French violations of the Treaty of Amiens

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The Speech of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Esq. in the House of Commons, (8th December 1802) on the Motion for the Army Establishment for the Ensuing Year.

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A parliamentary speech by the prominent Whig politician, poet and playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), in which he responds to recent French violations of the Treaty of Amiens. The Treaty today marks the end of the French Revolutionary Wars and the brief pause before the start of the Napoleonic Wars; in December of 1802, England was only five months away from declaring war on France. The suspicion of French intentions in Europe and in overseas colonies abroad was part of the reasoning behind this upcoming declaration, and Sheridan's speech provides a useful primary source example of the anxieties and concerns of England during the short peace.

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