"The Baltic bastion boxed in by Britain’s bullying and" Topic
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| Tango01 | 15 Nov 2019 9:36 p.m. PST |
…Bonaparte's belligerence "…The year was 1807 and the Napoleonic Wars raged on the land and seas of most of western Europe. Threatened by French land forces moving from the south and the British Navy encircling their territory, Denmark played an unsuccessful hand at remaining neutral, hedging their bets, perhaps, on what was far from a certain outcome. By refusing to adhere to either side's demands, Denmark had effectively become untrustworthy to both, a situation compounded by Denmark's strategic geographical location. Following Prussia's defeat in 1806, British commanders became increasingly wary of a French attack on Denmark. By controlling the country and their navy, the French could prevent the British from vital trade in the Baltic and from assisting their allies Sweden and Russia…"
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| Ironsides | 21 Nov 2019 1:54 p.m. PST |
Boy all those mistakes in that article. |
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