Re: French support for the USA. During the Civil War, the French were poised to recognize the South. When the Kearsarge sank the Alabama it was in sight of the French coast and a large contingent of cheerleaders for the Alabama was present. Semmes took refuge in France after his tub was unk, France opted out of supproting the Confederacy after that.

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