Blockade of Continental Europe

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Blockade_of_Continental_Europe
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Prussia
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Continental_Blockade
gptkb:Continental_System
gptkbp:endDate 1814
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:French_Empire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blockade of Continental Europe
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Berlin_Decree
gptkb:Milan_Decree
gptkbp:method prohibition of British trade with European countries
gptkbp:notableEvent economic crisis in France
Russia's withdrawal in 1810
widespread smuggling
British Orders in Council
contributed to Napoleon's downfall
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose to weaken the United Kingdom economically
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkb:Peninsular_War
gptkb:Invasion_of_Russia_(1812)
gptkbp:resultedIn smuggling
economic hardship in Europe
failure to defeat Britain economically
resentment against Napoleon
gptkbp:startDate 1806
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anglo-French_War_(1803–1814)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7