French Revolutionary Wars

the war for the British. Cid: Where were the majority of both sides from? Ethan: The majority of the Loyalist are from the south and the majority of the Patriots are from the New England colonies…

was formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. Life in the Continental Army consisted of many events, battles and also affected the lives of the soldiers. The Continental Army consisted of soldiers from all 13 colonies and after 1776, from all 13 states. When the American revolutionary war began at the battles of Lexington and Concord April 19th 1775, the colonial revolutionaries did not have an army. The army consisted…

Washington was informed that General Lord Charles Cornwallis’ army was encamped near Yorktown, Virginia. After Washington discussed things with his French ally, he decided to move away from New york city. He also wanted the chance to beat Cornwallis and his force of troops. The Yorktown battle was to ensure americans their right to independence. Washington’s french army, surrounded the British southern army under the command of General Lord Charles Cornwallis. The resulting siege at…

As the British and French were in a war throughout Europe the conflict eventually reached America and this became known as the Seven Years War. In the 1700s, the Seven Years War also known as the French and Indian war marked a major turning point in American relations with Great Britain. This ultimately marked a major changes because tension between Americans and Britain ended then led to the American Revolution. The British were victorians in their war against the French and the Indians who…

effects. When looking more closely at the causes, firstly, there are the economical causes of the war to which several factors can be accounted to. The first economic cause was the Navigation act. In that time, the British believed in the Mercantilism theory which focused on trying to…

Lafayette was hoping to learn from the command in America however the opposite arose. Due to the struggles by the colonists during the Revolutionary War, Marquis de Lafayette was the main contributor towards the colonists to gained independence from England…

Charles Cornwallis was a very important person when it came before the American Revolutionary War. He was born on December 31, 1738 at Grosvenor Square, London, United Kingdom. He was born into an Aristocratic Family. He was the eldest of two. Charles received his education at Clare College, Cambridge. He also went to Eton college and Turin Military Academy. Although he was well-educated, Charles decided to enter the military, rather than doing pursuing the life of leisure. He decided to…

things you notice are the black clouds of smoke concluding the final campaign, which drove the surrender of the British at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781 after eight years of war; thereby, ending the Revolutionary War making America a free and independent nation. Cornwallis was expecting reinforcements from the British navy; however, French fleets averted British reinforcements. Washington had out maneuvered and out fired Cornwallis and his army. Cornwallis does not appear in the painting since he…

Saratoga were major events that were part of the timeline of the Revolutionary War. Patriots1 put these events and others together like a puzzle, and the result was a brand new nation. However, this puzzle is incomplete without the important piece of George Washington successfully crossing the Delaware River in 1776. My goal in this paper is to explain the importance of the crossing of the Delaware River pertaining to the Revolutionary War, and pertaining to the history of the United States as a…

The colonies struggled to defeat the british forces during the revolutionary war. Then the french joined, giving the colonies an advantage over the british. How is it that the colonies had an excellent general but lose most battles; they were ill equipped and amateurs at war. General Washington had advance strategies and had superior knowledge of border warfare, which would have led him to victory in many battles. His forces lacked supplies; such as weapons, uniforms, and had little organization…