Foreign Intervention in US Wars

In the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War, foreign intervention has been nearly non-existent and thus insignificant. In the American Revolution, the US recieved nearly no assistance from foreign powers, while Britain felt it needed none. The War of 1812 was fought exclusively between Britain and the US, despite France being involved in the tensions that led up to the war. These two wars had very little involvement from foreign powers, excluding Britain of course, and thus foreign involvement had no impact on the outcome of the war, but much on the beginning of the war. The Civil War had early involvement from foreign powers in the form of Great Britain assisting the Confederate army's navy. This involvement gave the Confederacy a naval advantage during the beginning of the war. Soon after the Confederacy established its naval power, the Union threatened to cut off Britain's food supply. Britain pulled out of the war and the naval advantage went to the North for the rest of the war. Britain's involvement would have played a significant role had it continued throughout the war, but seeing as how it only occurred briefly, it played no significant role on the outcome of the war. In all three wars, foreign involvement was scarace and thus played an insignificant role in the outcome of the wars.