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The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
The Frontier War for American Independence. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-0077-1. OCLC 260092836. Pennington, Edward (July 1930). "East Florida in the American Revolution, 1775–1778". The Florida Historical Society Quarterly. 9 (1). Florida Historical Society: 24– 46. JSTOR 30149717. Piecuch, Jim (2008). Three Peoples ...
John Richard Alden (January 23, 1908, Grand Rapids, Michigan – August 14, 1991, Clearwater, Florida) was an American historian and author of a number of books on the era of the American Revolutionary War. [1]
When the war ended, the Treaty of Paris allowed British creditors to call in debts from the American market, triggering a depression. [97] The government was also in debt to France, the Netherlands, and Spain. [50] Many states raised taxes after the war to cover the expenses that it brought, prompting unrest, including that of Shays' Rebellion ...
Some Loyalist leaders managed to escape capture. Notable among them was Thomas Brown, a South Carolina landowner who fled to East Florida. He was a leading force in the guerrilla war on the Georgia-Florida border, and his plans for retaking Georgia and eventually South Carolina were implemented by the British between 1778 and 1780. [27] [28]
This book examines the 18th century forced transportation of around 50,000 convicts to America who were sentenced for periods of seven, fourteen years, or life. This convict transportation began in 1718 following the passing of a Transportation Act by the British Parliament in 1717.
Five full companies of Minutemen and five more of militia from Acton, Concord, Bedford and Lincoln occupied this hill as more groups of men streamed in, totaling at least 400 against Captain Laurie's light infantry companies, a force totaling 90–95 men. Barrett ordered the Massachusetts men to form one long line two abreast on the highway ...
The Proclamation of Rebellion was drafted before Colonial Secretary Lord Dartmouth had been given a copy of the Second Continental Congress's Olive Branch Petition.Because King George III refused to receive the colonial petition, the Proclamation of Rebellion of 23 August 1775 effectively served as an answer to it.