Project Gutenberg 2010-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 305 Riker, James 1822 1889 02004514 "Evacuation Day", 1783, Its Many Stirring Events With Recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale, of the Veteran Corps of Artillery, by Whose Efforts on That Day the Enemy Were Circumvented, and the American Flag Successfully Raised on the Battery Produced by Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Evacuation Day, 1783, Its Many Stirring Events" by James Riker is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work centers around the significant event of Evacuation Day, which marks the withdrawal of British forces from New York City at the end of the American Revolutionary War. It emphasizes the contributions of Captain John Van Arsdale of the Veteran Corps of Artillery and portrays the emotional and critical moments surrounding the celebration of independence as the new Republic emerged from its struggles. The opening of the work provides a vivid tableau of New York City at the time of the British evacuation, describing the anticipation and preparations of citizens eager to reclaim their city. It outlines the distress and upheaval faced by loyalists as the tide of war turned against them, highlighting the relief and joy felt by the patriot population who had endured years of occupation. The narrative introduces key figures, notably Captain Van Arsdale, whose bravery is immortalized in the act of raising the American flag over Fort George, symbolizing hope and freedom at the close of the tumultuous seven-year conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33419/33419-h/images/frontis.jpg Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Van Arsdale, John, 1756-1836 Evacuation Day, New York, N.Y., 1783 E201 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 209409 2025-10-13T12:44:02.066648 text/html 206551 2021-01-06T22:37:38 text/html 551306 2025-10-13T12:44:10.260640 application/epub+zip 550740 2025-10-13T12:44:06.039658 application/epub+zip 139078 2025-10-13T12:44:04.486625 application/epub+zip 728590 2025-10-13T12:44:13.132593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 718020 2025-10-13T12:44:09.228627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185564 2022-09-15T09:47:24.157556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175411 2025-10-13T12:44:01.576639 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 175257 2021-01-06T22:37:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 175248 2021-01-06T22:37:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20959 2025-10-13T12:44:13.272588 application/rdf+xml 17930 2025-10-13T12:44:05.001635 image/jpeg 3906 2025-10-13T12:44:04.746632 image/jpeg 69087 2021-01-06T22:37:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 457627 2021-01-06T22:37:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 69060 2021-01-06T22:37:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 556372 2025-10-13T12:44:02.092659 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia