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Charles Wilkes <ref name="term_81468" /> | |||
<p> American naval officer; made explorations in the Southern Ocean in 1861; boarded on the high seas the British mail-steamer <i> [[Trent]] </i> , and carried off two [[Confederate]] commissioners accredited to France, who were afterwards released on the demand of the British [[Government]] (1798-1877). </p> | <p> American naval officer; made explorations in the Southern Ocean in 1861; boarded on the high seas the British mail-steamer <i> [[Trent]] </i> , and carried off two [[Confederate]] commissioners accredited to France, who were afterwards released on the demand of the British [[Government]] (1798-1877). </p> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:09, 15 October 2021
Charles Wilkes [1]
American naval officer; made explorations in the Southern Ocean in 1861; boarded on the high seas the British mail-steamer Trent , and carried off two Confederate commissioners accredited to France, who were afterwards released on the demand of the British Government (1798-1877).
