American Civil War (Trent Affair)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Trent_Affair
gptkbp:date 1861
gptkbp:describes Incident in which a US Navy ship intercepted a British mail steamer and removed two Confederate diplomats, causing a diplomatic crisis.
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:James_Mason
gptkb:Charles_Wilkes
gptkb:John_Slidell
gptkbp:location gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:result Release of diplomats and easing of tensions
gptkbp:shipsInvolved gptkb:RMS_Trent
gptkb:USS_San_Jacinto
gptkbp:significance Almost led to war between the United States and the United Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anglo-American_relations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Civil War (Trent Affair)

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