Editing 1783 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 20]] &ndash; At [[Versailles]], [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] signs preliminary peace treaties with the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Spain.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Parliamentary History of England: From the Earliest Period to Year 1803, Vol. '''XXIII''': The Parliamentary Debates, 10 May 1782 to 1 December 1783|editor=Cobbett, William|editor-link=William Cobbett|publisher=T. C. Hansard|location=London|year=1814|pages=346–354}}</ref>
* [[January 23]] &ndash; The Confederation Congress ratifies two October 8, 1782, treaties signed by the United States with the United Netherlands.<ref>{{cite book|title=Laws of the United States of America; from the 4th of March, 1789, to the 4th of March, 1815, Vol. '''1'''|publisher=Weightman|year=1815|page=708}}</ref>
* [[February 3]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] acknowledges the independence of the United States of America. At this time, the Spanish government does not grant diplomatic recognition.
* [[February 4]] &ndash; American Revolutionary War: Great Britain formally declares that it will cease hostilities with the United States.
* [[February 5]] &ndash; [[1783 Calabrian earthquakes]]: The first of a sequence of five earthquakes strikes [[Calabria]], Italy (February 5&ndash;7, March 1 & 28), leaving 50,000 dead.
* [[February 7]] &ndash; The [[Great Siege of Gibraltar]] is abandoned.
* [[February 26]] &ndash; The United States [[Continental Army]]'s [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]] is disbanded.
* [[March 5]] &ndash; The last celebration of [[Massacre Day]] is held in [[Boston]], Massachusetts.
* [[March 15]] &ndash; [[Newburgh Conspiracy]]: A potential uprising in the [[Continental Army]] stationed at [[Newburgh (city), New York|Newburgh, New York]], is defused, when [[George Washington]] asks the officers to support the supremacy of the [[United States Congress]].