Lincoln's move, although taking a great risk, has far-reaching significance.

Fighting for freedom became an uplifting rallying cry, breathing new life into the Civil War and becoming a boost to the North.

The slaves of the South, attracted by their freedom, crossed the dividing line between the North and the South, and a large number of blacks enlisted in the war against the Confederacy.

The South was naturally unwilling to be left behind, and acted as the Davis government had warned.

So, when the cold first day of December came, President Davis, under the pressure of the huge plantations in the south, directly ordered the commander of the south, General Robert Edward Lee, to launch a full-scale offensive to the north.

"The American Civil War is another opportunity for the Netherlands, and we cannot pass up any opportunity for Dutch expansion in the Americas"

In the Netherlands, the Privy Council meeting in Amsterdam continued, with orders from William IV.

On December 5, 1864, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed satisfaction and appreciation for the results of the peace talks between Denmark, Sweden and Austria held in Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city, at a press conference. war expresses concern.

Asking both sides to sit down for peace talks, and expressing the Netherlands' appreciation for Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation,

Hesbet Feng said at the press conference, "We have a lot of indigenous people in the overseas provinces of the Netherlands, and we respect them very much. In Africa, we have more than 10 million black residents in the Netherlands, and in East India, Australia Island and There are also tens of millions of indigenous people on many islands in the Pacific Ocean. We do not think that slaves are of any benefit to any country. They are also human beings, and they also have the right to freely enjoy the prosperous life of the Netherlands. Therefore, the Netherlands supports Lincoln's policy because it is our national policy. .

As for the South and the North, the Netherlands is willing to conduct normal economic and political exchanges with the South, and both will be treated equally to the Netherlands. "

With Foreign Minister Heisbert Von's first statement at the press conference, he expressed his position on the status of those indigenous peoples in the Far East such as Africa and East India.

After the Dutch parliament passed the proposal of the "Dutch Equality for Colored People" unanimously, the Dutch government immediately took effect and implemented it.

Later, at the press conference of the Ministry of the Interior, the Dutch Minister of the Interior announced that the Dutch government will start the registration of residents in the Dutch territories around the world for equal Dutch identity authentication.

Therefore, under the astonished eyes of the world, the Netherlands actually ran ahead of the United States of America, which was implemented on January 1, 1865, and began to implement the equality policy for the species on December 10, 1864.

This caused a huge stir in Europe.

This naturally has an imitation effect.

Austria, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Prussia, Sweden, Portugal and other countries have implemented various modified seed policies in just a few days, following the Netherlands.

As for why Austria is at the forefront, it is because the proportion of Austrians in the Austrian Empire is actually not very high in the country. Therefore, the Dutch law is just in line with Austrian national governance. 's fight.

Therefore, although the Netherlands has never caught a cold, this time it is the fastest to follow suit. As for other countries, it is because they have seen that the Netherlands is successively dividing the East Indies and managing the provinces and calculating the status of those indigenous people. Now even those black people in Africa have begun to register as Dutch. This is still very shocking for countries, but In addition to being surprised, I saw that the Netherlands has begun to be supported by indigenous and black people locally, which is also worthy of a visa for countries such as them that also have colonies in Africa.

Although changes have been made in the Netherlands' "Dutch Equality of Colored People" Act, but because of this act, European countries have made the indigenous peoples of Africa, who have just become colonies, quieter and less rebellious.

However, unlike the Dutch recognition from the top-level design above, all European countries look at those colonial aborigines with arrogant eyes, and William IV felt incredible to change their views.

Even in the Netherlands, there are many people who think like this.

However, this is also a long-term project, and there is no rush.

At present, the situation in the Americas has attracted the attention of the world, and William IV also knew that America is the driving direction for the development of the Far East of the Netherlands, and the northern countries of the Far East are also the driving force for the economic development of the Netherlands in the Far East. The development of the situation will be an opportunity for the Far East.

Especially now that the Commonwealth of America is not welcomed by major powers such as the United Kingdom, France, Spain, etc., mainland Australia and other places will therefore accept industrial transfer and talent transfer. Compared with other parts of the world, especially Europe Conservative, Australia is a unique place to be.

Therefore, William IV pointed out in the Privy Council that the Netherlands cooperated with Britain, France and other countries to create discord in the situation between the north and south of North America, making them divided and fighting for a long time.

