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From October 1796 to June 1797, French vessels captured 316 ships, 6% of the entire American merchant fleet, causing losses of $12 to $15 million. [ 7 ] On 2 March 1797, the French Directory issued a decree permitting the seizure of any neutral shipping without a rôle d'équipage listing the nationalities of each crewman. [ 8 ] Since American ships rarely carried such documents, France had effectively initiated a commerce war. [ 9 ] Diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict ended in the 1797 dispute known...