Koszta Affair [SEP] point in time
Koszta Affair
The Koszta Affair (1853) was the name applied to a diplomatic episode between the United States and the Austrian Empire involving the rights in foreign countries of new Americans who were not yet fully naturalized.
Background.
Martin Koszta, a man of Hungarian birth, had taken part in the political movement of 1848-49 to separate Hungary from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He fled to Turkey, then emigrated to the United States. In July 1852, he made a declaration under oath of his intention
selected guests in New York City as part of the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations. It is the tallest structure in the city at the time.
- July 2 – Koszta Affair: American Captain Duncan Ingraham commanding the USS "St. Louis" threatens to open fire upon an Austrian ship holding Martin Koszta as a prisoner. Koszta, who is in the process of obtaining American citizenship, is later returned to the U.S.
- July 8 – U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Edo Bay with a request for a