Russian concerns that European powers might intervene to broker a peace between the North and South were well founded. The French emperor Napoleon III, eager to reassert France’s role on the world stage, spawned a series of plans intended to unite his nation with Britain and Russia in a triumvirate that could force negotiations to halt the American war. But the French efforts repeatedly miscarried because of the Russian distrust of Britain, a remnant of the Crimean War, and the Union resistance to any effort to extend recognition to the Confederacy.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 18:47:14 +0000
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