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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	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