Neutrality
Under the Treaty of Amiens France withdraws from the Papal States; it fixed the borders of French Guiana; Malta, Gozo, and Comino are restored to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the islands are declared neutral
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1802 in France
Explore 22 historical events and records for France in 1802.
Historical records for France in 1802
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March
Rule of Cape Colony
Under the Treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt
Rule of Egypt
Under the Treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt
Rule of French Guiana
Under the Treaty of Amiens France withdraws from the Papal States; it fixed the borders of French Guiana; Malta, Gozo, and Comino are restored to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the islands are declared neutral
Rule of Malta
Under the Treaty of Amiens France withdraws from the Papal States; it fixed the borders of French Guiana; Malta, Gozo, and Comino are restored to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the islands are declared neutral
Rule of Papal States
Under the Treaty of Amiens France withdraws from the Papal States; it fixed the borders of French Guiana; Malta, Gozo, and Comino are restored to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the islands are declared neutral
Rule of West Indies
Under the Treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt
Treaty of Amiens
Together with the Treaty of Lun‚ville (1801) the Treaty of Amiens marks the end of the Second Coalition
Treaty of Amiens
Under the Treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt.
Treaty of Amiens
Under the Treaty of Amiens France withdraws from the Papal States; it fixed the borders of French Guiana; Malta, Gozo, and Comino are restored to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the islands are declared neutral.
May
First Consul
Appointed Consul
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Brunel Submits Mechanised Block Making Scheme
Brunel proposed a system for manufacturing rigging blocks using specialised machine tools. The installation demonstrates the adaptation of existing dock infrastructure.
Celestial Mechanics
Publishes celestial-mechanics work treating gravitational perturbations involving Jupiter.
Concordat
The state retains control over education & the clergy
Constitution of France
The Church becomes a Government department. Agrees a concordat, the state retains control over education & the clergy
Gas Expansion Law
Publishes measurements showing gases expand similarly when heated.
Napoleon Convenes Swiss Mediation Discussions
Napoleon Bonaparte intervened in the Swiss constitutional crisis that followed the weakening of the Helvetic Republic.
Naval Inspectors Address Shipyard Quality
Central oversight helped keep building practices consistent between separate French naval ports. The development helped engineers reproduce tested proportions.
Portsmouth Machinery Installation Recommended
Samuel Bentham supports installing Brunel's block machinery at Portsmouth Dockyard, moving the system toward large-scale naval use.
Temperature-Volume Relation
Defines a quantitative relationship between gas volume and temperature.
Tribunate
Appointed Member of Tribunate
Tribunate
Appointed Member of Tribunate
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