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Mason and Slidell.
They were on their way to Europe to try to gain diplomatic recognition of the Confederacy, but a U.S. warship fired on the British vessel and the two envoys were brought to Washington in captivity.
This nearly caused a war between Britain and the US, but Lincoln said "One war at a time."
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Who stopped the British mail steamer Trent?
Captain Wilkes of the USS San Jacinto
The was a naval incident in the Civil War that almost brought Britain into the conflict on the side of the South?
The Trent Affair. The Confederate warship CSS Nashville transferred two Confederate dimplomats and their staff to the Trent, a British mail packet en route to England. Later the Trent was stopped and boarded by the Union warship USS San Jacinto, and the Confederates were arrested. They were later released, but as they were taken from a British vessel at sea, the British government was outraged. (TRENT AFFIAIR)
What were the three major crises in American-British relations during the civil war?
The 'Trent' affair - an American sea-captain demanding to search a British ship that was carrying Confederate envoys. The Emancipation Proclamation - Lincoln's device to shame Britain out of sending military aid to the Confederates. The commerce raiders - British-built shipping supplied to the Confederates via neutral agents, nearly provoking a UK-US war.
Confederates believed the key to diplomatic recognition was?
The Trent Affair, also known as the Mason and Slidell Affair.
The Trent Affair?
Confederate gov. sent two diplomats out on a british ship, then American ship stopped the Trent and arrested the two men
What major naval crisis nearly caused England to enter the US Civil War in an alliance with the Confederacy?
The so-called Trent Affair was an interaction between the US and Great Britain on the high seas. In December of 1861, a Union warship stopped a British ship, the RMS Trent in the Atlantic Ocean and seized two Confederate emissaries Mason and Slidell. The British protested and was prepared to use force from Canada to settle the matter. President Lincoln had the emissaries released ending the threat of English intervention.
What ship had two confederate diplomats removed?
The Confederate diplomats were taken from the British ship the Trent
What is Trent Ford famous for?
The British-American actor and model Trent Ford has been in several movies and tv shows. He also appeared in Calvin Klein advertisements for women's perfume.
Where can Portmeirion pottery be purchased in the UK?
Portmeirion pottery is a British based pottery company based in Stoke-on-Trent. Someone in UK could find Porteirion pottery in Stoke-on-Trent, England.
What are10 rivers of the british isles?
Shannon Severn Lee Trent Lagan Tyne Corrib Thames Liffey Mersey
Where was the Council of Trent located?
The Council of Trent was held in Trent, a city in northern Italy.
What is Robbie Williams nationality belong to?
Robbie Williams was born and raised in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. So he is English / British.
