Appointment of the Carlisle Peace Commission
- When
- 1778
- Where
- Britain's dispatch of commissioners to North America
In 1778 Britain dispatched a peace commission to North America to negotiate terms with the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War.
Following the British defeat at Saratoga in October 1777 and amid fear of French recognition of American independence, Lord North's government repealed offensive measures including the Tea Act and the Massachusetts Government Act and sent a commission of British peace commissioners to North America in 1778 to negotiate terms with the rebellious Continental Congress. The commission is known as the Carlisle Peace Commission. The supplied passages do not confirm the specific date of 12 April 1778 or an appointment in London, so those details are not asserted here.
Sources
- Carlisle Peace Commission Wikipedia
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