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Events on Thursday 10 May 1804 1
1804William Pitt the Younger Returns as Prime MinisterPitt replaces Henry Addington amid the Napoleonic WarsOn 10 May 1804, William Pitt the Younger returned to office as Prime Minister of Great Britain, succeeding Henry Addington, whose government had struggled to manage the renewed war with France. Pitt led Britain through the formation of the Third Coalition against Napoleon until his death in 1806.