Trent affair: Confederate Commissioners to Europe are captured by Unionists

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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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://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18420, accessed 23 November 2024.]

18420 Trent affair: Confederate Commissioners to Europe are captured by Unionists 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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