Napoleon's Continental System, Economic Warfare and Blockade Policy (1806–1814)

1. Britain proclaims Brest-to-Elbe blockade

   May 16, 1806Labels: United Kingdom, Brest Elbe

   • Britannica
   • napoleon org

2. Berlin Decree launches the Continental System

   Nov 21, 1806Labels: Berlin Decree, Napoleon Bonaparte

   • Britannica
   • napoleon org

3. Treaties of Tilsit pull Russia into embargo

   Jul 7, 1807Labels: Treaties of, Russia

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

4. British Orders in Council tighten counterblockade

   Nov 11, 1807Labels: Orders in, United Kingdom

   • Britannica
   • UK Parliament

5. Invasion of Portugal enforces Continental System

   Nov 30, 1807Labels: Invasion of, Portugal

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

6. Milan Decree escalates seizures of neutral ships

   Dec 17, 1807Labels: Milan Decree, Napoleon Bonaparte

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

7. French occupation of Spain sparks Peninsular War

   May 2, 1808Labels: Peninsular War, Spain

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

8. Napoleon introduces limited trade licenses

   Apr 1, 1809Labels: Trade Licenses, Napoleon Bonaparte

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

9. France annexes Holland to tighten enforcement

   Jul 9, 1810Labels: Annexation of, Kingdom of

   • Omniatlas
   • Britannica

10. Fontainebleau Decree orders harsh anti-smuggling penalties

    Oct 10, 1810Labels: Fontainebleau Decree, Anti smuggling

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

11. Russia breaks with embargo by opening trade

    Dec 31, 1810Labels: Russia, Alexander I

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

12. French annexation of Hanseatic cities tightens North Sea blockade

    Jan 1, 1811Labels: Hanseatic Cities, Hamburg

    • US Historian
    • Britannica

13. Napoleon invades Russia after system unravels

    Jun 1, 1812Labels: Invasion of, Grande Arm

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

14. Napoleon’s first abdication ends the Continental System

    May 30, 1814Labels: Abdication 1814, Treaty of

    • Britannica
    • Britannica