[FLT-bird]

What about the British press during the CW? They were still stung after losing their colonies and then failing to get them back. Don’t you think they had more than a few hidden motives for wanting the country to fall apart?

There was zero prospect of the British Empire "recovering" any American state. You're just projecting fanciful motives onto them now.

[TwelveOfTwenty]

There was zero prospect of the British Empire "recovering" any American state. You're just projecting fanciful motives onto them now.

I never said there was, but there was still a feeling of wanting to knock us down a peg or two. Also, not all supported the South. Many exploited workers sympathized with the slaves.

There is a lot of commentary here if you're interested.

Were the British hoping to retake the American colonies with the divisions and disunion of the Civil war?