On September 3, 1783, Franklin and the other peace commissioners signed the Treaty of Paris. The American Revolutionary War was over, and Britain officially recognized the independent United ...

Military victories were essential in helping America win its independence from Britain. Early successes gave the Patriots ...

3, 1783, as well as British representative ... The ratification of the Treaty of Paris stemmed from the American Revolutionary War, the first shots of which rang out almost a decade earlier ...

and as a place where two war-ending treaties were signed - the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the American Revolutionary War, and the Treaty of Versailles, signed at the end of World War I.

Many people are still surprised to learn or remember that the American Revolution didn't end until 1783 with the Treaty of Paris. Our young nation's war with Britain was long, challenging and slow.

So the garrison of the French and its Indian allies at Cuddalore on the Bay of Bengal was an important target for Britain in late June of 1783 ... the Treaty of Paris ending the American ...