Amiens, Treaty of

Amiens, Treaty of,1802, peace treaty signed by France, Spain, and theBatavian Republicon the one hand and Great Britain on the other. It is generally regarded as marking the end of theFrench Revolutionary Warsand setting the stage for the Napoleonic Wars (seeNapoleon I）.由其条款英格兰是大多数conque放弃sts made in the wars and France was to evacuate Naples and restore Egypt to the Ottoman Empire. England retained Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Trinidad but abandoned its claim to the French throne. The peace, though much acclaimed, lasted barely a year; in 1803, England refused to restore Malta to the Knights Hospitalers, thereby causing a resumption of hostilities.

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