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A Suicidal Game

September 5, 2023 WalterCoffey

Charles Francis Adams, U.S. minister to Great Britain, threatens war unless the British honor their neutrality and stop construction on a warship allegedly being built for the Confederacy.

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Continuing as Mere Lookers-On

October 25, 2022 WalterCoffey

The leaders of Great Britain express new reluctance to recognize Confederate independence, and Emperor Napoleon III of France proposes foreign mediation between the two warring factions.

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Foreign Powers Consider Mediation

September 29, 2022 WalterCoffey

As news of the Federal setbacks travels overseas, the European powers begin to seriously consider mediating an end to the war and recognizing Confederate independence.

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Outrage on the British Flag

November 27, 2021 WalterCoffey

News of the U.S. seizure of Confederate envoys James Mason and John Slidell aboard the British steamer Trent officially reaches Great Britain, where it is met with immediate outrage.

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The Trent Affair

November 8, 2021 WalterCoffey

Captain Charles Wilkes of the U.S.S. San Jacinto halts the neutral British steamship R.M.S. Trent on the open sea and seizes two Confederate envoys under dubious circumstances.

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Keeping Quite Clear of the Conflict

October 16, 2021 WalterCoffey

The European powers entertain the possibility of recognizing Confederate independence, while France capitalizes on the war by invading Mexico.

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