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France’s engagement in the American War of Independence — The kingdom of France’s part in the United States’ War of Independence, 1778–1783
Fifteen years after losing its first colonial empire, the kingdom allied itself with the American insurgents against Great Britain. The independence of the United States was recognised, and France gained from it a diplomatic revenge, officers converted to new ideas, and a debt the reign could no longer carry. (Editorial synthesis)
France’s engagement in the American War of Independence began in 1778. (source: Office of the Historian (Département d’État))
France’s engagement in the American War of Independence ended in 1783. (source: Office of the Historian (Département d’État))
France’s engagement in the American War of Independence ended in Great Britain’s recognition of the independence of the United States. (source: Office of the Historian (Département d’État))
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