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  2. The Continental Blockade (French: Blocus continental), or Continental System, was a large-scale embargo by French Emperor Napoleon I against the British Empire from 21 November 1806 until 11 April 1814, during the Napoleonic Wars.

  3. Napoleon I. Continental System, in the Napoleonic wars, the blockade designed by Napoleon to paralyze Great Britain through the destruction of British commerce. The decrees of Berlin (November 21, 1806) and Milan (December 17, 1807) proclaimed a blockade: neutrals and French allies were not to trade with the British.

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  4. The Continental System and the blockade, 1807–11 Napoleon’s Berlin decree of November 21, 1806, had already declared that the British Isles were under blockade and that “no ship which comes directly from England or the English colonies…shall…enter any of our harbours.”

  5. If you are interested in the history of Europe, you may have heard of the Continental System, a major blockade of British trade imposed by French Emperor Napoleon I from 21 November 1806 to 11 April 1814. It was designed to cripple the British economy, thereby forcing Britain out of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).

  6. Mar 30, 2018 · Learn how Napoleon tried to blockade Britain and reshape the European economy with his Continental System. Find out how it failed to harm Britain, but damaged France and its allies.

  7. Learn about Napoleon's economic warfare against Britain during the Napoleonic Wars, which involved banning trade between Britain and its allies in Europe. Find out the key terms, goals, effects, and outcomes of the Continental System.

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