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The defeat at Saratoga in October 1777 …
Years: 1778 - 1778
June
The defeat at Saratoga in October 1777 had caused considerable anxiety in Britain over foreign intervention.
The North ministry seeks reconciliation with the colonies by consenting to their original demands, although Lord North refuses to grant independence.
The British send out a peace commission headed by the Earl of Carlisle, whose offers, made in June 1778 as Clinton is preparing to abandon Philadelphia, are rejected by Congress.
The North ministry seeks reconciliation with the colonies by consenting to their original demands, although Lord North refuses to grant independence.
The British send out a peace commission headed by the Earl of Carlisle, whose offers, made in June 1778 as Clinton is preparing to abandon Philadelphia, are rejected by Congress.
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- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- New York, independent state of
- Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.)
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
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- American Revolution
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- Philadelphia campaign
- Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
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Years: 1778 - 1778
June
Locations
People
Groups
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- New York, independent state of
- Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.)
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
Topics
- American Revolution
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- Philadelphia campaign
- Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
Subjects
Regions
Subregions