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The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
This is a list of military conflicts, that United States has been involved in. There are currently 123 military conflicts on this list, 5 of which are ongoing. These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War.
American victory: British attack on Charleston is repulsed [27] Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet: June 29, 1776: New Jersey: American victory [28] Battle of Gwynn's Island: July 8–10, 1776 Virginia American victory [29] Battle of Lindley's Fort: July 15, 1776: South Carolina: American victory: Native Americans' attack repulsed [30] Battle of Long ...
The American Revolution (1765–1783) was an ideological and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated the ultimately successful war for independence (the American Revolutionary War) against the Kingdom of Great Britain.
After the American Revolutionary War began the year before, in 1775, many patriots assimilated into the Continental Army, which was commanded by George Washington and which secured victory against the British Army, leading the British to acknowledge the sovereign independence of the colonies, reflected in the Treaty of Paris, which led to the ...
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The French in America during the War of Independence of the United States 1773–1783, two volumes. 1972. Chartrand, Rene. The French Army in the American War of Independence. 1991; Dull, Jonathan. The French Navy and American Independence: A Study of Arms and Diplomacy, 1774–1787. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1975.
American writers from the ranks called the French decision a "desertion", and noted that they "left us in a most Rascally manner". [66] The French departure prompted a mass exodus of the American militia, significantly shrinking the American force. [67]