League of Armed Neutrality (1780)

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The League of Armed Neutrality (1780) was a coalition of European maritime powers, led by Russia and including Sweden, formed during the American Revolutionary War to defend neutral shipping rights against British naval interference.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international organization
military alliance
treaty-based coalition
alsoKnownAs First League of Armed Neutrality
appliesToJurisdiction European maritime powers
assertedRight freedom of navigation for neutrals in wartime
neutral right to carry non-contraband goods to belligerents
cause British naval blockade policies
seizure of neutral merchant ships by Britain
conflict Anglo-Russian tensions over maritime law
context War of American Independence
diplomaticStatus neutral coalition
dissolved 1783
endedDuring Treaty of Paris (1783)
foundedBy Catherine the Great
Russian Empire
hasLanguage French
Russian
hasPolicy blockades must be effective to be recognized
free ships make free goods
neutral ships may trade with belligerents except in contraband
hasPurpose defense of neutral shipping rights
protection of neutral trade against British interference
historicalPeriod late 18th century
inception 1780
influenced development of international maritime law
leader Catherine II of Russia
legalForm treaty
locationOfFormation Saint Petersburg
member Dutch Republic
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Denmark–Norway
linked to: Denmark–Norway

Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Kingdom of Sweden
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Russian Empire
opposedBy Kingdom of Great Britain
relatedTo Second League of Armed Neutrality
significantEvent American Revolutionary War
supported commercial interests of neutral European states
typeOfSanction armed neutrality

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Gustav III of Sweden participantIn League of Armed Neutrality (1780)
subject linked to: King Gustav III of Sweden
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War relatedTo League of Armed Neutrality
linked to: League of Armed Neutrality (1780)
League of Armed Neutrality (1780) alsoKnownAs First League of Armed Neutrality
linked to: League of Armed Neutrality (1780)
Second League of Armed Neutrality follows First League of Armed Neutrality
linked to: League of Armed Neutrality (1780)
Second League of Armed Neutrality precededBy First League of Armed Neutrality
linked to: League of Armed Neutrality (1780)