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US sailors were kidnapped to serve here?

Shanghai was one place that sailors were taken to, many from San Francisco.


Where were US's sailors were kidnapped?

British


British kidnapped 6000 of these Americans?

sailors


What country kidnapped American sailors to work on their ships between 1803 and 1812?

britian


What was the act of kidnapping men and forcing them to work on ships?

Shanghaiing refers to the practice of kidnapping people to serve as sailors.


Forcing sailors to serve in another navy?

Pressgang was forcing ordinary people in a port onto a boat to be sailors.


How many us sailors died in the Vietnam war?

About 2,555 US Sailors died in the war. This figure takes into account US Navy airmen and riverine sailors.


What is the practice of capturing sailors and forcing them to serve on a ship from another country is called what?

The practice of capturing sailors and forcing them to serve on a ship from another country is called impressment. This was a common practice during times of war or conflict when one country needed more sailors for their navy.


The practice of capturing sailors and forcing them to serve on a ship from another country was?

impressment


Where does the phrase shanghaied come from?

Shanghai itself is a city in China. At one time, sailors were kidnapped & used as slave labor on ships bound for Shanghai.


The practice of capturing sailors and forcing them to serve on a ship from another country is called .?

impressment


Who was the leader of teamsters union who was sentenced to serve a prison term and kidnapped?

James Hoffa - and it has never been proven that he was kidnapped. He simply disappeared and has never been seen again.