If you’re interested in early American history you probably recall that
the British surrendered to George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette at
Yorktown on October 19, 1781.
Hold it. The Revolutionary War didn’t end there.
In the two years following Yorktown, there were hundreds of skirmishes
and combat encounters, largely in the American South, between soldiers of the
Continental and British armies, and among pro-American and pro-British militias
and many native American warriors.
King George III didn’t get around to issuing his Proclamation of
Cessation of Hostilities until February 3, 1783.
On the high seas, after Yorktown, there were continuing naval encounters involving privateers and both Continental Navy and Royal Navy
vessels as late as March 1783.
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| George Washington enters New York City in November 1783 |
The war ended officially when the Treaty of Paris was finally signed in
September 3, 1783.
News traveled slowly in those days. The last contingent of British
troops in North America left New York City on November 26, 1783.
Read this review of Don Glickstein’s book After Yorktown: The Final Struggle for American Independence:
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