At the same time, it is required to guide public opinion in the United States, so as to develop a situation that is conducive to the construction wave of the Dutch Far East.

Later, William IV even pointed out that several directions, not as good as economic industry, military equipment manufacturing, etc., are all projects that Australia needs.

"In short, I hope that the current industrial base of the United States can become a wedding dress for the Netherlands. Not to mention all, at least a share of the pie."

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On December 24, 1864, the two American countries in North America, the North and the South, had a spectacular and huge battle between the two sides.

The location is in Virginia.

The commander of the Northern Army, George McClellan, had participated in many battles earlier, such as the Battle of the River Valley and the Battle of the Peninsula.

However, General Robert E. Lee and his men fought off his invasion with outstanding tactics on many occasions, especially in the two battles of Manassas, the outstanding general of the South who was loved by Robert E. Lee, General Stonewall Jackson. Second, outnumbered, won a decisive victory and quelled the northern federal government.

After that, the army of the Confederate States took the initiative and crossed the Potomac River to start the Battle of Maryland. It was the first invasion to the north, but it was blocked by the troops of the Northern Commonwealth in the Battle of Sandburg. It was worth crossing the Potomac River. , retreat back.

The North thought it could pursue the victory, but in the eastern part of the Blue Ridge, when the Allied Forces intercepted the flanks, they failed because their marching speed was not as fast as the Allied Forces.

This allowed the Union Army to successfully slip away, and the Northern Union Army was unable to attack him further. However, this battle had regained a lot of initiative, and they could be ordered to attack again at any time.

But President Lincoln naturally would not give General McClellan so much time. He was disappointed to see that he had not won a decisive victory for a long time, and the restlessness of those members of Congress made Lincoln under great pressure, which made him lose his patience. .

In the end, under pressure, he replaced McClellan and replaced him with Ambrose Burnside to lead the Union Army.

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The capital of the Confederate States, Richmond.

"Temporary replacement is a big no-no, President, it seems that Lincoln is really in a hurry now," Alexander Stephens, Vice President of the Confederate States of America, mocked.

President Davis frowned.

"In response to this matter just now, the commander-in-chief, General Robert Lee, said it was a pity,"

Davis explained to the surprised Stephens: "Because General Robert Lee felt that he knew McClellan very well, and he was worried that Lincoln would replace commanders again and again in the future until he was replaced by someone he didn't know well.

This reduces the tactical and strategic advantage for him and this time is a loss rather than an advantage for us."

When Stephens heard the words, his face was a little displeased, but he could only hold it back. Whoever said this from Robert Lee, if it was someone else, he would have given the other person a long time ago to be timid, but the unnecessary condemnation, even if it was him, He had to endure it, because the other party's prestige in the military was too high.

Moreover, the Union Army is now fighting with the Northern Union Army in full swing. At this time, Robert Lee is the cornerstone, which is difficult to shake.

Therefore, he knew the current affairs and chose silence.

In fact, it was Robert Lee, worrying too much.

On December 24, 1864, Ambrose Burnside, who had just been replaced by Lincoln in command of the entire army of the Northern Commonwealth, decided to launch a new battle to quell the southern rebellion. He chose to attack Vernon near the Domac River first. Redricksburg, then drove straight into Richmond, and began to form a continuous fighting army, consisting of three divisions of 130,000 people. Except for the 10,000 people who were in the rear, the other 120,000 were sent to participate in Fraver. Battle of Redricksburg.

He ordered the right flank of the Grand Army, led by Edwin Sumner, which included II Corps, Ninth Corps, and a cavalry brigade.

The central army was led by Major General Joseph Hook which included the third army, the fifth army and a cavalry brigade.

The left flank of the Grand Army was led by William Franklin, which included the 1st Army, the 6th Army and a cavalry brigade.

The other 11th and 12th Corps were deployed in Filskes County and Harpers Ferry, respectively.

The Confederate States, under the command of General Robert E. Lee, had a total of 72,500 soldiers.

On the right was General James Longstreet against General Edwin Sumner of the North.

Against Joseph Hook of the northern left wing was Thomas Jackson.

To deal with the Chinese army, he himself has other artillery regiments and a cavalry regiment.

The two sides pulled back together.

This has attracted the attention of countries once again.

The commoners lamented that the war did not harm people lightly, while the nobles lamented that it was too easy to increase the ranks in the war. Just look at the officials in the United States, and it is really good to be promoted in the war.