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Events on Friday 21 November 1806 1
1806Napoleon issues the Berlin DecreeContinental System blockade against Britain beginsIssued from occupied Berlin on 21 November 1806, the decree barred French-controlled Europe from trading with Britain. It launched the Continental System, Napoleon's attempt to cripple the British economy through economic blockade. Britain responded with Orders in Council restricting neutral shipping.