v3 Chapter 164： North-South split caused by the Hunley submarine

At a time when Britain was afraid that other countries would vigorously build a navy, which would cause the British navy to shrink its advantages.

On March 4, 1864, the North American Civil War came with the latest news for countries concerned about naval construction. Undoubtedly, it was a shocking news for them.

It turned out that the Battle of Fort Sumter, which was first provoked by the United States of America in the south, to the United States of the Union of America in the north, heralded the outbreak of the American Civil War on April 12, 1861.

The First Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861 cost the Confederate States of America in the South more than 3,000 men at the expense of 2,000 men in the Union of America in the North.

The North was completely awakened.

The South laid the foundation for its first victory.

The Battle of Antietam and the Second Battle of Manassas made the United States of the United States of America in the north retreat, and eventually the North, led by President Lincoln, could only retreat step by step.

It also shows how poorly prepared the North is.

On February 10, 1864, at the Battle of Fredericksburg, General Robert E. Lee, the commanding leader of the Southern Army, once again successfully defeated the North and went south, making the victory that the North of the United States had just won elsewhere vanished for a while.

The United States of America of the South and the United States of the Commonwealth of the United States of the North have returned to their original states.

However, after the outbreak of the war, the Indians in the central part of the South and Kansas and Arizona became the allies or territories of the South.

The North and South armies entered a tug-of-war in Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the South.

On the opposite side of Richmond is Washington, the capital of the north.

At this time, the South has taken a different approach. The navy led by General Robert Lee has used a new weapon.

On February 27, 1864, the USS Hanley, a submarine belonging to the United States of the South, sank the USS Hausatonic, an armed steamship of the United States of the North, in Charleston Bay, becoming the first time in history that a warship was captured by a submarine. A record of being sunk in combat.

This feat in the south caused the navy of the north to have an unknown fear, and President Lincoln even made the navy of the north temporarily retreat.

For a time the South had the upper hand.

When the news reached Europe on March 3, everyone, including Queen Victoria, felt the seriousness of the situation.

Because the battleship that seems to be invincible at sea finally encountered a new naval arm.

So they sent people to the United States of the Confederacy on the other side of the Atlantic to learn from them, while the North was neglected by the countries.

The Russian Empire and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which previously supported the north, also sent military representatives to the north to visit Richmond.

The South took this as an opportunity and began to lobby countries to recognize the independence of the South.

March 13, 1864, is a very important date for history.

For William IV at least, it was a day that changed history.

Because Europe is actually divided into two camps, each supporting the north and south of the United States.

On this day, with the support of the British Empire, the French Empire, the Austrian Empire, the Kingdom of Portugal, the Kingdom of Spain, the Royal Palace of Belgium, and the Kingdom of Italy, etc., the United States of America is recognized as a self-reliant country, not under the rule of the North.

As fans of various countries recognized the independence of the southern regime, the Lincoln government in the north was naturally no longer silent.

"We condemn the actions of Britain, France, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, and Italy for splitting the U.S., and warn them that they will be held accountable for this."

US Secretary of State Seward shouted: "I hope all countries will withdraw from this statement and return to their original neutral position."

Seward speaks hard

However, with so many great powers supporting the South, the pressure on their North is too great.

Secretary of State West, like President Lincoln, did not see the names of many countries on the list, so he began to send delegations from the United States to lobby in these countries and join the ranks of the North.

March 24, 1864.

The Russian Empire, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Prussia, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Kingdom of Denmark, etc., announced the recognition of the Northern United States of America. At the same time, the North and South sides are required to sit down to continue negotiations and resolve disputes peacefully.

With the addition of several countries, the confidence of Lincoln in the north has increased slightly.

However, Lincoln and the others also discovered a problem, that is, countries such as the Netherlands, Tsarist Russia and other countries only recognized the north as a country and did not recognize that the south was under the rule of the north. This made Lincoln and others dissatisfied, but they were bound to be strong. Can be temporarily depressed.

However, they know.

The United States seems to be really divided.

European countries also finally participated with their long arms, and successfully split a newly born power in North America into two.

Washington, the capital of the north.

Secretary of State Seward sighed:

"England and France and Austria etc. are relieved.

Britain is afraid that Canada will be threatened by the United States.

France was condemned by the northern Lincoln government for supporting the Austrian prince to the position of the Mexican emperor, and even intervened in the Mexican resistance.

