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Line 3: − + − − American Revolutionary War − − Clockwise from top left: Battle of Bunker Hill, Death of Montgomery at Quebec, Battle of Cowpens, "Moonlight Battle" − Date 1775–1783 − Location Eastern North America (present-day United States and Canada), Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea − Result Treaty of Paris and the establishment of the United States of America − Territorial − changes Britain recognizes independence of the United States, cedes East Florida, West Florida, and Minorca to Spain and Tobago to France − Combatants − American Patriots − France − Spanish Empire − Dutch Republic − Oneida and Tuscarora tribes − Polish volunteers − Prussian volunteers Kingdom of Great Britain − Iroquois Confederacy − Hessian mercenaries − Loyalists − Commanders − George Washington − Nathanael Greene − Gilbert de La Fayette − Comte de Rochambeau − Bernardo de Gálvez − Tadeusz Kościuszko − Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben King George III − Sir William Howe − Sir Henry Clinton − Lord Cornwallis − John Burgoyne − Johann Rall − Joseph Brant − (more commanders) − Campaigns and theaters − Boston – Canadian – New York and New Jersey – Saratoga – Philadelphia – Western – Northern – Southern – West Indies and Gulf Coast – Naval −
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Throughout the war, the British were able to use their naval superiority to capture and occupy coastal cities, but control of the countryside (where 90% of the population lived) largely eluded them. After an American victory at Saratoga in 1777, France, with Spain and the Netherlands as its allies, entered the war against Britain. French involvement proved decisive, with a French naval victory in the Chesapeake leading to the surrender of a British army at Yorktown in 1781. The Treaty of Paris in 1783 ended the war and recognized the sovereignty of the United States over the territory bounded by what is now Canada to the North, Florida to the South, and the Mississippi River to the west.
Throughout the war, the British were able to use their naval superiority to capture and occupy coastal cities, but control of the countryside (where 90% of the population lived) largely eluded them. After an American victory at Saratoga in 1777, France, with Spain and the Netherlands as its allies, entered the war against Britain. French involvement proved decisive, with a French naval victory in the Chesapeake leading to the surrender of a British army at Yorktown in 1781. The Treaty of Paris in 1783 ended the war and recognized the sovereignty of the United States over the territory bounded by what is now Canada to the North, Florida to the South, and the Mississippi River to the west.
The '''American Revolutionary War''' began in 1775, when [[Paul Revere]]'s midnight ride alerted the [[Massachusetts]] militia that [[British]] troops were moving to seize an arms depot in [[Concord, Massachusetts]]. The militia held a bridge at nearby [[Lexington]], and the "Shot heard 'round the world" was fired. After this short skirmish, and the subsequent [[Battle of Lexington]], delegates from the [[Thirteen Colonies]] met in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] and drafted a [[Declaration of Independence]] on July 4 of the following year. The war concluded with the [[Treaty of Paris]] in 1783, granting independence to the colonies.
The '''American Revolutionary War''' began in 1775, when [[Paul Revere]]'s midnight ride alerted the [[Massachusetts]] militia that [[British]] troops were moving to seize an arms depot in [[Concord, Massachusetts]]. The militia held a bridge at nearby [[Lexington]], and the "Shot heard 'round the world" was fired. After this short skirmish, and the subsequent [[Battle of Lexington]], delegates from the [[Thirteen Colonies]] met in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] and drafted a [[Declaration of Independence]] on July 4 of the following year. The war concluded with the [[Treaty of Paris]] in 1783, granting independence to the colonies.[[Category:American Revolutionary War| ]]
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