritain's position in 1805 is better than might be expected, but not due to its own efforts: Napoleon has managed to upset almost every other nation in Europe with his high-handedness. While many British politicians were pleased to see an end to the Bourbon monarchy, they were repulsed by the insatiable bloodshed of the Terror, and fearful that the infection of revolution might cross the English Channel, with or without French bayonets to help it along. If the British do have a truly visceral dislike, then it would be the French, thanks to traditional rivalry and a genuine horror at the consequences of the French Revolution. The apparent truth of this last point has been a gift to Bonaparte. The "English" as, much to the annoyance of the Scots, everyone calls them, are disliked in every court in Europe for this arrogance and their willingness to let everyone else do all the fighting and dying against the French. Britons make no secret of their prejudice, a crass attitude that makes diplomacy difficult. Foreigners are, quite simply, just not very good at anything, be that running an empire or making a decent pie. Its people are seemingly devoted to making money and disliking foreigners in equal measure. Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy, a nation of free trade and personal liberty.
In addition, Cyprus is an excellent staging point for attacking Ottoman lands. Capturing Cyprus, however, gives France a valuable region as well as a large cash reward from completing its associated mission.
Any French ships that are caught by the British navy in the open water runs a high risk of being destroyed. The French can attempt to invade Cyprus, but this is a very dangerous feat: the sea is patrolled by the British fleet, which has much more ships than the French can muster. In stark contrasting to the Ottomans, Bedouin and Mamelukes, the British field superb line infantry and artillery, making them a serious threat to the French. They control the island of Cyprus, from which they can attempt to launch invasions of French regions. The British play a small but important role in the Egypt campaign. Defeating the British forces there completes the tutorial. After consolidating his power in Paris, Napoleon is tasked with capturing the city of Toulon in Provence. Great Britain play a role toward the end of the tutorial.
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