With the establishment of the southern regime, in order to gain support, the South agreed to the demands of France and Austria to recognize the Austrian prince's status as the emperor of Mexico, and at the same time to recognize the status of France's supporter in Mexico. "

Seward said to Lincoln dissatisfied: "President, with the positions of European countries, we are powerless."

President Lincoln was silent.

After a long time, he said: "Obviously, Europe does not want to see the rise of a powerful North American power, which is not in their interests. President Monroe's Monroe Doctrine was planned to isolate the connection between the Americas and Europe, making Europe from now on. dissatisfied with us.

It's understandable that they do it now, it's me, and I will do the same."

Seward asked, "What shall we do now?"

Lincoln paused, and when Seward was a little impatient, Lincoln suddenly said ruthlessly: "Since the South likes to stand on its own so much, then don't blame us for being too ruthless."

Seward had never seen such a Lincoln before, and the scowl on his face was obviously annoyed by the nations and the South.

When he heard Lincoln's plan, Seward couldn't help but gasp. Lincoln's strategy of pulling money from the bottom of the pot made him wonder for the first time in his life, is the president a good person?

Europe shakes!

On March 29, 1864, in the Ethiopian territory of East Africa, the Austrian Empire was still with the Ethiopian army outside the city of Desai. All countries thought that in fact, Austria's increased troops and military equipment slowly crossed the Mediterranean Sea to the edge of the Red Sea and supported Ethiopia. The victorious Libra in this battle has fallen to Austria.

But accidents often happen unexpectedly.

It turned out that on this day, Prussia Berlin actually announced that it had completed the garrison of more than 10,000 troops in Harar, Ethiopia.

"We were invited by King Tewodros II of Ethiopia, and at the same time, out of the needs of the Kingdom of Prussia, we sent 10,000 of our experienced soldiers into Harar, which is far from our western Somali city of Hargar. Sarawak is so close that we even plan to open a big highway" to connect the two places. In this way, we can continuously transport Ethiopian resources and agricultural products to the Gulf of Aden port via Hargeisa and transport them back to Berlin. "

With this news suddenly announced by Bismarck.

European countries have not recovered from the situation in the United States, and they have been shocked by Prussia's operation.

This really made a lot of people in Vienna bounce.

Harar was not far south of Djibouti, and more importantly, it blocked the way of Austria's eastern line to the south. With the Prussian garrison there, Austria almost lost the possibility of invading the eastern Ethiopian territory.

Even, Prussia can also become a pattern of mutual assistance with Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, guarding the town of Efisson outside Desai, which is at war with Austria.

This is for the economy in Prussia, but it is against Austria, and the actions are similar.

This made Vienna very angry.

It is said that Joseph I even smashed many oriental ceramics that he liked very much.

Joseph I was still not relieved, so an order was issued, which immediately covered Europe with dark clouds.

On March 30, 1864, Austria violently attacked the small town of Efisson, and even the army in Djibouti secretly participated in the western region. In the end, Efisson fell due to the disparity of power. The Egyptian army could only go south and retreat to Debre Berkhan.

As long as Austria is defeated and occupied here, the next step is to face the Ethiopian capital Addis Abel. UU Reading

However, Ethiopia seems to be under the care of God recently, and Austria seems to have encountered God's will, and they are just ready to pursue the victory.

In the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, there was bad news, which made Vienna have to suspend the plan, and the local troop increase plan continued, but the direction was changed to Nigeria.

It turned out that after Joseph I ordered Nigeria to wait for an opportunity and take more colonies, the Austrian army in Nigeria began to be restless. their ambitions.

So they wanted to move on in the west, but they encountered resistance from Sweden. After many unsuccessful attempts, they chose Niger in the north, although they knew that it was an indigenous force supported by the French.

But they no longer have any scruples. With His Majesty's order, what are they afraid of, so Niamey, the largest city in Niger, has become their target.

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On March 20, 1864, when all countries were attracted by the Dutch-Portuguese War, the Austro-Eastern War, and the American Civil War, the Austrian and Nigerian Army actually marched directly to Niamey. It starts from Abuja, Nigeria, Austria, where the new Governor's Palace is located, and goes north through Kaduna and Sokoto.

Finally, on March 25, the attack on Niamey was launched, and there was even a massacre of the city. Although the cover was good, there were always fish that slipped through the net. Click to download this site APP, massive novels, free to read!