Royal Navy encounters (1806-15) Flashcards
what became the centre of French shipbuilding after 1807?
Antwerp
what did Napoleon order after his loss at the Battle of Trafalgar?
he ordered a large scale shipbuilding programme to try to swamp the Royal Navy with numbers
what decrees did Napoleon introduce in 1806?
the Berlin Decrees
what system did the Berlin Decrees lead to?
the Continental System
what was the Continental System?
an economic blockade of Britain by European countries which was ordered by Napoleon
when did Russia joined the Continental System?
June 1807
why did Russia join the Continental System?
after the Treaty of Tilsit, Alexander I outlawed Russian trade with Britain
what did Napoleon hope would happen with the Continental System?
that it would force Britain to surrender and seek peace due to economic pressures
how did Britain respond to the Continental System?
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
who suffered the most from the Continental System?
the European countries as they were starved of imports
how many Danish ships surrendered in September 1807?
the entire fleet
70 ships (17 ships of the line)
why did the British attack Denmark in 1807?
the British were worried that the Danish Navy would fall into French hands
how did the RN help with the Peninsula wars?
they ferried across British troops as well as maintaining supply lines for the Army
which British colonies were seized by the British from 1805?
Cape Colony
Ceylon
Sierra Leone
Tobago
Trinidad
Java
Maurtitius
how many French ships of the line were produced between 1812 and 1815?
4
