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It’s not Spain, but the July Revolution in France inspired this country’s liberals to launch the Regeneration movement after its Restoration era. A successful retreat of an exhausted Russian army through this modern-day country was the last command of general Alexander Suvorov. A government in this (10[1])modern-day country was opposed by insurgents in the “Burn Papers” revolt and the War of the Sticks before it was dissolved in the Act of Mediation. Catholics opposed to central power in this country rebelled in the Sonderbund War. A man from this country founded one organization after witnessing the Battle of Solferino. (10[1])During the Napoleonic Wars, this country was controlled by a French client state called the Helvetic (10[1])Republic. For 10 points, name this country whose Old Confederation was formed between its cantons. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Switzerland [or Swiss Confederation or Schweiz or Suisse or Svizzera or Svizra or Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft or Confederation Suisse or Confederazione Svizzera or Confederaziun Svizra]
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