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Definition of Milan decree

Milan decree
Continental system Continental system (Hist.) The system of commercial blockade aiming to exclude England from commerce with the Continent instituted by the Berlin decree, which Napoleon I. issued from Berlin Nov. 21, 1806, declaring the British Isles to be in a state of blockade, and British subjects, property, and merchandise subject to capture, and excluding British ships from all parts of Europe under French dominion. The retaliatory measures of England were followed by the Milan decree, issued by Napoleon from Milan Dec. 17, 1807, imposing further restrictions, and declaring every ship going to or from a port of England or her colonies to be lawful prize.

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- The Milan Decree was issued on 17 December 1807 by Napoleon I of France to enforce the 1806 Berlin Decree, which had initiated the Continental System...
- to the downfall of Napoleon. The Milan Decree, for the same purpose, was issued the following year. "Berlin Decree". Napoleon. Retrieved 2008-02-20....
- to British seizure. On 17 December 1807, Napoleon retaliated with the Milan Decree, which declared that all neutral shipping using British ports, or paying...
- Milan (Milanese: [miˈlãː] ; Italian: Milano, Italian: [miˈlaːno] ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, and the second-most-populous...
- Berlin Decree 1806 Dec 31 Monroe-Pinkney Treaty 1807 Jun 22 Chesapeake–Leopard affair 1807 Nov 11 Orders in Council 1807 Dec 17 Milan Decree 1807 Dec...
- when the relevant decree granting it was issued by the state. The red cross on a white field as the symbol of the city of Milan originated in the Middle...
- all shipping whether neutral or not. Napoleon responded again with the Milan Decree of 1807, declaring that all neutral shipping using British ports or paying...
- Napoleon reorganizes Eastern Europe; rump Prussia becomes ally. Napoleon's Milan Decree reinforces Continental System and escalates the trade war. Royal Navy...
- this decree has long been known as the Decree of Damasus, and concerns the Holy Spirit and the seven-fold gifts. The second part of the decree is more...
- of several American sailors. Beginning with Napoleon's December 1807 Milan Decree, the French began to seize ships trading with the British, leaving American...