▁the ▁war , ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁thre ats ▁in ▁the ▁Man if esto , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁dis av ow ▁it . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁John stone ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Britain ▁in ▁August , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁commission ers ▁returned ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 7 7 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁British , ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁bring ▁Washington ▁to ▁a ▁decis ive ▁eng agement , ▁res umed ▁the ▁military ▁campaign , ▁and ▁turned ▁to ▁a ▁" S ou thern ▁Str ategy " ▁as ▁their ▁next ▁attempt ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁A ▁further ▁attempt ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁to ▁seek ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁peace ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁Cl inton - Ar b uth not ▁peace ▁commission , ▁failed , ▁after ▁which ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁further ▁substant ive ▁peace ▁over t ures ▁until ▁the ▁American ▁victory ▁at ▁York town ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 1 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁upon ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁this ▁neg ot iation ▁effort ▁that ▁Bened ict ▁Arnold ▁elected ▁to ▁switch ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Brown , ▁W eld on ▁A . ▁Empire ▁or ▁Independ ence : ▁A ▁Study ▁in ▁the ▁Fail ure ▁of ▁Re con c ili ation , ▁ 1 7 7 4 – 1 7 8 3 ▁( 1 9 4 1 ; ▁repr int ed ▁ 1 9 6 6 ). ▁▁ ▁Ein horn , ▁Nathan ▁R . ▁" The ▁Re ception