1783 were 1119 men, 914 women, 339 boys, 335 girls and 76 children whose gender was unidentified. Of these, the largest group comprised those who had joined the British military and therefore ...

Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a ... wins her suit for emancipation under the new state constitution. 1783: The Quock Walker decision ends legalized slavery in Massachusetts.

In 1783 with the Treaty of Paris, Britain finally recognized the independence that America had declared seven years earlier. Joseph Brant, a Mohawk chief, was Britain's key Indian ally during the ...

The British Army, 1714-1783 is a valuable read for anyone interested in the evolution of Britain’s army and the military institutions of the eighteenth century, both of which helped shape the ...