Revolutionary War

American  

noun

1. American Revolution.

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Revolutionary War Cultural  

1. The war for American independence from Britain. The fighting began with the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775, and lasted through the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. General George Washington commanded the American forces, assisted by Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, Horatio Gates, John Paul Jones, and others. The leaders of the British included Charles Cornwallis, John Burgoyne, Thomas Gage, and William Howe, among others. The American cause was greatly aided by French ships and troops and by the presence of the French nobleman and soldier the Marquis de Lafayette. The Treaty of Paris in 1783 officially ended the war. (See Battle of Bunker Hill and Battle of Saratoga.)

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Etymology

Origin of Revolutionary War

1790–1800;

Example Sentences

He was terrific hitting mallets and drums and junkyard automobile springs deconstructing a Revolutionary war tune.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2019

Our country was founded in conflict – not the ordinary conflict of the Revolutionary war, but the conflict between Thomas Jefferson’s ideals and his actions as an owner and exploiter of other human beings.

From The Guardian • Sep. 1, 2018

The art includes five scenes by famed Revolutionary war artist John Trumbull, who is most famous for his painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

From US News • Jul. 28, 2016

The mill, which produces corn meal products, was used to supply the Continental troops in during the Revolutionary war.

From Inc • Jul. 3, 2012

The victory was decisive; it freed Virginia of all alien forces and virtually ended the Revolutionary war.

From Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant by Holt, Mathew Joseph