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Hello and welcome history friends, patrons all to the second part of our special examination of the Long War.

Last time we introduced you guys to a few important concepts. We denoted how Louis viewed the peacetime as an opportunity to expand rather than to sit back and

simply enjoy what he'd already gained, and we learned that he planned to expand, not necessarily

through outright warfare, but through a series of tactical invasions and seizures, designed

to serve as a series of fate accomplice to the European powers. By acting quickly against isolated targets,

Louis likely believed that as far as he pushed his neighbours, nobody would ever escalate the question

into war. With this in mind, he sought to add some legitimacy to his moves, by creating chambers

of reunion in three key areas.

Alsace, Lorraine and French Comte.

All of these regions were important centres of potential expansion,

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