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It brought the United States and France to the brink of war

• 1790s clash that almost led to a U.S.-French war

• 1790s political scandal

• 1797-98 diplomatic tangle

• Diplomatic dustup of the 1790s

• Diplomatic incident of 1797-98

• Diplomatic scandal of the late 1700s

• Event that lead to the Alien and Sedition Acts

• Franco-American incident of 1798

• Low point in Franco-American relations