American Revolutionary War

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The American Revolutionary War was an 18th-century conflict in which the thirteen American colonies fought for and won independence from Great Britain, leading to the founding of the United States.

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instanceOf conflict
revolution
war
alsoKnownAs American Revolutionary War
surface form: American War of Independence

American Revolutionary War
surface form: U.S. War of Independence
belligerent Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Dutch Republic
France
Great Britain
Hesse-Kassel
Kingdom of Great Britain
Loyalists
Patriots
Spain
Thirteen Colonies
United States of America
surface form: United States
cause American colonial resistance
British imperial policies
taxation without representation
combatantStrength hundreds of thousands of soldiers over duration
commander Benedict Arnold
Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
surface form: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

Henry Clinton
Horatio Gates
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: King George III

Nathanael Greene
countryFormed United States of America
endDate 1783-09-03
followedBy French Revolution
Northwest Indian War
hasPart Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Princeton
Saratoga campaign
surface form: Battle of Saratoga

Battle of Trenton
Siege of Yorktown
surface form: Battle of Yorktown

Battles of Lexington and Concord
Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
Siege of Boston
Siege of Yorktown
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
historicalPeriod 18th century
ideology liberalism
republicanism
location Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean
North America
Thirteen Colonies
mainTheater New England
surface form: Eastern North America
partOf The Age of Revolution
surface form: Age of Revolution

Atlantic Revolutions
precededBy Seven Years' War
surface form: French and Indian War

Seven Years' War
result American victory
Independence of the United States
Recognition of U.S. sovereignty by Great Britain
Treaty of Paris (1783)
significantEvent Articles of Confederation
surface form: Adoption of the Articles of Confederation

American Declaration of Independence
surface form: Declaration of Independence

Siege of Yorktown
surface form: Surrender at Yorktown
startDate 1775-04-19
treaty Treaty of Alliance (1778)
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)
Treaty of Paris (1783)

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royal government of Georgia endCause American Revolutionary War
subject surface form: Royal Government of Georgia
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Charles Mawhood conflict American Revolutionary War
Charles Mawhood conflict American Revolutionary War
this entity surface form: American War of Independence
Molly Stark conflict American Revolutionary War
subject surface form: John Stark
Molly Stark conflict American Revolutionary War
subject surface form: Battle of Bennington
Molly Stark timePeriod American Revolutionary War
this entity surface form: American Revolutionary War era
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Christopher Raymond Perry militaryConflict American Revolutionary War
Keeler Tavern Museum significantEvent American Revolutionary War
Morris-Jumel Mansion usedDuringConflict American Revolutionary War
North Carolina Provincial Congress partOf American Revolutionary War
this entity surface form: American Revolution
North Carolina Provincial Congress timePeriod American Revolutionary War
Gunning Bedford Sr. (indirectly via Bedford, Pennsylvania) participatedIn American Revolutionary War
subject surface form: Gunning Bedford Sr.
Gunning Bedford Sr. (indirectly via Bedford, Pennsylvania) participatedIn American Revolutionary War
subject surface form: Gunning Bedford Sr.
this entity surface form: American Revolution
King's Royal Rifle Corps engagement American Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery conflict American Revolutionary War
subject surface form: Richard Montgomery
Brandywine Creek historicalPeriod American Revolutionary War
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Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington about American Revolutionary War
this entity surface form: American Revolutionary War era
Henry Rutgers conflict American Revolutionary War
Henry Rutgers movement American Revolutionary War
this entity surface form: American Revolution
Bank of North America associatedWithEvent American Revolutionary War
Benjamin Cleveland participatedIn American Revolutionary War
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Carolina campaign of 1780 conflict American Revolutionary War
Joseph Brant conflict American Revolutionary War
Charles Willson Peale participantIn American Revolutionary War
Royal Welch Fusiliers participatedIn American Revolutionary War
this entity surface form: American War of Independence
Thomas Graves conflict American Revolutionary War
HMS Diana ran aground and was destroyed conflict American Revolutionary War
subject surface form: HMS Diana
HMS Diana ran aground and was destroyed lostIn American Revolutionary War
subject surface form: HMS Diana
Mercer participatedIn American Revolutionary War
subject surface form: Hugh Mercer