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Finally, on January 20, 1783, all parties reached agreement and an armistice was declared. A change of British government and minor modifications to the French and Spanish treaties, as well as Anglo-Dutch negotiations, delayed the final ratification of the Treaty of Paris until September 3, but on that day the War for American Independence officially concluded. In the words of the French negotiators, "England has been plucked all over; but to pluck the bird without make her squawk, voila, le grand art!"
Finally, on January 20, 1783, all parties reached agreement and an armistice was declared. A change of British government and minor modifications to the French and Spanish treaties, as well as Anglo-Dutch negotiations, delayed the final ratification of the Treaty of Paris until September 3, but on that day the War for American Independence officially concluded. In the words of the French negotiators, "England has been plucked all over; but to pluck the bird without make her squawk, voila, le grand art!"
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[[Category:American Revolutionary War Battles]]
[[Category:American Revolutionary War Battles]]