Emperor heads to Sch nbrunn to lead Hungarian campaign
Dispatches report 60 000 Hungarians advancing from the pass of Jablunka forming a cooperation with the Polish army of independence. General Berg clashes with General Welden at Presburg and the Emperor, arriving at Olmutz, proceeds unannounced to Sch nbrunn to assume command of the Hungarian theater as the Imperial family follows with the Court.
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Mor Ee
Jablunka
Berg
Welden
Presburg
Vienna
Olmutz
Schénbrunn
Hungary
Resignation of the Gagern ministry in Frankfort assembly
Reports from Frankfurt say Vice President Bauer announced M Von Gagern’s letter resigning after the Vicar of the Empire refused to sanction the cabinet programme. The assembly debated suppression of Saxony revolts and the imperial constitution, voting 188 to 147 to repress disturbances with the central government while protecting constitutional efforts.
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Bauer
M. von. Gagern
Empire
Germany
Saxony
Bavarian Palatinate
Kingdom of
Committee of Safety
Prussia 1848 turmoil as Berlin backs Frankfurt move
The Frankfurt Assembly provisions provoke a Prussian backlash. The Brandenburg Ministry denounces the elections as usurpation and vows to suppress illegal acts while the Berlin government prepares for force. Elberfeld Crefeld and Dortmund factions back Frankfurt. Landwehr mutinies in Elberfeld and troop dispersals leave casualties. Breslau calm restored with four troops killed or wounded. Prussia asserts military control per a 10th State Gazette decree suspending liberties. Hanover Saxony Bavaria respond to the Bund emissary call.
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Brandenburg
National Assembly
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Elberfeld
Crefeld
Dortmund
Landwehr
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Committee of Safety
Breslau
Westphalia
Prussian
Mark
Paderborn
Minister
Minden
Prussia
Turkey
Hanover
Saxony
Bavaria
M. Stuve
Riots End Parliament House Fire in Montreal
Describes the April 25 incident when the Governor General signed bills, sparking violent riots at Montreal's Parliament House. Fire consumed the building, records, and library as constables fired on rioters and troops charged. no lives were lost. Reports from Toronto Kingston and Quebec detail calls for dissolution and recall of Lord Elgin.
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Montreal
Lnst
Lord Elgin
Quebec
Longuiel
House of Assembly
Toronto
Kingston
Bavarian Ambassador Receives Conference Instructions
M. Lerchenfeld the Bavarian ambassador is briefed to act for Bavaria while M. Van Beust stays in Dresden as Saxony’s envoy. M. Von Radowitz will steer the Prussian side and Austria has not replied. Twenty nine minor states refuse to send plenipotentiaries, saying no ground remains for the conference participation.
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M. Lerchenfeld
Bavaria
Dresden
M. van Beust
Saxony
Prussia
M. von Radowitz
Austria
Wurtemburg
Brunswick
Danish defeat by German troops near Kolding
Report from Denmark notes a force under General Reye repulsed by Prussians a few miles north of Kolding on the 7th and pushed back toward Wejle. Preparations for bombardment of Frederica fortress were under way. Palmerston proposals on Schleswig Holstein accepted by the Danish ambassador, with expectation of Prussian assent.
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Kolding
Wejle
Frederica
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Schleswig Holstein
United States News and Far Reaches Report
Advices from New York note rebellion fears in Canada have become reality. California shows abundant gold and rising inventories while prices stay moderate. Reports of a new gold find in Lower California surface near Sacramento. Calypsos and Constantia ride Mazatlan. Delegates elect to a provisional constitution favor ending slave labor. Cholera rises in Mexico. Soulouque approaches St Domingo City with 20,000 troops poised to attack within days.
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Calypso
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Mexico
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Durkheim
Frankenthal
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