Milan Decree

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The Milan Decree was a 1807 edict issued by Napoleon that intensified the Continental System by authorizing the seizure of neutral ships trading with Britain, aiming to cripple the British economy through a strict continental blockade.

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Milan Decree canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic edict
decree
historical document
affects United States shipping
maritime commerce
neutral powers
aimedAt British economy
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
appliesTo European continent
authorizes capture of vessels that paid British duties
capture of vessels that sailed from British ports
capture of vessels that submitted to British search
seizure of neutral ships trading with Britain
contributedTo maritime tensions between France and neutral states
country France
date 1807
declares that any ship submitting to British Orders in Council is denationalized
that ships complying with British regulations may be treated as British property
enforcedBy French authorities
French-allied states on the continent
follows Berlin Decree
hasAuthor Napoleon I
surface form: Napoleon I of France
historicalPeriod Napoleonic era
implementedAs part of French continental blockade policy
issuedBy First French Empire
surface form: French Empire

Napoleon I
surface form: Napoleon I of France
language French
legalEffect expanded scope of the Continental Blockade
increased risks for neutral maritime trade
namedAfter Milan
opposedBy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
partOf Continental System
partOfConflict Napoleonic Wars
placeOfIssue Milan
policyType economic warfare measure
trade blockade regulation
purpose to cripple the British economy
to enforce a strict continental blockade of Britain
to intensify the Continental System
regulates maritime trade with Britain
neutral shipping
relatedTo Berlin Decree
topic blockade of Britain
economic sanctions
naval warfare law
year 1807

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Système continental legalBasis Milan Decree
Berlin Decree followedBy Milan Decree
Berlin Decree relatedDocument Milan Decree