Staten Island Peace Conference

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The Staten Island Peace Conference was a 1776 meeting between British representatives and American leaders during the Revolutionary War that unsuccessfully sought a negotiated end to the conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic conference ⓘ
event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Conference at Billop House ⓘ
Staten Island Conference ⓘ
AmericanPosition insisted that independence already declared could not be rescinded ⓘ
AmericanRepresentative Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Edward Rutledge ⓘ
John Adams ⓘ
attendeeFromAmericanSide member of Continental Congress ⓘ
BritishPosition offered pardons and limited concessions but not independence ⓘ
BritishRepresentative Admiral Lord Richard Howe ⓘ
General William Howe ⓘ
linked to: William Howe
countryAtTime British America ⓘ
date 1776-09-11 ⓘ
documentedIn correspondence of Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
letters of John Adams ⓘ
duration one day ⓘ
followedBy continued British military operations around New York ⓘ
hasTopic possible concessions within the British Empire ⓘ
terms for ending hostilities ⓘ
heldAt Billop House ⓘ
linked to: Billopp House
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
hostedBy Colonel Christopher Billopp ⓘ
initiatedBy Admiral Lord Richard Howe ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
legalStatusOfAmericanDelegates treated by British as private persons rather than official envoys ⓘ
location New York Harbor ⓘ
Province of New York ⓘ
Staten Island ⓘ
occurredAfter Declaration of Independence ⓘ
occurredDuring British occupation of Staten Island ⓘ
New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
organizedBy British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Long Island ⓘ
preconditionFromAmericanSide recognition of American independence ⓘ
purpose to negotiate an end to the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
to seek reconciliation between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
relatedTo Declaration of Independence ⓘ
result continuation of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
no agreement reached ⓘ
significance demonstrated irreconcilable positions on American independence ⓘ
last major formal attempt at reconciliation between Britain and the Continental Congress ⓘ
status unsuccessful ⓘ
year 1776 ⓘ

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Conference House → significantEvent → Staten Island Peace Conference ⓘ
Conference House → namedAfterEvent → Staten Island Peace Conference ⓘ
New York campaign of 1776 → hasPart → Staten Island Peace Conference ⓘ
Staten Island Peace Conference → alsoKnownAs → Staten Island Conference ⓘ
linked to: Staten Island Peace Conference
Billopp House → historicEvent → Staten Island Peace Conference ⓘ
Bentley Manor → significantEvent → Staten Island Peace Conference ⓘ