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France in 1802

Historical records for France in 1802, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

19Records
16Events
5Named people
4Places
7Categories

Historical records

March

25 March 1802NeutralityNapoleon I

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

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

25 March 1802Rule of Cape ColonyNapoleon I

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

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

25 March 1802Rule of EgyptNapoleon I

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

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

25 March 1802Rule of French GuianaNapoleon I

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

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

25 March 1802Rule of MaltaNapoleon I

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

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

25 March 1802Rule of Papal StatesNapoleon I

Papal States · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

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

25 March 1802Rule of West IndiesNapoleon I

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

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

25 March 1802Treaty of AmiensNapoleon I

Amiens · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Together with the Treaty of Lun‚ville (1801) the Treaty of Amiens marks the end of the Second Coalition

25 March 1802Treaty of AmiensNapoleon I

Amiens · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

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.

25 March 1802Treaty of AmiensNapoleon I

Amiens · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

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

May 1802First ConsulNapoleon I

Paris · Government / Government of France

Appointed Consul

Other Events

1802Celestial MechanicsPierre-Simon Laplace

Paris · Science / Astronomy

Publishes celestial-mechanics work treating gravitational perturbations involving Jupiter.

1802ConcordatNapoleon I

Paris · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

The state retains control over education & the clergy

1802Constitution of FranceNapoleon I

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

The Church becomes a Government department. Agrees a concordat, the state retains control over education & the clergy

1802Gas Expansion LawJoseph Louis Gay-Lussac

Paris · Science / Chemistry

Publishes measurements showing gases expand similarly when heated.

1802Portsmouth Machinery Installation RecommendedMarc Isambard Brunel

Portsmouth · Science / Civil Engineering

Samuel Bentham supports installing Brunel's block machinery at Portsmouth Dockyard, moving the system toward large-scale naval use.

1802Temperature-Volume RelationJoseph Louis Gay-Lussac

Paris · Science / Chemistry

Defines a quantitative relationship between gas volume and temperature.

1802TribunateLazare Nicholas Marguerite Carnot

Paris · Warfare / Military

Appointed Member of Tribunate

1802TribunateLazare Nicholas Marguerite Carnot

Paris · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed Member of Tribunate

Names involved

Joseph Louis Gay-LussacLazare Nicholas Marguerite CarnotMarc Isambard BrunelNapoleon IPierre-Simon Laplace

Places involved

AmiensPapal StatesParisPortsmouth

Provenance

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