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The Anglo-French War, also known as the War of 1778 [1] or the Bourbon War in Britain, was a military conflict fought between France and Great Britain, sometimes with their respective allies, between 1778 and 1783.
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Anglo-French War (1778–1783). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles of the Anglo-French War (1778–83) .
The Battle of Ushant (also called the First Battle of Ushant) took place on 27 July 1778, [2] and was fought during the American Revolutionary War between French and British fleets 100 miles (160 km) west of Ushant, an island at the mouth of the English Channel off the westernmost point of France. "Ushant" is the anglicised pronunciation of ...
Anglo-French War (1294–1303) – known as the Gascon War in English and the Guyenne War in French; Anglo-French War (1324) – known as the War of Saint-Sardos; Anglo-French War (1337–1453) – the Hundred Years' War and its peripheral conflicts, often broken up into: Edwardian War (1337–1360) Caroline War (1369–1389) Lancastrian War ...
The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781 is a large oil painting executed in 1783 by the Anglo-American artist John Singleton Copley. It depicts the death of Major Francis Peirson at the Battle of Jersey on 6 January 1781, part of the Anglo-French War (1778–1783) .
This category contains historical naval battles fought as part of the Anglo-French War (1778–1783). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Pages in category "Naval battles of the Anglo-French War (1778–1783)"
Anglo-French War (1778–1783) (3 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Conflicts in 1778" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
This led to the Anglo-French War (1778–1783), which Spain joined on the French side in 1779. With the rest of Europe moving towards a hostile neutrality, Great Britain would come under further pressure in 1780 when the Dutch allied with France, leading to the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. Faced with military escalation, increasing diplomatic ...