American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the American War o Unthirldom, or simply the Revolutionary War in the Unitit States, began as a war atween the Kinrick o Great Breetain an the Thirteen Colonies, but gradually grew intae a warld war atween Breetain on ane side an the newly furmed Unitit States, Fraunce, Netherlands, an Spain on the ither.
American unthirldon wis achieved an European pouers recognized the unthirldom o the Unitit States, wi mixed results for the ither naitions involved.
| American Revolutionary War | |||||||||
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 Clockwise frae tap left: Battle o Bunker Hill, Daith o Montgomery at the Battle o Quebec, Battle o Cowpens, "Moonlight Battle" | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Co-belligerents: |
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| Commanders an leaders | |||||||||
 George Washington Nathanael Greene Horatio Gates Richard Montgomery † Daniel Morgan Henry Knox Benedict Arnold (Defectit) Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Marquis de La Fayette Comte de Rochambeau Comte de Grasse Duc de Crillon Bailli de Suffren Bernardo de Gálvez Luis de Córdova Juan de Lángara Hyder Ali Tipu Sultan...full leet |  Lord North Sir William Howe Thomas Gage Sir Henry Clinton Lord Cornwallis (POW) Sir Guy Carleton John Burgoyne (POW) George Eliott Benedict Arnold George Rodney Richard Howe Sir Hector Munro Wilhelm von Knyphausen Joseph Brant ...full leet | ||||||||
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| At Hicht: | At Hicht: | ||||||||
| Casualties an losses | |||||||||
| American: 25,000 dead
Tot American casualties: up tae 50,000 dead an woondit Allies: 6,000± French an Spainyie (in Europe) 2,000 French (in Americae) | 20,000± Soldiers frae the Breetish airmy dead an woondit 19,740 sailors dead (1,240 in Battle) | ||||||||
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