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Introduction
The Grande Armée’s perfect victory over the Russian Army at Friedland had brought the Polish Campaign to an end. After an armistice signed on 20 June, the Czar Alexander I and the Emperor Napoleon I signed a peace treaty on 7 July, 1807, in the small town of Tilsit. Two days later a second treaty was signed with the Prussian king, Frederick William III.
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Documents
– Armistice between France and Russia, 21st of June, 1807
– Treaty between France and Russia, Tilsit, 7 July, 1807
– Treaty between France and Prussia, Tilsit, 9 July, 1807
– Peace treaty between Napoleon I and the Czar of Russia Alexander I. Page of signatures, Tilsit, 7 July, 1807 (external link on diplomatie.gouv.fr) -
Commentary
– John Holland Rose: A British Agent at Tilsit
– Peter Hicks: From Eylau to Friedland, or what happened to the “Fourth Coalition”
– Thomas Munch-Peterson: The secret intelligence from Tilsit in 1807 -
Timeline
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Biographies
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Bibliography
– Selection of works on the Polish campaign
– Selection of works on the peace of Tilsit, July 1807
A close-up on: Tilsit (July 1807)
The Grande Armée’s perfect victory over the Russian Army at Friedland had brought the Polish Campaign to an end. After an armistice signed on 20 June, the Czar Alexander I and the Emperor Napoleon I signed a peace treaty on 7 July, 1807, in the small town of Tilsit. Two days later a second treaty was signed with the Prussian king, Frederick William III.