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Neuchâtel crisis: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Date	September 1856 - May 26, 1857
Location	Neuchâtel • Switzerland
Participants	France • Prussia • Switzerland

Topics

Neuchâtel London Protocol

Key People

Johann Conrad Kern

Swiss diplomat