In 1848, riots convulsed Europe. They sought constitutions, democracy, national independence. When it was all over, their only success was in France, where they...immediately elected Louis Napoleon Bonaparte on a platform of restoring order. 4 yrs later, he was Emperor.
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Also fWIW there was a conservative counter-revolution that swiftly pushed back on the 48 revolutions in Germany, France, Austria, etc.
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??? Wellington died in 1830.
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