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The list of blockades informs about blockades that were carried out either on land, or in the maritime and air spaces in the effort to defeat opponents through denial of supply, usually to cause military exhaustion and starvation as an economic blockade in addition to restricting movement of enemy troops.
This list may not reflect recent changes. Blockade! List of blockades; 0–9. 2015 Nepal blockade; A. A12 blockade; Anaconda Plan; Anglo-French blockade of the Río ...
Pages in category "Blockades by the United States" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
US victory, blockades of the Spanish port of Matanzas. [5] First Battle of Cardenas: May 8, 1898 American victory, Spanish attempts to lift the blockade on Cuba thwarted. [6] Second Battle of Cardenas: May 11, 1898 Spanish victory, loosening of the blockade on Cuba. [6] Battle of Cienfuegos: May 11, 1898 Inconclusive.
Pages in category "Blockades of World War II" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aliyah Bet; B.
When the American Civil War broke out on April 12, 1861, the newly formed Confederate States of America had no ships to speak of in its navy.In the months leading up to the war, the Confederate government sought help from the United Kingdom to overcome this, as much of Britain's industry depended on cotton exports from the American South. [4]
Pages in category "Blockades of World War I" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Most recently, blockades have sometimes included cutting off electronic communications by jamming radio signals and severing undersea cables. Blockades often result in the starvation of the civilian population, notably during the blockade of Germany during World War I and the blockade of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War. [1]