The Treaties of Tilsit were two agreements signed after the French defeat of Russia at Friedland, one between Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I of Russia, and the other between Napoleon and Prussia. Napoleon and Alexander negotiated in person on a raft in the middle of the Neman river, and became allies. Prussia, which had been defeated at Jena, lost about half of its territory, which was used to create the Kingdom of Westphalia and the Duchy of Warsaw, and had to pay indemnities and accept a French occupation. Russia joined the Continental System against Britain. The peace did not last, and Russia and France were at war again in 1812.
Before and after
- 1807Discovery of potassium
- 19 January 1807Birth of Robert E. Lee
- 25 March 1807Britain abolishes the slave trade
- 4 July 1807Birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi
- 7 July 1807Treaties of Tilsit
- from 16 August 1807 to 5 September 1807Battle of Copenhagen
- from 19 November 1807 to 30 November 1807Invasion of Portugal
- 1808Publication of Faust
- 1808Discovery of calcium
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