In his native Poland, Kosciuszko is known for leading the Kosciuszko Uprising of 1794, a brave insurrection against foreign rule by Russia and Prussia. But that came before the liberty-loving Pole played a key but overlooked role in the American Revolution.
The author has it backwards in the second sentence. The uprising was after the revolutionary war.
He has two bridges in New York named after him. One is well known to any tri state traffic report listener as it connects Brookyln and Queens. The other I was not aware of till I just looked up the first to confirm some details.
The British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781.
Great Britain formally recognized the independence of the United States in the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783.
That said, they were conscripting American Citizens on the high seas into the British Navy long after that.
Thank you for that correction on the dates. A happy Memorial Day to all.