Not quite. In effect, America sided with the dictator Napoleon.
Hmmm. What could have being going through their minds? Ally with Napoleon or Crazy King George III? ...Napoleon or insane George III?
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No, really, I thought the U.S. was neutral with respect to the Napoleonic wars. Napoleon probably liked seeing the U.S. get into it with Britain, and likewise on the part of the U.S. But I don’t recall any alliance or real assistance between the two. The U.S. wanted to stay out of European affairs.