Treaty of Alliance (1778)

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bilateral treaty international treaty military alliance

The Treaty of Alliance (1778) was a formal military pact between France and the United States during the American Revolutionary War, marking France’s entry into the conflict against Britain and significantly bolstering the American cause.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Treaty of Alliance (1778) canonical 9
Franco-American alliance 6
Franco-American alliance of 1778 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
surface form: Franco-American Alliance
clause French conquests in the West Indies to belong to France ⓘ
all conquests in North America to belong to the United States ⓘ
neither party would make a separate peace with Great Britain ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
duringConflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
effect formal entry of France into the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
international recognition of the United States ⓘ
significant increase in American military and naval support ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1778 ⓘ
followedBy Convention of 1800 ⓘ
hasSubject Franco-American relations ⓘ
diplomatic history of the American Revolution ⓘ
historicalPeriod The Age of Revolution ⓘ
surface form: Age of Revolution
influencedBy American victory at the Battle of Saratoga ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatusAfterTermination annulled ⓘ
linkedTreaty Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ
locationCountry France ⓘ
negotiatedBy Arthur Lee ⓘ
Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Silas Deane ⓘ
obligation France to provide military support to the United States if war broke out between France and Great Britain ⓘ
United States to support France in case of war with Great Britain following French entry ⓘ
opposedTo Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
party France ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of France

United States of America ⓘ
precededBy Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ
purpose to establish a defensive alliance between France and the United States against Great Britain ⓘ
to guarantee American independence from Great Britain ⓘ
ratificationDate 1778-05-04 ⓘ
ratifiedBy Second Continental Congress ⓘ
surface form: Continental Congress

France ⓘ
signedAt France ⓘ
signedBy Arthur Lee ⓘ
Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
Conrad Alexandre Gérard ⓘ
Silas Deane ⓘ
signedIn Paris ⓘ
signedUnderMonarch Louis XVI of France ⓘ
signingDate 1778-02-06 ⓘ
terminatedBy Convention of 1800 ⓘ
terminationDate 1800 ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Revolutionary War → treaty → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
Treaty of Alliance (1778) → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Franco-American Alliance
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) → relatedTo → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) → signedTogetherWith → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
Saratoga campaign → consequence → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty of Alliance between France and the United States
Louis XVI of France → signed → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
Convention of 1800 → terminatedAlliance → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Franco-American alliance of 1778
Convention of 1800 → relatedDocument → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
French foreign minister Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes → notableWork → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
Monument to Lafayette and Washington in Paris → commemorates → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Franco-American alliance
Yorktown Victory Monument → hasSymbol → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Franco-American alliance
Rochambeau statue in Washington, D.C. → theme → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Franco-American alliance
Rochambeau Monument in Newport, Rhode Island → hasSubject → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Franco-American alliance
Treaty of Mortefontaine → terminated → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
Continental Congress → significantEvent → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty of Alliance with France (1778)
Securing French support for the American Revolution → resultedIn → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
United States–France relations → historicalEvent → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
Treaty of Establishment → relatedAgreement → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty of Alliance
Peace and Friendship Treaties → hasPart → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty of 1778
Convention of Mortefontaine → relatedTo → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Franco-American Alliance of 1778
USS Alliance → namesake → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Franco-American alliance
Saratoga Battlefield → ledTo → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Franco-American alliance of 1778
Yorktown Battlefield → associatedWith → Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Franco-American alliance