continental system
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Continental System
Continental SystemnounNapoleon's plan in 1806 to blockade Britain by excluding her ships from ports on the mainland of Europe
continental system
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Continental System
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Etymology
Origin of continental system
First recorded in 1830–40
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Moldova was also synchronized with the continental system.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
The common life of our nation must now have a new orientation and must be integrated within the continental system of production and exchange.
From Time Magazine Archive
That treaty was the result of the defeat of Russia, and the date of her submission to the continental system.
From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Ségur, Philippe-Paul, comte de
In November a special tribunal was created to try offenders against the continental system.
From The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) by Brodrick, George C. (George Charles)
As his great object was the extension of the continental system, and to make it surround Europe, the co-operation of Russia would complete its development.
From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Ségur, Philippe-Paul, comte de
In 1807, Napoléon implemented his Continental System, or Continental Blockade, that required that all European ports be closed to English shipping.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
But far from buckling under the strain of the Continental System, Britain was getting richer, seizing the remains of the French Empire in the Caribbean and smuggling cheap but high-quality manufactured goods into Europe.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Napoleon demanded that Denmark and Portugal comply with his Continental System.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Another problem arose in 1806, when Napoleon proclaimed the Continental System, which forbade trade with Great Britain and ordered the seizure of neutral vessels that stopped there before sailing to Europe.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
The outcome, summarily stated, had been that a finesse of the French Government had attached the United States to Napoleon's Continental System.
From Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
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