Fampoux Train Crash (July 1846)
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A deadly 1846 train wreck handed a pamphleteer the perfect excuse to launch a smear campaign against the Rothschilds.
Who they are
The Fampoux crash was an 1846 train accident on France's Northern line that killed 57 people.
What they do
The engine treats it as the specific trigger event behind a famous anti-Rothschild pamphlet.
How it works
The Rothschilds were heavy investors in the Northern line, so the crash sparked public outrage that the writer Mathieu-Dairnvaell seized on weeks later to publish his political attack pamphlet (which pushed a Waterloo-profiteering hoax).
Why it matters
It's the concrete spark that let an old financial smear catch fire in public opinion.
The engine's record — word for word
Report #78. Train accident on Northern line (France) killed 57. Rothschilds were heavy Northern-line investors. Triggered public outrage Mathieu-Dairnvaell seized to publish his political-attack pamphlet weeks later. Specific catalyst event for the 1846 Waterloo-hoax pamphlet.
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