British India was centred Placing on the principal ports of Bombay , Madras and Calcutta , administered Control by the East India Company .

News of the outbreak of war took Conquering five months to reach the Indian Ocean but British forces , recently engaged Forming_relationships in the Third Anglo-Mysore War , were mobilised Becoming_a_member in preparation and immediately seized the ports of French India .

These were HMS `` Arrogant '' and HMS `` Victorious '' , sent Sending to drive Motion off the French before they could attack Attack the scattered British shipping and ports in the region .

British forces Military_operation based in Syria occupied Control Maraş , Urfa and Birecik , while French forces embarked Self_motion by gunboats and sent Sending troops to the Black Sea ports of Zonguldak and Karadeniz Ereğli commanding Control Turkey 's coal mining region .

at sea , the powerful royal navy blockaded Besieging american ports , cutting off Bodily_harm trade and allowing Preventing_or_letting the british to raid Attack the coast at will .

The north African ports were rapidly cleared Emptying and readied GetReady to support Supporting the forthcoming invasions of southern Europe .

They occupied Control a number of castles in the area as well as the ports of Estepona and Marbella .

Bruges and its satellite ports were a vital part of the German plans in their war on Allied commerce ( `` Handelskrieg '' ) because Bruges was close to the troopship lanes across the English Channel and allowed Preventing_or_letting much quicker access Having_or_lacking_access to the Western Approaches for the U-boat fleet than their bases in Germany .

After their defeat Hostile_encounter the Royalists effectively abandoned Escaping Northern England , losing Earnings_and_losses much of the manpower from the northern counties of England ( which were strongly Royalist in sympathy ) and also losing Earnings_and_losses access to the European continent through the ports on the North Sea coast .

In the aftermath of the battle both fleets were left shattered Destroying ; in no condition for further combat , Howe and Villaret returned Motion to their home ports .

The action formed Becoming part of the blockade Besieging of the French Biscay ports during the war Hostile_encounter by the British Royal Navy , a strategy designed Creating to prevent Preventing_or_letting ships from entering Arriving or leaving Departing French harbours , thus eliminating Removing foreign trade Exchange with France and damaging Damaging the French economy as well as cutting Removing France off from her overseas colonies .

`` Thétis '' had not even cleared Emptying the French coast when she was discovered Know by a patrolling British frigate of the inshore squadron , a unit tasked Confronting_problem with watching Scrutiny the entrance to the French Biscay ports , principally Brest , and intercepting Preventing_or_letting any ships seeking to enter Arriving or leave Departing the harbours .

From 1941 until 1945 , the United States established Building numerous and extensive facilities for air and sea traffic in Greenland , as well as radio beacons , radio stations , weather stations , ports , depots , artillery posts , and search-and-rescue stations .

In July 1940 , the air and sea blockade Besieging began Process_start , with the Luftwaffe mainly targeting Aiming coastal-shipping convoys , ports and shipping Sending centres , such as Portsmouth .

The Action of 15 November 1810 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter during the British Royal Navy blockade Besieging of the French Channel ports in the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter .

In the autumn of 1810 , a British squadron assigned Request to patrol Patrolling the Baie de la Seine was effectively isolating two French squadrons in the ports of Le Havre and Cherbourg .

By 1810 the French Navy fleet based in the Atlantic ports had been prevented Preventing_or_letting from launching Process_start any major operations Military_operation for four years , penned into harbour by the British strategy of close blockade Besieging .

A failed attempt Hold by a French fleet to sail Self_motion had been defeated Conquering at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Basque Roads in 1809 , and the main operations Military_operation still carried out Military_operation by the Navy were undertaken Action by privateers and frigate squadrons operating Being_in_operation commerce raiders operating Being_in_operation from smaller ports , such as those on the English Channel .

During the Wars Hostile_encounter , a central part of British strategy was to isolate French ports from international trade in an attempt to both restrict Hindering French imports of food and military supplies Supply and simultaneously to damage Damaging the French economy .

To achieve Achieve this , British warships maintained Preserving a constant vigil off the French coastline , attacking Attack ships that attempted to enter Arriving or leave Departing French ports .

The coastguards have stopped Process_end smaller boats from leaving Departing ports in Catanduanes and surrounding Surrounding areas , leaving Departing 1,379 people stranded Motion .

Planned Arranging at short notice , the mission followed an offer by the Italian government to open Openness the ports of Taranto and Brindisi on the heel of Italy to the Allies .

The landing was unopposed and the airborne division successfully captured Conquering the ports of Taranto , and later Brindisi on the Adriatic coast in working order .

During this period , between midnight and 02:30 on 8 June , two of the submarines bombarded Attack the ports of Sydney and Newcastle .

`` Greyhound '' had been sent Sending to the Java Sea and the Molucca Islands to reconnoitre Scrutiny the Dutch ports in preparation for a raid Attack on Java by a larger force under Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew later in the year .

The blockade was proclaimed Statement by President Abraham Lincoln in April 1861 , and required Imposing_obligation the monitoring of of Atlantic and Gulf coastline , including 12 major ports , notably New Orleans and Mobile .

They were operated Being_in_operation largely by British citizens , making use of neutral ports such as Havana , Nassau and Bermuda .

On April 19 , 1861 , President Lincoln issued Statement a `` Proclamation of Blockade Against Southern Ports '' : Whereas an insurrection against the Government of the United States has broken out Process_start in the States of South Carolina , Georgia , Alabama , Florida , Mississippi , Louisiana , and Texas , and the laws of the United States for the collection of the revenue can not be effectually executed therein comformably to that provision of the Constitution which requires duties to be uniform throughout the United States : And whereas a combination of persons engaged in such insurrection , have threatened Warning to grant pretended letters of marque to authorize the bearers thereof to commit Commitment assaults on the lives , vessels , and property of good citizens of the country lawfully engaged in commerce on the high seas , and in waters of the United States : And whereas an Executive Proclamation has been already issued , requiring the persons engaged in these disorderly proceedings to desist therefrom , calling out a militia force for the purpose of repressing the same , and convening Congress in extraordinary session , to deliberate and determine thereon : Now , therefore , I , Abraham Lincoln , President of the United States , with a view to the same purposes before mentioned Statement , and to the protection of the public peace , and the lives and property of quiet and orderly citizens pursuing their lawful occupations , until Congress shall have assembled Come_together and deliberated on the said unlawful proceedings , or until the same shall ceased Process_end , have further deemed Coming_to_believe it advisable to set Placing on foot a blockade of the ports within the States aforesaid , in pursuance of the laws of the United States , and of the law of Nations , in such case provided Supply .

For this purpose a competent force will be posted Sending so as to prevent Preventing_or_letting entrance and exit of vessels from the ports aforesaid .

If , therefore , with a view Perception_active to violate such blockade , a vessel shall approach Arriving , or shall attempt to leave either of the said ports , she will be duly warned Warning by the Commander of one of the blockading vessels , who will endorse on her register the fact and date of such warning Warning , and if the same vessel shall again attempt to enter or leave Departing the blockaded port , she will be captured Conquering and sent Sending to the nearest convenient port , for such proceedings against her and her cargo as prize , as may be deemed Coming_to_believe advisable .

Many shelters opened Openness in Chiapas , Oaxaca and Guatemala while schools and ports were temporarily closed during the storm Catastrophe .

The seizure Conquering of the island by the British was to deny Preventing_or_letting Madagascar 's ports to the Imperial Japanese Navy and to prevent Preventing_or_letting the loss or impairment of the Allied shipping routes to India , Australia and Southeast Asia .

To meet Response the conditions expected on the Normandy beachhead , special technology was developed Coming_to_be , including two artificial ports called Mulberry harbours and an array of specialised tanks nicknamed Name_conferral Hobart 's Funnies .

These ports such as Poti , however had very limited repair facilities which significantly reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the operational Being_in_operation capability of the Soviet Fleet .

The Action of 24 March 1811 was a minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars , fought Hostile_encounter as part of the Royal Navy blockade of the French English Channel ports .

The train dispatcher central chose Choosing to lead Communication the runaway train in the direction of Sjursøya , along the Loenga–Alnabru Line , where it derailed Self_motion and rolled Motion through a Statoil building in the terminal area at Sjursøya , a peninsula which is part of the Oslo ports facilities .

its goal Aiming was to break Destroying through the allied ( entente ) lines and advance in a north-westerly direction to seize Conquering the channel ports , which supplied Supply the british expeditionary force ( bef ) and to drive the bef into the sea .

One was intercepted Preventing_or_letting and destroyed Destroying by British forces Military_operation and others were so badly damaged Damaging in the storm that they were forced Military_operation to shelter Assistance in American ports .

The campaign Military_operation was the last significant operation in the Atlantic for the remainder of the war , and no French squadron of any size left any of the Biscay ports until 1808 .

With their overwhelming naval superiority , the Dutch enforced Action a blockade Besieging on Venezuela 's ports .

By July 1944 the landing was reconsidered Deciding , as the clogged-up ports in Normandy did not have the capacity to adequately supply Supply the Allied forces Military_operation .

The goal Aiming of the invasion was to secure the vital ports on the French Mediterranean coast and increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale pressure on the German forces Military_operation by opening Openness another front .

While the Germans were retreating Escaping , the French managed to capture Conquering the important ports of Marseille and Toulon , putting Placing them into operation soon after .

The captured French ports were put Placing into operation , allowing Preventing_or_letting the Allies to solve Resolve_problem their supply problems soon after .

with his stores almost exhausted Expend_resource and the french ports east of the cape of good hope that could have offered Giving him replenishment Supply eliminated Removing , linois decided Deciding to return Arriving to france in january 1806 , and by march was inadvertently sailing Self_motion across the cruising ground of warren 's squadron .

Operation Cycle was followed by Operation Ariel from 14 to 25 June , in which another were embarked Process_start from Cherbourg , St. Malo and other Atlantic and Mediterranean ports , until the Armistice of 22 June 1940 .

Meanwhile , at least 841 passengers were stranded Motion in five ports in the Bicol region , namely Matnog , Tabaco , Bulan , Cataingan and Pilar .

The stated goals were to help Assistance the Czechoslovak Legion , to secure Assistance supplies Supply of munitions and armaments in Russian ports , and to re-establish Recovering the Eastern Front .