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.
That said, they were conscripting American Citizens on the high seas into the British Navy long after that.
One of the causes of the War of 1812.
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