Revolutionary War

noun

1. American Revolution.

Revolutionary War

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.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Revolutionary War¹

1790–1800;

Example Sentences

But experts caution that the military is not trained to keep law and order, and that the country has a strong tradition against domestic deployments dating to the Revolutionary War.

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Because the Revolutionary War had destroyed the American monetary system, struggling backcountry farmers became ensnared in debt to urban elites.

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Robert Anderson, son of a Revolutionary War officer, a cousin of Chief Justice John Marshall, and a West Point graduate from the loyal slave state of Kentucky.

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It’s a very close-to-the-bone feeling of political desperation in the midst of a revolutionary war, to say we’re gonna write down what our rights are.

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“Hamilton” tells the story of the Founding Father, beginning before the Revolutionary War and ending with his untimely death at the hands of Jefferson’s vice president, Burr, during an early-morning duel in New Jersey.

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