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| redcoat | 24 Jun 2019 3:37 p.m. PST |
…and British 'Orders in Council'. Aside from the two stunningly obvious examples (the Peninsular War, and invasion of Rusia), what evidence is there that the French embargo and British blockade actually helped hasten NApoleon's downfall? For example, I know that the Netherlands' seaborne trade collapsed (the number of merchantmen entering Amsterdam fell from 1349 in 1806 to 310 by 1809), gutting the Dutch economy. And there were plenty of French ports that saw a similar collapse in their fortunes, and much of the French / Empire's population was crying out for British-supplied tropical good (coffee, sugar, etc.). But how can one actually *link* this kind of thing to Napoleon's fall from power in 1814? Any suggestions gratefully received! |
| Major Bloodnok | 24 Jun 2019 4:23 p.m. PST |
Wasn't the whole point of the invasion of Russia in 1812 to get the Russians to tow the line in regards to Continental System? No invasion of Russia, no destruction of the Grand Army etc. |
| SCOTT BOWDEN | 24 Jun 2019 6:23 p.m. PST |
Major B…to answer your question in a word: yes. |
| Glengarry5 | 24 Jun 2019 6:52 p.m. PST |
What more examples does one need? |
| malcolmmccallum | 24 Jun 2019 7:33 p.m. PST |
In this Brexit era, I would imagine that an economist or two might want to research the Continental System to determine if trade with Britain is essential for European prosperity |
Gunfreak  | 25 Jun 2019 2:18 a.m. PST |
Complete economic collapse takes a long time, even whe
N drastic things like the stock crash of 29 or financial crisis of 08 happens, it's usually a decade or more of mismanagement before it happens. Also there was never peace long enough for it to be truly felt. Money problems are of less a concern when hundreds of thousands of men aged 15 to 45 gets killed constantly. And probably had a more direct and quick effect of the economy then stoppages of trade. |
| rmaker | 25 Jun 2019 2:41 p.m. PST |
Complete economic collapse takes a long time True, but bringing severe distress to the mercantile class, thus turning them away from support of the government, takes far less, as does driving up the cost of everyday goods, which alienates even more citizens. |
| Lion in the Stars | 25 Jun 2019 9:12 p.m. PST |
In the US, the economy usually lags about 4 years behind major political and regulatory changes. |
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