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Later Peace Efforts

When
1778
Where
Philadelphia
Part of
Staten Island Parley

The next major British peace effort came in 1778, when the Carlisle Peace Commission was sent to British-occupied Philadelphia.

After the Staten Island conference failed, the next major peace effort occurred in 1778, when the British sent the Carlisle Peace Commission led by Lord Carlisle to British-occupied Philadelphia. The house in which the Staten Island conference took place is now preserved as a museum within Conference House Park, a city park.

Sources

  1. Staten Island Peace Conference Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19

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