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American Revolutionary War (French involvement)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/American_Revolutionary_War_(French_involvement)
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alliedWith
gptkb:Franco-American_alliance
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkb:Comte_de_Grasse
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Donatien_de_Vimeur,_comte_de_Rochambeau
gptkb:Charles_Henri_Hector_d'Estaing
gptkb:François_Joseph_Paul,_comte_de_Grasse
gptkb:Louis-Philippe_de_Rigaud,_Marquis_de_Vaudreuil
gptkb:Luc_Urbain_de_Bouëxic,_comte_de_Guichen
gptkbp:diplomaticMissionOf
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_in_Paris
gptkbp:effect
Contributed to American victory
Increased French national debt
Inspired French Revolution
gptkbp:endDate
1783
gptkbp:financialSupport
French loans
French supplies
gptkbp:FranceEnteredWar
1778
gptkbp:FrenchAidBegan
1776
gptkbp:FrenchCasualties
thousands
gptkbp:FrenchColonialInterests
gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:India
gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:FrenchContribution
troops, ships, money, supplies
gptkbp:FrenchDeclarationOfWarOnBritain
1778
gptkbp:FrenchExpeditionaryForce
gptkb:Expédition_Particulière
gptkbp:FrenchFleetArrived
1781
gptkbp:FrenchRecognitionOfUS
1778
gptkbp:FrenchTroopsArrived
1780
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American Revolutionary War (French involvement)
gptkbp:involvedCountry
gptkb:France
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:keyFigure
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:King_Louis_XVI
gptkb:Comte_de_Rochambeau
gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkbp:navalBattle
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Saintes
gptkb:Battle_of_Grenada
gptkb:Battle_of_Martinique
gptkbp:navalSupport
gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:French_Navy
gptkbp:notableBattle
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:reasonForInvolvement
Support American independence
Weaken Britain
gptkbp:secretAid
supplies via Roderigue Hortalez and Company
gptkbp:startDate
1775
gptkbp:treaty
gptkb:Treaty_of_Alliance_(1778)
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Ancien_Régime
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5