Système continental

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Système continental is the French name for the Continental System, Napoleon Bonaparte’s large-scale economic blockade designed to weaken Britain during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Generate an image of Système continental (Système continental is the French name for the Continental System, Napoleon Bonaparte’s large-scale economic blockade designed to weaken Britain during the Napoleonic Wars.)

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Label Occurrences
Blocus continental 1
Système continental canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf economic blockade ⓘ
measure of economic warfare ⓘ
policy of Napoleon I ⓘ
trade embargo ⓘ
aimedAtCountry Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
announcedBy Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon Bonaparte
announcedInCity Berlin ⓘ
appliesToConflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
consequence deterioration of relations between France and Russia ⓘ
development of continental industries as import substitution ⓘ
economic strain on Napoleon’s allies ⓘ
rise in prices of imported goods in Europe ⓘ
shortages of colonial goods in continental Europe ⓘ
smuggling on a large scale ⓘ
counteredBy British control of overseas trade routes ⓘ
British naval blockade of Europe ⓘ
designedBy Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
endDate 1814 ⓘ
enforcedIn Austria ⓘ
Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ
Duchy of Warsaw ⓘ
French Empire ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire

Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Italy

Portugal ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Blocus continental ⓘ
hasEnglishName Continental System ⓘ
historicalAssessment considered only partially successful against Britain ⓘ
contributed to unpopularity of Napoleonic rule in Europe ⓘ
implementedBy First French Empire ⓘ
Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon Bonaparte
language French ⓘ
legalBasis Berlin Decree ⓘ
Milan Decree ⓘ
method ban on trade between Britain and states allied with France ⓘ
closure of European ports to British shipping ⓘ
prohibition of British goods in continental Europe ⓘ
notableEvent Russia’s withdrawal from the Continental System in 1810–1812 ⓘ
opposedBy British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
primaryObjective to force Britain to negotiate peace with France ⓘ
to undermine British trade ⓘ
to weaken the British economy ⓘ
relatedToEvent French invasion of Russia in 1812 ⓘ
startDate 1806 ⓘ
timePeriod early 19th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Continental System → alsoKnownAs → Système continental ⓘ
Système continental → hasAlternativeName → Blocus continental ⓘ
linked to: Système continental