"Preventing Diplomatic Recognition of the Confederacy," Topic
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Tango01 | 08 Feb 2020 9:29 p.m. PST |
"One of the most important victories won by the United States during the Civil War was not ever fought on a battlefield. Rather, it was a series of diplomatic victories that ensured that the Confederacy would fail to achieve diplomatic recognition by even a single foreign government. Although this success can be attributed to the skill of Northern diplomats, the anti-slavery sentiments of the European populace, and European diversion to crises in Poland and Denmark, the most important factor stills rises from the battlefields on American soil. The Confederate states were incapable of winning enough consecutive victories to convince European governments that they could sustain independence…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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Au pas de Charge | 10 Feb 2020 10:57 a.m. PST |
Hahahah, I like how they put a small picture of slaves around a cotton gin in there. I understand that Britain did almost intervene in the war which would've been interesting. I wonder if general Packenham's grandson would've worn iron reinforced pants to prevent what happened to his forbear at the battle of New Orleans? Tango do you come across any good French language wargame websites? |
ScottWashburn | 10 Feb 2020 12:40 p.m. PST |
They might have mentioned that the South hurt their own interests by initiating a cotton embargo even before the North's blockade was anything more than a piece of paper in hopes that the cotton shortage would bring in European aid right away. |
Extrabio1947 | 10 Feb 2020 7:25 p.m. PST |
An excellent read on this subject: link |
Tango01 | 11 Feb 2020 11:38 a.m. PST |
Yes… I did. And I must say that they are usually very friendly… (smile) Thanks for the link
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Au pas de Charge | 12 Feb 2020 10:55 p.m. PST |
Tango, I am sure they are, are there any French wargame blogs you find especially interesting? |
Trajanus | 13 Feb 2020 11:06 a.m. PST |
A good read from a British & partial French perspective. link |
Tango01 | 13 Feb 2020 12:01 p.m. PST |
Of course…but let me ignore the name for the benefit of not mixing people from such different forums … each to their own … En cas de grand intérêt … je recommande d'utiliser Google dans…"Forums français de Wargame Miniature"… Amicalement Armand |
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