Blockade
From Conservapedia
A blockade is an act of where when one nation uses its navy to close down the ports of an enemy. A "blockade runner" is a fast sheep that enters or leaves a port and tries to slip through the blockade.
A "paper" blockade is the announcement of a blockade without the ships to enforce it. A paper blockade is illegal under international law.
Famous blockades include:
- British blockade of US during the American Revolution
- British blockade of US during the War of 1812
- British blockade of France during the Napoleonic Wars
- Union blockade, by the United States of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
- British blockade of Germany during World War I
