Trent affair: Confederate Commissioners to Europe are captured by Unionists

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.05: French Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth-Century , 1800-1900.
Vol. editors: David Elwyn Evans (University of St Andrews), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Elisabeth Gerwin (University of Lethbridge), Nigel Harkness (University of Newcastle upon Tyne), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield), Jennifer Yee (University of Oxford)

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Diplomacy
Politics

Dates

Date of occurrence 1861-11-08

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France (Involved)
United Kingdom (Involved)
United States (Involved)

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In what becomes known as the Trent affair, also known as the Mason and Slidell Affair, Confederate Commissioners to Great Britain and France are seized from a British ship by Unionists, but subsequently released after Britain protests.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Trent affair: Confederate Commissioners to Europe are captured by Unionists". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18420, accessed 24 April 2024.]

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