Benedict Arnold's plot to surrender West Point is uncovered. Pitt the Younger enters Parliament. The circular saw is invented and the first fountain pens are manufacturered. American Academy of Sciences is founded in Boston. 1781 - British defeated at Yorktown.
All land based conflict is ended.
The British leave Charleston and Savannah. In Russia, construction of the Siberian highway begins. 1782 - Thomas Grenville represents British interest in Paris in negotiations with Benjamin Franklin to bring an end to the American Revolution. The Spanish take Minorca from Britain. J. C. Bach dies.