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Outright war was a possibility in late 1861, when the U.S. Navy took control of a British mail ship and seized two Confederate diplomats. Confederate President Jefferson Davis had named James M. Mason and John Slidell as commissioners to represent Confederate interests in England and France.
12 April – American Civil War breaks out, leading to Lancashire Cotton Famine (1861–1865). 13 May – British government resolves to remain neutral in the American Civil War. [4] 17 May – Thomas Cook runs the first package holiday from London to Paris. [3] July – outbreak of yellow fever onboard paddle frigate HMS Firebrand in the West ...
The Trent Affair was a diplomatic incident in 1861 during the American Civil War that threatened a war between the United States and the United Kingdom. The U.S. Navy captured two Confederate envoys from a British Royal Mail steamer ; the British government protested vigorously.
This article provides a list of wars occurring between 1800 and 1899.Conflicts of this era include the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, the American Civil War in North America, the Taiping Rebellion in Asia, the Paraguayan War in South America, the Zulu War in Africa, and the Australian frontier wars in Oceania.
First Barons' War (1215–1217) – a civil war in the Kingdom of England in which a group of rebellious barons, led by Robert Fitzwalter and supported by a French army under the future Louis VIII of France, made war on King John of England. Second Barons' War (1264–1267) – a civil war between the forces of a number of barons led by Simon ...
First Indochina War begins; Greek Civil War (1946–1948) Kingdom of Greece United Kingdom United States D.S.E. (Δ.Σ.Ε.) Albania Yugoslavia Bulgaria. British Allied victory Communist forces defeated, many D.S.E. soldiers exiled in Eastern Europe. Battalion of UK troops still in Greece until 1948 Corfu Channel incident (1946–1948)
15 January, "An Agreement of the People of England, and the places therewith incorporated, for a secure and present peace, upon grounds of common right, freedom and safety" presented to the Rump Parliament; 20 January, The trial of Charles I of England by the High Court of Justice begins; 27 January, The death warrant of Charles I of England is ...
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.