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The Peace of Amiens of 1802 is a dated truce-paper, later broken, stored as a cohesion instrument

On 25 March 1802 the Peace of Amiens was a dated truce-paper. In the causal graph this event strengthens Social Cohesion, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

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On 25 March 1802 the Peace of Amiens was a dated truce-paper. It broke in 1803. Napoleon's documented role is: He signed Amiens with Britain. It broke in 1803; the paper is still a dated truce, not a unique eternal peace.

Context

Joseph Bonaparte signed for France in the received file. Sharing the treaty with Britain is required. The setting of The Peace of Amiens of 1802 is a dated truce-paper, later broken, stored as a cohesion instrument is the public file around 1802-03-25. Driver social-cohesion is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. Cornwallis shares the British signature. Mixed effects of The Peace of Amiens of 1802 is a dated truce-paper, later broken, stored as a cohesion instrument are separate paths.

Why it matters

Improving path from The Peace of Amiens of 1802 is a dated truce-paper, later broken, stored as a cohesion instrument on 1802-03-25. A signed truce is a cohesion path of medium weight because it failed quickly. The welfare reading on this path is improving.

That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Napoleon

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.36 · verified

    He signed Amiens with Britain. It broke in 1803; the paper is still a dated truce, not a unique eternal peace.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactThe Peace of Amiens of 1802 is a dated truce-paper, later broken, stored as a cohesion instrument
    2. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.3 · Effect from 25 March 1802 · verified

    A signed truce is a cohesion path of medium weight because it failed quickly.

    • Having a say in government

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.14 (weight 0.3 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.14 (weight 0.3 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Fondation Napoléon — metric enforcement neighbourhoodFondation Napoléon · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Napoleon, metric system neighbourhoodEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Official locator: Britannica — Treaty of Amiens at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Napoleon-I (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent locator: Fondation Napoléon — Amiens 1802 at https://www.napoleon.org/en/ (opens in a new tab) (Fondation Napoléon). Official carrier: Britannica — Treaty of Amiens (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Napoleon-I (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent carrier: Fondation Napoléon — Amiens 1802 (https://www.napoleon.org/en/ (opens in a new tab); Fondation Napoléon).

Established: a sourced public record of The Peace of Amiens of 1802 is a dated truce-paper, later broken, stored as a cohesion instrument under 1802-03-25 for Napoleon. Established: a sourced public record of The Peace of Amiens of 1802 is a dated truce-paper, later broken, stored as a cohesion instrument under 1802-03-25.

Shared responsibility is part of The Peace of Amiens of 1802 is a dated truce-paper, later broken, stored as a cohesion instrument. Naming Napoleon does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1802-03-25 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorNapoleon
  2. contributed toFactThe Peace of Amiens of 1802 is a dated truce-paper, later broken, stored as a cohesion instrument
  3. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). The Peace of Amiens of 1802 is a dated truce-paper, later broken, stored as a cohesion instrument. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/nap-amiens-1802

https://factrail.ai/facts/nap-amiens-1802

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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