Milan Decree

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The Milan Decree was a 1807 edict issued by Napoleon that intensified the Continental System by authorizing the seizure of neutral ships trading with Britain, aiming to cripple the British economy through a strict continental blockade.

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Milan Decree canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic edict ⓘ
decree ⓘ
historical document ⓘ
affects United States shipping ⓘ
maritime commerce ⓘ
neutral powers ⓘ
aimedAt British economy ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
appliesTo European continent ⓘ
authorizes capture of vessels that paid British duties ⓘ
capture of vessels that sailed from British ports ⓘ
capture of vessels that submitted to British search ⓘ
seizure of neutral ships trading with Britain ⓘ
contributedTo maritime tensions between France and neutral states ⓘ
country France ⓘ
date 1807 ⓘ
declares that any ship submitting to British Orders in Council is denationalized ⓘ
that ships complying with British regulations may be treated as British property ⓘ
enforcedBy French authorities ⓘ
French-allied states on the continent ⓘ
follows Berlin Decree ⓘ
hasAuthor Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon I
historicalPeriod Napoleonic era ⓘ
implementedAs part of French continental blockade policy ⓘ
issuedBy French Empire ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire

Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon I
language French ⓘ
legalEffect expanded scope of the Continental Blockade ⓘ
increased risks for neutral maritime trade ⓘ
namedAfter Milan ⓘ
opposedBy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
partOf Continental System ⓘ
partOfConflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
placeOfIssue Milan ⓘ
policyType economic warfare measure ⓘ
trade blockade regulation ⓘ
purpose to cripple the British economy ⓘ
to enforce a strict continental blockade of Britain ⓘ
to intensify the Continental System ⓘ
regulates maritime trade with Britain ⓘ
neutral shipping ⓘ
relatedTo Berlin Decree ⓘ
topic blockade of Britain ⓘ
economic sanctions ⓘ
naval warfare law ⓘ
year 1807 ⓘ

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Système continental → legalBasis → Milan Decree ⓘ
Berlin Decree → followedBy → Milan Decree ⓘ
Berlin Decree → relatedDocument → Milan Decree ⓘ