Great naval victory of the British admiral, Rodney, over the French, in the West Indies.
Tippoo Sahib, in Mysore, succeeds his father, Hyder Ali.
Grattan secures the independence of the Irish Parliament.
"British Defence of Gibraltar." See xiv, [116].
1783. Peace of Paris between the United States and Great Britain.
New York evacuated by the British.
Peace of Versailles between Britain, France, and Spain.
Catharine II seizes the Crimea for Russia.
Many colonists of America settle in Canada on conclusion of the war. See "Settlement of American Loyalists in Canada," xiv, [156].
Perfidious massacre of Tartars by Potemkin, Russian general and first favorite of Catharine II.