Koszta Affair

Koszta Affair
Part of Hungarian Revolution of 1848
USS St. Louis, the sloop used by Captain Ingraham to threaten the Austrian brig Huszár.
Date July 2, 1853 Location Smyrna, present day İzmir, Turkey Result United States victory Martin Koszta released
Belligerents
United States	Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Captain Duncan Ingraham	Unknown
Strength
1 sloop-of-war	1 brig-of-war

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.