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1772 Prussia, Austria, and Russia invaded congress poland with the intention of dividing it up between themselves. Most of the world was sure that Poland was doomed as a country. Instead thanks to various acts of incompetance, a few cases of bad weather, and in the case of Prussia rash of disease that killed Fredrick the great, and of course the bravery and skill of the polish army the alliance was defeated.

Poland exited the war bloodied but they remained intact, the war of triple alliance would go down as their finest moment, Poland for all of its issues would continue to exist to the present day, but the war was at times a near thing. What would the world be like if Poland had lost?
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