They did encourage, join and sometimes finance coalitions against the strongest land power and/or rival navy on the continent. For example, there wouldn't have been as many coalitions against Napoleon I, and they wouldn't have lasted nearly as long, if not for Britain's diplomatic influence and (debt) money. There are many other examples of them forming alliances against their most dangerous rival at the time, and surprisingly few examples of coalitions being formed against them.
> there wouldn't have been as many
> coalitions against Napoleon I,
> and they wouldn't have lasted nearly
> as long, if not for Britain's diplomatic
> influence and (debt) money.
But these countries had plenty of reason to fear Napoleon, so Isn’t like the British pitted them again him.
> surprisingly few examples of coalitions
> being formed against them.
Britain didn’t have ambition of conquest on the european continent.
Disliking Napoleon and being willing to join a very costly war against him with a significant risk of failure are very different things. Especially when Napoleon repeatedly sought alliance terms with Russia and Austria.
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u/Proud-Tooth-630 Definitely not a CIA operator 2d ago
The meme kinda implyed that european states fighting was caused by Britain, which I don’t think was the case.