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In any scenario where European powers intervene in the American Civil War, the British ALWAYS join forces with the CSA, which drags Canada along, too.
I know that the reasoning is that the British would fight alongside the USA's enemy, but I have a number of issue with this.

1. True, the Americans and British were bitter foes in the Revolution and the War of 1812, but the United Kingdom of the 1860s wasn't exactly brimming with anti-American sentiment.

2. British society had a large abolitionist sector that got slavery banned in the late 1700s. Also, the British opposed East African slavery. Given all that, I imagine the public would be pretty pissed off if they had to defend some rich planters' right to own slaves.

3. Though not a world power, USA in the late 1800s was no pushover. Why risk a drawn-out war with America if Britain could just Keep Calm and Stay Neutral?

What is your opinion?
Also, can you think of a scenario where Britain and America fight against the CSA?
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