Confederate diplomatic mission to Europe
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The Confederate diplomatic mission to Europe was an effort by the Confederate States during the American Civil War to secure recognition and support from major European powers such as Britain and France.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confederate diplomatic mission to Europe canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic mission
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historical event ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Brussels
NERFINISHED
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris ⓘ Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfSendingSide | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1865 ⓘ |
| goal |
diplomatic recognition by European powers
ⓘ
economic support from European powers ⓘ mediation between Union and Confederacy ⓘ military support from European powers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Confederate mission to Belgium
NERFINISHED
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Confederate mission to France NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate mission to Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate mission to Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate mission to the Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate mission to the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European opposition to slavery
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Union diplomatic pressure ⓘ cotton diplomacy strategy ⓘ |
| location |
Belgium
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ France ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEnvoy |
A. Dudley Mann
NERFINISHED
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Ambrose Dudley Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ Edwin De Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Hotze NERFINISHED ⓘ James Murray Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ John Slidell NERFINISHED ⓘ John T. Pickett NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Rost NERFINISHED ⓘ William Lowndes Yancey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
failure to obtain formal recognition
ⓘ
no formal alliance with European powers ⓘ |
| sentBy | Jefferson Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Trent Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| usedStrategy |
appeals to free trade interests in Britain and France
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propaganda in European press ⓘ threat of cotton embargo ⓘ |
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