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What was the British policy of Impressment during the Napoleonic Wars?

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British Impressment Involved rounding up able-bodied men at docks and taverns and forcing them to work for the Royal Navy.
British Impressment involved forcing neutral ships to submit to searches by the Royal Navy and selzure of any goods meant for
France.
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British Impressment involved attacking and boarding neutral merchant ships and forcing the captured crew to serve in the
Royal Navy.
British Impressment involved forcing neutral nations to trade only with Britain and its allies and terminate all trade with France
and its colonies.
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Answer: Because voluntary enlistments could never satisfy the demand for sailors, the British resorted to the use of press gangs to forcibly place men into service. As many as half of all seamen manning the Royal Navy were impressed. About 10,000 Americans found themselves impressed into service during the Napoleonic Wars.

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