Royal Navy encounters (1806-15) Flashcards

1
Q

what became the centre of French shipbuilding after 1807?

A

Antwerp

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2
Q

what did Napoleon order after his loss at the Battle of Trafalgar?

A

he ordered a large scale shipbuilding programme to try to swamp the Royal Navy with numbers

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3
Q

what decrees did Napoleon introduce in 1806?

A

the Berlin Decrees

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4
Q

what system did the Berlin Decrees lead to?

A

the Continental System

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5
Q

what was the Continental System?

A

an economic blockade of Britain by European countries which was ordered by Napoleon

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6
Q

when did Russia joined the Continental System?

A

June 1807

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7
Q

why did Russia join the Continental System?

A

after the Treaty of Tilsit, Alexander I outlawed Russian trade with Britain

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8
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what did Napoleon hope would happen with the Continental System?

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that it would force Britain to surrender and seek peace due to economic pressures

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9
Q

how did Britain respond to the Continental System?

A

in 1807, Britain banned all trade with countries complying with the Continental System

all RN ships were allowed to stop and search neutral ships suspected of trading with enemies

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10
Q

who suffered the most from the Continental System?

A

the European countries as they were starved of imports

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11
Q

how many Danish ships surrendered in September 1807?

A

the entire fleet

70 ships (17 ships of the line)

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12
Q

why did the British attack Denmark in 1807?

A

the British were worried that the Danish Navy would fall into French hands

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13
Q

how did the RN help with the Peninsula wars?

A

they ferried across British troops as well as maintaining supply lines for the Army

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14
Q

which British colonies were seized by the British from 1805?

A

Cape Colony
Ceylon
Sierra Leone
Tobago
Trinidad
Java
Maurtitius

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15
Q

how many French ships of the line were produced between 1812 and 1815?

A

4

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16
Q

why did the French slow down shipbuilding?

A

they were running out of money

17
Q

what caused the War of 1812?

A

British sailors boarded an American ships looking for deserters

18
Q

who did the British fight in the War of 1812?

A

the USA

19
Q

how many warships did the USA have in 1812?

A

14

20
Q

who won the War of 1812?

A

the British

21
Q

how many RN ships by 1815?

A

21,000