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Common Expressions: BERLIN DECREE

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Berlin DecreeThe Berlin Decree was issued by Napoleon on November 21, 1806. The decree installed the Continental System, a policy adopted by the French. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: BERLIN DECREE

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Berlin DecreeLiteratureA decree issued at Berlin by Napoleon I., forbidding any of the nations of Europe to trade with Great Britain (1806). This mad fancy was the first step to the great man's fall. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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