Effects Of The Battle Of Trafalgar

There were many effects of the Battle of Trafalgar. Politically, Britain began to rise as a result of this battle. It was really considered the beginning of Britain’s rise to hegemony, which lasted for over seventy years afterwards. Even though it was one of only a few major defeats for Napoleon, it ensured that he would fail in invading Britain because of Britain’s established naval power. For France, it began the downfall of their political system under Napoleon; many historians consider the failed Continental System to be a result of Napoleon’s fall in this battle. After this failed system in which the French tried to block imports to Britain so that their economy would be stifled, Napoleon’s downfall really began. The system did not accomplish