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[1].
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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