Liverpool's ministry was a long and eventful one.
The War of 1812 with the United States and the final campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars were fought during Liverpool's premiership.
It was during his ministry that the Peninsular Campaigns were fought by the Duke of Wellington.
France was defeated in the Napoleonic Wars, and Liverpool was appointed to the Order of the Garter.
At the peace negotiations that followed, Liverpool's main concern was to obtain a European settlement that would ensure the independence of the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal, and confine France inside her pre-war frontiers without damaging her national integrity.
To achieve this, he was ready to return all British colonial conquests.
Within this broad framework, he gave Castlereagh a discretion at the Congress of Vienna, the next most important event of his ministry.
At the congress, he gave prompt approval for Castlereagh's bold initiative in making the defensive alliance with Austria and France in January 1815.
In the aftermath, many years of peace followed.
Liverpool's ministry was a long and eventful one. The War of 1812 with the United States and the final campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars were fought during Liverpool's premiership. It was during his ministry that the Peninsular Campaigns were fought by the Duke of Wellington. France was defeated in the Napoleonic Wars, and Liverpool was appointed to the Order of the Garter. At the peace negotiations that followed, Liverpool's main concern was to obtain a European settlement that would ensure the independence of the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal, and confine France inside her pre-war frontiers without damaging her national integrity. To achieve this, he was ready to return all British colonial conquests. Within this broad framework, he gave Castlereagh a discretion at the Congress of Vienna, the next most important event of his ministry. At the congress, he gave prompt approval for Castlereagh's bold initiative in making the defensive alliance with Austria and France in January 1815. In the aftermath, many years of peace followed.
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool