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Bouches-de-l'Elbe

1811–1814 · 19th century

Bouches-de-l'Elbe was a department of the French Empire created in 1811, when Napoleon annexed the north German coast to enforce his blockade of British trade. Named after the mouths of the Elbe, it had Hamburg as its capital and also included Lübeck and neighbouring lands. It ended with the French withdrawal from Hamburg in 1814.

Bouches-de-l'Elbe
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bouches-de-l'Elbe. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bouches-de-l-elbe
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The Epoch Institute. “Bouches-de-l'Elbe.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bouches-de-l-elbe.
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