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

Following the Revolutionary war and independence, the colonies wrote constitutions and became states.

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2020

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2019

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

At the outbreak of the Revolutionary war, being a gentleman of independent fortune, he fitted out a warship or a privateer, and was commissioned to attack the enemy on the high seas.

From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska