The Rambouillet Decree was a decree made by

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

in retaliation to the Nonintercourse Act. It stated that any American ship that entered a French port was subject to confiscation.

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