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Because Cornwallis could not be present, military tradition required Washington’s subordinate to accept the surrender. Washington is on horseback in the
background on the right side of the painting
Upon hearing of the defeat, British Prime Minister Lord North resigned. Although sporadic fighting
remained, the conflict was effectively over. The British signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783, which defined
the thirteen colonies as sovereign states.
Foreign Involvement
France
France entered the war on the side of the colonists in 1778. France’s involvement was crucial to the
colonists’ victory. The country sent not only troops but also supplies, medicine, and machinery.
Germany
Over the course of the war, Britain hired some 30,000 German mercenaries to fight in North America.
These troops were known as Hessians; many came from the German town of Hesse.
