Timeline Tuesday 25 November 1783

Events on Tuesday 25 November 1783 1

• 1783 British forces evacuate New York City Last British troops leave the United States after the Revolutionary War British troops withdrew from New York City, their last stronghold in the United States, marking the effective end of the British military presence in the former colonies. George Washington entered the city later that day to celebrate. The date became commemorated in New York as Evacuation Day.