Continental System

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The Continental System was Napoleon Bonaparte’s large-scale economic blockade strategy aimed at weakening Britain by prohibiting European trade with the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic policy
economic blockade policy
trade embargo
affected European merchants
continental manufacturing
neutral shipping
aimedTo force Britain to negotiate peace
undermine British naval power
weaken British trade
alsoKnownAs Continental Blockade
linked to: Continental System

Système continental
announcedBy Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon Bonaparte
announcedIn Berlin
appliedDuring Napoleonic Wars
contributedTo Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812
Peninsular War
linked to: Napoleonic Wars
counteredBy British Orders in Council
linked to: Orders of Council

British naval blockade of Europe
countryOfOrigin France
endDate 1814
enforcedBy French customs authorities
French navy
linked to: French Navy

continental allies of France
geographicalScope French Empire
French client states
allies of Napoleonic France
continental Europe
hasKeyFigure Napoleon Bonaparte
historicalAssessment damaging to French allies
largely ineffective in defeating Britain
initiatedBy Napoleon Bonaparte
ledTo economic hardship in continental Europe
smuggling on a large scale
tensions between France and Russia
legalBasis Berlin Decree
Milan Decree
linked to: Berlin Decree
opposedBy Portugal
Russia
Spain
United Kingdom
policyType economic warfare
protectionist trade policy
primaryTarget British economy
United Kingdom
prohibited European ports from receiving British ships
import of British goods into Europe
re-export of colonial goods carried by Britain
relatedTo economic warfare in the Napoleonic era
startDate 1806

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Napoleon Bonaparte implemented Continental System
Napoleonic Wars keyEvent Continental System
Continental System alsoKnownAs Continental Blockade
linked to: Continental System
French Empire alliance Continental System
British naval blockade of Europe counteredBy Continental System
Système continental hasEnglishName Continental System
Berlin Decree partOf Continental System
French customs authorities enforcesPolicy Continental System
French customs authorities enforcesPolicy Napoleonic trade embargoes against Britain
linked to: Continental System
Embargo Act of 1807 reasonForEmbargo French Continental System
linked to: Continental System
Napoleonic invasions of Portugal relatedTo Continental Blockade
linked to: Continental System
Transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil (1808) cause Continental System imposed by Napoleon
linked to: Continental System
Blockade of Cádiz relatedTo Continental System
Milan Decree partOf Continental System
British Orders in Council of 1807 relatedTo Napoleon’s Continental System
linked to: Continental System
Macon's Bill Number 2 relatedTo Napoleon's Continental System
linked to: Continental System
Treaty of Fontainebleau (1807) context Continental System