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Convention of St. Cloud

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The Convention of St. Cloud, (signed on 3 July 1815) was the military convention by which the French surrendered Paris to the armies of Prince Blücher and the Duke of Wellington, and with that surrender hostilities ended.

History

Under the terms of the convention, the commander of the French army, "Marshal Prince of Eckmühl" (better known as Marshal Davout) surrendered Paris to the two allied armies of the Seventh Coalition and agreed to move the French army well away from Paris, to the south "beyond the Loire". In return, the allies promised to respect the rights and property of the local government, French civilians and members of the French armed forces.

The French delegates who signed the treaty were:

  • Louis Bignon, who held, the port-folio of foreign affairs,
  • General Guillemot, chief of the general staff of the army,
  • Comte de Bondy, prefect of the department of the Seine
  • Collation officers who signed the treaty were:

  • Karl Müffling, the Prussian commissioner to Wellington's army
  • Colonel Hervey-Bathurst
  • The convention was approved by Marshal Davout, Prince of Eckmühl for the French, and Prince Blücher and the Duke of Wellington for the Seventh Coalition.

    References

    Convention of St. Cloud Wikipedia