Britain Ends War: Vote Against America
The House of Commons voted to end the war on February 27, 1782. Not because they'd lost — Cornwallis had surrendered four months earlier, but Britain still held New York, Charleston, and Savannah. They voted to stop because it cost too much. The war was draining £20 million annually. France and Spain had joined against them. And King George III threatened to abdicate rather than accept it. Parliament chose bankruptcy over the king's pride.
February 27, 1782
244 years ago
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