E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Am’iens (3 syl.).
The Peace of Amiens, March 27, 1802, a treaty signed by Joseph Bonaparte, the Marquis of Cornwallis, Azara, and Schimmelpenninck, to settle the disputed points between France, England, Spain, and Holland. It was dissolved in 1803.
