"but we must still expect long local resistance on distant points, struggles with bodies of supporters much more numerous and dangerous than the insurrectionary bands whose clerical and legitimist newspapers have made so much noise on the occasion of the difficult establishment of the new Italian monarchy in the kingdom of Naples."
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The Mexican adventure of Maximilian and Charlotte through Belgian eyes. The Mexican Empire in the Newspaper Press (1864-1867). (Wim Bouw), An imperial crown for Maximilian. L Echo du Parliament clearly criticized the predictions that the establishment of the Mexican Empire would go smoothly. Moreover, it was foreseen that the fight against the guerrillas could continue for a long time. L’ Indépendance Belge, 8 april 1864.
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