Strasbourg Agreement (1675)
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The Strasbourg Agreement of 1675 is the first international agreement banning the use of chemical weapons. The treaty was signed between France
and the Holy Roman Empire
, and was created in response to the use of poisoned bullet
s. The treaty was signed on August 27, 1675. The next major agreement on chemical weapons did not occur until the 1925 Geneva Protocol
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
, and was created in response to the use of poisoned bullet
Bullet
A bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun. Bullets do not normally contain explosives, but damage the intended target by impact and penetration...
s. The treaty was signed on August 27, 1675. The next major agreement on chemical weapons did not occur until the 1925 Geneva Protocol
Geneva Protocol
The Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, usually called the Geneva Protocol, is a treaty prohibiting the first use of chemical and biological weapons. It was signed at Geneva on June 17, 1925 and entered...
.
See also
- 1874 Brussels conference (no accord, but recommended banning the use of poisonous or poisoned weapons)
- Hague Declaration of 1899 (outlawing "the use of projectiles the sole object of which is the diffusion of asphyxiating or deleterious gases.")
- 1919 Treaty of Versailles