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| 1801 | Pitt the Younger, William |  |
| 27th Mar London Pitt agrees a peace with France for the sake of security |
| 27th Mar Amiens Pitt has none of the ideological objections he had with the revolutionary regimes |
| 27th Mar Amiens Pitt recognizes the French Directorate |
| 1802 | Addington, Henry | |
| Amiens An unfavourable peace is signed with France which quickly breaks down & leads to Pitt's return to power |
| Amiens The treaty is made possible by William Pitt's resignation on a separate issue with Addington replacing him, the British negotiators are led by Robert Jenkins on, Lord Liverpool |
| Amiens The treaty of Amiens confirms "peace, friendship, and good understanding" & arranges for the restoration of prisoners & hostages |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 25th Mar Amiens Together with the treaty of Lun‚ville (1801) the treaty of Amiens marks the end of the Second Coalition |
| 1802 | Cornwallis, Charles | |
| Amiens Helps negotiate the Treaty of Amiens |
