Convention of Artlenburg

The Convention of Artlenburg or Elbkonvention was the surrender of the

. It disbanded the Electorate of Hanover and instigated its occupation by French troops.

Context

After Napoleonic troops under lieutenant-general

, but were soon forced to surrender.

Sources

• Hannover^{[permanent dead link]} in Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4. Aufl. 1888–1890, Bd. 8, S. 136 f.
• Wording of the Convention of Artlenburg