Second League of Armed Neutrality

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The Second League of Armed Neutrality was a coalition of European maritime powers, led by Russia in 1800–1801, formed to defend neutral shipping rights against British naval interference during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coalition of states
international organization
military alliance
appliesToJurisdiction European maritime powers
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
diplomaticStatus neutrality
dissolutionCause change of Russian foreign policy under Alexander I
dissolvedAfter Battle of Copenhagen
surface form: Battle of Copenhagen (1801)

assassination of Paul I of Russia
endTime 1801
follows League of Armed Neutrality (1780)
surface form: First League of Armed Neutrality
formedBy Paul I of Russia
surface form: Tsar Paul I of Russia
hasCause British blockade policies
British naval searches of neutral ships
British seizures of neutral merchant vessels
hasEffect increased tensions between Britain and northern European powers
temporary restriction of British interference with neutral trade
hasLanguage Danish
French
German
Russian
Swedish
hasLeader Russian Empire
Paul I of Russia
surface form: Tsar Paul I of Russia
hasMember Denmark
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark

Denmark–Norway
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark–Norway

Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Kingdom of Sweden
Norway
Russian Empire
hasOpposingParty Kingdom of Great Britain
Royal Navy
hasPurpose defense of neutral shipping rights
opposition to British naval interference
protection of neutral trade during wartime
historicalPeriod Age of Sail
early 19th century
legalPrincipleDefended freedom of the seas
immunity of neutral goods not contraband
rights of neutral flags
location Baltic Sea region
North Sea
operatedIn Napoleonic Wars
precededBy League of Armed Neutrality (1780)
surface form: First League of Armed Neutrality
relatedTo law of naval warfare
maritime law
neutrality in international law
significantEvent Battle of Copenhagen
surface form: Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
startTime 1800

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Battle of Copenhagen relatedEvent Second League of Armed Neutrality
subject surface form: Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
League of Armed Neutrality (1780) relatedTo Second League of Armed Neutrality