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Group: Sennar, Funj Sultanate of
People: Robert Walpole
Topic: Luxembourg Crisis
Location: Valletta Malta

Luxembourg Crisis

Years: 1867 - 1867

The Luxembourg Crisis is a diplomatic dispute and confrontation in 1867 between France and Prussia over the political status of Luxembourg.

The confrontation almost leads to war between the two parties, but is peacefully resolved by the Treaty of London.

“The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward...This is not a philosophical or political argument—any oculist will tell you this is true. The wider the span, the longer the continuity, the greater is the sense of duty in individual men and women, each contributing their brief life's work to the preservation..."

― Winston S. Churchill, Speech (March 2, 1944)