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In 1867 the 'Luxembourg Crisis' occurred between France and Germany in which Napoleon III threatened war with Prussia over the issue of Prussian troops being stationed in Luxembourg. IOTL the two nations met in an international conference to discuss the issue, they ended up agreeing Luxembourg should stay neutral with German troops being taken out.

However what if Bismark simply ignored the threat and kept his troops stationed in Luxembourg? And thus the French and Prussians go to war. Would this Franco-Prussian War go very much the same as the one IOTL that occurred a few years later? What are your opinions on the matter? What might a victory for either party mean in the eventual peace treaty?
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