History of Evacuation Day
EVACUATION DAY AND WASHINGTON’S TRIUMPHAL ENTRY IN NEW YORK CITY, NOV. 25TH E.P RESTEIN, COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
On the afternoon of November 25, 1783, the last of the British troops serving in the Revolutionary War departed from New York City. From an outpost on the city's edge, General Washington led a triumphant parade of American soldiers through the city's streets. Evacuation Day signaled the return of peace to New York and the beginning of an independent United States. Learn more.
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