Trent Affair — James Murray Mason (1798–1871). John Sli … Wikipedia
Trent Affair — (1861) A diplomatic incident that threatened to bring about a war between Britain and the United States in the midst of the American Civil War. On November 8, 1861, a Union warship commanded by Charles Wilkes intercepted a British mail packet … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Trent Affair — (1861) Incident in the American Civil War involving freedom of the seas. On Nov. 8, 1861, the Union frigate San Jacinto stopped the neutral British steamer Trent to seize Confederate commissioners John Slidell and James Murray Mason, who were en… … Universalium
Trent — is the name of severalPlaces:* Trento in Italy, famous for the Roman Catholic Council of Trent * Trent, Texas, USA * Trent, South Dakota, USA * Trent, Dorset, UK * Trent, Germany, a municipality on the island of Rügen, GermanyRivers:* River Trent … Wikipedia
affair — /euh fair /, n. 1. anything done or to be done; anything requiring action or effort; business; concern: an affair of great importance. 2. affairs, matters of commercial or public interest or concern; the transactions of public or private business … Universalium
TRENT — TRENT, city in northern Italy. The presence of some Jews in Trent, most of them emigrants from Germany, is mentioned from the first half of the 14th century. The usury regulations of the Jews of Trent served as a model elsewhere in the Tyrol. In… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
RMS Trent — was a British Royal Mail paddle steamer built in 1841 by William Pitcher of Northfleet for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. She displaced 1,856 gross tons and could carry 60 passengers. Trent served the transatlantic passenger route until she … Wikipedia
Affaire Du Trent — L’affaire du Trent est un incident naval et diplomatique survenu pendant la première année de la guerre de Sécession et qui a pratiquement provoqué une guerre entre les États Unis d’Amérique et différents pays européens dont le Royaume Uni… … Wikipédia en Français
Affaire du trent — L’affaire du Trent est un incident naval et diplomatique survenu pendant la première année de la guerre de Sécession et qui a pratiquement provoqué une guerre entre les États Unis d’Amérique et différents pays européens dont le Royaume Uni… … Wikipédia en Français
HMS Trent — Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Trent , after the River Trent:*HMS Trent was a 28 gun sixth rate frigate launched in 1757 and sold in 1764. *HMS Trent was a 36 gun fifth rate launched in 1796, a hospital ship in 1803, a… … Wikipedia
