On November 3, 1783, the Continental Army was officially disbanded by congressional proclamation following the end of the American Revolutionary War and the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
General George Washington issued farewell orders from New Windsor, New York, thanking his troops for their long service and sacrifices.
Only a tiny force of a few hundred men (such as small guards at West Point and Fort Pitt) was retained to look over public stores and fortifications.
The peaceful discharge of the army established the United States' core democratic tradition of placing civilian governance above a permanent standing military.
Washington formally resigned his military commission a few weeks later on December 23, 1783, before the Continental Congress in Annapolis, Maryland.
On November 1, 1765, the Stamp Act went into effect in the British colonies, imposing a direct tax on various printed materials. This act required an embossed revenue stamp on legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards as proof of payment. The tax sparked widespread colonial protests, fueled by the cry of "no taxation without representation," and is considered a major cause of the American Revolution
According to legend, on 31 October 1776, a mercenary soldier from Hesse, Germany fighting on behalf of the British Crown was decapitated by a cannon ball in a skirmish following the Battle of White Plains.
He continues to haunt the Hudson River Valley in search of his missing head.
In October 1790, he was blamed for the disappearance of schoolteacher Ichabod Crane near Sleepy Hollow.
The Battle of White Plains was a tactical British victory during the American Revolutionary War on October 28, 1776, near White Plains, New York. While the British drove the Continental Army from the battlefield, the Americans were able to retreat largely intact, preventing a decisive defeat for George Washington's forces.
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