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Mexico’s ill-fated Austrian emperor

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The Hariss Fortunes Are on the Up

When Maximilian returns to mexico city in 18 67, the empire is in full retreat on all fronts. The french army has essentially come to ment with the caristers a that they won't engage in any major battles and the qarises don't attack the french. So there ant there is a planif you attack the armies individually, and eno, that's, that's the way you do this. And it satisfies all no more tragic that he does decide twice to abdicate, and he's persuaded twice not to. It should be pointed out that maximilian has never commanded an army. He's not even served in an army. Now suddenly he's been

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