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Signing of the Treaty of Amiens

Name: Signing of the Treaty of Amiens
Start: 1802-03-25
Location: Hôtel de Ville

When: 25 March 1802
Where: Hôtel de Ville
Part of: Treaty of Amiens ends the War of the Second Coalition

Joseph Bonaparte and Charles Cornwallis signed the definitive peace treaty in Amiens on 25 March 1802, ending the Second Coalition.

The treaty was executed at the Hôtel de Ville in Amiens on 25 March 1802. Joseph Bonaparte and Charles Cornwallis signed the document, marking the end of the war that began with the 1798 invasion of Egypt. This event concluded British involvement in the conflict.

Sources

Treaty of Amiens Wikipedia
War of the Second Coalition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18

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