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
The treaty of Tilsit 52 Seizure of the Danish fleet 54 The "continental system" and orders in council 55 Fruitless expeditions 56 12 Oct.
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)
Deposition of Louis Bonaparte 78 Opposition in Europe to the continental system 78 Alliances formed by Russia and France 81 Conquest of Java and Sumatra 81 June, 1812.
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)
By the treaty of Tilsit, Sweden, as well as Turkey, had been sacrificed to Russia and 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
Napoleon demanded that Denmark and Portugal comply with his Continental System.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
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
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
In an effort to get Portugal to accept the Continental System, he sent an invasion force through Spain.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
The Continental System England's real offensive strength lay not in her armies but in her grip on Europe's intercourse with the rest of the world.
From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver
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