16 Works by Vaisseau in 19th Century CE RPF
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Redoutable by Vaisseau
Fandoms: Napoleonic Era RPF, Water Vehicles (Anthropomorphic), 19th Century CE RPF, French History RPF, Historical RPF, british history RPF
07 Sep 2025
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21 October 1805. Aboard Le Redoutable at the Battle of Trafalgar, a French sailor climbs to the mizzen-top to do a job he's trained for: fire down into the decks of HMS Victory and help clear a path for boarding. Between smoke, blood, and shattered wood, plans change. So does history.
For the OC-Tober and Whump-tober r/fanfictionexchange.
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Rule Britannia by Vaisseau
Fandoms: 18th Century CE RPF, French History RPF, Historical RPF, Napoleonic Era RPF
01 Aug 2025
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We Are Free! by Vaisseau
Fandoms: 18th Century CE RPF, French History RPF, Historical RPF, Napoleonic Era RPF
01 Aug 2025
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- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 655
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 3
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I HATE IT HERE by Vaisseau
Fandoms: Historical RPF, French History RPF, Napoleonic Era RPF, 18th Century CE RPF
01 Aug 2025
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Terrestrial Absurdities by Vaisseau
Fandoms: Historical RPF, Napoleonic Era RPF, French History RPF, 18th Century CE RPF
01 Aug 2025
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- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 812
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 3
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- 24
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A Thousand Kisses by Vaisseau
Fandoms: French History RPF, Historical RPF, Napoleonic Era RPF, 18th Century CE RPF
01 Aug 2025
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- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 223
- Chapters:
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- 7
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- 32
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Everything is Under Control by Vaisseau
Fandoms: French History RPF, Historical RPF, Napoleonic Era RPF, 18th Century CE RPF
01 Aug 2025
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- Language:
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- Words:
- 488
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 4
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Happy Smoke by Vaisseau
Fandoms: Historical RPF, French History RPF, Napoleonic Era RPF, 18th Century CE RPF
01 Aug 2025
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Alexandria, Egypt, 1798. Berthier is hot, tired, and unfortunately sober. Eugène is curious, eager, and regrettably in his care. Somewhere in Alexandria, several senior officers of the Armée d'Orient have gone missing after a diplomatic party involving something called "hashish." Now it's up to Berthier (and his increasingly enthusiastic teenage shadow) to track them down through the souk, the heat, and the fragrant haze of psychotropic misadventure. Nothing explodes. Technically.
Written for the r/FanfictionExchange Reflection & Regret Fest!
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And the Fire Shall Try Every Man’s Work by Vaisseau
Fandoms: French History RPF, 19th Century CE RPF, Historical RPF, Napoleonic Era RPF
02 Apr 2025
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January 1809: Marshal Jean Lannes takes command of the Siege of Zaragoza, determined to crush the city’s defenders. The Spanish fight with relentless zeal, refusing to surrender as starvation and disease consume both sides. Lannes drives the assault forward, tearing the city apart brick by brick, telling himself it is necessary. But as the smoke clears, the weight of what he has done lingers. Victory feels hollow, the cost too great. In the silence that follows, one question haunts him: was it worth it?
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The Accidental Englishman by your-dandy-king (Vaisseau)
Fandoms: Napoleonic Era RPF, French History RPF, 19th Century CE RPF, Historical RPF, The Terror (TV 2018), The Terror - Dan Simmons
09 Nov 2024
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Private Dufour thought his death would mean an end to marching, muskets, and misadventures but, apparently, the afterlife had other plans. In the Army of the Beyond, even deceased soldiers must follow orders — and now he and his comrades have stumbled upon an Englishman named Goodsir, who can’t speak French to save his life (or, more accurately, his death). Is Goodsir a friend, foe, or just a doctor of bread, dogs, and hair like he says he is?
A fic for the Napoleonic Tumblr RP community.
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A Little Magic Makes the Empire Go ‘Round by Vaisseau
Fandoms: 19th Century CE RPF, Historical RPF, Napoleonic Era RPF, French History RPF
19 Oct 2024
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Welcome to the a day in the life of Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Chief-of-Staff of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and the most overworked wizard in France. Possibly of all time.
Behold, a peek into Berthier’s daily correspondence. Absurd requests from those drama kings — Napoleon’s marshals? Impossibly insane demands from a boss who doesn’t understand work-life balance? Nothing that a little magic can’t solve.
A “What If”: Louis-Alexandre Berthier is a wizard but still needs to deal with bullshit.
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The Poisoned Chalice by Vaisseau
Fandoms: Napoleonic Era RPF, French History RPF, 19th Century CE RPF, Historical RPF
01 May 2024
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When he was eight years-old, Napoleone di Buonaparte dreamt of glory on the battlefield, but the man in red saw he had an even far greater destiny ahead of him.
Echoing down through the centuries, dark rumors trail the legend of the man in red. Dressed all in crimson, be he demon, goblin, ghost, or the Devil himself, he appears when the nation of France stands on the precipice of great upheaval.
Now, Napoleon Bonaparte is fifty-one years-old and he lies dying in the clutches of his captors, far from home. Does he have any last regrets?
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Once Was All There Was by EditorBirb (Vaisseau), Vaisseau, whisper_that_dares (Vaisseau)
Fandoms: The Old Guard (Movie 2020), The Old Guard (Comics), Napoleonic Era RPF, Historical RPF, 19th Century CE RPF, French History RPF
26 Feb 2024
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In December of 1812, near the border of what would one day become Lithuania and Belarus, a soldier of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grande Armée was hanged for desertion. There's just one small problem: it should have never happened.
What was the chain of events that led to that execution? And what happened after? Did it have something to do with the powerful men who rode with Napoleon, the ones whose decisions determined life or death for Sébastien Le Livre and countless others?
This is a story of The Old Guard from the point of view of one of those men, a story about a forger-turned-infantry sergeant and the bravest of the brave.
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Chiaroscuro by Vaisseau
Fandoms: Napoleonic Era RPF, Historical RPF, 19th Century CE RPF, French History RPF
19 Dec 2023
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France, December 1799. Joachim Murat and Caroline Bonaparte are due to be married in a month, and absolutely everyone can see that they're in love with one another.
Jean-Baptiste Bessières sees it too. In public, he's been Murat's adoring and supportive friend. In private, as Murat's longtime lover, he's unraveling.
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What We Leave Behind by Vaisseau
Fandoms: Napoleonic Era RPF, Historical RPF, 19th Century CE RPF, French History RPF
24 Oct 2023
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The First of May, 1813. Jean-Baptiste Bessières knows there's no escaping Fate for him. This is a story of what was, what could have been, and what's left behind.
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Life Imitates Art by whisper_that_dares (Vaisseau)
Fandoms: The Old Guard (Movie 2020), The Old Guard (Comics), Historical RPF, 19th Century CE RPF, Artists RPF
06 Dec 2022
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Sometimes it’s not about glory, or battle, or about helping people in danger. Sometimes, it’s about giving someone a pencil.
Once, not so long ago as immortals reckon things, Nicky and Joe met a young man who was still trying to figure out what he wanted out of life, and they gave him a little bit of encouragement to help him on his way.
In the present, the fate of that young man, and his relationship with his brother, gives Joe pause to reflect on his own relationship with his troubled younger brother, Booker.