Great European War in 1848

BigBlueBox

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Is it plausible for the revolutions of 1848 to devolve into one big European war?

I'm imagining a scenario like this: somebody besides Nicholas sits on the Russian throne, and instead of helping the Austrians defeat the Hungarians the Tsar instead takes advantage of a distracted Europe to invade the Ottoman Empire. Austria is forced to negotiate to the Hungarians, and the result is either an early Ausgleich or independence under the Habsburg Palatine branch. Galicia-Lodomeria is also granted some kind of autonomy. The Serbs and Greeks join the Russians against the Ottomans and the Bulgarians rise up. Britain and France, under the new President Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte are concerned about Russian expansionism and declare war on Russia and its allies to defend the Ottomans. Eventually, the Habsburgs end up at war with the Russians as well to prevent Russian domination of the Balkans. The Poles in Russia rebel after France and Britain promise an independent Poland, which the Habsburgs reluctantly agree to. Prussia, already hostile to Austria due to tensions over the Erfurt Union, declares war against Austria and her allies because it views and independent Poland as a threat to its own territories.

The exact details order of these events can vary, but this is the general idea. Would Sardinia join the Russian-led alliance if that side starts winning? Who would the Saxons and other smaller German states side with? Would the Dutch or Belgians get involved, or would one side violate their neutrality and force them into the war?
 
You could also have Frederick Wilhelm IV accepting the German Crown in Frankfurt, resulting in a Coaltion against the newly founded German Empire, merge it with Sardinia and Hungary attacking the Austrians then you have a war in Central Europe.
 

BigBlueBox

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You could also have Frederick Wilhelm IV accepting the German Crown in Frankfurt, resulting in a Coaltion against the newly founded German Empire, merge it with Sardinia and Hungary attacking the Austrians then you have a war in Central Europe.
I want to have Russia and Prussia allied without it being a curbstomp against their enemies though, which that scenario would be.
 
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