Okay for those Revolutionary War buffs amongst us I set a date for the beginning of this with a very basic sketch of what's happening. Without going into detail I'd like some thoughts from people on what I'll need to decide since this is the diverging point in history:
The September 11th meeting on Staten Island by Franklin and others begins the secret phenomenon that will be the end of the war.
On September 21st what will be the first of many tragic fires erupts in New York, and many ships (British or otherwise) are destroyed or disappear around this time. On the 22nd appearing pale and possibly terrified, General Washington and Benjamin Franklin begin informing the public the war is over, though they refuse to go into specifics other than the cost was great. Ships begin to disappear if they go out of sight of land and there are rumblings of discontent. The remaining British, uncertain of what to do after being cut off from their homeland, hole up and begin to plot and ponder. The local Natives begin to go into hiding.
The campaign starts the morning of the 23rd.