American Revolution (French involvement)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Comte_de_Grasse
gptkb:Comte_de_Rochambeau
gptkbp:diplomaticMissionOf gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_in_Paris
gptkbp:endDate 1783
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Revolution (French involvement)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkbp:influencedBy Enlightenment ideals
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:France
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:keyEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Treaty_of_Alliance_(1778)
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:King_Louis_XVI
gptkb:Comte_de_Rochambeau
gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkbp:location gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:motive desire to weaken Britain
revenge for Seven Years' War
gptkbp:navalBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Savannah
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
gptkb:Battle_of_Rhode_Island
gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:provides loans
financial support
military aid
troops
naval support
military advisors
arms and supplies
gptkbp:resultedIn American independence
French financial crisis
decline of French monarchy
increased American victory chances
inspiration for French Revolution
rise of republicanism in France
gptkbp:sentBy gptkb:military
gptkbp:startDate 1775
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bourbon_period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6