Evacuation Day (New York)

Evacuation Day
The 1879 painting Evacuation Day and Washington's Triumphal Entry
Observed by	New York City
Significance	Date when the last British troops left New York
Date	November 25
Frequency	Annual
First time	November 25, 1783 (1783-11-25)

Evacuation Day on November 25 marks the day in 1783 when the British Army departed from New York City on Manhattan Island, after the end of the American Revolutionary War. In their wake, General George Washington triumphantly led the Continental Army from his headquarters north of the city across the Harlem River, and south through Manhattan to the Battery at its southern tip.^[1]