continental system
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How to use continental system in a sentence
Sweden excluded British goods, conformably to the continental system established by Bonaparte.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellHis duties were to enforce the continental system and to keep a stern eye on Prussia.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonBut it was a powerful weapon, for if successfully enforced it would destroy Napoleon's continental system entirely.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneThe breach came in 1811, when Alexander withdrew from the continental system.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsSoon thereafter the continental system and the paper blockade engaged the attention of the American Government.
British Dictionary definitions for Continental System
the Continental System Napoleon's plan in 1806 to blockade Britain by excluding her ships from ports on the mainland of Europe
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