American diplomats used the French rivalry with the British to form an alliance. ... France and the American colonies had been enemies for years due to the brutal uprooting of the French population in Acadia; the French however were desperate to avenge their loss to the British during The Great War for Empire. ... This victory caught the attention of the French foreign minister Comte de Vergennes, According to America: A Concise history, when news of the rebel victory at Saratoga reached Paris in December 1777, Vergennes sought a formal alliance (Henretta 170). ... Obligating France to help th...

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As we had discovered the fascinating history of the American Revolution we can find a lot of reason of why the colonist were so anger with the Parliament and want to free from the kings government. ... Also it is good to recognize that the triumph was thanks to France who supports our troops when it was no more provisions for them. ... II According to Elli's assertion that the revolutionary leaders were "the greatest- generation of political talent in America history, I'm agree. ... But because they were always involved and participated on those event that make the American History...

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George Washington was the first president of the United States and one of the most important leaders in United States history. ... Two weeks after Washington's second inauguration, reports reached Philadelphia of the execution in France of King Louis XVI. ... The United States had allied themselves with France after France was helped the colonists in the Revolution. ... The French were extremely unhappy with his decision because of their efforts in aiding the United States in the American Revolution. The Americans, British, and French were not happy with his decision because it hindered ...

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The Seven Years War between Great Britain and France and its subsequent acts had a substantial impact on British-American relations once the war was over. When France ceded Canada and the Ohio River Valley to Great Britain, the British announced the Proclamation of 1763, "to prevent the colonists from rushing into territories vacated by the French and provoking conflict with the Indians",[Dig141]. ... In John Dickinson's "Letter 2" from Letters from a Farmer he writes, "If Great-Britain can order us to come to her for necessaries we want, and can order us to pay w...

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Washington, a Tidewater planter, was also an experienced soldier and surveyor, serving with distinction under Edward Braddock in the French and Indian War. ... McCullough maintains that the year 1776 served as a training ground for Washington, Greene, and Knox, the only general officers still in the Continental Army by the time of the last battle, fought in Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, when American and French troops surrounded British troops led by Cornwallis. ... The events of this book are well known to anyone who has finished high school-level American history. ...

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History of Maritime Soldiers The concept of employing Marines was not a new concept. ... In 1622, Cardinal de Richelieu raised a Compagnie de la Mer, or Company of the Sea, composed of French sailors trained to fight ashore. ...

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What effect has disease had on the history of war, in particular the American Revolution? ... British commanders knew that General Washington's army and the French fleet were on the move; they were also acutely aware of the havoc malaria could reek on their armies in the lowlands, especially during autumn. ... This led to Hood and Graves's massive defeat at the hands of the French on September 5th which left Graves's ships in such disrepair that between delays in refitment, squabbling amongst the commanders, and the winds, the British were not able to depart New York in order to...

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