Although major operations of the war ended in 1781, it took several more years before negotiators could work out a... more

In June of 1783, British forces (not yet aware of the preliminary peace treaty that had been concluded in late... more

In the summer of 1783, disgruntled Continental soldiers march on Philadelphia, forcing Congress to flee to Princeton. Washington sends the majority... more

British agent James Logan Colbert raises a force of western loyalists and Chickasaw Indians to attack a Spanish outpost on... more

The Continental Congress struggles in late 1782 and early 1783 to find a way to pay the army and its... more

In early 1783, all Americans await the arrival of an expected peace treaty. The Continental Officers, afraid that they will... more

After a few final skirmishes, the British army evacuates Charleston, SC in December 1782. They take with them thousands of loyalist... more

In 1782 and 1783, as it becomes increasingly apparent that the British have agreed to leave the United States, loyalist... more

In the summer and fall of 1782, two expeditions of Butler's Rangers, supported by large numbers of Indian warriors attack... more

American and British negotiators work out a final treaty. It gives the Americans most of what they want. France is... more