Treaty of Paris (1808)

The Treaty of Paris was an agreement signed on 8 September 1808 in Paris between the First French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia.[1] Also known as the Convention of Paris, it set the terms of a withdrawal of French occupying troops, including an indemnity of 140 million francs and an upper limit on the size of the Prussian Army of 42,000 a figure insisted on by the French Emperor Napoleon.[2]

References

  1. ^ Shanahan p.128
  2. ^ Broers, Hicks & Guimera p.187

Bibliography

  • Broers, Michael, Hicks, Peter & Guimera, Agustin. The Napoleonic Empire and the New European Political Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
  • Phillipson, Coleman. Termination of War and Treaties of Peace. Lawbook Exchange, 2008.
  • Shanahan, William Oswald. Prussian Military Reforms 1786-1813. AMS Press, 1996.
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