wausaubob
Lt. Colonel
- Joined
- Apr 4, 2017
- Location
- Denver, CO
They wanted war. They did not think the people in the US were dedicated nationalists, just as they were, that would fight to protect the integrity of the nation. They looked at the US as made up of immigrant mudsills.
Further, no one in the south thought much about how Britain handicapped Napoleon in the age of sail, and how much powerful naval vessels were once they were powered by steam. No one had seen ironclads and gunboats fight. They did not know what was going to happen.
Further, no one in the south thought much about how Britain handicapped Napoleon in the age of sail, and how much powerful naval vessels were once they were powered by steam. No one had seen ironclads and gunboats fight. They did not know what was going to happen.