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French Neutrality

France · Warfare / Seven Weeks War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1866Date range
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Chronological records

1866

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon IIIJune 1866

Paris · Warfare / Seven Weeks War

Napoleon III keeps France neutral while expecting a prolonged struggle between Austria and Prussia.

Names involved

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon III

Provenance

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