A delegation including John Adams and Benjamin…

1776 CE

A delegation including John Adams and Benjamin Franklin meets General William Howe on Staten Island in New York Harbor on September 11, in what becomes known as the Staten Island Peace Conference.

Howe demands a retraction of the Declaration of Independence, which is refused, and negotiations end.

The British now quickly seize New York City and nearly capture Washington's army.

They make New York their main political and military base of operations in North America, holding it until November 1783.

The city becomes the destination for Loyalist refugees and a focal point of Washington's intelligence network.

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New York New York New York United States View →

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Benjamin Franklin View → George Washington View → John Adams View → Thomas Gage View →

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Thirteen Colonies, The View → New York, Province of (English Colony) View → Massachusetts, Province of (English Crown Colony) View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → Nova Scotia (British Colony) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA) View →

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Colonization of the Americas, British View → American Revolution View → American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence View → Long Island, Battle of View → New York and New Jersey campaign View →

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Commerce View → Conflict View → Government View → Custom and Law View → Finance View →

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