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First Rhine frontier battle looms as Napoleonic plans unfold
The article describes a tense buildup for a major clash on the Rhine frontier. Napoleon III and Prussian forces face a long war with skirmishes already occurring, and French troops withdraw from Rome while diplomacy and neutrality efforts intensify. British preparations surge with two million pounds extra and a strengthened navy to secure Channel defense. The piece notes exchanges about a secret Franco Prussian treaty, neutrality pacts with Belgium and Holland, and parliamentary reaction as session nears end.
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Rhine
Prussia
Napoleon III
Saarbruck
Rome
Jutland
Copenhagen
France
Schleswig
United Kingdom
Hanover
Falkenstein
Austria
Russia
England
House of Lords
Paris
Berlin
Count Bismark
Count Benedetti
Belgium
Holland
House of Commons
Channel
Cardwell
Earl Russell
Lord Granville
Commons
Tord Harrowby