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Also Known As	naval blockade

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CSS Alabama and USS Kearsarge in battle

English engraving celebrating the blockade of Louisbourg

Map of the eastern and southern United States highlighting major battlefields and campaigns of the American Civil War. Red stars mark major battles or campaigns, smaller red dots indicate other battles or engagements, black lines show major Confederate railroads, and ship icons along the coast represent the Federal naval blockade from 1861 to 1865. National and Confederate capitals, including Washington, D.C. and Richmond, are labeled. The map covers key states such as Virginia, Tennessee, Georg

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Berlin blockade and airlift

Black and white aerial view of the Soviet freighter Anesov at sea, escorted by a United States Navy destroyer USS Barry and a low-flying Navy plane during the Cuban missile crisis.

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