continental system in a sentence

Examples

1. Sweden sued for peace with France in 1810 and then formally joined the blockade against Britain as required by the Continental System.
2. In those armies where the continental system exists, the regimental system is criticised as parochial and as creating unnecessary rivalry between different regiments.
3. It forbade the import of British goods into European countries allied with or dependent upon France, and installed the Continental System in Europe.
4. However, the Swedish government refused to join the Continental System and denounced the armistice under the influence of British diplomacy on 8 July.
5. Following the collapse of the Continental System and the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815, demand for English textiles increased in Continental Europe.
6. After the Treaties of Tilsit of July 1807, the French launched an invasion through Spain to close this hole in the Continental System.
7. However, Spain continued to resent the loss of their fleet at Trafalgar and the fact that they were forced to join the Continental System.
8. In the British regimental system, the tactical regiment or battalion is the basic functional unit and its commanding officer more autonomous than in continental systems.
9. The Continental system lent itself to ambitious attempts to reorganize society but also left less resistant countries open to the totalitarian programs of ambitious dictators.
10. In an attempt to cripple the United Kingdom economically, the Continental System  which forbade European nations from trading with the UK  was created.