5.1.3. 1848: THE PEOPLE FOOLED AGAIN

MENU: 5.1.3. 1848: fooled again

AS IN 1830, THREE DAYS OF TURMOIL OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT

(ON FEBRUARY 22, 23, 24)

Men who did not fight hijack victory again.

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In brief

• Insurrection by accident

• Schism looms

• Popular discipline terrifies

• The Parisian upheaval overwhelms Europe 

• Feudal monarchies emerge still stronger

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