Would Spanish intervention force the hands of the other European powers? Or could the Spain get away with it if they have reason enough to fear an independent South would be a direct threat to Cuba?
Anyway, Russia was pissed off at the British and French for alot of things, I did hear once that they helped the Americans Union by sending a ship.
Whoich pisses me off at HT, because Russia is aligned with the CSA
Actually the Mason and Slidell Affair brought the US and Great Britain to the very brink of war.
That was only somewhat true. Davis was given advice not to push actually enforcing the order. There was a lot of discussion among Confederacy government officials that came to the conclusion that enforcing the order would cause far more trouble than it was worth. Although it was never officially recinded the generals were quietly told not to enforce it. I am one of the most hostile people regarding the Confederacy on this board but facts are facts.