NAPOLEON III. CRIMINAL WAR 1854 (Preparations... - Lot 431 - Vermot et Associés

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NAPOLEON III. CRIMINAL WAR 1854 (Preparations... - Lot 431 - Vermot et Associés
NAPOLEON III. CRIMINAL WAR 1854 (Preparations for the Declaration of War of March 27, 1854)- Extraordinary Supplement to the "UNIVERSAL MONITOR" of Thursday, March 2, 1854 - SPEECH BY H.M. L'EMPEROR at the opening of the Legislative Session of 1854 on the question of TURKEY and the need for France to intervene in the East"....Gentlemen, ...We have seen, in fact, in the East, in the midst of a profound Peace, a sovereign suddenly demanding new advantages from his weaker neighbour and, because he did not obtain them, invading two of his provinces. France has all the more and perhaps more interest than England in ensuring that the influence of Russia does not extend indefinitely over Constantinople; for to reign over Constantinople is to reign over the Mediterranean.... What are you going to do in Constantinople? We are going there with England to defend the cause of the Sultan, and yet to protect the rights of the Christians. We are going there to defend the freedom of the seas and our just influence in the Mediterranean..." - Typo. PANCKOUCKE. Poster (66 x 48) State A.
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