The Battle of Cuddalore, a 1783 naval battle in India between Britain and France, is believed to be the last battle in the Revolutionary War by a growing number of historians, challenging what most American children learn in the classroom, according to a July 4 report from CNN.
“Americans and almost all historians of the United States until just recently focused almost exclusively on the Revolutionary War within the 13 colonies that rebelled against the British,” Kathleen DuVal, a history professor at the University of North Carolina, told CNN. “But in just the past decade or two, historians have broadened their focus and started to write about the Revolutionary War as being, as you say, a world war.”
Viewing the conflict from a broader international scope, DuVal concludes that the last battle of the American Revolution was fought by Britain and France off the coast of Cuddalore, India, in June 1783 — nearly two years after the Battle of Yorktown.
While DuVal and other historians acknowledge the importance of America’s 1781 victory at Yorktown in bringing Britain to the negotiating table, they note that it took until November 1782 for the U.S., France, and Britain to agree on peace terms and until 1783 for the peace treaty to actually be signed.
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“Americans and almost all historians of the United States until just recently focused almost exclusively on the Revolutionary War within the 13 colonies that rebelled against the British,” Kathleen DuVal, a history professor at the University of North Carolina, told CNN. “But in just the past decade or two, historians have broadened their focus and started to write about the Revolutionary War as being, as you say, a world war.”
Viewing the conflict from a broader international scope, DuVal concludes that the last battle of the American Revolution was fought by Britain and France off the coast of Cuddalore, India, in June 1783 — nearly two years after the Battle of Yorktown.
While DuVal and other historians acknowledge the importance of America’s 1781 victory at Yorktown in bringing Britain to the negotiating table, they note that it took until November 1782 for the U.S., France, and Britain to agree on peace terms and until 1783 for the peace treaty to actually be signed.
Last Battle Of American Revolution Was Fought In India, Historians Say
The last battle of the American Revolution wasn’t the Battle of Yorktown, as is often taught, but a battle across the globe in India, some historians say. The Battle of Cuddalore, a 1783 naval battle in India between Britain and France, is believed to be the last battle in the Revolutionary War...
